The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-22

ieutleSs war; IL Kills Uy Starving, auu It's
victims are powerless.
Sir. the Democratic party may we'll af-
ford to sound the trumpet of war in these
Halls. 1t calls no one to battle, and a.
larms none but old women and nervous
iuvalids. We have, in gears gone by,
heard the daily cry in the Senate from
venerable, very venerable old Senator,
that "war was inevitable;' and one might
suppose it to be so now; but it is not
The free trade which England eDjoys
with US, the monopoly, which she now po-
sessos of transporting our cotton to her
own shores, of manufacturing it for US,
and then of transporting the goods made
of it back to US, she appreciates too high
ly to throw them away thoughtiessly.-
And, again. she knows we'll the import
ance to her of having the privilege of put
ting her own instead of home valuations
on the goods she sends Us; By which means
she evades the payment of large por
ton of the duties that ought to be paid,
and drives American importers out of
business in our own cities.
England knows we'll that FIVE years
war, or non-intercouse with US, would
build up our manufacturers on a solid
foundation, and thus take from them their
most profitable market, and their largest,
for many years to come. Our weak point
is California; and, until we get railroad
across the country, it would not only be
very expensive to protect our Pacific coasts
but with our small Navy it would be ab-
solutely impossible, against any powerful
nation; but SO long as We dig gold for
England, SO long as we are simply their
miners, and all we get goes directly into
her lap; We taking Guery and gewgaws,
and goods which we ought to manufac.
tacture for ourselves, in payment for this
gold; so long as the labor of her women
and children can pay for the prod uctions
of our mines; why should she desire to
disturb the present state of things, so prof
liable to herl
No, Mr.. Chairman, you need not alarm
yourself or the country about war with
England. Instead Of that it would be
well for US to turn our attention to the
state of our finances, our general trade.
aud manufactures; and see if anything
can be dore to benefit the country.
This Administration found some twen-
ty millions in the Trea.ury; it has been
in power little more than year, aud
what is the condition of the Treasury now!
Bankrupt. And, although We have been
digging gold at the rate of more than four
aud half millions a moth, still the gov
ernment has been obliged to resort to
what the party used to cali "the rag mon
ey currency" to the issuance of Treasury
notes, formerly classically denominated
Treasury sbiDplasters. What a beau
tiful state of things What statesman
ship it proves the President aud bis Ad-
ministration to possess! What wisdom,
sagacity, patriotism And yet, bankrupt
as tn e Government is. it obstin ately pur-
sues policy calculated not only to i'm
poverish it still more, and compel the
Secretary Of the Treasury to heap debt
upon debt, by borrowing, but it is also
calculated to depress American enter
prise, cripple American industry, destroy
American manufactures, and to reduce to
the lowest price American produce. Such
folly and madness would astonish US If
we were not accustomed to and familiar
VITA it.
Mr.. Chairman, have word to say on
the war policy of the present Admiuistra-
tion. 1t has displayed the same wisdom
and foresight in regard to this as in re-
gard to its financial policy. For some
reason or other, war upon Utah was
deemed expedient. 1t was necessary to
chastise the Mormons for Brigham
Young's insoleDt and insane rawlings. The
war was commenced; the Army, at an
immense expense of suffering. was III uarch-
ed thousands of miles through the wilder
ness, millions of dollars had been expen-
ded in recruiting and provisioning it for
the campaign; and when, after months OF
toll crossing the mountains, forcing its
way through valleys obstructed by snow.
and in struggles with an inhospitable eli
mate, it had at length arrived within stri-
king distance of the enemy, peace com
missioners were dispatched in haste to
overtake and stop its advance, and to ne
gotiate with the Mormons for peace.
1t has been usual, especially in modern
times, to exhaust diplomacy before resor-
ting to arms. But this old time, honored,
wise, and Christian policy, was reversed
By our Democratic President lie de-
olares war first, and treats afterwards
He mustered his battaIioDs;marchsd them
at an immense expense of money and suf-
fering into the eDemy'S country; and when
they had arrived, and every mail from
the West promised tidinss of the COM
mence of hostilities, the President
bethought himself that it was time to
check the advance of the Army, aud send
commissioners to treat with the enemy.
Would it not have been wiser and more
conformable to the usages of civilized ma
tons, TO have sent commissioners to in-
quire into aud report upon the Mormon
outrages. before sending an army into
their country! By doing SO. be would
have saved millions to the TTasury,