, 1859-02-04

with the slate vi leellHS VI VI PuoiS sS"'
'oeut " and that his kansas policy" has no
soference to the general principles of democ-
.ocv What james Buchanan not a
5aTocrat He who was trained up in the
Jackson school Of democracy; who has
Sone good service for the party; has stood
Ly II in its days Of adversely as well as its
Dyosnerity, bat has now become recreant
70 himself and his party No Sir. l de-
nv the insinuation; l repel the foul asper-
.;on James Buchanan is too well known,
L;o character too well established, his prin-
o;nIes have been too often tried and proved,
~ be affected by any such idle language,
Hut 1t is not worth my time to refute these
grare charges--those heHeOas offences, for
eeurely no man of good sound understand
inr will believe them.
The only good points the gentleman can
see in the Presidents message, is, (hc
makes an ironical remark, that he is pleas
Cd to see the President has changed his
kansas policy" as he is pleased to call it,
and the recommendation for the better pro-
eetion of the Isthmus, aud the construc-
ton Of q railroad.
By reference to his speech it will be seen
that these points are lightly touched, while
everything that does not meet his views is
held up and shown in its worst light, and
everything the strongest opponent oil the
administration could bring to bear, he
narades with studied care, as if he was
fearful that some of them might escape his
memory; and further, he comes out boldly
and saws, "unless it be for distinguished
services in the battles of our country, am
not in favor Of complimeDting our public
men for doing what it is their duty TO do,
and that which they are we'll paid to do"
Now from this language and from the gen
eral tenor of the speech, one wonld not for
an instant suppose that he would have
voted for a resolution rendering thanks to
the administration; nevertheless, he did, as
can be seen by referring to the vote record
ed on the passage of the resolution. lie
surely forgot what he had said, or he wished
his vote recorded in favor of the admins
tration as a salyer for his democracy, or per-
haps he thinks it is democratic to abuse,
slauder and ridicule the administration and
then vote to compliment it.
The Post Office department is next ar
raigued and its just dues are meetcd out in
a way to strike terror into the hearts OF all
evil doers. From the opening remarks, |
thought the PoStmaster-General was to be
elevated to the skies He acknowledges
that it is with much pleasure that he con
ours in the resolution complmenting the
Postmaster. GeneraI, (although he is oppos-'
ed to complmenting public olicers,) and
the impression was formed in my mind that
though the administration was culpable,
and the course of our delegate such as to
merit the severest condemnation, there was
OF least Que good and faithful servant
But. see the fallacy of all human judge
nentl On the devoted head Of the Post
master General descends with awful and
crushing force. a great steamship monop-
oly-a defeated railroad scheme-delayed
appropriations, and other important meas
ures.nr But supposing this "moneyed mo-
nopoly" has done all these things:-car-
red the mails through foreign country
cut of individual entcrprise-entangled the
government in commercial monopolies, and
expended $3.50, 1000 as bribe money. Is it
lust to charge the same to tho present Z.
M. General, aud hold him responsible for
that which he neither created nor can de-
stroy7 Did not the P. NJ. s. S. Company
have an existence, enjoying all its immuni-
ties and privileges long before Mr.. Brown
was elevated to the position he now occu-
piesP As understand it, the Postmaster
General, under authority Of Congress, ad-
vertises for proposals to carry certain
mail, aud If the P. NJ. S. S. Company, or
any other company, have the lowest ana
best bid, they get the contract, and it is
unjust to hold the Postmaster General re-
sponsible for all the sins Of this steamship
monopoly. Tue strength of the gentle
mans argument is against the Post Office
Department, yet, nevertheless, he voted to
compliment it.
We now come to the part Of the gentle
mans speech where he takes up that part
of the resolution rendering thanks to Gov.
Stevens. He admits that he is willing to
compliment Gov. Stevens for the valuable
services which he rendered in marking ont
the Pacific railroad route, from the valley
Of the Missouri to Puget Sound, and for
bis scarcely paralleled services in the last
war;" and for that alone. He goes further
than any of the opponents of Gov. Stevens,
as he is not willing to endorse his course in
regard to tie war debt and Pacific railroad.
This is very strange, as the President is
abused for not recommending the payment
Of the war debt, aud it is we'll known that
our delegate has urged upon Congress,
time and again, its speedy payment. And
further-about the only redeeming quality
of the administration and Post Office de-
partment according to his statement) is
embraced in the simple fact, that they have
recommended the construction Of Pacific
railroad. While it is well known, that
where they have said one word, Governor
Stevens has made speeches-eyhas labored
hard and faithfully, and l veAture the as
sertion, without fear Of contradiction, that
there is not manin the House Of Repre-
sentatives or of the Senate Of the United
States who has done more, or who has used
greater exertions to forward this great