Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-04-02

withn the orntro70uS capacity ~ confsngencies?"
they must have bcen personal, such more So lendi
arms. richer gorgeouspess Of DRESS and loftier
plu'Dage Although this might he very appropriate
and necessary on mission to .ioscOc Sc Peters
i.irgh, yet could 1t no. have been practscd in any in
,ercOnrse with the Wipnrbag no warriors. This rea-
son tor dopbie salary, given by the gentleman from
Pennsylvania, does therefore not seem to exist.
Was there any implied contract ian express one is |
not alleged) To pay this gentleman double cornpcn-
sations Whnt Practice has been established in this
particular! 1t is admitted by the gentleman from !
Ohio, MIR. Vancc.) that other example hns oc-
CURED. In one other instance, military officer was
employed To negotiate treaty with the Indians and
received pay both General and diplomatic min
lser The admission, is by the gentleman from
rennc see, (Mr. Polk,} denounced as s.uratuitouF;
ana he threatens, by way of ret aiation tell about
certain other tust ous indiciduuis who as he saws
demanded, alter Il settlement of accounts certain
mali outhfs.' am perfectly indifferent and the
mover OF the amendment has told him that he
mas no anxiety concerning any of his mcnaced
nlsciosureS. III The present chief istraie when
IN military service, d,d, diplomatic minister dc
mand, III addition to his pay as Il general u salary
Tor negotiation treaty with the Greek nuon who
Will question his right to make that demand or his
Oehg that he was Justly entitled to that compensa-
ton. 1T he received both pny and salary at The same
ttme who Will say the Executive, which called for
inc appropriation, and the Congress, which made it.
did not be'ere him entitled to receive them boiha-
Inc gentleman from Tennessee need not be alarmed
NO member of this House advocating this amend
ment does, believe, intend push his ENQUIRIES hack
TO what appears to him fearful era. He disputes
himself in vain The mysteries of which he So me
to have constituted himself the sIontifer ori,nvs
are not approached by the protane vulgar. The
mournu anxiety of the gentleman would better be-
come the wa!iing devotee of sume decayed supersi-
ii"n. II do not worship, will not baspheme.
though the priest might more npproyyatey servo Mt
the ceremonial of some Egyptian tenple than offer
himself to lead the war. ii he is determined to hare
one either here or into 'Africu
Does the gentleman believe that no honest man
may claiin and receive money dur to hun? Men
may mistake the facts; they may lnisconst rue The
law. Many claims are allowed by error many are
So rejected VIII he class all such ,rimap,s tooctI
| or, aud call them dishonest MEM If General jack
son eXactcd pay both as nc,Otirtor s. ms Gene,oy
at the same time, he doubtless believed his
emitted hln to 1t, and the Executive, WHO allowed
nun that doubfe compensation did, without question
lnd some quality in those which he consid
cred ca''unt for that payment. ] am told Inv some
gentleman on my right, TINT Air. Cav is the other
! hiustrious ndIvdul,' who the gentleman from Ten
nessee m'naces To tell us claimed and did nor ,n
ceivc, or claimed and did receive the ono baif ~ -
ou'ht for diplomatic services. / once examined and
HOW Invite all men to examine, this allegation; but
or myself VIII at ms h'ne, go into discussion of
IT, uonot speak to darken council BY words vii
out knowledge If Henry Clay has charned !, fiso
account against his country if he has ciaiaed or y.
ere" uneancd conpeIisaiIon then are the homes nj
tne world niighted The earth has received it's last
allotment OF justice That glorious attribute of Da;
| ty has thrown down her scales and her sword md
gone back to the skies. Fuisehood and Jo,.J 3D. II
hencgo'th hold the high places among meu and rho
world become one vas Pen@eatiary for the perpe,
ton and reward OF crimes, for the proscrj,:ion md
punishment of innocence f "f'"
ii no instances OF double compensation can sus ,;;,
by course of Precedents the allowance If. cn1ad -
be corrected by this agnondmer, by yba, , t ~
III aid can 1t be supported? 1t has no, beon VIZ
! on any page of the statute bucks; and ! brl;n,, y
examined oy principle, 1t will be left whou, subsis
.ehce. MS subject received the very early utten
ton of the Constitutional Congress: for # WIN ~
found, that 1t was resolved by that BODY nm tb =
OF September, 1875, that officer in he cont;nt
army be allowed to hold more than ono con,n,;;
" 'eIe'ye pay oIt III one capacity at the same
time. Under this law, when Col Holm J.nrano
was, by Congress, sent on a very imnor,a nj i;,
&c mission to France, in 1880, his military nav a
stopt TOR n,ne months during the continuance If b
.iisSoii mas that law been repealed, either by anv
enactment, or by any long established course of ,
nce' In con'raVention of it? The same arp,v wb,cb
was raised by that Congress, does under yarioi,s
itcations, erist and is the army of The United Sto
at Mts ti'e. ihe articles of war established for The
government OF the continental army re- with ro,;so
ions and improvements, our present svstnm of Ii.
~ laws, ne present government though will
enlarged political pc aers, derived from the peonle
uiu neVer'heiess succeed to all the substantial obIpa
lions OF tho confederation In a rreat yariety ~
questions, on claims on lands, on military nens;ons
anu on remuneration tor services, we legisate under
me of the continental coDpress
10y what law then are released from the ytb 80
OF Hdt resolution of that Congress- which nrohib;,s
any OF the army from receiving f,co compensat,ors
at the same time? Let it be, for the purpose of This
debate admitted that the services of General Nj
Nehi were, m negotiating the Winnebapo treaty nr
distinguished, and as beneficial the United States
as those OF Col Laurens III 1880, in negotiating wi;
the king OF France loan of millions of francs
o e use OF lhe country at that gloomy and discour
aging period of the revolution If the law then
Gould alton to Col. Laurens but one compensation.
now Gun the same law flor it is not alleged that we
have any other) no,0 great 10 Gen. M'Nel t,coa a
single instance of departure from this law N tho
course OF more than fifty years, only evinces that
rule must be neil settled, when but one exception r.
IT'S unDorm operation can be found in our history.
mat exception must have been sustained by is o,Sn
peculiar circumstance; and never, by anv fair
course OF reasoning, be brought to overthrow the
law 70 which 1T furnishes but individuat anomaly
ted with this service of Gen. 1rNeill furnish INV
GROUNDS Tor making this case another exception, and
Inereoy allowing to him also double Compensation.
ase,.her Is me allowance of diplomatic salary to
aDother OF these commissioners, while bcng f3o
vernon OF Michigan, he received yearly cornnonso