New-York tribune., 1874-05-08
THE VETO AN EASY THING.

I suppose | understand the technicaltieS of
finance about as well most of you understand the
teclnicalltes OF theology. This unprofessona know
edge may not amount mUch ana YET be quite enough
for all practical purposes. When common sense Is out
ged by theoIogians If II ever is, You know 1t. Aud
when common honesty IL outraged by fnanciers, II II
ever is think it. Certainly IS not immoral to
he I'm debt. We blame for mortgaging part OF
his property the rest. And in the case OF ma
| ton We say matter how much it costs,
10 save its life. But debts obligations. This Is the
very meaning OF the word. What owe lam bound to
plv what The nation owes II Is bound to pay. Ana
payment Is something very different from mere promise
10 pay though you keep on inc promise 10 io M
ond or time There laws O trade Just AZ neNOraOe
Is the laws OF nature. Two anu Two are NOT Ve lhIee
inns LII ift ~ ar aII, GI lct II W. spend more than we
earn, run into debt When my expenses nave
equaod exceeded my income mus. Of course, einfr
spend less earn more or what Is s better & 40 pom. @
Borrowed money Wlth Wnlch 10 pay porioWeh
money, lands rs by anu oy III place not very hdeh
The bil recently passed by Congress, It ia said by
of It's friends, would NOT have iniated the currency
OF this AN Judge. But everybody knows tnat 1t
meant it,cn, M nm tro P.iIent arant ia General
Grant more. have never asked Of hm any per
sOna favor. and never expect to-. But do not like
surrender az Appomatiox Courthouse are
events OF an antediinyian history. II we were
,e considerate OF our heroes II might De better
FOR Us IN the long run The Presidents veto has been
called brave But dong night is not half so brave
n thing some men seem to thlnk it must do the
President Justice to believe that he found IL very
easy. He Is evidently an honest man. And think he
E also sagc!Ous enough what people appear
have forgotten, that IN the long run honesty is the
bsst policy And he Is The honest President OF an honest
people. We may be called spendhrtts, but let no man
Gail US thieves
take my seat II anybody imaglnes TINS veto a good
point Of departure for new party OF reputation hope
Will find Out what the last three commandments OF the
DecalOgue aud that there is g0od blood enough III
tho nation TO stand by the Decalosue some time longer
Gen. Horace Porter, responding to :" The Army" de-
Tended this branch OF the public service against the
aspersions often cast upon it, exciting much laughter
and applause by his humorous stories and ha ppy hits
II was time, lie said, for the public to appreciate
tho difficulties attending the soldiers fe One day he
was called to hasten TO the frontier in order to quiet the
uprsngs of dissatisfied red men, the next he must 60 TO
Alaska then he is called upon read Wayland's moral
science to Brigham Young, and to impress upon the
mind OF that the propreties OF giving
the wives squire deal; and finally he must 80 of to
Arkansas keep apart the patriotic citizens who
over anxious TO save tho State from destruction Not
withstandlng all that said about the army he be-
leved it DO the messenger to carry eddcaton and
civilization TO every new section Of the country. Chris
tanity ia taught by the army aud sundaychoos estab
| shed by the officers and their faithful wives. The
citIzen il instructed regarding his duties as citizen
and opened and made possible by the same
Then followed the "The Navy but Admiral Rowan
who to have spoken, had retired, and Gen. Porter
Erastus Brooks, in responding to the toast, "The
Press" said among other things The days Of the
Jaynes and the sanborns and The makers OF the Of
fensive act Of Congress, trust will soon be numbered
with the old Draconan law. for though like that not
| written blood, the men who have suffered
under it may truthfully say: "You do take my
| life when you do take the means whereby 1
| live" Informers may no longer be found in the
confidential clerks Of business house. officials
in punder they inspire nor Congress- nor heads of
departments and bureaus consent that technical mis-
take with motive nor purpose OF evil, shall steal
away product OF the labor OF their lives The whole
act and practice well be defined In the Senate
this week "Pernicious practices under tho of
| vicious laws"
After response TO the toast, Our wies and Sweet
hearts," the company dispersed. The following letter
was received from T.. Young
DECLINE IN AMERICAN TONNAGE.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF STATISTICS,
WASHINGTON D. c., May 4, 1874. :
SIR: | have DELAYED day after day sending