Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-14
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.

SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.
The Lntelligencer, remarking upon the
sbortive efforts of the past two days to
obtain an expression of favor for the pro-
posed Government Pacific Railroad pro-
ject, concluded that the plan of giving
donations Of the public lands will prob
ably after all be adopted. Referring also
to the introduction of resolution to make
the election of United States Senator's by
the people, the editor briefly rehearses
the history Of a previous effort of the same
sort, essayed by Colonel Benton in 1924,
and opposed by Rufus King. The same
journal contains one of those charm
ing family letters from Europe which now
and then grace its columns, as those of
no other daily in the country are now
graced.
The Union contains the Annual Report
of the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs,
and comments briefly on our synopsis of
the vote by which the Senate elected a
printer on Monday. The editor, on the
assurance of Senator James, denies that
the latter voted for Beverly Tucker, Esq.
This denial fixes the unknown Tucker
vote upon some one of the sixteen Demo-
cratic Senator's whom we set down as
voting for Armstrong. We must bring
him out, whoever he may be, if only for the
sake ofthe principle of honesty of purpose
in the Government of the United States, so
outraged by senatorial deed of char
acter making one of their authors seek
to conceal from the public knowledge the
part he has had in it. As for this par
ticular election, it is nothing to us. We
"go in" for open and fair warfare in pol
itics, and for as few concealments as pos
sible in the Government of the United
States. We look upon the secret conclaye
on nominations as we'll as on many other
matters coming so before the Senate, as the
most cOrruptins influence in the Govern
ment Of the United States, next after the
six years tenure of the United States
Senator's. These are the bats of ire
sponsibility leading to improper specula-
tons in New York Dry Docks, Texas
bonds, Navy Yard sites, Western River
mail contracts, &C., which we shall pro-
badly have occasion ere long to bring to
the knowledge of the country, among a
host of such things affecting the official
conduct Of men in high places.
But to return to the spirit of the press
OF the day. We trust that General
James's prompt and emphatic denial of
the correctness of the position we as
signed to him enormously, will end in
informing the world who it is who did
the thing in the Senate on Monday last
which he SO studiously conceals, in his
apparent dread of punishment at the bar
of public opinion.
The Senf,nel comes with Pickwickian
DISPLAY and earnestness, to the defence
Of the Senate against the Unions few re-
marks on Monday, concerning their cleo
ton of printer. The same paper also
at onre takes the initiative about appro-
priations; inyeighing loudly against mig
gardly expenditures of the public money.
This Is in strict keeping with what we
have more than once said of the purposes
actuatins the Democratic opponents of
the National Administration, outside Of
the halls of Congress. However, we did
not expect to see the work began on the
very day after the Senate's election. But
Its long road to travel, this session, for
the lobby to get very deep into the Trea-
sury and rough one to boot, thanks to
that ogre, Guthrie, and that bear, Marcy
and others, like them. 1t will not take
the Wings of the Senate very long to
learn to regret having unknowingly helped
Messrs. AtchisOn, Hunter, Evans, and
BrOdhead, in the work of unwittinglv
frightening the prospects and strength
ening the cause OF Shanghai" and
kbony" lines, and all the thousand
other other little Operations" on the
Treasury, which require the aid of cham
payne and canvas backs, &C., &c, ere
they can be "put through" befogged
Congress at midnight