The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-26

Our Warning tcn Crr~sspgudemoe,
wasms0rcs August 0. 1853.
i1s~esng Cs~srssiaai Ssseto~ ShtcAes-Fscs fcr th>
Peop<-co Congressional Abusss-- Usupation If p by
the *ernhers--7he Degrees Of Irstiation Of Nso M>s-
Dr. Tie C1,a touo,d Cgaimaas- Different p..rcs Of
Memhss- The Watch 'Ys Of he freau,y-r The "Ss,o,"t'
Of the People" bcane The Sp~reiyns-Lord Lansds,0nc
on the Fights n tire People Chill for reformation
ro'fmen's a~d CLERKS at Washington. dc
Il is we'll kuowu 70 tho Aatiacs Of Washington tast
thnre nre many abuses OF gravess cnarsce:
teo by the rights the ant which
c'r'Due 70 EXIT uovesu sined, notwithstanding the gece
rsl ouicry simply because, In the hurry Of their Business
season Of the there time /, expose
ment en- them. 1t is frequently the case tn It
beis arroesse and tho pseves 90 fnsver
Intended 70 be delegated to tasm by thsr oonsusots
and exercise the people yrannica oppression not
exceeded by the greatest sespot
rs curious 70 observe the shades az growing dieu,y
aud mporspoe which some membsrs gradually as
sfter their tx,dus from tner sud on
their arrival st wssniogon At nrst tosy are geoersiy
- hs ieilow, well aot" with every ,oy sod are Al
ost ooee quioQs they their be-
fore thor erection rbey are shen easily
sco promises 70 pport this tuat freely
maze % The Invitations svsbed upop them "taks
drink" They Ne pssst on all sides BY csadid ssss t,r
petty messctesr Thus surounceS and oourss tnsy are
eraooAiy made to feel their Importance, nlseno sud
p'ser which WREN 'oey et toms sssY araans Of
possessing Then u 'ts toe Grange first begins steal
ostr ITEM. Apoosiiaus conSau,li puur 10 upno tasaa
for fteT aid sbd fros AZ the Office NJ the var'ou,
departments OF The govWnrrsnt they dod they sro
uts'ef With oripgiyg sycppssn ccoosi OBJ.
etqu,ouspses by clsrbs aud rposes that
Ia o.'a them ub s. oi.hee degree o. set esteem
r0rIaoce; snr ttRlp tDev become perfectly ssnnsf
10 be petition OF greatness and 20 ser to which they have
been sltvstsd.
Now, the meobey sssurnes In big fepo-tr eut an
Cutsno degree coldouss and disuidsi hsu eur (per
'eopy nnh~,a'si 10 hon so@a'as tercns gsneray =, Sas
with bs cpucos ccDvr1s rarity, ne e.s hnsef dcwo
70 bs o-igiaal level Pesosos his trade ~as coat of q
snoenGber o. ssff nr, no matter, &c have the tsent
eun tbe generous feot ensry esncss Of uoe,e esure
bs bat aeser7e tue cfeat Bat col
ocn ne toe prugresses he is invited 90 d,,tin
suSoed oinref parties, To elegant receptons matuses
p,Vst. ps'ies oat No. ano noAiiy receives TIA
eeasnt engraved card soliciting him to dns Ia the Pc
sioent tbs In ootee upon . ano and oanuot D.
daobeyed-uot that ne has aoy great sDx,su1e on
subject or that be II at al anxious 10 bis legs
tee mahogany the Exscutve-no not at al but
SIMPLY ceenins respectful courtesy to Ills Excsency
be soee
de- has row becme tcIersbIy well initiated IN The work
x Of the house. wbte, OF cousss, all general aasrs
Of mpors c. he tases his cue from the leader OF his
par.S Al hs speecnes mare wi q 20 sffs II hs
cnpsttue. cy bono ana 70 stYooQthsn his populsrsy
40 CONSIDERS that no X DOT oouod eoupssd nves
usste sny matter or 10 advocate any measure. exoeot
TIE interests Of his constituents involved 10 Il
u cia'uaot from sooher 5sase Gals on him
TO examine bic case, be asks shy hs don't n 70 ri.
