, 1842-10-22

The SlItang scale OF the corn-IaWS--
namely that the American exporter.
who sends out his wheat when he
hears that the duty is low, finds, be-
fore his cargo arrives, that the mar
ket isalready supplied from the North
Of Europe, and that the duties are
again high.
Mr.. ADAMS. in his late speech on
his reception by his constituents. af-
ter the adjournment of Congress.
made the following statements and
explanations:
AT the breaking up Of the Cabinet
upon the veto OF the bank bill Though
| WIS glad of that veto, not because
of the grounds it was based upoa. bu;
because the assent Of The States was
required) | was one OF the Massachu.
sets delegation with whom Mr.. Web
s,er consulted, and | strongly advised
him 10 cOntinue at his post. | thought
the danger of war with Great Britain
at that time. to be imminenl-aud |
had confidence that II any man In the
country could avert 1t, the Secretary
could: and | therefore advised him to
continue at his post. That danger.
has now happily passed away--and
there is perhaps no other citizen who
could have brought the negotiation
10 n favorable termination, and saved
us fUm being plunged In 4 war with
England. Yet, though such was my
advice to the Secretary of State. |
was satisfied the very moment | look
ed at the estimates furnished by the
Treasury Department, al the com
mencement OF the late session ofCon-
gress. that | must come out in open
opposition to the President. The
first page OF the report contained cs-
Inmates calling for S25,O00,0OO for
ordinary expenditures. For the ar.
my !Sl2.O0O.O00; The navy $4,000
600: Ihe civil list S5.OOOOO The
army was to be increased by two re.
gimcnts-f0ris were TO be built from
one end of the country TO the other;
admirals and other officers were TO be
added TO the navy. | saw that this
would not do. and believing the ar
my needed reduction, | opposed it.
and Il reduc ion has been made. But
when ! saw Mr.. Tyler's annunciation
in his letter 20 the 4th Of July COM
mitlee at Philadelphia, of the doc
lrines that each OF the departments
of the Government is totally indepen-
dent of every other, and that the
President is 4 part of the Legislature,
and Congress can pass no law with
ont his assent, | became satisfied of
his utter incapaclty. Is tie President
independent OF Congress, who may
impeach him, and Of the Senate, who
may try and convict and punish him?
Cannot 4 majority of two-thlrds pass
a law IN spite of the President? LIB
erty and independence! and such
doctrines as these blended together!
\ n y y y y
Perhaps my own violence of man
ner at tunes, requires some apology.
| do not pretend to be more than hu-
man; and it may be true that | have
sometimes used expressions which
outran what it became me to saw, but
not what il became those who pro-
voked them, to hear. But the truth
is, no other man is attacked in the
way that am. They always assail
me with misrepresentation and per-
sonal abuse. Take a recent case.
| have been accused both in and out
of Congress, with invoking the God
OF ba,tles-a thing never did in my
life. Even my colleague, Mr.. Cush-
ing, regretted, in the House, that |
had invoked the God of battles. |
went to him and told him thatI should
call for proof that | had ever invoked
the God of battles. MI. Irwin, ano-
Their member Of the corporal's guard,
so called, made the same accusation,
The fact is they merely mistook a de.
Precati0n for an lmprecdtioa--a slight
mistake TO be sure-but which mate
rally affects the theory of my mo-
tlves."