Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-06-01

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the safety or the sub-Treasury system 3
: IN other words, stealing : proof Of hon-
!, estv. Il is the holding Of The money 90
|, the hands Of the Officer. ~hlch Procaces
) the temptation 10 pecula'e- b nasluE
il in his custody. b continual Vie&tne
and counting. ne comes. az length, %
! look upon and use it aS his own
. The system IS corrupt ~ is tentencs n
{ all experience saws so. The nrs, suo-
Treasurer since the Christian era. vas
Judas Iscariot: he cgrrisf fas bzgf alsd
il was doubtless rs much b. his DISPOSE
ton 10 appropriate its contents = his
own private use. a b. the thirty pieces
of silver. that he was tempted 10 5-tEay
his Master.
Bot understand the Executive goes
still further; and. pointing t7 'aosa vers
Declarations. dem1uis an all.,lu1a5 btll
| Of officers 20 wa.ch the resi-. AMI prevent
them from walking ia che footsteps af
their predecessors. So P.si~rra,u~ CASH
ed himself with uuScemiv uolu8s- and
t'Iiiag the people they bal 5'ea sas'--
ca b. his enemies. ask 20 .ar an 81 .-
/ tionai guard 70 protect h.m- Ills request
was gan cd; fiffv mn were gwen a,.n-
" tn ham he immeIlat# I'd u-ra
The citadel AM became tyraG, - A..-.s-
Let the lesson not he Io<r, when YEP a-s
asked 10 increase the uuEJ-r @. Ile
Iofice-holiers.
No. sir: these defa'cat.11s Reach
another lesson. and one wei. woe % chs
cost. If we viii bat profit hy rs a.sGo.l-
tons. They teach tla; ,be sub + r-a-J-
/ ~ system IS but the hut-oed IL rruu-a-
ton and crime. They teach that t-e
public treasure cannot b. safely coa--rl
/ To- individual custody.
Sir. this Government mag 3e-erulae
10 watch, Ike Turks, with a.aas ear,
Us golden harrIa: but IL esi' sees - yl.a
/ FOR the fuanc.a. eluurhS ~ 5a has. fla
! power 10 guarI without ,he.s. Sd 81 ea...v.
Mr.. Chairman. the amaIl- uG H...-
we have los. great as il Is, presents D
question OF bur lit,.e comparative .ra-
portance. II rhIs whole alua.ysr.-. l
wouid take passage u iae Great N--
tern. ami. with the Tr-a~u-v be- r-.-
pockets. follow after SHlr-vear a-.
| Plicc, doub' not jhe country ~. lr..
quits" and think /. happy rain--
/ But il IS a deep aud vital sd. --.aa, t.a
such things IRE 10 b. FreYeu-..- .a fa-E-.-
! now this running sore IS So D. aes.se
+ how this system ot neg. -enre 1l sa--
rup.ion Is To- be stopped. auI -b- r--..l
OF tt'= u.ssrrum-ut brought blck O. t-~
loriciRal purity.
Give rs the right s1rf &C q committee
one tIat viii 20 through the ~ pr-r-
meuts as Van T.om1 ~aep' t1-1u- g-
/ BRUSH channel. with "a h---4 81 -.-
mtsr-heai; AMI something. > .rar1-. tn.,
be- done. But, Tor ms oNu par. .u..>
for no permanent, good ez--F- .u d
change OF rulers
/ This admin ;. ration WIS conceived .1
sin and brought forth 10 inl uus rl
not belIed q, parcutoEe. Il +, s~,ea-..
I ~ and radically corrupt. Tn the ..--
! guage OF an English hiS-orl1n- des-- p
| ing the reign OF the eighth Hsn-s ~r-
has attained aS near "a perfFc' frBrg-.t.
as the iufrmirle~ of human ua-.r-s- ,.e-l. 8
/ permit" Just before an election !. u,..
talk OF reform. ami d-preca.e, g 10 a7.s
/ horror. the consequences IT i'~ au1 "a, y
deeds, bar. no sooner IS t5c a5---r a--
complished. than /, returns % rs pole,
like a dog to his vomir
have no hope uf reform .a tae party
in power: my only hope Is, tlartae r-1-
pie. convinced Of their hypocrisy -ai
! wickrIne<S. will hurl them from -a.- .-a
/ places they have 50 long l~-r--1
I That cou~ummation So devout.v 10 e.
wished for may BE- obtained. l-t rs 1r.--
I'm exhibiting 70 the country the --1-
/ principles. let rs ia~ten upan taeu -la
! respon~i bllirv Of their actions. iH This
patriotic work | trust shall iai w.,r
me my honorable friend from >r.-b
lCar0lina. who SITS near mc- 4 A-- l.-A-
IinS1 Often has ne lei The Ecr-- assault
aga nst these very corrIp-ir-~- elias
his hand waNei weak o. bis n.l~f 1.-
cold" that ms war-crv has u1- yer -.r--
tel in orr eHrsl Surely fhe ~Ho-u
i Roland" will sound a-tlu. ~1--.v TO -..-
Ibis tayOri-e battle, be Vii strike .rr
more blow for CHri>readou before 1.- r--
nounces the cross AMI assumes -a- -.--
! ban. SIR. { see By his flashing eve rs-
Il rising before him, be recel ec-s frr+
\ many moons have not vet vavef llf
| waacd. since taIs very party. vino a..s
claim him AS an ally. cr-c1el ea4
RI howlad Ike aa exercises demon he1e1 H
the magic Of his Burning words L.
Il him come out from aulo1. tberu-re d &
his friends; Tor they are MT 81 -HzI-
; eagles mate not with kites ana earr1n
crows.
/ Sir. | should rejoice . see tire gallant
: gentleman resume his original position
. | should be proud ~ wsn my spurs u1ier
50 well-approved and accompl shed e
/. leader
r Let me call 20 ms mini a fable, ~--a
/ which he IS doubtless familiar \ s1-a-
. and ravenous wolf hastily zor-.Bs ra=
: spois Of some pi1nier5Bg expa-r--
: was choked BIZ a bone. and iay n -ne
Z point OF death. ! stork happened % -
: passing that way. and. moved 81 an -
: Judged pity. EXTENDED her long uecS lru.-
: the VOLTS throat and extracted the h.--
I Upon modestly suggesting the Prop---s
J. OF some reward FOR - generous an a-r
: the stOrk was told. with sx0lfsh s~-1s-
e that she ought 70 cO1sldsr herself tortu
). nate that her head vas not bl-taa o.