Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-16

| ha'e'er he had done in the cause OF retire nc h
men', had been aimed at higher and more i'm.
portsni objects, and he believed it necessary TO
strike at the root OF the evil, by looping off the
greatest excrescences Of governmental extrsva-
sance first In Kentucky phrase, he thought
members should 1" go the ,chole hog" in the
cause OF reirenchment, instead Of beginning
with such paliry subjects.
Mr.. DANIEL said that perhaps some gentle
men might be surprised a, The remarks Of the
member from ken'ucky, his colleague, (Mr.
ChIlton) IN such direct opposition to The course
formerly pursued, and The principles avowed
by him. For his own part, however. he was
not astoniShed, after the resolutions laid on the
table BY that gentleman a few days past on the
subject OF the Tariff and Internal Improvement.
The sudden change of some members of this
House, who were the ardent friends Of the
priaciple OF retrenchment formerly, is a matter
OF speculation. During the las, session of
Congress. MIR Daniel said, we had been ALSO.
mlely stunned with 'he cries Of that honorable
gentleman, Mr., Chllisn respec ing The accu
mutation Of the printed documents placed upon
our tables morning after morning; and now he
soPp"r,s proposition by which map after map
shall be placed there; and not only the maps Of
the different S aies, and Of portions of those
States, bu, also the Unied STATES, shall, morn
ing after morning, be found there. !, had been
said, in pursuing The course Of re,renchmrnt,
we should commence by looping off those TX,
crrscences from the body polite, which had
grown up under thu ies ering aid Of corrup ,ion;
anG thal il is proper, in his great work Of pub.
lie raformstion, we should beg in with our
selves. This accorded with his views Of pro
prie'y. Strange as il may appear, however,
those who were its advocates yesterday, are its
a H.
su' h a course should have been pursued in re-
Ia ion to the matter under consideration. For
neither an individual nor party, he would take
( leave To observe, could be sustained by an in E.
consistency Of conduct. Thu was too muc h
good sense and intelligence in the country aud
among he people. permit themselves 10 be-
misls6 and deceived into an alb endowment of
the d Incl pile foI WHICH they had been con end
ing. II was only he Other day The party TO
which he was attached, was charged with in
consistency in paying ouihs and salaries to
( Mjos,ers and Chaige d'A flares who had been
appoint, during The recess Of Congress. L.
Wa, denied Nv he gentleman from Penusylva>
MIA, MIR But hanas) tut he was inclined 10 he
OPTION the Administration was obnoxious 10
the charge in part. MI. ID. said NE WAS in ia
vor Of enabling IN, illusIious Individual who
pre- sided over the Executive Department Of the
National Government 10 cary INTO Eject the
measures proper 70 its due az ~ mis- ion. II
necessity had made il indisrI. Ole 10 Il, part
front rule which had bren ,siabli shed by law,
but viii h had been d's'egaTded oy the Admi
ui>lra,ion lei US remedy nc erI.
! OF what avail would The measures Of the
Executive, on he subject o. 'eform and re-
trenc hmen,, or the effcr.s of those who support
the policy Of those measures oe, it they were
4 Il. 81
til, House, when repor ed on by the pr oper
Committed Would no, such course lend
to render all the hbors Of the Retrenc hment
Committee vain and futile? And, leasD Of ali,
could il have been expected, mat such would
have proceeded from ihe gentlemen " HI had
been considered as the f. her Of he COMMITTEE
| Oh Rrtrrnchmrn, The fife OF draf smab had
already cost The coun ry eigh, or n nr thousand
dollars he, Mr. DANIEL nad yrtlo be inform
| I'd of the impor ant necess' y IT re aiming him
| IN flee Abolish l., said he, and lr' us test
the necessity Of il, BY experience If on i fair
tra the should Prove injurious, W. can ca
silly correcI il, without detrimeat 10 the pubh'
service. TIE Commilec has sumbi,i, d
proposition sf err prop 81 ion, to re'r'neh The
public expenditure, and imit The expe nditure
OF the contingent fund. to Specific obJec's, and
no, one had been firmly acted on.
| II was ime that some;'ig should be done
| q satisfy public txper taiion. Mauy OF the
| j. kson parry, he feared, acted on the primer
| pie Of a Distinguished individual Of Virginia
| y no had ,sk,n an ac'Iye pa in defro ing h
r, election Of the elder Adams TO The Prrs,den-
CIV. Alter his effpr's had bee" crowned wit
success. many e his party were for dis5andl"g
| he Army discharging he Navy aud d"i"e
| many other things. which he b lie'ed would
| prine dI.g grace on The county. tie g'avr'yrr
m,nded ,hem that they were in power, and toa'
| .pv ought no, to think Of dong every thing
| Why ak abou, it while they were playing the
out games.
| Nj HILTON said he perfectly agreed with
his collie gu"( Mr. Daniel,) that much noise h'"
been made on tina, floor, on the subject OF re-
rtnch menr and economy to very lt'le efftc, -
II was in rru II, but to- much like the shaving
Of pig "a big cry, but hfile tooofi and he was
happy tina, this TACT had length been diseo''
cred lie was proud TO have that gen lemsn
fighting by his side in The cause OF retre"ch
mrnt, and denouncing the insincerl'y which
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