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49, " A"d - tsstiser eeessso, est the sever
81 prossie"s % THE s.ii he s fcrve until the
eed IL s.a'y 'ls,s sser the sss<s'sx o sLs 6rss
JAMES X. POLK.
Spsaksr IF the Hss . n Rep~ss~ta,irss.
WA. IA KING.
Prs,iaesi pro. fsn Of the Sssais-
Approved. March 5. 1859.
The six members Of the House Who voted s:.inst
the BILL sore Messrs. Crsnston, Davies, G,jdin.s.
Maxwell. Str.steo. .ad Misc.
g
hE. MASON.-h ~iH be seen ty reference
TO letter from this gentleman. IN another Co
umn. that he has s'ii further defined his political
position. His tone appears little more ccncil,-
AIRY now towards sour (bls) party than IL drd n
short time since. On the 3o,h OF January last
he said-"As one who had differed vitality and
essentially from the Administrator on one mcsi
Emporium, measure, relating to the finances Of the
country. he claimed. on that question. for himself
and he believed he mich, equally claim for his
brother rccusanis from the South, to stand aioe|
Jsem befh t.s great parties IF tss country. lie was.
on the one hand, utterly unmoyed by the wrath
OF those from whom he had separated, and
equally unsooyed by the fact that their oppo ncnis
had united At times with the mall band To ahich
II WIS his pride IL belong. lie claimed to be i
Staie-iishis Republican, and aeknOTislged ODE
LiEaee 10 no psia sat IF lie looked io Viz
ginia IS his country. His allegiance was due
there first. and no where else in opposition 10 her
sen imenis and interests. He held the Govern
ment rs trust To Ice administered, not Is pro-
perry To be enjoyed. lie asked Mt VINO ~as to al
ninistfr u, eat now 10 10 be asaini,isred. And
All haN mt 81. a
vocated the Sab-Treasury scheme expected to
cocree. By party discipline, tie gentlemen OF the
South with whom he acted IN opposing that
scheme. they would find themselves greatly mis-
iahen,"Ac.
The above was the tone and language Of Mr..
Nasan a short mohih sincc-Ianguagc worthy Of
a patriot and high-mindcd, independent poli,i-
Gan. But, contrast ihs with his letter in to-day :
paper, and marx his fall--scc how the pa;rio,
sinks into the slave OF purity. Then he "aeknow-
LEGGED obedience 10 no man or se; at men, -
now, If We MISTAKE not, he acknowledge oi,c-
d.ence TO both. hen he belonged To small
band" who "Siood aloof from both the great par
les Of Tie couniry." Now he proclams for
Marin Van Buren, who has rs much friendship
for h.s ''iiiI'c hand" As the Devil has for holy
waier-and del,bcraiclytal!ss OF "our o n party"
one OF the great political parties" from which
he aud hts "!i,i!c band" Of "bro,hcr rccuSlnis''
were 10 island aloof."--,he ''great" Van Buren,
Sub-TreaSury party. 10 which he now properly
belongs"
We had, a, one time, strong hopes Of breaking
trcad with MIR. Mason nj The same political altar.
That, hope has led. We can hold no communion
with politician who differs with President and
has parry on n measure Of grave and serious
import TO the highest interests OF the naiiou," and
yet supports that President aud party, and thus
aids in sacrificing the highest interests of The na
tibn" for personal or party considerations. We
have lost all hope of making Whig GU, OF Mr..
NJ, OF even good Conservative--and now hand
HIM over TO "his own party" not the "Iilile
band" but the great" Van Buren, Sub-Tieasury
party, To which lac properly belongs" to re-
ceiyc the reward due for his subscryiency.