Columbus Democrat., 1840-05-30


rude aud urcog,a, wt not attempt 10 soar wjta
these ECnlgmsn into the regions Of space, but shat /
content myself with appearing whai really am
respectful and SOuTtuus % every man, and dtmau-
ding from every man that respect and courtesy /
which extend 10 Others. | assure YOU, Mr. Char
man, | have no, the slightest inclination 90 dlsun- |
guish myself hy the use oteNp-esslons better Suited
10 the mouth ola street bully than 70 the lpS ol "a
member Of Congress; and eave honorable gentle |
men to the sole occupancy of this new field into |
which thev have gone free TO reap and euoy al the
lauFts that NAV be gathered there, undislurbed hy
any act or expression Gimme. My object IS 10 DIS
cusS principles, not characters. am now about b.
enter the grand political arena, winch has stretched
! lis gigantic dimensions before me but before 90
| So NAV as well take very cu7sory view OF The
hin nor!innlly under discussion; and IN doing this,
have an especial favor To ASK Of the senior members
orlbis Honse. 1t is this pnnt out 10 me such items
! in this bin as are Objectionable; tell me N what the
/ ob,ectior consists: Uught The whole item 10 be
stricken ON. or only par' and, Ii only part
how much' ask this and DO L N all sincerity
II Is necessary for ne 20 have some iurther Inte-
Gence on the subject. to enable me Ia act ady>ody
One of the pledges which gave my eonStItutnlS,and
which | am resolved to carry cut, was TO AID IN re-
| nrmins the abuses of this Government, if, indeed,
auy existed ami 10 reduce ITS expenditures t they
could be reduced, consistent with the public faith and
the substantial interest of the cuultry. am here,
sir. for that purpose and now Is the appropriate
| time 10 commeuce the great work ol reform. am
| not sufficiently familiar with Government TO know
! which ofthe expenditures proposed may De dSpeh-
eed with or whether nat ed the whole Of them are
not absolutely necessary. Il is, therefore, no idle
.netrosatory but one propounded with feelings OF
| deep sincerity, and 10 winch an answer IS most
earnestly solicited. Which the proposed items OF
expendures in this bill may be stricken out' We
| 81 Il, til mr. q . pYppultutp Qt
nine millions of dollars and that nine millions is an
! enormous sum 10 expcnd in the civil and diplomatic
dcpartmentS of a Democrat, administration. True
sir, nine millions Of dollars is large, l'you please
an enormous sum, bat twice nine millions would be
| sum much more enormous and yet WHO VIII say
that if the House or the substantial interest OF the
nation REQUIRED the expenditure, that the appropra-
ton ought not TO be made, and made promptly
The gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr. Oglel ~
ees to that item IN the bill which proposes the ap-
preparation of fifteen hundred dollars to the clerl'
| empoyed bv the Government TO sign land patents ;
and i'll understood the gentleman Alright, It was not
that the service was not worth the money, or That
the office ought to be abolished but that the officer
was politically opposed to the gentleman and ioI
this very substantial reason, he would refuse 10 COM
pensate him iur his labor Sir, the service, or a
great portion oft, has already been Performed
| performed under positive contract, a solemn la"
|
that the service has not been faithfully and Efficient
" performed but the person performing it's ohlec-
| tiunable 10 the gentleman, and This furnishes ample
reason, in his Judgment, for violating The phghtcd
faith of the nation and diSregardlng the positive
right of an officer of Government. If the office has
become a sineeure, and there is now no longer an,
= necessity for it, let u.s. like guided by reason
and not hike chdfcn controlled by the caprices ant
preudices ofthe moment, 90 10 work, pay for tn,
service already performed, and then repeal the law
creating the Office, and thus get clear Of the officer
{ But do not disgrace yourselves and the nation hS
taknp the service Of a citizen, and then refusing tS
nav tor it, even though that citizen be the son OF
Democratic President: and let II be continually
borne in mind that the present administration 4
| nowjse responsible lor the passage OF the law crea
| ing this Office Il was passed under the late Ad
ninslration, and AT a time when al least one hons
orConeress Che Senao) was opposed TO hat Al
20 ministration and fJT the reason, SUPPOSE ma
there was then thought to be necessity Tor II.
that necessity has ceaced, let the law cease WIN !
- All now say is, that we cannot, and il we cout
we ought not, in this Informal manner, to GET ciea
Of this responsibility OF Government. thlhA ian
= the gentleman, on reflection, | fancy, VIII comet
y with me) that he would much better have eXpende
the time and treasure ofthe country in proving II
law TO be no longer necessary, than in abusing II
e. President and his son for offences of which they 81
even more innocent than himself and the party Wi
which he is associated.
Il, Again: Fhe gentleman would have US abolish Il
Office of Minister to Russia, Span, aud Mexico, n
IS, ty repeal Of the law creating them, but refusing
vote the necessary compensation 70 the reSpecu'
)r! incumbents. This to my palate, Mr.. Charma
smacks little too strong OF agraranlsm, lhIS
eyehng as with the scythe Of ruin, and with no r
gard to law, order or the ordinary rules Of comm,
. boneStv Tins is the worst species Of Loco O
iIis Ioe ,bo prCpprlv
cred this subject Is he quite certain that the ho
us or and dignity, and even The pecuniary interest
. the nation, would not suffer by such an act: 1t
e'i would not then, sir, II the gentleman Will pace
nroposGon before the House in proper form, | v
vote for it: but cannot consent, Loco Foco at
am-and therefore prepared no doubt in the Iud
ment OF the very eloquent gentleman from Pehhs
vania, Mr. Og.e,l Tor the performance OF any
he If never SO monsirOns--to put my country m
- irbt SO dsrepuGbIe before tie werld as 70 refuse
lp- compensate our resident ministers abroad for ser
ces already performed, and thus without inquiry a
zee without reason to reduce them from the dignity a
bill nav of Ministers Plenpotenlary 10 mere Char
res d'Afaires But sir, the gentleman, am sure,
ne not make the proposition seriously. He would
US vote for it hlmset he only wanted something 10
buse the Administration about; something out
which to make political capital; and, N the aDsef
the Of all other things, he had brought forward
M prop3ston, not wishing or expecting II to pass
:, ,entleman complains OF the vast expenditu
ian lns II when asked wherein they ha
a Of Government, an "E' nontg US to the P
,aTt increased 50 enormously ~ -, ,-G1rm US
i've Office Department. o1' Hg .h3ss,ats ofatiai; 8
su- the reasons which prouuUeu 49, % ,,,it far
,be No,b;ng sad about the vast increase OF man iaC
sen g lies in al parts Of the coun,ry-no'hlng abon,
pon mad being transported over millions o square ~
not which but few years since was 5a''ge "Is, no,
sid nothing about the mail beng Is[Igq Wssl and ~ souhw
lich almost every bamst 10 the Hes' uI ,e yo,,n
s. which, under the Administration % ..' 20
dul Adams, TO VIII ch the honorable geuuelh1I' 49,.
e TO ten and so e,lcltiously aludea "ete Neu' ts7
shed to the post boy and all the comforts a.u
it Of which he bears with him. ne h1aa ~, !
" Of has been greatly extended within the iass e g