The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-06-16
FOR THE JEFFERsoNIAN.

Friend ScHooH AS | have few
spare moments propose having social
chat with the readers of the Jefersonian,
many of whom have had the pleasure
Of personal acquaintance, though brief
yet of the most endearing nature.
No sooner had the excitement of the
political campaign, last fall, in Illinois,
subsidized when the Yelzoao Fever COM
menced its ravages and swept off thous.
ands of the poor suckers as we'll as tens
of thousands of others from Maine to-
Kansas. Such ever has, is, and perhaps
ever will be the foolish credulity of poor
human nature on this subject. This face
should enlarge our charity toward ou.
present deluded friends and neighbors
and give us wisdom for the future.
IspeDt some time yesterday in conversa-
ton with gentleman from Fountain Co.
Indian, just returning from Tight Squeak.
He left Fort Kerney, the 18th inst; be
stated that over one thousand teams
turned eastward on that and the previous
day he stated be met scores of teams
daily bound westward, not yet willing to
believe that Pixies Peak is all a humtug.
We are truly peculiar people, fond of
excitement. After little financial ex-
citemeDt and speculation on bread s:uff,,
growing out the present state of European
affairs, | expect the excitement of the
next Presidential campaign will come on
the tapis. The great question now before
the great leaders of the varioas parties
is V ho will be the most available candid
ate! The great question with the pro-
slavery Democracy is, who will carry the
entire South and enough of the Northern
states to secure the loaves and fishes to
the Democratic party for the next four
years!
! The great interests of slavery must DO
e looked to. This will he the great issue.
Manufacturiug Interests as well as the
financial condition of the country may be
: neglected With inpupity, but in order to
J keep up the balance Of power Cuba must
be purchased, no matter if it costs $780,
100000 and in the sequel involves US in
war with England or all Europe. Uncle
Sam is rich aDd has got lots of land at
the Nest. True he is badly in debt and
it costs him about $50 600 .OOO a year to
keep up his extraVagant family expenses.
His credit is good, though bis postal ex-
PeBses arc badly in arrears. The Dem
ocratic party expect this measure to be
carried by the voters of Northern men,
aud the money to settle the bills to come
out of their pockets, and 10 case of war
with Europe the men to come out Of their
ranks. | am almost sure that the De
mocracy Of Illinois is prepared to do all
this, yea more, if young America demands
:, 1T. PeDnsylgania will sustain the meas
ure, presume, as ber favorite son las
J we'll as the little giant. recommends it).
And as ber quota of the money will be
e paid (about SIS 200, ,OOO) By indirect tax
es on goods and staples, they will not feel
!, it much. In the last place if We have oc-
: casion for men know that we can rely on
= Pennsylv ania, for if we continue to buy
! foreign iron land think we .hall, as 1t
comes hh1e cheaper,) } PenDsJ Jlyania could
furnish a few thousand GOn men with
= sinews of trass to 6sht cur battles. I
DO not approve of the plan OF borrowing
trouble of the future, but esteem it wis
dom to provide for aud attend to absolute
!. demands of the present. | cannot, how
, ever, when | carefully canvass an issue
like the purchase of Cuba refrain from
running it into futurity where it natural
ly belongs. | look upon the whole issue
as humbug, set up for political effect, to
7 add. if possible, little life to black
and rotten democracy; and my private
opinion, publicly expressed, is, that any
: man is fool (or at least foolish) who will
advocate it, whether be fills the Presi-
Dental chair, or is a masons clerk. And
these are my reasons: lss. when our trio
v Of ministers met at Paris for the especial
. object of buying Cuba no encouragement
was given by Spain that it was, or ever
would be for sale. And the little expe-
rienee have had in business bas taushs
me long since that it takes two to make q
: bargain. 2d II We should attempt to
o take it by force, "a thing which We could
: do doubt not, England and probably
4 other European powers would object
The act on our part would be unjust and
the results ruinous to the interests Of