Morning herald., 1839-12-24

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With Texas We are in great feather. This Is our
dependent nation. Like Minerva from the head Of
Jove, Texas sprung from the United States ~ one
bound, armed and equipped according to law. Sx
years have hardly expired since she thought Of de-
caring her independence, and she is already iresh
and vigorous republic Of nearly million OF chivai
ric spirits-with some beautiful enterprsing wo-
men among them, but not many as can supply the
demand, or keep up the breed She has be-" % ssSIs
and Is ready, both by and land, To give Mexico
one Of the most decided lickinss she has received
since the days of Cortex. IL istruc many valuable
citizens ol the republic, such az suo-treasurers,
murderers, seducers, forgers, and fnanciers leave
this country aRd swell the tide OF heroes, braves,
and chivalrc spirits that are now moving towards
the mines OF Mexicofor they have the true instinct
for tho specie vaults-but fortunately for the cha.
racter and reputation Of the country, the revenue
still unplundered in possession OF the kitchen cab
net and the specie still unstolen in ths vaults OF the
banks, will retain sufficient number OF these valua-
BILE breeds at home to and continue the race
te all future time.
Our relations with all the other foreign govern
ments remain pretty much in the same condition as
they did last year.
Before upon another branch Of public affairs,
cannot omit glance at the Florida war subject
which has created great deal o observation during
the lastyea Let me tell you, therefore, that the
Florida is like the tree Of knowledge, of good
and evil which the Lord planted in Paradise to try
mortals-but unlike that celebrated tree, which has
tneSe
muticaslis be considered belonging to the same
genus the good outweighs the evil by about 100000,
600. all Of which sum Of money has been crcslated
among the locofoco contractors and fayorte officers
and thus fertilised and made rich many u friend OF
democracy, besides Geaeral Jessup, including his
compliments to Mrs. Blair and the children. rhis
war is as far from being ended ever. Indeed you
ought to consider Florida appendage to the
West Point aud Tammany Hall academies-the first
for teaching military tactics-the other, political
tactics. BY good management and economy. the go
vernment may yet expend another $4o0SO OOo before
it be ended 1t has been said that Governor Call
has sent to Cuba for boodhounds to hunt out the
Semnoles. This, if il be SO, entirely unnecessary,
for the bloodhounds Of the kitchen cabinet have been
cant clear Florida OF the Se,ninoles by starvation
and fraud, they will clear the treasury OF its money,
and that take according to the present taste Of the
age, to be equally as clean clearing oat and some
thing more te the purpose. You ought to raise
special committee to the progress Of
arms in Florida. II will be most fertile subject to
illustrate the improved systems Of morals, finance,
and the military art. In the commencement, espe-
cially, ascertain the prices of horses, carts steam
ers, provisions, &C. Sc, which the government has
paid during the last few years, together with the
supplies You will probably find among them some
Of the pursst democrats of the present age besides
several distinguished men in the War Department.
Cut and lay open.
every thing connected with banks, specie, gold,
silver paper, and the credit system. You need not
pass the sub-treasury law, unless you have moth
ing else TO do But verify, believe that both houses
can do a large business in talking on very small
capital Of ideas-particuIarly so. il we take your
valuable proceedings since your first meeting, early
this month up to this day. The system now in full
force is quite sub-treasury enough. Any other sys-
tenn than the present would very materially inter.
fere with the free agency of the officers Of govern
ment. If they do not possess the sole control
make large fortune, or large defacation, which,
in finance, are identical in principle.
Mr. Collector Hoyt, who 10 particular friend Of
mine, has uader his control Q sum varying from two
hundred thousand to five hundred thousand dollars.
IL that money were placed beyond his reach, how
could he loan the balances 10 banks in want Of acili.
ties and ental ad3 Besides, the principles Of the
present enlightened age Of the world, are entirely
changed from what they were IN torner hnes.
Tbss eii%ins and in the psnsniay are
only modes OF dsplayn financial talents, and
Of true democratic principles. IT. according to the
constitution, all men are born equal, Why in Gods
name are not all their actions also equal-equal in
merit equal in honor, equal in every point. These
distinctions between man and man, and between vr-
tue and vice-or between honesty and fraud, or be-
tween integrity and defaleation-are aristocratic,
feudal monarchcal, and entirely opposed to the de-
mocratic equality taught at Tammany Hall. The
| recent suspension OF the banks in Philadelphia is q
pregnant example OF the truth Of this principle They
suspended specie payments in order to "relieve
oppressed community"-that s to say, the directors
agreed to cheat the public at large, order to
themselves from the consequence OF their 70 ly.
This is the trne principle Of moral equality, because
il applies t. the kitchen cabinet and to the United
States Bank with equal force and pungency.
1t is true the surplus revenue and the nego-
tiations with the Indians have not furnished the
valuable officers Of the government with much Of
the genuine spoils, rs done in the ever blessed
and happy years Of 1884, '5, 6 and y; but you and
have reason 10 thank the Father OF all good that the
deale aons for liberys sake and the spoils Of Office
Cor the good Of democracy, have been continued on
large scale was permitted by the state ef the
treasury and the unpriscipled suspension Of the
banks The President and all his valuable and vir-
tuous Office holders from the east to the west and
from the north n the south, have not been idle in
preparing for a rainy day, as the following very
useful table will show:
pEFALcATioss rusLrc OFFICER: