Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-07-23

Independent Treasury BW.-The fol
lowing remarks before the passage of this
bill. were made, by Mr.. Pickens, in the
House of Representatives:
MIR. PIckENs then rose, and in very
animated manner said he had wished TO
make few remarks upon the bill before
its passage, bu, be was now compelled 10
coutine himself in reply TO the very extra
ordinary language and tone assumed by
the gentleman from Massachusetts. WhaI
right had he 10 speak of this bill as beng
forced OIL The country by brutal numbers !
That gentleman had defined the bill ac-
cur,lins to his conception of ii; hut he
would tell the gentleman, that the bill
would, ,hank God, deliver this Govern.
ment from the hands Of those who for so
many wears had lived by swindlins the
proceeds of honest labor. Yes, said Mr.
Pickens, thank my God that the hour of
our deliverance IS now so near, from a
system which has wrung The hard earnings
from productive industry for the henetit Ol
few irresponsible corporations.
Sir, knew the contest would he fierce
and bitter The bill in its principles.
draws the line between The great laboring
and iandcd interests of this con(ederacy.
and those who are identified with capital
ISIS in stocks. and live upon Incorporated
credit. The latter class have lived and
fa,tened upon the fiscal action Of this Gov
ernmcnr, from The Fnding System down
TO the present day-and now they feel
like wolves who have been driven hack
from the warm blood they have been lap
ping for forty years. Well may the gen
lIcman (Mr. Cushing,) who represents
those interests, cry Oh, aud excaim that it
is bill passed in force by fraud and pow
er-i, is The power aud the spirit Of free
people determined TO redeem themselves
and their Government.
Here the calls 10 order were again re.
newed from nearly every member of The
Opposition, and great confusion pre-
vailed.
The SPEAKER, with much difficulty,
succeeded IN restoring somcIhng like or.
der, and as none of those who had so vo-
ciierousl, called Mr.. p. to order, raised
any point,
MIR. Pirkens proceeded with his remarks.
and aliudna to the words of Mr.. Gushing.
that ..lhis was the IaSl act of the drama"
said lns was the FIRST. aud NOT the last acl
of the drama. There were great ques.
lions that lay behind this. connected with
thr fiscal action Of The Government, and
which we will he called on TO decide in
the next few wears; they were all con-
nccled with one great and complicated
system. This was the commencement,
and only branch of The system
Here The cries of order from The Opposi-
ton were renewed, aud after the storm
had some what subsidized,
Mr.. Pickens said, rather than produce
confusion al that late hour Of the day,
when this great measure as so near a tri-
umphani conSummaion, and, in spite of
all the cxcrtions of its enemies, was about
to become the law of The land, he would
not trespass any longeron the attention Of
the House. But the gentleman had said,
that because the first section had declared
wha, shcnld constitute the Treasury. and
that another section had provided for keep
ing portions Of the treasury in other places
than The safes and vanls in the Treasury
Building of this place; that, therefore,
i, was 10 he inferred that those who were
TO execute il would draw money from the
Treasury without appropriations by law.
and that to perpeiuate fraud upon The
Constitution. MIR. =. said, let those who
are Ia execute this bill dare to commit this
outrage, and use money for purposes NOT
intended in appropriations by law, and
they would be visited with the Indignation
of an outraged mud wronged people. 1t
would be too gross and palpabc. Such is
not the broad meaning and intention Of
the hill. The construction given by The
gentleman was forced and technical one,
and not natural. 1t was too strained to
he seriously entertained by any one for IA
moment lie raised his prntest against it,
Mr.. p. regretted the motion admitted of
such narrow and confined debate. He
would not delay the passage of The bill
upon so small poinl. He congratulated
the country that we had approached The
period when the measure was about to be
iriumphanlly passed inIo permanent law
of The land. 1t is great measure. Con-
sideriue the lateness of the hour, the con-
fusion Of the House, and that The gentle
man had had the advantage of an opening
speech, he now concluded by demanding
the previous question.
On this motion, The order among the
Opposition was renewed with tenfold fury,
and some members made use of some We
ry hard words, accompanied by violent
ges'icualion.
II was some minutes before any thing
approaching order could be restored.
The Speaker having called on the Ser
geant at Arms 10 clear the aisles,