The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-20
INTELLIGENCE BY THg lIA.LS.
WASHINGTON. July I6, 1873.
Mr.. Dir--Econonlis ISIS IN Congress.

Mr.. Dir--Economists in Congress.
Buffalo paper states that Mr.. Dix has written
letter, xpressing surprise that the barnburners
should have doubted his position, avowing HIM
self with them in every thing, opposed to any
compromise of the slavery question, and deter
mined to vote against any bill that contemplate,
the planting of slavery upon free soil"
Why is not this letter published Does il fail
to appear because of Mr.. Dix's modestyl or IS il
that wishing to get present credit for sentiments
which the ambiguity of The language of his letter
will hereafter enable him to dsavow, he desires
10 avoid criticism and exposure by its immediate
publication? Will the Erentng Post pronounce
It's own opinion of Mr.. Dix's sincerity, and the
honesty OF his present position! Nobody here be-
lieves that Mr. Dix will support Mr.. Van Buren, /;
and in that it is generally admitted he shows his
sense But are the barnburners aware OF this fact!
are they deluded INTO tine belief, by hs ambIgu-
Gus expressions, that he will really fly IN the ts,.
of the Baltimore nomination? He has pledged
himself not 10 oppose the cleo ion OF Cass and
Butler DO Mr.. Van Bureaus friends believe that,
IN vioalon-of that pledge. which Il IS his interest
to keep, he will throw himself into the fOrl0rn
hope of the Ex-presidents supporters! Mr.. DIX
is shrewd man, and he knows that he and
Mr.. Van Buren, belong 10 the same State and the
same section of the democratic party in that
state. He feels that the election OF TWO success
sivc Presidents from the same state, and from the
same section OF the party In that State Is an I'M
possibility. Why, then, should he desire the ele-
Walton of Mr. Van Buren, Without being so I'M
civil as to intimate that the New York Senator
has himself ambitious aspirations, 1t is sufficient
that his friends are ambitious for HIM; and he has
too much suavity of disposition to resist the
wishes of his friends. Mr.. Dix has, besides, too
much prudence to act In antagonism to the great
mass OF mis- party, such lapses are apt to be re-
membered
But the Buffalo paper represents him as pledged
by his letter to oppose all compromise OF the sla-
u,lI IN iron n1gfan
ces Mr.: Dix will scarcely take the responsibility
OF defeating any measure of compromise that may
be introduced IN the Senate, although, it there be
a certainty OF Its success, he may vote against 1t.
But even this vote would be, doubt rot, incon-
sstent with views prolessed by him within few
months. Does Mr.. Dix remember having said
during the present session, that although he could
not advocate the adoption OF the Missouri comprO-
mise, yet he would not oppose it, and If adopted
he would acqulesce in it? A politician should,
above all things, have good memory. Mr.
Dix promises to act with the barnburners in every
thing Will he support Mr.. Van Buren,!
Every touryears, certain members of both houses
of Congress are seiZed with severe fit of econo-
my, and expenses are reduced by cutting off from
offerings at the shrine of idemagoguism. But
they go further. There are in each house, certain
men whose sole object appears to be to obtain
notoriey for official parsimony. They follow in
the footsteps of that unutterably sordid individual
60 our present distinguished Postmaster General"
Qor 1t appears that every body is Distinguished
now -a-days from James X. Polk down to Hopkins
l.. TumeyD and, by falacious mode of reason
ing, they doubtless persuade themselves that they
too will attain to seat in the cabinet under some
future James X. Polk; for it is only such man
who could have such men as his cabinet officers.
They have not before their eyes the fear Of Cave
Johnson's notorety, nor do they dread that the
thousand curses OF the widow and the orphan,
whom their stupid and wanton parslInOny deprives
of their rights, Chose rights involving the means
of subsistence of whole famies,) will be stamped
IN bpI Isanp tr fnI y dau
and giving them the appearance of corpse risen
from the grave.
The latest fit of economy Is in relation to the re-
duction of the army. There are two Major Gene
rals-Scolt and Taylor Before the war there was
but one, and one must now be struck off, say these
economists. There are four Brigadier Generals.
There were but two before the war, and by similar
reasoning, they, say two must now be struck of.
If the matter Of the Major Generals be left to the
President there is no doubt that he will cast out
Gen. Scott lnasmuch as he is the enemy OF his dear
ly beloved Pillow. This will be a strange
mode of rewarding the conqueror of Mexico
But which of the Brgadiers will the lot fall upon!
the veteran Gaines, who has spent n whole life in
the service of his country-Wool, the second in
command at Buena Vista-TwIggs, who was in
every battle from Monterey to Mexico-or, KcaY-
ney, the conqueror of California Again, num-
Der of old captains were promoted to the rank OF
MAJOR, under the act of Congress, creating several
additional majortes, and these men, too, to be
cast out OF the army by these economists IN Con-
gress, who wish to acquire at this enormous
flee of individual rights and to the utter disgrace
of the country, the character Of watchful guar
dams of the national treasure. The common herd
in Congress are under the influence OF these men,
and they always frightened by an appeal to the
pocket, Ieving that the people in the habit Of
counting the cost of everything. But it is need
less to say that those who would thus make polti-
cal capital out OF a sordid niggardliness, which
requires only to be known by the people to be re-
probaed and scorned, are not to be trusted There
is an instance during the present session Of
Dax TOD k,tyn III ,V-Go
patent for fourteen years-the long term-although
he is known to have reported invariably against
renewing patents in every other which came
before the committee. This is the same Senator
who voted and harangued against every bill for the
relief of disabled soldiers, who had fought glori-
ously in Mexico. This is the Senators who, on
late occasion, recommended that citizen should
be ''ed and suffered to rot In a dungeon" be-
cause he did not choose to answer illegal ques-
lions. The name of this Senator is Hopkins l..
TuIney. GALvIENsIs.