The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-05-22

1890, n,,,,,pre for the Presidents house, bur
Won will furnish that house In luxurious s,yie Ior
IN Jackson. who will be succeeded by MT van
Rnrea and he, not content with The second naha
E-ri,ure Of his predecessor will cast IL on and make
Ms entry into thai edtce, with one appfopiialol -
a. for alterations ofihe house and nee
Of the grounds and another appropriation OF $500
for new furniture; and this, too, IN inc very year
when your public treasury will be bankrupt. You
will increase the expenses OF foreign missions ana
suffer your Ministers 20 return home on such oflei
service as will show their appointments TO have been
made for individual gam Ialher man PuDhc ~.
House from $4,000 the present ANIMAL amount, to
$4,000 You will add TO the like expenses OF the
Senate and 10 all other public expenditures In The
same ratio; and the sum total Tor The whole total
civil list and ordinary appropriations Of The Govern
ment, which is now si2. 1853 1873, win be increased
from time 10 time under your boasted reform, until
Il shall exceed thirty millions per year!
You now question the right Of Department to
purchase print or likeness of the immortal Wash
ingon, but will decorate every room in all the De
partments with portraits OF Marin Van Buren, You
WILL BY means Of the Office holders" the "enlisied
soldiers" as yon have Just called them, brng NE
patronage Of the General Government INTO CONNER
with the freedom OF elections and you will resist the
bill that shall be brought In TO secure The freedom OF
those elections. You Mr. Randolph, will go upon
what you now call sleeveless errand, and, after
salnling the Emperor OF Russia, viii make plea
SAINT soionrn In " old England, and return TO your
estate in Virginia. You, Mr.. Buchanan, viii be-
come I" an Office holder and enlisted soldier" go on
the very mission to Russia which yon are now CEN
surfing, and will pocket the $4,000 for !" Twelve
month and days" service. You, 10 the gentleman
from New York Mr.. Cambreleng will oppose
vote against the very measure which you now report
and recommend, for reducing the pay OF members as
means Of shortening the session OF Congress lou
Mr. Stevenson, will be made Speaker or this House,
and appoint lis commuters and dispense lis rules,
with The promise of foreign mission in your peck
ct You, Mr.. Benton, viii vote TO lay on The Eble
the bill which you now report TO take the patronage
of the press from the Government and yonr report
on Executive patronage, with its six accompanying
bills so impostDgIy introduced will prove TO nave
been but as sounding brass and tinkling cynoslsF
You Mr. Van Buren,, who now, as a MEMBER on me
committee on Executive patronage, report piIi re-
ouiring reasons TO be assigned for removing IN in
cumbent from Office will be made Secretary OF state,
and in due time, President, bur, from me momeh.
You oban power, YOU viii forget you, oiii, anu 10y
only violate but refuse 10 be governed py It's PInci-
ples You Mr. Dickerson, also member Of that
Committee will be made Secretary OF The Navy; but
the Department will be so mismanaged under your
direction, thar twill be truly said Of you on The oor
of Congress "there is none poor rs TO do him re-
verence" You, Mr. Woodbury., will take first the
Navy and then the Treasury Department, and, under
your supervision, an attempt to humbug The people
with the promise Of an exclusive hard money cur
rency will result in the Punishment Of all specie,
bankrupt Treasury and circulation of shinpasters
and Treasury notes. ..
Imagine, then, MIR. Speaker such response to
have been made az the period OF time which have
suggested What would have been your reply, and
what would Mr.. Buchanan, who made the scriptural
allusion, have said Mehnks almost see and hear
him exclaim Is thy servan, dog that he should do
this thingl
We are told that, Notwithstanding the indignation
OF Hazael he reached the throne Of Syria by muir
derng the King his master, and soon committed all
the enormities foreiold by The prophet!
Sir fear that, in despite Of the protestalions OF
Amos Kendall, the promised reform" was an
Had tan to
Of men" But leave II for this House and for The
people Of this country to judge whether their conf
dence has not been betrayed and their hopes disap
pointed.