New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-16

70 protect cit sets against al e'iuoen onk INC
tsrsft routes of T.husr.epec and Panama And he
end bis supporters ia Congress claim this enormous
power upon the ground thst in this psrcus- 1t less
he ought to Be tie squs Of tie gres.st moaarch oil
Europe They forget that our fathers limited tae
power Of the President by design snd for the reason
thst they hsd found out BY sad experience that the
no. rchs OF Europe were too stroEg for freedom.
ztrd In stric, pursusrcs Of tOis doctrine, hr.t
publicly aurousced from 0stsnd, be demsnd' OF Con
er,ss 70 hard ovsr him thirty millions Of dollars to
b. Used a. ts dse teor facilitate biz acquisition Of
Cubs Facilitate cow Perhsps it might be imPru-
dent 10 tell.
Add to all his, the fec! les Jet urexPlaceii ths'o
Of the largest nsva ernsm,Iswhch ever sailed rom
OGr coast opsrstiug i, South Auerics' ostsnsi
bly, sgsirst . poor little repuoic far up the Piste
River to settle soue Ltfle quarrel between the tTo
Presidents. II Congress had besc polite enough to
grsut- the Presaents Gtm.rd Of the swori ard the
purs, against Mexico Csrtrnl America snd Cuba, tais
navy It's duty done a. the son,b, might b4msde on s
w.y home to arrive in the Gofvery opportunity, to
AID he COMMANDMENT Chief IN toe acqvistiOn Of
9, lie very valuable territory.
alace 10 these iaots with Es malice sgxnst Mr..
Buchslap but IS evidences Of the dangerous change
which row obviously sought to be made in the prao-
tos working of the GoVernment-the concentration OF
mower in the hands Of the President s,d the dargsI
Gus policy row almost established, Of looking abroad
for ten poIsry g.ry and sggrsudzsmert, r'tsad Of
looking at home, for all the purposes Of good govss-
ueut-peaeesble, moderate. economical protecting Oh
interests alike, srd by fixed policy, ealing into safe
exerci.e all the talents and INDUSTRY of our psope, and
thus steadily advancing our country in everything
which car make ns;iOn great happy, and perms-
nert.
The rapid increase Of the Public Expenditures and
that too under tue msrsg Of statesmen profess
ing TO be pee u,isry eooIomics is Alarming sign OF
corruption and decay.
That increase bears fair proportion to the growth
and e1eansiou of the country, but looks rsther like
wsnton wsste or criminal nesl gence. The ordinary
objects of great expense are not materially augmented
the Army and Navy remain low peace estsb- |
shmen,-the military detsnses se little, if at s, en-
lsrged-tbe improvement Of Hsrbors, Lakes and |
Rivers is abandon ed ard the Pacific Railroad is not
only not begun but its very location is scrambled tor
by angry sections which succeed in nothing but mutual
defeat. In short, the money to On enormous amount
4 ar. told at the rate of $50 600 600 to 500 900 600
yes is gone and we have little nothing to show for
it, In profound peace with fore 81 nations, and sur
Rounded Si.h the proofs Of Nstionsl growth and ud-
vdus rerty the Treasury, by lees than t"o years
Of mlsmsns gement is made bankrupt aud the Govern
ment iseif is living from band to nth, on bills OF
credit snG borrowed money!
This Illuminating state of things could hsrily happen
il men in power were both honest sud wise. The
Democrat economists 10 Congress confess that they
have recklctsly wsstsi the Public Revenues they con-
fess by refusing to raise the Tariff to meet the pres
ent exgency and by Insist ng that tuey replsuish
the exhausted Treasury aud support the Government,
in credit aud efficiency, by SIMPLY striking Oft their
foi msr extravsgsnces.
An illustrious predecessor Of the President Is re-
ported to have declared that those WHO live on bor-
"rowed morey ought to break" l do not concur 10
that harsh saying yet sm clearly Of opinion that
the Government, IN common prudence 10 say nothing
of pride and dignity ought to reserve it, credit for
great trans. otions and unforeseen emergencies. In
CON mon times of peace, it ought always TO have an
established revenue equs at lsss to its current ex-
peps., Aud that revenue ought to be levied as to
foster and protect the Industry Of the country en-
ployed in our moot necessary and impntsnt msnufac-
tures.
Gsn'lemen, caunot touch upon all the topics al
luted to in your letter ard resolution ought rather
10 beg your pardon for the proliIty of this answer
speak for 10 party because the only party ever be-
opged TO has csased to exist organized and mill
tsnt body.
Ard 1 speak for no man but myself.
en- fully aware that my opinions aud vie IS of
pu bic policy of 10 mport,ocs to anybody but me,
snd there good TO fear that of them are
go sntiqusted and out of fashion s. to make it very
improbable that they will again be put to the test
of actual practice. -
Most respectfully, EDWARD BATES
~. Lou-s Feb "a 1859.