The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-07
FROM WASHINGTON,
Corte'pONdsncs NJ the J,BsrsoniuH Democrat
WAsHINgfoS. Dec. 2Gth. 1898.

Corte'poNdsnce oShe J,6ersoniuH Democrat
WAsHlNGfoS, Dec. 26th, 1858.
II Is "rSeess time" with Congress now -
This s a now feature, and is sprout from
tho root of tho "Sa!ary Bill" The session,
without any vacation, is quito too short to
transact tho business already before Con-
gross. No patty is responsible for. this
movement, as it was the joint act of Dom
otrats, Americans and Republicans. Mover.
tholess, 1t is all wrong, aud is equivalent to
on indefinite postponcmont of discussion
on tho Presidents most extraordinary Mos
sage. The Government organ, (the Union. J
before the recess even, sounded o noto of
triumph, that tho Message had not beon as
sailed by tho Opposition; and drew tho
natural Inference thcrofrom, that it was i'm
pregnable in all its positions. Whom Con-
grcEs ro.asscmblcs, wo shall bo told that
"thoro is no time tor long speeches against
the Message; that already ono.third of tho
session is passed, and neither tho Appropri-
alton Bills nor tho private claims against
tho Government have bocn undor considera.
ton Mt all; and that exclusive attention to
these is Indispensable" Those oonsidera-
tions will be deemed a sufficient apology for
lotting the President and his Cabinet 90
investigated for tho atrocious doctrines of
tho Massage, and for allowing his friends,
tho Fillibuslers and Cuba pirates, to have
their own way, without exposition or rebuke.
But oh it is tho time Of tho Holidays
and gentlemen arc anxious to onjoy those
with their families" Very woll-thcro is a
way in which this may be dono, without
detriment to tho public service, viz by
staying at homo when thero arc no HoH-
Goy', as we'll as running home whom thero
aro Holidays do not wish to be grum-
blor or faut.findcr; hut am confident The. .
this of spending nino working days
out OF cighty-tho whole working t;no Of
tho session-is, to say tho least of it, MP.
propriatng near one tenth of tho time du-
ring which honorable geAtlemon had agreod
to labor for UNCLE SAN at wages, TO their o,cn
use. 3ut our Uncie is yory patient old
gentlenan, and will probably forgive his
trusnt children, provided thoy "rcdcem the
tnu' by a dlligent application Of the rosi.
quo Of it to their appropriate dutios.
Should the people bu u little anxious to
know what fate awaits tho revision Of the
Tariff, as recommended in the Message, can
only say that do Eot kn0O; but would say
il with this qualification, that it is my opinion
that they will DO obliged to wait until they
can mako suro of House of Representa-.
tives which will prefer n revision of tho Tariff
TO tho success of party. Tho difficulty
with tho Democratic party is not that its
.EOrihcra munbers are not many of thom in
favor OF protecting home industry, but that
they dare not push this measure. against the
wishes of their slnvoholding associates
The FREQ State Democracy are dependent
for office, on the Southern Democracy; and
hence they mother havo, nor can have, any
practical priHcjpirs, adverse to tho interests.
roal or imagined of the shareholders. The
mission Of this FREQ State Democracy is, to
aid tho Southern Democracy to obtain tho
dispensation of tho Government patronage; 1;
and their reward is, 10 receive such of it as
their masters may 500 fit to dolo out to
them. Beyond this thoy daro not go, other
for n Protective Tariff. or for any other
measure distasteful to tho Southern politi.
clans. Tho Pennsylvania Democrats have
received such n warning us may possibly
bring them up to tho sticking point; but
We shall sec. X.