New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-28
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE,
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT j

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WASHINGTON, April Goth, 1856.
{ The House has, at last, gotten through with the
Deficiency bill on Friday the finishing touches were
given to it, and it was sent back to the Senate There
are yet some few items about which the two Houses
dier-but these differences may be easily reconciled
by committee Of conference 1t involves appropria
tons to the amount Of upwards Of four millions Of
dollars. ~ g.
The Senate, on Friday, was entertained wtha long
and very able speech from Senator Weller of Califor
MIA, in advocacy of the construction of railroad to
the Pacific. He maintained not only the constitu-
tonal power of Congress to construct the road but
made an able argument in favor of its expediency
He did not advocate any particular route, but sug-
gested main trunk with collateral branches. He
asserted that such road would, without Doubt yield
annual dividend of thirteen per cent upon the in
yestment and that estimating the number OF passen-
gers at sixty thousand q year each way there would
be annual saving Of time and money of eleven mil
lions of dollars He enlarged upon the great mineral
wealth of California the extent and value of our Pa
cic possessions and the necessity of such road for
purposes of commerce, as well as for the safety and
general welfare of the Union
The bill, authorizing the construction of the road
has already been reported from the committee and is
now in process of maturity before the Senate After
the conclusion of Mr. Wellers speech, Mr.. Seward
obtained the floor and the further consideration of
the subject was postponed to the 10Th inst.
I could not help thinking while Mr.. Weller was
delivering his speech, what an GORGEOUS hunlbug
modern democracy is tits true have often thought
so before, ard with good reason; but it struck me
with peculiar force while he was making his profound
and convincing argument in favor Of the constitu-
tional power Of Congress to build this Pacific road
| There has not been a National Democratic Convcn-
tion for the last thirty years. that has not bitterly
denied this power. There has not beena State Demo
cratic Convention, within the same PERIOD in any Of
the Southern Atlantic States that has not done the
same thing And yet this party in the face Of their
repeated declarations, approprates, annually millions
of dollars, either in money or land, to do that very
thing that they forbidden to do by every platform
| they have ever made
| They will tell you that Democratic principles are
| eternal and immutable-that they are the same in
Maine as in Louisiana, in Virginia as in California
Notwithstanding which, it is notorious that the De
mocracy of Virginia and Carolina are opposed to all
schemes of internal improvement by the General Gov
ernment while the entire Democracy Of the West and
the Northwest are as firmly in favor Of them. 1t is
equally as notorious that Virginia is opposed to dis
tribution of the public lands while the West appro-
PIRATES millions Of every year. In the South,
the Nebraska bill is advocated by the Democracy
account Of its recognition of the right of popular
sovereignty and in the North it is advocated by the
same party, because it is "a proposition in favor of
freedom, and under its operation not another slave
State will be added to the Union, Though we should
acquire the aehole Of THerico!n STILL Democratic
principles are eternal and immutable! 49,.
Thus, they are not even agreed to pTinciplcS-to
say nothing of measures. The Virginia reading OF
| the Constitution denies the power of Congress tC
build Pacific railroad The Western reading asserts
it. Senators Butler and Hunter have both made elab
crate speeches against the constitutonaty Of the
Pacific railroad-and Senators Weller and Douglas
have, with equal confidence, affirmed it. Yet, all OF
them are patent Democrats and their respective adj
vocates march to the polls side by side, and vote as
lovingly together if they had never disagreed on
single point in their lives.
It may be asked why proclaim one thing in a plat
form at Baltimore, and practice another in Congress
at Washington? The answer would puzzle any one
not familiar with the frauds, receptions and hypocri-
sizes of modern Democracy But it is done simply to
deceive and delude the people. Western Democrats
will not hesitate to adopt any kind of platform that
the East may propose, when they know that the plat
form will be utterly dsregarled week afterwards at
4 Washington. AS long they get the substance, what
care they for the shadow? As long as they can get
millions of acres Of land and dollars Of money, every
year, for internal improvements and other purposes
what objection have they to pacying the East witt
the enunciatiOn Of barren principle? Observe thu
beauty Of the operation. The East gets the platform
the West the money Both parties are satisfied
and drown all objections with enthusiastic shouts 0
, :" Democracy forever!" ''Vire Ia Democratie.' :"
| Both Houses of Congress adjourned over from Fri
day to Monday. On Saturday a large number of thu
members, together with the President and his Privat
Secretary, went down to Annapolis to visit the
war frigate, MerIimac. understand that they wer
all much pleased with her appearance and passed tn
day very agreeably in wishing her glorious career
in copious lbations Of Heidsick, Otard, Lager-bee
and Wolfes schiedam Aromatic Schnapps.
F.! BY the arrival of the Africa at New York on yes
, terday, we have four days later from Europe
The signing of the treaty peace and the close Of tn
+ war in the East, will be serious disappointment t
our imbecile Administration. The only hope of Nj
I Marcy was that the entanglements of European poll
tics would absorb the attention Of Great Britain
to prevent any interference by her with the issue
affairs in Central America That hope snow destroy
ed Mr. Marcy's policy for the future, will be to pre-
l. crastinae and put off any conflict of purpose betwee
rs and Great Britain, until after the Inauguration
the next President Ihe can escape from his presen
IL position without being in any manner involved in tn
n dreadful affairs of war, Mr.. Marcyw be happy an
a grateful man. 1t matters little to him how muc
the honor or the interests Of the nation may be con
promised. These are regarded as of but sccondal
Importance as long as illustrous Premier is a
IS lowed quietly and peaceably to enjoy the spoils
Office Incompatible Marcy!
Il There is nothing more sickenns or disgusting,
lie the present time in Washington, than to witness tt
n various and complicated intrgues and pipe-layng
e now going here, relative to the Democratic cand
date for the Presidency The city is full OF polite
intriguants-each engaged in effort to advance Il
fortunes of his particular tavore Plots and schen
at would do credit to Machiave IGnatius Loyol
are Matched nightly and daily from the teeming brazil
ic of political adventrers and the Presidential so(
lie market witnesses all the fluctuations of Wall street
h, the Bourse. One day you will hear that Buchanan
lie certain Of the nominationthe next, that Pierce HI
er everything ixed-and the next, that Hunter has it
ID his breeches pocket Every convention that has Il
as appointment of delegates to the Cincinnati Conve
ton is attended by emissaries from this city, seeki1
by Of nIl