The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-10

Tie recent fghtin Congress fea~''
~, Al, tho parties concerned aud ON American CIV
,,srAs,ou. n will do more to build mp republican
ipst,tussoss throughout tie world ana depress she
sogrfts Of The kings and potentatea OF europe than
hing which has occurred since the Deeiarstson
"a lndspsuasnee. We are prepared 70 near oy
,ss next steamer after the arrival OF this nswsin
rurops that Louis Napoleon has aedicated. and
f,u.ep Victoria gone into retirement. Everything
sheus this 6ght. % far - We can gather from the
esusssl account, h agreeable and refreshing.
oaly ons or two had been engaged, 10 on former
OCCASIONS, its influence would hare been limited,
Int Il seems TO have hesn very extensive scrim-
mage "fres fght," 1t 10 called, and Will 80
Srth 10 the world with peculiar eciat derived
from sss tis, and while its title will in turn re-
Aecs upon free institutions.
II In il crowning glory that 1t WAS q free hghs,
and Ia that circumstance we and cause OF e1uitA'
tlon over ahe bsuighted and barbarian monarch
s.ss a Rarope. II may not be credited In this
rouutry. but we doubt whether there Ia an abso-
,ute or limited monarchy 10 Europe, 10 which the
faucs,oparies Of State would be permitted the en-
,oymsat Of such luxury ~ that which has just
been rsvslled Ia by the independent and enlighten-
ed REPRESENTATIVES Of the American People. Fancy
the Hexa Of Aberdeen, Baron Macaulay, and old
Brouxham pitching into each other in the House
OF Iords, or Pslmerston, Russell, Gladstone q Co.,
having q hand to hand battle under the nose Of
the spssker in the House Of Commons. We don't
believe that anything OF the kind would be per
misted even to the sristocracy. The peculiar and
ssralshtl notions Of England eonfine hsficuffs
to the ring or the pothouses, and swords and pis-
soils 10 the battle fields Of the empire. The conse
auspcs 10 that che psnt.up pluck OF John Bull 40
auires great force and intensity, and Ii constantly
hurrying him into foreign wars and allibustering
We. on the contrary, relieve our pugnacious pro-
psnsitiss by pugilissic encounters among each
other and thus, at the trfing cost ola few broken
Americas noses and black eyes, tame down our su-
psrabundant vsor, and treat the rest OF the world
with more Kindness and forbearance than we show
our own brethren.
Among the other advantages Of the late row 10
Congress IL the bright prospect which 1t holds out
Of speedy settlement of the Kansas question
Mr.. Buchanan and various other sages and states
men had been sndesvoring to unravei this tangled
problem by appeals to the reason and patriotism
Of the country, but, a. everybody must own, with
out the smallest success. The solution OF the
Kansas complications was apparently as remote as
ever, when the late breeze sprung up In Congress,
end matters were At once brought to head. 1t is
Congress possessed influence In any degree proper
toned 10 it's merit, the end would not be far Off
However, the prospect 10 promising. Do not
schoolmastsrs, when q boy turns deaf ear to
reason, appeal to other portions Of his body be-
sidss his head The "seat Of honor" 10 some
times the rssdiest road to the brains, and few
vigorous ticks will often clear the most clouded
understanding and promote the most harmonious
hair kaa< 1,ara md I'm tha
principle We take 1t for granted that the Congress
sional pugilists have made some progress In set
thing the Kansas imbroglo.s Still, we are notsuf
Hcisntly advised as to the character Of the blows
aud which Of the parties suffered most, to predict
with certainty the result. As q general thing We
would say that Touchdown is an overpoweriug
argument, Though socdolager in the centre of the
abdomen IL more apt to exhaust the subject
We should have been pleased, however, to hear
Of some gouging and the biting off of few ears
and noses. This h peculiarly American feature
Of free fight, or rather collection of features
presenting lively illustration OF national pro
pensity. II would have added an appropriate
decoration to the new hall OF If the
main alsls could have been garuished with heaps
Of dazzling eysballs, surrounding, here and there
Q dismsntled and prominent proboscis. We sug
gsst that Rogers ind room In one of the panels oil
his bronze Congressional door for q representation
Of free Congressional fight, and avail himself Of
poetic license In pepperng the with few pull
verified "peepsrs and smellsrs," the whole show.
Ing TO postsrity republican mode of deciding
great questions.
We would speak Of the matter gravely, but 1t is
too grave; too Notifying; to" humliating. We
cannot bear to think Of 1t, in its effects upon our
national good name, and, above all, upon that,
which b involved therein, the cause of liberal
principles throughout the world. We see no hope
Of improvement. Single fights have increased to
fights Of dozens; how long will II be before these
will swell to fights Of thousands, and OF tons Of
thousandsi