Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-08-07
aaaaAor1 CritA.ndes and Dell.

emaAors Orit4sndea and Bell
Nr. Senator Crittsnden, at his reception at
cincinnati and again at CoviRgtOn, Kentucky,
Hnbeaeed the occasions thus presented to say
that, whom he took his scntin the distinguished
hodv Of which lao il q member, he resolved to
he less = party man than heretofore Senator
Crittcndsn determined to be more patriotic,
more national, more the representative of the
peopIe, and less Of party. The construction
which the distinguished Senator puts upon
his revised edition Of himself is that he would
bc honest, faithful TO the Constitution, and
lust 10 everybody II IL not our duty TO 90
into the past and inquire what he was before,
10 run out the change tn has taken place in
his political life. The iHttFcncc is certainly
against the Senator OH his own showing-hc
resolved to be less \ party man, to he more
hOneSt-lCsS party man, because his party
had been growing small by degrees and beau
GfIly less for some years. Dir. Crittcndcn
had survived Ills party.
Il is. then, our especial duty TO look after
Mr. CrittCndcn'K conduct on the occasions re-
ferred to. We never feel easy about the
course Of q man who prOclaims his own i'm.
maculatc integrity and purity Of life Il is in
that way that very offensive and very bad
things have come 70 pass in SOcial and rOlili-
cal affairs. Mr.. Crittcnden, having established
his reputation as mn honest man, proceeds at
'COvingtOn, Kentucky, to say Of the present
administration:
1.-THE people cried out extravaganza against
General jackson, and yet but SI.WCNU,muo w1a ex-
pended in bis first four years. The present admin
islratOn will ew allow up shat during the pres
snt year! u II my duty to call the attention Of the
people to these facts. They are truths that ought
to We known, that those Who bear the burden NAV
select men who will show more prudence in affairs
ii government. Direct taxation must be the inev.
liable result 1T this G extravaganza"
The gross amount Of appropriations for the
current expenses Of the government, exceed.
ing the estimates Of Secretary Cobb, during
the late session Of Congress, was about Rltv-
three aud half millions Of dollars; the gross
amount Of all appropriations, including the
sums voted To meet the deficiency" growing
out Of the extraordinary army expenses, do
not exceed Sixty-ciSht millions. Mr.. Crittcn.
lens integrity OF statement is impeached by
slight mistake Of forty seven millions Of dol
iars. One hundred millions If dollars he sets
Town ~ the sum to be swallowed up the
present year.
Al this .Ould amount to nothing il there
was not To lIc found in other parts Of Mr.
a. I'rtt,,Ulvn'S speech evidence Of aSpcCial chtl
- h. gaii:c'l 10y the Misrepresentation facts
" ~ Mr.. CIittendcn wanted was 10 get ril Of
The money of the government, in order tina,
III, mc~ party might have prctpXt for intro.
liu.ins the old scheme Of protective tariff.
t'.Cmuc systems " Ill ncN er do fur the class Uf
uH"d ik" ihat "f Mr. crit, ndcn, who never
sEtt N"yti.img and never learn anything -
Protection! That IL the marir spring that is
'" turn I" profit every worthless thing. Mr.
senator Bel writes I" the Crittrh,lcn rcccp-
ii",, that the country is lsboring under gen
rrsl paralysis, AMI that nothing short Of class
Notwithstanding short If = willy scheme
nv which the great agricultural interests Of
the country shall bc taxed Er the benefit Of .
few manuiactuTcrS-Will rcanimatc our m
ti"nal industry. Mr.. Bcll hits the Republicans
or HccthMa'istH right in the free, telling them
to e"Ine int" the new arrangement, ~ abandon
their miserable anti SLAVERY nOnSchkr, and to
aid him end Mr.. CTittcI,hrn in building mp
great party on the basis Of protection.
The Republicans, il M happens, make M
nearly ell the reliable force in favor Of prOtrc-
ton; but there is in their ranks large inlu.
zion II free trade men, <.crdcrS from the
Democratic party. and Nc shall look with in
teTcSt to SEQ the latter class abandon negroes,
in Or'irr 10 protect white men, Mr. CIitten
den NAV bc honest; if so, wc arr convinced
he IL old. ibid MIR. t'iittrHicm btli,vc that
the expenses nj the gov, rnmrnt this year
NOuu Oe one nuuUre'I nitllOnN al uO'IarS IL
he did. then We shall br prepared I" cndm &C
the integrity "f Mr.. Senator Bells statement.
that the country Is in an awful state Of dc.
CrsI'itmle and paralysis. II Mr.. Crittcntlcn
was honest, Mr.. He'll VAS horcst
But the truth is, aud VIC owe this explaEa.
ton to the tw" distinguished Senator's from
Kentucky and Tennessee that after they left
the federal capital we discovered the GARRETT
appropriations by Tor. rcsS TO be only little
mere than one Il ,lf the amounts calculated
upon by the opposition leaders; upon which
they resolved to organize for this year only n
new party. When Mr.. Humphrey Marshall
sent 70 PhiladcIPhia Z" speak and MrSsrs.
t'riIten,lcn and Bell went to Cincinnati, II WAS
settled that Mr.. Burhanam'S administration
would REQUIRE about . hundred millions of
dollars to get through the season. Tine Hun
'lrcd Millions Of Dollars! What better basis
could he thought OG for party without prin.
cirl~S! Opcn the leaks in the trcaSury--lct
the public moneys How out upon every con.
"tivah" scheme OC the Spectators. in order
tat We may bo justified in imposing high
du'ieS upon imports, that few manufacturers
shall he enriched. This scheme cOn,mcn,ls
itself 10 old Mr.. Crittendcn and old Mr.. BELL,
.'n'Hly because it was their hobby twenty
Years ago. Washington Union.