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ga hapinty respecting them. But being II
fact the owners of the Bank, and having pu
them in circulation at this place and derived
the whole benefit of that circulation in the ex
ercise of common honesty and good faith to
wards the public tits their duty at least to pro
tect that circulation by promptly redeeminl
it when presented at their place Of issue
which Ihave no doubt they will find it neces
sary to do, to ensure circulation in this com
munity or elsewhere.
| With every assurance of great respec
and consideration for Messrs. Pease & Co.
Remain Yours, &c.
| ME-. AMES.
Our Warrington COrrespOndence...Th
Political Pestilencc Still Ragos--.Som<
Recent New York Confessions.
WASHINGTON, April 10.
To tie Editors efkae Ainnssosian:
The distinguished James Conner, Post
Master Fowler, Hon. John Cochrane, Mr.. Carr
and others of like eminence have recently, a
the invitation of Mr.. Conner, held a meeting
of Conference at New York, to take into con
sideration the condition of the party and times
The deliberations of these old Democrats
turned upon the decentralization, corruptions
want of principle and patriotism of their party
While Mr.. Cochrane the member of Congress
was not prepared to deny anything, he thought
it best to try and navigate the putrid sea
with heavy press of sail, as best they could
till after 1860, and not create storm which
which may overthrow the old craft in which
he sails.
To such suicidal policy Mr.. Conner, and his
supporters, were not prepared to subscribe
The system of fraud and peculation had now
entrenched itself upon their private property
in the shape Of destructive taxes, destroying
revenues, imposing ruinous rents upon the
poor, and paralyzing the enterprises of the
active and industrious. Devastation was
coming upon the country with gigantic strides;
and to remedy which, no time could be lost.
That however painful it may be to separate
from, and expose to shame and punishment
old political contrsres, when he sees, as he now
does his country in danger, he can no longer
hesitate in making the sacrifice.
Mr.. Carr stated that for ten years Democ-
racy had been rapidly degenerating, and
loosing the confidence and esteem of the peo-
pie. That recent developments, which acct
dent has brought to light, has shown them the
Hpo hx,cc ob he Sko&o ND r;&xy
hangs and to be relieved from which, they
must now, by special taxation, raise mil
lion and half Q,500,O00) or repudiate.-
That these vast sums are wrenched out of the
hands of the active, Industrious and economi-
cal, and bestowed upon the worthless street
brawling politicians, who are as destitute Of
honesty as of worth to the State. That the
struggle now is between the conservative mer
of the country, who would preserve the peace
order and honor of government, and those
who, like the Jacobin's of France, would, t.
serve their private interests, break down al
safeguards of life, liberty and property, which
we'll administered government secures
Still he hoped that if the axe was placed al
the root Of the tree, and used freely and fear
lessly, they might succeed in saving the party
by looping off the diseased branches, and re-
store health to the decaying body.
should like to see this image of modern
Democracy after the executioners had com
pleted the work of ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and tn
unclean beasts of prey were driven forth t,
public execration.
The Washington Grand Jury have already
made an attack upon some of these creatures
and handed over to the courts Of law some o
the functionaries who officiated at the altar o
this monstrous idol also, on the Ell Paso ant
Fort Yuma Wagon Road, it appears in the ev
idence, that an unrestrained, regular a
libitum system of forgeries upon the publ
treasury, has been practiced.
Mr.. Buchanan appears now to be very &C
tive in fixing up" such little matters as pub
lie rumor has made notorious, and have then
disposed of before they fall into the hands q
the next Congress, whose exposure and pun
ishment is to be apprehended.
He has connived at, if not directly encour
aged the radical corruption of the country
and especially his party, that men of any sell
respect or decency, have already abandone,
him, and he finds himself surrounded nov
only by the vilest creatures, as destitute Q
shame and principle, as of patriotism and in
tegrity.
The Union has just made most egregiou
taur pas in explaining the course of the Pres
ident on the Clayton Bulwer Treaty. 1t con
fesses that Lord Napier was willing to abro
gate that Treaty, so much desired by on
people, but the English insisted upon the oc
cupancy of the Bay Islands. This the U,sio,
says would have made direct issue betwee,
the two parties, and we would have bee,
forced to submit to the British occupancy o
drive them out by force. This, the Uaio,
says, Mr.. Buchanan was not prepared to do
so that the French and English-Monsieu
Belly, and his corps of engineers-are to hav
the Railroads, Canals, and all the transi
routes to themselves; because, in the estima
ton OF the President, America is unable t
protect her own interests. We can spent
four millions ostensibly for Mormon war
but in reality to convert Kansas to Slavery
and Democracy, and hundred millions t.
corrupt the country, but we cant protect tn,
commerce and travel of the country.
1 fancy this disclosure of the weakness o
the government will take the country by sur
prise. We must, according to the Union
sacrifice our interests, our right of way acros:
the isthmus, or fight to protect them; anG
the President consents to the sacrifice. Sc
we go on. We fuss and vapor and fame and
shout and boast of what great things we are
about to do, but when we engage with ma.
tons, who strike first, and print and publish
and talk after the work is over, we recoil with