New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-04
In the House yesterday, nIustrn-
ring the policy of saving nj the spisot and
drawing at the bung-The Union reproach-
ing Its Friends.

NOfItHPOhstH~|N VI LUG lfiuA1c.
WAsHIssT0s, April 2. lsss
The Senate was not in session yesterday. The
House was.
A bill for the relief of somebody was debated
opposed, supported ridiculed, defended, and pass.
ed. 1t gives somebody $500. forget his name
bat his account with Uncle Sam, if made out &C.
cording TO rule, would stand somewhat 10
UNCLE SAN IN ACCOUNT Win -,
DR-To bill passed House for relief. 500
ca BY cost Of one days discussion. l5UO
Dano9ein Uncle Sans favor ....... 81 900
This, however, would not be the whole amount
of IS Indebtedness. The bill has been debated
at least four times before, in various Congresses,
aud at expense Of certainly not less than a. 900.
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 unces,
and many that are not uRcles and never will be, is
often more liberal than just He will give millions
for whim, toy, for an opinion that is worth no.
thing, and withhold the payment of an honest debt
refuse to merit the little pittance that might keep
starvation at bay.
Still, 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 hal
ter, Il at it 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 its payment Ii is
this: Board OF Commissioners should be appoint
ed before whom all evidence of claims should be
preferred, and if necessary, argued to be admitted
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.
Ii is impossible for two hundred and twenty eight
members to examine each one for himself, the char
acter of every claim presented 10 Congress He
must repose confidence somewhere, and be guided
in his vote by something than his own opinion
The several Committees, TO whom the claims are
referred have not time however earnest their in
clination and undisputed their ability, to sft and
decide upon the merits Of each individual claim or
petition-and attend TO their engrossing duties
members. change. therefore, something like
the one suggested, seems mperousy demanded
The Union OF this morning attempts a quiet thrust
at those aspirants in its ranks who seeking to de-
bar Mr. POLK from the next Presidency After al
luding to the narrow attempt of LOUIS PHILIPPE
to sacrifice ali men for one man" it goes on to
say; ave care not in what country the error is
committed it is somewhat felt even in our own
great Republic. Men who have gained some char.
acter and weight TO apt to think the people are
made for them. and 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 own 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 10 be administered is to serve the peo
Pile and 10 bide their tiae and cdu TIL the people
call them into p0lcer.' The italics are ours bat the
application cannot be mistaken. IL will be seen
that the people occur five times in the last
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 bat surely taking sides with
the inevitable candidate IL is right IL does not
undertake to lead the tone OF bis party, but is early
in falling ia with it,