The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-24
correspondence at ll,e Boston Courier.
FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsmSur0N, Feb. Is, 1870,
Mo Polk IA r0uuH down tho avenue iC
Colnuu's, Tor the lryiug House, n week be
fore the 4ili, to give umnru cifnH III ~,
Willie llguar, So ,le lndirH any. ,Alhloi
liliss l'a-! ,--..''-"rer iroHi llaligTufGr 10 se
care temporary quarters ior lhO Ilego af Ia
Onn Vista, WHO was, yesterday, IN tho face OF
the Senate aud House Of Representatives To-
1 golir, R-scuihlc,l, witirns waniof ihc world'r
/ people ms could crowd into liiu galleries, '"'
clHred 10 bo elected Ia the office Of President,
/ for four years from tho illI Of March, next
Vice President Dallas asserted this from the
Sprnkrrs clHT, with FToni gravity
II u very generally conceded that tho l'ro-
focal which has raised such dust bat which
would br more properly irrmcd pn nppru-
dngc or supplement- 10 the Treaty OF GundR.
lupr, viii not inlnlihly destroy our iilfe TO
California ana New Mcxir". !sscc Rre
number Of Anglo Saxnns who h1Vu rWtMfk-
rd for tirut territory WIN viii r.c 90 thalMeN-
leo occupies even her citadel on Guflurancc.
To entertain my iden Tint she can rrrhnn n.
~ part Of hor former territory on which the
Yankee Inns got tnothold, ~ TO exhibit Rn o.
arm about M rrasonnblr NJ that Which Ihe
rnan displayed, who cried mo du1ug tiic del.
uge
Tho nervous temperament "a the lively
t"NNlNNNFN vi llN llflNlAiN hFNttH MN uh nilhl
nB hen with one chicken, ar ms Tic old gen.
Iemsu who goes shout lhc world with his
tail luekcd up, IL usunlly assumed to Toe, Ia
gnlo Of wind. let us not be- understood, by
this niplnnt strain of remark, ihht We ore
wanting in respect for this gentleman, or
place n low estimate on HE abilities. Not NJ
all. We entertain high opiniui, of Mr. Wal.
ker'r tplcniG hui we hrq ttanhlc 10 copsid.
or-hiin q " tru or discreet sisltsinBn. lie ,n
colorcd enthusiasm. We wouit piaeh rather
trust tho management % nay practical
nfIiir tn his sensible and iogihe Spouse. She
comes of tho old Ben Franklin stock, aud IL
a good specimen OF tie rHcr. We should be-
wiling iowugcr tlint her good sense exceeds
thnt uf the niinhlr littlc Secretary ~ mach Ms
her bodily proportions exceed his. We are
sure she would weigh him down two TO one
either way.
Bu, the lnl'ors ufths gcnlt,hnh orcJcNces'.
siVc. 'fhe muiis tu hts department come ~
o.hushcl bngs. II takes him between three
aud four hours every day supply to open nnd
rppiJly survey tho contents ofhis letters. lie
~ a philanIhropir man, not 10 wish to trans
fer lis enormous b,irdens to bis successor,
whoever he may be. IL u generally nnder-
,4aaL illai he bcliryrs-Alr tynna- 20 l,r alto.
geiher lhr~fiiicEi nun among tho wings To
follow him. fcomuiowfepori DO not n liar,
the nflhirs of his department arc in grehi eon-
fusion, and the lnbors of n clear hcadcd,prHc-
teal man, familiar with financial ntiuirs,
are nhsoluinly essential to It's cxlricn,ion. Sc
rous npprchonsious nro already entertained
that his financial Arrangements win leave the
government and the Wings IN the urch DC.
fore the assembling Of n new Congress, unless
measures nre taken az this session TO guard
against the prohnhlu deficiency in The pub.
lie Treasury. There IL already a falling OF
ihrcn millions " tho expected revenue from
the public lands aud the customs, In lie first
six months oflho fiscal ycnr ending "a june,
1910. while the appropriations ate ahoni1No
millions aud half ia ndvphcs ofihc Seero.
inry's estimates. There bru doubt, Ia any
view orthc case, TINT tho Whiaa are going TO
have an ugly load thrown TO their Shut
dcrs from the Treasury Department Mr.
Folks administration hns run the country %.
yer head and cars IN tleiJt and II witt hu left
l;,r General Tuylor's to foot The hillr. The
internal trade ol;thc country Is not prosper
Gus IN many essential Interests, md its W..
ward prorross -IsuSf he slow. Mr. Walker
has gone along on fill sen, which hNs tax.
On him safely over nll the shoals. ilnrs and
rcpfs orfiuancc, without his touching bottom
once. His successor comes in on the ehb tide,
aud if they escape all these olrS,mrlions
wiIiInut rubbing the ground, they will Ger.
hliiy ucheINt 10 no CpubHtlth very hkuIHl
nnyigutors. But the difficulties before them
nrc much greater than my which the outgo-
ing Secretary has had To encounter.
I, The Committee Of Ways mud Mems will
soon make II report in favor ola revision of
the tnriffof 1916, but no action will lie taken
ut this session or the subject beyond print.
iuu tho report. Tho Senntq ~ not rendy,ond
Mr. Polk is no, ready for any such rcvisGi Bu,
when the soon-to-be Bv,presidefif shah have
lost his official powers, and yielded 10 tho Sc
licntions of his better hale to mike tbs TOUR
Of Europe, his wishes mud Opinions thereon
will be quite overlooked end forgotten,