The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-01-14

be abandoned or not. But in view oflhe
past, and not in manner as formal as is
usual, ! have brought forward myresolu.,
ton. Sir, continued Mr. Clay, there are
occasions when the ordinary forms Of le-
eisialion may and ought 10 be dispensed
with. II we look back to 1900. to the
induction Of Thomas Jefferson to office,
no one would have supposed that had the
Alien ana Sedition law not been tempo
rary in its character, that word would
have been heard as 10 the expedency of
repeating tina, odious measure. The same
feeling of condemnation, i, may be pre-
sumed, exists to the condemned Sub
Treasury Bill.
The Sub Treasury Bill has been dis
cnssed for three years and nearly three
.monlhs-a period longer than the war.
since this measure was brough. forward.
Daring ,Lat time il has been debated here
and elsewhere. and | am not disposed to
resume the discussion. 1t is sufficient for
me to know that the nation wills the re-.
peal of the measure. Senators from nine.
teen States stand here instructed to re-
peal the measure. Senators have hereto.
fore said that this election and tina. cleo
ton sanctioned this and that measure.
The period had gone by for such ap.
reals. The people had almost unani-
rnoasiy been heard and almost unanimous
~ spoken in condemnation of the EEK
pertinent" When the Nation speaks
when the Nation wills-when the Ma.
ton commands what ought TO be done, it
should be done. Senators from nineteen
States are therefore bound by the popular
sentiment which has been SO signally ex.
pressed in their several States, to vote
for the repeal Of the great measure which
had been submitted to them.
| had hoped, said Mr. Clay, that the
President CT the United States would. in
his message, have said that the fact is
what all the world knows that the will
OF the nation was against his favorite
measure. did not expec. from him an
acknowledgement that he was wrong,
no7 did ! expect that he would speak of
amendments 20 and improvements of the
bill which had been SO signalIy resisted.
in a msnner unparalleled in the history of
the country. In the adherence 10 and a.
pology for,h system, | am therefore dis
appointed.
One word of the measure proposed to
be repealed.-The Presiden, and the Sc
cretary say that il has been so far sue
cessIul. So far successful! What evil
dence is there of this and how has this
success been provided! Now, con.n-
ued AIR Clay. I am. l thank God, very
far from any of these Receivers General,
aud | would no, care if the distance was
much greater than i, is. Eut so far as have
seen lis operation have seen no evidence
of lis success. Has the senator from
n. York or the Senator from N. lamp
shire, who SO zealously have defended
the bill, lis authors and Secretary of the
Treasury? By the by, l must say tina,
the reward be has received has been q
very ungrateful return to that Senator
{ Nh IIubbard) his Jealous and able efforts
IN defence of this measure (aliuding to
The election Of lir Woodbury. TO the
Senate over Mr. Huhbard.)
| am not, continued Mr. C. well ac-
quainied with tile operations of this meas
ure, being. as have said, far removed
from the Receivers General; but as far
as l have seen its operations the Banks
have been the great agents in enforcing
the provisions of the Bill-There is no
difference, as understand. in regard to
the Banking operations of this measure
and the old measure. Bank checks now
are issued as they we're before by the
Collectors. and the amount of the whole
operation is just this: Prior to July last
the Public money was deposited by the
Collector in the Bank to the credit oil the
Treasurer of the United S,a,es--now the
Collector deposits his money to the cred
i. Of the Receiver General, and the Re.
ce;ver General places it in the Bank to
the credi, of the Treasurer of the United
States. individuals have The whole con-
troll of the Public money, and control it
chiefly as they did prior to the time the
Bill became the law of the land.
! think. added Mr. Clay, that no posi-
bic inconvenience can result from the re
peal OF the measure. But the question
Of inconvenience is not one for lis to act
upon. The country has demanded the
repeal Of the measure, and as the servants
of the people we are bound to abide their
verdict. We are their Trustees.
Mr. Clay was not disposed to press the
consideration of his resolution at the pre-
sent time. but 10 give the Administration
Senators any proper time for examina-
ton prior TO a final action.
The Honorable John G.. Calhoun took
s'tlle position in the Senate the other
day that 2 reduction of expenditures was
much needed, and also diminution of
Executive patronage; and that he should
make no opposition to General Harrison
Administrator, on this score If i. fulfilled
its pledges-that lie should not make
factious opposi,ion-ihat he should Judge |
that administration by lis acts and meas.
ures-hnt that he should oppose Ma
tlonai Bank with all his energy Mad.
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