The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-29

dered 10 send TO the east the wsst-who when
they ought 20 have been serving dinner In the north
consulting exploded cookery books In the south
who wasted destroyed tumbed each other and were
bringing everything TO ruin when last the respectable
gentleman calls his houseseward and says, even then
more in than in anger 9Th is terrible business
fortune stand Il no mortal equannify bear
i must change my system must obtain servants who
viii do their duty the house-seward throws up his
eyes In pious horror and says Good God master, you
setting class against cass aud then rnshes of into
the servants bali and delivers long and melting Grafton
90 that wicked feeling Laughter now come TO the
third objection, which is among young gentle
men who particularly tit for anything but spending
money which they have not got Laughterl Their OBJ
lection Is usually comprised in the observation, How
very extraordinary it is that these administrative reform
fellows can't mind their own business" | think IL will
occur 10 all that very sufficient mode Of dsPosng OF this
objection is TO say tha; 1t Is business mind
when come forward in this and II IS 10 prevent
from being mismanaged by them. Hear observe from
the parliamentary have OF late by the bye
frequently suggested to that there is tins difference be
the bull Of Spain and the bull OF Nineyeh, that
whereas In the Spanish he bull rushes at the scarlet
in the Nneyite case, the scarlet rushes at the bull,
Laughter and cheers II have observed from the para
menary debates that BY curious fatality there has been
great deal Of the reproof valiant and the countercheck
quarresome in reference every showing the neces-
siiy Of administrative reform BY whomsoeyer produced
whensoever and wheresoever Cheers. dare say shond
have difficulty in adding three TO the list
which know to be true, and which have doubt will
he contradcted Laughter and cheers should have no
difficulty in adding two three cases TO the list but
consider il work of supererogaon for II the people at
large be not already convinced that sufficient general
has been made out for administrative REFORM think
they be and win be- [Cheers There is
however old indispuiable very well-known story,
which has 50 pointed moral at ne end OF II that VIII
substitute il for nevase, by doing which may avoid,
hope the sacred wrath OF St Stephens Laughter Ages ago
savage mode Of eeng accounts notched sticks was In
PRODUCED into the Court Of Exchequer and the accounts
kept much Robinson Crusoe kept his calendar
the desert island Laugher In the course OF consider
able revolutions of time the celebrated Cocker was born
and died. [Laughterl Walkinghame Of the Tutors As
in ais n lnr
multitude Of accountants ookeepers and actuares
born and died Still official routine inclined to these
notched sticks as if they were the pillars OF the eonsu
ton and still the exchequer accounts continued TO be Kept
certain spns of the elm wood called taes' Heart
and laughter In the reign of George Ill inquiry was
made by revolutionary spirit whether pens ink and
paper and states and pencils being in existence this obs
nate adherence obsolete custom ought TO be continued
and whether change ought not to be effected All the
rcd tape in the country rdde at the bare mention Of
this bold and original conception and il took till 1896 10
gel these sticks abolished. Laughter In 1884 II was
found that there was considerable accumulation of
them, and the question then what 10 be done
with such WORKOUT worneaten rotten old bits OF wood
dare say there WIS vast amount OF minuting memo
randuming and despaeh-boxing This mighty subject
The sticks housed Westminster and il would nat
urally to any intelligent person that nothing could
be easier than to allow them TO be carried away for fire
wood by the miserable people who live in that neighbor
hood. However they never had been useful and official
routine required that they slonld be- and the
der went forth that they TO be privately and conf
dentally burnt Laughter and cheers IT came to pass
The stove oyergorged with these preposterous sticks set
fire to the paneng the paneIlng fire to the House of
Lords the House of Lords set FIRE 10 the House OF Com
the houses reduced to ashes architects
called in 10 build Others in the second
million OF the cost thereof the national pig is not nearly
the stile yet and the little old woman Britannia
hasn't got home tonight Loud laughter and cheers.
Now, think may reasonably remark, in conclusion,
that that all obstinate adherence rubbish which the time
has long ouved is certain have in the soul of it
less that is pernicous and destructive and that will
some day sci fire TO something other, which if given
boldly the winds would have been harmless, but which
obsna,ely retained is ruinous. [Cheers. believe my
self that when administrative reform goes up, it will be
idle TO hope to put il down in this that particular in
stance The great, broad and that public
progress far behind private progress and that
not remarkable for pirate wisdom and success
in matters OF business than for public folly and
failure take TO be clearly established the sun, moon
and stars To set this right and TO clear the way in the
country for merit yerywhere accepting tnay whether
il be arisocratic democratic only asking whether be
honest is take it, the true object of this assoca
ton. Cheers This object it seems TO promote by uni
ting together large numbers of the people, hope Of all
conditions the end that they may better comprehend
bear in mind understand themselves and impress upon
Others the common public duty Alse, OF which there is
great need that by keeping vgiant on the skrmish
thrown out from time TO time by the generals Of party,
they may that their fents and do not OPP
press the small defauers and release the great and that
they do not gull the public with feld-day review of re-
FORM instead of earnest hard-fought battle. Loud
cheers. have had no consultation with any upon
the subject but particularly wish that the directors may
devise means ofeuabng intelligent working men to
Join this body terms than subscribers who have
larger resources Cheers. could wish to see great
numbers of them belong because sincerely believe
that it would be good for the veal Said the
BILE lord at the head of the government when Mr. Layard
asked him for day for his notion ''let the honorable
gentleman find day for himself [ShaIne, shame
'' Now, in the names of all the gods at once
Upon what does this Cesar feed
That he is grown so great?
Loud cheers1 II our Caesar will me- would take
the liberty of reversing that cool and lofty sentiment and
would say ''Frst Lord Your duty is to that
is left find day for himself. [Cheers] See you, who
take the responsibility OF government who aspire to it.
live for it. intrigue for it, scramble for it, who hold it tooth
and nail when you get it. that is left to
find day for himself Loud cheers In this old coun-
try with its seehing hardworking millions its heavy
taxes its Of ignorant its crowds Of poor and its
crowds of wicked, the day when the dangerous
shall find day for himself because the head Of the gov
eminent failed in his duty in not anticipating it by
brighter and better Great cbeering.l Name you
the day First Lord make day. work for day beyond
your little time Lord Pamerston, and history in return
may thei--not otherwise--find day for you; day
equally associated with the couenment Of the loyal
tent willing English people and with the happi
Of your royal mistress and her fair line of children
Loud and protracted cheering
The Fremont CALIFORNIA cLAIx.-This case came
before the United States district court Of California
the 9th utimo The following decision made:
The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA persns JoHS G. FIRE.