The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-05-21
From tie RGlligI Register.
MR.. CLAY AND MR.. CALHOUN

A long and interesting debate took place
in the Senate on Thursday the eth instant,
on motion to print thirty thousand copies
Of report Of the Secretary of the Treas
ury, made in answer to a resolution of Mr..
Benton, intended, no doubt, to prevent, in
some degree, the effects on the People,
which were apprehended by the supporters
Of the Administration from publication
lately made by Mr.. Bolts, of Virginia, and
few other Wing members, respecting
the prodigal expenditures Of the Govern
ment, entitled 1.-THE printed leaf" copied
from a Report Of the Secretary of the
Treasury, made at the commencement OF
the Session. The motion to print this ex-
traordnary number of copies Of the re.
port, was made before ii had been read.
Mr.. Benton, al whose instance the Report
was made, it is likely, was well acquainted
with lis contents, and Observing that the
galleries were full to OVERLOOKING with
members Of the Baltimore Convention and
other strangers, seized the opportunity Of
making his defence Of the Administration,
and violent assault on the opposition, eX-
pcctlng, probably, as The members Of that
party could ne he acquainted with the
matter Of the document in question, that
but little, if any thing, would be said in
reply. But, in this, Mr.. Benton was mis-
taken. Several Of the most distinguished
/ opposition members succcssiycly joined is
sue with the Executive, his Financial Sc
cretary, and his advocates, and their prompt
and lucid answers, delivered with II the
effect Of commanding oratorv, cor .plctely
overwhelmed the friends of the Admins
tration in the field TO which they had inyl-
ted them. Mr.. Benton was aided BY Mes.
srs. Brown, Hubbard and Calhoun. He
was opposed bv Messrs. Preston, Webster
and Clay. The debate, at length, we have
no doubt, will be duly reported, in course,
in the National lntelisenccr; but we will,
IN the mean time, here state what princi-
pally passed between Mr.. Calhoun and Mr..
Clay on the occasion
Mr.. Calhoun said ii must be admitted, that
there had been great-yery great extravaganza IN
the ex pondltIrcs Of the Government but il was
proper 10 look 20 the causes. The great cause Of
the extravaganza, IN his opinion, was an over
flowing Ireasury-the surplus And the Pro-
tectiFe system was Inc cause OF thdt surplus
Those who were responsible tor that system, were
responsible for the extravaganza complained Of
and which he readily admitted. lie reJoiced,
however mat the Government had now reached
period when economy that caTGlna! virtue, was
70 be tue order OF the day fIiteen millions he
thought enough independent OF the fost 'thcel
10 carry on al! the proper operations OF the Gov
efnment.
MI LAY slia, ne was grained 70 near inc sen
alor from Sonlh aroma VII. Alhodh'l uoclare
that there had been great extraragance. The
testimony was valuable, from the high character
Of that gentleman for intelligence and from the
fact that he had united hnnselt TO the Admins
ration and had, doubtless, examined carefully
lhe items ana aggregates OF expenditure. lie
was also glaa 20 hef the senator say mat IN ms
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