The Nevada journal., 1858-02-26

execution, or else disavowed SO soon as
put in practice, no method even in all
this madness, and the Secretary of
State himself turned, not into stone, but
into standing apology for the accumu-
lated embarrassments that render ridic-
ulous the Home Government. | have
not heart to enter forther into the minu-
t@ of this miserable domestic complex
ity. The country is wearied of it, and
demands reform; patriots detect in the
embitterance of sectional feeling, danger
to the Union. as it is known that the
nullifers are seeking opportunity to pre-
cipitate the issue by vacating their seats
as representatives.; only the Admins
tration keeps alive the enkindled strife,
refuses all equitable adjustment, and
thrusts its Lecompton fraud anew into
the face of the nation. Again. turn to
the other branch-the Office of Foreign
affairs. Fortunately we are at peace
with our neighbors, and have acquired
in the past the respect of the world.
The only part of our diplomacy which
presents any entangled controversy is
that which relates to the Central Amer
lean question. When Mr. Buchanan
was a candidate, it was proclaimed as
his greatest achievement that he had at
last solved this intricate problem in a
manner creditable to our honor as ma
ton; but no sooner does the first Con-
gress meet than we find it further from
adjustment than ever. England sends
over a special Envoy; France indicates
dissatisfaction the Transit route is TAX
en- possession of by party of fillibusters
from our own shore-a United States
District Attorney at New Orleans is dis
missed for letting them escape-and a
Naval Commodore is threatened with a
court martial for bringing them back.
What the end will be no man can tell.
General Walker is now holding his le-
wees at Washington. Secretary Cass
informs him blandly that he declines to
receive his arrest. The President justi-
fies the capture. but opposes the princi-
pie. The Chairman of the Committee
on Naval Affairs in the Senate insist
that he be sent back in national ves-
sci, and the Chairman of the Committee
on Military Affairs in the House moves
for repeal of the Neutrality laws. In
the meanwhile, out of the fog there loom
up thickening diplomatic difficulties, to
be molned at the proper time into an ex-
cuse for conquests, and an apology for
annexations. The President of peace,
as he was called, calmly elaborates a
hol e ..o~ Al Lo.o la -. -
say that while our fair fame has suffered
reproach in the eyes of Europe from the
ina bility or unwillingness displayed on
the part of the General Government to
prevent the fitting out of hostile expedi-
tions from our territory against nations
with whom we are at peace, and to whom
we were bound by solemn treaty stipu-
lations. guaranteeing protection in this
behalf. l feel proud of my country, in
that one man at least has been found
holding commission stamped with the
broad seal of the union, and treading
the deck of his frigate beneath the stars
and stripes, who was willing to assume
the responsibility and vindicate the ma
tons honor, even at the hazard of being
broken in his command. The gallant
Paulding proved true to the blood of the
revolution. His proud spirit would new
er brook that that flag should float dis
graced in the presence Of fngitives from
justice, and he obeyed the instinct of
manhood as a call of duty. His ances-
tor arrested Andre in communication
with a traitor to his country, the des-
cendant seized upon Walker in compile
ity with those who seek to dissever the
Union. Washington hung the spy. Bu-
chanan tolerales the fillibuster.
But would ask your attention also
to the Post Office Department, and in
this | shall not descend to the minutia
of neglect and delays, Irregularities and
losses, unfit appointments and unworthy
partialities, but rather indicate some of
the leading features that characterize
IFS management. The now Vice Presi-
dent of the United States signalized his
entrance upon the areana of national
politics by scathing exposure of the
enormities and frauds embraced in the
postal steamship contracts. The Post
master, General, however, takes occasion
in his annual report to recommend the
renewal of those Identical contracts
which are just about to expire. The
former in his searching inquiry set forth
the magnitude of the sums that were
thus pilfcred from the Treasury, the lat
ter with deficiency alleged, yet plays
the patron of the plunderers, and gives
their schemes an internal endorsement
Perhaps the most venal of ali these pos
tai arrange ments are those which are
made with the Isthmus routes, and yet
they, of all others, meet with most favor
in the department. The encouragement
held out to them has its origin too not so
much in facilities of carriage, as in ma
turing views against the possession of
the Isthmus itself, 1t is part and par
eel of the ultra secession policy which
looks to the speedy establishment of
Southern republic. Strange as all this
may seem, it is nevertheless true, and
what is stranger still the Administration
that now gives full countenance to trop-
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