Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-26
CoNGREss-.-Ist SESSION
DEBATE IN THE SENATE-(Conciudrdl
1HMsl1n iry1
fCELlC EXPENDITURES

OF me c"iaihfs OF tnlS embraced those items
Wlich were cons dered extraord nary temporary BY
the Secretary Of The Treasury; winch items, bv the
express t"ras of Mr. Bcnon's resolution were to be
separated from the ordinary aggregate. and not b"
charged upon The Administration proofs oi prodi-
gallly. Bn' the very complaint was, that these were
extraordinary items, and that they went to make M
the eXtavagant expenditures Of the Government. All
prodgaity was necessarily extraordinary in Justly
administered Government. This document was Ell.
IDENTIFY not mere authentic matter of record IL was
statement, left, TO considerable extent, to the dscre
ton Of the Secretary
Mr. w also replied to Mr.. HrRgARp, commenting
various items Of expenditure by this Administer
tion and particularly the unfortunate choice which
they had made of enormously dcfauitng public Off
GERS.
Mr. BROWN observed, that the gentleman from
New jersey had made Issue in regard 10 this
subject and demanded The production Of the record
show that himself md his friends had voted for extra
VACANT appropriations He presumed that gem lrman
would deny tina, he had voted for those bills which
constituted almost the entire amount Of the eXpend
lures of the Government. These were the naval ap-
propriat ION BILL the military appropriation BILL and the
appropriations for the civil list together with those for
the rem oval Of the Indians
But allow me, said Mr. B., TO exhibit instances
in which that Senator and his friends have voted for
most enormous cStravagances; and he had no doubt
hut, by examining the Journals similar votes Of that
Senator and his party could be found, without mum
Der In the bill providing indemnity for French spo
atons prior 10 800, five millions of dollars the
amount that would have been appropriated had il pass
ed both lonscs. Now, the final passage of that bill
by the Senate, page I2 of the journal al the session Of
1884 and 30 that Senator's IS recorded in the az
iirmntive and yet this was an old claim, that
well informed statesmen believed never had foun
daton Justice. That bill passed b. the Senator
and his friend, in this body, I'M oriiy Of The friends of
the Administration voi.ng against if. Then there
the bill for the relief Of the three corporations of Wash
ing;on, Georgetown, and Alexandria, approprinting
about million of dollars and the Of the Senator
together with those of most of his friends found
corded tor that BILL large number Of the friends of the
Administration voting against IT, These were spcc-
mems of that economy which the gentleman and his
friends had thou. hi proper to favor them with lecture
and he had doubt but By examining the journals,
many more at such specimens could he found. Butthe
gentleman SAID in regard to banks, that they the
friends of the Administration What, sir said Mr.. u
after whn the gentleman has told from day 10 day,
that the policy Of the Administration rnnous 10 The
banks, but which he himself did not believe, would he
have rs to understand him as saying, that these
institutions friendly to those whose policy was, he
alleged breaking them down: Why, this absur-
~ that even the gentleman himself must be orclby
struck with The gentleman hmsclfwas not avery long
time ago. he not now, presI dent oi large bank
ing institution and ne believed that he, at least, was
not distinguished for his friendship to the Admlnlsta
ton For his part, he did admit, that the Ad-
mnstTation had pursued line Of policy with view Of
iniuring the banks but he hclcvedtat these corpna'
tons pursued Of policy with view Of forcing
restoration of the funds Of the Government 10 their
keeping. The gentleman, IN a very good-naturcd way,
reminded him that in very few months, he would re-
ccive Ar. Is. presumed from North Carona) areproot
for The course he had taken.
Mr. SorTHARp here said he did not allude TO North
Carolina.
Mr. BRowy continued The gentleman spoke per-
sonuy in relation TO me- and was left to infer, that
the rehuke he anticipated for me was from my own
State.
Sir, should meet with the misfortune of receiving
such rtbukc, the gentleman, from practical expert
ence will know how to sympathize with nae; for the
gentleman, and the Administration OF which he was
member had received such rcbuke from the popular
fiat some years since, the most uncqulvocal manner
That the gentleman and his friends should wish to be
renstaed in Office, and that they should even, IN def
ance of probabilities indulge IN the most s1ngune an
tcpations reasonable enough; but that the popu-
lar rebuke such lie anticipated would he bestowed
the Democratic party, to say the eas! OF IT. not
very probable The gentleman in good time, would
find himself greatly mistaken in his predictions.
Mr. SOUTHARD said that the gentleman mIsun-
ders,ood him, when he supposed that he allnded TO
North Carolina. He said that the impression was
gaining ground that this Administration was not very
economical and that if he would wait awhile, he would
sec evidences Of public sentiment that subject The
gentleman from North Carolina had alluded to his be-
ing once president OF banking institution, and had
made such illusions several previous occasions
Now e begged him. If he should gam think 1t neces-
sarv 10 refer that matter frs, 10 inform himself OF
the institution over which he (Mr. s. did preside
That (sad Mr. S. was corporation created TO make
the most splendid work ha, any country hoas,ed
Of Here Mr. described the nature and extent Of the
Morris Canal and spoke Of The great advantages de-
rived from IT, Tie sole object he said, of granting
banking privileges 10 that corporation was to carry
through the enterprise contemplated By its creation
He beCrcd the Senator would understand what it was,
when he spoke Of his presiding that institution MS
matter OF reproach IL was simply Ia notice his al
nsion which the Senator had chosen TO repeat that he
rose
Mr.. BROWN would be glad TO add very few words
in exclamation file had said nothing that could he
regarded as a rcproach TO the institution which
tho gentleman had presided. The gentleman had
thought proper to make declaration IN the course OF
his remarks that majority of the banks were friendly
to the Administration. He, Nr. B. in reply, showed
he the gentleman former course, the inconsistency OF
the declaration, and said that the gentleman himself
was President Of a Banking nsiItu'ton-the Morris
Ranking Company, and that that bank, at least, was
not one of those friendly 10 the Administration Was
that any thing like rcpronch; The gentleman HIM
self BIZ his remarks. had mad. the only reproach
against that institution Although the gentleman spoke
of il as an institution exclusively for great work of
Internal Improvement yet he. Mr. B, had always I'M
derstood that il possessed banking powers, and also
tina, IL used those banking powers extensively. lie
believed that it had suspended specie payments
Mr. SOUTHARD here interrupted Mr. B., and said
that he greatly mistaken; that lie Dahk had never
suspended payment on lis notes, and had always PAID
them, every dollar, at the counter, on demand.
Mr.. BROWN said he might, IN regard to notes OF
that bank, payable demand, be mistaken. lie be-
lieved however that it had out post notes TO cons
derabe amount that were not paid. The gentleman
understood that matter better, Ia general taught ne
gentleman had begged that he would not repeat again,
that he was the President of the Morris Bank Now
he might Mr.. B. said, have mentioned the subject
once in discussion before; but certainly not as often as
the gentleman had spoken of Executive influence
tyranny corruption &c. without which topics he
doubted whether the gentleman could make speech
Mr. CALHOUN. am the friend OF economy, ana
have, trust, ever evnced it By my votes and other
public acts believe that in all free States Il IS car
dnal virtue and in ours, Indispensable one, Il We
desire to preserve political institutions As the
friend of economy, rejoice 10 hear this debate The
elimination and recrminaon of extravaganza between
the two sides of the Senate is proof that the day OF
extravaganza passed, and that OF economy has ar
rived. We have had period Of extravaganza it's
manly to acknowledge the truth Our expenditures
have gone far beyond what they ought to have been