Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1857-01-02
From, Warrington.

sprciii oOrrespO 7dence OF the Patriot.
Congress Basiaess-.Speaker BanEs-JoJ5e,y,
their se0erGE cJdsses-Americ1nis1
WASHINGTON, Dec 81. 1856.
Since my last letter bat little has transpired
of interest. The Christmas holydsys have
drawn many N. C.'s home and Congress ad-
journs from day to day without transacting
any business. As yet nothing hes been done,
except to gil a volume of the Congressional
Globe with long and useless speeches upon the
slavery question, which will cost Uncle Sam
some thousands to print and bind
The motion of Mr.. Humphrey Marshall,
day or two ago, drew the line between Amer
leans and anti-Americans, and the result shows
that the Democracy are the allies against
AmercaDism Of the ultra and "rambunctious"
Black Republicans. Giddings and Campbell,
the latter of whom has on several occasions
professed Amercanism with great intensity,
are found along with the Democracy. The
Americans are elated at the result. Il shows
that Amercanism is not yet. dead, but that
its forces are ever ready to rally in support Q
its distinctive principles.
The last session of Congress raised several
special committees for the purpose Of investi-
eating certain alleged administrative abuses
and corruptions. Not one Of them was able
TO complete their labors and report prior to
the adjournment, and Mr.. Speaker Banks has
decided that their authority has ceased, and,
therefore, that the committees are discharged;
thus he defeats theinvestigation aud forces the
House to again appoint q committee and runs
Uncle Sam to the additional expense of sum
moning and bringing here all the witnesses
again. Can it be that Mr.. Speaker Banks is
bargaining with the Democracy, or has he, or
some friend of bis, an indirect interest in de-
feaing the investigation 1t is rather sngu-
lar that any sensible man wholly disinterested
should make such decision, when the COM
mittee was raised for a special purpose, charg-
ed with special duty and required to report
the result of their labors. The secret will leak
out some day.
The "iobbers" are having a fine time 10
prospective. They all seem full Of hope and
each hatters himself that he will be rich by
the end of the session; if so, the Government
will have been most awfully feeced. The
perSoaeL of the "jobbers," that is, this winters
crop. is peculiar. They are fat, some obese,
Jolly, greasy folk looking body of nutmeg-Yan-
KEGS and broken down politicians; Ex-Gov.s,
Ex-M. C.'s, and tie like. Ex-Hon. A. s., OF
Maine, and Elk Hon. G. A., of Massachusetts,,
are among the number. Among the class Of
pilfsring jobbers is the editor of the Albany
journal, brother of a New York Congress-
man, and the private secretary of Northern
Senator. These are all "bg lick" gentlemen,
deal in hundreds and thousands, while there
are another class who might with propriety be
called the 'iobbers'" auctioneers that is, small
men who pretend TO sell their iniuence with
cettain members for V or an y, or II hard
up, for 81 90, and if very thirsty, for quar-
Ter. rather than fail Then there is another
class who might be called the 'jobbers' criers,
who, doing the running up, are perfectly dis
interested but think the interest OF the
people and the welfare of the country will be
greatly promoted by building Custom House
here, a Post Office there, and establishing
Mail Line of Steamers between any two given
points, and that the price Of public lands will
be greatly enhanced by land grant to COM
pany TO build q Railroad between two namad
cities. This class is patriotic, inoorruptible,
and solely devoted to giving NJ. C.'i important
information which will enable them to dis
charge their duties intelligently. But there
are some gentlemen who follow the business
of agents, who are above suspicion, and to
whom none would ascribe an improper motive
or dishonest purpose. am apprehensive this
latter class is not very numerous, and l am
still more fearful that they do not find lobby
ing very lucrative. Candor and perfect integ-
rity of purpose should form no part Of the
character of a successful ''jObber."
JABEZ CANDOR.