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FRIDAY, KAROH 3, 1855.
Vol. MI. -: No. VII.
i" A Field Week. !"

"A 1OA0 "OCA.
Washington correspondents borrow &
military phrase to designate important day:
in Congress and call all such, ''field days
The past week should be called field
week. for each days proceedings was par
ticularly noted in Washington. On Mon
day, the Presidents Veto Message was sent
into the Senate. Tuesday the House took
an Important vote. asserting its right and
its power to determine when the States
lately in rebellion should be represented in
that body. In the senate, the bill which
met the Presidential objections failed to
pass by the requisite two-thirds vote. and
it therefore failed. then and there. Wednes-
day was more quiet day. and it was the
calm that preceded the storm. Thursday
was the eventful one. Sometime during the
day. the Memorial Services in honor of the
late Hon ii. w. Davis was hcldin the House.
The meeting of the Washington Monument
tai Association was also held somewhere In
the Capitol and at sometime between sun
rise and sunset. But the great event of the
day was the meeting at Growers Theatre.
gotten I'D to sustain the President. The
meeting presented number of notable
phases: LIST, it was "distinguished." We
have become partial to this word. for who
was there and took leading parts. Edit was
distinguished for the absence of those
who should have been there. to have made
~. al. p,..il.nt
Sd. it was distinguished" for what it did
not do. but more for what it did do.
The meeting adjourned to meet nj the
White House. and the President AT the call
of a committee, appeared and made a
speech. This speech has been the subject
Of much favorable and adverse criticism
but 10 real friend of the President is so
well pleased with it. that he does not wish
the President had rested his case where tn.
veto left il.
The same day large meeting Wa,
held in New York. at which Mr.. Sew
ard and other distinguished (see
how nice this word fits in) gentlemen talk
cl. sustaining the President in his views Il:
indicated in the veto message. Mr.. Seward
was in the best of spirits and saw nothing
ahead but fair weather and clear skies.
Friday was one Of work in the Senate
Senator Fesseitlen made speech defend
ing with ability the committee of Congress
or the Central Directory" as the President
termed it. In the evening caucus of the
Union members was held. to devise ways
and means" to see the '.ciear skies and
calm sunshine so apparent to Mr.. Seward.
They didn't quite see the 'Ship of State
snugly anchored in the haven of safety
They looked through another, and a differ
ent pair of glasses. But the ugly phase OF
the week was the rejoicing of those who
haven rejoiced before tor the past four
wears. This would he sad comfort 70
loyal mcu. IL they did not still feel tia,
these men were so anxious to laugh once,
that they began to crow before getting out
of the woods. However, We would bt
more serious. but we have seen so many
sober men and women for the past six
days. that we have seriously come to the
conclusion, that now is the time to shake
off this morbid state Of mind. The world
| will stand. ye; longer; the Freedmen will
live and multiply ia the land; and private
charity added TO what the government mus,
do. will supply their pressing wants; tho
Union ''stiA lives" and will continue to IL
spite Of all our fears or qnestionlngs; Con
gress will represent the people, be true tc
itself. just to the Union men of all color,
and all over the land. and respectful to tht
Chief Magistrate of the Nation. Tn
President won't desert the party that elect
ed him, nor act otherwise than in accor,
with the legislative department Of the Gov
eminent unless some of his old democrats
notions of the constitution are infringet
upon. This is hopeful view. We admit, o
present complications; but faith in thu
| future and belief that public men d'
better than they talk sometimes, viii he'll
us much 10 get over these troubles of to
day. We have been approaching desired
end so rapidly. and have achieved such "a
tonishing results within the past few years
that a little head flaw appals us. Weneet
to pause a moment for retvospection. W.
need to take breath before taking more for
ward steps. "When the mariner" sale
Mr.. Webster in his great speech in reply t.
Hayne, has been tossed for many days, il
thick weather. and on an unknown sea. IN
naturally avails himself of the first paus'
in the storm, the earliest glance of the sun
to take his latitude, and ascertain how ia
the elements have driven him from the true
course. Let us initiate this prudence anC
before we float farther On the waves o
this debate, refer to the point from whence
we departed, that we may at least be abb
to conjecture where We now are"
RESOLUTIONS We're passed by the Main,
Legislative caucus before its adjournment
endorsing, and approving the vote of Sena
tors Fessenden and Morrill, on the Freed
mems bureau bill, and also declaring The
union members of Congress as being nobl,
array of tried defenders of the principles 0