The Empire County argus., 1856-06-07
Arnusememts ut Washington.


In the United States Serate on Monday bill
was introduced to incorporate the Atlantic and
racifc Union Railroad Company Mr.. Hamlin,
who presented it, said that it had been sent to him
by u gentleman he did not know who proposed
that it should be offered a substitute for all other
Tactic Railroad bills Much amusement was
caused by the reading of letter from the au.
thor Of the bill styling it the most important one
offered in Congress since the adoption Of the con-
stitution, and prophesying the success of the party
first adopting it in the coming presidential CAM
Tagn.--N, Y Herald.
Much amusement" has the necessity for n Pa
ciic Railroad afforded The honorable Members and
Senators Of the American Congress for years past
The indications are fair that the subject will be
the source of much amusement for years to come.
Looking the history of the racifc and Atlantic
Railroad agitation, with no other lights by which
to be guided to opinion than the lights Of histo
~, the painful conclusion forces itself upon the
mind that there is little if any, of the true salt OF
patriotism, left in our public men. They Office
seekers and Office holders only The good they
do is done only for buncombe, and in the hope of
political preferment. When they have attained to
position, their influence and the dependencies of
place are awarded and farmed out to their sael.
do. The time and talents of these honorable men
arc employed in stunning what they ought to do
and laying new lines for new popularity. So faith
less arc they to the interests of their constituency
that even they, in their blind chase of fame. see
the mpossibility of continuing in any line of poll
'cy and the while retaining their places. To-day
Congress is considering the state of Europe and
thc probabilities of transatlantic alliance against
American :" Manifest Destiny" Halfa-dozen wise.
acres lrangue the young members and the empty
seats American blood is up. running Bunker Hill
and Washington Monument high in the honorable
ibosoms, and ready to flow at the tap of the drum
Tomorrow, every thing is well with them. Their
speeches are on the tables Of their constituents
and the honorable members, MS their honorable blood
quietly courses their honorable veins fecitate
themselves with triumphant reelection in pros
pective. Next some one pours forth lowcry ad-
dress to Mr.. Speaker and the American people, on
the subject of Pacific Railroad. He has done,
his speech and his hopes with his constituents
The dice are boxed and he bides the throw.
Senators and Members want to be reelected
They want eight dollars a.day. The per diem
may seem rs no incentive for congressman from
some quarters of the Union. The good picking
by the congressional waysidc helps them some:
and for the matter of that, the naked eight dollars
is more than one in ten of them is willing to earn
at honest toll, even in California.
In the same paragraph the country is informed
that Z" In the House Of Representatives, Mr.. Mich
ols, of Ohio, made personal explanation in refer
cnce to his vote for Banks Speaker called for ly
q speech recently made hy Giddngs as Hamilton.
Ohio These personal explanations and other
private interests occupy ths greater portion of the
time which congressman put in at Washington,
and when amusement or buncombc is wanted
Pacific Railroad bill is introduced Meantime, our
news from the East is invariably spiccd with some
significant reference to the fibustering propensties
of the Universal Yankee Nation, and the necessity
of placing bounds to American conquest. Peace is
restored in Europe. Two of the first powers of
Europe are ready at any time TO form an alliance
against the United States. tits contended by some
that the alliance was long ago agreed upon. Eu-
ropean guns are multiplied in American waters
handful Of American filibustcrs cnt off American
communication via Nicaragua. British and French
guns brstle in San Francisco harbor, and United
States cannon is just able to fire respectable sa
late, as the Lilies or the Union-Jack appear at the
Golden Gate.
No Pacific Railroad, nor an probability of one
Our Legislators seem all of piece. Benton, Nc
Dougal, Seward, Cass, Weller, and Herbert little
dogs and all - have bad their day at the Pacific
Railroad and all have shown how little they felt
of what they said, by quitting the subject at the
close of their speech making, and entering the
congressional dog-fghting arena to engage in
personal disputes which were better settled by an
exchange Of brickbats across Pennsylvania Avenue.
The fral ladies Of Sacramento are in great trib-
ulation. The police arc arresting them for keeping
hnuecs of i'll fame Thus far tho honses have oll