Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-10
Retrenchment and Reform.


the nation moved Cromwell, with blasphcm-
Gus language and Il legion of ''romd-hcaI'
soldicry, furciblv to eject thar iamau, 'aria-
m"nt IF which Sir Harry Van" WAS a Leaf
ing member. the act Was popular one with
the people, although it disLouorcd their rep
rcScntativcs and converted 'hr "h"ruhI'r'
into IL military icspotiSm. Historians tell
Us. however, that the elected Parliament had
become unpopular by reason OF their cN-
trayagaucc. cOrruptions, RIGHTEOUSNESS. ne
elect of the Interests of the nation. frivolous
debates. unsccmy wranglincs. and contempt
for the Constitution. that the MASSES saw
nothing improper in Generals Harrison and
Worsley pulling Speaker Lrnthall out Of his
official chair. when. with six files OF mus
ketrcrs at his heels" Cromwell said to Par
lament. your time has come, the Lord !
done with YOU Bcgunc. Give way 10 hon
ester men. Soldiers, pull the Speaker
down" And the people We're greatly de
lighted. and said the Lord hath moved Oil
yer to do this thing
So unpopular. and indeed odiouS, are many
members Of Congress making themselves at
this time by their transparcntly in>lnccrc
and simulated desire for 'retrenchment and
reform" that the angry impatience and con-
tempt Of the people are everywhere finding
vent in language more vehement than COM
plimentary, and Ne are not sure If that m
petuou, but patriotic idol Of the masses.
''Ud Hickory was now alive, and was 10
enact in the House of Representatives at
Washington the part of Cromwell, III" people
would not applaud the act is strictly con>I>-
Il Il 4 #
the nation The farce is telling 80 terribly
against the actors, that if il continues many
days longer. but fcw of the performers will
ever find their way back to Washington
again in representative capacity.
The Reports of the several departments
and the Message Of the President placed Con-
grcss. more than two months ago. III posses
sion of the fact that the expenditures Of tho
government for the next fiscal year. unless
greatly curtailrd would exceed our national
revenue by from thirty to forty millions "i
dollars.
An empty treasury and Il rapidly lncrca>-
ng national debt led the people to hope that
Congress. having been responsible tur a
large portion Of the heavy expenditures oi
the government. would take immediate steps
towards rctrcnchment and reform. Con
grcss, however having been fnr some weeks
at work upon the appropriation bills, and
having carried on Il brilliant campaign oi
sham assaults and mock attacks upon the
eighty millions of annual expenditure,
the people have lost all confidence iii their
professions Of economy and retrrnchmrnt,
ior thus far they have in>"I"ntiy hurl"squ"d
the honest wishes Of their constituent, hy
the absnrdity Of their proposed rrtr"nr'I-
mrnts. The comedy was commenced by
western Goth. who moved 10 save tine gov
eminent about !. quarter oT million of dol
lars per annun hy DEGRADING this gigantic
Christian aud civilized Republic 10 tn" Stot"s
Of Il tribe "f wandering Arabs. hy abolish
Ing all diplomatic intcrcour>" with other ma
tons, and thi, motion WAS lost ~ only i few
votes Another economist Ihrn moved t"
cut off our diplomatic intercourse with Il
portion of the Italian States, states, too,
where the people are painting ;or liberty, and
where their republican sympathicS with uS
are only kept down by French bayonct~J be-
cause we got nothing but essential oil ad
rags from Rome.
And after the fat" of - dozem ill-pail
American dipInnati-t> had been suspended
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