The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-07-15


$ By which Of lis clauses was Congress EN-
d powered to give away the public money
b gra'ltousy He cared nothlng for prece
c dents. II was sa that Congress had mad
Q still larger grant to Lafayette: But Mr.
{ d. never could find any sound reason Of
constitutional principal v hich justified thea
$ ~ comforting gfaiuIty upon any man. liz
vas opposed 10 al graiuiiies. They hat
} conc here, as II vas alleged, to relieve the
distress Of the country. les Tins "Gi1
{ tress Of the country had been yung in the
cars Of the people from Georgia to the
. Lakes. Nothing was heard from certain
, Sc, Of politicians bot public distress aud im
pending run; and there must Le a caleC
Deetng Of Congress TO seek 90, some mode
10 allay the distress. Now, Mr.. D. must
say that IN bis section Of the country there
was no distress and no run; there was no
arrangement 10 the currency but such as
was beyoad Tie action of Ills House 10
remedy. Mr.. ID. vas no believer in these
distresses Of the dear people. There was
10 distress il his district, and lie had come
here, not TO make grau!Iics, but 10 discharge
his constitutional duty according 10 the wi!
Of bis constituents. Il vas not their viii
that any such bill as this should pass. lr
he question could be Pot 10 The vote amorg
tGe people Of his district, there was not
map, uacss il might be so,ue distressed
I v Ing or old FedeTalsi, who would give
ono iarihIng Of his money. No, there was
not enc, 10! one man that would raise his
voice in favor OF making this donation 10
tie widow and heirs of " Villain Henry Iiar
rlson. Mr. u. said be had been astoushed
at tie remark Of the gentleman from Mas
sachuseus, Mr.. Adams when be had sta
led, as ere reason IN favor ol makIug this
donation, that Gen. Harrison had made
large expenditures in an eleciioneeriEg
campaign. What was Congress 10 remu
netGe mcn l1r expeAd,ng barge SUMS Of
money 10 huildlng log cabins! Was II IN.
deed 60 For himself, he had no doubt in
The world that money had been poured out
like food for elec,oneeung purposes
He did not doubt that the Treasury had
been empted, had been drained, to effect
eIectloneerlug purposes
Here Mir. d. was Interrupted by loud
laughter and cries Of " " ho doubts il r.
g ' cry true" and " Who had the treasu
ry ~
Mir D. resumed. And no, only SO, but
that the pockets Of individuals had been
cmpied likewise. If the House should
vote this donation, il would be shown ard
proved that individuals had improperly
drawn money from the Treasury 10 be en-
pIoyed III this election.
(Ilere the laughter was renewed mingled
with CRIES Of g NJ doubt Of that -" We all
know that
Mr. D. said that he knew personally that
the Yves. had beea flooded allh documents
which had come free Of expense, and had .
been spread in prolusion all over the land.
If gentlemen knew Of these corrupt pract.
COS, why had they voted down a resolutoa
which sought 10 bring them out 10 light
Were he permitted openly TO repeat in his
place remark which had been made with.
N bis hearing, he could give very fair
reason why that resolution had been voted
down.
Ceres Of" Give ii"-"let US have n.')
Mr.. D. said If it were proper lie could
soon giyo it, for II had proceeded from an
old Wing Fcderalss.
(CalIs to order, mixed with cries Of 60
on"
Mr. d. said he was not TO be deferred by
any noise or confusion which gentlemen \
might choose to get up, from glvin. his
views of this bah It was an attempt to
work upon the better feelings of men TO
make them do wrong but beth honor aud
policy should place men above all such in
duence. When had such a proposition
ever been heard Of in any deli5erative L
body ? When had 1t ever before been as.
serted ;hat because a mans expenses had
been immense IN getting into a pubic Of
fee, therefore $4,000 must be granted to
his widow
Mr., D. had been surprised at the dccis
ion Of the Char and Of the House in refer,
nnce to the amendment moved bv tho gen. I
iIeman from Pennsylvania Mr. Soyder) in t
behalf Of the widow and children Of Charles
O2le. What difference was there between
he clam of O-le's heirs end those Of Gen. /
llarrisonl Were not the one as much en-.
,nlej to the sympahies of Federas,s as
the other? Were gentleman IN favor Of
giving bountles here, and such bouules as
should follow men down to their heirs =
" rs this the retrenchment and the reform
hat the country had been taught 10 ex.
peotl lie should like to know how any
man could Justify bis vote for such q grant f.,
as this. Was not the Treasury already ,
sufficiently dra ned Had they DOT come
together under the speclous preieuca oil
furnishing ways and means TO replenish a
drained, exhausted Treasury And was
thus one OF the means Was this bill to
provide sound and uniform currency =
Was this one of tho measures that was to
restore confidence Could that be. the 90
Zee, of the bill Mr., D. concluded by pro
testing against the grant Of any sum what
ever to persons who had no legal claim TO
a single dollar.
Mr.. Lane, of Indiana, said he had not
intended 10 utter a word until he had heard
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