New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-11

Democratic Issues.
son what issues. them Can before the rcua-
Try and confidently calculate upoa Ioe tspp.is ~ sae
American PEOPLE a. the approacnns
toni I answer, unhesitatogiy, that ~e mass idi
back "A YOU suggest. upon those fundamsnth am
tine honored prrcp'e' shiea rave asIusu u ans
our political opponents since ne 1eg,nhine, anu
vhicb from the very nature OF the fs1efai.cohee,,
Triton. must continue 20 divide US rom t1em usen
the ED. We must inscrioe upon 9.s o s.i,s.
80, constyuctjon 81 the Constitution. denial 10
Conoress OF all Do sers no. clearly GRANTEES by thas
instrnmen., and rgid economy In pubic expen'
"These expenditures have nov reached the enor-
NOUS sun OF fifty aillions OF dollars per annun,
and unless arrested in their advance by the stfong
arm o: the Democracy Of the country may, IN the
course OF a few years, reach one hundred millions.
The appropriation Of money 70 accomplish sreas
national objects sanctioned by the Constitution ousn.
20 be on Z scale commensurate with our over aho
resources az a nation but It's expenditure ought to
be conducted under the guidance OF enignteneI
economy and strict responsibility am cohvincea
that our expenses might be considerably Ieaucsu
below the present Standard not only wltnou' oe.iI
Taent but with positive advantage both to the Gov
eminent and the people"
We take the above from letter OF Mr..
Buchanan TO certain people of Baltimore oy
whom public dinner was rendered to that
gentleman, by the way, as we suppose, OF
enabling him to write letter repudiating
the idea that "if he had drop of Demo
cratic blood in his veins he would let it out
and declaring his belief in "the time
honored principles that had divided HIM
and his fellow Democrats from their Wing
opponents " since the beginning" Among
those SO honored principles " we find emu
merated, ga rigid economy in public ex-
penditure," by way of commenting upon
which we submit the following brief view
Of that expenditure under Wing and Loco
Feco Administrations
wags"d Prets.ssd 0o0-f'o' S sss Brush Free
' s:1X Ave annual sI ls. Jackson and
p:,dgs 81 ya u.ys IF
public debt SIS o0e OOo count pub deb; ssl, 7Oo,OOs
ls 81 is si Her Wake, III. svd Rss,
Average annual AN Co. -S3oOo,0 OV
expenditure $780, 81 ,s0o,Oot
The whole policy of the Loco-Foco party
of which Mr.. Buchanan is 80 distinguished
a member, tends to increase the public ex-
penditure, because its measures lead inva-
riably to war and disturbance increasing
armies and fleets British freedom Of trade
and Capitalization Of power to divide
among the victors "tl.e spoils " of the ma
ton. Loco.Foco agents among the Indians
made the war in Florida, by aid of which
the public expenditure was increased in less
than ten years ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY PER
CENT. Loco. Focoism made the war with
Mexico, by aid of which the public expen-
diture was again increased ONE HUNDRED
AND FIFTY PER CENT. and Loco-FOco Con.
gressmen now make the appropriations.
And vet we have here one of the prime
agents in the measures which have led to
so vast an increase of expenditure, and one
of the principal members Of the most cor
rupt Administration the country has ever
seen, preaching economy, and expressing
himself as being firmly convinced" that
the expenditure might be reduced with
advantage to both the Government and the
people !" We have heard of Satan re-
proving Sin, but have no recollection Of
having ever seen the idea so fully exempli-
fed az on this occasion.
Fag, in Sheridan's comedy Of The Rivals,
assures one of his friends that he "does
not mind telling lie," but that it goes
against his conscience to be found out" 1t
appears to US, that his conscience and those
Of most of the leaders Of the Loco FOco par
ty, must be not unlike each other. There 10
another of Sheridan's characters, however.
for which Mr.. Buchanan seems to be most
admirably fitted. Should he ever deter.
mine to appear upon the stage, we cannot
but hope that he will make his debut In the
part of Joseph Surface, unless, indeed, he
should be led to adopt the conclusion that
Ma,ewOrm, in the comedy of The Hypocrite.
is that which 10 best suited to his particular
style Of playing. In either Of them, he
would make, as we think, a decided hit.