New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-19


The suoply 70 greatly outruns the dsmsad. esnno.
upcerstsnd the statesnanship mush less he eoooo-
my, Of such . proposition: Why, Sir, SHOULD
. man enter shop in this city, AMI
rer e.n,. more than his price for csr-.n goods,
Of wbeb be hiss supersbundAnt supp'y-nore
than be can ever sell-hs would be Thought Little
moor struck and q candidate for the insaae s-y un
IL II Lot equally irrsiDnal grs;utOus and unss- 20
p,opo.e that the people Of this country. we'd
down 10 the earth by financial embsrrsssneats,
,houlS pay their Congressional servants fifty ser
e.ltum more than they now receive for tb7ir stten1
spce here when the aspsrants are srasiy plenufa
spo p.r,isient 10 BE- socut "a cl4nprous ,ni al
moving A. the basiiDg hsckmen thai iofest our r,-
vsy stations Ii the dear people will only pstronizs
ter coaches, they will be- very well satisfied With
forty certs 8 mile for travel and eight dollars dsy
~ service SLsll We offer the more, and ,hus nal
tiply the number and intensity thsir sv.dty' have
another objection To THE bill which % me, il in-u-
mountsbIe. IL ignores fhe gross inequality ssd glAf
ing ipiusiiee which eIst in the present mileage OF
uembers Of Congress and admitted by every msu
whom have heard expires. hi. we W tls
spbis Ct except the Senator who Introduced this bill.
He said il reeollse, Alright, that it is Just entirely
lust as it is. Let us zee how 1t op-ra'es- Ino-e
Colpresmen from the remote parts OF the coun-
tr, actually receive tho1sands Of dollars more
than member living near, AMI thst mere y for
few days extra travel in the pobhc service. Fjr
example the Senator living in the remote>t part
Of The most dttant State receives mileage Cor one
session OF Congress e. 4s2 40. Shile the nearest
Senator receives but s33 so. NOr. II s we'll unce or
STOOD that n seusl expense OF the journey in ea,h
case II pu' pitt8- OF the sums received - thss
fhe noet distant member receives one hunired and
sixty three times a. mileage than the nsa-s-;
member and sll for fe~ day-, perhaps weeks, OF
e,us travel The same proportion holds good for
all Intermediate distances 1nus, BY tbs e1rbl'sot
| mileage established Al Il ne shen The 1ctua ex-
ye1sss OF travelling we're very sr@s', 'mparef VIII
fbl present ac.d rate, we're abs rb-t A. TOE AZ
session ~ he prefeDt Congress sfJl, COZ - ne
! Ia,. VIII % I'm
10 their respective distance from The sat - Govern
ment Nov Sir n this i jns'ce gbsf j. Iuig- ice
The rotten borough sy-iem 81 Gre4' Britain, pf Shc.
We heard 20 much fev yesrs since hardly paral.
leleo h. rotten mileage system OF the Unifed safes
Had there beeu coupled with the rrJpo IN before
plan 10 reouce aud equ7liz- tue mileage 10 su,n
uaDDsr az To co lstlce Ia all concerned u Sol'd
have been compa lvely uDohectlonabe. Ii ID The
dftire uisbed Sene'Or with the advantages OF his
en- ineut abilities and ripe experience in The pubic
Councils, instead Of bringing forward TIN. propo-
eitinn for the benefit Of Congressman, under
token 10 devise some plan for the ALIENATION o.
the counfIy from its financial difficulties, and
brought in a bill 10 help the pockets Of the people
instead Of those Of Cpngr-ssmen " would have
eyiDced patriotism and fidelity worthy OF lbs $40
gupbed source aud won the favorable consideration
Of all who ar truly concerned 6r the public in'eress
But The people ltie thought OF, except IN the
matter OF their votes, while their servants are occu
pied with schemes to feather their owe nests AMI put
nor ey into their pocket. The compensation Of Con-
the United States is from one hundred to four
bur dred per cent greater than tina, Of oar state Leg
isIstsrs and Judges. II would really n Sir il
State legislator can live on from 81 TO 81 day,
that Congressman might possibly subsis on So
dsy with biz eIorbitsnt mIlage, and some ten or
twelve hundred dollars the v4lue OF Congressional
books received for hls private library to IKE out his
txperses ara if q State Judge battle famine with
the mat. rial aid of 81 600 So 800 year UGitsd
States Judge might possibly keep the wolf from
the door with the help Of 81 600 or - 500
year. But if 8m mistaken in these supppsl ions,
sure I'm, Sir, the direct and ultimate tendency OF
this rne a. ure would be TO clothe this Government
with additional consequence in the eyes Of the coun
try and proportion Sly To belitt- aud d-parage tue
State Government 10 rear towering giant here, and
make stiect dwarfs tner- i look with no cOm1la-
ctucy upon The a. grsnOiZement Of the Federal Gov
eminent but with dread s0d dismay. lts powers aud
il fuebce are already fearioly great aud should be
diminished rather that increased Its Executive
bran Oh is already well nigh absolute aud Is quick -
seize W Oh any semblaIce of pretext 10 exhibit rs
mi. hty power over the States by ordering the militia
~ force az ia command 10 outrage and Dragon the
into submission To its impsrou WILL Far, far be II
from me- Sir to do anyu ny calculated 10 cloiae this
overerown and enscing giant with stronger ar.rsc-
tions and mgbiier aruor lest be absorb al 4 cen-
uahze within bimsef all that remains of the spDro-
pirate sstborty and influence of the States, and &C
conpl,h the feli purpose which, 10 his naughty AFRO
eabce has been boldly declared, aud crush GU tae
Esprit of liberty" from the hearts of the people.
Such are, briefly, my reasons for the vote which
shall give on this bill