Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-12-30

.rL,ave the Office, Mr.. Duane!1 War, indeed
6. Iii not tolerate much liberty OF speech
8. When I saw this, am renouncins my own
6. right: for YOU and all those, whom l nave
:. fund exciting spirit of faction against me-
:. are at nv disposal Having SAID this, ne aP'
IS preached the doors of the treasury an" Us "'e
..keys were not produced. he sent 'ot "orAn'en
to break them open. Metellus agar" oPpo'e"
6. him, and gained credit with some TOT MS w ~
IS ness; but Caesar with all elevated voice threat
8. ened to out him to death, IT he gave h'm any
8. farther trouble. Aud you know very well,
:. vmno man. said he, that this IS harder Tor
.. me to saw, than to do Metellus, terrified oy
8. the menace. retired; and Cesar was, alter
:, wards, easily aud readily supplied with every
L" thing necessary for the war
And where now, sir. is the pubic treasury:
Who can tell? Ii is certainly without a Ioe IA
bltalion, if it be not without a name. Ana where
is the money Of the People Of the UniIcd States!
Floating about in Treasury drafts or checks 10
the amount of millions, placed IN the bands "'
to,terIng banks, to enable them 10 pay their o"n
debts, instead Of bring appropriated 10 Tue SIT
vice of the People. These checks are scattered
to the winds by the Treasurer OF the oh'Ien
States, who is required by law to let out money
from the Treasury, on warrants s'sned oy me pc
cretary of the Treasury. countersigned, register
ed, &c. and not otherwise.
Mr. C. here referred TO correspondence,
which he quoted, between the Treasurer and the
officers of the Bank, complaining OF these checks
draw without proper notice, &c. IN when inc
Treasurer saws they were only issued to be used IN
certain contingencie SC. Thus. sir, SAID Mr u,
the Peoples money is put into Bank here, and
a Bank there, in regard TO the solvcncy OF which
we know nothing, and II is placed there to I e
used IN the event of certain contnsencies-con.
tinsences of which neither the Treasurer nor the
Secretary have yet deigned to furnish US anv ac'
count.
Where was the oath of office Of the Treasurer.
when hr ventured thus to sp'rt with the Peoples
money9 Where was the Constitution. which
forbiis money TO he drawn from the Treasury
without appropriation by law? Where was the
Treasurer's bond, when he thus cast about the
Peoples money! Sir, said Mr.. c., his bond Is
forfeited. do not pretend to any great know.
ledge of the Law, but give me- an intelligent and
unpacked jury. and undertake to prove to them
that he has forfeited the penalty OF his bond.
Mr. President, (sad Mr.. c the People OF the
United States are indebted to the President Tor
the holiness OF this movement; and, as one,
among the huinblest Of them, profess my obi.
cations to him. He has told the Senate, IN his
message refusing an official copy OF his Cabinet
paper, that it has been published for the nforma-
lion of the People. As part Of the People. the
Senate. if not IN their official character, have a
right to its use. In that extraordinary paper he
has proclaimed that the measure is his own; and
that he has taken upon himself the responsibility
of it. In plain English, he'has proclaimed an
open. pa pable, and dariug usurpatIun!