Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-04
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Extract from the SPEECH Of Mr.. Duncan, Of Ohio, IN The
House IF Representatives..

the standing commuters, with regard 10 party, ought also
To be- as nearly equal. Indeed, lie bu'deho ' MS 'ons:unu
lhp volume of his speech, consisted IN complaints ana
CHARGES Of the inequality CT the mmlttef IN 4 parry
sense. His complaints have gone ahroad, swirl aS te
mail can carry Them; they are now spread over Inc coun'
try; and. while am now correcting MS errors: us p9r.
lical friends are weeping over the vost injustice wI''ch
h, renrescn,s to ha W been done To the Opposition by the
partial and unequal party character o! tue siand!ns com
mil,ecs. How sianG s the matter: Let us disclose te
iacIs "a they are; and, III doing 50, a." mol 'h.e"" |"
charge the gentleman with wIIiul misrepresentation l
think him uhuyc DUNG ans lh'"g d;shonorahle 10 his age
his occupation, the office he holds. or The seat lie nccu-
MES. But how are the Iacis in relation 10 The party cna-
Tacicr Of lhe committees in question:
Mr.. d. read from the list. which is as follows:
|. The Committee Of Elections presents a majority IN
favor Of the Administrator.
=. The Committee Of Claims, for the Opposition
3. The Committee Of Ways and Means, loT The al.
ministraliOn.
!. The Committee on Revolutionary Claims, tor The
5. The Committee OH Commerce, for The Admin'stfa'
G. The Committee on Public Expenditures, for the
Opposition.
:. The Committee on Public Lands, for the Admins
tration. ,
5. The Committee on Private Land Claims, for the
Opposition. p..
. Tie Committee on The Post Office and Post Roads,
for the Administration.
10. The Committee on Manufactures, for the OpPosI.
linn.
jl. ] ne tOIlflIlCe w nc NiSt''NN "
The Administration.
-. The COMMITTEE on Agriculture, for the OpposI.
ton.
ID. The Committee on tie judiciary, Tor thr Aami'
nislraiion.
II. The Committee on the Miiitia. for The Opposition.
Ii. The Committee on Indian Affairs, for TIE Auml-
nisrrali"n.
Ii. The Committee on The Territories, for the Oppo.
II. The Committee on Military Affairs, for The Adml-
nistral!on.
Is. The Committee on Invalid Pensions, for the Op'
70, The Committee on Naval Affairs: for the ADM.
nislralion.
90. The Committee on Ronds and Canals, for the Op.
position.
n. The Committee on Foreign Affairs, for the hdmi-
nistralinn.
~. The Committee on Rcvisal and Unfinished Bust
ness, for The Opposition.
%. The Cornnitlec on Revolutionary PENSIONS, ior
q. The Committee on Expenditures in the War De.
Darimrui. for the Opposition.
-. The Committee OIL Patents, for The Administration.
%. The COMMITTEE on Expenditures IN the Navy w.
parIment. Tor the Opposition.
-. The Committee on the Public Buildings ard fuo'
lie Grounds. for The Administration.
Is. Tin. Committee on the Expenditures in The De-
partnen, Of the Post Office, for Tie Opposition:
20 The Com. on Accounts, for the Administration.
30. The Committee on Mileage, for tho AdnInistra'
ton.
Al. The Committee on the Expenditures of The Dc.
| n1rtnlcnt q! State. lnr Tue ADMINISTRATORS
80. Tic Committee Oh the Expenditures ni The De-
pa,tmrnt Of the Treasury. Tor the Administration.
SO. The Committee on the Expenditures on the Pub
lie Buildings, for the Opposition.
This last IS al entire whole hog mc6crn wing lon'
n,ittee. Thus, with the exception Of TIRE: next price,
ding the last, we see that the Committees run Pdrt pas.
