The Madisonian., 1840-01-23

into public employment, and the country would be-
come prosperous, and The People happy. Sir, we
nus rus' come oack 10 the pure DAYS Of The republic
This inducemen must be removed or you will have
hxed upon you consolidated cenraism with an
elective monarch, or President, which is the same
shlng lor, when the powers welded the same,
names are nolhng
MIR s. said he would notice an argument that had
oeen used by Senators over the way, in support Of
she increase OF these salaries Il had been said and
ispeaea Thar these officers could mol live the Sala-
hai named in the bill Is $500 dollars
year, and II was proposed 10 Increase il TO four
thousand. Yes sir il was prayey said that these
oiee's t could moi live al twenty-five hundred dol
anu lhe friends OF this bill propose 10 give four
IT, iIo'sanu, @ M ihls was economy with vengeance
lie would like Senators 10 answer il these men
couli not live at these salaries how did they live
"hhoul them And how did il happen thai they
are SO clamorous 10 get lheml
But, sir it may be laid down as a general rule. with
but lew u any exceptions that the officer would aways
i've up TO his salary II his salary is low he will live
accordingly II high, he apes even royalty itself 10 his
extrsyagance and luxures No matter what YOU give
MN, he conforms oft Ii was expected that the head
OF department. al six thousand dollars must give his
parties and expend the whole salary more while tho
clerk ~ his department equally good man. recey-
ing his thousand dollars, exempt from that custom
ana a. the end Of the year, has saved Just much
more money, and has lived and supported his family
equally well II is said that officers should live up
70 ne style and lashion Of the place where they may
reside his was the fashionable doctrine But, sir.
y was mol 'he PLAIN republican doctrine. Ii TO be
ieared indeed that Government had taken leave of
'he character OF which the pleasure Of
Tors 10 boast II was aping royalty Il becoming
100 proud TOO extravagant too much like the Eastern
nations OF the earth It's real wants were lost spht or
or were so obscured by It's imaginary ones, 10 be
scarcely thought Of What must be the consequence
Let the history of Eastern luxury efferninacy and H.
centlousness answer the question Sir do not want
men 10 Office who have 10 expend their thousands IN
Luxurious living. They fit for the service of
republic. We want men who will devote themselves 10
the business OF the Public and not spend their time in
their own pleasures high and fashionable hfe aud if
an Increased salary should even fail TO minister the
appetite and fashionable pleasures OF naughty Of
hcer the public service would suffer IN the end one
OF the People might by chance supply his place
pleban-some honest man-whose habits
might enable him to do the business Of the Public sa-
factory, even # he could give fashionable parties
or draw so gracefully the co.k from bottle of cham
paigne.
Mr. s. said he must confess that the salaries proposed
by this bill to the officers created by IT, in his mind
would be greatly affected by the bill itself which he
presumed was to pass 1t had been so declared and
he thought 1t highly probable that there would be no
miscount this time Then the bill was TO pass no, with
his VOTE but by the vote of the majority of the Senate
and he had no hesitation IN saying that It's effect would
be to double every salary IN the bill, well that of
all the officers OF the Government The Pfesden,
received twenty five thousand dollars reduce The cur
roncy 10 metal and the property and produce Of the
country TO metallic specie dard and YOU
enable hun to buy more OF either than double what he
could buy at currency valuation. SO with regard
all other officers who will their salaries spe-
Gle. The State officers will sink in the scale and the
motive to obtain Federal appointments will be increased
in proportion few If any, Of the Legislatures of the
States would be either bold desperate enough to de-
mand specie Tor taxes, or TO povte for the payment of
their officers IN currency not common to the People
lhs, among others, was strong and nsuperabe OBJ
lection 10 the bill. aud at explained the remarkable
fact that all the Federal officers aud expectans were in
favor OF the bill. He would prosecute the subject
further as he rose to single point and did propose
to 90 into general argument