New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-05
Proceedings In the House saturday, iliu-fru-
ting the policy of saving nj the spisot and
drawing ut the buns-Tbe Union reproach-
ing Its Friends.

COrTcsuNni ence OF Inc lTlDulic.
wAsHTSGr0S, April 2, lsis.
The Senate was not in session yesterday. The
House
blu for the relief Of somebody was debated
opposed, supported ridiculed, defended, aud pass
ed. 1t gives somebody $500. forget bis name
but his account with Uncle Sam, if made out &C.
cording to rule. would stand somewhat so:
UScLE SAX N ACCOUNT WITH -
DRTo bill passed House for relief. 900
CR-By cost Of one day discussion l5OO
Damage In Uncle Sans favor. ...-.-.sl .OO0
This however. would not be the whole amount
Of S Indebtedness The bill has been debated
at least four times before, in various Congresses
and at an expense Of certainly not less than OOO
Perhaps it will be said that Uncle Sam ought
To pay all the costs, no matter how enormous, for
not paying the debt at once There may be some
truth in this Uncle Sam, like many other uncles
and many that are not uHcles and will be, is
often more liberal than just. He will give millions
for a within a toy, for opinion that is worth no
thing, and withhold the payment OF an honest debt
refuse TO merit the little pttance that might keep
starva alton at bay.
Sill. in these matters of private claims, he may
not be so wrong after all. He is so often imposed
upon by Adventures, by persons having no other
claims 10 his justice but good whipping, or a hal
ter that IL is no wonder If he occasionally turn
deaf ear and hard heart to honest and urgent de-
mands
But one thing is certain, hardly less so than the
fact that we have run up an enormous National
Debt without any provision for It's payment IL Is
this: A Board Of Commissioners should be appoint
ed. before whom all evidence Of claims should be
preferred and If necessary argued, 10 be admitted
or rejected according to the rules OF law. The de
cision OF the Board, properly constituted, if not
conclusive by law upon the action OF Congress
would be so In practice
IL is impossible for two hundred and twenty eight
members 10 examine, each one for himself, the char
ecter Of every claim presented to Congress- be
must repOse confidence somewhere, and be guided
in mis- vote by something more than his opinion
The several Committees, 10 whom the claims are
referred, have not time, however earnest their IN
clination and undsputed their ability, TO slit and
decide upon the merits of each individual claim or
petition-and attend 10 their engrossing duties as
members. change, therefore, something like
the one suggested, seems imperiousy demanded
The Union of this morning attempts quiet thrust
at those asprants in its ranks who seeking to de-
bar Mr.. Polk from the next Presidency. After al
luding to the narrow attempt OF Louis PHILIPPE
Ito sacrifice all men for one man. it goes on to
say: We care not in what country the error is
committed il is somewhat felt even In our own
grea, Republic Men who have gained some char
scter and weight are to apt to think the people are
made for them, aud not they for the people. But
the people will yet teach them the great lesson
that however they may attempt to command the
people for their interests their true position In
this country, where the Government belongs to the
people, for whom 1t was created, and for whose
benefit it is to be administered, is to serve the peo
pie. and TO hide III ir time. and rat till the people
call them into p0rer." The Italics are ours but the
application cannot be mistaken. 1t will be seen
that the "people' occur five times in the last sen
tence, and seven times in the whole extract. This
is what probably the Union intends as a popular
style of writing.
The Union is slowly but surely taking sides with
the inevitable candidate. IL is right Ii does not
undertake to lead the tone OF his party, but is early
IN falling in with il.