Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-02-16
The Disoreaui.ed Party.


The p~isoreanised Party.
The present session of Congress, IT il
has done nothing else, has succeeded in
showing to the country thst the party
which hss-so long ruled under the pre-
tenee Of being Democrat. has become
thouroughly 'disorgsni:ed. 1t ha, nc
policy. can agree upon no measures, and
the only thing which gives it even the
slightest semblanee of unity Is its ins,ruc
tive and habitual chorus Of bowling when.
ever Slidell or Toombs or other South
ssen raises the cry that the "pecuIiar in-
s,itution" is in danger.
Douglas with the few followers who
hold his pet doctrine Of squstter sovereign
i'y, still aout the administration and pro-
claim themselves "unsnbdued rebels"
Cobb. the Secretary Of the Treasury
openly eontemns the policy of a revenue
tariff passed upon specific duties. which
the President recommended in his annual
message, andto which Buchanan enphat-
ieally committed himself. Thi. insubor-
'dinaiion the President is poxssless to
punish, and he dares not eyea ranifes;
open displeasure at it, for most. of those
who have hitherto ranked with the party
in Congress seem TO swear BY Cobb in
stead of Buehsnan.
Meanwhile the country is getting deep
er and deeper in debt. Twenty millions
of the sum forwarded last year to help
the deficiency Of the revenue. and to
meet the enormously e%xtrsvsgant ex-
penditures Of the government, are fast
failing due. and the Secretary of the
Treasury has no plan to ell the empty
purse Of government, but to borrow thirty
or forty millions more. and create a large
and swelling national debt to meet ordi
nary current expenses in time of peace
The administration committee of ways
and means in the House seemis no better
OF than the Secretary Of the Treas
ury. But three weeks Of the SEES
sion RENAME and they have 40. Jet
agreed upon q report ~embodying any
plan for raising the means to keep
the government in motion. It isl
said that three distinct reports are likely
to be presented instead of one. thereby
showing that no union Of policy or har-
nony of sentiment is found in any part of
the Wanted Democracy, bat that every
man feels that tie party is ~disbanded,
and is now Sighting con his own hand"
Tn the midst of this bankruptcy the
President asks for power to borrow thirty
millions more as q cash instalment to Of
fer Spain for Cuba, and to pledge the ma
Sion for two. three or four hxndrsd mil
lions more 10 complete the purchase
This has the further advantage to the
party, that II, as the veriess donkey
knows. Spain win take the offer As an
insult and spurn it, then the thirty mil
lions viii be 4 very little capital to 60 into
the next election campaign With. That
amount of money would buy e good many
votes, import whole armies Of bogusse-
ters into doubtful states and districts, and :
be enough to defes. the Will Of
tie people.
In an ordinary t.ste Of discipline We
expect the shamoeracy to be
firmly knit together in favor Of q project
vhIeh promised SO well is spoils, but In .
The present state of internal dissensicn. :
tie party cannot be rallied. and ssth.nk
Tie Presiden, won't get his thirty nations.
The party IN power |, reckless. but the
doom which awaits 1t in 1860 slresdy
sasts lie shadow SC plainly that the ad-
CT the administration begin to re-
gard Il as 4 sinking ship. and srs looking !
about to determine whore they shall go.
!. ia these circumstances, .as RePub-
iiean party viii be true 70 itself. hold /.
fast its principles and be tempted late no :
weainefs or vacilliaiion, its success will
Be certain, and our faith is strong that ,
there will be no looking back and no SOM
but thai We shall push straight
10 victory upoa the principles so :
well stated 10 our PhilsdslPhia platform
d tet9. !
OREGON Admitted. IL