The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-02-04
TWENTxrTH CONGRESS-.
1nuEspAY, JAHUARi - 1879.
HOUSE OF IitPKESENlA1IVES.
RETIRING HAlENI


The House resumed the consideration Of The
resolutions moved by Mr. Chiffon ON the DIST
instant in the following words
Res6Ifed, That II is cXpedirni 10 dis
charge the National dobf without unavoidable
DELAY 10 accomplish which desirable object q
resort 10 a general system Of rctlonctuenl Is
necessary Tins, il Is conceived, can only lac
ell, cled hy
lisf. A jndicious reduction Of the number
O I Officers receiving salaries 81 pay nom The
General t,oycrumcnf, and Of the salaries OF sncu
AS arr necessarily retained IA the publlesoriice
avoiding, ~ each instance, The adoption Of any
measure which would be incompatible with onr
national dignity.
second Nv avoiding each and every np
nropfiation Tor expenditure Of public money.
wbich Is moi inperlously demanded hy ID"
1ttslicc NJ The fid,m. OF the necessities OF III"
Governments with u view Ia is Efficient opera
ton IN n splr Republican simplicity aud g.
conomy.
2 Reyoired. That the matters and things
contained IN tie foregoing resolution be -.
ierred Ia the Committee OF Ways aud Means,
with instructions TO report 10 tins House what
offices IN then opinion, may be most ndyan'
togcousy discontinued, aud what salaries viii
reasonably bear reduction aud such othcI
means oi rctrcnchment rs 10 them may seem
ncrp,sary.'
Nj Randolph snd, when the gentleman from
6 Carolina Withdrew his motion yc'terdaY, a.
lay This resolution on the table, ! rose for the
purpose of renewing H. But, understanding
that he had not withdrawn IT, ! did not because
could not renew IT. The gentleman from
South Carolina with that courtesy aud comfy
winch we all ought 10 shfW TO one another. did,
| subsequently, withdraw his motion, ~ order 10
lsiYr az opportunity 10 the gentleman who NOV
rd II aud WHO hIn nov iusi taken his seat 10
make cxpitndti, ms. HAT opportunity having
been ample should Ia content Ia let the mat.
ter pass, Gut that | tcel myself pledged Ito
USE nm expression which though parliamentary
X not sircty rlanancnD TO the cause OF rr-
tr.nchment. ! shah say a few, very fr"
words. In order torKplain the course ] am q.
haut Ia take and which otherwise, might mp
pear Ia initiate against TINT cause, sir | do
believe that retrcnchprnt IL required both hJ
the circumstances OF the country, aud by ine
voice ~ the pubrc. concur heartily with the
genilcma6 from Prnnsy nahia, on my LEFT, M
BariannH in all he advanced, (in as far as
tha went am clearly Of opinion that this
is ease in which reformation, like charity.
! Il mean modern charity begins At home at
! least thought 10 begin At home. have long
been OF opInion, that no economical gentleman
could ever inhabit such House as ths | do
believe we never shall have an economical
Goyernm NJ IN such an establishment as the
present. This, however, may b" a peculiar o.
piniou Of mine. Yes, sir, reformation must
begin ut home. ! do not mean III our own ca
Sc, ~ numbers-l am not going 10 start the per
djem queslion--God forbid We had enough Of
that ~hrG we sat IN the brick building, over the
way, (Dhcre should be very glad we sat nov }
believe. sir, that whatever abns"s may exist
chew here &c can go with them, pm paSsu AT
home. and shew an equal case Of abuse. But
sr. this is not the accepted time and in say.
Ing this, do not speak IN the words Of the ora
tors over the water who never Will find AZ
" accepted time" for parliamentary or econom
ical reform. Every effort thai is made now,
will Only recoil on those who make twill in
jurc the cause not further it. One oil the great
ret men aud best patriots that ever lived mean
John De WIT when asked how he managed 70
| ret through 30 much business. replied thai ne
managed it :" by doing one thing at a time. y
! Now SIN | believe that have one thing
| nerdinla TO do aud am for doing il | will
! indicate further than have done, what that
- one Ching IS. say, LEI ns bring to bear up.
on tt,,Q object the whole OF our strength all our