New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-11
FROM HARRINGTON.

c..r,sc.aa-ace Of Tts n r. Tr,ras.
WAsmsGToS. jan. 0, 1853.
The best thing by far in the debate on the Mica
rsgua Message on Thursday night WA passage
between Douglas and Seward, IN regard to Her
changed relations in supporting and opposing ths
Administration on the arrest Of Walker To aP-
precate the point fully, il is necessary to cite
phrase from the Message. After denouDcing Ne
unlawful expeditions and the penalty to which they
were exposed by the act OF 1918, tho President
proceeds 10 say: THE svowed principle which
Iies at the foundation Of the law OF nations con
tanned in the Divine command that all things
whatsoever ye would that men should DO u you
49, do We even so To them.
Douglas seized the occasion TO scarify those VINO
nro,osed 10 excommuncste him from tho party for
differing with the President on Kansas, and 10 ho'd
them ND as now involved n precisely similar caee-
CORY. la doing this he referred to Seward as ths
leader of the new recruits TO the Administrator.
which were to supply the Democratic desertons.
Seward interrupted him BY saying that he nsd
special inducement which was peculiarly gratifying.
for being found on the side of tho Administrator.
The Message announced that Walkers expedition
Was in violation of law, and therefore 10 Do con-
demned. $50 far" said Seward, i agree WIZ
1.-The President; but he goes further and Pronounoes
ait in violation of the higher law, and | am sure
law itself if did not come TO his support 81
'sueh an occasion"
Douglas followed up the point with telling pun
gency, answering, Z" I perceive the consistency OF
" the Senator from NewfOrk, in the ground on
(which he bases his support of the message
Both sides took the episode in good part and as it
completely cOrnered the gentry who have been SO
much exercised BY the higher law. BY putting Mr..
Buchanan among the foremost OF the Mr.. Stewards
followers in this doctrine, the presumption IS not
far.fetched, that We shall hear no more OF that
=" denomination" since it is now accepted and
honored at Court The President is now con-
fessedly the highest of the higher law fraternity.
Owing 10 the little family differences existing IN
the Democratic household, the celebration OF JACK
sons festival was altogether below the old-fashoned
mode of olorifcation and sunk down INTO pueruo
d;scbsrge of bosrse -nOuthed cannon. The Orthodox
Association got together and tried To be cheerful.
but there were so many dispiritins causes that IL
uas Ike irving 10 generate steam over dying
ambers Every body was mgubrious, and not ono
ringing national hurrah could be stirred up. The
whole spectacle was really melancholy considering
that Congress adjourned over to give II pecuiAr
grandeur. 49,, M
Looking at the weekly statement of the Treas
ury even through official spectaces 1t is discour-
aging enough, but when examined BY scrutinzmg
ewes. il becomes positively deporable. IL is
stated that the balance in the Treasury, subject 10
draft. ia s., Ola 705 IS. This is nomnally true,
but practically false, because nearly two millions
are in the MINIS and Assay Office, and not applica-
bic to any drawing demand Of the Secretary. Tbs
actual amount liable to draft is but 50 800 l55 ~,
against which there outstanding drafts not paid
of 81, 093, SS7 10, leaving net balance OF 81
1876 27l TO- i'll all parts of the United states.
These figures cannot be cOntrOyerted or disputed,
because they represent memorable facts. They
serve To show, in part why it is that poor mechan-
les employed at the New York Navy Yard and else
where have not been paid for their hard labor, willis
provision could be made for ofceholders here, who
might better have afforded TO wait
But this il not all. The receipts into the Treas-
ury for the past week. from all sources only reached
the beegary sum of 1926, 565 80, which, at tho
same rate woud not yield more than seventeen
millions a year from customs, lands and miscella-
neous sources. or four millions less than the first
quarter. which ended on the Both September. And
vet while the public faith is thus discredted, even
To laboring men who toll for their daily bread, poll
ticians harangue Congress by the week over fill
busters and ringers" without once considering
their duty toward these urgent material interests.
They want to build Southern Railroad with fifty
millions from the National Exchequer; they want
to increase the army BY thousands TO construct
steamships for the Navy; to enlarge and beauhfy
public buildings at n cost of millions; to pay spOlia-
tioDs of all sorts and to do other things requiring
enormous means. And when asked, how is this all
10 be done the answer is to borrow" Tho
country is to be deiuged with Federal shnplasters,
to carry on these schemes and enterprises, and to
pay lazy pensioners on the Treasury; but no at
tempt is to be made, by which suffering industry
may be relieved, or the great trade of the country
may be partially revived. Perhaps the people are
willing to be ruled after THE fashion, and if they
are, they certainly deserve to be. INDEX.