M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-03-11

VIII be lett undUne to strengthen oul
noble little army in Utah, and aver
the disasters and privations which de-
LAY woCld entail upon it. Simulta
neOusly with the defeat Of the bill, the
Department received from Colone
Johnston an official report depicting
precisely the state of things as related
by the President in his message tC
Congress, and the urgent necessity Of
Ipromptness and vigor in carrying out
his requests. The Department, with
a very commendable alacrity, have
already arranged to forward supplies,
and to do all things else calculated to
ward off any Inconvenience and dis.
asters to our army.
If anything more is needed to stim.
ulate the National Democratic party
to Il paciication and speedy adjust
ment of the now complicated question,
they have only to look at the inconsis.
tencies Of the Abolition party. In a
conversation with prominent Abuli-
! zionist, he frankly told me that his
party put no value upon the Kansas
admission with the Lecompton Con-
stitution; that, if necessary, to so ad.
NIT her, enough of his friends would,
at the proper time, be found not vot-
| ing, so as to insure the passage Ollie
compton. He said that Lecomptcn
was their hobby; aud if rejected, it
was material for them, and if admitted
under LecOmpton, it was still mate
rial for them. What duplicity and
perfdy in view of their continually
bowling abOut bleeding Kansas
The Topeka rebellionists, with era.
zy jim Lane at their head, have noti-
fled General Whitfield to leave his
post of duty, and threaten assassina.
tion if he fails to comply. The Utah
robellionist8, with Brigham Young,
have issued asimilar edict to Govern
ment officials in that Territory. Par
mobile .tratrm! The Utah Legisla.
ture, with unblushing eArontery, pass
a resolution that mo person appointed
to Office for Utah, by the present Ad.
tration, shall either qualify for, or as.
sumo and discharge, within the limits
Of this Territory, the functions Of the
Office" &c.
Now, ifsuch uSurpation and rebel.
lion does not call for a speedy and ef.
iectual interpostion Of Executive au-
thority, no contingency can arise that
would.
The President has before him q
large number of applications for ap-
pointment to Office in the Northwest.
lie seems to "haSten the appointments
very slowly" 1t can be very readily
accounted for; Kansas is first, last and
always; and all things else must wait
till Kansas is out Of the way.
As is the case with appointments,
so with the Ohio contested election
case. Tho committee is ready with
their report, and it is generally con-
ceded that the House, with the evil
dence before them, are ready to give
Mr.. Vallandigham the seat to which
he is entitled; but | am satisfied that
some time will yet elapse before final
action will take place.
A brief survey of Washington Jour
nalism is now amusing. if nothing
more. The Union, though ostensibly
under the editorialship and propri6.
torship Of William A. Harris, is noto.
riouSly the property of another, and
edited by several writers, and William
A. Harris is not included in the liet
learn that q change is soon to take
place in the figure head. The &ates
while protesting to be an ardent Ad.
ministration paper, is, nevertheless, q
very violent opponent Of the Lecomp.
ton measure; however, | don't hear
that the States has been excommuni
Gated.
Plug Uglyism, or, what is the same
thing, rowdyism, burglary, riots and
murders reign supreme in our midst
and in almost every case the partici
pants escape detection. 1t is danger.
Gus to walk our streets after nj ght.
A bill for the reorganization of the
various employees Of Congress has been
introduced in that body; while there
is no disposition among the members
to curtail the compensation below a
proper scale, there is a determined
purpose on the part of Congress to
pass an act to arrange the number,
and class all, so that no confusion and
misunderstanding may arise hereaf-
ter. | understand that the Committee
Of Accounts have been very much an
noyed by the clamorous appeals Of
parties employed without any authori
ty OF law, and consequently without
any fund from which to pay them. II
is to avert in future this arrangement
growing out Of the employment ol
supernumeraries without sanction ol
law, that the bill has been introduced
The several investigating commit.
tees of Congress are all at work; the
Tariff investigating Committee fine