New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-06
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Meeting Of congress.

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The Congress of the United States assemblies in the
City OF Washington this day. or course there will
be full quorum in both branches of the National
Legislature. There are always quorurns in Congress
we believe although our State Legislature ia frenuen
ly lacking in this respect. But the members Of Con.
gress do not enjoy the advantages Of Louisiana Ieyis
lators. They have no New Orleans to run away to-
with its surprising pleasures, delights and general
attractons-and are therefore compelled, as it were,
to remain near the scene Of their labors and in their
uncomfortable, iIlproyided and expensive quarters.
1t costs more money to live poorly in Washington
than in any other city the surface of the habtabIe
globe The unfortunate sojourner is charged higher
for meaner accommodations than anywhere else, and
may consider himself lucky provided he is an entire
stranger if he succeeds in obtaining accommodations
at all.
Fortunately for the taxpaying portion of the peo
pie Of these United States and fortunately for the
general welfare, the session which commences today
is by law short session, and cannot be protracted
indefinitely to advance the ends Of demagoguical
schemers. 1t must terminate on the fourth Of March
next, and all private and public business must be
transacted within that period, or else be postponed
to future session.
If we had Congress such as the country was
blessed with thirty years ago-when the spirit of pa
triOtism and brothery love ruled in the legislative
councils of the nation-the three months of session
allowed would amply suffice for the safe transaction
of all the business that is or may come, before Con
gress. As it il, however, we expect that as usual
great amount of important matter will be left I'M.
touched the rights of individuals sacrificed by post
pOnemen and the true policy of the country defaeed
if not damagngiy retarded, by the "Buncombe' eff.
forts of aspiring politicians. We would like to hope
that the contrary will prove the case but being pos
sessed of little faith, cannot do 50.
OF course the question Of the next Presidency will
engage more or less attention, notwithstanding at
least one year must eapse before any decided move
ment be made. The politicians will stir up the
troubled waters in seasonand out of season-without
why and without wherefore. We hope our imme-
date Representatives will steer clear and not NEEDLE
Let them attend to the interests of their constituents
and they will have enough to do. We would fain
hope-would that we had more reason-that South.
ern Representatives and Senators would follow the
same course. Let the session of lS5S5O be devoted
to legislation for the welfare of the general constitu.
ency There is double reason why this should be the
case In the first place, there is well.grounded ne
cessty that it should be done to say nothing of the
second place, the chances are that the session of
l959i6O, no matter how protracted it may be- will
be principally occupied in scheming, wire.working
and intriguing forthe Presidential succession Hence
if the present session is lost it will be equivalent to
loss of two sessions, for he is sanguine man in.
deed who expects anything from Congress which
directly precedes a Federal nomination.
We imagine the question of most interest to the
il-al- ~
Treasury is somewhat embarrassed, and a large
amount Of Treasurynotes are out for which provision
must be made, as well as for the general expenses
These facts will be taken hold of by the protection.
lists, and urged as reasons why. the tariff should be
inereased-why the monop0lists, who say they can
not get along the merits of their own labor should
be endowed with additional bonuses at the expense of
those who do not ask and never have asked Govern.
mental protection for their labor at all Against any
increase of the tariff, every Southern Senator and
Representative should set his face like flint. The
South has all to gain and nothing to lose by the pur
suit of high tarif policy
Kansas may come up, but we trust not. Let that
internal Territory keep out Of Congress this winter
She is bound to come booming next winter, and
will cause an infnity of trouble. The thousand other
projects that will come up, we shall notice as they
develop themselves in our regular Congressional re
ports, We have an unequaIled Washington CORES
pondent engaged and shall receive letters from him
each week
Ifthe lines are in working order we shall probably
have telegraphic synopsis of the Presidents mes
sage in time for tomorrows Crescent. For the
document entire, we suppose we shall have to await
the regular course of the mail as it is geographically
reported that Mr. Buchanan has absolutely refused tc
forward advance copies south of Richmond. Well
we never charged him with being Southern in any
thing, and never expect to. If he could break down
any Southern enterprise, however, he would find ii
convenient to mail dispatch right speedily His
bull would gore our OK sharply and iustantaneousy
As soon as the message is received we shall lay il
before the public, without delay, no matter what its
length or ponderosity.