, 1859-02-09

IEdttottA Cofe1r 0nQence OF The Ph1&oe!pnA fte9A1
WAma7 71pB. Feb. s 80.
The two ADMINISTRATION .4aucusAsp the tsT-
cnA qussdae uty be ea9e3th twq K1eat sS4s
of thpzh1 1wseE. II fCoba'a. prufF9mma We.
vap u both. ee PfesIdentf poh6was sc994.
edf and to daytwe are p have Mr:GYhb's 1$
to the resolution Of the Hoeee aS to 1&& beSsAay
to meet the demands upon the Treasury. which,
while in o1m and aim will be another rebuke BY
the subordinate OF bis superior, as matter OF sheer
necessity Tmust cover q concession lsleFenae
policy, WHICH T6 insist upo1-:hot Hank, luil and
e1ec}ual, but enough tQ ePnsict ihim Of the 4nan-
cial lnconpth1cy. giHtfa Rar$ed ana aR tego.'
larly confessed by all bis afses-clap messages upon
the noeas1rs and matters committed To his speclal
care. Last year, in Ills annual report, be asked
Temporary leah "a few weeks after, an additional
:peTmlnfnt twenty mlpus. This year he was
Just as cure that bnc per ceat. Increase upon the
the convenience OF decimal in the rats cf duty.
aud partly for the advance Of 81 $780, 600 upon the
rnyenue,. would content him. And now again.
within q little menth, or before The ink vas dry
with ElicA he .scrawied his bureau dr1yel; he u
made 10 knon that ,seTcn millions Ufll serve hls
tr.d.. vhich.ae asked be tore. And the caucuses :.
which have made show of supporting him may
.Gerg,well be suspected Of merely putting bold
trout upon tie Gorptefm1rc 1rch Of their oracle. that
it may not seem - lie a Retreat But et thesa
cQbtels OF tie finances add corrupt ers OF this Adj
vi .4uFA AsStI AAAAEU@-
leeGs,..I regard the suggestion that the expenses
OF tue Eorerntpent cAn be reduced ss piece ,of
good.natpred fas2se Qu the part Of 4r. Stephens,
II Geosgia, and Senator Hunter, Of Virginia
They might as readily recommend the bailsng
out Of The Potomac. .in order that the ri7eF
TO ths Hhale-that j., TO ahs supposed credu!ity-
Of the peopie-but. it will rot deceive anybody !
and will do the authora Of the expedient the
justice to kaT. that they have no nore idea that
the expenses pf thIs Government con be reduced,
tbap TINT the Potomac tan be spopged out or
bailea out How will goh reduce It. gentlemen!
Can your Postmaster General, with his depart
day. assist yor, except BY taxing the people of
the North ip . much more odlous ra,io than
that of. any tariff upon importap Will Mr..
Touc.T. Of ths Navy, With bis demands for
more chips, (aud do not say they are urj, ,st)-
will he be- able to aesi4t you1 How can Ar.
Of the Treasury Department.. with his horde
Of 1etajnsfS> and bus aew demands on the
public service,.. Can Mr.: Floyd assist, NTH ths
numerous expenditures Of his department cor
stantly accumuletiux? or Nr. Jacob Tnompsop,
with his vaet operations bf the interior Depar.-
!, Office bureaus. &c, &c, or is economy to be
facilitated by. taking thirty millions from the
Treasury for The purpose OF forcing this country
into Ha1 Fith Spain, without any hope Of accom-.
piishiug the otiect, or By au appropriation Of
.wo or three hundred millions to construct the
great aud indispensable railroad overland to the
Pacific? Why, then, with these iacts before
their eyes, do Nj. Hunter and Mr. Stephens
talk about reducing tho expenditures Of the
Government, and deny such aid 10 the anguish
ing interests Of the Middle States, which they
could concede, without interfering, ir the slight
est degree. With the interests OF the South o.
the interests Of the consumer? !? .PennsY1vania
II AAnE 49, tnk sAk,A
just now omuipotept alike in the righteousness
Of their demands aud in the power to enforce
them. When the Recommendation for m ad.
vance Of duties come into the House, our friends
must strike for the reduction Of the ad va!orens
OF ls46 10 specifics; they must stand to it; md
they caanot fail but BY their own default.
Hare you observed how popular the CAUCUS
has becone with the msn who now aspire to
control and lead the Democratic partyf 0nly
iaw years ago Ar. Davis, Ir. Hunter, Mr. Ma
son, .ad Others, treated the caucus o. gulllo.
tine upon which the interest OF the South
we're to be mutilated; while Mr. Toomba, and
Ar. Stephens, and Mr. Benjamin, {aEl then
making this aams Institution Of o CAUCUS as
,ridiculoaa .ea pcssihls. Now, konerer, when
:sha Northern wing Of the Democracy is
weaker than it Was eyer known to
be, these excellent gentlemen elevate King
Caucus into the. especial god of their
idIlat1y, beeaHsths r6epoxds todA th<ir de1naAds-
They call upon hiu, only to help them. Wo be
to the Northern Democrat who dares to ak his
majesty to do auy thing ID assfat the party in
.ths. fres6totes: be ie instantly dtiyen out of
conHdenca,as Eshsll Let him dare to denounce
ths attempt to use the public money for the pur.
pose Of provoking hostllihes with Spaiu; or let
h'm open his lips in favor ofthe pledges of tho
Democratic parry o. the 6layery question, and
bis name is entered tor: instant execution. On
this question Of the tariff. for instance the de.