New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-10

ion Of q county We turn i, lcose ard tru;. il 20 de-
| fsrd itself. Hepce, we vsrt orly army enough 70
keep the Incsns II check, scd navy enough to keep
prStes from or coasts. Five years since, our army
Cot 81 f60OoO. Now /. cots SIS o00, 600 although
! tten bed n0Te struggling settlements to De de-
ferdsd ara bsd rot Csfoinis std Oregon, wlth tter
20, coo people cspable Of defending themselves As
to ,ne navy, there has ben nOlhlrg - CAL tor ~
c:essfd elp-ncturts, ard set more ships have been
! built BY special appTop'iG:Iors We have hao, ior
many yeas, SC0D sailors n the nsvy. ard have 10
more 10 naD !; now TIE g JOOOOO Increase IN lis
cost de Jci pay poor Jack extra sa.iDg month";
nor give him ore moIe glass Of greg. France. with
her lsTre navy e steaIsips oNpsrfs on IL S2iO,'
| eco per anpuln We ezpend sl3 00oJ Oh our,. Yet
the true policy Of pE'P:rog ioE war Is 70
! build up the reScuTCes Of toe Lhtl6n in time
| tf p4acei rot to squarter tie public means
We prepare fcr ~ increasing the ability Of the
| people 90 bear i. We turn all the people into
SOLDIERS wheD tfe Republic is IN danger E1Eope uses
her armies 10 OpPress her people. They 5eed great
| Lrmts there-ve need great leorle. Sir. Toonlb,
| then replied to that part # Mr.. B yers speech "a
which set forth the berefts derived By the southern
| States from tie postal service. lie tMr. foombs
argued at great erCh the popnety ana bect ,slty OF
skirg .he Post Ofire selfsu.tairng. He ssd Y ls
unjust to levy tie deficiency Of postage out OF the
public trcesuIy-it IS 10 molethan puptering pence
from Il door of the people Tor tie 6eLe. Of tie rich
The Govern reut, inceed. bas more absolute uyht
10 csIy the correspondence Of the country than IT.
| bay, Ccrn T cC;tcn, sd he 6theyef ttat tne
mails 10 the Pacific nd be carried by other means
for $500 600. TIE Pacific msl Ia. fallen unde. the
| guid6rce Of pubic plurGeIeis. As regarded NJ. Big
leI recon CrGaon TO increase the duty on iron he
| Mr.. TooGbsl could BY no means assent lie wOuh
rather have il free. He woad " not assent to TAX
tie transportation Of the country Of the great West
ano would raise 70 reve,sion BY imposing burdens on
an article that would react tax seven eighths
Of the countIy's industry His opinion wss that spe
cifc duties were tie best mode of taxation Thirteen
yeers eypeer &c had satisfied him OF the truth OF that
opinion. lie Lad gwen s The protection he ever his
or csr give Forty years a{o our nanciaetures
| Il. tho-s lgeu tuf uV bv
which is not applicable to their present growth. In
coLcusion be referred to elaborate statistical tables,
showing that retIenchHent is the o1ly remedy.
TIE subject postponed.
Mr.. HUNTER attempted to brig mp The Consular
sro Diplomatic Appropriation bill, and MI. SLlDELL
was equally ar 1ious TO have up tue Cuban que; STOP
le1gti epod debate eDsued IN which the leading
Republican Ser atOIs expressed themselves against
taking up the CubsD bill, although ready a, en- time
WI co required to discuss all its bearings. Sessr-
SEWARD, WILSON aud DOOLIfILE bore pr)mi-
Nr.HAIE made some hits at the Democratic party,
Gud suggested az legitimate pre- ec Of ag5randlse-
ment 20 purchase Canada and erect deieDses at the
mouth Of tie s.. Lawrence, ard thus economse the
c. of tie armament OF the Lskes.
Mr. WILSON reminded the Sete'e that only nine
teen oaysreman for action. Measures of Importance
were lehdiTg, amoDg them tie Homestead blu one Oi
the best measures ever ohefec' Cyngress snouid ie-
Guce The expenditures al least Ten millions aud provide
the means to meet il. lie time stoud oe devoted TO
bus ness al d cot to amitss debate.
Several other SsratCIs participated IN the deOGte,
but fnally tie Cuban bill Was taken up By -
against lS
MIR. SLIDELL. by consent mace te1tusl couec-
lion Of tie clause Of tAe bill providing for five per
ccLt bonds payable semi-sDrua'ly.
Mr. DOOI1TTLE considered that tue two great
questions which in the prpgresion OF the age csn1ot
DE escaped the Aus American and the African
American He ncuded lis Iemarks by OF, rrg sub
stitutc for Tie Cuba b,l TO the effect that 80 OOOOOC
be appropriated to purchase IN iucstan or Central
or South America, territory on which free negro
ration can be located under the guaranty Of Tho United
States.
TIE Senate here adjourned, agreeing to meet st IL
a. ID, after Monday.