Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-07

the Territory that promises more rapid and
permanent growth. nor any place where the
lenlerprizing capitalist could use his money to
better advantage than ,hs.--[ Argus.
EXTRACT
rRoM THE SPEECH OF MIR. WRIGHT, OF N. YORK,
ON THE INDEPENDENT TREASURY BILL.
His next point Of comparison should be the
patronage conferred upon the Executive branch
Of the Government by the antagonist systems.
1t had been already seen that the system
proposed BY the bill, required the appointment
Of four additional officers, with salaries OF from
two to three thousand dollars This was a d.
rect increase of the Executive power and pa-
tronagc but when it would be rccollec,cd how
many officers, with equal salaries, already ex-
listed. and with how much facility officers were
added to that number, at almost every session
o: Congress. ard in almost every one Of the
Executive departments, he must hope that no
reasonable alarm would be felt in any quarter
Of the House by this very limited addition to
the existing number If they were not to be
consiliu,ionally appointed, or il, being so APP
pointed. duties were to be assigned to them not
Of character compatible with our civil and
political institutions, then the offices ought not
| TO be created, or the duties assigned. regard
less of all consequences which the rejection Of
the proposition nigh bring upon the country.
IL. however, the appointments are to be con-
stilutioually made, aud the duties Of the officer
seem to be necessary to the public service. he
must be permitted to say that he rcposed too
confidently upon the intelligence oil the AmeIi-
can people. to suppose they would condemn
the measure, because its details called for an
accession Of Executive strength to carry out
their wishes. He would not permit himself
so far 10 disrus, the confidence Of our citizens
in The Government Of their choice. as to be-
lieve that they would not feel perfectly safe
in the decisions of Congress as TO The offices
TO be created. and in The President and Senate
10 sclec, The persons fill those Offices.
Was it, could it be, true, that greater or
safer trust was TO be placed in the constituted
authorities Of our Government, as organized
under the Constitution! Were the tax-pa ying
citizens of our Republic afraid 10 cntrust the
safe. keeping of the national treasure to officers
of their own choice, aud responsible to them
and to the laws Of Congress, and anxious to
conlide it TO banks, no, created by national ali-
thorily, over which no branch Of the \ ational
Government had any control, and in the man
agctncnt of which neither the people nor their
Government had any voice! He did not be-
ievc this was the state Of public opinion. He
did not believe That dis,rmsl towards our nation.
al authorities had yet gained this extent. lie
was not ready to admit that banks, such as
our State banks now arc, and with the recent
experience Of the danger Of resting the opera
lions of the public treasury upon them, werl
more the favofiies Of the people OF this cOui,-
ltry than their own well tried and faithful ser.
! wants.
1t was no, his wish or design, he would re.
peat again, to say any thing unjust or luxurious
10 these institutions. Within their proper
spheres they were convenient and useful, but
recent events had perfectly satisfied his mind
that they were not the fit keepers Of the trea
sure or treasury of the nation, that this impor
tant incidonl to national independence ough,
not to be committed to the charge Of nsiitu
lions whose interests learned so strongly to
wards hazardous misapplcalon of such &
trust.
Was it, could it have been, contemplated
by the trainers OF our system Of Government
that they had provided no fit and trustworthy
depository ofihe national financesl That banks
interpretations, private interpretations, charter
ed for private uses, owned by private individ
uals, and managed by persons responsible on.
" 10 the stockholders, must be called in TO sus.
tain tho most delicate trust under any Govern.
ment! Tina. the will OF these institutions must
be consulted az TO The terms upon which they
would consent TO accept the trust, and that all
the authorities Of the country, Congress inclu-
ded, must cater with them for terms upon
which the money Of free people could he kept
and paid out and as 10 the character OF curres.
Icy which either should be permitted 10 enjoy!
Had propositions to this effect been submitted
to the convention which framed the Cons,Itu-
ton, what would have been their fate? Does
any one believe they would now have been
found in that Constitution which is the pride
of frcemen every where! No: such dependence
upon such aid would have found no counter.
arce there. Can il find coun,cnance in the Sc
nate now!
Could any one doubt, then, that the peoples
money should be confined 10 the peoples ser.
wants, to their officers. responsible 10 them AID
their lawsl and That The appointment Of suct
, and 50 many officers rs should be found neces
sary 10 perform This irust in name. safe ant
, convenient to the Treasury. and 10 the people
, themselves, was not only in strict confGrmi,,
with the constitution, and the very nature 0
our civil institutions. but an impcrious duty
upon every Congress! He could entertain nj
DOUBT upon either point.
There was another direc. grant Of Execuiy
patronage ard power under the bill---,he au,ho
rity TO appoint The necessary clerks to perform
the mechanical duties required. when the,
could no. be performed by the officers TO who's
J keeping The money was TO be entrusted--anf
il had been seen that this might involve -
, selection and appointment from six oop'
, clerks. Ho woG!d consume no