Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-12
C..1.nn. d Has6s1-xxxYlh Congress

Nr Giddings at Heade--XXXVth Congress
The venerabls>snd honored Mr.. GrDDINes ar
rived at bis kome in Jefferson Saturday even
ing, the,Sentinel says, sin excellent health and
spiritsl He looks much better than he did this
time Aast year" :,
hs friends and constituents of Mr.. G. held
q meeting at the Ashtabula Court House the
evening of the 7th to make arrangements Tor
Social Festival of welcome to Hon. J. K CID
D1Nes, on his return to private life, after pub
lie service of twenty-One years. Messrs- A
Kellogg, VIM. 7. Simonds, j. II. Kilbourn'
Col G. W. st. John, N L. Chafee, VIC.
HoweIls and Henry Fassett were appointed
Committee of Arrangements, to be assisted by
a gentleman named in each township of the
county The Social Festival will no doubt be
an occasion of much interest, and the Sentinel
supposes it will be held the latter part of Apnl
or first of Nav SO as to secure favorable weather
and good roads.
During the latter part Of his public life Mr..
G1Dp1Ses has, as corresponding editor of tie
Asbtabula Sentinel, frequently contributed
valuable articles to that excellent journal
His last, dated Washington City, March Sd, thus
refers to the past, the present and the future;
This is the last day of the 35tb Congress,
seventy wears since the first meeting OF that
BODY, under the present constitution. l would
that I had time to refer to historical remlnl-
SCIENCES. But everything around me speaks ol
the closing scene shall, myself, obtain M
poIitical majority of twenty-one years with
the close of this day. Tomorrow l shall ot
free from official cares. Many interesting rec
elections crowd upon the memory, but have
no time to refer to them. The scene IN thu
Senate, arising from the contest on the Cub
; bill has already been published. Senator WadI
bore an honorable part on that evening which
will long be remembered by those who witness
ed it. These scenes have been removed from
the House, and are now more than ever exhib
tied in the Senate The Shareholders have ha'
some interesting conflicts among themselves Il
E the House, but not one during our session ha
= occurred bstween Democrats and Republicans
Indeed, think the Democracy have nearly CIV
en- up the idea of brow-beating Northern Req
reseDtatives.
b It is now clearly determined that all tn
. leading measures of the Administration hav
/. failed. His Cuban policy upon its first exam
i nation was seen to carry with it such cons'
e auences that a portion of the shareholders
e once revoIted. 1 do not believe it will ever
revived. His call for despotie power to mai
: war with whomsoever he pleased, fell still
born. No member of either House appeare
:, willing to share even portion OF the odIum
y that measure.
% The usual appropriation bills will Probab
pass, and this Congress will close with evel
D. prospect of being the last Democrat COngre
h that will ever assemble in the United State
le 1 use the term Democratic" as applied to Il
!, Administration party, and not as it was unde
" stood BY jefferson and his associates who loo
Il ed upon democratic doctrines precisely as '
he understand Republican principles.