New-York daily tribune., 1842-07-21
To the Mechanics and Laborers Lately in
the Employ of the Government.


\ most insldious attempt isnow making, through
The Sun and other organs Of Loco-f focoism, to
excite YOUR passions against the Whig Members
Of Congress by gross misrepresentation in regard
70 your discharge from the public service wthos,
pay. Listen to the facts;
/. The rnorsons to cut down the Military and
Naval Establishments of the Country (under which
Mr. Secretary Upshur has thought proper TO order
a very general discharge Of Workmen from our
Navv-Yards, lSc.) were made by Loco-Focos, sup
ported by LocoFocos, and carried by Loeo-foco
roks. We challenge contradiction OF this VI
course, the votes were not and on such a PROPOSE
tion hardly could be party ones but no man can
deny that decided majority of the Loco-tecos
voted TO reduce the Naval Appropriations and
smaller majority of the Wings voted the other way
I've consider the reduction proper and necessary,
in view of the actual condition of the Treasury
Revenue, Public Debt, &c. but it was carried as
above stated How, then, are the Wings resPon
siblel
II. But the Wings are blamed because Congress
has not yet passed the Military and Naval ApPro'
pration bills Before you condemn them for this,
has wasted the time of Congress from the COM
mencement of the Session. On the very reference
Of the Presidents Message (tbe first regular busi-
ness of each Session, } Mr. Atherton of n n. moved
TO change the uniform order Of reference of that
portion relating to Discriminating Duties, and
on this led of in debate which consumed
weeks before the question could be reached
hp
Law-backed by the entire strength of Loco Fo-
coism-and this consumed month. Then came
the Loan Blll--an absolutely necessary measure
which Loco-F ocoism exhausted weeks more in re-
sistng. Next, the Apporlicnment bill, on whis
Loco-F Focosm put forth all Its energies in desperate
opposition, because the majority insisted on far
and uniform system OF choosing Members Of Co'l-
gress by single Districts throughout the Union,
leaving each STATE to arrange its own Districts -
And 80 on the Little Tariff, the great Tariff, aad
and all other measures through the session. The
minority have virtually said to the majority, You
shall do as we dictate will resist, obstruci,
embarrass, defeat, 10 the utmost stretch of oul
power" If the Wings give free range to debate,
business is ob.lructed and they cursed be eau-e
nothing is done. If the majority adopt more
stringent rules and try to get ahead, aycl is raised
against TYRANNY gag-laws, &c. The critical state
of the Finances, The decennial Apportonmert, ne
ces,ty Of raising the Tariff, &c, have thrown All
extraordinarv amount Of labor on this Congress
With four-nin,hs of the Members determined to
resist every thing and a President ~ aid them by
his Vetoes how was it possible that the business
should be concluded at an early day And the
large Appropriation bills are almost always among
the last acts of the Session.
And now rs to the specific accusation that the
Military and Naval Appropriations are delayed, We
beg leave to remind the cayilers that al IS Of no
use to make appropriations rhen there rs no mo
neg in the Treasury. Such Is the case now
Congress might appropriate Millions, and all to nc
purpose while there is nothing to pay with. The
House has therefore taken hold at the right end
resolving TO provide the Revenue first, and ther
appropriate it. Is not this right The Loai
cannot be negotiated till capitalists see where The
means of payment are to come from. Wheneye
the Tariff bill shall have been passed and signed
then the Loan will be instantly available; then tn,
Appropriation bills will be passed, and their pas
sage will amount to something. Now il would be
mockcry. Working Men Of Brooklyn and else
where to whom the Government is indebted look
carefully and YOU will whence the real obstruc.
tion to your payment proceeds 1t halls from Veto
and Ditto