New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-23


there wou'd have been strorg hope that the courtr
ms ht have reaIzec some advantage from b Admin
/ istfaton. . "''
Day appears 10 ne q wy pertinent IL qrry mi
here be made. IL the PTe:sent j. ia earnest in bis re-
caticn, and knows that false AMI frs1d ieut
invoices are csiy resOited 70 under the nd vaofen
system by which tie Of the Govern eut are
stolen, and be bel ewes tie oeTcsn manufacturers
are deprived Of advantages that 'neJ are entitled 10
Incidentally or otherRse why does he not make these
mpt rtart mstters tost Of mocratic orthodoxy az
h. did If The Lecomptob G Institution Why does he
net require those occupying positions Of iuhuenOe and
power by ts own eppon'ni, nt 20 aid bin in protect
ing the Goyeumett from berg swnclsd, snd sec lring
10 that important class Of his f-loS-ciiizens all the
rights TO which they sre eItItled
by the stfr4ges VI the people, Mr.. Buchsnsn IL the
head Of tie Government, ard upon him deyolyes the
duty Of seiog the laws fstfuly executed. and upon
bin also rests the responsibility for their violation
for as it il ia bis poIer TO prevent It. Nty, thea,
Hhtn lie makes ore accommodating, does BIS Secre-
tafy Of the Treasury iLterpcse the huence Of posi-
oI to tLwsrt the views Of the President which mus.
necessarily divide he party!
| thirk there is bu. EOlution 20 the question!
The President and Secretary arc both Democratic
politicians They both belong to that great lNPosI-
Toy par of the country and they are paying game
oi bob-nob with the people. 1t IL, Cobb you tickle
tie South uLder the al yaoren Ibi and, Buck you
tickle PennsJ varii and the North under the specic
NIB; and this will fluish ground OF defense for tue
party in each ection Of the country In one section
tLey can swear by tte President, and II the other by
the Secretary. This is one OF the party tricks NOT IN
freque iy played in manufacturing pl,tt rns that VII
read sy wsv you msy desire 70 deude and cheat the
people. this is not the true secret do not see how
either geLtltmsn can be content to hold his present
! political relaii)ns with the other.
Mr. Cobb il one Of my most intimite friends for
whom l entertain great personal regardi but an
! dealing with tbese gentlemen as politicians and not
as friends ana / feel assured that Mr. Cobb wouli
rot willingly throw himsef in the p4h of the President
upon imIortants question, II there were not some
undertaking between them. II may be sharp
game but Il Is not srOHg ore, a It WOO psy; for
SO long the Democratic party 10 IN power u nu.t
6tsnd responsible for lts own measures but II u could
divide she rsspons bLity then the Secretary OF the
TreatUry and Dis wing must bear the responsibility OF
eucoorsgiDs frauds upon the public revenues; while
the Pre- siGeLt nus bear the responsibility OF suffering
tie laws ~ be violated, ard these theits to be con-
uited ard his fellow. citizens TO be cheated out OF
right to which they are entitled, when, oy the eH1rs
alo Influence Of a united Cabinet, all this wrong might
| be avoided. -,
Tfs ia rot the only compliment he pays 10 the
American System OF Mr. Ciay. lie recognizes the
night Of the General GOyernmcn to embark IN Internal
improvements too, ard TO appropriate money Tor the
most gigantic scheme ever Yet proposed in the UnIted
States, beng for nothing lees than railroad to the
Pacific
TO be sure the old gentleman feeling that he ia trav
cling over uew-ma1e ground, treads very cautiously,
az ii lac were walking On rotten ice, AMI dscaim5 AL
power to make such appropriations except under the
war-uokiDg power. Very vel be 1t SO! We care
rot Nbtlt the power Ucs, VI " hbut VI ttic
Cor sutn il n 10 be fOurd; it il enough for us to
know that it is there whether under the war-n1kinS
power, the commercial power, the power to protect
The lives and property OF our cinzsns or The p)sIrOad
power is matter Of no Consequence.
