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Hitherto, Z have considered this new FRO
jeet a. u Is, according Ia its true nature an,
, character, aud v hat u must inevitably be
come. hare not examined n as q j. not, bu
as It's friends would represent II to be. The,
hold out the idea that IL Is simple coniri
vance 10 collect, To keep. aud 20 disburse The
, public revenue. Ia that view of u. ever,
consideration Of safety sud security recon.
mends the agency Of responsible corporations
rather than the employment Of particular ~.
diVidusls. II has been shown. during The
course Of this debate. that the amount which
has been lost hy the defalc alton ofindividuals
has exceeded three or four times the amount
OF all that has been lost by the local banks
although The sums eoutidsd to the care OF H..
dividuais have not beea propably oue-tenih
part Of the amount that has been in the custo-
dy OF the local banks. And We all know that
during the fosiy YEAR, Of the existence OF the
two Banks Of the United STATES, mol one ceni
was lost Of the public revenue.
n have been curious, Mr.. President. 10 know
whence this idea Of receivers general was de-
rived n has been supposed 70 have been
borrowed from France. u required all the
power Of that most extraordinary NAN that
ever lived, Napoleon Borapsrie. when be was
IN hts meridian greatness, 10 displsce the far
mers general, and 10 substitute 10 their
place the receivers general. The new
system requires, think have heard It stated
. something like 100, 900 employees TO have i:
executed. And, notwithstanding the modesiy
/ Of the infant promises OF this new project.
have no doubt that ultimately wc shall have 10
employ number Of persons appro ximating
70 that which Is retained IN France That
viii undoubtedly be the case whenever We
shall revive She system OF internal taxaIi0h.-
2 ln France, what reoooctied then, to the sys-
I ten wa, that Napoleon first, ard the Bour-
/ hons afterwards, were pleased with the i'm
mense patronage which II gave them. They
liked TO have 100 GOO depcn 10 ada
strength Co the throne which had been recent
/ " constructed or reascended. I thought.
however, that the learned chairman Of the
Committee On Finance must have had some
other besides the French mode for his TeceiV-
eTs general; and, accordingly. upon looking
into Smiths history Of hrs own State, found
that, when Il was yet colony, some century
aud half ago, and when ~ present noble
capital sill retained the name Of New Am
sterdam, the historian says: Among the prin-
/ cipal laws enacted at this session, We may
mention that for establishing the revenue.
which was drawn into precedent. The sums
raised by Il were made payable into he hands,
I OF receivers general, and issued by the Co
Vernor's warrant. BY this means the Co
vernon became, Tor a season, independent Of
! the People, aud hence We find frequent in.tan-
oes OF the Assemblies conieudins with him for
/ the discharge Of debts 20 private persons, cpn-
{ tracted on the faith ofthe Government" The
! then Governor Of the colony was a man Of
! great violence Of temper. aud arbitrary IN HE
conduct. How the Sub-TTeospry system Of
that day operated, the came historian informs
" ga subsequent part of AIS work The
( revenue" he says, established the last year.
vas At this session continued five years longer
than was originally intended. THIS was rem.
derIng the Governor independent Of the PEG
I pie. For. at that day, the Assembly had no
I treasure, but the amount of all taxes went, Of
course, into the hands OF The receiver general.
! Who was appointed by the Crown. Out OF
Z this fund, moneys were only issuabe by the
Governors warrant, 20 that every officer ia
/ the Government, from Mr.. Blaithwait, who
dreW annually ) per cent out Of the reyeru- a.
auditor general, down % the meancst servant
Of the public, became depeadent, solely, Of
the Governor And hence We Gnd the House
al the close Of every session, humbiy adde's
log his excellency for the tfidrug wages 81
their own clerk" And. MIR. President. II lL.s
measure should unhaPpiS pass, the d1y m1y
come when the Senate OF tho United States
will have humbiy % iDplofr some future Pre-
sldeu, Of the United States 10 grant !, money
( 10 pay the wages of is own sergeant alarm
aud doorkeePer
Who, MIR Psesiient, are The most couspi-
cuous Of those Who psrsCyeTingly yressc! tai,
biil upon Coz srcss and tho American Feople 2
2 It's drawer - the distinguished gentleman a.
tie white house not lsr Cd IT. cndorser :, the
distinguished Senator fran South Carolina
here present What tie drawer links oftAe
cudoTser, his cautious reserve and stuffed en-
NIFTY prevent Us from knowing Bot the frank
ness Of ;hc endOrser has not icfi usi ihc same
Ignorance with respect 10 his opinion Of the
drawer. lie has often expressed a pom the
floor of the senate. On an Orr8sion not vcrv
distant, denying 20 him any q tie n0bicr quail
tiles OF Tie royal beast OF tho forest be sitri-
bHted 10 him those which belorE 10 the most
crafty, most skulk.ng. aud one Of tie meancst
Of tie quadruTcJ tribe. Mr.. President. u T.,
due 20 myself Co say that 60 not altogether
share wIih tbe senator ffom Sohih Carolina
IN tbs opinion 81 the President of the Jnited
states. have always found ham. iu Lis man
ners ard department, civil, courteous. and
gcutlcmsuiy, esd le dtsperses 10 tee noble
mansion which be nov occupies. orc w0fthy
the Fesidcncc Of The chief Magistrate
Of great People, generous ard ibc-
rBl hospitality. 80 arqnaihtlrcr with him of
more non tvenIy yeats duration h4l in. rifcd
me With = respect for ihe man. slihough. &C..
grct 70 be compelled 10 say, detssi che Ma
sisifnfc.
The eloquent Senator from South Caroline
has intmated That ihc course ol my fiehds
aqd myself, in opposing Tbs bfl uss upps-
ifi0iic. AID that ue onsbt to have foiousd BOZ
bis ieHj 8nd, u latr letter C Dis BE- hes
spoken of BIS alii1nse with us. sad ~ BIS uio-
iits' far quitting us. ! c1rnst admit TIE ius-
iirc e hs fcrr0afh We u1rtd. if. irlFed
here were nny alliance i1 tte csse a. rr-ifsfs
the enofmOus EXPANSION q EHcouIrs power
90 arrest toe rroEfess q eorrupilou % rc1aks
utufpaticu. apd o. drive the Goihs cod Ysn-
dals from ilo carhaE ia cspri Brennus sid
BE- hof1c il1n Rome, Who. utrn lr ihuE
his sword lHto ihe scale % augment ihe rss-
som demandtd from iuf Mistress OF fl.e HoI' q
showed bic preferences Cor goid. that o. uas
hari-monsy rhlrNsiB. % uas b. ere much
more vaisabic metal ~ Iron ihathe aas DR..
ven from bee gates Ard how oiien have Sc
Biintstcd tte senator lf1m s0aib Carolina
prh uoful to4nftnaucr 5ri n dGiefd
sifains. p9ufnf lauh touching and mr.Tilgl
eioqqchcs ou thc descaersry IS hs iia.st afi
fhs downward iendtecy a tte RfP.tiit -
Day afer dog, m ite ssaaie bate wa seen
ibe displays 81 ns tots a, imgsssiouef s.a-
qgsncs. Athough : stafei afEtiy eth tis
sreaior iE De aFFrthtft.e1 ~ ~ Pafty 81
our issiiiufiopt ed the prrmanshry 81 civil