The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-21

gress--are ali TO be disregarded, when they stand
in the way Of the desires or caprices of the Elk
ecutive, and his train-bands.
| The Opposition offered to go into Committee
Of the Whole, and take up the bill making APP
preparations for the Naval service: or for the Ar
my: or for the Indian Department but the
Federal Loco Focos would not hear of the pro-
posal. They would have the Sub-treasury or
nothing! The motive Of this anxiety TO sub
merge the appropriation bills is obvious to every
body. Let the Sub-treasury Bill take prece-
dencc, and we will instantly have the Chairman
OF the Committee of Ways and Means and his
subalterns, pressing members 10 the rofe, on the
pretence that the Army, Navy, and Indian De-
partment are suffering for want of supplies
and that the question must be taken without de-
lay, SO that the House may get at the Appropr-
alton Bills. How long is il since the Globe pa
raded in its columns most lugubrious account
OF the necessitous condition Of the officers Of the
Army and Navy, and Of every branch Of the
public service, and falsely charged the Opposi-
ton with obstructing the passage of the bills
for supplying to them the compensation allowed
by law? Ii such was their condition month
ago, must they not be suffering the pressure of
a still more grievous necessity now. Why, then,
does the Administration persist in staring of
these appropriation bills2 Are they Of less con-
sequence than the "untried experiment" which
is to destroy the remaining credit of the coun-
try bring down the value of property and re-
duce the wages of labor! Our gallant soldiery
and seamen will appreciate the claims of an
Administration to their favor, whose leading
supporters thus display cold-hearted disregard
Of their rights and interests, and are ready at
any moment to sacrifice them to the most pitiful
purposes Of party.
The truth is, we believe these moves about
the Sub-treasury scheme are made with no
higher or less contemplate purpose than to set
up clamor on the subject, and give the troops
Of 'the party" some pretext for railing If the
Administration is sincere, why has not their
leading and most distinguished measure-their
great Panacea for all the sufferings of the peo-
ple-been brought up before2 Why have they
selected, in every case, day for moving to take
itup when it would be necessary TO suspend
quire vote of tpo-thirds? Why have they
not proposed to take it up when the vote of
majority only was required?
We trust the people will bear in mind these
two simple facts. After letting the Sub-trea-
sury bill slumber on the Speakers table four
months, the Federal Loco-focos endeavor to
bring it up on the pirate bill days. SO as at
once to get rid of the claims of the many meri-
torious individuals, and save, for this year at
least, the money which is justly due them by
Government, and for paying which those pri-
vate bills provide. Defeated in that disgraceful
and inquitous attempt, they endeavor to make
their Sub-treasury override the bills for the sup
port of the army and navy and Indian depart
ment all of which, they themselves have been
proclaiming, are suffering for the want of money
to sustain them. The opposition will give no
countenance to these designs, and therefore are
they assailed with every epithet of abuse in the
foul vocabulary Of the Globe.