The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-09-26

of against INC. ~ tHo E<cnttOf kiuRo tha'
] am 10 derive support somy proposition, from
gentlemen over my right shAnlder, Ne Knows
more than do. have had no communica-
tion with any Of those gentlemen, which
authorizes me to expect their support. Many
Of them voted, during the last session. Tor the
same proposition, an .commaa. pilh jsUsssirthsef.
the friends Of the administration, and they
may do so again Ioccnpy the same position
now that did then---if other gentlemen have
seen cause % change their views, have not.
On the contrary, the present condition Of the
country furnishes in my estimation, new mo-
tives 10 bring forward the proposition, which
then received nearly the unanimous sanction of
both Houses Of Congress. II is impossible
that the banking institutions Of the country, on
whose speedy return to specie payments the
soundness Of the currency, and every other
great interest Of society now depend, can rise
up from their PROSTATE condition, without
some measure of this sort. The people wish
to see an end Of this paper money, properly
SO called when inconyertible into specie),
which the gentleman from Missouri so much
deprecated No one has stronger sense OF
its evils and dangers than i have. But we.
shall in vain attempt to get rid Of it. in my
humble Judgment, without some measure OF
the character have proposed. i am un-
willing to go back to my constituents, with
out having first done something for the relief
Of the people, as well as the government. !
am unwilling that the American people shall
witness any adjournment Of this body, with
out the passage of some measure of healing
and salutary character, in relation to the cur
rency Of the country.
In regard to the personal appeal of the
gentleman from Missouri, if stand in the
position he indicates, what, permit me to ask
him, is his ownl III am to look over my
right shoulder for the supporters Of my pro-
position, may not return the compliment by
asking him TO look only in front Of him for
his fle-leader. Mr.. Calhoun sits in front OF
Col. Benton This is, indeed, singular
transposition. The Honorable Senator from
Missouri, who has SO long taken the subject
Of the currency under his particular charge,
is now content TO furnish facts and make sug-
gesti0ns to another party leader.
When the Sub-treasury scheme was intro
duced into the House Of Representatives in
1884, out of the meagre number of SO votes
it then received, there was but one friend Of
the administration who voted in favor Of it.
1t was then denounced, under the auspices
and in the name Of the administration, as re-
evolutionary, disorganizing, anti-republican,
and tending to enlarge Executive power and
place in its hands the means Of corruption"
Believing now, as did then, that such is
the true character and tendency Of the mea-
sure, ] adhere to the ground taken by the
republican party in 1894; and will use every
weapon which reason and argument can fur
nish in opposition to it. i for one will not be
afraid to act with any individual or any party
in resisting scheme which, however it may
be viewed by others, firmly believe to be
fraught with danger to the best interests. Of my
country and in doing so, so far from aban-
doning, but maintain the more closely my
republican faith.