New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-08
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The Wing party has just surrendered the
Administration of the General Government
which, like those Of our State and City Gov
ernmtnts, is DOW completely in the hands of il,
principal antagonists. Though embarrassed
and crippled by distraction in its own councils
and strong adverse majority throughout In
both Houses of Congress, it has done some
things worthy Of note on a transfer of the Ex-
ecutive power-pOssby of remembrance here
after.
1t has preserved Peace from first to last, in
the face of strong popular tendency toward
aggression on the rights Of neighboring Nations.
No Foreign State has ompained-none has
had reason to complain-of any deficiency in
good faith or good neighborhood on the part of
our Government since Gen. Taylors Inaugural
ton. And there is not to-day speck Of war
upon our horizon, nor is there likely 80 be. un-
I'll our Government shall see fit to create it..
Ii has done all that il has bad power to do
for National development and Industrial pro-
gress. Never crowding upon the Aborigin
tribes, though sometimes constrained to repe
their savage forays on our border settlements,
it has purchased many millions of acres of their
territories and paid them literally therefor
1t has expended Millions in organizing, pro-
teeting, surveying, &c. the New Territories
acquired under its predecessor from Mexico
or created out of our more Northerly domain.
During its four years, large sums have been
expended in building Custom Houses, Post
Offices, Marine Hospitals, &c, in all parts of
the Country. And, though Systematically re-
sisted and bafled by majority of Congress in
its earnest efforts to effect something for our
more exposed and crippled Industrial pursuits,
il has had the satisfaction of obtaining At least
one handsome Appropriation for River aud
HarbOr Improvement, similar TO that vetoed
by Polk during the previous Administration.
Ii leaves about Sixteen Millions of hard Coin
in the Treasury, although the second great
source of National income-the Public Lands
have been nearly sequestrated throughout
its term by the issue Of Bounty Warrants TO
soldiers in the Mexican and earlier wars. Aud.
although the nominal reduction Of our Public
Debt under the Wing Administration has not
been large, yet the real reduction of that Debt,
through the payment of Indemnity 10 Mexico
and 10 our own citizens holding claims against
her for Spoliations which our Government con-
traeted by the Treaty of Peace to satisfy, the
payment Of Indemnity TO Texas for the sur
render Of her preiensions 10 New. Mexico, the
payment Of Fremont's and other claims against
the Government, and the allotment Of Bounty
Lands TO old soldiers (which is only justiisble
on the assumption that il is done in sstisfac-
ton Of an equitable claim on the Nation) must
altogether amount TO many Millions Of Dollars.
Finally, the National Credit stands higher
al this moment than ever before, aud Loan
could be effected on terms more favorable to
the treasury than al any former period.
Such are the material circumstances under
which the Wing party surrenders to its antarO.
Dist the Executive power Of the Federal Gov.
eminent. Its brief Official ascendsncy has not
been brilliant, for it has stolen nothing from
other nations; il has not been eventfal and
stirring, for it has wsged no war upon In
dustry, Commerce or Credit q, home. No