Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-28

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said his object was to lead 10 the inquiry whether, n
the recent election, any special instruction had beer
r;yen b. the PEOPLE through the ballot boxes, wlieths
in relation 10 this or The Gaming Administration.
MIR. ID. then proceeded 10 notice The repo!. oi ta'
Secretary of the Treasury and the estimates iurn'she'
bv that officer for the present gear. as.
After reading the humerous items, MIR. ID. SAID !
would appear from the report OF the Secretary that In
estimated balance in the Treasury at the end OF m
present year, after making every payment, would b
Sc2i,273.
Bnt the question had been asked, That as there wa
10 be this balance in the Treasury al the close OF tit
wear, what necessity was there for the issue OF these
Treasury notes; His answer was, that Il portion oil tn
receipts referred to by the Secretary OF the treasury
would not probably be paid in, such Tor instance as lht
I item fthc Bank of Natchez. But there was another rea
son, and that was The great inequality OF receipts, and the
inequality Of expenditures in the course OF the year
1t had been already shown, that, during the prcseh'
quarter, q great amount became due before the luhs'
for meeting the demands had been paid IN. 1t there
fore became necessary that n temporary provision
should be made TO cnahlc the Treasury To anticipate
for a short period lis receipts. But let gentlemen wait
until the end of the yea-, when the Teccip's anu es-
penditures should be put together, and they would then
see how much reason they had for their objections.
/, m;oht also he asked why such an amount OF Trea-
surv notes had been asked for in the bill. His answer
was, that considering the great revuisions OF trace ahc
the huctuat,on Of money matters, IT was better To pro-
vide a sufficiency at once.
he SpcTplITE Vi lt IltasuIN 'N''@ "N"t S
during the last year, the Treasury had met every de-
mand which had been made upon It. Now some gen.
tleman of the Opposition had thought proper IN deny
this, and to assert that tie Government had been gong
on tick. He could, however, boldly assert that such
had no, been the case, and he felt assured that lie could
prove what he said 10 the satisfaction OF tie House.
MIR. d. then alluded 10 the charges made By Mr..
/ Barnard on this subject, and who had alleged that ihe
work on The public buildings IN tins city had oeen sus-
pended, and the payment oi money due 10 Tue WORK
100000 18Th M tpln Of nrIl naNt
In order 10 be satisfied us TO the truth Of this charge
Nh. ID. said he had addressed a letter 10 the Secretary
of the Treasury on the subject, and a bill was read al
the Clerks table. The answer of the Secretary was
also read, and stated in substance, that all The Work
done on The public buildings OF this city, during the
+ last wear, to the pest olhis knowledge, had been paid
for as soon as done. But the appropriation having been
exhausted, as a matter Of necessity during The present
month, he believed the Committee on Public Building
had received an application from Some iabore's 10 be
no rmi,ted 10 no on with their work ut their own risk,
t until a further appropriation should be made. Tho
Board of Commissioners had not Intcrfered in the case
and neither they nor the Department had proposed
anv reduction OF wages.
Thus, said Mr. D., the appropriation having run out
the laborers themselves, at their own risk, during tht
present month, have made the application to be per
mi,ted TO 90 on with the work. So much for the Go
vernment going on tick.
Mr.. ID. then gave a similar satisfactory explanation
in repiy to the objection raised in relation to the work,
II nj Ou IOl0l, DOM bS WI uHu vi W iot -
ter having sead, at the Clerks desk, a letter from ,hs
4 War Office OH the subject, and which placed lic mat
!, ter in lis proper light, Mr.. ID. said it was thus he dis
posed Of the objection OF the gentleman from y. York
. who unfortunately had gone off half cooked. In
:. gentleman from Virginia had also done the same, al
though, in q general way, he TOOK ire before he wen
/. off.
Mr.. D. then proceeded TO reply 10 other objection
:. raised by Mr.. Barnard in relation 10 the great amour
= alleged to be owing By the Government. Ole Mr.. ID.
