Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-01
AnYwue FOR 1850

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An Issue for 1850
The New York Herald, having pronounced in
favor Of the nominasion Of Mr.. Buchanan at the
OAss.sssoa Conservation, b now CONSTRUCTING
plssform Of principles for the next campaign. The
following 10 the arst article:
"ns rlsrty Million bill must 30 passed mex !,
sesssou, IL factious Congress- refuses to pas. ~
& must be carried before the people and form the
great issue Of the canpaiga OF iSoo.
Tn. s.e;l;tv with which the politicians Of this
.o.n,,v create s.issnss" before the people the
sncomp,siains submisson with which the people
.se,ps Whatever new issue may be sprung upon
sh..-,he ease with which the "sovereigns." as
shsy arc called. are dupcd into following whatever
lead may be male BY the political hawkers ami
tinkers who annually congregate at Washington
Arc peculiar features Of American politics. Al
though the theory Of our Government is that the
voltic;sns and ofkce-l,olders are the servants OF
he oeople the truth is that nowhere else on earth
Ar. the people 20 much tho slaves Of politicians,
or 40 much abused. despised and maltreated by
them IA in these United States Of America.
One would think it was the province OF the peo-
ME alone TO determine what should DO the tissues
of POLITICAL contest But this is very far fro"
being the case in our modern Democratic days
The people, no longer supposed to be rapao'e Oh
se,f.royernment, are held to be incompetent to
correct establishment Of tho true issues IL must
Ia d,oe for them! The New York Herald says 1t
must he done, and the trading politicians OF Con
rress, if indeed they have not already determined
npou it, will not lie slow to act upon the sugges-
ton.
The truth is, this Thirty Million proposition
>sver was offered bona .fde The righteousness
Of putting Thirty Millions of dollars into tue
Presidents hands to buy Cuba with, when sp"'"
has already refused two hundred millions Tor inc
Island, must strike even the indnratei sensh'h'y
of a modern Democrat. The thing was intended
,r,,, tho fr.t for an tissue intended 10 divert
the eyes Of the people from the enormous corrupt
lions. rascalities, and crimes Of the Admln,'tra-
ton, aud to throw the people oil upon fresh
scent Perhaps they may accept the issue
perhaps not In either event, the game VIII 'a'i
20 win. The present Administration is 40 tho
roughly condemned and desp'sed by tno American
people and it's conduct viewed with such unn'ter'
able diagust by the people everywhere and al
mort without distinction Of party, that even
lust and commcndable proposition. coming from
il, would be looked upon with suspie'o''
Doubtless, the President would find an abnn-
dance Of use for the Thirty millions, II Congress
would only borrow it, mud vote it him. No lear
but he would discover easy avenues ofesc"pc Tor
it. There are yet plenty Of Navy and Army con-
tracts to be made--plenty OF disabled Ad"'"'s-
tra,ion men to be provided for, who have been re-
pudiated by the people and driven into retirement
plenty of WikofFs and Crumbs and Fleurets and
other Chevaliers d'Industrie who prefer stealing
from the Treasury rather than to follow the natn'
raj heni Of their inclna,ions and swndle green
horns with thimblc-rig and the 'pa'ent'bali
game" And this is the way the Thirty millions
would 20 if perchance Congress should vote IT.
The disabled soldiers Of the Democracy would lick
IL uu As a set Of furnished wolves would LEX
up and revel over the tender carcass of deer.
The tribe Of rowing dipoma,ists' in all portions
of the world would DO enlarged almost beyond the
power of computation. The American ilunkeys
who bow and smrk around the European courts
and upon the strength Of rowing commission
from the President Of the United States IN their
pockets dance seryile attendance upon the nobil
ity Of Europe which despises them for their alJeet
seriousness, would no doubt be vastly increa
sed. Semi .Hessians like Grund. and Frcnci,
Jews like Fleuret, and sclfacknowiedged swind
lers and soilicrs Of fortune like Wikof, would
be found sweltering in their own villa'ny every
where But Cuba would not yet be ours!
Let the issue be made For our own part wa
tender an acceptance of it upon tho spot. Mr.
John Slidell and Mr.. James Buchanan will dis
cover they can nolonger drive thei people Of this
country about like sheep. lflhey will follow lea
ders instead Of acting upon their own indepcnd-
emit responsibility, they will take care to select
such ones as are not borne down by the colossal
weight Of the uiquities of the present Admnis,la-
ton.