Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-09-13


rsss,l. ss,en,ed. for be ,houghi II q more import
,ncs 20 the country that the bill should ecrs'niy
nse. hy vcuer,l consent tLbn u was 60 gan IN
umph ovcf the President BY having Veto vetoed
SIX Senators only. embracing moot Of the sdm'n
,str,iiop lcadrts voted sgsinsi the depos'ie bill
II Mas smn,ine 10 whucs. lte'r long iaccs,and s~k-
u,,s ot.diosncn,s There stood Mr. Wright one
of them with he PROJECT 10 dispose OF the whole
su,plvs by an investment Of Il IN he debt o. Few
STATE. which had issued stock. This would haze
ronfrfrcJ 20 benefit upon The States generally, and
uoald have tended 10 scgrand,rc two or three states
only this own among thcml or tho foreign stock
holders of the debt created BY those states. There
stood Mr. Grundy another Of the Elk, with his pro-
eot TO c,spots'e tho surplus 10 locomotives on raw
roaas under he honest administration OF Amos Ken
dali There stood the Senator from Missouri
Col. Benton, IA his PROJECT 10 exhaust the sur
plus 10 arms afmorics. stand NJ armies, and ioftih-
cations. the latter planted on the coasts 50 thick
that as was Justly remarked by his colleague (Mt.
Cri,tcn5en) yo1 vonld never be out Of hearing
cannon ito.n tie bay e Psssmaquodty to the Balize.
There stood the new Senator from Mssssippi(Mr
Walkerj not exactly leader, but candidate to be
| leader. With his project, which aimed rather TO
preyent the accumulation Of my surplus hereafter
by reducing the pricc of the public lands 10 mere
nominal sum. al a period when the uncNampled n
mount, sold demonstrates hst the prices is not too
/ high.
! twas impossible to contemplate this woe-sirlck-
| IN group Of leading Senators, without mixed feel
! inrs oc pity and rldculc the latter, however, great
! " predominatng. Their followers had all left
them, to folio. the pcople,who demanded The dis
tribut.nn They reminded him Of an snecdote
which he had heard during the Presidential contest
between Mr. Adams and Gen. Jackson, and, perhaps
no, in the most COMMUNICATING spirit, lac could not
resis, the temptation TO tell To the Senate. lie
would repeat it here. While that contest was in
progress a convention had assembled at Baltimore
to promote the election Of Mr. Adams. raH
lrishman, who had just arrived in the o. $. beng
near where they met, expressed wish to 30 in and
see wha, sort of looking persons the members
were. He accordingly went In,and remained some
time, and on coming out being asked how he liked
their appearance. he sald by Jnsus, they are Sc,
of very doceut looking gentleman what pity it is
tina, they have not some constituents. Now, he
could agree with tie irishman, in bestowng the
compliment upon the personal appearances Of the
senators referred to, but he entirely concurred il
thinking that they had not followers, nor con
stRuents in voting against the deposit bill.
1t was repeatedly denied by one Of those leaders
during the session, that ihere would be any sur
plus. But since its close, in Official documen,
published by the order OF Congress, the Secretary
Of the Treasury admits that the surplus on the lst
Of January next will exceed S27 100000. |,
ought to be SAG 900 600, ifihc amount du,
from the old Bank of the United States is brought
as il may be brought, into the Invisible fund. Bu
surprising 1t only S27 900 900, the proportion o
Kesincky will be abe", s 5n0. n00-
Mr. Clay proceeded to speak ofthe constant tam
, perng with the currency which marked the con
,f, al, .i,is laN an
, crude experiment succeeds another. lie consid
cred the late Treasury or, by which all payments
, for public lands were to be made in specie, wit
, one exception for shcrt Duration q most i'll ad
vised Illegal, aud pernicions measure. IN prnci
pie il was wrong in practice it will favor he yer
speculation which II Processes to endcav or to sup
press. The officer who issued II, as If conciou
offs obnoxious character, shelters himself benin
] the name Of the President. Aud where is the au
D thoriiy for such an orderi If, in contempt atlo
of law, payments to the public treasury are to b
= made IN specie the law contempatcs all payments
y The distinguished Characteristic Of republican gov
2 ernment-of any government Of laws--is the Uni
v versatility IF their operation; without favor ar part
4 ahty, without discrimination. The law no NOR
l. requires payments for the public lands 10 be mad
y IN specie than payment for custom house Duties
+ Both should be demanded in specie or NEITHER
Du'lee Could ne palu IN specie WITHOUT much lncoi
o venlencc. as they collected in cities, wher
0 banks and specie abound. Lands cannot be pal
for IN specie without immense Inconvenience. W
e the oder exacts specie for the lands aud permit
= bank notes To be received for duties. The ordc
e IN elect requHes specie. at great hazard and e,
i ponse, TO be transported from the atlantic cite
d across the mountains, that the pleasure may b.
= enjoyed OF transporting 1t back again 10 like ,eh
!. Giles, al similar expense and hazaid. Or what vi
e be stun more injurious to the Western States,
i subjects their banks to perpetual drafts Of specie
II meet the wants Of purchasers of the public d,
e main.
/, There ls no authority Of law for the dscriinn,
e lon between payments for the public lands al
e pay nenis for duties. There is no authority f
II The geographical discrimination which has bee
J. made between the Western States and the Atlant
e States. II the President may enforce the low "
e on snine and forbesT to enforce II upon others az
eordlng to his pleasure HIS WILL, 10 eiIe,
= becomes the law, and The law has lost It's coca
/. gs9eTal, and impartial operation II he may mai
's geographical distinction If he may say at b
e pleasure that for sDme thing specie shall be par
e and Tor others bsnk notes to the government,