The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-05
rco,ouy N THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

,t4ri,ac cH thai gk,I6nsl orIu ~ Ws NEst-' g.
a. emp,t ion of ,company51 it with NN ohservatens
Of our own.
The writer however leaves out Of yewit may be to be
consistent with the neutrality ofthe Ledgeran important
ngeston which presents itself in connexion with the ai
minstration Of the United States government,
There Is nearly as much difference between democratic
administration at Washington the seat of central power,
and soealled opposition administration as there is be-
tween the two principles Of right and wrong Abundant
s,neeue establishes this truth and while the example Of
those who are sincere their support and enforcement of
the PRINCIPLES Of the constitution is always alutary yet
HE Ledger wisely says, nothng hard for Ameri-
can to conceive the pecunary value Of good govern
mept. because he has never felt the want of IT,
There are however occasional exceptions to this
e and this is when the country has setlled down
condition Of uninterrupted prosperity the result Of
honest administration, and the people are msed from
their duty by the conviction that party materially
uiure our Institutions and that the government manages
itself This Is grand error, and we keeny realize that
his so when we called upon to depore the of
those who are thrown into power by a sudden pop
MAR impulse and find themselves encountered by vast
responsibilities and embarrassed for the want OF a
proper appreciation Of the duties of American statesmen
The very root Of successful civil in this repub
lie il 10 be found in the inexble economy with which the
financial concerns Of the people administered To
cute this duty faithfully must have resolute fearless
and conscientious men, and in these essentials the demo-
cratic party always ready meet the just expectations
Of The patriot Guided representatives of that party
are by the impressive lessons of the fathers of the constu
tion and mbued with profound of the necessity Of
enforcing rugay and accountability the part OF all
the agents of the government unshrinkingy discrimna-
ting between right and wrong and for moment, al
lowing ayoritism the SCALE they thus enabled
at all times to challenge the most rigid investigation.
They feel that they themselves responsible to other
representatives Of the constituency and they keep
constantly in view the dangers that have invariably
resulted from lax and indscrminae expenditure of the
public But when this rule reversed and men
placed in power who have studied political
enough to misunderstood the people and infatuated
enough to believe that exravagant appropriations and
cordng exravagan expenditures viii render them per-
manenuy popular, then it is that the public mind is
called the value Of upright and intrepid public servants
then is that the peculiar fitness Of the democratic party
for federal power is manifested
In the future before the democratic party
predict that among the glorious evidences
Of democratic fidelity the constitution will be found the
economy with which the present administration has ad-
heed to the example of the fathers OF the republic.
The records of the for nearly three years
past may be thrown open to the most malignant and
FILTERED scrutiny, and nowhere upon its broad pages win
be found single stain bring blush to the cheek Of
American citizen No Galphins will stalk out appal
the people GARDENERS win shake their CORY locks from
the musings but all will be distinct and clear and right
And the nations of the earth have cause to be amazed
and consounded at the simplicity and moderation of our
nsusions-f they have reason TO shrink from the pic
urc presented by the contrast between their corrupt and
exavagant rule and the honest and vglan management
of the American govcrnment-hey Will be still further
startled to find that much and much attention
are bestowed upon the financial affairs of twentysix mil
lions of people the President of the United States and
his advisers might be expected to show in the disposition
Of their personal 1t is this point that the
suggestions Of the Ledger may be happily introduced
The EcosoMY PEACEFUL GovEasMEST.-Nothing is so
hard for American to conceive the pecunary
good government and this simply because be has had
to pay high price for it, yet felt the want of it. In
Mexico the extra cash cost Of their last revolution up
from four to five millions of dollars between the two prnc
pal combatanmore than there money treasury to
pay But il we take into that but small portion OF
what has been used in provisions clothing &C., has been paid
Tor by the government il included in this BILL the real
cost has been fully millions and we add on TO this the
loss OF productive industry the property destroyed and still
more the deprecated value of property through insecurity
&C. the cost of that single revolution would not be less than
from thirty to fifty mlionsthat is to say if the Mexcans
could have secured the blessings they suppose themselves
have obtained whou going through is process they would
have been much richer have stated And this
compensation for loss of life and the OF the
survivors.
Any violent overthrow of government in these United
States, If it possible however it might eyentuae in
other respects would be far costly affair." In Mexico
productive industry at the lowest ebb America at the
highest point Here commerce and credit carried TO
height unknown where revolutions abound simply because
the stability and security of all things unusua risks
would be better for us to pay five hundred millions dollars
any DAY than to have one such revolution Mexico has
perienced by the dozen in the memory Of US all.
When revolution is threatened only France which il
is perpetualy capitalists begin hoard gold mercantile
credit and discounts at end thousands ruined
thousands more who could pay will not, de-
moraized, manufactures stand STILL and the whole vitality
the civil organization is paraly zed.
Saying nothing then, Of the asal moral effects of these
scenes Of domestic strife the disruption of family ties,
boodshcd and the corruption of YOUTH 1t ia hardly possible
Tor us to compute the eey value Of the security
rive from the peaceful and firm enjoy in OPP
position to anarchy such that Of Mexico the hand
or tyranny such as that Of Paris on the other.
II there be, either North Sonth disunonsts who would
Knock the world to pieces TO make stool upon or turn
upside down in the hopes that would then come right
side up destroy the constitution aud fancy that out of the
division they could build up new and better state Of thing.
let them look at Mexico, and pause For South the
Consequences would be even thousand times than for
the North.