The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-19

declare 10 the face Of truth, that he (Mryan Buren
had wi'hheid the estimates Of the Cumberland Road
aud that no was opposed to all mproy ements, wheI
here 10 the recorded evidence that Mr. Clay the gen
temans paragon In politics. is guilty Of the very ac
which he (Mf. s. said MIR. Van Buren, was, and tina
was opposition TO the Cumberland Road
| The gentleman from Pennsylvania had said thai
under the present tarf the revenue had Increased
uOO,OOO, aud that under this system ln~ country
was becoming again prosperous Does the prosper
ny OF the country consist IN low prices for the pro
duets OF the soil Under this very tariff (which the
gentleman had said WIS again making the country
prosperous according 10 the report of the Secretary
OF The Treasury, there had been falling of since
sal-2 IN the exports Of the country of GIT 900 600
lie then read statistical view and showed clearly
that the products Of the soil commanded higher and
better prices under the Compromise act, than have
been procured under the present high tariff yet that
gentleman tells the country that under that system
The prosperity Of the country was, indeed, great
Mr.. w. said he would pass TO the gentleman's
declaration that, during the last year, 500 O00, $50 Of
revenue had been received by the Government under
The present tariff, and what IL worth accord
ing to The report of the Secretary Of the Treasury,
from which he read, and appeared that only Sl6,-
900 900 had been received from the customs YET
with these facts staring him in the face, le had the
hardhood 10 state this untruih.
MIR STUART Send me the book-it is moi
rect
A"'' " iIlALh' mere Is lhe OIL tDc
Ireasnry's Report, who is much wiser than
you are except in your own ina gnation.
Mr. w continued. The gentleman had also stated
that III The last nine years, not as much money had
been expended on the Improvements Of the country
as this capitol cost. Is this truei Let me examine
the records! They tell that, during the last nine
years, SO 0OOO 900 had been appropriated for various
improvements, and that this capitol--this edIfce in
which we are now assembled-cost only 81 900 900 ;
and that during the last twelve years, Sl2 900 900
had been appropriated for improvements, and among
them The Western waters. Here ID another tisehoOd
take the brand
MIR. STUART; What the gentleman states is UNI
true and shall not apply epithels with him like
fishwoman.
Mr.. WELLER After the gentleman has pocketed
lat have sad, shall not deal in epithets with
neither iishwoman, nor fshman
Mr.. WELLER resumed He said that in
the second year Of Mr. Van Buren's admins
tration he found, from the estimates that he
had sent in TO this House estimates for the
Western waters So the gentleman's statement up
on that point is unrue-take the brand. He Mr..
" had said the other day, and he now repeated it,
that the gentleman from Pennsy yania was an
miser of truth, and that he had made statements
this hoor unbecoming gentleman, and without even
a shadow of truth.
MIR. NORRIS: Does the gentleman say that my
colleague has stated a faIsehood
Mr.. STUART return the epithets
MIR. WELLER One at a time, gentlemen My
remarks are clear and explicit, and | mean what |
have said.
MIR. w continued When the gentleman from
Kentucky Mr.. ThomassoDl had brought forward
his resolution and which required the speedy action
OF this House to save the lives of leowci,izens
from waery graves, it was insult for the gentle
man from Pennsyya to have come forward at that
time and inflicted upon this House an old ex ploded
political stump speech" TO satisfy the gentleman
upon ths subject he read the speech and the reply
n Mr. MrI btfte bali ,,I
said he wished there few McDuffes here
now TO unrlyei such sophistry.
II the gentleman from Pennsylvania was under
the impression that he Mr.. w was disposed to
stand by and swallow such base SANDERS upon
his conduct aud motives, he had mistaken his man
lie had said in the beginning of this controversy,
which he had neither desired sought, that if he
dd not disprove all of the genemans assertions or
"nJerenees II he pleases, that he would take the
brand; but, as he had triumphanuy proved to every
intelligent and impartial man, that what had been
stated about Mr.. Van Buren, and his friends by the
gentleman were untrue, he should wear the brand
There, take IT f; and go TO thy political master, who
will reward thee for il.
Mr. WINTHROP called the gentleman to order
Mr. WELLER. Sir, you allowed the gentleman
from Pennsy lvana 10 open this debate and use Ian
guage which invited this controversy.
MIR WINTHROP said he was not aware that the
gentleman nom Pennsy wanna had used such language
which was unparliamentary.
Mr. DOUGLASS He did use the same language,
and was not interrupted.
Mr.. WINTHROP. lf he did il escaped my me.
mory.
Mr. WELLER Sir you are the last man in the
world whom | would insult and If il escaped
your memory let II pass. Although he was in tri-
umphInt majority, he was the last man in the world
who would encroach on the rights OF a minority Tor
he had high respect for the rights of all but when
one OF minority was lost TO sef.respect as to
place others in false position before the country he
felt bound TO defend him,e and his friends from such
unrulhs as had been uttered by the gentleman from
Pennsylvania.
There we're gentlemen on the other side Of the
House for whom he entertained the kindest feelings
and who had never made such attack Of stale cal
umnies against their opponents; and he hoped those
feelings would continue TO exist But to the gen.
tleman from Pennsylvania, he had fixed the brand
and he may wear II in the presence Of his master
whom he is but an echo.
Mr.. BRlNkERHOFF next took the floor, and lust
after he commenced his argument he tainted, beng in
delicate health.
MIR. DROMGOOLE moved that the committee
rise, which decided In the affirmative.
The SPEAKER resumed the Chair.
Mr.. WINTHROP, the Chairman, reported to the
House that the Committee Of the Whole on the state
Of the Union had had the Union generally under
sderali1n, and part culary The Presidents Message,
and had come to no conclusion thereon.
Mr.. w. J. BROWN moved that the House adj
journ.
And the House adjourned.
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