Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-03-18
Correspondence Of the ia = gsss,.e
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WAsaIxGTox CTf1S RI, 1912.
But little has transpired in Co1 Siprs my las
letter. in which your readers VIM III interest
ed. Anumberof ILLS Of private nlli.s have been
disposed Of; and the necessity 81 tn - and do.
ing mora i beginning TO be pretty generally ack.
nowledged. There are hundreds Of just and honest
claims against the government now pending before
Congress, which for years have been passed oyer
what the members conceive to be the more impor.
tant business Of President making Within the last
few days disposition to examine and ACT upon the
business thus dnjustly delayed has manifested scl,
which inclination leads me regard suspicious Of
| better state of things 81 M
The general appropriation bill has been up before
the House. but is again In the hands Of the commit
tee of Ways and Means-having been. by very
large vote recomnitted with instructions to strike
out ere,y thing tspecicl!y provided for By 11w.-
This move is indicative Of determination to cur
tail the appropriations, and is rendered necessary by
the embarrassed condition ofthe government. If
persisted in will be the CASEY desperation will be
particularly severe and even unjust to the west, by
cutting off all appropriations to her great rivers and
harbors, and other works of national character,
many (Which are already half completed. Such,
you may rely upon it will be the result. Appropria-
tons to the objects enumerated win not only be
withheld, but the moneys already expended on them
may be regarded as nearly total bss The ma.
tonal importance Of the improvement! Of the navga-
ton Of the Mississippi is readily conceded by all here
with whom have conyersed. but thspartial bank
ruptcy of the government is assigned Is sufficient
cause for Withholding an appropriation at present
we are told to wait till the country can boast Of
more redundant treasury. For my own part de-
SPAR of seeing evenhanded justice meeed out to the
west till after the census of 1885, when she will have
the power of dispensing it to herself Her relative
strength in the next Congress, under the census of
1910, will be very greatly increased but under that
Of 1850 the house of Representatives will consist Of
a clear majority Of members representing ,cesten,
States and ,cestern interests In anticipation of a
result SO self evident, one would suppose a desire to
would prompt ali@the Ndra,s a8d naasgsiaading
Middle Sta.es-to the extension of liberal share of
government fayors to the west but such, unfortu-
nately, is not the case.
Reports have been made in both houses by the
committees to whom referred the plan Of gov
eminent Exchequer submitted by the Secretary Of
the Treasury Neither of the committees could a.
gree as to the details Of the scheme and the result is
that three four several reports have been submitted.
There is and can be union upon any of the plans
brought forward and nothing but the total absence
of all laws regulating the collection and disburse
ment of the public revenues could induce more than
ther In its ;,v ---.--' =,
the members of the committee. II is scarcely posi-
Bile that such shape can be given to the bill as will
enable it to command majority.
Mr. CLAr has resigned his seat in the Senate, to
take effect the last of March that here was more
truth in the late this subject than the thou
sand others that preceded it. His patty will sustain
loss in the Senate that cannot be supplied. He is
great leader, the like of whom is seen but once IN
an age. The question isdaiy asked who is to take
his place, and is mel with the further nerrogatoy,
who can take his place? 1t cannot be supplied by
any of the wing Senators he will leave behind him.
M. CRITrENDES, it is understood will oe selected
by Kentucky to fill his vacancy but though possess
ing talents of an order not inferior to those of Mr.
Clay he is not the man to rally his party and lead
them on to the onslaught after the fashion Of the
gentleman he is to succeed. The wings will yet
tain control Of the Senate in number, but the talent
of that body must be concede to be on the democrat
ic side. Who have they to cope with BUCHANAN
and WnicHr in clear. comprehensive, and perspic-
uous reasoning with BESros in experience, re-
search, statistical knowledge and political forecast
with CALHOUN in comprehensiveness Of intellect fa-
niarty with the science Of political economy, i'm
FASHIONED eoquence, and the uiterance Of wise and
incontrovertble political maxims? lido not wish to
underrate any ofthe wing Senators; but no man
who has been constant an attendant upon the de-
bate of the Senate have can avoid pelceving the
vast superiority Of the democratic Senator named 4
Among the thousand rumors daily put aAoat here
is one duplicating Mr.. WEBSTER, which has caused
much talk. Mr.. PoINDExrEn, you know, is enc of
the commissioners for investigating the affairs Of the
New York Custom House; and the story is, that
while examining the papers Of said Custom House,
letter fl! into bis hands, (by mistake, suppose,
written by Mr. WEBSTER to Mr.. CuRT1s, the col
lector in which Mr.. w. expresses very contempt
uous opinion of the President at the same time in
tmating that policy requires that no open rupture
should take place. The rumor goes further, and as
that the letter has to the ears Of the Pres
- i 4 :. r.
The story may or may not be true, but should not
be astonishe should the factstu QUITO be as stated
JOHN QUIscr ADAMS said Of the old federal party Of
New England, upon one occasion, that treache.y
was natural to it. Mr.. WEBsrEn, eyery bodv