Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-08
RUTLAND HERALD.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER I, 1854.
Meeting 0f Congress.

W
me second session of the Thirty
Eighth Congress commenced on Mon
d. re sion IL limited TO three
months. Tier, = 70 une for political
Z, 'ltal working, I'D there is no occa-
SION Tor anv, The people have by their
overwhelm NJ verdict decided the course
and policy or the government for the
next four yesl, r'" sreSs can spend
40 time to advantage over the verdict
neither the minority in trying to set it
aside, nor the majority in trying to add
70 its force and to put down the rebel
lion by buncombe speeches and resolu-
tons.
In this freedom from the unavoidable
intrusion of political considerations,
questions of party expediency and wire
workings for innumerable aspirants to
presidential nomination, the present ses-
sion has an immense advantage over late
ones FOR prompt and thorough applica-
ton to important business. There viii
be no excuse o. palliation for any divis-
ions among the majority. They can 60
nsnt on with the business in hand, and
tb"-e are practical questions to be con-
: cred which will demand all the study,
Sollit aud wisdom they can bring to
VIZ her the war is TO be vigorously
prosecuted having been settled it re-
fnsinS for Congress only to provide the
rlen and means for vigorously prosecut-
ing it, We hope the assembled Evils
dom of the nation will conflne itself to
this business during this short session,
The people have had enough of politics,
buncombe and ''glittering generalities ;"
they are now anxiously looking for the
enactment OF the wisest possible meas
urss for increasing the revenue of the
government and at the same time more
thoroughly equalizing and thereby light
ching so far as possible the burdens of
taxation They have shown themselves,
by The result of the election, ready for
any necessary imposition OF taxation or
CONSUMPTION which promises to put
Speedy end to the already tottering re.
bellion, They only ask that their rep
resentatives in Congress show them
selves equal to the great national de-
mands, by prompt aud industrious APP
p alton to the thorough maturing and
. Getting of wise, equal and just meas
ures. Of our own delegation it is I'M
necessary to speak. They have been
tried and stand unsurpassed in the ma
ton for ability, fidelity, patriotism and
devotion to business Would that their
WORK. might show all others equally
so
There was one great measure aside
from such as are above alluded to- but
no as affecting the future of the coun-
try which passed the Senate at the last
session. and may come up again in the
House ut the present, 1t is the proposed
amendment TO the constitution abolish
ing slavery throughout the United
States. 1t cannot receive the two
thirds vote necessary to its passage in
the ular branch, unless some of those
who tiled to vote last winter, or voted
agS It it, shall accept the popular YER
die, # their constituents at the late
elec a as binding upon them, and now
favor it. This is not very probable
f,x,+ - 10 oply n puncttnp Of tirna Tho
nexy Congress will have the requisite
two thirds majority.
But upon the manner in which the
present session shall devote itself to the
vitality important business necessarily
coming before.it, will dependin no small
degree the financial future, at least, of
the nation Let us pray for business
and no buncOmbe. .....a