The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-09

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red them TO committees of their own appointments
The Democratic party powerless, either for good
for evil They had part or lot IN the business
and seemed to be here only in sort as suostrio
| ing witnesses to what was done. Well, SIR, what mas
been done2 | repeat the question, what has been
done The first thing in order of time, as well as oil
demert is the
DISTRIBUTION BILL.
By this law all moneys raised by the sale and entry
of the public lands, amounting 10 many millions OF
acres are longer be paid into the National
| Treasury, but to be given away to the States
Not given in equal proportions neither. Nine
of the twentysix States first given five hundred
thousand EACH and also 10 per cent of the net
proceeds of the sales and entries. All this is to be
done for them before distribution takes place
and in that DIVISION they get their propoItlonate dl-
vdend with the rest. Well sill loen was this unequal
donation made to the States AT the very moment
when your National Treasury empty that you
had TO pass Loan Bill to borrow money when and
where, and from whom you could. Yes, sir the same
Congress that gape aoay your money passed law to
borroU money to supply your necessities Win one
hand they care away whilst with the other they bor-
rowed money. Was this sensible Was 1t just
Was it honorable2 But will not 60 into particu-
iarsl will say nothing of the caucus drll which got
the bill hrough-nohing Of the log rolling between
its friends and the friends of the Bankrupt bill.
These things all known and condemned by the
People. South Carolina spurned the fl thy bride from
her door-Virgina refused to touch dollar OF the
money-oiher States, | think, have followed their no
Bile example My own my loved and honored State
is at this moment decided her opposition to this un-
wise and unequal measure. Look at her Representa-
tives here this hoor-fve Democrats and three
Whigs--eght in all. So five using their bes:
etons for its repeal. So far yet we have not sue
ceeded-but let me tell you this Distribution bill is
doomed measue-he hand of destiny is upon it, and
repealed it must and will be.
The next thing done was the passage OF the
BANKRUPT BILL.
This measure was the twin brother of the Distribu-
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into the House, and passed under the gag of the PRE-
| vious question. A few Of the Wings at first were
little refractory, but the oSerbearing dctation Of Mr.
Clay, put things to rights, and the bill was
passed under circumstances that reflect Gre
| dit upon the party who hurried 1t through
MIR. Speaker, would you believe that attempts have
been made to shuttle the odum of this law off of the
| Wing party, and to put it on he Democratic party !
| have received letters from Tennessee, speaking
of this law having been passed by Democratic votes
have also been informed that In that State 1t Is quite
common for w higs to say that was passed equally
| by both parties Sir, once for all, call you and
this House. to bear witness to the utter tasehood of
| sue insnuations The Democratic party voted
against every STAGE they fought at every step of
its progress through both Houses. Sir, have turned
to the Journal and have it lying befoie me, and
i, shows that on the final passage Of the BILL every
Democrat in this House voted against the bill except
three: Mr.. Wood and Mr.. Roosevelt, from the State
Of New York, and MIR. Dawson from Louisiana.
The main question: viz: Shall the bill pass was
then put and passed in the uirmatveyeas II nays
l05.
The yeas and nays being desired by one-ffih ofthe
members present, those who voted in The affirmative
are
Messrs Adams, Allen, S. J. Andrews, Arnold.
Aycrgg, Babcock, Baker, Barnard, Black, Blair,
Boardman, Borden, Briggs, Brockway, Bronson, M
Brown, jeremiah Brown, Barker Burnell Will
liam B. Calhoun, Thomas J. Campbell Robert l..
