New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-20
FROM FLASHING Ton.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The n. Y Tribune.
WAsHINGrON, Oct. l., lc5S.
At last feeling E degradation does seem TO
have insnuated itself under the skin of the North
ern Democracy. They are ashamed of themselves
for submission TO the arrogance of their Southern
masters, and they indemnify themselves for the
present by pouring out in private their contempt
upon Mr. Buchanan--late the venerable and be-
loved. Nobody would expect sensitiyeness or re-
sentiment from Pennsylvania when resistance to
Southern insolence lie concerned, bnt from Pcnnsy-
,aDa itself came up the loudest and angriest cries
ave uiuet have protection to labor" say repent.
ant Buccaneers of ls56. Remind them that the
South declares protection TO be unequal taxation,
and that she Will secede if il be established as the
national policy. The answer is ready and EN-
phat.c: Let her secece if she can or dare; she
fooled Buchanan BY that buster, and he ruined the
party because he was coward enough TO be bullied
by it,"
Here is an opening for poor Bigler. He can get
no lower: but, unless BE- raises his mouth from the
dust he will have to ett blacker dirt than Slavery
has ever. yet set before him. Will he speak the
voice of Pennsylvania, or continue to play Uriah
Keep, The choice is before him.
The audacious fraud of admitting Bright and
Fitch 10 seats in the Senate did not "trcmmel up
right of representation in the Senate. The first
act of the new Legislature VIII, of course, be to
elect real Senators: and if the Senate is not
purged of the pretenders, ;he imprudeuce of the
present majority viii be more Thoroughly yenti-
lated than il WAS in the former discussion. II is
not forgotten that Bayard of Delaware openly de-
clared in his place thst the impostors must snd
would be admitted, because their votes were need.
cd for Lecompton.
Brit sh holders of Mexican bonds seen 10 be
anxious that this Government should assume those
debts ard pay them their dividends. Slavery
proIagapdists working in secret sympathy with
them. They heed not trouble themselves. Mr.
buchanan has enough else on his hands, Annexa-
ton OF q Protectorate is simply war With Mexico.
A war would render indispensable an army of
100000 men, and would cost 800 0Q0, 600 year.
The country is in no mood for raising the army
rOr paving the taxes. The President will keep
clear Of that experiment stleast There is q anguid
civil war in Mexico, and the country is about ia
the same average condition ss at any time since
l-i As to the atrocities, &c, that we are cal ID
upon 10 prevent, there have been none committed
more bloody and villanous than those in Kansas in
ls5t; committed by the direct procurement of the
Government, and BY banditti backed by the United
States army As long as JEFF. Davis. the chief
agent of the Administration in those abominations
SITS in the Senate of the United States the accusers
of Mexican barbarity should be silent for very
shame.
Mr.. Forsyth, a fomenter Of discord between
the liberal. and conservative has been judieiousy
removed. and as no successor but a Southern nan.
who would certainly follow in his tracks, coald be
appointed Buchanan. with good sense, leaves the
place vacant.
Probably Titus, Hamilton and their gang of ex.
PEELED Missouri Border cutthroats are now hangin,
upon the frontier Of Sonora ready for an irrupti.a
in order TO extend the area of their benefeeat
operations. The fate of Crabbe aud his accom-.
plices sufficiently shows that the Sonorians kaox
how to defend themselves.
But there is smother more conclusive reason why
Buchanan does not intend to burn his fingers with
Mexico. He has other game in view. He ini-nds
to buy Cuba if he can; at any rate, to get C.bA |
That VIII DO for al issue in l-Cg. II Deee.ssry |