New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-24
WASHINGTON.

WASnINUl Oi~'
Collection OF she Revenus-"en 800
C.mnron,ss-Gen. Cass on fascrven0on-
Dousias-Buchnna1, &c
0oyr,spopds nee of The ~ T. Tnoane.
W.,Hrxoros, Saturday, March 90, 1852.
It's known that the expenses OF collect
a.. ne revenue from Customs IL 6xed oy hmiteo
.nuropriation for that service duty has mus oe-
,oived mon the Treasury Department TO bring down
shs expenses within that limit Various reductions
81 the expenditures have accordingly been made
vtthin the las. fe years from time to time, in Or
der 70 accomplish this object. These have been
made by reducing, in many cases, the pay of the
subordinate officers, by cutting of the Revenue Boa'
system by abolishine sinecares, and in other ways
further reduction of the expenditures is NO sus
sstsd by the abolshms mt of the place Of Naval Of
6cey which is said to be- BY those who are familiar
with the duties of the Custom House, not only
air azure. but positive obstruction in the way OF
.hs pvompt transacton of business. We understand
Se subect is TO be brought to the consideration OF
the Hsuss.
The report from Washing ton, published in one or
more OF the New-York papers OF Wednesday last,
stating that Gen. scorT was upon the point OF wrs'
ting letter approving the Compromise, and which
some OF his friends were verdant enough to suppose
he'd some Truth in IT, is without the shadow OF fonn-
dalton II il OF piece with the strange, startling
extraordinary announcements we often made for
the use and consumption OF open mouthed gullioill-
IT, And the report is no, only untrue nov, but VIII
be untrue to the end no wscever often 1t may be re-
yived. II Gen. ScoTr cannot be elected without
letters, without: pledges, without Protestations,
then he will not be elected at all The friends OF
Gen. ScoTT and the enemies OF Gen ScoTr may as
well set their hearts at rest on this point II pub
lie life of forty years has not beer sufficient to estao-
sh him in the confidence of his countrynen, ne cam
not now secure that confidence by covering hau
sheet or whole sheet Of foolscsp with 'protesta.
TONS TO be published the OF an election, for
the purpose Of aiding bis own personal advancement.
And no man IS mere thoroughly imbued with this
sentiment than Gen. scoTr himself He will, there
fore, attempt no folly of the Sort If he cannot
stand on his services, his character. his long
public life he cauDot stapd at all II these are not
sufficient TO command the support Of his fellow-citi
zens, sheet Of foolscap Won't save him. lie stands
out On the record Of his countrys history as one OF
the most prominent and distinguished men OF his
day By that record he must ABIDE. BY his past his
tory must he be judged By that it must be deter
mined whether or not he ~ nomiDa alton " fit 70 be
made"
Mr.. CAss made some happy remarks on Thursdsy
in the Senate after the conclusion Of Gov JONES on
Intervention. In the first place he gave us the sub
stance of his former eight ten column speech on
that subject, in about ten minutes. And when long
and elaborate effort is boiled down in this way, the
residue is apt TO be good 1t is wha. Dryden calls
the burning OF embroidery in pot What is left az
ter the process, is the solid metal. MI CAsss posi-
TONS % he then and there stated them, impreg
nable. Gov. JONES made nothing by attempting
reply He might as well have kicked at a granite
doorstep The Governor could only be applauded
for his eallsDtry in sssa3ng such mpregnable works
He did as well as anybody could have done. Buy
nobody could DO any thing. II was bold careering
rush Of cavalry upon a stOckade OF oayobess. In
the course of his remarks the General paid his
pliments to "Youpg America" who, in the person of
Judge DOUGLAS and MARSHALL of California, sat
close on his right. He acknowledged himself to be
an old fogie, just such one as WASHINGTON
and JEFFERSON. The rest OF his observations, which
were quite telling, amounted to about this. that
young folks think old ones fools, but old folks
young ones 10 De The infernecine strife between
the old fogies and the Young America OF Loco Fo-
coism 10 thus growing interesting. Ii 10 already
pretty quarrel AZ 1t stands Gen CAss says In pri-
the peculiar sotriquet OF gentlemen who wear long
hair all over their faces, "a Ia MARsHALL.) The
General 10 nettled Mr.. BUCHANAN is netted, all the
old fogieS ave netted, at the recent impertn de-
m0nsuations OF "Young America" Be assured the
Old Guard will not be shot down without pouring
party are thus in nent peril Tae spectacle is too
painful to be contemplated with composure, but we
hope to meet the final denouemsnt with resignation.
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