The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-09-22
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House resolved itself into Committee of the
whole on the State OF the Union, Mr.. Mason, of Ohio
in tho Chair, and resumed the consideration of the
bill making appropriations for the salaries and outfits
ofdiplomatic agents.
Mr. M'Keon continued and concluded his speech
in favor ofconcurring with the Senate's amendment
striking out the item for mission to Naples, insist
ing on the fact that the Neapotan Government had
no charge here. taking the general ground that vc
ought to retain no permanent foreign missions uny
where
Mr. Cushing entered into brief reply.
Mr.. Wise addressed the committee, observing that
he should not do so had he not feared that amidst
tho excitement occasioncd by the reception OF the
Veto Message, the remarks Of the gentlemen from
Massachusetts (Mr. Cushing) had not been heard or
attended To-.
Mr. w. took substantially the same ground that
Mr.. Gushing had, going more fully into the details
as to tile extent and nature of our commerce with
Naples, the value and importance of commercial
treaty the interests every part of the Union and
the necessity, in the present aspect OF our affairs
having the eye of diplomatic agent kept on tho
movements of European powers, &c. We had
minister at the Sublime Porte, although the Sultan
kept none in his country. The same might be said
of several Of the South American Republics. We
were now the third commercial Power in the world,
and our navigating interest ought to be cherished and
fostcred with the utmost solicitudc.
Mr.. Adams complimented Mr. Wise on the zeal nc
Id al ,rlu IN
our commercial relations.
Mr. Stanley congratulated the gentleman from
Virginia Mr. Wisc) the very prompt and patriotic
course he had pursued this occasion in favor OF
the Neapolitan mission; but he must be malicious
enough to remind him of the very different course he
had pursued last session. in reference to the mission
to Mexico when he had moved to strike out the
appropriations for minister to that Government, or
to reduce it, and Mr.. S had opposed the motion
Mr. Wise here turned round and addressed to Mr.
Stanley reply in explanation ofhs course the last
session. in which the Reporter understood him to
say that he had not moved to strike out the item for
mission to Mexico, but only to reduce it from the
suary of full minister to that of of a charge He
concluded by observing that he could not but regard
the mention Of that circumstance, the present oc-
casion, as evincing some small degree of malcvo-
lencc.
Mr.. Stanley. in reply, said something OF Mr..
Wise's frequently manifestng. himself, small ma
evocncc, but IN what Mr.. S. had said he had owned
openly that there was little malice aforethought, IT
the gentlemen pleased. 1t had been said by a gen.
tlcman some time ago that he was sure measure
must be right because the gentlemen from Massachu-
setts(M Mr.. Adams) and the gentlemen from Virginia
(Mr. Wsc were both opposed to it; the same remark
might now be turned the othor way, and it might be
said that this mission 10 Naples must be right, since
both those gentlemen were in its favor. Mr.. ,.
should vote for this appropriation because it
commended by the Executive; although he did not
know whether he should hereafter support President
Tyer's administration or not; he thought il not i'm.
probobe he should 60 against it before long, but he
could not vote to strike this item from the bill when
both the gentlemen from Massachusetts, and the
gentlemen from Virginia told him it was right His
position was now for the first time in his life
what cquvocal but as long as he remained in it, he
would not vote against appropriating for mission
approved by the President and by the venerable gen.
tlcmen from Massachusetts,, who was perfectly ia
miar with all these matters, (and he might almost
say with every thing else in the worldly
The gentlemen from New. York, he meant the gen.
tlemen from the city of New. York-he who went
away for two or three weeks, and as soon he got
back talked ON every subject before the Housc-that
one (Mr. MKeon) had brought up the subject oi
Mr.. Enos T. Throop-a subject in regard to which
gentleman from Virginia (Mr Joncs had said
that Mr. S. referred 10 il last session at least twenty
five times. We'll, it was true: Mr.. S. had held it
up repeatedly as rcproach to the administration OF
Martin Van Buren; and he had so presented it at
home to his constituents. And that very case OF
rewarding man who had so grossly betrayed his
trust, was Of itself enough politicalyto damn Mar
tin Van Burcn and his administration to all eternity
He wanted nomorctoprove that, than the investigating
Committee which had been made by the gentlemen
near him, (Mr. Dawson.) Mr. S. here quoted the
report in reference to Mr.. TROOPS conduct stating
for period Of fnne years he had utterly diseparded
the law prescribing the duties Of his Office and the
orders of the Treasury Department. and had rem.
dered the very object of his appointment nugatory;
and that through his neglect Mr.. Swaltwouts Dc.
falcation had gone Oh accumuating for years. M