New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-11

of law" you say, lies at the base OF the
Wing creed" How came you digging
and wriggling away down below that base
in quest of filthy lucre which tempted you
as unearned Mileagel Had you also
"despaired Of public confidence" when
you made your grab J" or do you lack
even that poor excuse for your gouge!
Truly, my Giant! you are quite right in
urging a return to ga rigid system of ac-
countability."
Democracy has seen fit to saddle our
People with the cost of governing and de-
Tending the immense deserts and savage
haunted wilds and mountains known as
upper Texas, New Mexico, Utah, the ella
region, &c. &c. 1t has also saddled US
with a treaty obligation to protect the
people of eastern Mexico against their he
reditary spoilers from our side of the Rio
Grande and the ella. The ful6llment of
these obligations, partial and inefficient as
it has been, costs heavy sums annually;
for many company of U. S. border troops
are this day living on -four that has cost the
Government $40 or $50 per barrel, and
other things in proportion. New-Mexico
does not produce its own food, and the re-
sidue of our savage-haunted frontiers not
only produce little or nothing edible, but
can only be supplied with it at a ruinous
cost of transportation. In these remote
regions, Indian troubles are of frequent oc-
currence, and demand instant suppression.
The officers cannot wait for orders from
Washington, much less can the President
await the action Of Congress, but each
must strike instantly and ask for appropri
atoms afterward. This is very undesir-
able state of things, but it makes its own
laws, and those who insisted on the Parti-
ton of Mexico have no right to complain
of it. New-Mexico alone is probably
costing our Government 100000 per
annum, while all the revenue derived from
it, directly and indirectly, will not reach
100000; and with all this, it is improv-
ing neither in industry, production, popu-
lation nor morals; and we have the salts
faction of knowing that, in return for this,
the People hate US most cordially, and
would gladly cut the throats of every
American among them if they dared.
How could an Administration foresee all
the Indian outbreaks and forays for year
in advance! What Congress would give
them the money if they did ! And is it
not paltry in an ex-candidate for Presi-
dent, in full view of these facts, to be
caviling at these calls for appropriations
to supply deficiencies, especially since the
fiscal year is within three weeks of its
close, and no deficiency bill has been
passed
But the Little Giants chosen field is
Foreign Policy. If o man of his stamp
had been at the helm, instead of mere
pigmy like Webster, he would have
stopped the Spaniards shooting the Gu
ba prisoners, Though hOw we can't see,
since all who were shot were dead
DAYS before our Government knew they
had been taken,) and made Spain vince
for "palpable violation of treaty stip-
ulations." All very natural and prob
able. When Giants are trumps, we shall
of course have things done up Railroad
fashion. But what of the equally ralpable
and still more disgraceful violations of
treaty and of all manner of National
decency, in the mobbing Of the Span
ish Consulate and the destruction OF the
homes and property of Spanish residents
at New. Orleapsl On that exceedingly
progressive demonstration of the New
Orleans Democracy, Young America is
oracularly silent. Mr.. Webster unluckily
could not so easily ignore it. He had to
treat of the occurrences in Cuba and those
at New Orleans all at once; and if ne had
extorted an apology from Spain for the ex-
ecution (under plea of necessity of part
of her prisoners, he would certainly have
been obliged to make one for the rulfianly,
barbarian outrages committed on unOfend-
ing Spaniards in New-Orleans. We think
he did very well in allowing the one to
offset the other.
Young America" the Giant thinks,
fought to assert her position and policy
among the Nations of the EARTH" We
think so too; but we hope she will do it
after more statesmanlike, dignifed man
ner than the Giant indicates. Bullying