The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1843-04-29


are in the Tyler interest. But as 10 this, /
have no donbt on the par! ofIny friend from
Crawford, (Mr. Lowry, ),hat in voting for
Peter Hay & Co-he was not even aware
iha. there actually was such firm in cxis.
ience. So he says, and he is man OF
honor aud ruth.
But sir, LEI me come back 10 the provi. |
sions Of tbe bill. If reco.lect Alright when
The G overuor vetoed a similar bill 10 This
one, in The session Of lS4i--he then put il
on the ground of ,e expediency OF the
measure, and said nothing about his con-
siitulionaI scruples.
Mr.. ELWElL:--He did .and refer the
gentleman 10 HE veto.
Mf. WRIGHT. Ii may be SO, sir;
speak o0y from recollection: but do
know that The question Of expediency was
the theme Of debate in The House when the
veto was under consideration. What was
the vote on the fnal passage of lhis bill? In
The House, G2 - 80; ia the Senate, 20 10
100. In all, 80 gentlemen vote for the
bill, and AZ againstit. One would suppose
that this should have some influence. But
the 80 gentlemen who were The friends OF
the bill may all have been mistaken, aud
tbe Executive light. Their will is small
matter, ifii happens 10 conflict with the
Governors own views orwha, lie is pleas-
ed 10 call constitutional seruples; and The
friends of The bill might have been content,
il that veto had not Alleged legislative er.
croachments or The peoples right, and
spoke ofiheir sovereign will being defeated
through apostacy and other causes. Sir,let
L. u IL hot,
e,nor knows Of no reason why The Com
missioners should be removed;lhey have
done nothing worthy. il, in his view
The records Of the country shew a different
stale of things. The contract on The CO..
lumbia railroad shews loss of some filty
thousand dollars in The manner of The alIol.
| menl of the passenger cars--lhe Easton
| dam and basin as much more; aud il the
| worthy incumbent of The executive chamber
| had bu. turned his constitutional eye 10 the
| journals Of The day. he would have found
what he processes TO be ignorant of--lhe
popular will clearly aud positively defined.
| know. sir, ifthe bill had me, his approval
a few Tyler props would have fallen from
the new coalition. But, sir, suppose,
with his Excelency The saving Of some
hundred of thousands to the people, was a
snail matter, indeed, compared with the
splendid prospect abroad in The election
of John Tyler. The three public journals
of This place, are no index of the popula,
senliment! No, no; if his Exceilency
! don't find that they lave an intluence before
he retires from Office, the numbers Of The
last week are no evidence of The rolleness
The times. Poor PROSTATE Pennsylvania
Forty three millions Of debl! Is there nc
project OF legislation by which she can be
relieved. Pennsylvania, with her noun
tains Of iron and coal her fertile fields
hel commerce and manufactures -doomet
TO 'hradom by lhe misguided sad se6st
views of lhe man who holds her destiny II
Their hand. WHO first thought of The vels
power! WeR enough perhaps, If used by
The dictates of sound and discriminains
Judgment. but 10 be made lhe vehicle /,
carry out party views and political advan
cemenl.il is inloierable How humilslin!
TO an already ,ax-ridten people, that thei
, representatives are moi permitted to carry
out their views and wishes, because th,
power lodged in The Executive must frs
{ be made snbservient 10 his notions of pol,
lrai advancement,at their cost and expense
, The people, represented 10 these halls
? could be served, unless The combined in
{. fuenre of John Fylel's and David r
4 Powers administration did not defeat il
: The power of The General Administrator
| alone defeats reform;lhe Sia,e Admiuistralo
/ has become loo weak and imSecIe 10 b
g dreaded; but let il alone, aud crumbles /
o atoms! The wavs, The mountain wave {
e popular opinion well sweep over il. an
4 there will be no honorable trace 10 tell {
o is former existence
' Sir, this bill is tie bill of The session
II Pass Ibis, and The minions of Execuliy
y power will be hushed. The hangers o
0 OF The treasury will be banished, and bette
T. DAYS will be.at hand. Ii is true thai Joh
e Tyler will moi be served, but The peopI
d will. Let me lake .hs bill in one hant
). and that veto in .he other, and appear
n lae bar of public opinion and see which {
e he Two will be sustained. 'Corruptio
!. stalks abroad at noon day--its citadel
n the public treasury TIE substance Of III
u people is eaien out; and The name of III
hungry brood of official patronage
r 'legion' If The representatives arise the
voice. il is treason. How often, sir, is
,r treason. How often, sir, is il proclaime
)fl in this very hall. ;bat Time is want