Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-12-17

the other is against IL. They are at variance
separated on the subject of the tariff tho
breadth of the heavens. Mr.. Buchanan fall
tcrngly rc-cchoes the arguments of his long
/ years in Congress lie family pleads for the
! interests of the country. Industry gets the
/ beggars dole from him. when it was entitled
/ to the warmcst friendship. But his Sccro-
| tary laughs his words TO scorn. lie talks of
/ the Presidents statements, positions, sug-
/ gcstions, as idle vagarics, ridiculous and abb
surd
So on another point The Administration
/ press stated that the Treasury would estimate
only Sj0,000,0O0 for governmental expenses
for the fiscal year of 800. How is it : lie
asks for S73, 100000 and odd. But mark
| | am as sure Of it as that ! write, that with
additional recommendations during the ses-
sion, the Administration will run UP the cx-
pcnscs thc Government to over 500. 900 600
However, if 100000 900 is to be raised 60
pay for Cuba other hundreds Of millions for
the purpose of cqupping am army TO surround
McNico and take leave of her rcbollious sub
iccts-if our Government is to sally out on
the Quixotic expedition of looking after
everybody and everything. then God only
knows whore we will stop. 1t will not be
long before we shall have the national bles-
sing of stupcndous national debt; and
then subtle mathcmaticians. after worrying
calculations can tell MS how many carts it
will nkc 20 carry it, and how many times it
will go a1d return from the moon, if pieced
out
From the correspondence of the Now York
Trb,nc:
President Buchanan incoudury Message
is the only topic of conversation here to-day.
The moro prudent southern men condemn the
President for throwing such hre-brand into
Congress. and thereby rcyiyiug the slavery
agitation while protesting to dcprecato IT,
They say that it cannot reasonably be expect
ed that the North will keep silence when the
President himself reopons the Kansas ques-
ton
Tho Amistad case forces Cuba into the arc
ma of Congressional discussion Tho South
crn men also grumblc at being asked to vote
for an increase of the army and navy and for
a Pacific Railroad They have not confidence
enough In Buchanan to be disposed TO trust
him with men or money. and he asks for both.
Certain influential Administration Senators
have in contemplation "a stringent bill for sup
pressing polygamy in tain. Their object is
TO embarass Douglas and aim blow at the
popular sovereignty doctrine In the House
the same thing will DE attempted when the
Utah land question comes up, as it will soon.
Douglas stock has falIcn rapidly since the
Virginia State Convention pronounced SO de-
csivoly against him.
The Democrats have decided 20 force the
Oregon bin through She House without dis
cussian. and without. any Kansas addition 10
TO- Thcre viii be bot contest it they at
tempt it,
"The action of the Senatorial caucus In re-
moving MIR Douglas from the Craftsmanship
of the Committee on the Territories has cree
atod the greatest excitement. 10 is regarded
as demonstrating the intention OF the Demo-
cratic leaders 70 adhere to the extreme pro-
slavery policy adopted at the last session
TO reduce the Auii-Lccompton mon to the
position Of a faction, and TO drive them from
the party
leading southern Senator said to-day
that they had tcmporizcd long enough. and
that they had concluded 70 drive Douslas on,
Of the party The South will tolerate no
halfway position.
Jefferson Davis and Slidcu led the attack
ON Douglas IN the caucus
Mr. Seward. on hearing the result of the
caucus, remarked that 1t 4a- the best illus
traton that could possibly be gi,cn of the
prossiblo corai,. t,,,,.,,, I,.,l,.,, AMI Si,,.
cryr
Tho Rc,,ll;c,r s,,,t,r. h,l5 .,,.o,.
TO-DAY Frii,,- o., .,,..l,r a., -, ~,
committees. IA WAS Joc;I.,l n, ,a,c ,.,,;,s.
the unfair arrangement of committees propos-
ed boy the Democrats They were unanimous
ly opposed To backing Douglas in bis fight
with his own party
Ills abuse OF the Republicans during the
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