Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-05
The Thiri, Fifth Congress.

The Thirty Fifth Congress, has nov been
ia session about two months, and it is m',t
tha, general view Of it's character and do
ing. should b. ps,tlishcd as there
i,a new President. now Cabinet, and ncw
presiding o!hesFs in both HOUSES, laekd up
by larse majority of rarti.sn voter, in
.-trh
Daring these twJ m)n,hs-it Is l.ir and rrsl-
s7nablc 10 supps' that various individuals Of
zach lariv. and s,nn If the Committees
i,a,e, in tn, main. been just, .iillig,nt. and
faithful TO what they honestly deeiaed their
duties 10 the bst interests Of their e3hstitsants
while others. entirely regardless Of all rat
riotic and honorable conscientious, have
been devoted tn personal aud lartiA.n az
grandizmeBt, reSskle-a Of the public interests
entrust,z to their care. T.ia-4 last, haer
1yatch.~i the Prerid initial wsathrr-e5gk, ,r
tina, Of some Subordinate, Lutte great nan---
ready - paw in advance far the y f-t # san,
tho pric1 ii fssasla and fbleef
In the first pl,re the injustice and moan
n~s- Of the dominant party in the >,nat,. were
strkinsly displayed, in the formation Of the
crt4tand portaat { I'm ittea-a mt 1san,-ras,
Navigation, Mlnufacturs, Foreign Rcliti rs,
aad WAYS and Mslns-,a these tho Erput-
leans, whose nlmhrs AMI Il, IN; rest.
they represent weali justly entit! them to
thrs. Or fur ont ri the seven IN .snhers of
which such CIn;pitte, iSc,mposel hnyt bat
one, or two, al IA ST al IVY! them, aud tlsv
rlAe~l away desnat IA uil chi, vail' :n-n
maei ti.eir iafsr - ia ability and KIP 'ri'iee
are male Chairaen, or pl.eei iar above
them The Cuumittce On Camncrc'. If
which Mr. Hlmlin wls formerly Chairman,
is striking exainre Of this injustice aud
wrong 10 the people and interests Of the
North
Now with such a beginning as THE, what
have they done during these two months
Have they originated, or maturel a single
great and patriotic measure? The Republican
members have done or tried 10 do consid-
cradle that was patriotic and prai-eworthy-
hut what has the dominant party done, or
attempted, that was not sectional, unjust. and
Iartizan in its character? 1t is true they
have talked about "Lecomptan,' Law
renee" .'Gen. Calhoun s.Gov. Walker,
National Democracy, Manifest Destiny, -
Northern Abolitionists," and yar us other
matters Of peculiar interest TO the South
BIT not a word now falls FROM their lips
about "Sqaatter Sovereignty, that doctrine
and anguage, which were 50 popular, and
bewitching a, the time the Missouri Compro-
mise wis repealed
1t seems to b great struggle with poll
ticiaEs Mt this time, 10 see who shall get the
greatest amount from the public treasury,
and divert attention from themselves to 9TH
. lers. The expnsss OF Government, and most
" on account of Slavery, are enormous, and
have compelled resort to Treasury notes
PAPER money. This new Administration
seems about as bunglins in its financial man
Augment as in its Kansas policy
Their attack on the Fishing Bountiea and the
Navigation laws. show their sectional spite
against the great interests of the free COM
mercial states of the North-and their course
towards Commodore raulding, the pair of
Walkers, Stanton, Calhoun, and others
their permitting Bright and Fitch, Of lndi
ana, to hold SEATS in the Senate, in violation
OF law, reason, justice, and precedent, and
their reported determination to couple bill
for admitting Kansas, with the Lecompton
Swindls, ia the bill for the admission of Min.
nessota, in order to defeat the latt or compel
pouslAs', and all its northern opponents, to
vote for that wicked aud tyrannical ins,ru