OVID representative or Is to inst he ba, tins Ia
vts'ssse 1t, or 'ha. ho SH VIVA, the committee sAs
when trey report II; ne msy promise look It,
sbcb ts sell ON or never does This is ah wrong
While " - true that members separately resent
t..D d'etc'e 10 the several States, yet should re
menbereo Es body they represent tho wboie Cnlon
&no the whole people thereof and they are as uuou
poupo 10 lstep TO ano aavase just cause - II toe
party wss bis immediate cs,tusnt-fo w eau il be
., pecteo at any sutton csn cary bis caase By the sn
gle vote OF his o~n rep'esenia,iysS
AZ genera rule they opDose everything which they
do understand, or woi3h their rArroW oretud,ces
esa ,@ 20 object TO- lns,eaa o. ,.Aiss ne trouble TO
mmea's,e pclacs' constsaeass come 70 sshnStcu
especially ono o. 'tfuepoe NJ 49, -ay aad tten from
Ioey hey ~. devoted ion For sny one ei,e
bo~e'er, sbtJ ssvo so'dou any une, And the parry rs
osftated or successful as toe nero freak OF tbs
Dembe's msy happen 70 ssay them at the
crbs. thus IN macy the acton OF Coqprens
BECOMES si~plc game OF bszsrd cbspcs ms order
Of thoss, ~ originally Intended have become
charged lnttcsd q beng the of tue people as
they profess 10 b. they become the masters
ald require 70 be- Approached with all huaiuty a,d
defe,tbca susject TO bis jese lord they consider
that The people have except what they choose to
grant tbtm. In this their power Ia Unlimited SDme cyn-
sioer their duty object to all claims OF
every nature, without rhy reason others for.
getting that Congress high equity for peo-
pie IN sock relief against injustice wrong ioury pter
pore petty technical objections, soetny q sassp
prssical lawyer evsdng the mcut OF honest debt
10 te~ Instances they consider themselves govern
hse and tho treasury their own cock ct aud
that they bcuod TO rcsst all demands npou IT, either
just onjus ~soeot when they themselves yearly
sauy 10 pay them for sayinR o. home These called
the watch doss o. the treasury" rhey the
tsude OF puoc prosecutor and whether not,
make Ell n TO convict rbus the people instead
OF berg considered sovereign Ia their representatives
to cali the slump) put poeitiou OF
sers and slaves towards Their government, wners all
the duties and rights exercised hand Thle
all TIE rsou aod no dc;ies RESI- upon tho other II -ss
the democratic sn1 pohc lord Lsnsdowne wno when the
debste tue of Loros In 1888 tns 8sxeo
cy question, ssd3-
The people my lords have rights King. and princes have
prove ,h fsS,. for hsy are born Nth ever mso Ia the
hs Ss.n ~ Ss ssats he ~ ss, the.
rs to exercise ns roy ~ su hcs -heh has oeeU chained
eppr..s,.n under soye,pmrpu he mos. de.psas be
rights A.. po bsc ours s.ru ed Sy precessus ADD
,e IS soon IA they assert their 'sh,s hey DO
time, then, that the American people asserted their
rsbs 10 this regard aod that Cor grcssmsn should DO
made 10 feel and sosnoxesge them II not, thsy have
the remedy Ia their hands through tins ba lot
boz. Tho rights OF the people have been gradually
absorbed by the overneated political party strfss that
have sss,ed The country, until they peco ne 20
aocusorned 70 the dc,s,cn Of demsecgues aud pocsns
that they cOtroly suoservons N tor teschings aud
have been MADE 70 resqush their owa gill aod opinions,
~ sovsfeisn pooplo. Our Consresmen have become
us sovereg Of the people, aud the people become
teeE Sorts II tme W reverse tins state Of things sod
they sboud be tod IN toe unmstakAbe language oLori
Lsnsoowpe, mat The people have rghs-me nbers and
senators have Doae "
ne example 60 long se, by Congress hs. spread through
all the bureaus OF The various departmepts And
having cam 70 settle, or al account 70 audit at once
looked suspicious chsracfer Instead ~ any aid
or assistance being gwen him, al OF ksls petty
ohecuops are made. every possible difficulty thrown Ia
hh Wny, and the mon ecrfouf doubts raised On the
plapess case, In orosr 70 defeat his objcct In facs
he n bestd as an impostor trying 70 ds'rsud
the government Bat let . member or eenasor cutter
Any Of the bureaus, and the clerks become Ut oroe
toe cringns kpee-csookrg sycophsnts, aud matters
attended 10 with the greatest asty u osfsn hso
PEGS thst stranger Without tfaepc:, frequently KEEP,
weeks " waiting 70 settle matter tba, voud 90, really
take an hours attention, on scoount OF impedimsns
nrosn IN bis vay and The sy objections r,ado 20 ms
auurs D'cten Nrcumlocuisn offlcs n rosulns 70 be
compared 70 The cuiues hes 70 encounter ia wsah
rsson Guy Tue whole system 70 radically wrong, and
such otoerant abuses oal FOE speedy reformation All
IBIS has grosn oct OF psrt politics. which haze ossrEy
dvestes the people o. their rights and privileges fhe IN
terests Of the people have long boon made 10 give
wsy acd become oeeec,ed for politics, that hsve be-
come worsc pohtcay rodeo than the people of Mexico
Dramatic and Other Arnuse msnts.
Emros GsKpIs.-A final opportunity vii tonight ~
offered 70 SEQ hr Blake In bis u,rivaied cnsrsc,sr OF