New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-06-16
paRrx HON Esrx.


sesslinrs of Congress mention Is made of q debate
in the Senate in which, il is said sharp colioquy
took Mace between Messrs. Bigler, Toonlbs and
poolttle concerning the honesty Of the respective
no,ticai parties Of the country
we hare no doubt if a !" colloquy'i took place
on such subject 1t was sharp one-a very
sharp one This is one of those delicate subjects
which politicians should be cautious how they ap-
proach. We take it that il there is any one topic
Of conversation which politicians, of all stripes
and persuasions, shoald specially and studiousy
ignore ii is the honesty Of their respective parties
1t is one of those things about which the least said
the better, and concerning which an owllike
silence is true wisdom. The public is cognizant of
enough party dishonesty in the ordinary way, and
Ii sufficiently seandalizea with the developments
OF the same in the newspapers and before their
eyes, without being treated to Senatorial DISCOURSE
ments on the subject in the highest branch of our
national parliament.
The three Senators specially mixed up in the
colloquy above alluded to are the representatives
respectively Of the Northern and Southern Democ-
racy and the Black Republicans. Bgler is politi-
clan, the secret of whose success we have never
been able to penetrate. If he has any ability,
except . facility for dodging and trimming be has
never yet discovered it, either in the Senate or
elsewhere. Originally Freesoiler of the genuine
stripe, and always Tariff man, we are unable to
understand by what charter he holds position
| and leading position--in the Democratic ranks.
And yet he is the Senatorial exponent and mouth
piece Of the old public functionary" and OF high
/ repute as general of the Democratic army.
| Toombs was formerly very bitter Whig-so bitter
that he once told his friend Bishop Pierce of the
Methodist Church, that they were both engaged in
about the same husiness-the one was fighting the
Devil and the other the Democratic party. Doo-
little is Democratic Black Republican who, find
ing that the Democracy would do little to advance
his political aspirations determined to do little
for himself, and accordingly went over to the
Black Republicans by whom he was speedily sent
to the Senate. We have reason to doubt the
honesty of Mr.. Toombs; but to hear Bigler and
Doolttle charging each other, and each others
party, with dishonesty forcby suggests to us the
/ old s1nile about the pot and the kettle.
The report is defective in the respect Of not STAT
ing whether it was pecuniaTy dishonesty, or dis
honesty in the matter of political principles and
policy which gave rise to this breezy colloquy aud
imbroglo-ths three.cornered duel, like that which
takes place in the farce of Jenny Lind, where old
i4Leatherlungs, and the manager, and the student
get up triangular fight-only that this senatorial
| duel was war of words only, while pistols, with
out balls in them, figure eonspicuously in the farce
We take it for granted, however, that the debate
had reference to politics alone-not to money. In
view Of the fact, that the present Administration
1 has not only made way with all the surplus in the
Treasury that Pierce left but has gone heavily into
! debt besides we hardly think Bigler would willingly
Il enter upon discussion of that sort We suppose
4 he is as sensitive on thatsubject the spoken
/ OF BY Baldwin in the g Flush Tines was on the
subject of hanging resenting any alusion to it as
being in the nature of personal afront, owing to
| the circumstance that his brother once !" danced
upon nothing and kicked at the United States. y
Nor considering the railroad frauds in Wisconsin
and the open bribery, fully exposed, of the Cover
nor and Legislature of that State-to say nothing
Of the shameless sale of votes by the Black Repub-
eans of the last New York Legislature it likely
the subject is very grateful and refreshing one to
Doolttles 1t must have been political dishonesty
on which this entertaining debate in the Senate
I hinged.
Into discussion of this sort we will notyenture to
insrude Inasmuch as the expression Of our opinion
might not be very agreeable to either side, we
courteously refrain from passing judgment The
l
4 ago, that when he was in London American
\ Minister, it was remarked to him by a prominen
British statesman that leading politicians judg
4 ing from what was said of them by American news
papers, must be set Of the biggest rascals in th
world. Not being willing to swell the volume Q
this journalistic detraction, and having a due re
gard also to the feelings Of the successor of the os
public functonary at the court Of ST. James, sa.
nothing on that point, but merely remark, touching
this discussion, that good deal (of truth) may b,
said on both sides. Where mere success in TIL
election without regard to the settlement or affirm
anee of principles of Government, is the onl.
n object Of solicitude, parties ,nay be honestbut
requires great stretch of charity to believe thi
Of sue parties, judging from the.f past conduct
and an equally great stretch Of the imagination
anticipate it in the future. We think Messrs Bglel
Doolittle and Toombs had better dispense with al
such discussions as they not likely to be eithe
pleasant or profitable.