Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-07-07
Thursday Morning, July I, 1859.


MAIL REpucTIoSs.-Our very amiablc,
courteous and conscientious neighbor of the
Alleganian, in noticing the reduction Of the
daily mail service between Cumberland and
Wasllipton, Pa, over the National Road
and Cumberland and Grecnsburg Pa, over
the Flank Road" to tri-weekly mail, I'M
proves the opportunity to cast the RESPONSE
bility for "this curtailment Of the postal ia
tili.ies' upon tie Republicans. at s the
inevitable consequence tsays the Allcganian)
Of tie failure of Congress to pass the appro-
rriation bill at the last session, and will most
certainly drav tie resentment Of those who
ere inconrenienced there by upon the Repub-
hcdHs and few factious individuals, rank
ind as Democrats" That this reduction of
tie mail service is ''in pursuance OF goncr-
al plan rendered necessary by the want Of
means at the disposal of tie Department re-
quisite to maintain the usual service" no one
doubts but the question naturally arises, who
created this necessity. The cautious phrase
ology employed by the Alleganian would
transfer tho responsibility entirely from the
Democratic party to the heads Of the Repub-
lcaDs and "lcw factiouS indiriduals, rank
ing as Democrats. We could scarcely have
aelirved-e.s ncighbor would seize upon such
gross and palpabls sophistry" to shield the
l.ocofo party from the just Indignation and
resentment it has brought upon itself The
entire and undivided responsibility for "this
surtailmcnt of the postal facilities" rests
solely upon the Democracy. They had a
clear majority Of twenty-sx in the House Of
Representatives, and fourteen in the Senate
over the Republicans and Americans COM
liued, and against their unanimous opposi-
ton could have carried any measure they de-
sired All the legal ability in Christendom
is impotsnt to escape the conclusion. The
Democrats possessed the power 10 pass the
appropriation bills against any and all oppo-
sition-thcy failed to do it-and upon the
democratic party the country must visit its
wrath, lift would deal justly.
This curtailmcnt Of the postal facilities, -
Of itself, ought to be sufficient to invoke upon
the corrupt party in power, the vengeance
Of disappointed deceived and outraged peo-
pie, but when considered in connection with
other things which TRANSFERRED during the
last session of Congress. it assumes the pro-
portions Of a still greater outrage. The Ma
tonal expenditures, under the auspices of
this Democratic Administration had reached
an enormous figure, corruption was stalking
abroad in every Department in midday, and
government officials were plundering the
Treasury by wholesale, whep it was gravcly
proposed by Demoyals-t5,put thirty millions
Of mones -irr9de hands of tile President, as an
SFOred installmcnt for the purchase of Cuba
but in realty, grand corruption fund to en-
able the Democracy to strcw their path to
power, in 1860, with the glittcrins treasures
Of Uncle Sam. This they would have done,
had il not encountered such stern opposition
from the Americans and Republicans.
Think Of it for moment reader. The
democrats in Congress wanted to place COR
ruption fund in the hands Of the President
Of thirty millions, because the idea of pur-
chasing Cuba was doubtless made use of as n
blind, which when viewed through Demo
cratic optics Assumes very shadowy and
unsubstantial appearance'I TO be drawn from
a treasury already robbed by Democratic
administration, and yet that party failed tc
make any provision for continuing the usual
mail service.
There is q point beyond which forbearance
ceases to be virtue, and the Democracy
have carried the country far beyond it. tt
Indignation can not slumber much longer. II
las learned in the severe school of expert
ence, that Democracy woes but to ruin, and
wins but to destroy-that its professions arc
cheat, its pledges lie.