The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-18

OF the House, this uery session. TO reduce the a
0 mount Of appropriation for the Trees and Shrub
] for tho public grounds, aud made Speech on tn
subject. Ho also moved 10 reduce tho Salary 0
s the Principal Gardener from $1,000 TO $1,000
thc salary is now $3.50 and not $1,000, as state,
: BY the Colonel but the Van Buren, party yotet
! him down. So that Mr. S. has in fact, dlreddl
examined the expenses of his own body. am
iried TO reduce them. Has the Colonel ever helC
: n d" consultation for the reduction Of expcndl
lures at The Mint If not, can he say with trutl
- only did, what was done BY Mr. Staniy
! himself"
: The Colonel sooms TO think, he has a right tC
DO whatever Congress can do Here is another
! instance OF the contagious influence Of example
-of the growing nature Of especial privilege y
of the attention with which the subalierns Of
the Administration mark thor Chief, and the
ready devotion with which they tread IN his path,
and even outsirip lis speed Mr.. Van Buren,, in
his Message last Deceuber, claimed that the FIX
ccuive was component part OF the Legislative
power This was thought, at the ti,nr, large
claim; hui now, IN 4 few months, we have pot
" subordinate officer, claiming to bs not a part
only, but The rr60ic Legislature Il il objected
against him, that he has spent the public money
without authority. He ausA els" did but fol.
low the example Of ngress-Cangress made an
appropriation TO ornament tho pubic grounds at
Washington, and I, following their footsteps,
made an appropriation " ornament the grounds
at the Mint Ana in order 10 shew that he dia
nothing hastHy-tIat he was deiiberqfire, Us
well as Legislative body he informs US that be
acted after consultation Let US follow this
idea out. Congress has paid large sums for Sta
! tues and Paintings TO ornament tie Ca,.tol.--
! W al the Superintendent, If on " consultation"
Inc should deem, il rrht TO d. so order Lus,s and
pictures at tho pabic expense, TO adorn the Mint!
II lie might not 10 the one, neither may he do
The other If his justification avail n, ono II Is
beyond doubt. aygilaLle for tbe o,her likev,i.e
Cannot the Colonel copceiv, .such \ thipg ,s
pows, in Compress. which aoos mi bclong s,tber
10 his Master n Inc White House -, the Suner
!ntcndent at the Mint Or.is il indeed come TO
this, that the public money Is qltoqetAgr an Ex
ccutiye nlaitcr-uot oD,y II regard 10 lis cus,odv
In, also IN r,r.rd n 4. crncr,l;tn,e5 Ard ~,
member Of Compress chosen i. The nconle as
their Pcurcsn,,lativo IN ,y-tcb nrer tbn;r t;rbts
and % taEo c,re &c ,lejr Gln,ls--to IL ALWAYS 10
PEELED as an intruder into other mems matters
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