Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-02-10


olutions of Mr. Benton against assuming the state
debts report artlul, sly, and designed as a vital
stab ut the credit of the states. Mr.. G. read it, |
and Benton asked for 10000 extra copies Mr..
Crittenden pounced upon it, and gave its author
severe lashing- showing that no state had rs yet
even dreamed ofasking the National Government
to assume its debts denouncing the report as full
OF errors and Measurements, and whal malicious
and understandable interference with the aftairs ut
the States. Mcssrs. Grundy and Benton attempted
to reply but they made sal work. Even Messrs
Mouton and King. administration Senators, cen
sured the committee; Mossrs. Preston and Web
ster poured in hot shot the latter making mas
ierly defence oil the credit and honor of the A
merican name and character. lnstead of ordering
10000 extra copies of this new attack upon the
credit of the nation, it was sent back TO the Com.
This is one Of Bcnton's humhugs, and q more
mschievous one was never invented. In the 1rst
place, no eerious effort can possibly be made TO
induce the national government to assume the
state debts: first, because the National Treasury
is itself bankrupt, and second because states out of
debt never will consent To he sadded with the
debts of their neigh ors. 1t is n mere ruse of
Bemon's TO make great noise and divert The PEG
pie, while he is planning his schemes of robbery
upon The public lands. The mischief Of the report
is, that it would nj PROSTATE the credit OF the
states and the country abroad.
House.-Tho printing again discussed the To-
cofocos voted down the propositions OF the wings,
elected Blair aud Rves printers, by ITO out of201
votes, and then, after securing their election, con-
scented to committee on the subject of printing.
| ITO votes is not majority in n full House. We
copy Il notice of the two days debate from the N.
Y. Com. Advertiser
TIE House of Representatives has been engag
ed in n two days fight upon the subject of the
printing. The speech Of Mr.. Graves, delivered
yesterday, was great. And great would he its eff
lectin opening the eyes Of the people, could it be
| h.
strous abuses were disclosed The President, you
will recollect, made great professions Of economy
in his message, and strongly enjoined its practice
upoa Congress. Ditto Mr.. Secretary Woodbury.
in his report. The House OF Representatives
proved their respect for the recommendations by
ordering far greater amount of printing than ev-
er before for the sole purpose OF giving fat Jobs to
the Executive printer. Again: When by chance
the other day, resolution was adopted, directing
the printing be done by the contract. at the low
est Irces, party caucus was called at night, ut
which it was determined to check this movement
towards economy, and the next morning The reso-
luton was reconsidered by chained party vote
Well under such circumstances, Graves, you well
emembcr came forward with his resolution for
the appointment of II committee to ascertain the
most economical course that could be devised, in
regard TO the public printing.
A ont of order having been raised the night be-
FORE by the "Brd of WiSdom," from Missouri,
! Mr.. Jameson,)he was entitled to the floor this
morning. hut the House sustained the Speaker in
favor of Graves, by vote of l04 TO G2. At this
moment your very able honest and dilligeut
member from Buffalo MIR. Fillmore, who had been
! detained from the House IN Il committee, came in
and requested to have his vote recorded The
! House very literally refused his request where
upon MIR Fillmore rose and said "Alr Speaker,
now give Boliee that will not again attend upon
| committee during the sitting of the House,
| Mr. Graves Then tOnk The HoOr nnu delivered
the speech to which | have referred And what
all excoriation he Inflicted upon the economical
friends and supporters of ahis beautiful admins
ration, and upon Blair aud Riycs, their pets !!
They were both liz the House, to keep the restif
members in the traces - Graves read an article
from the Globe, wherein the editors had the aIi-
dacity to confess that they could not sustain the
paper, unless supported by the government prin-
| ting. MIR Graves ais showed that the majority
in attempting TO force their election, were acting
| in obedience 10 the insoent order of that most
corrupt and corrupting paper He showed that
while in the year 1919 the printing and stationery
of Congress cost but 70,0 600 dollars the same items
for the last Congress cast more Than half million.
He.aso showed that fora job of printing which MIR
Gideon had executed by contract, for ttoenty doll.
ars, Blair and Rwes, ior thesam Identical work,
had charged and received Sl20O0!!
| But it was labor in vain. Economy, with these
men, is thing to talk ab7ui, not to be practiSed-
The administration was determined that every
economical nrouosi,ion should be mt down-and
their determination was fully carried out by the
; House o-duy. Every morton made by tho Wings
70 curtail the spoiis to- be awarded 10 Blair and
| Rives was voted down, and every vancouver was
resorted to by The drill -sergens force election
w;,Lout INV farther dcloy. Your ancient federal
VondernoeI was porlicularly active in The drill of
,Lc houscbolJ ,roons.
Mr. Wise smoke elooucnty upop the subject to-
dov Ii;o ob;ect was ,o .se,Hrate ,e urin,ino en-.
,;rslv from tie noiiicoI press aud he cnlle mon
homes, men of nil nar,ies. to sustain his view.
IJo hcJ i, 20 he d;sgrncef,l IN the no,;on m Inc
con,anJino inns dsy AFTER doy. So persion n nrcss
nj som,e iLonSnnJ Jollars year md declared
,h,t Le would never vote AMIN Cor n noliiicnl ed
;,or ,nr ,he ofiice NJ minter' Mr. Stanley mnde nm