The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1859-02-12
THE THIRTY MILLION BILL.

From the Washington States, Of the lst instant, we
extract the annexed structure upon this important
measure. which is now before Congress:
The Thirty Million Bill i incompaiably the most
sutifying proposition ever introduced into either
House Of Congress. thousand Cubas would not
be worth the amount Of public decentralization conse-
qucnt upon it, passage. In the event Of its becom
ing a law. il should be entitled, AN Act for dcpra.
wing additionally an already dcprayed political SEN
mcnt or, An Act for the special benefit of de-
crepit, counterfeit statesmen and their mcrcenary
stipcndiarics.'
The President asks for nothing of the kind The
rcputcd organ it is true. has undertaken 10 make
the measure test one but is il by Executive aaihor
ity that this Journal prcsumcs to speak? We do not
believe it. We on the contrary. believe that if the
Thirty Million bill were to be presented to this high
| funconary for signature the pen would 50 shake
in his trembling hand that the fair, unsnllcd name
of the James Buchanan would scarcely be legbly
written, even though viewed through microscope.
a movement has been made in the Legislature of
New York nsirueiing the Senators and requesting
the Representatives in Congress from that State TO
bestow their votes in favor Of the bill Why this ex-
traordary interest in favor of its enactment? All
we blush for our country's honor when we confess
that ii is because we believe. it abounds with pros
pcctive remuncratng cmolumcnts to its peculiar
friends outside of the national council.
Sngulary nexplici in its provisions If not artfu
ly cOnrivcd it leaves the inquirng world in the most
rcn state Of anxiety as to what il precisely intends
Thirty millions Of dollars to be appropriated And
IOr WHAT Tor the pltla-c OF CUbl, u The oSltiiS
bic answer, But Spain knows through the Oscnd re
port that we prepared to give one hundred and
twenty millions Of dollars. Then l. She in the pres
cncc of that fact likely to take less sum? No on,
supposes that she is SO inclined. Then what is the
100000 600 needed for? Bribe money? Where II
be employed? At home or abroad? Every ctizel
who regards honesty rs the best policy publicly 81
privately, is impatient and anxious to know. Wher
you talk OF resort 10 bribery to attain object
however important. You will cause Just nations in
dion Rpttpr IFS siult urpniuplish nothinf
valuable that is not accomplished honestly, than I,
accomplish anything, however valuable candestncly
Although implicit faith in man is never reposed
except by fools. yet such is is confidence in Mr.
Buchanan from his lifelong uprightness, that ",
would willingly enirns to his keeping as large a sun
evcnas $50 900 900: but two years hence he will not
be in the Presidential chair, and il may occur tina
an INSCRIPTIONS Black Republican or a Know-Noth
ng sclfstyled Democrat will be his successor. liz
4 may have commenced negotiations before the end o
4: his term. Spain about that time may tell her minis
ter that she will sell Cuba, but she will not take
smaller sum for it than 5000 900 900. In the mean
time she calls in all the jew and Christian banker
Z of Europe and says to them Come now, | wan
b your aid and will give yon qHd pro quo. II yol
succeed in getting me 2O0oOooOo, here is SIS,
600 OoO-onc half of the thirty advanced by Cougres
for your reward
With small part OF this In what may not b.
done in pouting the fountains ofusticc and thus sc
t curing the contamination of the measure? Again
e Mr.. Buchanan were to conclude treaty just as h
was going out of Oflice-paying the thirty mill
ions at the time it was signed and promising ninety
millions additionally, what certainty is there that tn
Senate might not decline to ratify it, and Congress
refuse to make the appropriation leach House al
\ leging as a reason that the sum was too large b.
. more than one.half There are even Southern mem
beers who believe that $50 900 900 is too large pric
> for the island.
:, In no point of view is such legislation as that at
e tempted by this iniquous Thirty Million bill usfa
ble Let the bribery principle, which must be an en-,
anaon oft, be stidcd to death while it is yet in EN-
bryo. If, in an increasing public Generalization i
is to find its way into our system let it be through
othe" agencies than that of the Democratic party
Let the political impurities which it is so well calcu
lated to engender, attach to an Administration les
wellnentioned and less deserving of confidence THAI
that of Mr.. Buchanan. Spare the young republic, y
men at the east end of the Avenue, who have its DIES
! TIMES in keeping-spare it from such humatn,
initiation.