Richmond palladium., 1841-07-03
WHOLE NUNBER 5l6.


aud, among others from the city Of Charleston,
portion OF the country where The support given to
General Halnson rs IA political candidate lad net
been 50 strong rs IN many others; with magma
utmity which that Guy had often manifested,
citizens had come forward and pettioned Congress
that fhls sum should be appropriated as an IN
demEity. There, he believed, had been other pc
ttious Of tho same character offered during this
lie would thank the Clerk TO state
whether surh had been the case.
The Clerk, through the Char. responded 10 tho
inquiry ana stated that there had.
Mr.. i. said that gentleman from Peensylva-
nIa. near him, had just suggested tha, he had
IN his hands Il petition praying for a much larger
grant than that he had moved, end which he
would read when he came TO speak the
resolution. The reason why Mr.. A. had moved
10 insert this sam was, that, far as he could
unders taRd what the public opinion was, tins was
the sum which was preferred by IA great portion
Of the American people. A larger or smaller sum
might be proposed. in which the question,
by usuage Of The House, would frs e put on the
largest sum.
The grounds and reasons for this appropriation
had been so long atd fully discussed IN he pa
pers and journals of the country, that he presum-
ed tho minds of all the members Of the House
were made up IN regard to il; he should not,
therefore. add any further remarks.
Mr.. Cooper Of Penn.y yIvana, rose in favor Of
tho appropriation, and said he held IN his hands an
account of the proceedings Of public meeting
men Of both political parties, when all had agreed
that such appropriation ought to he made.
The appropriation was further advocated by
Mr.. Ward, of Now York, when Mr. Gordon, Of
tho state. moved to fill the blank with tho
sum of 81, $50 Mr.. Dean of Ohio. then took
the floor. against tho appropriation.
Mr.. Dean was opposed TO the appropriations
He was astonlshod that this question should como
up at this session. Was this the business we
we're called here to ransact2 lie wanted 10
know what power was in the Constitution TO war
rant tho vote Of this gratuity 10 tho neirs of
Gen. iarrison7 lie had no intention of speak.
ing Of Gen. Harrison. He willing to bury
what evil he had done with his bones, and let
what good he had done for his country 1.-Two after
him. Unless the heirs Of Gen. Harrison bad
just, constitutional and legal claim upon tho
country, he should vote again, the bill.
Mr.. ID. said he had been astonisbed ut The re-
mark of the gentleman from MASSACHUSETTS, Mr..
Adams when he had stated, reason in
sor OF making this donation, that Gen. Harri-
son bad made large expenditures in election.
ccrlng campaign. What! was Congress to re-
munerato men for expending large sums Of mo
ney in building log cabins! Was il indeed so?
For himself, he had doub, in The world that
money had been poured out like flood for cleo
tioueeTing purposes. He old not doubt that tho
Treasury had been emptied, had been drained 10
effect eloctoneering purposes.
Here MIR. ID. was interrupted by loud laughter
ana cries of 'Nho doubts it? ..Ncry true," and
'Wh0 had the treasuryz'
Mr.. ID. resumed. And not only so but that the
pockets of lndiv iduals had been empted likewise.
If the House should vote this donation, ii would
be shown and proved that individuals had mprop-
erIy drawn money from tho Treasury to be en-
Dloyed in this election.
Here the laughter was renewed, mingled with
CRIES OF .No doubt Of that"-'we II know that. |"
Mr.. ID. said that he knew personally that tho
West bad been flooded with documents which
Iad come free of expense, and had been spread
n protuson all over the land. IL gentlemen knew
IF these corrupt practices. why had they voted
lown resolution which sough. TO bring them
,ut TO light? Were he permitted openly to repeat
n his place remark which had been made with
n his hearing, he could give very fair reason
Why that resolution had been voted down.
[Cries of 'Give it'-"giye it"-"ie, US have
t"l
Mr.. d. said if it proper he could soon
rive it, for it had proceeded from an old Wing
Federalis,.
[Cas 10 order, mixed with cries of 'Go or."1
Mr. ID. said he not to be deferred by any
lolse confusion which gentlemen might choose
0 get Ilj1 from zilns k4A ~.~@1" ~f t'rv trii T.
vas N attempt to work upon the better feelings Of
men to make them do wrong; but both honor and
policy should place men above all such influence.
When had such proposition ever been heard of
n any deIlberatiye body2 When had il ever be-
ore been asserted that because mans expen-
es ha6 been immense in getting into q public
,fiice, therefore 5000 must be granted to his
yidow7
Mr.. D. concluded by protesting against tho
grant Of any sum whatever to persons VINO mad
10 legal claim to single dollar.
Mr. Lane of Indiana, rose. apparently unoer
considerable excitement, and his delivery was so
-aoid as to render il extremely difficult 10 present
moro than an outline Of his speech.
lie said he had not intended 10 utter a word un-
IL he had heard wha, had just fallen from the
member from Ohio. Strange, indeed, il must
nave sounded every human being iha. heard
that that member, himself citizen of Ohio,
should get up here to Ike war on dead citizen
IF his State. To prey like vampire on an
Ilustrious man now committed 10 the silent tomb!
He hoped the party TO which that member be-
onged, would, not sustain him in such course.
I;,. orrf,or had .old the Eouae that he would