Year: 1859

Of the Missouri Compromise. For giving hi
sanction to this measure, the people will ye
bless President Buchanan.


The Mormons, who for years had contempt
uously defed the authority Of the United State:
Government, have been brought to yield ODE
dience to it. The English government has dis
avOwed its hoary pretension Of search and visi
tation. These achievements had they beer
conSummated by any other Administration
would have caused the people to award to th'
President thereof unbounded praise, and it is
not reasonable to suppose that they will feel diff
erently toward Mr.. Buchanan.


From the commencement he has counseled
economy in every branch of the Government
and has urgently solicited Congress to pass thei
bills at reasonable time, so that he could Civ,
to them thorough examination and see tha
no bill became a law that should not, and tha
no unworthy appropriation is made. He ha.
discharged his duty in these particulars, and
the country will in due time applaud him for it
although Congress may fail to respond in be-
coming man ,er The responsibility is now
with it.


The finencal disaster that lately swept ovel
the country caused the diminutlon of importa
tionS to such an extent as TO render the reve.
nues inadequate to carry on the Government
He recommended an adjustment of the Tariff
with view to meet this deficiency, and he re
commended in that connection that in tn i: ad
justinent specific duties be adopted in regard tc
Iron. 1t is not right that any interest should
be pensione- on the Government; but so long
as We have recourse to Tariff for the purpose
OF raising the bulk Of our revenue to defray the
expenses of the Government, there can be nc
harm, certainly, in slightly discriminating in be.
half Of one Of the vital interests of the nation
Iron. 1t is fallacious to suppose that much o.
Tariff is needed on Iron, or that the present
duty is not sufficient but Iron men and their
dependents entertain the opinion that a slight
increase ofdnty, specific in form, to give it sta
it is proper enough to grant it. The manuac-
turers Of New England no more deserve the
favor of the Government than do the Iron
mongers of Ohio. Whether the Tariff is chang
ed by this Congress, President Buchanan has
discharged his duty in the premises, and there
fore deserves the plaudit of "well done thou
good and faithful servant" from all Iron men.


When the Government was young and i'm.
mature, Statesmen Of our country were salts
fed that the acquisition of Cuba was absolutely
necessary to our full development. Time has
strengthened this opinion, and it isapparent to
every one ofeven ordinary intelligence that our
material interests, as we'll as our National am
bltion render its acquisition necessary at no
verydiStant day. 1t was reserved to President
Buchanan to indicate the means of acquisition
peaceable and honorable-by negotiation.-
And as he has brought order out Of chaos in
in Kansas, and has brought the Mormons to
yield obedience to the author ity of the National
Government to disavow its pretended right OF
search and visitation, and has crushed out Fill
busterSm, the conclusion is irresistible that, il
the $3O,OO0,0OO asked for are placed subservi-
ent to his command, Cuba will be part o f the
United States in a comparatively short space Of
time. 1t is unquestionably true that there are
these who deprecate acquisition under his Ad.
ministration and in the form indicated, as it will
be the means ofrendering him one of the most
popular and famous Presidents who has ever
served the people ofthe United States.