Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-27
.The Coming Session Of CONGRESS.
what viii be some OF its Important
BuStneSS.

What will be some OF Its Important
Business.
The unprecedented condition Of our
public affairs. the war in which we are
struggling for our uatlonSI existence, ana
the critical character of our relations to
foreign Governments, have led to the ex-
preston of many grave and momentous
aud original specuIatious and theories.--
The forthcoming message of the Presi-
dent, and the reports of his constitutional
advisers, will necessarily be unusually in-
teresting The fnauces-hOw TO dispose
of slaves escaping into our cRmps-how
to open aud mnintain cotton ports in the
seeded States-Yhat shall be done with i
Eastern Virginia after ithas been snhjsga-
ted, in order etfectually to sustain tile new
Government at Whceling-how to reopen
Icommnnication with the pntriois of Ten
nessee-whatis is to he done With the rcveS
nue., and how are we 10 provide for the
payment of an increasing public debit
these are a few of the questions outside of
1.-THE enormous duties devolvcd on tue War
aud Navy Departments,t that will demand the
consideration of Congress, as they are now
receiving the earnest and careful investt.i
CATION OF the President and his CabInet,-=
Mr. Chase, Notwithstanding his heavy res-i
ponsibilitfes, will undoubtedly present q
report that will attract the attention of
statesmen in every part of the civilized
world. Even if were permitted TO an
nounce his programme, do not think any
benefit would arise from doinSso. Suffice
it to say, that, with the consciousness OF a
/ lust cause, and under the encouragement of
d hearty and self-sacrificing Rpirit on the
part of the peopIe, who. not r,'ltcnt with
offering their lives TO the Goycrnment, ten
der, also, their fortunes. he will be enabled
TO recommend reforms that must still tur-
Ither stimulate this popular feeling and in5
I crease the confidence In his nuchaIienged
capacity and Integrity What If be should
be enabled to suggest such q medium OF
4 exchange as would add new inducements
to the maintenance of the public credit,
and by obliterating that vicious paper sys-
TEN under which industry and enterprise
have 80 frequently suffered, create such Z a
i currency. as would circulate in every part
of the world2 One thing we may all ex-
pect. The protective policy must be re-
sorted to, in order TO furnish revenue from
limpolts, / do not mean prohibition; but
in ieyying the duties NECESSARY to produce
1.-The greatest amount Of revenue, a large In
Icidential protection 70 our great material,
manufacturing aud productive interests,
Twill unquestio1ably BE- the result. The
ldisposition Of the escaping slaves bears q
jimost important relationto the financial
question:; and tue views OF nlr. Snase on
this subject viii be anxiousE looked for
/ If they can be turned into i.borers in the
cotton, rice, tobacco. and stgar fields of
the Seeded States, the inauelees that pre-
cipitated this war will be accessfnlly
forced te aid in lessening the expenditures
necessary to its prosecution. II this prop
osition there can be no reasonable obiec-
lion. The lighting loyalists Of tte sonthl
eyen those who are SO startled atNhe idea
Of armihg the slaves, cannot censire the
policy which publishes the men VIII have
leduEily oppressed nndPtundered thea and
the Government Of the United States! In
deed, viewed in the light Of humaity,
would it not be best that the slaves oflhe
cotton or Gulf Statss should be set to w'rk
I by our troops, than that, In the eventpf
the auccess of our arms, they should y
Z hin 10 roam at large, pillaging aud nun
dering at Wilt The diplomatic question
growing out OF the arrest Of Sliiell ant
Mason Il ho& In the hands OF Mr. SeMIrd