The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-15


correct as far as he could the existing abuses
But, while attempting to do 30, he would not no So
far as the gentleman from Ohio prcpused The
time has gone by when the country can be brought
70 purely metallic currency. Even handed
justice ought to be accorded to the District Sup
press small notes, and let Congress increase the
va ue Of specie to keep it from expectation
Mr.. ST UART suggested whether the House were
NOT as well prepared 10 vote now as after an hour
or two's additional discussion, and act upon the
Dali definitely without further deoate.
Mr.. SACKETT spoke briefly in favor of the es,
adjustment of q free banking iaw-the association
to deposit 5 100000 in United States stocks with
the Treasury Department to secure the note holders
and general creditors.
Mr.. AVERETT said the bill may be objection
able but he would vote for it rather than leave the
subject untouched.
MIR. J. w. HOWE opposed the bill, considering
that the penalties were 80 disproporonate and IN
adequate to the offence, that the public would disre-
| gard it and hold it in contempt.
| Mr.. WASHBURN followed upon the same side,
saying the bill was extremely crude thatits en-
forcement would be impracticable.
Mr.. NABERS announced, as conclusion drawn
from the discussion, that If they could do nothing
else they should pass bill similar to the laws Of
Delaware. New York, Maryland, and Virginia,
| and give 70 the people of the District of Columbia
preciseiy such privileges as are enjoyed by the
people of those States at the present time. Can
Congress properly deprive the people of the Dis
trict of this? Ii not, let the Committee for the Dis
and restrict the issue and circulation of bank pa
per; but il, the other hand, the people here
not to be treated with the consideration they de-
serve, then let the discussion cease. And now he
would do what has not been done this session, stop
his remarks before the expiration of his five min
utes' time. ILaughter.l
The question having been taken on Mr.. CART-
TER's amendment, it was voted down.
Mr.. MlLLSON offered one, in effect, combining
the penalties to the manufacturers and issuers Of
the notes, and explained it.
Mr.. HOUSTON said it was impossible to arrive
at a result satisfactory to all. He did not believe
that the bill was perfect; but wishing to accomplish
all the good he could, and as nothing better had
been presented he should take the bill as it came
from the committee. 80 re
The amendment was adopted. together with sew
cral others; and, without coming to conclusion
upon the subject, the committee rose. s. H2a
The SPEAKER laid before the House several Ex-
ecutive,communications. 9t1a
And the House adjourned. ~
PETITION
Z BY Mr., FLORENCE: The petition of Thomas
B. Tilden, of the city of Philadelphia, submitting
MitchelPs Universal Atlas. recently published
edition OF 1859 by Thomas Cowperthwaite & Co.,
and soliciting Congress to order such number of
copies as they may deem proper.
PREsIDEsTIAL PuasuIr OF A CABINET, UNDER
DIFFICULTIES Senator Hale descrb d the De-
mocracy as swollen to such an extent by success
as to be absolutely unhealthy The bulletins we
get every day from the various members of the un.
fortunate patient, but especially from its supposed
head at Concord and it's actual heart at Washing
tom go far to prove the truth of the Senator's diag
n0sls The Democracy IS diseased.
The strangest feature in the conflict ia the evil
dent effort Of General Pierce to maintain his indie
pendence by chalking out career for himself,
while the politicians in every State and the Con-
gressmen in Washington resolved that all
direction shall emanate Immediately from them,
and that the President shall be nothing but hu.
man ballot expression of their sovereign will.
Thus there are four great Democratic elements in
strife for supremacy. The President elect, who
does not choose to degrade himself into tooI the
Representatives in Congress, who consider them
selves high priests and oraces of Democracy; the
State politicians who regard their authority para
mount to that OF CongrcsBmen; and, lastly, the
innocent, good natured people, who very little
for place or power, but are anxious to the
country honestly and progressively governed.
The difficulty is not diminished when we recollect
that these Democratic Congressman, politicians,
and people are divided and subdvided throughout
our country into all kinds of local or fanatical
fragments, and that the great task of the President
elect is to fuse the whole in his political alembic
80 not only to produce unity, but purity. We
think it likely he will succeed when the aichymist
produces gold from similar materials.
Intelligent men who have lately been in Wash
ngton describe the scenes in this "happy family
as distressingly iudicrous We speak of persons
who have had access to the .sintina penefralia,''
and are not accustomed to form opinions from ex-
ternal rumors. Indeed, it seems resolved that the
President elect shal not even have the usual right
OF exercising his constitutional discretion in Sc
leciing cabinet. 1t was bad enough to condemn
him to be the mere ticket-taker of all who had
right to enter the arena of Office; but it is hard
that he is not allowed to select the ministers who
are to be accountable for an honest administration
of the Government. We believe this is the first
time in the history of cabinets that men have un-
olushingly and personally sought these high off
ces; and, not conteniing themselves with intro.
H.
him with recommendations, and besieged either
him or the Houses in Washington with hosts of
'irlends'' who pretend to warrant the candidates
pretensions in their several States.
~ Baltimore american.
& TIE CINcINNATI STEAM FIRE EsGINE was pub
licly tried again in that city the let instant,
and the best fire engine in the city was brought
out, strongly manned, to compete with it. In ten
minutes the steam was up and the engine in op-
Grafton. The fremen went TO work with the ordi
nary engine confident Of beating the new-fangled
affair. The signal was givsn-putf! puff! went
The iremen bore down and up in quick success
sion, and strained every nerve, but gave up ex-
nausted The steam-engine continued unceas-
ingly for half an hour to throw vast DO ty in
It then threw two streams of water for half hour
longer, to show its power to keep up steam; and
finally, to prove that fire may be extinguished in
confined places by steam, alone, without deluging
hose was attached to the boiler, and steam passed
OFF through it. 1t sent forth vast volume of
steam, sufficient to saturate the air and penetrate
into every crevIce where fire could possibly lodge,
completely extinguishing the fire. The machine
ran up hill, down hill, and was perfectly managea-
bic in every respect a-gs
DEPRECIATION OF GoLD.-The following remarks
are made by Mr.. Thomas Hankey, jr., Governor
of the Bank OF England, in short preface which
he has written to the English translation of M
Leon Faucher's work on the stProduction OF the
Precious Metals:'' ~ ..e @& 4
Il can hardly agree that there s 80 little ground
tor alarm as TO depreciation in the value of gold
in consequence of the late discoveries. The eff
fects of the production in Australia can hardly be
felt at present, considering that the export of Eng
fish gold coin has been, up to this date, think,
equal to the amount of gold we have received
thence; but when the soyereigns lately shipped are
found to be in excess Of the wants of the commu.
nifty in Australia, and are reshipped to the coun-
tooe her with he prndIlce OF the cold