South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-02-06

w in comparative ratio with that Of
France, and si1 millions to get our
vessels now upon the stocks ready for
sea. He compared our whole Navy
with that Of France, and said it was
too bad 10 send our gallant men to
fight against such fearful odds. We
ought to be in better state 10 meet
war before we rush madly into it. He
voted for the $s,ooo,ooo last year.
not eomprshending at the time the
manavering and gross juggling that
was going on. He would vote for as
much now, ifpropsrly asked for. But
he did not want to see this low party
trickery g. chicany practicable put an
immense sum at the disposal Of the
Executive for electioneerimg purposes
for, said he, we had an electioneering
President, and it was time the whole
world should know it. Since the pub
LEGATION OF that outrageous letter to the
members of The Tennessee Legislature
which appeared in the Government
Official OF this morning, jussifying and
claiming the right TO interfere with e.
iections and dictate 10 State Legisla-
lures, he felt more than ever constrain.
ed to cry aloud and spare not. He
asked what the $s,oo0,000 were
wanted for at the close Of the last ses-
sion, that they could not be asked for
in the customary wayf Why was so.
much secrecy, in relation to the views,
Of the Executive necessary f-Why
were these views made known, in a.
covert way, to only this aud that mem.
Der : Were we TO have despotism
sprung upon US in this secret mannera
He confessed it looked too much like
it. Tie Chairman Of the Committee
Of Ways and Means coyersiy whis-
periag the a0ish Of the Executive to
haze placed at his disposal THREE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, to particular
members, and enjoining secrecy upon
them Why, he could conceive OF no..
conduct SO reprehensibls, SO odious, SO
abominable. Aud done too, by the.
republican Representatives OF a free
people,! Why, he said, he was about
TO say they dared not impart the Exec.
ulive secret TO a Patriot upon the.
floor, for fear that he would rise in his
place and proclaim it to the world |
The Speaker rode out this infection
evidently in the deepest agony. Ii.
said Mr.. Wise, we are to have des-
potism, l pray Heaven it may come
IN bold and manly way. Let the
man who thus comes upon aud sub
dues our liberties, come with the bold.
ness Of Napoleon. Such an one I
could strike and adMire his valor and
intrepidty while striking. But Of ALI
tyrannles that brought upon a people
through spies, i'm ps, tools and pension.
ed train band, was the most odious and
despica Die.
MIR. WISE supposed a case in order
to account for the strange proceedings
aud movements on the last night of the
last session, and the non action of the
House upon the fertilization bill. Sup.
posing, said he, the Executive was in
the Speakers room that night, and on
learning from the Clerk of the Senate
that that body had rejected his favorite
nominee to the Supreme Court, should
declare that ha would receive no con-
municatien from the - rascaIs. and
further, that he would no, sign the
fertilization bill if the So, 900 900 were
struck out and supposing these dec.
larations were made known to the
Chairman of the Committee of Confer.
ence, on the part of the House before
ne made the report oftha Committee
and supposing it was whispered to
few Of the faithful in that House;
would it not be natural for such men to
prefer, for the party's sake (not for the
country's, or for honesty's sake) to
prefer to not lie. the bill be reported or
passed by the House, under the pre-
tence that the SENATE had objected to
it, Until it had got to be too late to act
conssitu'ionally, than to let it be pass
cd, and vetoed by the President.
Mr.. Wise, in the course Of his speech,
made several allusioas to the argument
of Mf. Adams. In one OF them, he
said that gentleman had asked with
great emphasis il he was to be accused
of sycophancy and man worship TO-
wards the Executivef Why, he said,
ne could not say precisely as TO that I:
tie only knew that the course of that
gentleman was somewhat singular,
near the close of the last session.
Sometimes he appeared for war and
then against war, and at last re APP
peared about right. 1t had been said
the gentleman had changed h;s noii.