Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-01-04
wa. admitted in their article, by tho msjority

Now compare this statement of what lBd
said in my speech. with the printed report, as
quoted by The majority uf the committee, and
see if the allegations in both, are not essen
TALLY aud substantially the same.
The first paragraph cf that quotation - as
follows.
"During the Session, the bt,iness prof cts
upon which the House were called e, net,
camn alnusi entirely from he Conin,icc or
Ways aud Means. There are nine inrnibers
of that committee. only two of whom ARE un-
derstood to be opposed tn the general policy
of The Administrator. suppose yen woHSa
Ike to know Ihe manner ~ which 'ho business
was arranged for tine llo.s"-I will tell yon
the rays the mans you will all see III due.
time. iou, doubtless, suppose HAT this Com
mi,;er of WAYS aud Means has snine du,y ,n
do-somc ways tn devise, some means 10 fnd
ont, some plans 10 originate and mrnrc i"r
the :. Of the lIOns". The COMMITTEES,
yun imaa ain". hook over tn II ssagr. see what
Is recommended 1, be done !ur the benefit at
TIE country, consult together IA I" the best
M asurcs, and lay the result OF ilirir d liberia
tions before the rnusc. |" this yo~s deu,
Mr.. President? Is this what y.n ,Hiuk. f.F-
low. citizens? II il IT,, am S"rry Ia nt"rn,
Won that YOU labor under very great mis
take. | once entertained The sane ideas; Lrt
NJ such thing. The chdirn,an u he Com
nitie steps up 10 he Uhis !oa%-. an ! t'crr
rcrtiros from The President, or tie SrrriUy Of
the Treasury, such bills as H,y irish 10 hare
rassed by the House. The rhanmnn pgis the
bills into his pocket, takes thcm 10 he Commit
tee; withom any examination, he majority IF
Eie eommiitee approre them the minority can
do nothing. The bills are presented to the
House, and received as the dolnss of the COM
mttcc."'
Now Is not the whole substance and every
material allegation in the above paragraph.
embraced in the statement that the bills Pc
ported by the committee, originated With The
executire, came 10 The committee from the ere.
cuiire, dutcn mp in form, Gaa ireIc crecuiire
measures ?
No one, think, can deny it.
The second paragraph of the printed re-
port, quoted III the article OF the mnjnrity of
the committee, is as follows:-
4 ~ arer 10 you That er",y important bill pass
edty the House came 10 The House reuty dra,cn,
from The Erecuiiue. The RGprcsc natives
arc mere machines. Every measure is an
Executive measure. ] mean by the Exccu-
tive, the Prcsiden, and Heads of -. .'pariinents
the cabinet Ihy originate esery thing,
pm eruy hing into he precise shape u.y ,cish,
word for word. hHtr for letter. comma for COM
ma anil the Ercuiire majorty in The House
pass each bill ,t1rihmHh, n'ihoM oLrraiion--
dnd, so far as depends upon them, ,oithom de-
Just as Il comes f'om their masters at The
Hhite House.'
/ ! ask again, is not the wholo subs 'nnce.
and every material allegation of tho above
paragraph, far as the committee are con-
.cerned, embraced in the sta,cnrni that the
bills reported by that committee ORIGINATED
cM The crecl,iire, came 10 he committee from
the trcctaire, drdicn mp IN form, and werc ere
cRiirs MEASURES?
No ono, | thiuk, can deny il.
1t may, however, be- asked. since the state
mont made in the lIou.c l., in substance,
the same, " h The stat 'rncnt contained in the
printed report, why did not allow the matter
to rest upon the printed report. have al
ready mentioned in general terms, that the
statement which made in the ilouSe origi-
mated in wish to disenbarrass the great
question at issue between me and the ma
jority of the committee, ofany secondary dis
pntcs about Incidental matters, growing ont
Of The particular phrasr""gy Of the printed
report. will now explain this more i'll de-
tail.
ln tho first rarag graph Of the printed speech
is the folio" ing clause.-"without any OK
animation the mn ority Of the Committee ap-
PROVE" l. C. the bills r. ceived from the Exc
cutve.
certainly had no recollection Of having
used the phrase. "wlthout any examination"
IL used a similar expression, think I must
have said, without any proper examination,
or have mepoycd soE'" qualifying cpihet Of
tho sort. However that may be- considering
tho circumstances under which the printed
report was published, and not having had any
hand in its preparation, d., not feel myself
bound. without any recollection of having
used that particular expression, TO assume it
a. mine more particularly as the majority
of the Committee, admitting the main natter
of the speech, sought to make the controversy
turn upon the literal correctness Of that ex-
preston.
Again, in the second paragraph Of tho
printed report, am made to say, "that the
executive majority in the Houso, pass each
bill forthwith, without alteration, and so FAR
ns depends upon them, without debate."-
This expression is also very much dwct upon.
by the majority Of the committee, though it
Is to be observed, that it has no reference to
their proceedings, but relates wholly to the
action of the House.
This expression, as il stands in the printed
report, um very certain never could have
used. could not have said that the bills
pasS'u lIlc IiouSc Whnout utctatiOn,-lW au
who heard me must have known the contrary.
nigh, IN all probability have said, "that the
executive majority in the House pass each
bill forthwith, so Ear ss depends upon them,
without alteration and without debate" This
might have said but in this casc o. i'm the
,iher, feeling no responsibility for the pre-
,ise phraseology of the printed report, did
not think II necessary to sustain IL sgsinst
he committee, and thus to fora an issue go
ar ccrtsiniy as related to their proceedings,
a hollv ip,msterist