Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-16
citation of that officer or account, or tho orest

cltatnn OF that oiser the great increase
OF The business Of that office
he foregoing statement Of fscis ard for their truth,
refer TO tie Journals OF tie House sc Reprsen s,iyes
do no! justify The charge that made the underlined and
unlimited calls for the correspondence Of tie Treasury
with The banks and all the documents in relation 10 de.
iauIisrs as charged by Mr. Duncan, and repeated by
The Globe; but that the call specific and limited,
see kng the Of deiauI'es, the amounts # deaI
cation, the security held by the Government, and Tho
correspondence Tor the four preceding years in relation
10 these defaults only Was there any thing in this call
uhimporlnnt or unnecessary? day or two before 1t
was made the acialing, the important and al!absobiGg
O'ifeasury bill, had been laid upon III" table in the
House oil Representatives. II was well known that it
was again 10 he taken at The succeeding session. 10 DO
discussed and decided on The question vital one,
and feel confident in the assertion that roihng could
more successfully encdate it, than By laying before
Congress and The country what had been the experience
OF the country in The suic Keeping Of its revenues hy
hanks and individual agents The call which | made
embraced The results OF both systems and could no, co
Otherwise than aid every member 10 coming 10 Just
conclusion upon The subject With this ew, and this
only offered that resolution. I did no, know what
"cs'1 be The volume of the correspondence, what
W""ia oe The cost OF PRINTING! about this | knew no.
'hing only looked 10 the value Of the document in
aiuns Tie Deliberations of Congress, and cnIichenng
The people upon subject involving their dearest aud
most important Interests But what is the COS, of the
two documents thu, canc The first is small docu.
ment OF % pages and understand COST for the usual
number, Si|2 69; subsequently. however, 5000 extra
larger dncunirHt Of 400 pages, and cost as under.
stand 81 GA 33 This is very very far short of Ike
SGo,Oo at which the has been comnucd If the
hist call would have cost SlC0GO0, then it was reduc
cd to The actual cost my own motion If | offered
any other resolutions than those which have stated
they were either adopted, rejected or remain undis.
posed Of II adopted, they are either answered mr.
remain Unanswered. If answered | have stated the
cost ii unanswered, the cost will be asccrtaiued when
the reports come in; bu, there are none uuansvrr.
ed II offered any calls which were rejected will nv
nccrsers point them out If any, which, remain undis.
posed, OF what they, and when were they ofered;
nave mol the most distant idea that any report within
The legitimate range of the resolution which offered
would have cost for the printing s. .OO0, much more
SI"O ouo nave no practical knowledge upon the sub.
Jec but such is my opinion For do moi believe TINT
there Is rs much correspondence behind MS that which
vas reported, and which cost only 81 Oh SO But SUP.
pose II had cost all that charged, what of that? Does
not every man perceive the value Of the document in
reference to the great question depending before the
country and should Il have been withheld for fear Of
spending hily or even hundred thousand do!iars?-
Every patriot will answer No-Iet us have the liphtl
III tins correspondence in relation To dcfa.,tcry is so
very v"Iunnnns, ii speaks in voice Of thunder 10 th.
American people, whether IL embraces banks or iudyi.
dual agcn s. and every who loves His country and
values hr purity Of her institutions should unite in a
general demand 10 bring forth and EXPOSE il tn the
public gaze, naked aud nnadorncd For in asccr,aning
tie utmost extent Of these defalcatinns the people are
deeply and vitality Interested; and whether i, affect,
mostly The banks, or individual agents let come forth
country may ac IN reference 10 this grca, question from
the un"lhcurcd and unhidden light Of experience do
not repent OF the cali which made and should not if
1t had cost $500 OUO, SO imp"rtan, do deem the infur
na'ion which produced As 10 the insinuation that
actunted by the palry and unworthy moive OF be-
m"httIng Gales " Sea"n, and Thomas Allen have no
reply TO nake-none whatever. Nor have | any 10
make In The nsnuann of thr .'Thc Globe +" that wos
acting in with Mr. Bond or he with mo in Of
ierng my resolution. | had never intcrcharred one
word with MIR Bond TO the resolution ~bch offered,
nor I" any which he offered The impulaton is en-
traly gratullous and unfoun6pf.
believe might safely chalcngra comparison of NV
votes with that OF the iasdious economist in tho
house. either as relates public pIinng or sny other
"ranch oil me PuhIc service, IN apPropraiing the public
money. And as to The books spoken Of by Mr Duncan
II am not egregiousiy mistaken, my name is recorded
against all appropriations for the purchase of books for
The me mbers
AS 10 the corrupt bargain Of which Mr. Duncan sneaks
bswfen the friends of Gales & Sea,on nd The friends
OF Allen, he only TO say, that saw none heard of
none. and was privy 10 | not al The caucus
o! which hr speaks and had nothing to do with il.
had determined, before left home whetfer properly or
not will not dscuss) not 10 vote for Gales & Sraion
or Blair IL Rives And if Allen had not been rum
should have cast blank vote During the progress Of
the ballot several gentlemen asked me- if Allen failed
whether would moi vote for Gales Il Seaton; told
them No Others asked me, if Allen failed, whether
wond 90 for Blair 81 Rives; told them no would not.
| did not know Alien when the ballots going
| voted for him upon the recommendation of others.
defy the production Of single man, TO whom made
any proposition, or who made one 10 me-
hare no other object in making this communication
than TO correct The into which Mr.. Duncan has
a!en as TO the character and scope Of the resolutions
which hnd offered When copy Of lie Journal Of
tie House shall have reached me- ! slnll if lird it
necessary place my conduct upon this occasion beyond
III" reach OF censure. am not uDapprized oil the hos.
iy which have provoke the part of some of the
friends OF The Administrations and the press in lis sup
port, for the canse which Of duty and obc
Glence TO the wishes Of large majority of my cons,u'
euis has compelled me 10 take upon The all absorbing
question of the day. While have done nothing 10
provoke hostility have disposition 10 dcprecac IT,
but will abide all the consequences which may result
from II | shall continue TO do my duty according To
The dictates OF my nee, in despite OF denun-
citation abuse; and shall only feel myself 10
my trust, when can be brought to disregard my own
conscientious opinions aud upon lie principle, tba,
party considerations constitute the first and most in
porlant objects Of representative duty. have not
learned my duty, nor shall so perform it,
Your ubedent servant,
J. GARLAND.
(From hs Miton, ~ C. Spectator, Oet o.
DEMOCRATIC DINNER,
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