Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-03-17
Correspondence Of the Rie.mon q VIZ 1asS
WAsHINeToN, Feb. 70, ls4O.

OF extraordinary INTEREST," dae =, r. I..,,. |
Mr. Tamadge presented lhe Ieesoip e,,,,se
passed by the Legislature OF the Empire 49,
AGAINST the Sub Treasury SYSTEM ana an It's
affinities and consangulnlues-ah ln.s sano
rise to one of the most animated oepd'Ts W
have had in this branch oil the Natlonai 11''ss'"
lature for a long time ,r.a
t;on ofthe resolutions with an excellent speech.
He thought that this measure Involves ~. til1
n,ho,e measures If the Administration, and that
the man who differs with the President on THIS
noint cannot support his reelection. Inc G
lection in New York was carried against MIR
Van Ruren on this very measure. The elec-
tion of 1898 was carried against hum on the
same issue. His colleague Mr. Wright, had
evnressed his willingness then to submit the
case To the people. and abide by their decision.
The issue was such, and, for the third time,
this measure was rejected distinctly by the
neople of New York, and the Administration
was defeated.
Mr. Tallmadge then asked what was the
case presented at the beginning OF the session
His colleague was here-the sole representa-
tive of New York And after the repeated
decisions which had been made by the people
of the State ne represented, had he been in
h S colleagues place, he would have thought
| it his duty to have respected Their sentiments
especially had he been their oaly reprcsen-
tatiye- 1t was not his fault his colleague was
the only representative of that State. He had
at least eighteen GOOD reasons for his absence
-perhaps he ought not to call them good
though his colleague doubtless so considered
them. 1t was known that this peculiar meas
ure was the issue on which the majority o.
that Legislature had been elected. 1t was pre-
| claimed by the President, at Castle Garden
| that the Sub Treasury was the issue, and he
addressed himselfto his Democratic Fellow.
Citizens" even after preparations had beer
made to receive him without distinction of par.
ty The presses of the party also proclaimed
this 10 be the issue. Some ofthem carried on
in regard to the measure, a systematic course
of deception, by printing and circulating mum
berless copies of the ub-Treasury bill r0ithOu
the Specie Clause.
The issue, then, was avowed; and on tina
issue the opponents ofthe measure and of TIT
administration had signally triumphcd.
MIR Tallmadge asked whether the voice G
the State, thus emphatically expressed, was no
worthy of respect!
He then turned to the manner in which tn
bill had been brought forward, and spoke i
strong terms of regret ofthe indecent hast
with which it had been hurried through; an
particularly commented on the scenes Of tn
last night Gifts consideration, when the major
ty refused to Mr. Merrick the courtesy of al
lowing him, at late hour, the indulgence c
; an adjournment.
What,he asked, has been gained by all thi
, hurry! The bill has not been FASTENED in il
passage. 1t has been lying on the table of tn
Speaker of the House for more than thirty day
| fol,
, it up He thought, under these circumstance
that it was the duty Of representative of Ne
, York to wait for the expression of the voice
| the State.
His colleague, he said also, belonged to thu
school who are in favor of the right of instrut
ton. Had his colleague waited for the exprt
sion of that States opinion, he would probab
have felt bound to vote against that bill, ar
his vote with that of Mr. Tallmadee would hay
been perhaps sufficient to defeat the passaa
Of the measure, The President, it was undc
> stood, was IN favor of the right of instructiC
and the obligation to obey. In proof of thi
t he referred to the vote of Mr. Van Buren, f
{ the Tariff of 1923, in compliance with the i
h structions of the Legislature of New York.
: On that occasion MIR Wright, also, voted Il
. same way under The same instructions.
Mr. Tallmadge concluded by repeating Il
a expression of his deep regret, that, after Il
o whole history of this measure--the repeate
condemnations oft by the common constit
ents of his colleague and himself-it shou
n have been so unnecessarily and hurriedly pIe
v sed, and driven through the Senate.
Mr. Wright expressed his surprise that
should be called to account on questions
!, courtesy by lis colleague who was not prese
Il at the time. He would not submit to dIscu
r, that matter with gentleman who had no rig
! to question his course. But, as the remar
had been made in the Senate, he felt it his
y ty to state the actual circumstances ofthe ca
d He then proceeded to recount the history
D, the institution of tAe Bill in the Senate, viii
r. is well known to the public; and Mr. Wrig
maintained that throughout he had left d
= whole disposal of the Bill to the Senate. T.
: Bill was passed on Friday, and on the Sund;
l. following, he received letter from his CT
= league stating that he was detained by ind
- position, and requesting that the final action
y the Senate on the Sub Treasury Bill might
1t delayed. But then the Bill was beyond |
1t power. Under this state of facts, he could n
e, but express his surprise that he should be ch
:, ged with precipitancy and want of courtesy
his colleague, who could know nothing of t
, circumstances that had occurred in the Sc
- ate.
10 After some further remarks, Mr. Tappan,
it Ohio, rose, and although Mr. Tallmadge ask
= permission to respond to his colleague, tn
courteous member declined this common civ
e ity. He then proceeded to complain of son
le statements in the speech of Col Herrick
N Maryland, relative to his own course, at t
a time the latter asked the indulgence of an a
~ journment. These statements he spoke
u with characteristic elegance as " nliSrepreSe
y tation" and "untruth''--although not int
e tional, of course.
+ This man then turned to Mr. Tailmadge, Al
poured out against hm a torrent of abuse
e more indecent than | ever heard in the Sena
70 Chamber before. Will be believed that
D openly stigmatzed Mr. Tallmadge, as a Tr0
! tor compared him to Benedict Arnold, &
&c. will not polute your columns with t
i" vile garbage, which would have as well fit
= the stable yard as the Senate Chamber of Il
k United States.
N When he finished, Mr. Merrick took occ
ar sion to demand an explanation of the harsh r
= marks of Mr. Tappan, and that member prom
- ly dlsclaimed any design to impute intention
e. misrepresentation to the Senator from Mar
ct land.
nj Mr. Tallmadge then rose, and replied in d
i tail to Mr. Wright, and repealed the attack
the Ohio member, in one of the most keer
se sarcastic speeches ever heard in Congress.
s. Mr. Tallmadge first remarked, in answer
lie his colleague, that although he was not a me
3, Der OF the Senate at the time the bill was
a. preclpitately hurried through, he was one
the sovereign people, and had perfect RIGHT
sc form judgment proceedings here But
had not cast any censure on the majority