II is there, ard that is enough. If the Opposition
should ever Obtsin the asCoudGncy, | hope they
Will use the power with all proper dscretioni bat
does to me that, If We have the power 10 buid
raIosd to the Pacific, in order TO prolec. our nov
dettnseless Pac tic FUssessiOns, and to supply our
people with provisions and trOops, and munitions ot
war when engaged in 6cluhl hOsttes, II cannot well
be denied that We have the same power to remove
the otsirCctoIs to the navigation Of the OHIO aud
MssisspIi Rivers 10 send our troops in time of war
from the Western snd Middle and Northern States TO
deegd the City Of NewOleans, OF the STATE OF Texas,
in time of also; end tgat We have the night 10 I'M
prove our rivers and harbOrs and irkes, which con-
fttute the great Highways OF commerce, just ~ we
exercise TIE night OF erecting fght houses Tor the
came purpose
country, which is sorfOSful, but not oyer.drawn
picture the causes that have, IN my best Ju'g-
ment led to it. the icqury remains TO be answered;
What Is the renedyl Ard the frat thing b be done,
as think is to get rid OF the Democracy! And there
is but one way of doing that and that - oy union OF
all the clements Of Opposition to It, Neither tue he
publ can party, the American party, nor tle wing
party into which the Opposition Is divided IS strong
enough TO beat the Democracy by Itself Neither ot
the two combined can do IT. the thid element IS lcL
to cast tie vote for or divide il With the Democracy
One of these parties may have great surplus OF
9Th in some of the States, which VIII be OF no
service 10 them 10 other States, equally divided,
AID which if carried for Democracy, will elect Their
caudid,te.
The next step s to abste at all events for the pres
emit al seoi onal issue and agitation God grant IN
His mercy that il could be done not only now but ijr
ever Bot this must be DONE to preyeot sectional
ssue upon which all the Southern States viii be
united 10 favor OF the Democracy when 1t will require
very little aid from New.Jersey, Pennsylvania, I'LL
rois and Indiana to give them another triumph.
l. such coslition likely 10 be formed can see
tropc indications that # may be- bot confess at the
came time / see much TO disc Jurege the hOps aui I'd
occasion painful apprehension tOat the Democracy,
row in minority Of more than half million, may,
through our disseEsi0ns aud dlysiou2 be again sue
Ccssiul.
know there are some il practicable people who say
they are opposed to al coalitions, and who would
rather sink to the bottom in political contest aud be
ktpt under the heel OF des ysm, cOntsrdng Tor some
unstsinsbe principle than TO BE- indebted for suc-
cess by which an infinite deal of good might be accom-
phshed 10 those who cannot ndorse their gholeentre
creed. That s not tine case with me. Ii cannot get
sll / want, will take ali | can get.
Ii were - sea ole thousand miles from shore, ard
found the chip had sprnIg leak, and vas last gong
down and it, while was aborlDg with al my energies
to stop that leak any other passenger or pe2On were
TO come up, and offer bis assistance, Wond MOI s1oP
70 p1u wrat was his religion, what h5 politics, or
what bis proft sion but would take bin by the Aaad
and say TO TO work my good fellow let us stop ms
lesk, and the SHIP save our own 'esJ saNS W
crew ana csIgo and, there is to be any quarrel be-
tween about the distribution OF the cargo TT Us
postpore that until We get safely into port.
This il appears 10 me- would be the course tnaI
practical wisdom and common sense would dictatei
and il The ship should be lost because such aid sss re-
iected Il would be sorry consolation 70 the owners 10
be told that she went down because il was marine,
ard DOT a sailor, that would have saved her.
Our country now is N that sinking condition; II is
travelling with railroad speed down an inchne1 plane
distractions and the ory question Tor Us TO decide
L Il. .k.Nk hall IN.