Madison Whig advocate., 1839-05-11
.prrcn or MR. WISE, OF VA.

.prrcHo or Mr.. WISE, OF VA.
-rr SUBJECT Of THg LATE DEFALCA-
TI0yS.
NJ. Wise rose to address the House
., NJ. ClvBRELEyG' 5 motion for a select
..rplt,ec To investigate the defaIcation
4 samuel Swauwout, late Collector at
New York. Several gentlemen solicited
y N defer his remarks until to-mor-
-r Ur. WISE declined, and said:
Mr. SrEaKER. After once loosing the
sa- IN the manner | did, by complying
rib such requests the other day, and by
~ decision Yesterday that petitions
precedence for thirty days over this
-.oa. . feel very timid of locofocoism
welding itagain. | see, sir, gentle
"a desire that this discussion should
proceed, At least not yet. They are
ai thar public sentiment will be fore
d They are heartily sick of this
already, and would gladly get rid
al together for their sakes, then, |
COON; let them be patient under the
\ ration; If they are hungry, let them
home and get their dinner; | shall not
concluded before their return, for,
eiu,ngm me leave to proceed yester-
they have only given me more time
provide more materials: thcT have
laid up for themselves wrath against
lav of wrath. feel better Frepar-
much better, in body and mind, than
vas before. and, with this bank of docu-
asnrs bslore mt. | could rain forty days
al forty nights upon their sins and in
t4uues'
>lr.lH my rambling remarks the other
aaE.t zamlzy Things which will prore
200" I SlId The proposition of the gentle
i1 .Hr LAMBRELENG) did not 90 far
l-1 Instead of inquiring only into
manner and extent of Swartwout'S
-4aon, it should propose an investi-
raa = fie o6iciai conduct Of the Secre-
+ ne Treasury. lrjth q rjeto TO his
-tasHt, if sufficient be found on
l TO base the articles of specifica-
le gentlemen understand me. mea-
F. ny terms. | speak in no spirit of
l'ado. declaim not when | say that,
MAJORITY of this House would do their
without fear, favor, or affection, the
t'ary Of the Treasury would, before
House adiourns, be impeached. If
ieion deserved the hangman's
a. ihe Secretary ofthe Treasury, Levi
'oi0ury, deserves impeachment! That
pc proposition which | will now pro-
L 20 demonstrate.
lh,s IS a bold declaration; know the
-ht otits responsibility; it requires
aeeNerton 10 prove it; and | must be
united 10 20 back a little, to take a
.ew Of the past. from the beginning,
~ 10 gather, and group, and array all
exhibits and proofs.
o 90 back to the beginning, then; you
Ano" that this present Administration
'''l ~" ISIS only continuation of that
l'ia "ent before it; a different stage of
s same disease. ltcame into power a |
J" administration, an Investigating
n l'HiaraiioHt Yes, sir. they were hot |
y. pursuit and detection of all the in
es q The reign of the venerable |
-'.'iidn before me, (Mr ADAMs.l and |
-o-ll victims on whom to glut and /
-- ueir party vengeance, on whom |
' 'heIr holy hatred of corruption. |
'aio @~hom they might gain public |
-,hce by making an example of one
---ef' which would at once blast the
l-leT OF the past Administration. and |
4lon their own immaculate purity |
righteousness. They succeeded. |
IL arSt and last victim was Tobias
,'-A'lllS---they seized upon him and his
N-incarcerated him nearly four
loI deialcation Of less than four
v - - uolIars, Frustrated the power
~ party which trusted him with
,r,-eF,'I1 ,'1 'hgratlated themselves in the
,8,s. :, .l 'ae nation as pure patriots, and
,-,.L -g .'sA Who would reform and re-
- - ABUSES, land who were. them
r., .'.la paoe Of ike transgressions.
we're vIgllant and faithful. ener-
- e'iicient, untiring and relent-
-. - y swept ike new brooms. they
lean clean as long as any of the dirt of
y nus = administration was left in any
ss..1 Il, eP,arlments. They in this time
- al the enormities of their pre-
80 and began to form a character
.t''seives. 1t was thought that
II -sIey who had been such scourges
1lenders against the purity Of the
.'.aent' let' would hardly be suspected
'1ehces themselves. But. mark
las Soon as the immaculate Ad-
1'ioh OF General Jackson had been
~ Ign m power to conceive iniqui-
ins lorlh corruption and crime,
eHiold blacker than had ever be-
=" Perpetrated, all at once we wit
- entire change, and hear from
10y adlfferent tone. The cry ofI
'h vas now heard from another
ne trumpet blast came loud
s iFom different point of the !