Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-07-28
WHIG NOMINATION.,
FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
DANIEL WEBSTER,
of Massachusetts.
ESsRS. ROBBINS AND KNIGHT.
Of Massach

in this town. No sooner IS one misre-
presentation put down by plain state
ment Of known facts, than another is re-
sorted to by the same vehicle, and urged
with native and unhinching mpudence.
II was by policy Of this sort, that Mr..
Adams administration, al the commence
mont Of its career, was assailed SO sue
ccssfully, and the Jackson party brought
into power. 1t is thought, no doubt,
that similar course Of proceeding will
be equally effective here.
Having been foiled completely in their
attempts to misre present Mr. Robbins
votes on the bill for Fortifcaiions, resort
is now had TO an attack upon our Sena-
tors, jointly; and the point selected is,
the course adopted by Messrs. knight
and Robbins, as 10 Tie amendments 10 Me
bill for The distribution Of Me Surplus Re-
renue.
II is not denied by even the unprinci-
pied caterers for the r. l. Republican,,
IT cannot be denied by any decent Jack
son man-that to the IVhig party of the
U. S. Senate the country is indebted for
the first inception, and final passage Of
this bill But the charge is, that when
Mr.. Walker Of Mississippi moved his
amendment, providing for distribution
Of the money according 10 The number of
Senator's and Representatives. 10 wh;rh
each State is entitled, instead of the mum
Der Of Representatives. only, (as the bill
provided originally Messrs. knight and
Robbins voted in the negative. And the
inference sought to be drawn from this
vote is, that for some unexplained and
unaccountable party purpose, these Sen
ators were willing, by rejecting this
amendment, to deprive their own State
Of the sum Of one hundred and seven
thousand dollars, which would be the
difference made by Walkers mendme ut
on surplus distributed ofiwenty millions
of dollars
We say nothing of tho folly or malig-
nifty of this charge, supposing the Sena.
tors Of this State TO be men of common
sagacity, or even possessed of the most
ordinary intellect. We shall treat it, as
IT It had the sembfance of substancs-as
if It were something better than the mere
dwelling of that noted leaky bucket,
which has so often overfowcd into the
columns Of the Republican.
What then is the history OF this bill and
hs amendments We all know, that
from near the CONNIE nc mcnt of the late
session Of Congress, the subject which
most engaged the attention of tho wise
and patriotic among its members. was to
provide some safe and eligible mode of
disposing Of the surplus revenue, which
had accumulated with such fearful ra-
pidty in the hands Of an Irresponsible
Government, and its favorite and irres-,
ponsible Banks. Various schemes ere
suggested for this purpose, more partic-
ularly after the settlement Of our difficult
ties with France among them certain
propositions submitted to the Senate by
Mr.. Calhoun ard Mr. Webster. These
were all referred to select committee,
for the double purpose Of reporting such
regulations as should be effective in con-
trolling the deposite banks, and at the
same time provide some equitable mode
Of distributing this immense surplus TO
the respective States. The result was,
that bill, nearly in the form in which
the law now stands, embracing the joint
views Of Messrs Calhoun and Webster,
was reported to the Senate. When this ,
oil was taken up for discussion, the
whole force of,he Jackson party seemed
combined against il. Mr.. Benton, their
golden oracle, denounced it with his
usual vocileraiion, insisting that sixty
millions might be well spent in some of
his wonderfully magnificent projects.
Mr.. Wright, more wary and artful, as.
sailed It with the wcapors Of an ingenious
sophlstry, and the more surely to kill il,
moved 10 diride The bill inio f,so separate
1efs--one TO regulate The deposiie banks,
and The other TO provide for the distribution
Of The surplus. Had this motion prevail.
ed, the fate OF the bill seemed indeed in