, 1840-06-06

tue to choose-and patriotism to sustain
the principles and the measures which are
best for themselves. | do not believe in
the monarchical idea, that the people are igno-
rant venal, factious; that they have no enligt.
ened views of men or measures, that rea-
son, truth, and sound argument, are lost up
on them, as pearls thrown to the SWINE; that
the only way to govern them is to bambonzle
and debauch them. | believe in nose oi
these monarchical opinions, and have never
practised upon them. have never address
ed myself to the supposed ignorance, vehali-
ty, faction, or caprice of my country
men, but always to their intelligence, virtue,
and patriotism. The argumentum ad ignor-
antiam has had no place in my speeches: the
~ngumentum ad judicium has been my aim.
! cannot say that ! have spoken with judy
ment; but | can affirm that | have always
paid my countryman the compliment of
speaking TO their accredited judgment new
er TO their supposed folly. have spoken to
the rational minds, the ~virtuous hearts, and
to the lofty, generous, and patriotic feelings
OF my countrymen; and ! nm too well con-
tent with the effect which this plan of speak
ing has had, TO change it now. Facts, and
reasons, are my materials simplicity my
style. Away with exordium-away with
peroration-away with HOLIDAY phrases
away with theatrical display-away with all
figures, but figures Of arithmetic; and Of
these | give many, and never more than in
this short speech. This has been my plan Of
speaking, and this it is now. | have pro.
cured plain statements TO be made out, and
have delivered a plain speech upon them. l
have endeavoTed to make myself ineligible
on a subject in which i~ntellisibili,y is some.
what difficult-on whichit is easy for the spea-
ker TO get both himself and his hearers inlo
a!fog. | have aimed nj perspicuity, and fat
ter myself that | have been understood. |
wish the country to Judge the expenditures
of the Government-the particulars rs well
as the aggregate-and therefore place the
whole biore the public. Our adversaries at
tack the aggregates: Let them examine the
pIrticuIars, and nlme the one to which they
object, and for which thew did not vote!
Democratic party To name the number of
extra copies Of the report which they would
10 print, protesting himself ready to
agree 10 any number that was satisfactory to
his friends.
Mr.. HUBBARD proposed thirty thousand.
Mr.. BENTON accepted the proposition,
and moved that thirty thousand extra copies
Of the report be printed for the use Of the sen.
ate.
This motion gave rise 10 a very interesting
md animated discussion, in which Messrs.
BROWN, HUBBARD, CALHOUN. and
advocated. & Messrs. PRES.
TON. SOUTHARD, CLAY, of Kentucky,
md WEBSTER, opposed the motion, and
! sketch Of which will be given ut an early
Law.
The question being then on printing thirty
thousand extra copies of the report, il was
lgreed to-yeas - navs IA, rs follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen. Anderson, Ben.
on, Brown. Buchanan, Calhoun. Clay of Al
lbama. Cuthbert, Fulton, Hubbard. King.
-lmpkin, Nicholas. NorvelI. Pierce Roane,
johnson, Sewer, Sturgeon. Wall, Williams.
nd Wright-o2.
NAYS-Messrs. Clay of Kentucky, Clay
on, Davis. Dixon, Henderson. Knight, Por-
er, Prentiss. Preston, Rugsles, Southland.
'alImadge, Webster, and White-l4.
The Senate then adjourned.