Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-07-10
[From the ". Y. Commercial Advertiser.

4 tFrom the ". Y. Commercial Advertiser
Col. CROCKETT'S LAST SPEECH.
The following Speech Of Col. Crock
cit, pronounced one day last week, on
the Bill making Appropriations for For
tifcations, is among the best of the scs.
sion. 1t is plain truth, plainly spoken
coming directly to the point, without rhet-
orical flourish, or umlocution. Many
tcn-column Speeches, have not contain
ed half as much truth or good sense, as
this:-
Mr.. CRocKETT said he had at all times
supported Internal improvements, and
would now like to do so. lie had an a.
mendment to offer to the Harbor Bill, for
a small benefit for his district, which was
to remove the obstructions out ofthe riv-
ers Hatchc, Forkcd Deer, and Obean,
but he unfortunately went home to his
dinner; and, while he was absent, the
Bill was laid on the table. now be-.
lieve, (snid Mr.. c. VIC ought to lay this
Bill on the table, too, and all other Ap-
preparation Bills Sir, it is useless to
pass appropriation bills. a majority Of
this House has determined by their
votes, that Andrew Jackson shall be the
Government. You say his will shall be
the law Of the land. What have we
seen, sir? We have seen him seize the
Treasury Of this country, and remove it
from where the law had placed it; and |
now ask any gentleman of this House to
satisfy me, why the same law that will
authorize him to take the money from
where the law had placed it, will not
bear him out in also distributing il where
he pleases? ] don't mean that he took
hold of the money with his own hands,
but he made his tools DO it, which is the
same thing. Sir, Of what use are your
laws, while he walks over your laws and
your Constitution too, with impunity?-
Sir, / do not consider it good sense, to
he sitting here passing laws for Andrew
Jackson to laugh at; it is not even good
nonsense. Sir, what does he care for
your laws or the Constitution? lie is
the Government, and his will is the law
Of the land. Sir, he has no Secretary,
either Of State or the Treasury, nor has
he had any for better than one year, ac-
;ordlng to the Constitution. lie has got
,cople about him acting as such, but he
las never asked the Senate to confirm
hem, as the Constitution requires him
o do; and out Of those that the President
las got about him, / have never seen
'ut one honest countcnance, since have
'ecn here, and he has jus resigned |
uprosc he cannot stand them any Ion
,cr. And l am told that the other, the
secretary Of the Treasury, is packing ,
Up to remove. Sir, we have no Gov
rnment but Andrew Jackson, without
secretaries; and, sir, he is surrounded
y set of imps Of famine, that are as
ungry as the flies that we have read of =,
n Esop's Fables, that came after the d.
ox, and sucked his blood. Sir, they {
re hungry swarm, and will lick up U
very dollar Of the public money. 4
Sir, we have heard that this country
'as to be blessed with the Jackson mo q
ey-'he hard chink--and, TO our sur d
rise, what have we seen from the gen.
eman from Baltimore' (Mr McKim O
Ie, as the Administration leader in this
louse, has brought forward measure :,
give the country blessed currency y
fifteen millions Of gloriication money. ?
suppose he has caught that from New o.