The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-10

order the numerous predatory Indian tribes of
that immense extent of wild country lying
between the Hudson Bay territories and
Mexico, north and south. and between the
Mississippi valley and the Pacific ocean, east
end west Numerous white settlers in various
parts of this vast wilderness region, and nume-
rous emigrants and emigrant trains in passing
ever it arc annually destroyed by the Indians,
for want of defensive army station or detach-
ment here and there. Very true, Gen. Sam
Houston, who has practically tested the hos.
pitalities Of the Indians and Indian life, con-
tends that the soothing system is all that is
needed to stop the Camanche or the Pawnee
from numbering and scslping; but we prefer
the testimony of Kit Carson, that our wild red
brethren are never 80 amiable as in the pre-
sence of an effective force of rifles and drs.
goons.
AS the police force, then, oyer the Indians
of our great Western plains and mountains the
army might be judiciously increased to the ex-
tent of four or five thousand men; but when we
include the Mormon rebellion, the necessity for
this increase must be manifest to every honest
and patriotic man. The foul nest of Mormon
ism is living reproach against the whole coun-
try and its republican institutions; but when
Mormondom stands boldly out in open rebel
lion, the last excuse for tolerating the nuisance
another hour is gone In was encouraged by
President Fillmore; it was winked at by poor
Pierce; but against it Mr.. Buchanan
has firmly taken his stand; and a
rebellion is the consequence. He asks for the
army reinforcements needed to put down this
rebellion, and upon the miserable and factious
grounds of opposition we have indicated. North
and South, the bill is defeated; including men,
too, protesting to be friends Of the administra-
ton and advocates of law and order
In view of these facts and considerations in
connection with the Army bill, we are forced to
the conclusion that the progressive demoraliza-
ton of our sectional parties, factions, cliques
and politicians has at length reduced them to a
condition utterly selfish and almost hopelessly
corrupt. Neither the good name Of the coun-
try in the ear of the world, nor good faith to
party professions or principles, can bind them
fire-eaters, local demagogues and Presidential
disorganizers, disunionists and secessionists
threaten US with perpetual discords and national
calamities. With theee disorganizing and
reckless politicians the sacredness of the Union
is a humbug, and the integrity of the Union q
delusion that has had its day.
Thus, upon Kansas affairs upon flibustering,
and upon this Mormon nuisance and rebellion,
we find the wise and seasonable counsels
of the President secuted and fouted
by Northern and Southern tricksters, of
all parties, until the conclusion is justifable
that the government of the Union is actually
undergoing the first process of practical dis
solution, because one government is insufficient
to supply the demands of our numerous
would be Presidents and hungry place
hunters and spoilsmen. With these con.
siderations, however, the honest men of
Congress, and the honest masses of the
American people, will only the more fully COM
prebend that their duty to the Union is identi-
fed with their support of our present conserva-
tive administration. We must have some CON-
mon rallying point against these national disor-
ganizers or soon we shall all be adrift upon the
waves of revolution and disunion.
COLLECTOR ScHEIL AND OUR CRY DELEGA-
TON IN CoSGREss.-It appears that Collector
Schel is to be taken care of by the Congressional
delegation from this city. They, at least, as
we are informed, have assumed the right to die
tate the appointment Of his subordinates. and
insist upon executing the trust. Our opinion is
that they will have quite enough to do in
the proper discharge of their legislative
duties; and that, if the Collector be really
incompetent to select his subordinates, the best
course would he to dismiss him and appoint some
competent man in bis place. 1t seems little
curious, too, that while our Congressman are so
very solicitous of the propa discharge of the
spoils duties Of the Collector, they should have
nothing to say or suggest in reference TO the
subordinates of the Surveyor Of the Port, of the
United States Marshal, of the Navy Agent, or Of
the Postmaster. Our Congressional delegation,
while they are about 1t. should make a clean
job OF it, or give the Collector at least the same
margin of discretion that IL allowed to the others
Of our federal officials Finally, we suspect
that If our enterprising Congressman are ope-
rating in the Custom House for the purpose of
consolidating the democracy, their benevolent
endt 'vors will be cloves labor lost Let them
look well to their own official duties and IL Mr..
Schel cannot take care Of his. let us have
another three years party quarrel upon a new
Collector. Anything will be preferable to a
Collector who has TO be wetnursed by our dele
cation in Congress.
THE WAY STREET CONTRACTS ARE MADE AND
ExEcTED.-In another part Of the paper we
publish q communication in relation to the way
affairs are managed in all the different branches
Of the street department AT the present time.
when public attention il 40 much occupied with