The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-23
From the Madisonian
TIE PASSAGE OF THE SUB



THE DEED Is DONE The Sub treasury
Bill was on Tuesday passed by the
Federal Loco focos of the House of Rep
resentalives. The vote shows that had
the members elected to the present House
all voted on this leading and distinguish
ing measure OF Martin Van Buren's Adj
ministration, it would have been rejected,
as it has been heretofore, over and over
again, by the representatives of the peo-
pie, and by the people themselves.
The whole force that could be muster
ed by the Sub-treasury party was pre-
sent excepting one member only, Mr.
Howard, of Indiana. They numbered
one hundred and twenty four. If Mr.
Howard had been present, they would
have been one hundred and twenty five
strong. One hundred and seven mem
bers recorded their votes against the bill.
We wanted the votes of Messrs. Law
renee, Granger, Anderson, Williams, of
Kentucky, all of whom are kept from
their seats by sickness.
Messrs. Corwin and Storrs resigned
Mr. Brown deceastd-and Mr. Wise alb
sent-eight votes. These would have
swelled the republican force to one hun
dred and fifteen; and if New Jersey
had been represented by those who have
the right to represent her, the number
of the bills opponents would have a.
mounted to 1873; and the Federal Loco
foco force would have been reduced to
100. Mr. Fisher, of North Carolina,
had he been present, would have voted
against the bill, as did Mr. Casey, Mr.
Wick, and Mr. Campbell, Of South Caro-
lima. This would have made l2l-op-
posed to the administration leading mea-
sure! There is doubt as to the side
on which the Speakers vote would have
been cast-but if, in this case, he had
voted in the affirmative, he would only
have made a T1E-and the bill would
have been lost in spite of him.
If the real wishes of the people as une-
quivocally shown in recent elections, had
been respected, there would havesibeen
decisive majority against the bill. The
New Jersey pretenders knew they were
voting directly against the will Of the
people of that state, as uneeuivocally ex-
pressed in October last. Mr. Robinson, of
Delaware, knows that his gallant little
state is hostile to the sub-treasury. Mr.
Crazy, of Michigan, knows that he mis-
represents the sentiments and determine
tons of his constituents, when he goes
into the support Of tbs monstrous scheme
of Federal Loco Foco despotisn:. Messrs.
Holle,nan, Craig. Coles, Lucas, and
Steenrod were also aware when they
voted, in solid column for the bill, that
their constituents repudiated it and its
authors in April.
The course OF the Federal Loco Focos
in the final proceedings was exactly of
piece with the rest of their conduct dur
ing the discussion:-and showed the
same contempt for all parliamentary pro-
priety and decency, and the same disre-
gard for the rights of the minority, as
well as violation of their solemn pledges
to the Opposition members. 1t had been
agreed. on both sides, that the bill should
be brought out Of the Committee Of the
Whole. during the sitting Of Monday
But Duncan, of Ohio. and Mr. Jones. Of
Virginia, took good care to occupy the
whole day, and great part Of the night,
with their speeches. The determination
had been taken by the Federal Loco Fo-
cos to stop the debate with the speech Of
Mr. Jones. But Mr. Profit, Of Indiana,
baffled them by obtaining the floor. He
made a most powerful speech in reply.
AS soon as he sat down, several of the
Federal Loco Focos started to their feet