The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-02-04

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,,anld hr sent without chari ar compass, hf'-
ana - age II discosery. 10 tad oui itffa
s.,,,,Ia hi. II adopted, Will loin ~ send-
II - A select Coun,ittre, kno"ins, what
Ia ,assed. nov hat COMMITTEE VII pc APP
.,;,r.d 4 should not say knowing, but raih.
f,eipl ahlr - anticipate, from the usage OF
80 n.,se IN all such eases. II THIS s1utfet
!, :, - i,reaghi np, nope II will he ihnr'
o,sblt trohed AMI tie nhly WAY ihafhughiy
., ,trah. IL will lac, ia hsNe The u'seu,s'ah'
srsi. herr, on the general principle OF reform
lei gentlemen hsre LIN this House "'lfi'
n. ine whether they will retreueh, an3 ihen
raini out wat ofir's can be spared hhh
,,.t salaries can lie reduced SIR, any
nsyem.nt Al this time, affecting great ihlef-
,s.Anl classes Of men, aas "ha' dfprsea-
49, when ny vrrs worthy and most respect.
III colleague fNf. =. + B.aBouR) brought IA
4 =. resolution nn tie subject 1T the Govern
,..,, Sin,ssn the Bank of the iniied states,
,na. which. al,hnprh the House refused !"
,.,t unor tae tabl,, tunlly ahimnrd I'M nm
.-,,,cs IN a.. favor. /. NIL hesitate - saN'
lar, ia nIy place. that the expenses Il th'-
t.syernfnrni ars too high that ihSv oh-hi l."
- reduced and Tint, r. snnn ~ tnrh 'hlhR
Is eraei,rnhle, ! an ready 10 join heHt AMI
had T., Il. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. sir VIII ST.
-. eae ar tan nsriirulsrs. The present sal
arg of he President Of The United states, aha
! nome 49, gentleman vii understand me y
uisljag TO hatr Il iuerented, La rem ''nfn
:, here Il nna ~ ~ r since Il va APPOINTED
4 trA UPON fariy years nEo hhal othfr shih'
-. ,,5.f Vii. IiaAsrnmeni !. ~ the same stu
.ti,43 l.there one other ;. Nbrn, 10y III"
i,aor,yiaaaee, the im prudent conduct, ut Oh"
~, .bo xsrs. At lhe head Of the lieR.nr',
sea Of the Councils Of sis Hpuse. under their
,nst3,,s. lie Whole ,ounIry was dc'nsed "iih
rsnrr brought 10 this pas, that their trustee
e..f,pqed heir notes, bottomsd npnu ever
f,,t If land AID unon ryrry shilling's o ID
81 pr,dnrlive labor of the country, against
she notice ofcrrsin corporations yes 81
change their uUu notes, y aring interest, i"I
tAr notes OF hose corpnraiinns. bearing 10 10
teresi-whcn tn agreed 20 allow bonus IN
,he nominal amount af those hank nnies ?.
dual 10 nearly twenty, certainly exceeding
Z "a nar rout-Vhen ahscCo was worth Tory
dollars per hundred, for choice erons-when
cotton .as worth thirtV dollars aud tor y
single siaye. n tmmpu field hand, Wrrc pad
% nv certain knowledge. twelve hundred
tlaliars-When lanl was At price whIeh hfg
rsrs all belief. (if hat Price had not been paid
ia worthless rash. luf the land was, ~ iafi
cheaper than it's now then. sir, the sal1ffe'
ofRll the officers of tbs Government W."
