New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-03
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HOUSE.
Two years ago. Mr. James BuchAn,n WAS insu
eurated President Of the United States, on which
occasion be put forth the usual qusiresniL sum-
may Of oily words and fNir professions. In that
Inaugural, we f1d tie following memorials SEN
tence:
Next in importance to the maintenance OF the
Constitution and the Union is the duty OF preserving
The Cover melt free from le tsLt even ae susp
con Of corruption. Public virtue IS the vital spirit OF
Republics, and history proves d when this has de-
csJed ard the love OF money Las uslrped its place
although the forms Of free government may remain for
seGson, the substance has departed forever
Nearly twenty months later, SIR. Buchanan was
urged to attend celebration at Pittsburgh of the
taking Of Fort Du Quesne. He declined, but sent
a sJmpathizing letter. from which We quote IS
fOllOGt:
81 shaT the privilege Of advancing years in
referring to another gTowirg snd dangerous evil. ln
the lost Hge although Cur f4thers like ourselves were
divided into political pariss hich often had severe
conflicts With each other, yet We never heard, udtl
within recent period, Of the employment Of mooeJ
to carry elections Sroud this practice increase until
the voters and their Representatives IN the State and
National Legislatures shall become infected tue fOunt
AN OF Free Government viii then be poisoned at is
source, ard we must end, az history proves in mill
tsry despotism. democratic Republic all agree,
ConuO long survive unless sustained By public vrtde
When ths IS corrupted, and the people become vens,
there is cabker at the root of the tree of Liberty
which must cause it to gitber and die
But, between the utterance Of the Inaugural
aforesaid and the sending of the letter from which
We have just quoted, Sir. Buctansn I'VE take one
case to illustrate hole course OF policy had re-
ceived from COL W. C.. Patterson Of Philadelphia
the following letter:
Sept. 10. 1859.
"DEAR SIR venture TO 10 Jon the PORTAGE Of
pi1ooe 10 tie public service. aerrick sOn. rheir'
number Of mechanics. rs time $780, 10 fl 80
The maj .riDs partners (mr ~ beng sb,ent in bad
}ee 9 as t tb depSp and IN 20 s2 a. sBo~ toe oSs
Old wht Of Huecs in tha: District VINO are in favor Of
Know frotn oueT tie value Of tbs. influence
,ni feel persuaded that 1t the interest Of 'he Dem0'stc
The Ia, DDt'lc wll hope be carried IA any event b.;
ton TIE Te.u would IarE be placed 0eyouS II S2gs
'Hits much ,eipcc- '" Z. fAIIEksoN'
" The PEEsiDEAI"
Ths letter was sent to the Secretary OF sie Navy
by the President, with this Enforcement;
"The iuelosed letter from Col Patterson Of fbilsdspea
submitted attention Of the Secretary OF the navy JB"
of course, Mr. Secretary Toucey paid the
" attention" required, and of cOurse Messrs. Mer-
rick a Sons got the contract they bid for though
the bid Of the Novelty Works, in this City, was
$4,000 below theirs OF course, Col. Florence
got all possible help from the "Old Wings" aud
their concern, full Of workuen; and BY this and
similar sppance. be is returned to the next Con-
gress, though the District would give One thousand
msjority against him any day, if it could once be
allow ed a fair, uucorrupt election. And this
Florence is one of the four (out of twenty-dSe)
Members chosen from Pennsy lvania to the next
House, who are even claimed as friendly to the
President, and he slipped 10 BY plurality, the two
Anti Lecompton candidates having together 9, 100
more votes thon he has.
by the act Of June last, the Secretary Of the
Treasury was authorized to advertise for propo
sails for furnishing the requisite Steam Machinery
to the seven new sloops.of-war ordered by Con
gress. The object of advertising was oil course to
procure the requisite Machinery on the terms most
favorable to the Treasury. Well: here are the
lowest bids in each case, also the bids seyeraly
accepted by the Secretary of the Navy;