New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-20
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WAsHryGToy, June l6, 1889

WAsHfNGToS, JUNO io lr1S.
Iii. rather refreshing 10 see the organs OF this
Administration, after expenditures e1ceening sci
COO coo in its fret year. according totae oreiai s'
emen,s Of the Secretary ofthe Treasury preteadins
to set up for economy and retrenchmeDt. They may
probably claim these merits, in consideration Of
not having spent ss much more, as probably they
would have done, had not the money stopped short
After running this career Of extravas,nce sinca
March, 1857 ard bossiug oft into the bargain, no
when general sentiment of indign ,.iou Is reused
and expressed. and Presidential canvass Is az.
preaching, they begin BY compulsion To haul in
their horns, and 10 close some OF the spigo,s,
which have been loose for two years, Allowing tho
bupps however, full head as usual Then all =,
once. Mr. COBB is gloriied into vast reformer, for
stopping few leaks in the Custom d0use, AS II it
Was not as much bis doly eighteen months ago
This small attempt 10 throw dustin the eyes II the
people, Will not answer, for Mr. COBB DESERVES to
be arr.igned for showing culpsse abuses to contn
Ne, when they Were Just as notorious thee as nov.
Bat tor the dlminutIOn Of revenue, By whsch these
suerpumer,ry salaries. could rot be paid, eve0 tbs
psitry attempt would not have been Made, which
sitter all hardly reaches to the dignity Of fraction
in the pubic expenditures When IN. Repaoli ian
s,de OF ire House enoeeVored 10 reduce the eX
pense " collecting the revenue, at both sessions
of tie list Congress every movement was resisted
by Mr. Letcher and others the imInei,te spUkes-
uien Of Mr. Cobb They said, the cost could not
be dspiSished, with proper regard to the public
service, and herce tue full appropriations We're
made by Democratic Congress. /! reductions
are DOW introduced, il only proves they nave been
wiully retained thus long, for the benefit oi Partl-
sans.
A sem-oficisl explanation concerning the sm-
munition provided for the Paraguay expedition
appeared this morning, and, as Is well kno~n, nm
der the inspiration Of the Navy Department III
admits precisely what was Charged IN tols CORE
spondence namely, that the report of the ordnance
officer 10 Commodore Sbubrck, aud bis report to
the Secretary of the Navy, stated there we're but
s,ren hours of ammunition on hand, when the heet
mustered for active service. 1 he admission covers
the whole ground Of the original charge, and the
lame efforts al extenuatlon are simply ridiculous IN
the ewes of military men, for which somebody DE-
serves either impeachment or court-martiai. III IS
sleeed in justification Of this most criminal omis-
siam of duty that the British fleet only required six
hours h. destroy Sseaborg; but at the sam. time
il is not pretended that their ammunition Was ex-
b,usted at the md Of that time. The question Is
not what has been accomplished within givca
time. but whether there was not a most ulpardOn.
ablr oiepse against all military science AID COM
mon prudence, 10 ordering fleet TO such service,
in the b. at Of an enemy's country, fge Thousand
munition. 1t s assumed that there was only one
fort-Tres Boccas-in Paraguay 10 be encoun-
tered. No such information exists and If 10 did,
the material fact would not be changed. In the
affair of the Water Witch 10 1850 which was one
of the causes of the recent difficulty the first shots
from an ordinary river fort, witaout preparation of
any Sort carried away the wheel of the vessel cut
the rope and killed the hemsman. beside hallog
Der ten times, 50 that she was glad To retreat.
A.. Il.
structions to navigation Lopez could have suck,
it is not supposing too much to believe that with
engineers the PARAGUAY ans might have
easily disabled all the force that could ascend the
river. As to the militia s'esmrrs Of the Cromwell
lne-purchased from Mr.. Toucey's former partner
they could not stand volley OF musketry. But
We will see exactly how the case stands after Con-
gTess shall veDtiIate it thoroughly.
If members of this Administration were as much
moved by respect for public opinion az some OF the
royal family are, and have been in England, by re-
signing their places under we'll founded inPutations
Of discredit there would be all Immediate recon
.truction of the C,biuet. The Duke of Cambridge
Is SAID to be about resignng his nmssionas chef
Of the Horse Guards, owing to charges Of abuse IN
he transfer Of commissions. His uncle, the Duke
IF York was forced 10 do the sane thing fifty
years ago for still more fragrant traficking. 1t Will
De established next Session, unless the evidence Is
purchased mp la the meantime, that a regular par
pain was made between members of the Cabinet
md certain outsiders, for the purchase OF votes To
carry Lecompton. The correspondence bas be IN
seen, in the original autographs of the parties, to-
yether with the contract, which was regularly /,
signed. The distribution of patronage, among tue !
defeated Lecompt0nltes and the claims preferred /
by those who have not been provided for, show by /
y hat considerations they were moved on that me- |
nOrable occasion. Every man had his price regis
erred, after the most orthodox rule of Wdpole.
WASHINGTON, June Is, 1859
1t seems the Democracy are bent upon having
Mr., Seward as the candidate of the Opposition, and
nobody else All their efforts and hopes are turned
n that direction, and already the notes of prepara
ion are sounded, as if were an accomplished fact
Their dsinterested devotion and zeal are well
iDowD, and especially in reference to the man who,
lbove all others, has been the object of their cal
lmny and persecution. Now, if it should happen
hat policy or other Reasons might recommend
lifferen, selection in 1850, or if Mr. Seward should
lecline the OF his name, all this patriotic solicit
ude would Turn ont TO be misplaced, aud toe
Democracy would find the ammunition they had
,een carefully collecting entirely useless. Ii
Nil require all their discrimination IL select
candidate st Charleston who viii have
host of chance under the best circumstances.
20 far as the Opposition are Concerned they
mean 10 take II cir OWN time IN choosing their
nan, aud with special reference 10 candidate
Who will be sure of success. Ii the Democracy
an find any comfort in this assurance, they are
ute welcome 10 IT, WithOu, charge. They mry