Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-18
Congressional De6atc on the .Nssion 70 Russia
MIR. BURGESS SPEECH-- Continued.

killing lies with bOdkIn. GLADLY
would say, with The commiser ,tion of Uncle To-
by, to the little buzZmg mconv cncnce, (when
have him IN my handy $50, poor insect, so; the
world is surely wide enough for thee and me-"
have some apology for giving some attention TO
the speech Of the gentleman from New York. The
place, however II may be filled, docs give kind OF
character tn what is said or done III 1t. No matter
how utterly inconsderabe, contemplate q
person may be- whenever constitutional portion OF the
people has placed HIM IL of these desks, replying
70 what he may have said though it nly not be We
ry credtable, yet must be cXcusab'e, Ill any Mem
Der of this House The Romans were wont TO place
cooden image IN their gardens as the special pro
tector of the place; and Horace has related the
solloGuy of one OF these Roman deites, wherein he
gives some account of his own apotheosls II tgaS,
said the Pr:apus, IA useless log, Until the carpenter
took hand b,t he has tgorhed me up into
gpd!'' The people OF New York can surely turn out
good work the Rnmau carpenter.
q We are by this learned and non. ge.tleman re-
preached tor want of magnanimity; aud are told
that objection, for any such case, made by
hun and his party any appropriation. The true
difference between his and our efforts will be found
in this: labor TO money from illegal and use
less appropriations; he labored to abuse those who
had IN pursuance of legal and useful appropriation,
honestly paid IL away.
What were the doiugs Of this maguani,nous gen.
tieman in a committee OF which he was remarkable
member? Here is the record book oil that commit
tee. | have selected, ordinary sample OF this
gentlenans labors of relrcnchnent, four cases and
will trouble the House with few quotations, and a
few remarks upon them
session.
sThe Chairman then stated to the Committee,
that he felt it his duty to MENTION that citizen
Il resident of this District, had inquired of him
whether in any of the accounts of the contingent
expenses of the Government, the United States
were dcbcd with the of five thousand five hun
drcd dollars, paid to the late Daniel L. Cook, late
Repres sentative in Congress, from the State of Hi
nois for certain diplomatic services, upon which
MIR Cook supposed to have been ABROAD
during the last summer.
mo cd hat lao Il not f,.p # Ii
bery to communicate the OF his informant
but III regard to the pHrp1rt of the com nunicaton
he felt such reserve, and 1t was for the Commit
tee to make such order on the statement as they
might deem proper.
at was, on motion of Mr. Cambreeng,
Resoived. That the Committee consider the COM
munlcation.
Sir this Committee, under this resolution sent for
witnesses: honorable members of both Houses and
the Postmaster General were called before them
Why not call for rhe himself for Daniel. p
Cook, against whom this anonymous information had
been made? He dead. The whom the
gentleman from New York magnanimousy aimed his
beloved Illinois The voice Of the nameless infor-
mer, embodied Ivy the resolution OF the gentleman,
thought 1t might Ponte every threshold, and VIC
late the harmony of every house IN the nation, could
reach the sanctuary, or interrupt the repose of
the tomb Permit me 10 speak word concerning
Daniel p. Cool;; because every who hears me
did not know him As many of did who sat in this
House with hun. He was man whom the gentle
man from New York would probably not call re
MUS; but his mind OF that cast and capacity in
the transaction of human affairs, which every
m1n would wish to commit the mana cement of his
His sense was that of the every day inter-
course of men, and would pass, like the most pre-
cious, most useful metals, wherever such COM
modify could be in request a man, IN whatever may
be required of manhood; child in all that single
of heart and purity OF purpose, which render
childhood SO aInablc. With those who knew him
well, he had so fixed himself In their hearts, that
though they might wish to forget the pain of their
loss they never cease to remember his useful
public abors, and many endcariug social qualities.
Our relations with Cuba have long been inter
esting and important. Gentlemen will call to mind
that we have frequently heard from EuroDe, that
Cuba might be transferred from SPAN some 9TH
sovereignty. Such a report was rife i'll this ceun-
in the winter of 1867. II believed by the |
friends of the last administration, that confidential
Agent was by Mr. Adams sent to Cuba, to ascertain,
if possible the truth of this report; and that Dan
lei P Cook that agent. He had it was benev-
Cd been paid out of that fund which Congress has
ever since the foundation Of the Government, anna
ally otherwise appropriately and placed in the hands
Of the President, for the compensation of confden
tal services All this may be known to the gentle
from New York nou; and had there been fraud
in the transaction, should have heard it or this
occasion, called at his mouth, by its harshcst Eng
lish pamc.
THO gentleman might have known the whole af.
fair at that time This appears from the following
letter from Mr.. Clay, then Secretary of State
DEPARTMENT STATE,
Washington, MAY /, 1928
To JAMES HAMILTON, Jr Esq &c.
Sir: / have received your letter under date this
day. stating that it having been asccvained that the
late Daniel P. Cook, late Representative in Con
gross, from the State of Illinois received sum of
money from the Government, during the Spring or
Summer of the last year. for certain services suppo
sed to have been either foreign or diplomatic, you
are instructed, by the Committee Retrenchmcnt
to request me TO inform you where they are TO look
for the auditing Of the said to have been re-
ceved by MIR. Cook, and If not audited in the usu-
al course, what was its amount"
Without ah'nitting or denying the correctness of
the iufnrmatIon which The Committee are state TO
have received, have the honor to observe that am
not aware of the disbursement Of any mDuey through
the agency of this Department, the account of whch
mas not BEEN in regular Of settlement IS
not to be, audited in the usual way Mt the Treasury
passed upon certificate ofthe President in coGfor
nifty with the provisions Of the Sd section Of the 1st
Nay, 1910 entitled "An act fixing the conp.nso-
ton of public Minister'S and COnsul5 residing on In,
coott Of Blrbary, and for other purposes" | cannot
presume that it was the intention Of the Committee
TO inquire into any disbursement which may have
been made agreeaUy that section; and all others