Here we have it from the mouth of the
leader of the Democratic party in the llouse
of Representatives that forty millions per
annum are ample to defray the annual ex
penses of Government. And as a practical
contrast to that announcement, we have the
fact that a Democratic President and aDem*
ocratic Congress, under the joint leadership
of this samo Stephens in the (louse and
Toombs from the same State in the Senate,
have spent more than twice that amount.
O e o n e u a o
It appears that Lane, not Smith, drew the
long term.
(gl?*The Davenport Aetcs urges the pro
priety of holding the Democratic State Con
vention at Davenport, partly for the reason
that conventions are not often held there.—
Sioux City probably will bring forth a like
reason in favor of that town, and the ques
tion may breed quite an "agitation" in the
Democratic ranks. Ths Aetra ought to be
carcful how it protrudes such exciting ques-
tiuns upon the Democracy in the present ner
votis condition of the party.
I*DK*r!—The Washington States (Dem
ocratic organ) of the 14th says that the De
mocracy are not responsible for the apostacy
of Mr. Buchanan's administration. But they
are responsible for electing him, at least, and
for that they will be held to acoount by the
American people. And Mr. Buchanan might
rejoin to the Statu, that he was not respon-
(£3TC. N. Pine, the President's Marshal
of the Northern District of Illinois, denies,
through the press, tbe charges of defalcation
recently made again*! hiin.
Aastber Kens of Democrat!* Cat*
rnpHou.
The Washington correspondent of tbe N.
Y. Tribune says:
1 bare reason to believe that evidence ex-
(SSrMaids want nothing but husbands,
•JTtbtu&ej want mr/Vhip*.
