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an tie report, that 1.-The action ct such n body
of men. supposing them 10 be animated by
one spfit must tic TIRE tnerdous in m election %
and that they would bC - animated. he said,
"a, "a proPusit ~ too PLAIN IL need demo
,uatiOo" But suppose. lie shes Us 10 be
beNs that In hls hand. 81 la. POSER and pa
irouage Hiii bee harmless The ease OF the
Nes York Collector furnishes my answer 10
ths. aud. II another illustration sreetcd. Z
refer 700, Nj Speaker, L. tie sppnirtmeui Of
MIR. MOf To- the Coilcctor's ollcs in Phusdsl-
phii. That gentleman. YOU know. ar. after
holding the honorable place % Governor Of
Peun,y wanna. proudly called the keystone
state, was .eduecd here for n paitry clerk
ship. No heard recently, hat be va. di,sa.
ti,.,d IN the contrast between tic place gwen
him md thst provided Tor h. political rival,
Mr.. MubltnhcTs1 Governor Wolf Il WAS
.atd, had resolved 10 Wiihtr4w, aGd gave
some Indication OF hostility To tie Prcsidtrt.
A. tb,. J1nCture. the po~ cr of patronage =
Iuvokrd-the Collector 1t PLuadc 'pha y
made 20 tpke the clcik,lip II Washington.
aud Gp'crucr Wolf opposition = quicted IN
the Collectors cnice. thus vacated IN an iu-
slant new allegiance - sworn. and Governor
Wvii initiates himself 10 hi> rev Office, by
heading a Gait Tor political meeting 20 the
city Of las Official du'g-. Who doe, not ,cc
The r-c''itsr htpe-s ~ the susgs.tton bsisru
qvoicd from The report e Mr. Van Burcu nud
Others ottre Seter: C"mm,tiee--'' Ice Frssi.
dent i"rpi' '1g vo'e, anl traH! as na.I cHags;
'r.H y5is IS hs ,t.-.ss. an as triA &c, t5s q,
fee Il,,sh fsr"
MI speaker. vii now add a remark or
two. ana PISS from this report The commit
tee IS lo made u consisted OF Mr.. Berton. Mr.
Macon, Mr Van Bufen, Mr White, Mr. Find
!ay. Mr.. Diekrr,on. Mr.. Holmes, Nlr uayuc
Al A. 81. al
the zealou, fs,rnis O: Gen jackson, eNcers,
rethsp, Mr.. Holmes. The, urged tie ,uI-
propueiy OF appJiut,ug member OF Cunsres,
10 oi!lcc and The eNpsdiency e providing
against q. From tie moment they came into
power their report and prules,iDus afc for
gotten, and 40 four years hey appoint more
members Of Cougtrs, 20 otlice than had been
Done he all the previous history Il tte to-
Netumebl They also told ihe county, N
that report, that tie pres, tie PCS, oGlee, the
srurd force, and tho appointing power, were
the most dangerous portions Of the Federal
Executive patronage. AID they pr-fessst TO
have found remedy Tor these dangers Ia GER
tain Bill, which they submUied They there
tell Us, too that All this power - IN the hands
OF the President. and that he /, Hcl in ,as Laad,
ef n, People. ludeed, they ssy, "ihc Ple.I-
dent NAV. snd, in the eurren, Il human o.
fairs. uciN BE- a-a.nN ne Psopls " ard the con.
= ciusIon Oi the " HOE - '-the ssftty of tie
People 80 the supreme law ard To ensure
,hal safety these srbiters Of human fate the
prr.s. the post Office the armed force, aHd
the appointing power must change position
and take post on ths side Of rhe People -
MIR Speaker. We have found IT true. iu5eed
that the President - not an the hands %. the
, People, aud that lie VIII even torn against
them! Look. cir, at Mr.. Ven Burcn', De
Z 4 81
. which lie cs-ls upon Tho People OF b., owr
slate for dsTiug To eSegcse their elective
franchise contrary 10 L.s Will Notwithsiind.
ing h,s professions, and the pledged i4ith oil
bjs report. he violently retains the control ot
these ''arhiiers 81 human fate. =" s1t will moi
suffer them Ito change position aud take pos
On the .ic u tic reopi, q"
, ". BuND said he would next Polnt The ~.