81. 50 far as party is concerned. I'ow, SIR, what has
become of The gentleman lamentations about injustice
10 the minority in the appointment u commuters
They have zone abroad like other Federal howIings, to
have their rirc, on subsequent elections. would not
have been 50 minute in presenting Inc errors c"n'a'nF1
in ,l,e members remarks, but Tor tue daily efforts USED
10 send abroad such mIsre presentations, lor tic purpose
r. drs,rcyiu the influence Of the Administration. and
bringing il into ~dis.epute with The People. Here are
letters and figures. which show TO me understanding "t
all who may SEE Them, that lie Whole gronhu' VOTE OF
an hours labor 10 bring III" lion Speaker ana the hu'
minis,raricn into d%isrepuie, is WITHOUT existence say.
daily aye such misrerre srntatlunS sent 10 every part"
,hp couu,rr-,o lie frrsidr Of the rich and The pn"r;
and that too, al the expense Of The People, ior II" o'her
than tie unIiaiIuwed purpose q! political deiusinh.
The President, in conformity with TN" dntirs he owed
10 his country. and the solemn na,h liz had taken 1" exc
cu,c ,Ir laws and 10 administer the Government accord
irr 10 ihr best Of his skill and "t''liy, regarded :! as an
;nreriors duty Ia remove the depusilcs OF the pnh'iG mo.
n,v from Il iaithlcss, worthless, dangerous ana uncnn-
sliinlional institution, that iIad been vetoed by the rrn'
,lr. and by the exercise of this duty had drawn upon his
devoted head The concentrated wrath ana Indignation OF
Ike limited States Bank and The nrstncrhcy OF The
country. hut the old soldier, who knew no fear or any
,ptrrcsL.cxcepl that OF his common country, met The
Storm and ,riumphed, for lie was on the side OF justice
aud ;be pcna!e. ask. was it then that the member en-
TrI!cd himself on the side of the People; Or was 1.-THE
l;nc. n.Iiy slorllived Wing victories Of 1877 That have
removed The scales from his eyes. mud brought nm to-
sens. al the power, the Wisdom: and The justice oil The
People?
c,ninr nrmes, and with other Of his party colleagues
here, al prcfrrring charges against the Democracy, "i
Executive influence, rasSalagr, and corruption. hose
siu,;. Of this House. think. Sir, charges of this kind
come from Inc Opposition in bad taste and worse time: a
parry. who with many honorable exceptions. am hap,
nv to saw live, move, and have their political bring ana
Ga;!y support by and from the banks. NO Southern
slave. whose bondage is absolute and nnc"ndItInnal,
is mnrc under The dominion "f his master, than hum
dreGs and thousands oftiai party ("ho, by their Terfesen'
,alivrs. arc daily making these charges against the DE.
mocrary and their rrpresentat.rcs) under The control anu
d,nin;nu Of the banks. Look, Sir, al their newspaper
presses: how far have they fallen from The holy purposes
inr which they were originally invented End pstapl'sheo:
In place of being The mediums through which virtue,
science. and general intelligence is to flow to the pubic
mind they have become the r~ecep,acles OF all that is
ahnninable in SANDER, and vic in detracti0n. heir CO.
lnr,ns have become the filthy sewers ana Poiiu'eo slut
crs through which there is no SANDER too base, or iaise-
hood too malignant and poisonous, 10 pass 10 Tue uesl!uc'
lion Of morals and the pence OF sociefy:
Tie r;,luuus aud the patriotic ma no advocates IN
them. Tie warrinr and the statesman, whose lives have
been WON down in the service OF their c"nntfy highest
interests. are alike The subjects oil their atnse ana oe1rac-
,inn. And look, Sir, al lhrir swarms Ct letter writers,
who annoy ycu at every step and every corner who, like
IaiiL, lounging, hungry dogs, that lean upon the gate
pos,s. and yclp and howl around this Capitol. and Iced
IMAM ,hs crumbs that f#l! fiom The tables Of those who
arc themselves the subjects Of bank %cosrur!i"n and ied'.
raj bribery. say such charges come in bad time and
j.. had taste from such 4 party. The Democracy are en-.
,,,I;cal,r the frecmcn of this country. They depend
mi m tanks nor on The smiles Of the Aristocracy for
Ibeir maintenance. They depend upon lheir s'reat,
r,,,i, Toll, tie lislIs t'Fat ;hey have Cleared with their
own hands. and Inc rams OF Heaven, ior all the, have
| and all they wish.