New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-03-25
nIf. Barnard's Letter to his Constituents.

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Mr.. Barnard's Letter to his Constituents
To mn Csn,.uents, Electors Of the Guy ana o0a"'s"
Albany: $500.
ddrcs< his ,;er letter Of explanation 10 you, because
49, :, H., . Az, f,a nkness and flr understanding which
esand a;yoys stand in the relation
nj Constituency ard Representative asd because ss co1e
and vie on several public questions OF great importance
;,,d ds,ne lie recent session. have no, found hsr way
-, ;,,u through ordinary oca! channels Indeed you
,,i eok In vain for satisfactory information On many
outs aud The deepest interest even to the cur
rem. reports OF Congressional! proceedings ppohso al
washington Besides, # must be confessed, that IN saie
eminent particulars abors in the 9Th Congress have
ended in very unsatisfactory manners have lei some Of
these things personal Affections and IN the commence
of personal endship desire TO lay my thoughts on these
mat.rrs-whereu suffered not ON my own accoun'
but ON YOURS on OF The Counlrybeore you
The misforunes ard difficulties OF the Wing party N the
late Congress are, extent, well known 10 you Inc
full Of trials be known only 10 ourselves
who have been actors the scenes through hch we lave
been called pass TO The paientndusryshe enlightened
ZEAL the distinguished ability, and The patriotic deouon,
mantle sed 10 the raSks Of the Wing party the iae Con
gress must be allowed, among t0e hunioest Oh us
members 10 bear my proad and grateful es'sohy J
he extraordinary number variety ana m
of ils reports and It's acts OF sgse'lon as unayng
proofs capacity and It's nssdcoas devotion 10 tue pup
But there were great and peculiar duties asaed by the
country TO the Wg party whsn that parry vas clothed
with political power We be.ieveGl oae relgiously
beeved-,hat the Country had been well nigh ruioeu by
III. fatal policy Of Ynsraat incompetent D,or least
of men who deceived aid mistaken, aided py The oie-
honest elt,ness OF uuprinciped corrupt politicians
Public prosperity public a1 been equally pros
nated Ia heir twelve years career Government and peo
Die were involved ana overwhelmed in
fortune and mis- .ry E1rayagaot expenditure, rulnous
debt diminished resources, dsacatons and frauds ready
reso, TO ingenious. and every SORT ei d!singenuous
and dishonest practice trick nlquiies anu
keepup psssbie app,a anees-s.se alnss Haa eeS6 con-
action the government on the business Interests OF lhe
COMMUNITY bad been perncious and destructive punging
whole country into reckless extravaganza ana the mo
hopeless banSrupcy whilst the government iseif aband
eng almost useful measure and pocy refusing 10
provide se! with legitimate revenues even FOR It's econon
ica support doing nothing OF CoD>s qDence 0n sustain
i.selt doing that by he most Objectionable means
rate OF extravaganza expenditure winch was periec
appalling Use lssk assigned To the Wing party
when came into power was 10 brlg back both Govern
and Country, possible 10 condition :" snanaHes
at least condition OF snuiy l! was accessory 10 tur
nish The Country lore WIZ, Ntlonat CureHcy; 10
bring order out OF the confusion which prevailed IN Tue TO-
cal currencies in the domestic excdDgts; 10 provide
some just moee OF exrca,ion from e enanglements IL
which bob ccednors and debtors were nvoNen neheaie
the ruins OF daPdaed fortunes credits AMI business 70
restore the people OF The several SRu burened DlanJ
of theu, with heavy obligations cont aried mainly, bow
ever npudeny cases In thu prosecution OF the
n enterprises The avas OF teal nme patrIs,ony
The Public Domail-s, justly and wholly lser 80
long jas y wlhhode from thes; TO bring down
the expenditures otbe Gover.niep, TIE standard al
ecoGemy, by prudent reenehHent and by aresins
pecuatOn fraud, and all manner Oh abuse ano dishonesty
Us administrative departments; 10 prdVidt lie GuV'rn
with Ill honest gi,lua.c revenue, equal 10 The
wants OF economical administration; to po'ias or the
fauidatea ct me public ceb give necessary protect
