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mendstlon in other respects-sn also
The Secretary Of Stale all The credit due
them Tor this negotiation. 1t 10 true,
we have moi gained much, not as much
land as that awarded to US BY the King
o. Holland. We get Rousa's point and
the navigation ofSt. Johns river, though
some what undor British influence Ga
the whole, said Mr.. Clay, | believe nei.
Their party has gained any great sdvau.
tage, and had | been a Senator ! should
have voted for its ratification, That the
peace secured by il will be permanent !
have great confidence; Tor experience
teaches Us that all those %treaties are
most enduring where neither party has
secured any undue advantage.
Mr.. Clay went on 10 advert to the do
meslic policy Of the nation, and 10 the
extra session Of Congress called by the
IameuIed Harrison He scknowisdle led
that he had advised in part the coave-
Gallon Of thst session. 1t was necessa
~ to give efficiency to previous triumph.
Fellow citizens, said Mr.. Clay, what
did you mean by The victory in 1910?
Did you mean only to change oHs rrn-
ant Of The White House Tor anorh-ri-
Was II TO be q barren vlcroryi No!no!
The object you had in view was 0 pro
duce a radical change 10 The po icy OF
the Government. You wished 70 see
the currency restored. disordered ex-
changes rsctlhed, a revival Of business
secured aud all the the great measures
decfeed by The will Of The people eslab-
lIshed Forty years had ;esled The u
tIlliy OF a national bank, in es'ab.t shing
a national currency. Al that ezra ses.
sion a bank bill was introduced add con
trary TO The general expectation, was
vetoed by the President So anxious
we're the Wings 10 carry out the will OF
the nation was not among the nUmber)
wished 10 ascertain of Mr.. Tyler whdt
kind of a bank bill wculd meet his up.
probation. lie Ne Ciay) could DOT go
and ask any Executive a question oil
that sort The President did tell them
They exhibited the draft Of a bill, and
with his own hand and his own pen he
altered The tile. lie Tod Them he would
sign it; he lo!d his Secretary Of State
It woud be approved by him. This
was one ul the occasions on which
(contrary to the general practice AMI
habits OF his liIe) no kept dark" He
felt sure that it he favored it, that very
favor would be like 10 prejudice this
important measure IN the estimation
OF he Execurlve. lelt like the pair
at Jonathan Roberts when lately asked
'h0w many Clay men are there in Hc
Custom HoWSe?" We passed the bll
ia the Senate 10 the shape ii came from
he House, and was exhibited to the
President, body. head and tail. Won d
you suppose a bill thus prepared would
receive his veto? Singular as it NAV
appear. it was vetoed and on such prIn,
cIples, too, as left us no hope Of esrab
! fishing any bill calculated to correct the
currency vi The country
At The same session.. a tariff bill was
passed which furnished eight or ten
millions TO the Treasury. Nor was
this all, Owing to the mIsgnVernmeul
which had so long afflicted the nation.
the people were suffering pecunlary
embarrassmenls, and a Salutary bark
rUpt law seemed called for by the public
distress. Though here 10 the West we
did not need it,. | ielt that it was due to
the Counlry-Here, said Mr.. e., lei me
correct a mistake which seems to be
abroad in some quarters, resembling an
old story of MANY yeas standing
When voted for Mr.. Adams. it was
said that violated inst ~uctionS. Not
so! When | gave that vote | represent
ed The Lexington district; and it Is a
veil known fact that, al no period. since
that vote was cast, has The Lexington
district reversed it, IN any The
counties which compose it never give a
majority for Gen Jackson. The Legis
Ia,Cte has no power over members Of
Congress. Both are equally the ser
wants Of the people elected by the peo
ple-and subject alone TO their correc'
ton. was sustained BY the people
who elected me, and 10 them dare APP
peel for nv Justification. In regard 10
The bankrupt bill, | was never instruct
ed. The House passed resolutions tc
that effect; they were sent TO The Senate,
amended, returned to the House, The
amendment NOT concurred in, and the
mailer fell between the Two branches oil
The Legislature
The people wilIed in the contest oil
lS40 They voted against the first Ia
riff bill, because The distribution OF the
proceeds Of The public lands was coupled
with it, arraign no mans mo ives
The conduct Of a majority Of them was
doubtless dictated by honest yiews; Onl
/ would appeal to the Democrats here
assembled. 1.-THE legislative conduct OF