Caruhers, Timothy ChiIds, Chittenden, J. c. Clark,
S. N. Clarke, Cowen, Cranston, Cravens Gushing,
G. Davis, w. G. Dawson, j. q. Dawson, Deberry,
]. Edwards, Everett Fessenden, Fillmore, A. l.. Fos-
Ter, Gamble Gates P. G.. Goode, Greig Habesham,
Hail. Hals,ed Hastings, Henry, Howard Hudson,
Hunt, James Irwin William w. Twin, Brancs
James, William Cost Johnson, |. d. Jones, J. P. Ken
redy, King, Lane, Lawrence, Linn, Mason, Mathot,
Maxwell, Maynard, Meriwether, Moore Morgan,
Morris, Morrow, Nisbet, Osborne, Pearce, PendIeion,
Powell, E. Randall A. Randall Randolph, Rayner,
Ridgway Rodney, Roosevelt Russell, Saonstall, Ser
geant Smonr ton, Slade Smith, Sellers, Stany, Stoke
, ly, Slratton Stuart, Taaferro RW. Thompson Til
Ing hast, ToIand, TomIinson, Van Rensselaer,, Wal
lace, Warren, E. d. White, J. L. White, t. w. Will
ams l.. WiIliome c. H Williams, J. L. Williams,
Win hrop, Wood, Yorke A. Young, J. Young.
Those who voted in the negative, are,
Messrs. l.. w. Andrews, Arlington, Anterior.
Banks, Beeson, Bidack Birdseye, Bolts, BOVINE,
Boyd, A. V. Brown c. Brown, Burke, w. Butler,
w. o. Butler, G. G. Caldwell, PC. Caldwell, John
Campbell, w. 3. Campbell, Cary, Chapman, Cliff
ford, Clinton, Coles Cross, Daniel, Davis, Dean,
Doan Doig Eastman J. c. Edwards, Egberl, Fer
ris, G. Floyd, G. A Floyd Fornance, Foster, Gent,
Y, Gerry, GiImer, Gioggn, w. Q. Goode Gordon,
Hunter IngersolI, Jack, Cave johnson, j. w. Jones'
, Keim A. Kennedy, Lewis, Ltefield, A. McClel-
Ian, R. Mcclellan, Mckay Mallory, Marchsnd,
hard Parmenter,, Payne Pickens, Pumer Pope
Profit, Ramsey, Redng, Rencher, Rhet Riggs, Ro-
gers Saunders, Shaw, A. H. Shepperd, Shields, Sny
der, Sprigg, Steenrod Sweeney, J. B. Thomson, Trip
lett, Turney, Underwood, Van Buren,, Ward Wa
| tersOn w eIer WestbrOok w Williams Wise
have also examined the journal ofthe Senate and in
that body, only four Democrats voted for the bill:
Those who voted in the affirmative, are,
Messrs Barrow, Bates, Berren Choate, Clay of
tingon, Kerr, Merfck, Miller MoreheAd, Mouton,
Phelps, Porter, Simmons, Smith, of Indiana, South
ard, Ta!madge, Walker White, Williams, Wood
bridge Young.
Those who voted in the negative, are
Messrs. Allen, Archer, Bayarj, Benton, Bucha-
nan, Calhoun, Clay of Alabama, Cuthbert, Fulton,
Graham, King, Linn. McRobcrts Nicholson, Pierce,
Prenti,s Rives, Sewer Smith, of Connecticut Stur
geon TaPpan, Woodbury. Wright.
, Messrs. Walker, Williams, Young, and Mouton.
Three of these Walker, Williams and Mouton,
directly and specially instructed by the Legsa-
lures of their States to vote in that way. l repeat
here, in my place, from the journals, that in the
House. the vote for the passage of the BILL was one
hundred and eleven; of these, three only De-
mocrats all the rest were Wings In the Senate,
there were twenty-six votes for the bill; OF
these four were Democrats Ohree under instructions
and one of his own accord,) and all the rest
Wings Sir these facts notorious. Mr. Clay
and the Wing party have always boosted that these
measures were theirs, and now look to them in
many quarters to Mr.. Clays election to the
Presidency. Sir, the people ofmy State, both Wings
and Democrats, opposed to this law but few of
their Wing leaders and the Wing papers trying
, impose upon them the belief that party was
much for it another. The nsnuation is false
proved to be false by the journals before proved
to be false by all the published speeches of the
sion-proved to be false by the Wing Manifesto is