New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-08
WASHINGTON.
o.,,an Sympathy at Present-Mr' corwin no,
president pro. te".-rfos9eets wi'h 'es" "'
- ,g.iRuability Of Land Warrants, sc.

,5ence ofThs y. Tribune
VasgrsGTos. Saturday. Sept. g. 1871
Cuban sympathy seems suddenly TO have
IA On, m this region, anl the utterly Q1xoic CHAR
-, n Jopez expedition seem. now TO BE ackno~-
',a.,d BY the most y.o.en, and sangulne fhbus-
,,,,.. who yet cam for han and his followers the
mo-, possiole order o. Patriotism.
I,.esas tina, few. # any Northern men took hold,
.,5 ue ardent Sou;Aemos begin 10 suspect that
49,, were 700 cute 70 risk themselves With few
.,,fred men T. s:orm thoroughly fortified posses
,cf ,re Of the European powers. garrisOned y IL
f,scip Cd troops, and guarded coast wise @i't
Iii apuointcd men-o'-war. The vague and dreamy
orrise Of CO. pefdtlOn on the part Of the residents
Ie island CD not satisfy the cool and wary North
o,er II was not so IN our own Re gOiutlOn When
rance Was ASKED for aid II was after the hardy des-
cencan,s Of the Pilgrims hai braved the storm oil
war for years.
b G,e, th0sseises must Sirhf ne oiy" ana though
,.sdv 10 aid as WIS shown during the Canadian re-
tehon when aIl IS deserved, lhey have Mite o. lpe
ouixo,ic disposition exhibited by Lopez ani MS i'i-
4, Is 10 be hoped that the secret history Of tbs
uoyement viii no, long remain unwriion. Inc ex-
nos. would De richer than the famous budget o.
chance epsiles gwen TO the world ron me HlustY
aTchlyts Of me lusluii hoNH' ny iic lhAtloN5"'A'
Mackenzie
There was fugitive statement from some source,
Which seems to have gained some credit, mat M.
Gown was acting President during the President
.hsence m Virginia. A. It saddles Mr.. torNin with
more rcsponsblltv than ne assumed. the correction
should be made ! understand that the secretary OF
the Treasury advised the removal o. tne collector
OF New Orleans and the matter was instantly TAKEN
I'd on the return Of the President
There Is every appearance that violent cn)ft
will be made ~ the next Congress 10 OBTAIN law
making Land Warrants aSsignaolo, ana as IL VIII be
composed of q majority of the Democracy by
name though not 10y nature the ntNed specu-
alols and land mOnopollsis Viii Doubtless have II
all Their own way. II Is too bad IN TINS vast d0na-
ton Of public handmade under the pfeie0se OF re-
wardne the defenders Of the country should after all
result IN hiie else than afoTdng capital opporin-
nliy for specializing al the expense OF the poor anu
destitute Had II been appropriated 10 carry out the
Grand beneyoloncc of MISS ID X, II would nave been
something 10 boast Of As u is, or VIII be- the con
trast IS SICksning.
There IS, however. some hope. 4 scheme rs
talked of bV which sort of sliding scale VIII he pro-
yced gradually rendering them eligible to assign
ment according To- puorlty Of service. TINS would
secure TO the Old soldier something ior ms warrant,
# he did not choose 10 locate 1t, would prevent
undue speculation and monopoly, and protect The m
iegcs,S Of the Government ln land sales nom the oi
iccis.0f throwing INTO the market so many millions
Of acres at a cost FAT less than It's minimum prce.
There may be another difficulty. 4 Presidential
veto upOn such an act is among the possibilities
IN. Executive power has already. upon one occa
son construed away the assignahllty OF warrants,
when any other construction would have bccncqualy
piorcr or feasible The probable objection would
be- that the has neriered 20 too great au extent WIN
III, pCcuniary interests of the Government. ION
gr,SS NAV doubtless UNppSf OF Inc fuplc LANDS lof
such purposes as II may deem proper, but ought not
to make Il law seriously oimiulSllng the value OF
wha, remains as The property Of the states and the
People
The President is sand to enicrian able views upon
this subject, which he VIII doubtless give 10 the
wnxld when called upon To protect the interests oi
the Government, and of that class OF people most
likely 20 suffer
Owing 10 the late accession ol clerical force IN the
Pension Bureau winch was much needed, Warrants
are turned oil more Rapidly though the tedious pEo-
cess attending the examination, compilations %c. OF
evidence makes n a slew business al pest.
MORE ANON.