Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-01-21
WASHINGTON.

Millions OF Dollars. The osteDsible reason
for thi. Loan is the falling due Of some
Eighteen Millions of Treasury Notes, au-
thorised at the last Session, under the de-
lu,ive expectation held forth by Secretary
Cobb that the deficit then beginning to
yawn, would soon be stopped.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II, 1S59.-The
movement looking to the acquisition of
Cuba, is regarded here by all parties as a
mere electioneering dodge. 1t is despe-
rate attempt by Democratic leaders to raise
new issue with which to divert public
attention from their wretchei mismanagc.
ment Of the national finances and from the
embarrassing question attending the revi-
val Of the African slave trade. They have
not the 81 ghrest hope of acquiring Cuba,
either by purchase or force, and laugh
openly i'll private at the f'lly of expecting
Spain 10 reliuqulsh her most valuable
province. The movement is humbug
a transparent trick-the last device Of
baflied and despairlug politicians. They
wish TO get up popular agitation for the
acquisition of Cuba, aud then charge upon
the Republicans the inevitable failure Of
the attempt to acquire.
The Pacific Railroad bill i. making
some progress in the Senate. The French
Spoilation bill has passed that body.
RIGHT-Thc Republcan members OF
Congress, in caucus, on the 9TH inst.,upon
the bin f,r the admission &c o.es"", re
7v.scu 10 oppose 1t as long as the English
bill of prohibition stands in reference to
Kansas. This course is pursued in order
to P ace the territories on an equality.
WHAT HYpocRIsY Senator Douglas
well argued that so long as the people of
Kansas were opposed to the Lecompton
Constitution, all the "fOrms of law and
modes of sanction" they could cast around
it would not make it right or binding
Even SO the peopie OF Illinois have fairly
expressed themselves Gyainst him for Us.
Senator, and yet he will accept the posi-.
ton under true ''forms and modes of sane.
ton which trample upon the popular
Sovereignty and elect the man with the
second highes; vote Last week, Douglas
received 54 votes in joint ballot of the
Illinois Legislature, and Lincoln 46. In
accepting an election thus gained, Douglas
proves himself recreant to the words and
to the principles upon which be hopes to
humbug his way to the Presidency The
man who broke the Missouri Compromisc
the ancient landmark"-and
caused all the bloodshed and woe and
alarm that have sprung from Kansas, is
most dangerous demagogue, and as heart
less as he Is false to Freedom anu to true
Democracy
ANOTHER GAIN.-Kinsley S. Biug,
ham, late Governor of Michigan formerly
from MarceIius, OnOn Co., n. T., is eIec.
ted U. 5. Senator from Michigan fo, ,,.
years from 4th March next, in place of
Mr. Stuart, Douglas Democrat.
VIM. Pit Fessenden, of Maine, and
Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts,
both noti0 men and true Republicans, ARE
reelected to the National Senate, from
their respective States
The Democrats of Delaware have elected
Mr.. Salisbury to the same station, in
place of Mr.. Wales of the same stripe.
Ex,Gov. Walker and his Secretary STAN
ton of Kansas, have a card addressed to
the people of the United States, in The
National MtelEgencer, in respect to the
fraudulent Kansas election returns. Bat
Jones, one Of the Judges of the notorious
Oxford precinct, has lately published
statement that he did not attach his name
to the fraudulent Oxford return, but that
it was forged. Mr.. Walker comments up.
on this fact as All illustration of the ip;us
tice done him by the Administration in
censuriug him for rejecting the Oxford
fraud.
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