The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-03-24
Debate i'm che senate.
SPEECH OF Nh. CLAY. Tor XVI
On lhs rssOiaiiion ioexpmgs a part effhs
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aoada,. Isasary 10. 1881.
NJ. CLAY rose and said that. eonsi-
Jering that he vas The mover of The re-
,,lulion Of March. 1894. and me canse-
ausat relation in which he slood 10 The
nioriiy Of the Senate by whose vote il
xas adopted. he had fell il 10 be his du
" 10 say something On this expuRglng
resaalion; and he had Always intended
70 do 81 when he should he persuaded
ia, here existed sellled purpose of
pressing Il % final decislon. Bat i.
lad beea 50 taken up and put DIVA ..
~ lasl sesslon-lsken up ane da,. when
speech vas prepared for delivery, and
ct down when u sas pronounced. that
h. had really doubted whether there ~.
listed any serious intention II ever putting
i, "a ne vote. ~ the very close Of the
Ia, session. IL will be rerollrrird lhal the
r.soIanoa came up. and in several quar-
,su Il the Senate > disposition va. una.
slf.slsd 10 come 70 de6nitise declsIan.
o. that occasion he had altered " waive
n. right % address the Senate. and 81.
Ierhv 10 vote upon the resolution; but 1.
va again laid uphn the table. and lad
thrw forever. a. the country supposed.
aai A. he believed. u is. however. now
revived. and sundry changes having Ia
ken pl4re IN the members ~ ihi- body.
II would seem thar the present design is
10 bring the resolution nan absolute COZ.
{ eluslen.
have mi risen CONTINUED MI Clay)
D repeat. q. full length. the srsulpeal by
xhch the trends Of the resnuliun IL
March. 1894 sustained IL. Tha, areu
nenl is before the wnrld. was unanswer
cd Il the time. and u unanswerable AID
there. IN nv place. in the presence of
nv country and Of nv God. after the
iulIts consideration and deliberaunn 1t
shieh nv mind is capable. re- assert my
solemn CONVICTION II thu truth II every
proposition conIained 10 thar resolution.
BuI whilst IL 70 not nv mention to CON.
nit such an innlcnon upon lhr SenaIe ~
thai sould be 81 reu.ctug the ~hole
tmand Of argument Formerly occu lled, I
desire n Law before il. At this u,nr. q
brief aud true state of the ease Beime
che fatal step 10 taken of giving u the
sxplnging resolution The sanction of the
American Senate. | wish, bV presenting
faithful outline of the real Questions IN
solved in the resolution NJ 1894. - make
. last, esen il II - to he an insfsrmaI.
appeal IN me sober judgments IT Sena.
tors, begin by reassertlng the truth of
! th,t resolution.
DIR Brush ancestors understood per.
kcilv veil the muIuanse lH,portance VI
We money power IN representative 10.
te'nnen,. |, IL the srea, lever nv winch
ihs Crown IL ioached and made 10 con.
! tofu Us administrator N the interests Of
NE kingdom and the will of the people.
Deprive Parliament n me poser VI free.
" gratnne or s,thhpldias supt,lre-, and
tnrrender To the King The parse 81 the
nauhn, ne ns,anliy becomes an absolute
monarch, Whstever nav he the firm III
s"v"sament. eIscuvs or hefedlIary, de.
uocrsHc ur despouc. that person ~hu
eo'nnaIls the iHre " the nstion, and a,
The ssme time has uncontrolled posses
sion n the purse NJ the nation, has abso.
luie pover. whatever may be the official
name bv which he IL called
q Our immediate ancestors. profising by
,he les,ms on evil liberty which had
been taught in the country from which
wesprung, endeavored 10 eacircle around
the public purse. in thc hands NJ Con.
gress. every possible security agalns. The
Intrusion nf the Executive. With this
view, Congress alone 10 invested, by The
Constitution. with the power To lay and
s'fert the taxes. When collected. not a
cent u 10 be drawn from the public 1rrea-
sury. but ia virtue of an act Of Congress.
Add, among the first acts nf this governs
men. was the passage Of law establish.
ing the Treasury Department, Tor The safe
Keeping aud the legal and regular dis.
oarsement of the money 81 collected. BY
MAT act a Secretary of The Treasury is
placed a, The head Of the Department;
aud varying in this respec, from all the
oVer departments, he is Ia report, not 10
'he President. but directly to Congress,
and is liable 10 be called to give informa.
a'n 10 person before Congress. II is
impossible to examine dispassionately
Ma' acs, without coming TO the conclu-
sion thai he 10 empha.ically the agent oI
congress IN performing the duties assign
Cd BY the Constitution 70 Congress. The
sc' further provides tina. a Treasurer shall
pc appointed TO receive and keep the pub,
i'c money, and none can be drawn lrou
sls custody but under The authority Of 4
law. and in virtue Of warran. drawn by
mr Secretary Of the Treasury, counter
signed by the Comptroller, and recorded
oy 'as Register. Only when such ,