American ebsr and industry IN every department al is
and finally and build The necessary Geience,
OF the counryon The land and On tho "ate, ana mos
great works OF improvement ia he chance OF our vers
coasts, Indispensable 10 tse prom aole prose OF
anu winch au been ,iong suspended or abdn
Such were. In general nhuut,es on winch he pre-
yaing party IN he memorable ofls40
Ter from the March, 1874 sreal
enterprise uRdertakeu with more honest and le'ouich'
terninacn aud real. Alas! The 4ii OF March, s4s
round anu hndS US SO Tar roal lac acconp isneh
OF many OF most ardent and reasonable hopes and ex
pectat0ns
cOuutry aud where OF our most Important measures
have aed hes not oeea attributable TO any init OF on
Our great the restoration OF the currer-
and the exchanges defeated though The loss vi on,
own elected President, and the c constitutional
substitute who would cooperate WI us In the same way
trlbu,ion OF the pubic lands In things, no
ever, o ihste Importance to tie country, we were more
which, ii il shall be allowed stand, will, have ~ doub
In proper tune, prove itself in the man, To have bee
,heo IN the way OF serenchmen anu ssulary refora WI"
q view 10 just economy In expenditure, and al kenes
station, venture that has been actually done
accomplished in The last two Than has been doue
tsblished-perhap than has been done in The
way altogether sce The Go.ernmenthas existed cannoi
enou Oh to know that while every pnoc service
has been strengtheneGno. weakened-Q we except Tbs
such system Of economy la, been Introduced and estab
shed will bring down The expenditures, probably,
y
double that anoun which The like service has the
country In some years My only regre. This
subject 49, that million not 10 be added 10 the
expenditures of The present by appropriations for thu
improvement OF Rivers and Haibor ought unquesoDa
bly, to have been done Ga lh, matter have word more
to sny, directly.
While one knows better than do how mach good and
valuable service has been rendered Country
Wings OF I7h Congress; might instance, other
thugs, The Congressional District established by
and that great measure o! peace the ResIcdia Justice
Biana while no one andes,t nds more FULLY Than myse
the ycXauons cmDa and difficulties that have been
purposes, aud our progress SAIL feel bou,d to confess
aud declare, which do with extreme regret and mor,6ca
zion, that G The session which has closed my poco
friends Congress have followed, things
and policy which have approval assent,
what Is much mere 10 the purpose, which may rot, APP
coa county. ''''l- 'e s''' 'i'''D '-'se'eu' ue
One Of he strongest occurrences of the session
passage through Wing House OF Representatives, by
very large of Rnotable plan OF rerenchent commons.
ly known as Bill No 5is. i had ihe moriifcauor
of my valued personal and political trends
for bill. bill hch WAS armed as blind man
an idiot might e.-wi,h seyhe among the
OF official employ men,, array aud navy
well Us in civil hfe and lie Iop them Oh
according to fixed and rigid rule OF per Cent redue
was iraed originally pcrtecl Ignorance OF the effects il
would produce. Ii IN Que cut of supertuou
pay twenty sases il would take the sey bread
mouth of honest labor Il proposed reduce The pay
officers Ia aSupeor grade below The pay OF officers an
inferior grace of The service. II grayey proposes
duce the contingent incident the Administrations
Of 5psice-,o tie fuel consumed and
the 1igh,s that should be buraedhy twenty per cent
rate OF reduction nregard me:nsers OF Congress,
proposing 70 suats their diem dowDward according
torhe leash their service BY some other povisioGs
ssnss OF honor aud duty or evea feeling OF hon
es, qae unknown among them. asked ,heu TO
with the own hands, by their recorded votes
acknowledgement OF the ruth and Justice of these de.
iuipu,stods TLiswas the character OF Bill No
aSset bore the name Of setrenchmen and
-; ssshenandsd, am sorry 10 say, large number
us v9ass - do not quarrel with mere paatcans for
cre1sd and ~ her yoea,ioa but am always
tain sao parry VINO ought to stand on hiSh conss