Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-05-17
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out OF the House, lie said sit had been at
tempted To cut ,hcm Off by dark inuendoes,
and that "bireling scriblcrs had been paic
directly or indirectly for performing thel
task.
Mr.. Speaker. have we not felt and seen the
sad reality of all this for the last nine years.
but more particularly since Mr.. Van Burei
undertook "lhe Improvement Of the press
and display Of its licentious power IN the
lired columns of the Globe Who has not
been disgusted with The course and "unspar-
ing caumny" from day To day poured out up
on members Of Congress. and Of the Senate
in particular, vino happened to think that
"the existing powers were not entitled 10 the
confidence of the People ?" Who has not
seen the attempt in the Government press to
break down The influence and power OF
"mcmbers Of Congress" and ito cut them oil
by hireling scribb!ers, paid directly or indi
rectly for performing the task Z" Does not
The Globe constantly charge Mr.. Clay, MIR.
Webster, Mr.. Southard, aud other Senators
as being paid BY and under the influence oi
the Bank Of the United States when engaged
in the discharge of their high constitutional
! duties 2" And when these foul slanders are
howled from the throat of the "sturdy mastlf,,'
at the door of the Treasury, do not the whole
kennel, "Tray, Blanche, and Sweetheart,
little dogs and all" even To the "most star
yelling turnspt that barks on the iarthesi
verge of our frontier" re-echo the sound P
The Jackson reformcr, Mr.. Floyd, spoke OF
the SANDERS on members of Congress and OIL
other men elsewhere. Why, sir, we daily
cxpcricnco that and more. The President
and his press have gone on from time to tlmt
calumniating members Of Congress and 9th
crs, individually. and at length have got t
slandcring the People in body-a kind OF
Wholesale SANDER business. IL Congress
ional district, in the free exercise OF its con-
stitu,ionnl right, elect member who will not
show and do o5eisance to the party" he is al
| once procaimed to be the feed attorney oi
the bank, and the people Of the district are
stigrnatzed as "reprieved debtors"
II Hero, sir, desire to read q short paragraph
from the Presidents official newspaper-,hc
| Globe. 1t was printed year since, and ther
| met nv eve. have preserved it for the eX-
| press purpose of noticing it here, on a suita
BILE occasion and this is the first appropriate
moment have had to do so. The paragraph
| in question was written on the occasion oI
announcing the clc ction of one of the present
Senators from Ohio, Mr.. ALLAN; y in doing
! which, the Globe exults at What it was pleas
ed to consider defeat Of Mr.. EWING, high
| ly distinguished and most valuable member
Of tie Senate. do not propose to dwell oI
that election il is foreign to my purpose
! but do verify believe il was achieved against
| the wishes of a majority of the people oi o.
| hio, and recent events sustain that opinion
| And yet, tins man. whom the people Of Ohio
delighted, and, If the signs of the times do moi
| deceive, will again "delight to honor" is, al
| the moment of his retiring from the Sanate
TO the bosom of his family, and 10 all the pri
vate relations Of life, held up and stigmatiz"d
in the Globe as "bank beneficiary" In tiit
same article, sir, some fifteen Senators are
cpprobrously named and contemned by tins
Government press. The State Of Alabama
is particularly congratulated on being re-
lieved from the "CMhomery' Of Gabriel
Moore. But now new light has suddenly
opened which wholly changes the medium
through which the Globe sees "CdAouney
to use Mr.. Bair's own phrase. How long
has it been since that paper stigmatlzod Mr..
Calhoun "as the banks feed instrument" and
50 id Of him "that no man ever nnuyIed the
truth with so little remorse ?" Now, howcv-
er, the whole scene is changed, and Mr.
Calhoun is almost defed by the very Go
vernmcnt press which but yesterday had 81
revilcd him Hero, Mr.. Speaker, we realize
another truth spread before the country III
Mr. Benton'S report, which, in describing the
power Of the President over individuals al
mnisterng the Government, says: ale
makes and unmakes them" A short time
since, this Administration and It's press stood
forth the advocates and friends Of the State
banks, and after placing the public money
| in their custody, urged them to lend it out
Having thus "lcbauched" and scduced them
from the seven tenor Of their way" this same
Administration aud press now abuse the
banks and the credit system which but yes
terday they applauded; and, to justify this
abuse, falsehood is substituted FOR Fact. The
Globe day or two since stated "thct the
Legislative examination in Ohio" proved
'ihat the directors of the banks there had
drawn out more than the whole amount OF
their real capital" This, sir, is another dar
ing and impudent falsehood Of that paper and
furnishes additional evidence of the dcspera.
lion Of this Administration and its "Govern,
ment press" in carrying out the subTreasu
ry system, with all ITS selfish purposes. The
| result of the "Legislative examination Of the
banks in Ohio" is fully reported by the Au
ditor of the State, who is a thorough going
disciple Of the ub.Trensury school. Hi.
report is now before me, and ] invite il,
immediate inspection. 1t is most credi,ablt
TO the banks Of Ohio shows them to have
been prndently managed, and that they will
not suffer in comparison with those of ony
State in the Union. But let us look into the
Auditors report, and test the truth Of the
fact stated by the Globe, "ihat the directors
Of the banks in Ohio had drawn out more
than the amount Of their real capital" by
the Auditors report, it appears that the
amount Of capital stock actually paid in thee,
banks in December last was 8 III ,33l ,6lS sc
and The whole amount loaned TO directors and
stockholders together, at that time, was only
81 ,4GG,l74 56. leave it for others to apply
,he proper rebukc 10 the Globe for its slandel
of the banks and the people of Ohio; but
Mr. Speaker, | appeal 10 you and to thiS
House if press which ia thus basoly con-
Quoted should be sustained and cherished BY
funds from the public Treasury?
This same paper took occasion, not long
since to qnote from some remarks which ]
had the honor to make in this House, and t.
say il had never intimated that the Senate
was useless body. Why, sir, the gross
calumny beaped by the Globe on the majority
Of the Senate, but short time since, must
be familiar TO oil. ] will not offend so far as
to read those slandcrs TO the House. The
official organ, by its personal abuse of the
Senators, and repeated calumny Of the body.
| did more than rive the intimatiou alluded 10