F., tsrt9u of gcnt'~uen 60 what lot passed ~
. the House on the subject Il ftirrucbrl.u
% and reform; and he regretted Go frd spct
, mIr'eijou, discrepancy between toe "sayIug'
ard d1ing,' u ''lhr party on that "a. Iect
% The Journals NJ the House show th.t tu Feb
o. ru,r,. lS2-. select committee was appointed
90 consider and report on tins whole matter
the gentlemen appointed were Mr Hamilton
, MIR ingbam. Nr. RNes. Mr. NIckhGr. Mr
D C1mbreierg. Mr.. Sergeant. aud Mr.. Everett
81 all friends uf General Jackson. save the two
. last They were charged 90 inguirs into ihs
whole mschinery OF tie Government, with
view 10 reduce IL expenses end patronage
} apd 10 correct ali abuses. They engaged In
( and devoted themselves 90 this task; their &c
3 port I mean tho report ~ the four svoN 90
. r,formefs. profssssd 10 the country that ~,
2 pubiic expenditures ~ home md abroad wef,
p unnecessarily great; that every thing va
+, done ON too gratd scs'e; that each depart
q 1..I i.r afI 10. d
4 moury g. that tbs was also the case N Con
? efsss, whose sessions were need essiy pro
p ionEed; aud. 10y way % correcting ih,s lsite
o evil, they recommended th,t "tho compeusa
tion OF members. during tho Grst SESSION O
- each Congress, DO reduced 90 s. per dhy
- from and aGcr the first Moftay in April, .
T Congress should at beyond that DAY"
To- MIR EoxD said be would not read The repor
y 10 the House. but 10 hoped Tbs notice of '
F.. might fii ~ recalling q tnpuhlic recollection
whereof, Il wsu'dhc secu how much rad beet
e proposed srd how lfuc had been done. -
. Here too. 10 will be found. that IN coucer
r With their co-i4borers iu Tie sen1tr, th
HOUSE, rsformers describe most gfaphicalI
=. Tic extent and power % patronage, and TO
b al ther discovered abuses ,hey suggest rene
3 dies Bot Mr.. speaker. great ~ this wofl
10 was represented 60 be-, The gentleman iron
F, New York fMr C3mbreleng) and his friend
r told The county In ihis report hat hey be-,
: made only beginning, what boz hunters
b phrase D. called a mere "prinirg The
e. then inform 20. tbat soothing more ia thh va
h of reform could be done by them, until th
h People should DIVE from 'he citadel n pow
, % tuo,o Who then held Do, end place DO uotr
, TIC control n Hcse jealous rcfofmcrs. TIL
was dOte This spec ous report. Ike iis Coz in
+. sister ~ ito Scpste. wns tfnnpttcd nloud bl
f. it. frienfs ard % pubic expense. under OF
, order OF ths House many thous1nd copies n
h. % were scattered Throughout the country -
I. Tic People read. md honestly believing d
= took the a'arm, ard placed these rsformer
, in power.
r And now. Mr. Speaker. after YOUR unii'
+. turbcd possession for nfro years, what ha
= hrcn dorc' Have you reduced any eSpeudi
4 farr corrected ouy ahrse. or provided any 70
D.. s'rsint on ihe power of patronage No. sir
q n,. Bot. on tbc contrary. Ncur party ln pow
4 o. have nsde 100 public expenditures create
r ri1u BE- fore sou b1tr pr1ctiscd nc very hbu
e. ses of power " which YOU comrlaincd, or,
+. base not provided ary rrHraint or tvecuiiv
/ patronage We have thus practical Illus
T.. traiion 20 thc abuse ~ The identicai power o
which your friends. uhen founding the alarm
. rave only tfrorrtfc description.
Mr. n said the resolution now under con