Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-02-10

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n answer 70 WT. stewart OF Pa, arc cn'cua'et "a
correct some very errcncous notions IN relaticr
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s s.s.sas ~ nun on oo'asn'nS ,ns hoo. yesstasv
- ~ s"ouu soaeasas .e pay ns rssySc's so'uay :,
VS. US mem my, from rennsylvsntas Mr. StewMt,
s' s suou'a "os 0,ssuss tne lmmed'sW qaesucu
uessoe tue cosnmWtce-to maj ne shad already
sfoSea--eq saonld confne himself 70 q reply I.
. .,.u Wn'cn sSu nsen msdc IN the spsesh o.
s sna. nemoeE ne adsersd 70 me unpFovoked
Sms'sesU " $"- et"cNs an0 cnarac enxsd II ~ "a
s"v.. - Pase MT. van, nnfes' himself, and sas
Ev.vVsa. 2. 'ne reuse "a wrong PEST
u sn ss'orS .ne coa'rys as oeang opposed IN pr,n
S SPY, ~ apPsoPrsuens TOT tEe wessefn rivers tht
~u ~ ~ sosu, ana me hasooss on the lakes
ny .sPssssu wy Snasss .nat 'ue = eseineass
SH., AZ ~ WAY spsssa WesS un,rSfs aW % snow
,sssI,t ~ nsu sag y 20 ns van hrea
~. wv ~ Ssyrsts'y % w"nuoW the esuma!es
.er sne San aer'and road, he quoted the reports
Z. Me Assssxenssr ana 'ne I!ope, he mem'
Ses Mnen rrssseo On sne Pg'ns, naa aeslared ina,
&c saiu no sucn iningi ana therefore, the hfs'
q.ssuon 70 DC sssseu was, whetner 'hs member
Sia or ca not mare the statement: and Mr.. w.
ners causn g, 2ny sSntieman On that side Of The
aouse mere nits Q gag $1,000 wren speaking, 20
sS snu Gs"y -; ana ae wou'u pmotriy resrae' a.,
ne nsd san> ,sNosone rising 90 'hss call, Mr. w.
sas.ssc tast ns aaa now nSea upon the member
ron 0 taiseaooa ne. " ana iie would
sa&eh On ms ioreneed. -,
M MT S T.e~s rose 70 explain; oat -
I"f' Meues, nesas'ng 20 yae'd sae hoors cohtan-
uea' Inc MEMBER, wnen ne hao 20 Once escape,
nsu sSso wa. 'nss was only ms inference from me
TAG. .na' 'ne csuma'es were swrnneic; put Inc
memeer nea no rient 70 state iaisehood even as
An sa'efence.s.sR s'as. n,sf
Mr. S,ewas. sasr ne could nnt nave iatended
70 say wat WI. van puren ,oiu ms secretary.
ior He was hot one OF MS SsptEet, ahu did not
meas what passed between them. esa NJ
3 Mr. Weller Thanked God that he had not been
member OF II; but 81 ne knew % hung about the
matter ne should not have told such lie.
Astohaving charged that every thing the mem
Der said was Untrue, Mir. w. had not been snch a
fool as to charge that, IN speech Of an hour, on
tweaty different political SUBJECTS, not one truth
had been uttered. The memter must have been
the greatest ro:nancer OF the eye, We're this the
fact. He now endeavored to escape the charge
really made against him, BY pleading that he had
spoken some truth. He then tod the Yell-known
anecdote OF the Indian, who. when charged with
cheating, in promising deer that lay under GER
tain tree, excused himself bv saying. three truths
to one lie was pretty well for an Indian.o
Mr. w. again said that be had heard the speech
before; and in support of that assertion, charged
that Mr.. s. had himself made it seventeen years
ago, and quoted Ms. McDusRe,s answer.
Mr.. w. then referred to Mr. SIS declaration
that two-thirds ofthc present Committee Of Ways
and Means, denied the power ofthe General Gov
eminent to execute works Ct internal improve
ment, and declared this also to be untrue.
Mr.. Stewart explained What he had said was,
that two-shirds Of that committee were friends ct
Mr.. Van Buren,, who did deny the power. ss
Mr.aAveller said that this was no less untrue:
he woald; show that Mr.. Van Burendid not deny
the power or the Government, to improve the
navigation of The Westarn rivers .f tn lains,
o. to construct the Cumberland road The mem
bef was not one of the committee; Nc, W. was.
and here he would give him the same advice as
before; if he knew nothing about thing, lei him
say nothing about it. 4 minority of the COM
mitsee did deny the power Of the Government to
10 into generalaad extended system OF internal
Improvement, and SO did the democratic party
generally. They stood. as MIR. ". did, on the
principles laid down IN President Jackson's veto
of the Mayssille road hi--ia which the Cum5er-
land losa, and the Western rivers, were expressly
excepted, IS 2eing constitutional. he adveited,
in proof OF MIR Van Buren's sentiments, to the
fact Of his signing bill for the Cumberland road
IN 1887, and again in 1888. With these facts be-
fore his eyes, the member had asserted tnat MT.
Van Buren, held these works unconstitutional;
He next advertet to Mr.. IS declaration mat
should bill to Improve the MISSISSIPPI and ONO.
he repor'sd, " Van Buren, would be compeiieo
to veto II, or to abandon ms princsPies. On ms
point Mr.. W. dehed MIR. s to the PROOF.
VT. STE saft sad maj Afr. van ba,eh nae sp-
proved OF Gen. Jackscn's veto OF the wabash
river bill. ;s3,,,
Mr.. Weller, IN reply, contenoea tna' taa' was
an improvement within State, and both Gen,
Jackson and Mr. Van Buren, denled the power o.
this Government TO make local improvements
within Stale. But this aio not reisf 20 lih2ro.-
ing either The Lakes OF the MISSISSIPPI. AS 20
the biz for the Cumberland road, u iai.ed N me
Senate, where, IN Ioao. tne votes OF MI. Clay
that the tariff of 1871. had caused general pros
perity, and increased tne revenue by tour mil