Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-03-03
IOWA NEWS.
DU BUQUE, Saturday, March 3.
SPEECH OF uu. DUNCAN.

SPEECH OF MIR. DUNCAN.
We seldom try the patience Of our readers
by the publication Of long political speeches
but the following extract from the speech o
Mr.. Duncan Of Ohio, delivered in the House
Representatives, on the motion Of MIR. HAYNES
10 refer all those parts Of the Presidents Mes
sage relative 10 all matters of Finance and the
Bank Of the United States, to the Committee
of Ways and Means, is so reple,e with truth
and so well calculated to refu,e the charges
heaped upon he administration, we believe
no one will regret the time spent in its pexusal
The position II parties is legibly shown, and
in such mdhner TOO, that will doubtless teach
some of the bragadocia members Of the oppo.
si,ion, that their weapons, welded in such a
manner as heretofore, will NEE, with spirits
that will make them yield to truth, and shrink
with shame from the threats 80 loudly made.
Mr.. d. after abiding to the charge Of Mr..
Reed against the Speaker, of having appoint
ed nearly all the standing Committees favora-
BILE to the admin tration, and by naming them
and proving thaf.iere are but two more Com
mittee in favorof tho administration than a
gainst it, and administering few doses to
Mr.. Ewing of Indiana, notices Mr.. Wise, the
bully-bras from Virginia, in the following
manner:
Mr.. D. sail he was bound to notice some
hard things that fell frox the mouth Of the
member from Virginia, lMr Wise,) who had
Immediately Preceded the two gentlemen that
spondcd to. The member commenced his
speech on the Presidents Message, by uniting
with the PRECEDENT in pruyer and Thanksgiving
4 hope he is not ironically for the happy, heal
thy and prosperous condition our country is in
at ,his time. The gentleman may be sincere,
by this recognition Oh his part OF the happi-
ness aud prosperity for which he processes so
devoutly 10 hank his God, does not correspond
with the Federal bowling, weeping, walling
and gnashing Of teeth with which our ears
have been greeted or rather grated for the last
six moDths by him and his party, for the mis-
fortunes and ruin OF our pour country, by a
prohigo,e and worthless Administration as
Mey say, ard in which howAng the member
has always been foremost and loudest think
there is Divine defamation that The prayers
Of the .vicked avaiIelh not; how far this de-
claralion may apply to the gen.leman's case
know moi: II is sufficient for me TO know that
we are enjoying temporal happiness beyond
any people on The face OF the earth, and that
there never was greater abundance Of all the
comforts of life in our country, at any one time,
than we now enjoy; for which, trust, we all
feel that ,hankiuIncss and gratitude which be-
come the people OF d civilized and christian
ton, TO the Givcr Of all Good But the mem
Der no sooner finishes his devotional exercises
than he deserts the President, and denounces
his message as 'poor thing" 'poor ne
elected thing" Loco Eoco document, and
the author oft vile demagogue. In relation
10 tho quaity of the Message, Mr.. ID. had
come TO different conclusion; and he was
happy 10 say no was not alone in that opinion.
He had that mornln. received several letters
from his friends that he had the honor to re-
present, whose talents and whose capacity to
Judge in these matters would at least compare
with tie members, who united in their COM
mendaiions as well OF the measures recon-
mended in it as thetruc Republican principles
it contains; he had also received several re-
spectacle newspapers from various sections Of
the State he had the honorin part to represent,
all of which concurred in the same high opin-
ion of the Message. "But it was poor ne
gleeten thing" How neglected. Not by the
people. Every hour furnished intelligence
that il was hailed by the friends ofequal rights,
and the supporters ofthe Constitution. When,
then, or how, has it been neglected! Not by
the House, for it had its attention as soon as
its business would admit---as soon as the COM
mittee were formed and reported, the appro-
pirate references were commenced TO be made,
and that would be continued as fast as the win.
dictivcness and hostility Of the Opposition
would permit, who SO far seem determined,
at all hazard, and at any expense, TO cripple
the administration, and obsiruct the regular
course ofbusiness in this House. The mem
Der, after denouncing the whole Message in
these general terms, takes it up by parts and
denounces il. From page ninth, he reads;
.'On that occasion (meania. and referring to
the extra-session) three modes Of performing
this branch Of the public service (meaning the
were proposed!!' Here the member stopped
short, and gave US one Of his wondrous ,cis,
looks, in which he manifested great astonish'
ment and surprise---denounced the statement
Of tho President as false. and asked emphaii
cally. and with an air Of apparent triumph and
defiance, "who will or dare say that there were
three propositions for such purpose present
ed TO Congress at the extra session. "Whe
in this House," he repeated, '.dare assert
such a thing" Idure asser, it, (said Mr.. D.
and DIRE assert it without the fear Of success
fol contradiction from any man from any quar-
ter. He said he had heard members before
use the word dare ina wrong and improper
manner. To say member duye not do thing,
was using language that could not be carried
out. II was too strong an expression. There
were members here who lure say any thing
that tr,ah. justice, and moral principle did not
prohibit. Mr.. D. said he had surveyed most
of the members Of the House; he. with his
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