Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-22
24th CONGRESS-lst Session
SPEECll OF Mn. WlSE-eoat,naea
SATURDAY, Januar, %.
Mr.. WISE resrmed his remarks

the past night have admoni>hcd me that a most So
itouS solemn, and delicate du,, has accidentally
on the occasion Of This debate, dc,olvcd unon me.
ana upon all IN tins House who arc disposed with
oui lear, favor, or affection, To do their duly Ia
tier country and its sacred institutions. | la
ncnt, for Tie sake Of all that is dear to us that the
corrnptlon--CoRRurTioN sir, is the Wold-oi the
t1n!es does exist: hat il is too llue, il is enecu-
deicd--it is sncaking through every avcruc almost
Of he public servicc-itis undermining the Con-
>ttinlion and tie safety of the fec Government
winch We derived from our fathers, and Glory in
dragging II out from the darkness which il loves,
and IN exposing It's "hidcouS 'front.'" in the fun
let OF truth, to the a>tohishcd gaze of the honest
and nnSuspeoting People of this Nation will
Then leave tie correction Of it to them. They
can create and they can DESTROY. 1t is one of
Their virtues that their confidence in those whom
they have trusted is not easily 10 be shaken; but
when once deceived, once betrayed, their ven
eedncr, their oondign punishment, is awful |
Know they are honest and will not tolerate corrup
tinn.
SIR, before | closed on the past evening, We had
arrived at one most important fact, which tie our
nal does not record, which was not before hrovn,
which would that the history Of my country
IN It's very infancy had not to record, and which
must say has produced most-diStneushed
anxiety
W = nave arrived al the solemn iac-hall adj
united and fully proted-that, at the last session,
the chairman Of the Committee Of WAYS and
Mean, (NIr. Polk vas informed and knew that the
fff>ldrnt OF the United STATES desired an appro-
pfation Of three millions of dollars for military
and naval service that he never communicated
II 10 his committee or to the House of Representa-
uFe> Int whispered II, AS SECRET, to "A ic" menu
tiers ~ t"l seats desiring them to " say nothing
19oii c lae'lHa' soeiWas tiie desire ol TIE res
aeni
ca" upon 'hls House and tins nation to witness
olls TACT, S'a,ca proved, and not here denied, but
"n''',"' mere ('uihlnG MS breasD is the accu-
SCI mere Noihlhe al NE Spcahci) aud There
Q.ihtng Al hir. Gam r lengl are tGc accused !!
! lit 't are "'lieiS ~ GllNlhs MI. '. b. and Mr..
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