New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-11
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dess" meeting at the Exchange yesterday, ~
Which there was a gcod deal Of lard swearing.
soto roe,, and considerable oeen i1aigpsson
Meanwhile TIE serene CspeD sits in bis new office,
",milpg as a sgumer street. morning." That
b, conclude that he il there, though 4 am
no. swEe tsat anybody hiss seen hm cince
Thursday or Friday. ,fkc last tine he was
heard Of be YVES doAgog the elsgrapaic
dispatch from Mr.. King, tho Assata3t Pc,tna'lsI
Genera. The operator rent word TO inc O'e
PestsOEice to inquire IL he was t1ere' NJ
Then ~ the new Pof Office, 70 inquire II he was
there. "No." Tbea be sent again ana oo0slnsn
Cor. ar apsyer "TIse Postmaster IL at nome sck.
H. 5-oro o,t Ia I,o-chester and found the Post
.o,f.r x.as not tIsr-e ard told thAt be had not
A.sr theye sincb morning. A mysterious dlsap-
.asr.ncet Here was the POst-Ofce removal 60
Sno an and the Postmaster mlsslng-g0ne hshlng,
,perhsps: perhaps gone skating; PerhsPs gone 10
b;. n1blisber TO zee about q second edition Of his
VI. tory of Deasocrscy, the first never having yet
aeon the light What remarkable noncba,ance
Abe man has Perhaps, however, my theory Is
wrong know some men OF studiOus aud literary
habits, easily disturbed by noise, nervous IN the
extreme who always run away when there
ia q birth in the bOnse or removal from
il. Mr.. Capcn is probably one Of this sort. How
unfortunate that his nervousness should keep him
trouble he would have been saved, if he had re-
eeived IT, The trouble Of removing his buds to
Summer street, and perhaps OF removing them
back again--the OduIn, also, OF violating the law
Of Congress. This is the second PossOhhce re-
belIion We have had; one, some years ago, was
called the "ten cent rebellion; that was unoef-
taken by the patrons of the POst-OBice. ms u
rebellion By the Postmaster; qualification OF a law
of Congress. Mr.. Capen breaks the law with as
much uneoneern as a Kitchen maid breaks glass
tumbler Perhaps he holds that the doctrine OF
r-intt YeeniOn by Congress extends to Post Office
affairs and that be is the squsttsr who Is entitled
to defy all Congressional regulations.
Ilnye alluded TO the A" History Of Democracy"
a work Of which Mr.. Capen is said 10 be the
sutbor. and have intmated that the first edition Of
il has never yet been published. have never seen
il; but THE is nothing for do not pretend TO much
knowledge Of books. have, however, made III
auiries Of half n dozen inyeterate bOOk-wOrms-
men who could go in the night to Burnham's or tho
A,hep@um, and put their hands upon any book
they wanted-and these men assure me that tby
have noyer seen the book. They have seen eX-
tracts from il, and that is all. SO have / seen
extracts About the time Mr.. Capen was APP
pointed Postmaster, one of them fOated along IA
the newspapers i held the feet angel fast, put
dab of paste on his back, and fixed him
in my scrsp.boOk, feeling strong pre-
sentiment that some time or other / should find
a use for him. In this extract, Mr.. Capen de-
scribes the Democratic party "as he understands
it." He says the Democratic party represents
1.-the great principle of progress" This Is by no
means an original remark. 1t has had many Illus
trations aud every Democrat intcrprets it to suit
himself. bir. Capen's practical commentary Is the
"progress of the Post Office from State street to
the South End. at is onward and outward in its
movements. II has a heart for action and mo-
"tyes for world" Quite transcendental, not to
say EmersOnaD, is this definition. 1T cOnstl-
'tutes the principle of diffusion, and is 10 hui
"manity what the centrifugal force Is to the
"reyolyiDg orbs of q universe" Centrliu-
ral--hying from the center; Democracy Is
centrifugal; ergo, the Post Office should be
removed from the center of business You see the
Postmaster is logical in spite of his traDscenden-
talsm, at is the soul in action. 1t conforms to
'.tbe Providence of God" And also, let me add,
10 the prospect Of making 81 900 a year beside
respectable salary. at has confidence IN man.
For this reason il makes all its arrangements in
secrecy and does not announce them till they are
completed. " Ii aims to build up the great inter-
tests of the many" that is the many Capens.
at establishes the present without fearing TO pro-
"yide for the future;" that is, il makes money
now, in anticipation of the time when there shall
be Congressional or Executive Intervention.
at conquors the oppressor,' that is, 1t
defes a law Of Congress. 1t mets the
"bigots heart to meekness, and recOncles his mind
4" 10 knowledge. Ii dspels the clouds of ignorance
" and superstition, and prepares the people for IN
" structiOn and selfrcspect. 1t adds wisdom to
4" Legislation. and improved judgment to gOyern-
" ment; that is if legislation is not wise, the
Postmaster must teach the legislators wisdom by
dsregardng their DEGREES " IL fails only when 1t
"ceases to be true to itself" that is to No. /. And
the eloquent historian winds up by saying Vox
Popuh vOx Del has proved IL be both pr0verb
land prediction" 1t may be that this truth
viii be more forcibly impressed upon him than ever
by the great meeting held at TIE Exchange
yesterday.
The Legislature has ordered its Committees to
report on all matters remaining IN their hands, on
or before the 10Th inst. The great measures of
the session vet remain unsettled The Hancock
House project nasstd the Senate long ago, and was
referred to the Committee on Finance IN the
House. That Committee agreed nearly n zen
ago, to report in favor of its passage but their re-
port las been withheld for some purpose or other,
probably that the manipulating and chorOfOrming
process now going on may have plenty of time to
work change in the convictions of the country
members. fortnight age, the bill stood no chance
whatever IN the House; now it is supposed
to have a coed prospect of success; an
other week Will probably make it safe
to try the vote. Last night Mr.. Samuel Hooper
gave a great party, al which all those who were
supposed to be susceptible To coaxng were invited
Ito meet Gov. Banks" The object of this meet
ing was not, l presume, lost sight of either BY
those interested ia pushing the Hancock House
project through, or by those who were called in
for the purpose of being influenced. There are
some things 10 be said IN favor of the purchase,
Governor and his friends are pushing the measure
through. / trust the house viii have se;-respect
enough to resist this gross aud pSpable invasion OF
their rgh 10 consider every subject presented 10