Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-02-23

nanber and should be eanGned To mat
ters Of foreign aud domestic policy, re-
lasing exclusively 10 ths wants Of the /
whsIs eoaasEy, and not to local private |
or sectional msttsrs=aand when Congress
has finished the necessary Legislation |
upen these subjects, il has doas It's dnty |
and shoald adjourn. To ssssle lis fer |
eign polisy-pFovids means TO carry on
the Government, and 30 appropriate |
nonsy for It's necessary expenses, 10 |
about ail thai Ii necessary. The mass
OF the peoPls--shs farmers and meehan-
les, therefore, have reason 70 rejoice,
that Congress has done too little rather
than DO much.
~ subjects Of m5ss absorbing inter-
ssts now, are Cuba, the Tariff and Be
sanAhmens. Other matters Of great ia
portafsCe are before Congress, such a.
TIE Pacific Railroad Bill; the French
spoilatio u Bill the Pension Bill the
Homestead Bill, &C., &C., but the three
subjects Of Cuba Tariff and ResTsnsh.
msns, are the really important ones. TO
pass the oshers which ] have named
woald be to Instantly bankrups chs Gov
srnmens, and fOrSs resort to direct
taxation. In some reasonable shape and
at some future time some Of them may,
perhaps, be entitled to consideration,
but not nov.
For clear, comprehensive and con-
Eiucing exposition Of the Cuban ques-
ton, refer you TO the able report Of the
Hon. John slidsll, in the Senate, aud to
the remarkably interesting and eloquent
speech Of Hon. Lawrence b. keits, in the
House. Hope you will publish these
documents, for | ana sure THAI no other
matter can be of such absorbing interest
TO Jour readers. Every man who pro-
duees anything TO eat, or who maBufaS-
lures a piece Of wood, iron, leather, eos-
con, hemp, Oak or wool lie directly, per
sonally aud pecunisrily interested in ae-
curing ths Island Of Ouba, at the eaEli-
sas possible moment. The President has
nobly, periodically and bravsly taken
the iniatiye steps in che matter, and il
now remains FOR Congress and ths peo-
pie to sustain him, and che work will be
accomplished. With President Of such
eminent, diplomatic ability, aRd such
unainehing courage and incompatible
integrity as James Buchanan, the meas
ure ia certain Of success, If he is proper
~ sustained If Congress and the peo-
pie falser, upon them viii rest, the re-
sponsibilisy of failure.
The opposition, as In ths ssquisisiOn
Of Louisiana, Florida, Texas and Cali
fornia, are already arTayed against the
measure. They always take aides
against their own country, and trust
that; az on all former occasions, so in
this, they will meet with defeat. Let
the Democracy be hrm aud united, and
sustain the President and all sill bs
well.
Upon the Tariff question great divers
isy Of opinion exists. The psople Of the
North demand high Protective Tariff,
and those Of the South, Free Trade. The
Great West, which will hsnesforth, ax-
sreise an important part in she Legisla-
ton Of the country, IL foE Tariff for
revenue aloae, a. the only proper, iegit-
mate and constitutional Tariff. That
the present Tariff does net raise revenue
enough for the support Of the Govern
mens, is admitted BY all, but what
change shall be made, Is the bona of
contention. II Congress shall aceeds
to the moderate, wise and conservative
views Of the President upon this subject,
the whole country will be reasonably
satisfied.
The subject Of getranehmsnt in shs sx-
penses Of the Government, except in tri-
ding matters Of emily few thousand dol
lars In printing, elsrk-hire and Station.
cry, lie diaieuls one 70 agree upon. To
save few thousand dollars by throwing
poor clerks and lsborers out VI smpley-
ment upon necessary public business,
will nos accomplish the object. What,
then, shAll be done? Some blatant
Black Republican cries ont, sscuG down
the army estimates several millionss,----
ssrsduee the Navy estimates about three
millions''-ssdimiuish the mail routes
10 California" and maka the 9Oeaaa
Mail service sslf-sastaining." This
wholesale destruction Of the power 10
carry On the Government looks more like
rzzaeting sals paxT Of Ehe baI1 in The shi-
IA shop, thaa like sensible Legislation.
This Ocean boand republic Of ours Is
not the boy IN swaddling clothes, ii once
Was. Oar population, Territory aRd
wealth, have increased soAswhat, aimee
the "0figinal ThiEtean.a And along
with cur astonishing increase, nseessa-
rally and insvitably, eonas an increase
of expenses. The Utah sahaili0n -shs
andlan Wars Of Washington and Oregon
Territories, The vast line 81 frontier
posta, and lac protection Of the whole
coast Of ths Atlausie and pasiao CO.'S
= kgias more than suuh masaars did 10
the days Of the ss0rigtnsl Thirsesn.D
TIE peopls uadefssaud thsas sAinru
bessar than eur Blask RapaAlleaa-ssasa~
sioa-Feformars izaaginss and wat sley
ask b saeh necessary Legislation a. i
repaired u mses tao wanta Of : great and
growing repablie, whoss destiny san ney.
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