The North-Carolina standard., 1839-01-02

not, therefore, for those to complain who the
true authors ,oFthe evils. which were inevitable
from ther own course Of action
The Senator from South Carolina [Mr. Pres
TONI has also, said Mr. B. favored US with lee
ture on economy. Mr.. B. expressed his solemn
conviction, that If the yeas and nays on the jour-
nails of the two branches of Congress were ex-
amined for the last nine years, the political par
ty with whom that gentlemen is now associated,
as a BODY would be found to be the perpetra-
tors of the offence which he now -denounces.-
He would cite q very few examples, as lllustra-
tive of The truth of what he said. On the sques-
ton of passing the bill giving FIVE millions OF
dollars for indemnilying certain merchants tor
spoliations committed by the French Prlor 20
1901, and which, in his opinion, was without
the shadow of claim on the justice OF Congress-
the vote by which it passed the Senate was al
most entirely given by the political party OF
lpoSed TO the Administrations, whfe only two or
three Senators friendly to the Administration
voted for it,, The House Of Representatives tor-
ltunately arrested it: At the last session, IN the
other branch of Congress, an, additional sum OF
1.-Two millions, beyond that given in The treaty,
was proposed to be voted to the Cherokee lndl-
ans, by a gentleman in Opposition. 4
T Nor was the Senator from South Carolina
fnow SO, strongly .smilten with passionate love
Eof economy, a4ogs ther free from the sin when
he rebukes:s. Some two. sessions since, II he did
mot err in~hiS recollec,ion, thai gentleman pro-
posed an approprias ion of forty thousand dollars
lfof purchasing collection OF old paintings, sup
] posed by better econnoisseurs than himself 10
IhaEe-coIn to this country from Europe, on Il
Evovacetof discovery for better market, where
they,4 in, all probability, were kind OF refuse
among, those skilIed'in the fine arts The same
gentleman, he believed, also moved an aPPro-
priation of a large sum to purchase the library
1ofthe Italian Count Boortiilini; and, indeed
). from knowledge Of that genteman,s woes III
regard to such objects, and In regard TO the hu-
merous claims preferred at every session 10 draw
Lmoney from the Treasury, he thought 1t would
4 be gdlfficnlt 10 make appeal TO his Ieeilngs
(which would not meet with success from the
fmagnifcence and profusion OF his generosity
=, What he complained Of was, that those VINO hah
been the greatestofenderst themselves, were now
not very candidlv endeavorng to lmpute the Oh
= fence 10 others. He could not, 50 Tar as ihe$e
repeated imputations Of extravaganza tended 10
identify him with them, hear them with patience
Ior composure He had, for the last nlne years.
steadily voted against appropriations tor Objects
Eof Internal i'm provement. He had almost IN eve
ry instance, If not in every one voted against
harbor bills, which have been one OF the argcSt
: items OF expense because they had almost IN
Varably contained some appropriations that ne
believed unconstitutional. He had voted gamsI
f the act in 1892 by which the mrlitfa OF tue new
: of pensions up to a sum OF more than lour MIL
lions annually, and which was at that time, view
ed bv him as one of the means by which the TAR
f iff party sought to keep up hIgh tarlH py IN
q creasing expenditure. Yet many OF the lndl-
. viduals who voted for that most eXtraVaganI
tneasure, BOW talk about an increase OF the pub
Il lie exoenditures as if theY themselves had not
: been the chief agents of doing il! He had not
onfv voted against extravsgant expenditures, but
:, he had made it cardinal rule OF his action to
: vote against creating anv addition to the number
- Eof officers under the Federal Government an
: Hess indispensable 10 the execution OF some new
e tIaw required, he thonght, by thesgood o. HE
$ country. -
) He was grati6ed TO hear gentlemen speak OF
e economy who had practsed so little OF it. 1t
= had uniformly been his doctrine in every sltna-
It Etion of his public life. He hoped that they
'f would in good faith unite in carrying IT out IN
to practice and not keep the promise 20 tue ca
1t and break it to the hope" .. ,a. ..,.
The Senator, from Kentucky in his remarks
of to, day. Tepudiates the doctrine attributed 10
i him by gentlemen in debate, ofwishmg to raise
- money for pd rposes other than the wants ot the
4 Government but at the same time again entorces
y unon our attention the merits of his bill Tor the
= distribution of the proceeds arising from the sales
- - If the public lands among the several States
- What is this butlsubstantially proposition to
n Zinc reaSe the tauHF us now very clear utu'l
d The operation oflhe gradual decrease OF the du
If tiles, the money aecrHihg from all sources
= the public lands included will not be more than
- sufficient TO rneet-a reasonable system OF publ
=. expenditure under the general Government.
- observation-disclosures, most undeniable and con
IN elusive consequenceSif the money arising iron
x 1.-The public lands is taken from, public Treas
os 4urv and given to The States that just so nucl
more musl be raised fromthr people of the State
=. to supply the deficiency, which can be done onl
II IN one Of two ways, elther by system Of d'rrc
IN Taxation, or an increase ofthe tariff The ol
ia of the Senator. thereforei is emphalcally tar
he measure In It's end and effect. It. Should be e1'
bv lied "a bfIio distribute the proceeds Of the sale
w. of the public l1nds among the seyerhi States,
nor frase the duties imports and for other r."
81 poses" Sc. The South never can consent to n
m vive system, either difectly or inGireeily, whIc
ue had tannihIaled her prosperity for ycars an
:, converted hefplanters into mere stewards ofthc
"a. Town estates for the benefit Of ohers-a syste
ION the ruin efwhieh, to her best intefests, IS mo
rss palpabiy demonstrated, from the actthai IN pr
9rn portion as it goes down. her prosperity IS rap'
ent IysrecoseEing lie repeated, that the South ne
a III consent to see If revived openlV OF