The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-03

Of the reary night OF death. Very many Of them are
brinkpoor pcnness and dependent upon the gratitude
and benincence Of kind friends ana resauveei VIE
others Perhaps may mot be 80 fortnnaie 1". may uS
pend upon the cold charity Of ptess and mercenAry
world Thousands fell and their rune-
raj drge Chanted as poan TO the nation goIy
and shall their surviving comrades be less Iortuhster
Shall they linger out obscurty and poverty the even
ing Of lHe the morning Of which was illustrated ~
deeds Of such noble daringY
Will you stop 10 count the costa Did those brave old
warriors stop to count the cost when the clarion note
lars trained the rigid discipline OF the Iron Duke
ching under Pakenham, upon the Queen CITY oil
the South the gateway Of Southern and Western com
merce with his troops fresh from the victorious fields OF
Europe renzied with the brutal wachword Of "beanty
and booty did the gallant spirits who rallied around the
flag Of Andrew jackson stop to count the COST MOL BUT
with utter abandonment Of self and reclessness Of
life. tn their heroic leader at their head drove back me
British lion upon plains OF Galmctte thus proving 70
the world the efficiency OF the citizen soldier over that OF
the regular No brighter gem studs the diadem OF tame
that encrcles the fair brow Of Colubs than that whcn
the memorable victe Of the 9Th OF January
1915. The question is not what It VIII cos.. IL "
right is it ust, is il magnanimous, is 1t humane-and
lastly, is it grateful Bring any charge yoa VIII
against the government. Say y is parsimonous--
say il is false, hearess unjust oppre,syeISat
"foules whelp of sim" Shall this country be more
unmndfa of is defenders than other natons9 Shall pos
tey learn the Notifying lesson that our government Is
willing lavish millions upon standing army and not
cent volunteer when Old age has overaken
poverty
not these old feel you defeat tins bill and thereby
deny them that relief necessary their camort and
support That the forgotten the hours On s
peru and extremity, aud that dsregards the heavy
sacrifices made by them for their country? WIN they not
feel that they have only lived TO be forgotten by that coun
Try for whose defence they would have laid down their
ycsthat the memory of their lusrious deeds had faded
from the hearts posterity life itself bad passed awayY
Why did the Old Guard follow bindy and mady the
giles Of Napoleon over the frozen SHOWS Of the Alps
through the terrible 'Uoniagraton OF the iMperial
city Of Moscowf Even the iron heart Of that man
x.pAv nalta A in i.v md
ferngs and services OF his soldiers, and his purse
strings reedy TO be loosed to relieve their
necessities; and shall the most enlightened nation
IN Chrsendom the middle of the nineteenth century,
be less generous thnn the great imperial atccrat whose
throne but the 'rausoleum Of bcrtyY Defeat tins
bhl and stumbling army ike bird Of prey. will swoop
down and gnaw ut the vials Of the republic. Pass IT,
and million Of men from the North, South, East ard
West, from hill and dale from your crowded cities and
the drst buge blast Of will rally
your flag and like the herocsons OF The Spartan mother
will return klazcned all over with victory, or be encir
cled in its folds as their winding sheet
If this b0mOast and hifalutin exceed in Con-
gress by any Of tie colleagues Of Mr. Atkins we are not
of it, The figure of the standing army sweeping
down and gnawg like bird Of prey at the vitas Of the
republic, is OF the grandest metaphors that
we have read having been INDUCED in before
deliberave assembly; and how majestic is the climax
in which the orator depicts the rush Of mionsof men
all points of the compass at the rst bugle blast Of
warl We .oAn imagine how overpowering must have
s~S
sympathixing souls Of members.
Another honorable member invoked the "natons graft
tude to soldiers and asked how Congress
if did pass this BILL should answer hese SCARED
and veterans The GIoe does not say whether
this inquiry followed by laughter or by applause.
In conclusion, the gentleman Mr. Kunkel, Of Pennsyl
wanna nduged in the comic observation that 'f pen.
sions for these brave could be raised in other
way verify believed the people ''would consent TO
raise the money directly from their own pockets
OTHER SIDE OF TIE QUESTION
In this style honorable members went on for nearly
| a week, one striving to Guido the other in bonn
bast and exaggeration while few members
were heard on the other side to denounce
the whole entirely at variance with our
system Of government unnecessary and unwse at any
tme but particularly at atme Ike this, when the ma
iola purse is empty and only be filed by resort
TO Temporary 0ans and TO largely increased tariff.
Mr. Mison, Of Va, sensible and highly intelligent
member, showed that the measure was supported by
many members from Pennsylvania and other States for
no other reason than because it would If it became
law nocessate such largely increased duties on imported
GOODS and thus prove Of vest benefit to the manuic
turing interests those States, at the expense Of the
whole people.
And The evil does not end herc for tho principle having
been established, there is reason why all who
served the country from 1872 up 70 day.
who were enrolled in the militia and ready TO be called
into SERVICE should not to Congress and urge with
reason that they also entitled TO pensens and
cost to the Of passage this one bill would
eventually swell to twenty, thirty or fifty millions Of dol
lars, and enectually swamp US in q national debt.
After this expose Of the Pension bill doubt whether
those who wanted make political capital out Of their
support Of will find their action very beneficial to them
in that point Of vcw The fact Of being acnaed by such
motive as dsgracefu 10 representative if he sold
his vote for government patronage for pecunary
sidera;ion.
The RESPONSIBILITY ElRowN ON THE SENATE
This precious bill before the Senate 1t is almost
certain however, that that body will either refuse to
pass it, by direct and pogve vote, else will dodge
consideration SO that it will be virtually defeated
Indeed one of the principal excuses which many Of its
supporters in the House made to their consciences
was that it could become law, the Senate,
which was not governed by the influences the
House. not being directly responsible to the people,
sure to kill it, and even If IT passed both houses, the
President would veto it, Intact, they meany shrked the
responsibility and threw upon the Senate and the Presi
dent II gratifying to think that neither the Senate
nor the President will shrk the responsibility in the
same way as the House did.
TIE PRINCIPLE WRONG
! The idea of giving pensions to men who suffered
nothing from wounds from exposure, and who
are not necessous circumstances stretch Of the
peneionng principle which nation ever witnessed be-
FORE In England, whore that system has reached its
greatest expansion, soldier not entitled to permanent
pension until has been nvslided has served fifteen
and of his discharge before he has served
that term account Of wounds or disabilities, he
receives only a small temporary pension, the
continuance Of which IL dependent upon his
recovery and his ability to support himself.
As general rule il may be safely asserted that the
who would be bene0cares under this Pension law Of
ours are those who suffered the very least inconvenience
from servee while those whose health affected
by exposure the hardshps Of campaign have passed
away In all points Of view therefore, this pension bill
unjust and improper and those who have attempted to
asten upon the country deserve the condemnation Of
the people.
THE New CONS OF CANADA.-The new coins of
Canada are about to be put in circulation. Hon. John