The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-22

our WASHINGTON LETTER.
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R8fDORs OFGHR REGISTER.
eiNo one need be surprised at anything
this Congress does The 35th Congress
win be known in history foritso vacilla'
ti6ns,S its reckless violationsof the Con-
stitutiou, and it's trucking to Executive
power BgRsyH u aSSt O01 &.
TT win be remembered that the House
Of representatives, at its last session,
unanianeusly adopted a resolution. em-
bodying, the Monroe Doctrine" concern
ing the policy of the United States to-
wards ,Maximillian and Mexico Twas
ssnt to the Senate and there II sleeps
"the, sleep that knows no waking. A
few aays after this, Secretary seward ai-
rscted our Minister to France virtually 10
apologise to the French government On
account of this resolution, and also
charged Congress with usurpation IN at
tempting to toprescribe rules for tiis t3r-
siyn policy Of the government, as that
was left solely with the Executive,
Serretary, Seward thus not ouly east
A. deep ifsalt upon Congress-, but At
tsmptsd to usurp for the President pow
ers not. delegated to him by the Constitu-
ton. 1T was an attack upon the Repre-
sautatiyes of free people and y hagrapt
usurpation OF power Henry Winter Da-
via then with the almost unanimous
consent of the committee on Foreign Al
fairs of which he is chairman, on the
18th inst. introduced a resolution assert
ing again the right of Congress to pres
eribe the foreign policy Of the Govern
ment and tho duty OF the President to
respect that policy. Well, what was the
result3 Why, although the House
adopted substantially the same resoiu'
ton last session, this one was tabled.
Mr. Davis then from sense OF duty
asked to be excused from further seryice
on said committee This was argued at
length by .Messrs. Cox, Dawes, Davis and
others. Mr.. Davis made manly, open
and eloquent speech in vindicatiOn OF the
powers Of Congress in this regard, and
| among other things said that some salc
| that bis resolutions reflected upon the
President. This he denied, but at the
same time said that he would not hesitate
| to attack even him when he threw him
self across the broad track OF republi
can principles" Congress then adjourned
until to-day, when this Identical resolp
| tion was again reported from the com
| mittee and adopted without debate.
| What a record Is this for the Repre-
ssntatiyes Of free and intelligent peo
pie! = } W. W EifA : - - q
Consistency thou art a jewel
Atone session these resolutions, IN sub
stance, are adopted; at the next, tabled
and the very next day Congress meet
they are adopted. = :,
| Il Is high time the American peopl'
were awaking from their dreadful sleep
and were realizing in whose hands the!
have placed "their lives, their fortunes
and their sacred honors. ~.
But let us rejoice, at any rate, that TN
House at last and for once, had the cour
| age to refuse to bow and kiss the dust o
| the footstool of executive power, by as
serting and vindicating their own right
before the world.
Let Mr.. Seward now understand tina
his policy in regard to the establishment
of a monarchy In Mexico, is disapproyed
and let every friend of liberty rejoice tina
the Monroe doctrine has received an en
phatic Endorsement from the House
Representatives.
The Senate to-day agreed to the resolu
ton of the House that when Congress
adiourns on the 22d inst, 1t will no
meet again until the 5th OF Januar
next. I{5fg Wgt a...s
Wishing you and your readers, Messr'
Editors, a merry Christmas and happ
new year, let me- close for the present.
| OCCASIONAL.