Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-08-15
Mr. NANEIRrN


ever Senator TapTan sand that the sub!Trensury Bill
would reduce the wages Of the laborcr to i2I cent.
per day. Here Is the proof that lac dad say 20:
Personally appeared before the undersigned. JAMES
WALLACE Who deIpscS aud says. That short time
previous % the last October election, he had a CONVEX
saliOn with Benjamin Tappnn, Esq. Of the Seuu-
urs M the Congress Of the United States from the
State of OHIO. during which conversation Mr.. Tappan
remarked, You manufacturers Mr. Wallace. stand
very much in your own light that YOU do 90 With
ns iuJ the hard money system and YOU would 80 wIh
Us II did mt look though other peoples spccta-
ccs This dcponcni cnquircd ho~ the manuiac !urcrs
were To he bencftrd by tle adoption ct that system
Mr. Tappau replied that Va.cS We're entirely too
hch IA this country. and HAT there why
labor should not I've cheap M tins country az in
Europe II Is the Banks continued Mr. Tappan) that
keep up the price of labor and the price of pruce II
you can put down the Bank, labor will be reduced
eleven pCnCc a day. wheat 10 sixteen cents a bushel
and every hing else in proportion The Subrreasury
Will produce this rCs.-ii viii pat down the Banks |
and reduce the price of labor and the products of the
country. u will De the best tariff the
can have; and instead of being compelled ask your
government, for protection Il will enable the American
manufacturer To compete with the Enl sI manulacIu.
rcr even IA las own mlrkeI"
JAMES WALLACE
Sfa,c Il OHIO. JcF,rso- CoHnfy S.
Personally appeared before the undersigned a Nota
~ Public, within and Tor the county Of Jefferson James
Wallace who. being duly sworn dcIrscs and snys
that HE foregoing statement by him subscribed. i,
true ia substance and in fact Witness my hand and
official seal at Stoubonvilc. tins ooh day OF July
a. ID. 1910
L. : J. COLLIER.
Notary Public, jefferson Co. OHIO
Mr. Tappan never denied thu statement, and he
will never dare deny it.
We have published Poinseus Bill providing for the
establishment of Standing Army Of 100000 men
The Van Buren, presses deny that ever such n prnpo-
ton made MIR. Van Buren, also in his letter TO
me Van Buren, men ia Virginia. uses the following
lrnguage:
MIR POinscI- uncontrovcrted account of the origin
and progress of hIs plan before Won. He shows that
u grow out Of request made OF him 10y h Committee
o. the Militia of the House of Representatives nj the
close of the session before the last ia contamination
Of possible collision between this country and
Great Britain, and that u matured and drawn
forth under a call made upon him by the House M
the last session. some ririsc has been expressed
and doubts appear To be entertained Of the cor.
rctucsS Of his dcclaato that the plan was no, see,
10y INC, submitted To INV consideration before n
was communicated 10 Congress. Those " no take
ihis view oiIhc subject, entirely overlook the GcrS
that such Is alm'st invariably tho case on all similar
occasions; than replying to calls made ut.r tbcrn
10y either branch of tic Legislature, the heads of De-
IrImcnts act Tor Congress. and tor the Prcs,dont.
except only nn occasions Where hIS are briNght m
lqUostIun. The impracIicablity Of pursuing differ
eat course, If even uihcrw Use desirable. Will
hc appreciated, when II IL considered how very nu-
mcruus these calls have recently been amounting a,
they have done 900 al a single session indrn,rI.ut
" o those made on the President himself and riIcr,
irum committees, requiring great research. and the
preparation OF vOlunmous documents. Unfair a. these
ANNA !, CTsIuus thus shown 10 be- this has NOT
been even the worst aspect IN which hey have been
presented. We have been compelled 10 see not |
should think without shame and NOTIFICATION on the
pari ui every ingenious mind, whatever may be- his
political preferences the Of respectable citizens
susscTil Ell To statements thlt had in my annual
message expressed my approbat"n ola plan which
not only had NOT bee submitted me- but was not even
On turcd until more than three month. after the mess
q was sent To Congress aud attempt to prove
tic uniounddcd assumption By The publication of "A
garbed extract from that document with is true mean
nag iaishcd by ihcs OPPRESSION OF material part Nor
Was the ayowcd object Of these extraordinary pro-
cce'lIngs less remarkable Than the acts themselves. be-
ing nothing les Than an atiympt 10 fix upon me the
design OF Establishing Staining Army OF two hun
drcG thuusuud men, br political and personal purposes
II had been charged with the design Of establish
ing among you, at the public expense. a mcnascri-
Of two hundred IhoUsard Mid beasts. il would not
have surprised me more, would IL, IN nv Judge.
mcn'' have been one Jo' more PrePoslcrOus.
lie docs not say that hc did M, approve Of this bill
a copy Of which will be found On the last page of this
paper; but he says that II prepared until three
months after hIs message sent Ia Congress MIR
Ponsrtt never submitted but PLAN and that is the
one ON the 18th page alluded to. Now for the proof
Extract fram me message If me President oftlc
limited States n ME tico Houses of Congress
Deccm6er ne ,, 1910.
The present condition Of the dclcnccs Of our prn.
cIal so1fur's and navy yards represented by the
accompanying report Of the Secretary of War calls
for The early and scrons at onUn of Congress- and.
rs connecting itself intimately with this subject
cannot recommend too strongly 10 yuur cons ijer,t,p
The plan submitted by that officer for the organization
Of the militia af the United States"
! OFFICE HorsE or RErREsENrArIyEs Nay % 1910
! Al the request Oi member Of Congress | have
compared the above extract from the Presidents mes
sage with the original on Ge my office aud find it
10 be correct, and 20 be all contained IN the message
that relates 10 the subject If the extract
H. a GARLAND, C2erk Ho. Rep. H. S.
! Now. who tells the truth. Mr. Van Burcn when he
finds the Standing Army Bill obnoxious, and that II
will render his defeat. or Mr. Van Buren, in IN.
Message before the haven has begun 10 work DiJbe
not recommend that bill in his Message Then IIprb
A. Garland, one Of his own friends bellies him Eur
We assert that MIR Van Buren does disapproye Of
the Standing Army B even IN his letter. but rIea5s
for It ms he would for fvorile child Here IS his
language m the letter ITSELF copied from the Globe
ITO remedy The evils Of the present srzfcn n has
been repeatedly proposed o. rror-1uz. the militia. In
such manner 20 reduce the number Of men. who
shall hc fitted and always ready 90 perform the service
contemplated by lho Constitution, say from the number
Of wo millions o two hundred thousand and o. INV
fho 'cr reasonable IousaHu out Of the National
Treasury 90 order Co rcuuucfaic them f1r the fu,rr1
sed hurIcn thus imposed upon them several plans
20 effect lhrs purpose. have FROM time 70 time been
Submitted 90 COpgrcss by successive Secretaries of
War. commencing with General KuUr. in 1900 ami
ending HrIh filt Of Nr rousrft boo $40 That Mr.
forsoft7 o. 100 several respects preferable o. ta-r
which have Trer ods boo 1uI o. calculated f1 effect
moro equitable disposition OF .Ic whole military force
"i 'hc country than Any heretofore grc.ruot appears
90 have .c.u iIC opinion Ui tHr committees az roth
Houses Ui Congress The grounds q this nrrlo-orre
lrc fully sri forth ihr able f,Iars made f,y their
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