The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-03-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
NEW JEssEY CONTESTED ELECTION
FRIDAY, March 20.

NEW JEssEY CONTESTED ELECTION.
After the Journal the House resumed the considera.
ton Of the motion 10 finish the testimony touching the
New Jersey Contested Election, and Mr. BRowy. Of
Tennessee beng entitled to the floor, renewed his
remarks OF yesterday defence Of the majority of the
Committee He having finished
Mr. WATTERsoN, of Ten, moved the previous cues
ton The call was negatived
MT BORIS, of Va, obtained the floor. bu, sonifed
' "i"ghess 10 yield 1t IN favor of any gentleman o
'he majority o. The Committee, who might desire TO
speak
Messfs Campbell, OF South Carolina and Fisher Of
North Carolina SAID the majority were perfectly salts
he'd VIII the reply made by Mr.. Brown to the charges
urged against them, and were TO leave The sub
)ec IN its then state unless fresh charges were brought
forward
Mr. Boris then commenced his remarks ia behalf Of
the minority, and was proceeding ably and eoqueny
prove, IN review of the progress Of the New Jersey
that every step taken in by the House. and the
majority Of the Committee marked with gross
rage, when the expiration of the morning hour arrested
him
Mr. JONES then rose, and after calling the attention
OF the House to the necessity Of speedy action the
Treasury Note Bill, hoped members would agree to go
into committee that measure instead Of considering
Private Bills, which formed the Special orders of the
day lie submitted motion TO suspend the rules for
this purpose, which lost two. thirds not voting in
the affirmative
After disposng OF several Bills from the Senate and
Executive communications the House proceeded to the
consideration Of Private Bills
GOLD AND SILVER FOR THE OFFICE
HOLDERS, RAGS FOR THE PEOPLE
We call public attention to the subioined
statement Of facts made by the Hon Waddy
Thompson, of South Carolina, in the House
Of Representatives, when the motion for re-
cring the Sub-Trcasury Bill, was under dis.
cussion last week.
"When the troops called out 10 do duty in the Chero-
re country were 10 be paid off, this hard-money Go
vernmtnt OF ours, which would receive nothing but
III and silver, or the notes OF the Government Of
tered TO these men, not Treasury notes not specie
ny even bills oil respectable specepaying banks
q Georgia, but bills OF the Ockmugee Bank of
Georgia, which were then from three to four per
cent below the par OF non-Spece-payn bank notes
q Georgia. The men refused 10 take them They
aaid a day or two, but, being anxious to ge, home
ant having been long employed in painful duty,
nv could not stand out and they at last consented 10
Aae Ockmugee bank notes. Two or three DAYS az
they had been thus paid, there was an accumula-
llon q bacon and corn slowed away by the Govern
nent-more Than was wanted. This had TO BE- sold
", mark The soldiers were paid in this paper !;
aq when these very soldiers 10 buy these pro-
visions, the Government could touch nothing but
g'lj and silver or Treasury notes. No; they would
no' 'hen contamiGae their hands by touching non
pcf paying bank trash; yet there was no harm in
oIW'ng lheir hands by paying it out 10 soldiers who
~ served In the field. What was the conseo uence1
" corn that bad been purchased for a dollar sold
n. ,Mthly cents; the bacon which had been bought
Wth'y % twenty five cents sold for fifteen cents
W. bought up BY SPECTATORS, aud then sold again
au enormous profit to these men who had served
H., country These things, | repeat, have ne
b,y. 'T len con radicted. have printed tbem-lbey
G ,t oeen disseminated throughout The Stale Of
Wa ! state them upon the authority OF Mr.
ma, formerly member of Congress- gentle
Um wen remembered and highly respected in his
n'e-whuse brother an officer in ,hai cam
Eoen. One would think this was rev ling enongh
m,9 G",N nail the tale has been told. Within a
afterwards, surplus Of provision and corn