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charge Mr. Van Buren, told us in the re-
poit that "the action of such body of men,
supposing them TO be animated by one spirit
must be tremendous in an election :" and
that thoy would be so animated, be said was
I" proposition too plain TO need demonstra-
ton" But suppose, he wishes us to be-
Iieve that in his hands all this power and
patronage will be harmless The case Of
the New York Collector furnishes my ans
wer 10 this and, if another illustration is
needed, | refer you, Mr. Speaker to the ap.
pointment of Mr.. Wolf to the Collectors Of
fee in Philadelphia That gentleman, you
know, sir after holding the honorable place
OF Governorof Pennsylvania, proudly called
the keystone State, was seduced here for
paltry clerkship. We heard recently that
be WAS dissatisfied n the contrast between
the place given him and that provided for his
political rival, (Mr Munlenberg,) Governor
Woll, it was said, had resolved to withdraw,
and gave some indication Of hostility TO the
President. Al this juncture the power OF
patronage is invoked-the Collector at Phil
adelphla is made to take the clertsbip at
Washineto and Governor VOLTS opposi
ton is quoted in the Collectors Office thus
vacated. In an instant new allegiance is
sworn, aud Governor Wolf initiates himself
in his new Office, by heading call for po-
litical meeting in the city OF his official du-
ties Who does not see the peculiar fitness
of the suggestion before quoted from the re-
port OF Mr. Van Buren, and others ofthe Sc
lect Committee he President wants nv
vote, and | want his patronage; | will vote
as he wishes, and he will give me the office
wish for"
Mr.. Speaker. will now add remark or
two, and pass from this report, The com
mittee who made it consisted of Mr. Benton,
Mr. Macon, Mr.. Van Buren,, Mr.. White,
Mr. Findlay, Mr. Dckerson, MIR. Holmes,
MI Hayne, and Mr. Richard NJ. Johnson,
all at the time the Jealous friends of Gener-
al Jackson, except perhaps, Mr.. Holmes
They urged the improperly of appointing
members Of Congress to Office and the expo
dency OF providing against it. From the
moment they came into power their report
and professions are forgotten, and in four
years they appoint more members of Con-
gress TO office than had been done in all the
previous history OF the Government. They
also told the country, in that report, that the
press, the post office, the armed force, and
the appointing power, were the most danger
Gus portions OF the Federal Executive pat
ronage. And they protested 10 have found
II remedy for these dangers in certain bills
which they submitted. They there tell us,
too, that all this power is in the hands of the
President and that he is not in the hands OF
the People. Indeed, they say, 1.-THE Presi.
dent may, and in the current of human af-
fairs, will be against the People" and the
conclusion of the whole is, 1.-The safety OF
the People is the supreme law and to en-
sure that safety these abiters of human fate
| Qbe press the post office, the armed force,
and the appointing power) must change po-
siliou, and take post on The side Of the Peo-
| pie" MIR. Speaker we have found it true
| indeed, that the President is not in the hands
of the People, and that he will even turn n
gainst them! Look sir at Mr.. Van Blu
ren's December message, and see the oppro-
brium which he casts upon the People of his
own State for daring TO exercise the reelec-
tive franchise contrary to his own will J.
Notwithstanding his professions, and the
| pledged faith OF his report he violently re-
lains the control Of these "nrbiters of hu-
man fate" and will not suffer them to
change position and take post on the side oil
the PeopIel"
MIR. Bond said he would next point the at
tention ofgentlemen 10 what had passed in
this House on the subject of retrenchment
and reform; and he regretted TO find such
marvellous discrepancy between the "say-
ings and doings'' of the party" on that
subject. The journals of the House show
that in February, 1928, a select committee
was appointed to consider and report on this
whole matter: the gentlemen appointed
were Mr.. Hamilton, Mr.. Ingham, MIR. Rives
Mr. Wicklifle, Mr.. Cambreeng, Mr.. Ser.
geant, and MIR. Everett, all friends OF Gener'
al Jackson, save the two last. They were
charged to enquire into the whole machine
ry OF the Government, with view to re-
duce its expenses and patronage, and TO cor
voted themselves 10 this task their report,
mean the report Of the four avowed reform
ers, protested reformers, protested TO the
country that the public expenditures at home
and abroad were unnecessarily great; thai
every thing was done on too great scale
that each department had too many clerks
and spent too much money that this was
also the case in Congress, whose sessions
were needessly prolonged and, by way O
correcting this latter evil, they recommend
that the compensation of members, during
the first session Of each Congress- be reduc-
ed to So per day, from and after the 6rs
Monday in April, if Congress should sit
beyond that day"
Mr.. Bond said he would not read the re
port to the House, but he hoped this notice
oft might aid in recalling it to public re