Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-03-30
SPEECH OF MR.. BENTON,
OF MISSOURI.

OF MISSOURI.
60, r,ilqg. JANUARY 4. lss9-On the grad.
!" ns,oa bI) aniin reply to Mr.. II. Gays attacks
mon General Jackson
NJ. BENTON rose, in consequence Of the end
..,ocks made upon a n eminent citizen, now re-
~ rom nubc i5, and seeking repuSe under his
~, r' ac sad hy the side of his own fire. but for
,gbon, il would seem, there was TO be no piece on
Al, ..ls Of i5e grave He alluded 10 the lae Pres
lint II The United States. General Jackson. AMI to
1,s,,,a,ed instances in which his name had been
49, -. ~. ~, ,', s.e AMI tyranny ana msches
.,,t6nied 10 him for his conduct in relation TO the
~ fr the distribution OF the proceeds of the public
hods That conduct had been denounced as ~
,nnlell ana unconstitutional, and TO it had been at.
,,.mel all the late monied embarrassments of the
eogotry. The Senator ilom Kentucky (Mr. Clay)
be author of these denunciatlOnS, aud also :he
,lhor of the bills, for there were two of them the
lssor which he 50 much deporeS,& for tie want of
which he has seen so much evil arise. ], sll Mr..
R. was the contemporary of thess bills. | knew
tbeir character and their fate aaw their birth and
herdeath, aud great and numerous as are the acts
which stamp the character OF hero-staieSman on
Gm.aI Jackson, there are none which exalt him
mare than his conduct in relation 10 these very bills
heas wise, patriotic constitutional and heroic con-
diet He had the wisdom to see the pcrnicouS ma
tue Of these bills; he had the constitutional RIGHT
parest them; and he had tie heroism TO exercise
hat night. The bills were Of the most seductive
Character they were calculated to seduce all nnre-
irctng minds; for they proposed distributions
among the people, OF near sixty or seventy millions
Of dOlars. The distribution would have eli the
Treasury bare-would have hankrupted the dep,s-
iebanks--might have debauched the States--would
have compelled resort 10 loans or a new tariff
L. l. ,,aI Il 4
he pubic money, and the public property, upon the
psope on the eve olthe Presidential elections. The
fyt passed the two Houses in 1889, Just before
The Presidential election, and near The end OF the
spssiop Of Congress that the President had but few
hours instead OF the ten days which the Cunslitu-
non allowed him, to examine It's provisions, TO make
IN his mind upon IT, and % return it to the Senate
wablis objections IN writing, if dsapproved by
him II was retained by him len DAYS, as he had
eIear constitutional right to do Congress did not
thing proper 10 proong It's session TO cover those
Ten DAYS, as il might have done for it was the ses
sion whose dlIalion YVES not limited by the Consl-
tu,on: and the two Houses having adjourned, he
retained the bill until the next session, and then re-
turned il to the House in which il originated with
his objections 10 it This was the regular course
prescribed by the Constitutions, and, thanks to The
spirit and intelligence Of the people, it was the
vsto ,ra;,s, H. 49,, a.
ogo,nd ,,tcry a,,5Ins, 9. t;1 ~ az
800, c,lc,5nn n H. 'o,os , ""'y aa' ~
H., u Prns,sn,st,onsl,, ,araaoI ~ A. ,h 49,
instead OF beng excited against General Jackson by
those MEANS and made b. cast their votes against
him. the high-mlnded people ofour America approx
Ell his conduct and testified their approba alton N the
distinguished honor Of his second election This
was the late Of the first bill. II was 10 have taken
e. 81 ~ teaa ,oa w oe a. "niI
G,da5 ,ba. IL So. ',u
sarv ontrola donen,len, n,or ~, 1919 - wig "a
NJ. a. n, snnnr, ,,,h;oL r,a,, 49,, 80
nerence has snce waved 'i ",i " ~ sI", a'
6uate ,v,,hant 49,, :, "', 49,, '. Wr'0ns '"'o-
TraaS,,, 49,, - "o@ anu 'oh"s' "
the C,ny:rnnen , '''' 0'U''a'y expenses VI
IN sanand h;n ,,,a l.,.'
hnr ys.rs -, =" "s uup,'eate o' 'he l,st on.
come on until the approach of the Presidential cleo
her If yoars sg na NUT 70 co.er me same num-
were co,er.l h ,h s0"o lue'iTcal years Whch
ueressa,,, - ~ ~ Wy =" '"lS' was
Teacb baot .,' eeoo','' o' ~ ,etiodct--hlake
monav a. , e., Ia .'o'r tc treasury as nuch
a M, t;ra 1 ~, "o"o i'dve ldAe' out o. u up
%o ua' 'ie, and then Tor as many more years as
he saro XXI y wy o''e'"d' hVe IN 'ac', u was
nj ibo e,s, ~. r.
live , NJ ~. sgn" agcraVa''on OF heng retroac-
lie lsnJ. 5Ss',s l''a u .nree years revenue from
apn,oach;n s,a'iu INSTITUTION on !he eve OF We
ebsrac,or - ,eS'uel',I' e'ccuoh' MS was the
too mnar, =, ",e secohn o' ana ths character Is
the neGn p e %nu 100 necessary 70 ne understood by
eriron ips 'er khowtedge 81 Il TO rest upon des-
b,nn;,..,c Wy must see ~! They must see the
4 vas 49,, a.. s snu know o. lnelr own knowledge what
Of sn".i 'g' lor iai II anu before The stern resolve
denorol ,a, oacASoh ana NE loss OF which IS now
see !, s y national calamity, The people must
Sens,s Inp ne1e It Is N the book OF the bills Of the
10 brn, nv nave THIS moment sent messenger
emitted 'e ron the office OF the Secretary II is
6n,,tsy an aetFo diride among the States, for
IaDJ, IsAe me proceeds Of tie sales Of The public
~ IF - and the signature OF the then Secreta-
/ n = .ns Senate, Walter Lowre, Esq. attests that
reaS S9a .n's body on the 18th day Of May, 1886.
sbos l.oa lhe th!rd and fourth sections, which