The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-03-23
D2FEa2E) iLTICLES.
Fr0m Lie Ghbe.
TIE NEW w IIISVSTEI o. REFORM
AND RGPRTNHHMGNF.

AND Re FRENCH hGNf.
Ina prece ling article on this subject we con
6,el ourselves solely to the first OF Mr.. Clay
series of resolutions for securing ali economIca
administration Of the rovetnmen', the adopt'o'
of which BIZ the Denocrl.ic mcm5ers OF Con
,oress without evplala.iol Or qiallhca.loa, we
e,deavored TO show would involve them in p
pledoe 10 support any fu.ure appropriation which
the prodicali.y Of the government mght require
TO carry out measures to Which the Democracy
of the United States zhas always been oppose
We shall now procceed toga cursory eXamlna-
ton of the other resolutions
The SEQ III an,l th;rl ras,ll'ioIe, if sup2ors-
ed by augmentation ofthe tariff sufficient to mees
the expenditures of the Government to the
amount of twen:ylsix millions of dollars year,
and to any sum beyond this thu: a waIg majority
in Congress may choose to authorize because
the first resolution binds them go provide an
adequate revenue within tie yc3r, to meet the
expenses of the ye1r," be they what lhcy nay
Il is impossible :hlt the mover OF these reso'
lutions could h.ve anticipated the suppor' OF tHe
Democratic members. To make ihem howeV-
er, more palatable, or, as we readily believe we
NAV suspect, without doing Mr. Clay injustice
to involve them in the apparent inconsistency o.
onnosinp measures.of economy and reform, he
10 in aeeerdafrce-~ith Democratic principles
and policy, that those who represent that party,
cannot but acouieSce in them, come from what
.onarter they nav No sound an honest Demo-
crat will hesitate to assent to the propositions,
that il is the duty Of the Government, at all
,imas. and most especially al this time, 80 prac-
tee the most rrd economy" that the con'ln-
pent expenses Of the two Houses of Congress
oupht to he greatly, reduced; that she expenses
oftbe Judicial Department ought TO be dimin-
;she1:" TIM ".he franking privilege ought TO be
restrained: ana IN It he Secretaries be directed
to report what officers and expenses can he con.
vaaieatly dispensed with in their various Depart
meats"
Thus far, we presume, there will he no hcs.
ta.ion on the part of the Democratic members
To these latter resolutions they may safely
pledse themselves, and do it with perhaps more
zest than the honorable mover himself, who has
40 lately become convert to economy and re-
trenchment, that some very suspicious people
NAV doubt his sincerity. But we must be per
mitted to r'antan that they cannot, without v;o
latinp those great fundamental principles wEict
they have uniformly sustained, commit them
selves. as they will do by voting for the three
first resolutions, to the support OF an Unlimited
increase of the lar;ffto supply its prodigality.
,eparatea from the others, or so qualified as tc
obvia'e these objections, the Democratic mem
bers must either violate their principles by vo
ting for them, or appear to violate them, BY. op
posing wha. thev consider salutary measures o
economy and reform. That it was one part, il
not the whole ofthe design of the mover ofthese
resolutions to involve them in this prcdlcamen
there is strong reason for believing, and that hs
80 n
vision of the n, we hive no doua,. The Dem
ocrasc members mlst swallow the whole, or il
will be indus.riously spread abroad throughout
the land, that they themselves are the great enc
mics of that economy and return, of which they
have always bean the pretended advocates. Mr.
Cla7 will then have gained his object, and sub
s.itute himse!fin their place, as the hero o
Democratic iples-the leader OF Democratic
reform.
The sincerity Of The mover Of these rcsolu
tions was most happily elcnIplfed on the very
day they were brought up for consideration
He proposes to re1uce the contingen: expenses
of both Houses of Congress, yet when Mr.. King
Of Alabama, offered resolution for the adjourn
ment of that body on the 30 n Of May, Mr.. Clay
was the first to enter his veto, which is qui'e as
absolute in the Senate as that OF Mr.. Tyler ir
the Executive department. This limitation
would have left Congress- SIX months for leslS
iation, just after an extra session OF more thai
three months, and will any reasonable man OF
the face Of the earth believe, that half a year il
not more than amply sufficient. for ali the pur
poses OF Legitimate and useful egslation.s ie
MIR. Clay would len sthen out the period TIL tht
beginning, or perhaps the middle, or end OF Jul.
the usual termination Of the long session, al
though this woald add to "the contingent eSpen
ses of both Houses oil Congress-" far more thai
his economical reforms would save!
Has this gentleman, OF la:e years at least, AM
ever since he aspirei to the high station, whicl
repeated disappointment seams oaly to hav'
made him more sanguine OF obtaining; has h
ever refused his support to any measure of pub
lie expenditure, or any appropriation OF publ