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the purpose, as he then avowed, Of haV-
ing the subject before the House 10 !
every possible shape in which il could
be presented for their consideration" E"
(Mr. F. believed that those were the
gonlemsn's words,) Now, il the gen
tleman's own bill before the House, with
that recommended from the Treasury
Department moved as a substitute Tor 1t,
presented the question in every possible
shape for the consideration OF the
House, Mr.. F. submitted whether the
report Of the committee Of Ways and
Means did not equally present the sub
ject in every possible shape for the con
sideraion OF the House in which the
committee, not being 10 favor Of either
Of the schemesT could present it!
There was one other thing Mr.. F
wished to take notice Of in his prelimi
nary remarks. The gentleman from
Massachusetts had made motion The
other day 10 strike out the word not in |
the resolution as reported from the
committee OF Ways and Means, so as 10
make it an affirmative instead oi mega
tive resolution. On bis making that
proposition Mr.. F. had risen and offered,
so far as he had the power, to give his
assent TO the matter-that the word
should be stricken out by the unanimous
consent Of the House, for the purpose OF
making il an affirmative instead Of a
negative issue not because, if called on
to vote, he would have been guilty oi
voting to strike out the word not but
simply 10 enable the members Of this
House who preferred an affirmative
vote, (if there were any such,) 10 give
il on an affirmative resolution instead Of
a negative one. He asked where was
: the difference whether man said that
this scheme ought not 10 be adopted by
resolution that thus readj or when
: declared ,that it ought to be adopted, he
voted against the resolutiOnH There
; could be no difference. Was a dlstinc'
y ton thus sought as mere shelter lor
- any who were unwilling to meet the
% question? If any such there were IN
. the Hall, who. after this question hat
been agitSted in the country for more
= than year, were yet unprePared 10 say
=, whether they were for or against w. hi
- regretted it. He could not bat admir-
a The manly independence Of his frien'
J from Ohio. (Mr Pendletoh,) who ha
yeyrerGay told them that his own constl
ID tuents had petuioned for this measure
k but vel, on q careful candid inVes,lga
rd ton Of the subiect, he had come to tn
81 conclusion that he could not support Il
and, Notwithstanding their petitions, h
he could not assent 10 it, That was III
manly independence he admired.
or was that honest conviction OF the hea
he in man, that when he made up h
he mind that a thing was rlgNt' no wa
of ready to sustain 1t; when he had decd
his ed that it was wrong, that he was read
ON 10 condemn it. Mr.. F. could not be
OF Ieve that there we're great number
he this Hall on a question Of this :mpo
il tsuce, that were willing to take sheI''
hin under this resolution because il was OF
his negative character, who would not
me prepared 10 find some excuse for votlI
the lor or against II il it was OF an atlrm
rise live character, He could not but rect
ces Iect the remark Of the honorable a
use venerable gentleman from Massach
re- seus (Mr. Adams) on another occasIc
nee when he had condemned, most uneqO
ays vocally and emphalicaIy, what he &c
ed an attempt, on the part Of the Sena
on to dodge a very important question
and Mr. F knew that there we're those, a
nIy he believed that gentleman was o'
We, who were not prepared TO dodge a
t so important question; and he conceI'
eS that it was Of no importance to n
the prepared to meet the Ictue, whether
De resolution was presented 10 an attlfn
tive or in negative form.
.a,,u II was a plain question, and II th'
the we're those among the Whig party
osed al this day were prepared TO say
i,tee they did not know whether there
|, Tho any limit beyond which they would
init 90 10 comforting Executive power,
rped that portion OF the party thus deeI
nose themse Ives by their vote on this res
,onld ton If ever there was one card
ence principle which had bound that pa
com, together from its commencement It
ouse, united, unAinchIng, and las he SUPP
lifted ed) undying resolution TO oppose Inc
a tho crease Of Executive power 10 this I
ernment. That was the principle
.,,h had agitated the party and the com
ss So nifty in reference to the sub Treas
oo'o ~ But why could they not have pause
'e"' that intermediate, half way house
, ,, ,o ;,,, cOulerrng additional power on tho
J"',y cutivef The sub Treasury, in al
. AT ~, de(ormity -and it was bad enough,
/" =" knew did not compare with this nv
''''''- headed monster, now presented II
Z con con- shape of a Government or Traa
ou,"s bank. And we're there those an
'oF,eu them (asked Mr. F.) who opposed