RAISED Iwill pom, la opr. (abfa nriha,) !
thai of the Attorney General II cumnehc-
ed. believe. with 81 .20p, henan-c II va
= ,usidsrej that the very on" nzel was
ere., remuneration. Since tcnlt has been
,sised. know not how often. 50. all the sn-
larr, hive bern Increased. Sir, have any
hem diminished I believe not ohe-uoi
u 4. "a nv know ledge. II Is easy 10 talk a.
honi "a certain .tsle of living aud ohon |
the divinity which becomes The Officers OF iht |
Government SIR, we may swell like ihe |
poor frog in the fable. I'LL We burst, hrt w
cannot equal The style or splendor OF thos"
un The other side If the water Aud we aeV- !
or shall be able "a equal them, until our pm
pie shall he reduce j IN the same safe OF mt
cry with their people Dignity consists 10 A.
,Iapting the style of our living Ia the means
,se hive 20 live on. II never d consist IN
e1prnse aud pagnantry. respectfully In Gov.
rrlfmrni having even the semhlauce OF ke- /
DIGNITY, like happiness reside. /
In tie mind--ii i, in tie man, andyou cAnnot
give ii hy any station. SIR, there Was rs
10 lrh true dignity Ia fahrieius--ihere is now |
q much true dignity IN Fabricins. MS there ..
! er was iu Louis Xlv.--the grutde monnrqW
who was never seen, even by his faiei dt /
thambrs, ~ iihoui the parap'irrnalia of hi -
itor IN pns wig-Iutonyhg CHrium rHpuiiS
YES, 81, there vas a. much lightly IN he
nerican GURUS Denlalu,. mean Rugsr Sher
man. AZ in any Of the ambassadors which HI
lnosl Caris'ian Majesty thought Ct 10 seud TO
Us, then his very great, dear allies
Sir. Wit evrr money Is plenty, and every
tnmg Is al the highest price that price forms
very gpod reason Why salaries mus he raSe d
And " hen all things have fallen. and the price
a, drprecia ed. Tor ausatI know 90 per cent,
VII, then sir. the tn's are - hard lhat salaries
H. ii 10
be raised 81 ia reference to tar emolunrnt OF
Government thai happen, IN certain other
institutions whore the Drcc ors, add ashlerS.
and the Y csldcnts take good rare Of themselves
but are quite regn dlcss II the n ckhollers.
SIR, ia the Government the People are the
Stockholders, an alt | look Al, IN any public
man. IS wheihCr he is for the Stockholders. az
for the Directors. Thu IS INV test nv tonchsnnc
YES, sir, when all tbings are dear, s'la'Ios must
b. raiS Il because thev are dear when all things
ar oheap, stll salaries must lie raised b cause
tAe cheapness % very thIng shews the scarcity
If money. aud thai the tunes are hard. 50. SIr,
% USE one ni my huuicly phrases, and that Ian
suaEc IS understood ~ the People, aud j. the
ont lapsnsg" | will eter use when speaking 10
them--ihe game amounts to this Gross ihe peo-
pie lose aud Pie. thc,r rulers win. IN wish
ia know # the officer, af this Government sere
Oiled with less able men when Jefferson was IN
'hc Department II STATE Hamilton a. the head
OF he Treasury, knat Az. ST., Amor, M thu
Department Ut War aud bradford Wa, Attorney
Gsner,l. tnan they ATE now We're our ofteets
With about one half the present salary less dig
nthrd them than tiny are now with double the a
mannf | WISH To know IT that Il was gong 10
say uariSalled Chef Justice Of the United
States. has any more dignity now. when his sal.
srF IS Sjsn. than he had when II va, 5000 .
Or whether MS AS icIaias are more dn,hed nov .
they get ~if9t. ihan they we're " hen the salary .
= A, 5uf : go Tbrv are the same men. they .
perform the same ser, ICES and the same ability
AID integrity. Sir. dt not intend to ire,pa>s
GA tue House 50 long IA, have done. but oui OF
the bilh~ss OF my heau has spokra sir I
belt .e that tie eonnisl live IN Us quite as well
OF - any offhnse adjacent 10 u. and this may
rerh 'ps be Uwin. 10 Inc Tact of its being too far
removed from any Bank. from this Pandora { !
b Tot us To receive fol- portion ofliS bless
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