Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-03-11
The Failure of the last Congress.


OF course the recently deunc Congress of the United
States was failure. deliberate, intentional failure
The tactics Of the whole opposition well as of certain
nominal Democrats all brought into play in order
that it might be failure, and they succeeded Con-
gress that spends months in wrangng and fails to pro-
vide means for carrying the Government is failure
How has this failure arisen? The Congress when it
met was supposed to contain majority OF Democrats
Experience has proved the fasty of this superstition
We really cannot recognize that sort of Democracy that
is always sound every question that is not up and
always unsound every question that u.s. These tariff
Democrats of Pennsylvania remind us OF the FeJee
Christians good holy pous and exemplary church men,
bers, with little human weakness IN favor OF staying
and eating their fellow men. So with the public land
grabbers of other States or sections we, being old
fogy in our political notions don't how these good
people can be Democrats, any more than MOrmOns can
be good Christians.
Now there is no doubt in the world that the Opposi-
tionsts of all shades Of opinion were determined, for
some time past to create necessity for extra session
of Congress some for political capital in order to
force the enactment of protective tariff-aH with
feeling of hostility towards the existing Democratic AID
ministration.
trenchment and acted extravaganza attempted to act
it, with homestead bills pension bills agricultural college
bills and other means to squander the public domain
and depete the public treasury. These bills all passed
the House of Representatives by the votes of the oppo
stion assisted by some Feee Democrats But one got
through the Senate, and that, the College bill, was
promptly returned by the President, accompanied by
message setting forth his objections unansweraby as
to command the assent even of political opponents
The last failure that in regard to the appropriation
bills especially the post-ofice appropriation bill, was
brought about by the maneuvres of Mr.. Grow, Black
Republican, of Pennsylvania backed by the whole Black
Republican and American party including Messrs. Gil
mer and Vance, of this State and, we regret to say by
certain people, to the number Of twenty who were once
classed as Democrats, but are so no more.
Among other amendments which the Senate made to
the postofce appropriation BILL one increasing the
rates of postage.
When this BILL so emended came back to the House
that body on motion of Mr. Grow, returned it to the
Senate without taking up at all, the ground that
section thirteen fthe Senaes amendments that ncreas
ing postage, is in the nature of a Revenue bill.
1t was commended very justly, that the Senate
coordinate branch of the government and free to decide
which it could not be held to account by the House. TIT
latter body, if dsagreeing with the Senae's amend
ment, either on constitutional other grounds, NIGH
reject it, but its in refusing to take up the bill
all was hgh-handed in the extreme it was blow aimed
at State sovereignty, represented by the Senate
Well, we suppose there will be an extra session. l
cannot be avoided The Post-Offce Department is al
ready in arrears and cannot get Other things toe
have been left in bad fix, but those might be manage
with in some way, but not the PostOfce Department
The telegraphic announcement that the Tariff ha
been increased was a mistake.
The Southern Democrats have, generally, stood u
like men against every revolutionary encroachment
They have given the Administration cordial supper
on Democratic grounds. They have not supported
blindIy That portion of the Presidents message whc
exhibits or appears to exhibit undue yielding to tn
pressure of Pennsylvania Protectioniss, met no avor
BILE response from Mr.. Buchanans strongest SOuther
supporters It may be that the Democratic party is
danger Of being forced into temporary minority, br
this is much preferable to yielding principle to obtai
temporary success True Democrats responsible f
of the failures of the last Congress-they must nj
be charged with the sins of open enemies or disguise
traitors.
B9~The Fayetteville CGroLinian Of this date contain
short article from Mr.. Martini announcing the fact
his own retirement from that paper, and of Il
occupancy of his place by ?. j. Sinclair, EsC
to whom Mr.. Martins interest in the establis
ment has been made over, and by whom, in connectC
with Mr.. Pearce the Carolinan will in future, be co
Quoted under the firm of Sinclair & Pearce. The
troductory Of the partnership gives promise OF
future ability and usefulness of the paper. We tru
that the editors hope Of obtaining liberal supporting
be fully realized. This they have right to expect.