M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-02-17
Ehe Adhesion OF oresoa, &c.

She AdtsaissiOn OF ereSoSs, &c.
Tho following we clip from tue
Cincinnati Enquirer
WAsHINaroN, Feb. -.
To the Editors ct the Enquirer
The bill for the admission OF Ore,
gon passed the House today, after a
desperate struggle and by compare.
lively small majority. The Republi
cane tiWghtit with a!lthe arts OF par.
liamentary warfare, AMI neglected
nothing to insure its defeat. One
would have supposed, from the bitter
ness exhibited, that it was bill to al.
nut ten slave States instead of one
free State. Giddings, Washburne,
and other Republican leaders, were in
close consultation with heitt, Bonham,
Smith, of Va, and other extreme pro-
slavery men. They formed a combi-
ration that they thought would insure
ils defeat. 1t was amusing 20 see
Washburnc and Grow whispering and
PLOTTING with Keitt and Curry. The
Republicans whipped nearly all their
men into the party traces. A week
ago it was supposed that thirty or for
ty Republicans would vote for it, if it
came up; within that time all caved in
but dozen or so, headed by Thayer
and Nichols. These latter gentlemen
would have followed suit had they not
been confident that to keep a free
State cut of the Union would be ruin.
QUE to the Republican party. 1t is
understood that they told their Re
publican colleagues, that they were
getting themselves into worse than
Dunn.bill fix, by opposing Oregon,
and that their explanations would not
save them from being beaten. Soma
ofthom swore the id Democrats did
not want anything better than to get
the Republicans on the record against
the bill. They were not going to be
caught in the trap. The ultra Re-
puolicans are very indignant against
Thayer, Nichols & Co., and declare
they have joined the Democrats.
The Democrats were in great glee
at the result, which to many was un-
expected, for it was the opinion OF
Stephens yesterday that the bill would
be defeated, A grand glorifcation
was gotten up; the leading friends Of
the bill were serenaded, and made
impromptu speeches. President Buch.
anan and Vice. President Breckenridge
we're waited upon, and both made neat
responses. | understand, for was
not present, that the Vice President
came out strong for Cuba, and was
rather in favor Of taking it, and ne
gOtiating for it atterward. President
Buchanan is highly pleased, inaSmuch
as he has been denounced as pro-sla-
very. This is the second tree State
that has been admitted into the Union
in the first half of Mr.. Buchanan's
Administration. lie expects two or
three more will be admitted in the last
half.
The Democrats ara laboring hard
20 reduce the expenditures OF the Gov
rrnment to fifty millions OF dollars
The Republicans airaost unanimously
oppose it. In private conversation
with each other they give two reasons
for their opposition. They say ifthey
ran get the appropriations run up to
eighty or one hundred million dollars
year they can lGyi to the eZtrava-
gance of the Administration, and have
an admirable weapon to knock its
brains ont before the people. More
than that, they say it is their only
chance for high protective tariff, for
big expenditures will require big rev.
enue duties. For these reasons it is
their policy to swell the expenditures
all they can. The Democrats under
stand them, and are trying to block
the game by small expenditures
These Republicans are shrewd and
sharp fellows in all things that con-
cerr their political interests. Some of
them, who are denouncing the Admin
istration for what they call its corrup.
tions, are themselves VIGOROUSLY ia
voring every corrupt and swindling
scheme before Congress.