= go -, - tko o,pr'G-ip,s 81, ,ri,rh fh1
5 and other members had come; and he desired TO knos
:. if the Opposition fancied the people would be 50 Tool
{ ish as 10 take their bare words, without facts or figures
!, against the facts and figures of the Secretary OF tn
Treasury.
:. lf,here had been any expression at the ballot DO
AGAINST this mode of raising money b. Treasury notes
( he (Alr. d. would acknowledge that it ought not 10 b
!. done. So with u National Bank, and lie would be til
last man to support either against the will OF the pee
e pic. But he denied there had been any such expires
: SION AGAINST the measure contemplated by the bill, al
r that being the case, he considered il the duty OF IN
Democratic party TO carry out the principles BY whic
Q they had SO long been bound.
Mr.. ID. then proceeded to make some remarks as I
n the principles of the coming Administration, and III
,r sacred duty Of all officers, whether high or low, TO &C
faithfully to the people who elected them.
In the course of his speech, Mr.. d.. alluded to tn
d conduct of Gen. Harrison and the course pursued b
him at a certain meeting in OHIO. AT that public NEE
il ING, said Mr.. D., you find Gen. Harrison telling the as
e sembled thousands that he was opposed TO a Nations
Bank, on the ground that Congress has not constitution
al power to incorporate il. But in the very same speecl
n and before the sam assembled thousands, he tells theI
that if Congress should think proper 10 pass such a hi
he would not veto II.
Now. said Mr.. d., look al this. Here on the 9TH
N March next, General Harrison will be sworn into Office
lie will lift up his hand and swear before God that h
y. will faithfully support the Constitution. Yes, hrs lI
e will press the Holy Evangelists, and he VIII soiemni
declare tina, the Constitution shall be preserved invl,
/. late. And yet, according to his own words, shout
Congress see proper TO pass a bill, which he believes
be unconstitutional, he will not veto il.
O. Mr.. bonn here rose and desired to know to VIII;
f. speech his colleague alluded.
,e Mr.. DUNCAN was understood to say that he b
a licved it was the speech at Cleveland.
MIR. BOND said he would undertake TO say, thi
upon the Sub-Treasury bill, General Harrison had d.
o, clared before the assembled multitude, that SO far as i
I'd could he would have that measure repealed, because !
was utterly opposed to IT.. =.
After some remarks from MIR. DUNCAN III repi.
IA which were not distinctly heard
I'd MIR. BOND stated, that he would undertake 10 81.
of that General Harrison had not said he would not exc
r. else the constitutions j power Of veto. But he had a
e. tested over and over again that he would hesitate beio
he exercised that power on a mere question oil exp
e. diency. Mr.. b. had never heard General Harrison 81
e. that he would relinquish the veto power upon what
rk believed to be against the Constitution. He (Mr. u
he believed that his colleague was mistaken when he So
that Harrison had, at any time, failed to give an EXPIRE
sion of his opinion to any public measure. lie W
es above c~oncealmen:; and if there was any man in Il
x. nation, whose heart was in his hand, it was VILLA
he Henry Harrison.
of MIR. DUNCAN. Yes, his heart is in both hands,
on he has a heart in each hand, or that his heart has bee
ms in the hands of a Committee, as | will presently Shot
he MIR. BOND again asserted that Gen. Harrison hi
never refused TO give his opinion on any public me
II, sure.
n. Mr.. DUNCAN wished to understand from the &c
in tleman whether he meant to say that Gen. Harrlse
es had ever answered through the newspaper columns.
it, MIR. BOND repeated that the General had no co
to cealment.
re MI. DUNCAN. That is no answer TO the qncstlo
a. ask II General Harrison has ever thonght proper
sc place his hand to any explanation IN the newspapers.
MIR. BOND could not say whether the Gener
had ever placed his hand to such explanation or nc
S. but whenever he had been called on by letter, he ha
n Mr.. u. believed, given an answer. 1t was not to
10 expected that he would answer every letter contalnlf
the same thing over and over again, that he had give
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