The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-06-06

into bank. This plan was voted down, be-
cause it would interfere with the object OF
the Administration to establish its control
over the money of the Government, and over
the monied interests aad institutions OF the
country. So likewise was rejected pro-
position Of his friend Of N. York, requiring
not that the monies collected should be paid
into the bank, but that, whenever deposited
in banks, it should be put to the credit Oft
Treasurer. Take these facts, said Mr.. X,
in connection with this other, that Of $l,-
5OO,O 900 in The Treasury, at the date of the
Secretary's Annual Report. $3,OOO,O 900
were on dcposite in banks, and distributed
among sixteen banks without the control Of
legal enactments, and what further evidence
could be wanting to prove the design of the
Administration, already exposed in regard
to the money and monied institutions and in
teres.s of the countrys Again, MIR. Rives
asked, is this a time for m.n to pledge them
selves to " sink or srim'' with Van Buren,?
Mr.. Rives spoke of another part Of the
policy Of the Administration ominous of evil
to the free institutions Of the country; he
meant that by which an open and systematic
encouragementwasg given to the official corps
to interfere with and control the votes of
others. He alluded to the bill introduced by
MIR. Crittenden Of Kentucky, to prevent the
interference of officers of the Government in
elections; and pronounced the report of the
Judiciary Committee to which it had been
referred, to contain the most daring and a.
bominable doctrines that had ever been
brought forward in any representative as
sembly. He was no advocate Of Mr.. Crit
tenden's bill. He had several objections to
it, and did not vote for it. He had, however,
himself brought forward resolution couch
ed in the very words Of Mr.. Jefferson,
whose disciples they lmpiously protested,
who have avowed on this subject such abo-
minable doctrines. He had been falsely
charged with advocating in his Speech on
this occasion federal aud even monarchial
opinions; but he gloried in that: it was the
most republican, or if that term was more a.
greea6le, Democratic Republican, speech
he had ever made-he was willing to stand
or fall with the doctrines it contained. In
the report of the Judiciary Committee, the
office-hOlders were invited to interfere with,
| and influence the votes Of others-were in
formed that it was their duty as freemen;-
not exercising this right, they were traitors
to their country-were muIes, were slaves
In the same report il was asserted, that il
such bill should become law, the peo-
pie, in behalf of this body of office-holders.
would rise up in rebellion against it. Such
wore the doctrines avowed by those who
claimed to be the followers Of Mr.. Jefferson
Yet, Mr. Jefferson by his Circular, inhibited
the interference Of federal officers in cleo
tons, ON pain Of removal; and this on the
principle, that where the right Of election is
in the hands Of the people, they should be
left to exercise it freely. This, too. was the
doctrine Of Gen. jackson. Yet when Mr..
Rives's proposition, in the very words Of Mr.
Jefferson, was proposed as a test, it was un-
hesitatingly voted down by the party.
/ If, then, said Mr.. Rives, the President
means ;hus to carry out his measures against
the opinions of the people, lei us not hear o.
the pledge ofthe Central organ at RICHMOND
to "snk or swim" with him. A perempsorJ
mandamus had been sent forth by the Judges
Convention of Richmond to the people Il
bind themselves to the fortunes of MIR. Val
Buren,, yet themselves acknowledging tina
MIR. Van Buren, was wrong in many things
This Convention of Office holders and irres
ponsible Judges had been pleased to say t
the Conservatives we will not "proscrib,
you"-the Conservatives might entertain
their opinions, they would not be "proscri
bee, J" for them, if only they srould consent 4
cote for Mr.. Van Buren,. What right hav'
they, said Mr.. Rives, to prescribe? Who
that is freeman, would not spurn such ;
boon, as their proffered clemency and throw
I it back in their teeth. (Applause) The,
! did not question the honesty of the Conser
. vatives, or the opinions they sustained, an
did not " require" them to abandon them
; No, said Mr.. Rives, they don't " require"
! of you-you may think as you please, the,
! only "require'' that you shall vote for Mr.
Van Buren,. Laughter.) This same Con
vention confess to the enormous expendl
lures of the present administration; bu
while they do this they tell you MIR Van Blu
!, rem makes very professions. 1t would b
better that the Administration should prac
o tice than preach economy. He did not sa
!, that the Administration alone was response
bio for the enormous and increased expend
!, lures Of the Federal Government. The fac
3 however, was, that the habitual annual e1
!. penditures of Government had grown u
: from thirteen to thirty-eight millions Of do
!, lars. If the Administration had spent tith
!. Of the effort in attempting to reduce tho Q,
!. peuses of the Government which It employ
J ed TO carry the sub treasury scheme, It coul
|. not have failed to have efec1od seduction
!, Mr.. Jefferson redeemed the pledge be mad
i BY reducing the expenditures one-haf in
: single year, sweeping away the whole bro