Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-02-07

HOUSES 10 the last cid catch at some such srayys
they were drowning mcn-drowned they are /
had intended to have sold something as 20 the cha
engc 50 boldly made, TO point out the offices that
ought 10 be abolished, and the expenditures which
ought TO be reirencheG. But feel my strength
unequal TO my purpose. Yet must say, that in
me affair oft'e Panama (snce called the Tacubaya)
Mission, not only new Offices were created, but
new doctrines were started in refcrence TO the Ex-
ecutire prerogative, which were wholly unknown
10 the Constitution and 20 the practice Of the pre-
deccssurs of the present Chief Magistrate; and
wal tell my worthy colleague, (Mr. FloycO if
ne VIII permit me, that there has been an improve
mcnt on his plan of sending Ministers abroad. and
bringing them back when they have finished their
business Tor they are now sent abroad on sleeve
less eriaudS, that they may come back ~ in(ecfn
to pocket their emolunlents Is not this The: fact
Sir, we have had Ito say nothing of Tacubava) two
missions 20 England under this Administration: one
Of them was complete abortion; and as To the o.
tner' what has 1t done for the public gooil what
objcc; has it accomplished? we were told by the
very accurate and respectable gentleman from
pennsylvania, (Mr. Buchannan) whom always
hear with pleasure, that some of these offices
were Justified ON the ground that the acquisition of
south America had created a swarm believe
mat was the word-a litter rathcr-of Diplomatic
appointments. So much the worse for us sir Are
we, whenever any Nation, great OK small, changes
us relations TO another nation and BECOMES iude-
pendent OF that other Nation, instantly to send off
Ambassadors TO II! Are we 20 make use of tho
iScident pretext for increasing that patronage
which all profess wish 10 diminish. But we are
'oiu mat the President has recommended ~ US G.
economy ana retrcnchment. Yes sin, he did re-
commend t'ctn, III one OF those lofty generalities
win winch all sermons political or religious a.
! bound, which might be printed in blank ike Law,
process, and hiled up occasion might reQuire
But j. sir am for looking at the practices and not
the precepts OF the parson, political or religious
suppose SIR, our good friends the Greeks-yes sir
suppose that the Greek, who is GrGcuIi,s esuyiens
the same animal now that he was I'm the time of
Juvenal, except that he is less enlightened and re-
hned-should succeed i'll throwing off the Turkish
yoke" the faith-keeping Turk"-I suppose We
must have an Ambassador sent TO every islet and
nest of pirates in the Egean. Sir we must send
one TO Hydra-one TO the Continent, and one, l
presume, to each of the Cyciades. So, that if nv
TREND from Virginia, who is a medical man, will
permit me the phrase, the disease, instead of being
contagious, will become SpoTcJ:c-as, indeed it
now is, and highly malignant
CIR, nave never seen but one Administration
which seriously and in good faith was disposed to
give up ITS patronage, and was willing to 90 far
ther uan Congress, or even the people themselves,
SO Tar as Congress represents their feelings desir-
ed: and that was the first Administration of Tho
mas Jefferson. He, sir, the only man ever
Knew or heard of, who really, truly, and honestly,
not oniy SAID, no'o epiScopari," but actually re-
fused the mitres Itwas part Of nv DUTY and one
OF the most pleasant parts of public duty that
ever performed under his recommendation-not
because he recommended it, thank Godl-to move
In this House, TO relieve the public at once from
the whole burden of that system of internal taxa
uci, the practical effect of which was, whatever
might have been its object to produce patrona ore
rather than revenue. He, too, had really at heart
and showed it by his conduct, the reduction of the
national debt, and that in tho only mode by which
e.er can Dc reduced, by lessening the expenses
oil the Government until they are below It's re-
ceiptS. Sir, there Is no witchcraft in that-No
SiC-ho "ltchcratt at all; no more in paving pub
llc than private debt. You may have sinking
inhdS' as many as you please, and never so vast a
financial apparatus; but If yeu spend more than
you have, you will be in debt 20 the end of the
world. Sir, so far from fearing any injurious eff
iect IRON the too rapid payment of the national
debt, w>s;!d pay the three per cents now, if we
were aoie. Yes, SIR, would pay them at par, if
necessary; for IT could only prove that money was
worth but three per cent Sir was the humble
instrument OF introducing the first efficient sinking
iund, by setting apart given sum Of st 900 900
wnch ever operated to reduce me national debt
Mhen that debt Increased by tha. aco7, ;;tio-,
oil Louisiana, aye, Sir, the acquisitian of Louisi-
ana!-and who was for and who was against IL
then VINO pronounced the acquisition unconstit1I-
nonai, and declared, III the other House that we
had no ris..t to tax the People of that country?-
the SINKING iH.d was then raised TO erft millions
Since that time, owing 70 the debt created BIZ the
expenses OF the war, il has been raised TO ten mil
iicns. The gentleman from New York mfr Tay-
ior) himself admitted-and thank him for 1.-THE
was obliged TO admit il and therefore perhaps ms,
has not been faithfully applied to its object Sir,
sad, IN some haSty remarks, when the gentle
man interrupted my colleague MIR FbytN that
applying surplus balances TO make I'D what had
oeen piliaSed from the sinking fund, was robbing
Peter to pay Paul. No, sir If is no such thinpe
itis robbing Peter to pay Peter-it is robbing the
sinking fund to pay the sinking fund for, as has
been over and over again said, the sinking fund has
not only right TO its own uodicum of $40 900 600
but 1t Is residuary legatee besides it takes all the
surplus, whatever that he ac IL
never can give 1t any thing in return for that of
which you rob 1t, except out OF that surplus which
was already its own. Can't give it any more
Your giving surplus balances to exc out tlle sink
ing fund, Is nothing more than ike the false guar
dian, who, when he comes to settle his accSI,nts
pays OIL his debts 70 bis ward with the money out
OF which he has cheated him
we are asked by the gentlemen, why do you not
specify! PartculaTize! paricularizei Shev us the
PARTICULARS! You give US sum total without any
nenS' as MT. Sterling, says in the play Will the
gentleman have one? Sir, will give voi ono oil
them. The House will give me that credit yykirb
demand. 1t is only my due. | did state that III
we begin tle system Of reform, it ought 10 BERN
IKE modern charity at home Sir, / never pre-
tended that the House was not answcrable foy
abuses as well as any other branch of the Govern
inent- NOW for one item Of them. Sir al the first
session was on this floor-it was the last Con
gres5 CT the first Mr.. Adams-whether this will he
the last CT the second cannot say find this item,
IN the list OF app :opria;iOns For the expenses of
nfc"ood' stationary printing, and all other cdntin-
seht expenses On Congress, twenty thousand
sM hundred and sixty four dollars and FORTY ceufs
This sum, Sir covered the expenses ofboib uor.-
es anu included besides, The extraordinary expense
OF furnishing each member with d complete co,y
OF the Journals OF the old Congress- Tbi, TIouse
men consisted OF cue hundred and two members
,lli''N' one only OF whom see now left, (Eir
IAVng'ton) Now, we have zl3 members. Then
according Co the rule which has hren i,tro4,,r