Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-02-21

oehd'e. and Tor which he received us lesH
compensation, like every other member. Na'
ms enndlintsn impaired" by these services
Were not the constitutions of others impaired
aud even their lives consumed. in like scryl
cesf Is this gentleman alone selected for a
pace where he may, " in consideration oil The
| extent TO which his constitution has been I'M
paired by those services receive IN one
year the sum of Sis. oOoP This. sir. Is the
tlRol PENSION Tor CIVIL SERVICE on
our records. How many hearts Of revolution
AIRY soldlers would this have IN AIDE glad In
10 how many abOdes of desulation and widow
hood II might havu carried the light ofjoy, and
brought on you tho blessings of how many now
ready 10 perish Such "a system oil sInecure
appointment and cleit ptnsioudge mny be ex-
tended alike TO the Courts Of all civilized na
tons, aud 10 the hor1es of Nomade harbhriaus,
requiring no residence, either near the palaces
Oh tents u the fore gn powef-'he iofmal'iy
oil visit aud preseutatton may soon he omit.
Ted, and the Envoy Extraordinary aud Minis
ter Ploapotentlary will. " in consideration oil
his public services be permitted TO receive
his outh and salary, while hs continues 10 10
side GU his plBbtatIon.
What "A scheme OF speculation does this sys
ten open 10 the cfaIfy aud uupr,nc,plrd, 10 men
always a. market either TO seil themselves or 10
buy others By this, unstable politicians oil
every variety OF creed mny ba kept TO the
true faith. BY this, tempest beaten paTtisans,
shpwrecked "a principle aud fortune, may be
lowed into port, aud laid up, aud preserved for
future use. Establish this system Sir, and
add TO tia Government Treasury BANK. aud The
Secretary might buy INTO the Presidency with
your own money :nor, lIko that roman WIN
bought the imperial Purple at auction, be q
bhged 10 ~ down his own gold aud aud sIlvuI
tor the purchase. Shall We, slr, through any
fear OF uansrcodlng our Jurisdiction. give onI
sauCLDn 10 such system \ holder stand than
IS now required was taken 10 years ago, 81
this HoOr, by an honorable member, now Gigt
III oihee, ahd presiding over the deliberations
OF tue other House OF Congress i will" sai
he, "sote no appTOpii ,tion for the Navy Unit
tho Secretary OF that Department Is removed.
What MAS The result I The Secretary was fe
moved and the naval branch OF The service die
| receive, us II always has received. his Cordla
and efficient support In 1875, when the ap
preparation was under consideration Tor carry
ing iuto effect the second treaty with Grea
Britain, MIR. Gdllatin declared III this House
that treaty had no binding force as law o
the land until such app oprIatIon, "efr made
| and that this House, holding tue power % con
! troll such appropriRt oas. held the constitution
| al power OF rejecting tscatIes. Mi, Madiso
| cuntended that thus House had the Tlgh, 1
| judge conce ming the eApedlency OF treaties
and, AS they might decide tnat question,
| grant or refuse appropriations Tor car, h.
| IN IN into e1rct. he case does not Trqur
| the aid of these doctrines: FOR pubic faith WI
not be touched IN our foreign relations II MI
| lRandulp h should not receive Il salary for res
| ding IN England nsa Minister at Russia. Hn
! the gentlsmao from Virginia Mr. J. 8. Bar
! bouD forgotten that tho motlon to strike on
! the enaCtng clause Of The bill pro,tiatin
salaries 10, the Panama Nilsson wns sustalnc
| by sixty one membt 10 Of this II onsc, aud TN
| be himself, with nine Of his colleagues, vote
| for II : VIII gentlemen sill contend for the
own Incompctency 10 question this RppropIia
! Ion ST., we nre, by The Const Ia ior
vested with high competency aud dscIelio
! on these important mat ers aud 10 thsse cou
suIuliooal attributes Of this House has this mo
ton been addressed.
Ii Is humiliating, but must reply 10 the rcr
tleman from New York. For myself woul
! 1T hun pass. II IL a kind Of Domllitn anus,
nlenl, tnIs Killing flies with IA bodkin. Ola II
! would say, with ihe COMMUNICATION o Ungl
| Toby t. the lutte buZAing inconvenience
when have him in my hsnd) 10, poor II
sect. pn--lhe world is surely wide enough f.
thee aud me.
have some apology for giving some aticn
| t on 10 the speech oil the genllrnlan from Ne
YORK. The place. however II may be file,
| goes give Il Nun VI Ahhi htAHt ~ Hhhi IS bdi
or done Ia il, NJ matter how utteil, inconsi,
cradle, or even contemplate n person may h,
y hene,er a constitutional portion OF tue propl
las placed him at one Of these desks, Tepl, ~
| 10 what he may have saId, though II may no
be very CreItafle, yet must be eHcusable,
any Member OF this HOUSE. The Romans wer
wont to place Uo0dsH image ia Their gaidenl
10 the special pro ector Of the place aud Hor
ace has related to us a 'sohloqny oi one of ihes
Roman deitiee, wherein he gives some aceoul
OF his own apotheosls was" said the PI
apus, " useless log, unit. the carpenter too
! me IN hand hut he has now worked me up int
god - The people OF New York ca
surely turn out DIS good woIk Us tae Roma
| carpenter
We are by this learned and honorable geI
/ t'eman repIJached Tor a want oil magnanlmity-
and aIc told that to objection, tor any sue
cause was made by hun aud his party 10 an
appropriation. Tue true difference beIwee
his and our efforts viii be found IN thIs-we la
Dor TO save money from legal aud useless al
pTopfialiou--he labored II abu5et aose who la
III pursuance OF legal and useful appropriation
honestly paid II away.
WHAT were tie doings oil this magnanimpu
gentleman ia II COMM tee OF which he was
| remarkable member Ii 10 is the record boo
of that committee. have selected as a
JrdIu4ry sample OF this gendsman's labors q
relIeuchmcut, Tour cases, aud will trouble ia
House vita d te" quo atlons, IL few remark
upon then.
On the ooh Aprl, 1923, the committee bein
in session:
lie Chairman then stated to the Commit
tee, that he lrlr 1t hls duty t. meniIon, thar
citizen now resident oil tdls District, had n
CURED oi bin whether. IN any OF the account
of the contingent expenses Il the Government
no IItttei ygrT Jphltpu he Eut
of i've thousand G'o hundred dollars, pal
TO the late Uanlgl L. Cook. late Kepresentatiy
IN Congress, from the Stat. ot Illinois, for Ger
tdTn dII lomatic services, upon which Mr.. Coo
was supposed TO lave been Sent abroad durln
the last summer"
The Chairman stated that he did not fes
at liberty 10 communicate the name OF his inioI
mani, but IN regard TO the purpurl OF Tho cou
Inunicalion he ielt no such reserve and IL wa