The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-29

/ Tempter towards Eve in the Good Book Not one
| of the great Wing measures Tor the rehei Oh inc
country had been sustained by the present incumbent
of the Presidential chair, and, if the Exchequer
scheme erased, there would be no dlstlncti'e
line of difference between the principles OF the Dem
ocratic party and the principles entertained Dy uose
who administered the Government. For his part nc
did not believe that any thing for the pubic reiiei
could be accomplished in consequence of the divers-
fed opinions prevalent in Congress, and he was there
fore willing to adjourn and go home.
Mr. PRESTON deprecated the spirit of GRIM
ination and recriminatod which had arisen upon the
resolution which he had submitted to the Senate ior
at the time that he introduced it, and now, he merely
wished to elicit the of the Senate to whether
or not they would allay the spirit OF party
which was tearing country into atoms,
1t was but few minutes ago that he receiVeu
letter from New York, stating the tact thal
men of eminence reduced to the verge OF BANK
ruptcy, If not to bankruptcy ITSELF IN consequence o
the government paper, which they were endorsers
having been protested One gentleman had oeeh
compelled on his responsibility and at imminent
risk to raise hundred thousand dollars to redeem
the paper which the Government faith pledged TO
redeem and which 1t failed TO do at the present nue
With regard the Distribution bill, he felt free 10
say that If the had come up now tor the hIs
time, and In the present financial condition OF tue
country there would not be ten men in either House
of Congress who would vote to give away the reVe,
I nue. from the public lands, even though 1t shoulu
amount to only one hundred thousand dollars. ne
NOleu against Inc Dill because ne tnOuRut tna "ou
| be dangerous and destructive in its consequences,
and he ready to vote, as he mad
always voted, to restore this fund to tie
public Treasury, for the purpose OF showing
| that they were in earnest and did not intend 10
| play mere political game. The pressing calam-
tiles of the country and its dreadful Distress admon-
| ished them that its credit which was sunken ana
sinking, should be restored by all MEANS not only by
money, but by discharge of their duties In pabc
and patriotic spirit and in spite of party predictions
hon ,,lv,Ih xf
Carolina. No, (said Mr. Preston,) do not wish to
share with him in this. have no disposition to 60
home ask no repose for my SICK body desire
| in spirit of harmony and brotheriy feeling, tt
work, and toll, and labor, for the benefit OF the
country until something be done. 20 nome
with my present feelings! would as soon, were
soldier desert the standard of my country at time
that the tide of battle settling strong against it
| liberties
Mr. MANGUM said that the Senator had misun
derstood him he did not say that he would go home
without doing any thing, but that he would vote FOL
the earliest day to go home, he satisfied tina
nothing would be done. He would sit here, IN M
place, as long any gentleman, IN tolllng and ma
turing for the relief of the country; but
when he told that if they could not get the bes
measure they must take the second BEST he must re
sst the invitation and say that he would die before
he would surrender the principles upon which the
Wings planted He would vote for the resolu
ton of his friend from South Carolina, (Nr. Preston
American citizen, the utter degradation to which
they reduced, and he had as great willingness
as any gentleman to lift the Government from it
present deplorabe condition
Mr.. ALLEN remarked that the Democratic
party was not in power; and all that he hat
wished to do to remind gentlemen tina
if the Government was bankrupt, and its credi
was dishonored the fault was not with them
but with those who in the majority. The
Senator from North Carolina had asked him (Mr. AL
len) what Wing had been carried Now he, il
return, would ask that Senator what Whig ures
save the Bank bills, had not been carried2 He
would tell the Senator that the session and thu
repeal of the Sub Treasury Wing measures, bu
they were not arrested. Were not the Loan bill, the
Tariff bill, the Bankrupt bill, the turning out of De
mocats and the putting in of Federaliss, Wing mea-
sures and were they arrested? Yet they (,he Demo-
cracy) who in the minority were to stand here
and incur the responsibility, while the Federal party
who were in the ma ority, were to he exempt iron
blame All the power which they possessed was the flrI
union of their friends in both Houses OF Congress
and the confidence of the country and although the.
Qhe Democrats) offered to give their opponents three
millions from the lands to support the Administers
ton, it refused, Notwithstanding Senators were
in the habit from day to day, of crying out that thu
Government was dishonored and in debt
The debate here suspended, and the Senate
after an Executive session, adjourned.