The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-01-24

We see That The committees run pori possa
So lar as pariy is Concerned. Now, sir.
wlat has hccome of the gen,leman's hm~u-
'aiions nbuut injustice 10 the minority in
the appointment of committees. They
have gone abroad like other Federal how.
'ihgs, To have their effect on SUBSEQUENT
elections. l would no, hive been So mi
nute in presenting the errors contained in
HE members remarks, but fnr the daily
efforts used I" sead abroad such misrepresz
entations for the purpose of destroying The
influences at the administrator aud bringing
II into disrepnle will, Ie people. Here
are letters aud figures which show To The
understanding of all who may see Them.
that the whole groundwork .f an hours
labor Ia brng the honorable Speaker and
The administration into disrepnir, is without
existence. sny daily are sucl, - srepre-
sen,alions sent re every pnri of the country
II" the fire side The rich and The poor;
aud that loo nj the expense al the people,
inr no other than the uuhaIowed purpose
of poliiical delusion.
Mr.. Duncan then goes on 10 sny ,ls, lie
President Of The U. s., aud his political
friends were capable of defending ilemselyes~
aud some of the " doses" of which Mr.. Ew.
er, Of o., said The opposition " had To swal-
Iow," might improve" The gen,lemsn's
political bcalI,."
MIR. Duncan then compliments Mr.. Wise.
MIR. ID. said he was bound to noti,esums
hard things that fell from The mouth of The
member from Virginia, (Mr. Wi,e,) aho
,,rrcerdrd the two gentlemen
that he MIR. d. had in part bat imperfect
y responded TO. The member com,nenced
his speech on The Presidents Message. hy
nniling with the President in pyoyer and
hope he rs not ronicaD for
he hnPpy, healthy and prosperous coudi-
ion our country Is IN ut this tire. The
gentleman mny be sincere, hut this recog.
,iion on his pnrt of happiness aud prosp.r-
~ for which he profrsses so deyuully 10
hank his G"d, does not correspond with
he federal lowling, weeping, wailng and
snashlng Of teeth with which our ears have
been greeted, or rntIer grated, fnr The last
SIX mouths hy him aud his party, for the
nhsioriunes aud ruin uf our poor country,
by proiliga,e sud worthless nd,ninisirn,ion
as they say, and in which howiing the mem-
ber has always been. f,reinosi nud loudest,
l think there il a Divine drclaraiion Tint
The prayers ofibe wieked uvniIerh not; hs,v
lar tins declaration mny apply 10 The gen-
len'nn's case know nOf it is sufficient
or me To know tl,u, we nre enjoying tenn
,ornl happiness beyond any people on the
ace Of The earth, aud that there never wa
/ of A. al .f A z
lie IN our country, at any one tine, than
70 now enjoy; for which ] trust VIC nll
rel ihni thankiulness mud gratitude which
ecome The people of u civiliz, d aud chris
an nation, 10 the Giver of all Good. Bot
ie member no sooner finishes his dsyo-
DUAL exercises than he deserts the prcst-
eni, nnd denounces his message nsa "poor
cglecied thing Loco Foco docnn,c,,t.
nd The author Of il Uiie dcmngogue.
After some general remarks, lie iurms q,
lr. Wise again
The member, after denouncing The m.lols
lessnge IN ihrse general terms, tnhes il IN
y pnrs and denounces il. From page Oh,
L reads: :" On that occasion (inrnniny q and
;fering io the extra session) three ino,les
{ performing this branch of The public ser
ice (menning the safekcrping aud transfer
The public m0neys) we're proposed"
Ierc the mcmber stopped slIori, gave US
nc Of his wondroUs uise looks. in which
Z manifested grent asionisIiment and sur
rise F; denounced the statement of the
resident rs false and asked empi,aiicpIly,
nd with MI mir Of apparent triumph, mud
-hnnce, " who will ar dare say that there
ere three propositions for such purpose
resented Ia Congress at the extra session ~
Who IN tbs House, :" lie repeated, dare
seri such hing" | dare asser, it, (said
Ir. d. aud dare assert il without the
ar of succx ,sful contradiction from any
AN from any quarter. lie said he had
card members before Use the word dare in
wrong aud improper manner. TO say u
embcr dar, not do thing, was using
ngunge that could not be carried oui. Ii
Ms too strong an expression. There we're
einbers here who dare soy nny thing that
uIb, justice, and moral principle did not
obibii. Mr.. ID. said hc had surveyed
ost of lhe members Of the House; he,
ilh his eye measured their length, their
eadih, their circumference, and their di-
meter, aud more particularly the eye,
hich wac the index to the heart and he
id seen nothing IN the shupe of modern
Vhig that ought for n moment to deter
an from saying any thing. He repeated,
"a, he dare say there were three prorosit-
rs before Congress at the extra sessiou
r the safr-keeping snd the transfer of the
,blic moneys, all of which received The as|
niion and the nciion of Congress; and
is, too, he dare say on his own response
lily, without even turning to the journsIs.
hc firsi proposi,ion he would nan,e wns
e Sub Treasury system, (usunlly so cali
~ recommended by the President in his
sssage. The second was proposition
ade by small party here, called the