Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-27
ImpracticabIe Remedies.

The Hartford Comm Courant which seldom
recommends thing without means to execute
it says
Con the subject of Kansas, there are only two
measures that will save the Territory to freedom
one IS to encourage the immigration of settlers
from the free States and the other is for the next
Congress to make the restoration Of the Missouri
Compromise line the great subject Of consderra-
ton. There will be a majority in the House large
enough for this purpose and, If the Senate refuses
majority large enough to compel them to do it,
by refusing supplies"
The first Is erninently practical, and the only
practical and possible measure. The second is
dream, a ruse,--a viii o. wsp phantom.
"Stoppng the supplies, AN idea, we borrow
from the British government is possible there
only,-because there, it compels the Sovereign to
change the ministry. 1t is the law of the British
constitution, but when a ministry cannot carry the
House of Commons, ministry must be supplied
that can.
The North and West practically, have four
ffths of the expenditures of this government. The
navy is mainly for the protection of the commerce
of the North the army is principally for the West,
the customhouses, the Ocean steamers, the large
post-offices, are mainly in the North. For the
North and West, then, to stop the supplies, is to
starve themselves.-N. Y. Express
OREGON LANDS AND INDIANs.-We have more
land west of the Rocky mountains
Governor Stevens, Of Washington Territory and
General Palmer, Of Oregon, have made treaties
with the Walla.Walla, Cayuse, and Umatillas, as
one confederation, and also with the Yakimas, Pts
couses, Palouses, Okanargans, and all the small
bands north of the Columbia river, as far down as
the Cathlapoodle, including those bands acknow-
lodging Kamarakun as their head chief as another
confederation.
The treaties are advantageous to the United
States Government. The aforementioned conted
Grafton retain reservation on Umorlh and cede
to the United States Governmet Touchet,
Walla-Walla, or Whitman vale, non, Grand
Ronde prairie, and the UmatI alley, below
McKays, country equal, it is sa a. to the whole
Willamette valley, both in extent aud quality of
the soil.
The Nez Perces cede to the United States Gov
eminent large extent of country, as yet but little
known to the Americans. The Yakimas cede to
the General Government another large extent Of
country west of the Neg Perces. These treaties,
If confirmed by the General Government, will open
a new and extensive country for settlement.
SIxPENNY CITIzEssnIp.--It seems that some Of
Uncle Sans Consus in the Levant are in the habit
OF selling passports to the Greek and Italian scum
fpirates, robbers, and desperadoes who throng
Its ports, at rate which really is dog cheap. The
price OF an American passport is nominally $50
OF sometimes as nlgh as SSO-and from that down
20 anything they can get. Some Of the represen-
tatves of our consular dignity, when they happen
to be hard up, don't mind manufacturing parcel
Of" American citizens" by passport, at the rate
of IA cents apiece! A decent Consul writes
thus:
An American gentleman was not long ago di.
ming at a hotel in Malta, when, as often happens
among Englishmen, the conversation related to
American characteristics.
Such one remarked John Bull, referring
to AN American Consul in the Levant, sells pass.
ports for $Sl.'
"You are mistaken replied the John Bull Wis
avis, an American passport costs these Greek
and Italian Adventures but IL cents and for
that sum they can be procured at most of the con-
sulships.' They then proceeded to give cases in
point"
This is cheaper than Tammany Hall!-Phiia.
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