Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-06-05
DAILY APPEAL.
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1855.
OUR wAsETEeroE CoRREsPoNDEKoE.

WARRINGTON, D. c., NAY 81, Isss
There can be no doubt but what the session
will close to-day week. An inuense amount
Of business has been transacted In the last few
days. Upwards of one hundred private bills
went through the House on Friday and sstur-
day Never before in the history Of legisla-
ton has SO much been done in two days. As to
the wisdom Of putting business through with
such railroad speed is matter OF question If
The committees Of Congress were so consti-
tuted that nothing but measures of merit would
be reported from them, then the bodies might
proceed bliEd-folded and endorse their work ,
but, unfortunately, the men who constitute the
majority Of committees are like most sihsr men;
and where there is an absence OF any weIl-de-
hned principle TO sanction the passage uf a
measure OF private relief, their synpaihies
are operated upon, and ia hat way mary
private acts become laws that have not an
iO,a of Justice in them.
There are but two appropriation bills lend
they small ones) yet unscted upon BY the House
Before the adjournment to-day they will have
passed the House, and then there viii be noth-
ing to do but to reconcile the conf citing opip.
ioHs Of the two Houses on general sppronria.
lion bills, through the mssDs Of Committees
Of Conference.
lie Administration. is sending all the reserve
force Of the navv to the GuH Of Mexico. The
praetiee-ship PlymOSth, Capt D .hlgrsen, with
Danigree'. twslve-iuch gun, (the largest in
lhe We rld,) left the Navy Y4rd at this place
Ga drday morning. The Slyz aid Bastard vii
0e shortly engaged with s-me Of our vessels,
and, no doubt, sunk. Dahlgrssn's gun ouly de-
sires one fair shot apiece at each of them to
demolish them. The probabilities are that all
these Ou:rages in the Calf By her Britannia
Majesty's navy, are done with the knowledge
and sanction of the British Government, not
withstsnding Lord Napier expresses the con
trary opinion. II this be 20, there are more
than remote probabilities Of a war. Mr. Bu-
shanan is forced by public opinion to whip the
sggressoTs first and receive iheiT apologies az
terwsrds. In this connection il is to be hoped
that Judge Douglas bill, looking to a more
summary means Of reseBting insults upon our
flag, will be passed before the close Of the
session.
General Reuben Davis, the representative Of
the SeeOpd Congressional District of Missis-
sipPi, has distinguishes himself during the dis
cussiOns Of the past week, by vigorous as
sault upon the ocean postal system Of the Uni-
ted States. The bill taking appropriations for
ocean mail steaEi service being under consider
alton, the Sebate was limited 70 Eve minutes
under the rules, go tue General had to take Eve
TsEEutes here and thsfe during the debate, which,
whilst Il hsds bis remarks disconnected, did
not ihJuTe their force and strength. He sbosred
how unjust and unequal the system was in its
operations upon the commerce Of the North and
the South, that under the system Of subs diz-
ing nail steamers to Europe, the whole foreign
commerce Of the country was given to New
York. Mr.. Davis said that ~ Southern Com
mereisl COnyention could never suggest or de-
wise cry system of direct trade promising sue
cess until the Southern members Of Congress
put an end to subsidiziBg the ocean mail 'samer5
from New York, OF required that the Govern
ment foster similar lines from Southern ports
Mr.. Davis' two speeches in he early part Of
the session, ore ia defense Of slavery and the
other Of the regularity OF the LeeOmpton Con-
stitutiOn, exhibited powers OF thought, srgu-
nsBt and analysis rarely possessed. But bis
eGJrts in The running debates, since the reeOV-
cry OF bis wife has enabled him to resume bis
active duties in the House, have displayed
practical taleRt fo- legislation seldom equalled.
1t is said be viii not be candidate for re- nom
lnsliOn. His constituents should nominate him
anyway, and not permit him to retire after so
short service, and especially service which
promises, if be continues in pablie life, bril-
liant future.
The Hon. John A. Gilmsr, of North Caro-
lima, having had blild SOsE sent to him
through Mr.. Clay, Of Kentucky, BY the Hon
Henry N. Shaw, Of North Carolina, has dis
claimed any personal allusiOn TO the latter in
his recent speech.
Mr.. Thomas Brown, State Senator from
Giles, IL at present in this city; the guest Of bis
uncle, the Post Master General.
INDEPRSpRST.