The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-08-26
Corsesnondence Of the .JeferSonia,a.

Correspondence Of the JeterSomadm.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Aug. IL, 1853.
DEAR FRIEND :--Washineton in Au.
gust is not by any means what it is in the
winter. No large multitudes of people
are now to be seen promenading the "Av-
cnue' such as during the session of Con-
press; no crowds about the National
aud other large hotels. These as well as
a thousand other signs indicate that the
great Federal law -givers, are not now
sittiDg-yet the city of "hacks and dis.
tances" even at this season is not without
breeze of excitement, now and then, to
ruffle the placid current of events. Even
during the interim, between the sessions
of Congress not few are always on hand
who. anxious to do something for their
country, are looking with wistful eyes for
crumbs to fall from the Executive table
and whenever one drops, then comes the
cruel strife, the deadly conflict.
The Union" recently caused no little
excitement, by appearing with an edito.
rial headed, Tax on clerks" Among
other things tie Union" advocated that
every government clerk should pay some
thing for the support of the good cause,
and that all who can not. or will not "fork
over" ought to be made "toaeaM the plank
You may imagine tbattalk like this from
the Union" created no little commotion
in the camp of the faithful. They pro
nounce it exceedingly hard that they
should be curtailed in auy of their accus-
toned luxuries - the pleasant rides and
driVes--the sparkling cup-tbe Farobank
aud all, for that cruel tax-aud more
over that they ought to be discharged if
the cash should not be forthcoming! Tbi.
is awful in the extreme, iutolerable after
having served their country so long and
so faithfully, even at the rate of four long
hours each day as scribes at their desks!
But worse than all the "UnioD" pronoun
ces many of them "mndeSerUing" even af-
tey they have kept step to the music of
Democracy for so IL any years and SO siren
uously contended all alone, for the faith
held by the sainted chiefs of this sancti-
fed party, after doing anything and eve.
rything for the party, without asking any
questions, and after having so recently
sworn allegiance anew in the Leconpton
is too bad for the Union to hint
that such gentlemen as these are not de-
serving Of the party in highe.tdegree. But
further, these faithful employees cay, that
they have now labored these many years
aud cot nothing for their important SER
vices beyond their meagre salaries $1,000
to $500; not even the least scrap OF
"rte0linss" while, as they nlege, the Ed
itor of the "Upiou," has grown rich on
these little extras. That he should flch
from the governmcD ut at the time OF bun
dred thousand per annum does not reall,
NJ after much, for the Editor has plenty
Of company at this game, thousands in
the party are engaged in the same limo
cent amusement, and then Uncle Sam is
good natured and has plenty of money
and when the cash runs out has credit and
can issue Treasury notes or borrow. But
for the Union to practice its avariciou>
on the clerks is too d..
There certainly ought to be some way
provided to pay the Union for printing
the documents" other than calling Oh
the clerks to foot the bills.
OMICRON.