The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-14

mako farms, build houses, open mines, con-
struct furnaces, and thus add TO the national
wealth, shall have the first lick at it, in pre-
ference to these wandering loafers.
But our trade with Japan is large and in
creasing, urges Delong SO il is; and more's
the pity. The more we have of it the poorer
we grow. Japan floods us with her teas, her
silks, her fragile, dainty wares which ''perish
in the using, and drains us Of our silver in
payment. We used to recel,o at this port
from the Pacific coast some fifty millions per
annum of the precious metals; we now re-
ceive very little, because China and Japan
gobble up the lions share The far East, with
its cheap labor and marvellous dexterity, is
to-day "the sink of the precious metals, as
it was in Pliny's time. individuals may be
enriched by this trade; but our country is
poorer to-day than if Japan had remained
hermetically sealed against u.s. Hence we have
a double aversion to belongs little bill.
1t is immensely too steep, and the conside-
ration is of no value: ION the contrary, quite
the reverse.
belongs matter is of consequence as Illus
trating prevalent tendency. All the rest of
the horse-leech's daughters sing the same
song It is 'more" here, 'more" there,
''more" everywhere. First, to get into Office,
if it has to be made on purpose; next to get
an increase of its emoluments, is the general
aspiration. We entreat Congress TO set its
face like flint against every such appeal.
SECRETARY FISHS BOLDEST USURPA-
TION.
From the N y Sun.
On Tuesday last Mr.. Arthur Folsom, Con-
sui at this city for the Provisional Govern
ment of Hayti, had an interview at Washing
ton with Secretary Fish. He had been de-
| puted by his Government to make known to
the Government of the United States the
| ob of ant ~
| peace in Hayti, and to acquaint Mr.. Fish of
| the desire of the Provisional Government
| to continue to be on friendly terms with the
| United States. Mr.. Fish said that he was
happy to receive the deputation, and to learn
| that such were the sentiments of the Govern.
| ment which they represented, but he desired
| to be informed upon subject on which he
had received official information, relative tc
the fitting out of war steamers by their Gov
ernment, which he had been assured were in
tended for the purpose of aiding the Cabra
party in their designs against President Baei
of San Domingo, although he trusted that ht
had been misinformed, as he had informed
their authorities of the protectorate assumed
by the United States over the Government o.
President Baez.
So! it is not enough that Mr.. Fish should
without the shadow of authority of Congress
make a lease of the Bay of Samana at s 100, 00t
year in gold, and pay the first years rent il
advance, but he must go on and make
secret treaty of alliance, offensive and de
fensive, with the Baez Government! TIL,
Senate has very properly rebuked Mr.. Sewardj
presumption in purchasing the island of st
Thomas without consulting them. What will
they do about this usurpation of their create
prerogative by Mr.. Fish?
One thing is certain-the President canno
with impunity much longer permit the mem
bers of his Cabinet to trife with the publ
interests as they are doing. Porter-Robe
sons mismanagement of the Navy Depart
ment is bad; bster-Sumner-F Fishs treat
ment of Cuba is worse; but this unautho
rized protectorate over one of the two fac
tions contending for power in st. Domingo
atrocious. Congress and the country ough
to demand Mr. Fishs resignation at once
and enforce the demand by all the means il
their power.