The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-02-20
PROm wAsIITnGTON.
cOrreIPOudsnes efiLe Daily LaaeH'isr Gazette
w..u,sorog Febr4ary "A. 1851.

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wAsnisoTos. Fsbraary "A, 1851.
What 70 Dsm0eraey 4 tNies Qae,iiOas-- The
Post OEss BIZ Appr0pyiqfioH iis--Paetfe
ipay--OsnryeL Seott--PgbRe Priaitag--
A PisGSuis Party--The conpromiae, &c.
% Ma EDiroR;--Unes the QUESTION Of whit il
demWr'cS" is ~ hard H. solve Us iile 'sqnsre 81
tie circle" % y. fiicait of disroyefJ as psrpet
uuI mOtioo" II u highly probable llai The debate
up"H the River ainl Hnrbor bilP will leBd u
some definite aud satisfactory answer 10 the ques
ti0n. II is to be hoped tint soms conclusions mhy
be arrived ui in order To satisfy many members
OF that party WIN persist 10 cpiming avote for
the Irregular ticket the only true test OF mod.
eru democracy
Mr.. SlcLane II Marylohd WHO on many anes.
iions is considered a sound dembcrpt supported
Ire appropriations lnr the improvements upnn
fresh" ns well as ''sat'whier aud rplcrrrd 10 the
lnci that many0f our iUrmer Presidents had not
the sasucity 10 observe tie differences in these
lUpprUpriatOnS which have recently been disco
yered by sUme 0i our democratic rDetaphyscans
Mr.. Burt Of South Carolina. was hot satisfied
aud was anxious 10 6lid an answer 10 the question
Of what is democracy" II these river and hnr
bUr appropriations were part 0t tie Baltimore
platform he was anxious to know it. IL they
formed part Of theNnrthern democratic platform,
lie coIrteBded that they did not belong TO li,
Southern democratic platform. and was satisfied
that bin TO prevent steamboat disasters and the
consequent loss Of many lives would not staud
the test OF true democracy. Butin order tp oh
tain definite answer to the qnestinD. he pnt il
! u the Chairman and asked him very bluuty-
I"what IS democrucyl"
The Chuirmnu wgs unfortunately unable %
give the required Information He was oiliy 50
Il.r ahia IN tn,
in 1874 it was Polk. Dallas tie Tariff Of 1912
Texas aud The whole Of Oregon ur none aud il
l84S CBss aud Butler wilhouttIe residue. iit
was not prepared to say what il was IN 1851.
You will perceive Mr.. EdIlnr, that alihungh i
is highly probable. il Is not absolutely certain tho
the discovery will be made. The subject may b'
deferred until another Congress is elected whel
the new censns Will most likely give 10 the Yves
;hat preponderance IN the National Congress
which will require these very proper and necessi
ry Improvements.
Many subjects Of great importance are 10 b,
acted upon. Tho Post Office bill still sleeps II
The Senate. The appropriation bills are Just nov
engaging attention in the House Tile recen
Jews from England has awakened d little inieres
, in Congress urnn the subject Of railway connrc
tion with The Pacific coast. Tue Sennte 81 far ~
= its action is concerned, has nnde a LieueHan
General in the army ont Of General Scott, for hi
: meritorous services; il is supposed the tluus
will concur. Mr. Ritchies friends nro lnbornj
bard 10 give him more money outOf the Nutiuna
Treasury than he is entitled TO-
About . 900 persons have just arrived in thi
: city from Boston, gu pleasure excursion Tn
weather is pleasant and the Capital is IA usual
capital place o resort lur pleasure seekers.
The compromise measures Of the last sessio
have uuieted the slavery agitation tn a great ga