Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-06-28

The Thrift Question.


While the Democratic press is eXulung over
,he split in the Wing party in reference to tn.
Nebraska bill-albeit their own party Is quite as
v,nch divided about the same matter-they en-
-;rslv overlook other causes ofdissention in which
they are peculiarly Interested. During recent
dsbcte IN Congress. Mr. Keitt. gallant Demo
.-,, frpm South Carolina made some home ihrusts
a. tender point. Speaking in reference to the
,rooossd adjournment, he declared himself OPP
,sad IN it until the tariff question should be dis
,,,od Of He said the Democratic party was
pledged to the principle Of free trade. bpt innma-
-ad that members desired to adjourn in order to
sbirk the issue. He was tired Of mere PTotes-
,,;ocs and now wanted 10 see some action. The
description ne gave Of the p'rty, moreover, Is de-
cidedy complimentary party ''Oi0ated ny net
orogeneous compounds. and corpuent with crude
isus." that could rot last long
Since Mr.. Kett's speech was delivered The
Committee Of Ways and Means in the House has
-e,or,ed new tariff bill, which the Union viz
tually endorses as an Administration measure
The orofessed object Of the bill, introduced IN ac-
o,rdance with. the recommendation OF the PresI'
den, and Secretary Guthrie. is TO reduce the a
mount cf revenue, the treasury being now full to
oyerfowing. Reirenchment and reform are IL
mona war cries with the Democracy, and here
was = guud opportunity 10 practise economy and
tighten the burdens of the people But. 10 and
1, he pf ravp
nne from customs within trile oi what II is I'M
der the present system. The .Ne,c York. Herald
falls foul OF The bill and uses some very severe
language tow ards the powers that be. We would
not talk 50 about the Executive ourselves, but
coming frum Jealous advocate of Gen. PIerce'S
elec,ion. we may be excused for copying an ex-
tract. as tollGws:
Asa whole it is of piece with every other act
oe Gsn. Pierce's administration. Were it not for
the corrup, schemes nursed by the cabinet; were
l. not for their insane efforts to set up foreign u
surpsrs with our money were it not that they
are res ,mtely bent in brbing the representatives
Of the people into base support of their policy
and Tor all these purposes require as much money
"a they could get. it would have been possible to
have carried Out their original design and reduced
the rates of duty So as to Tighten substantially the
popular burthens. As it was. Pierce and his
Cabinet have been terrified all winter at the
lhonghi Of parting with any instrument OF corTuP
ton, or losing dollar wherewlth they might
purchase conscience or vO:e. lhey talked
jord enouph last December of reducing the reve-
nue. but with January and the Nebraska bill
came unqupnchable thirst for money, which has
Asen growing npun them ever since. The conse-
quenca is the project Of tariff now laid before us,
By which under pretence of tightening our bur
thens. the government is still to wrest forty-hVe
70 fifty millions year from US and II we pros
per. and import largely. fifty 10 sixty millions
This is depicting the Treasury with vengeance
hut it is but anGther instance of the dsgracetul
dupliciiy with which every action OF the present
executive is ilnbued.