Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-02-08
( NO. 21.


and now he creeps cut of it by saying he
was not a member of Air Van Buren's
Cabinet, therefore lie could not know the
fact.that the estimates had been withheld
but inferred 1t as a fact, and calls upon
me Oar. W. to disprove ali he said
yes, all, all he said. Is it to be presum-
ed that any man on the face of the earth
could occupy the floor Of the House for
an hour, without telling some truths? If
there is such man, he must be tie a.
est preyarlcator on the face of the earth.
Mr.. ". said, TO illustrate the false is
sue the gentleman from Pennsylvania
wished to make, by placing him in the
position to disproye all be said, he would
relate an anecdote of a tagern-keeper
and an Indian. The Indian said If you
viii give Inc glass Of whiskey, | viii
tavern keeper very readily assented, and
gave the whiskey to the Indian, who told
him to 20 into certain field, and he
would there see certain large oak tree.
with three notches cut in ii; and under
that tree he would find the deer. On
meeting tie Indian he told him he had
been to the spot designated, but he found
no deer. The Indian then replied you
found the tree? Yes. You found the
three notches in lie tree? Yes. You
found the deer? No. Then said the
Indian, smacking his lips with the whis-
key, it is a very good for an Indian 20
tell Three truths to one he. ....
This is the position of the gentleman
! CT Pennsy Ivania, who insists that all sta
ted must be proved to be untrue before
he would take the brand, which is yirtu-
ally admitting, like the Indian, that he
/ tolds SONG truths, and some lies. The
gentleman shall not force mein such
position, because he had made no such
remark. He had said that he would dis
prove all that the gentleman from Penn
/ sylvania had said about Mr.Van Buren's
Withholding the estimates for the Cum
bertrand Road, and his opposition to all
Improvements. These he would dsprove
and which amounts to fasehood No 6.
The doctrine in the Veto Message OF
{ the Maysvile road bill was the proof
of the opinion of Gen. jackson and those
who acted with him. In that Message
no where can it be found that Gen. Jack
son was opposed to all imp ovements.-
He expressly states in thar Message that
he is only opposed to local and sectional
impr0yem ents, which does not embrace
oil improvements, as asserted by the
gentleman from Pennsylvania. but only
! local improvements, and this is the
evidence, from which lie stated Yesterday
that Mr.. Van Buren, was opposed 10 all
Improvements, but to-day he iufers the
fact, and denies lis speech, as reported
! In lis own organ.
! }r. ". said he would inform the hon
orable gentleman that in 1888, the Sc
cond year-malk the see ond geQr-cf
Mr. Van Buren, s Administration, (the
year he asserted no appropriations were
made for internal improyenenis.) Mr.
Van Buren, sigued the bill making an APP
preparation for the Cumberland road in
ONO and Indiana; yet that gentleman
had come into this House, with this re-
corded fact staring him i'll the face, and
boldly proclaimed that Dir. Van Buren,
Has opposed to all Improvements. +
The gentleman from PENNSYLVANIA sail
that if Mr.. Van buren, was in power. he
would veto bill having for its object the
/ placing Oi stag-b boats On the Mississippi.
and told the " estern members that, to
be consistent, they must stand by their
| principles and desest their man, or stand
by their man,and desert theiI principles
/ which vas untrue. In order to prove
that The assertion; or 'injereace' if he
f, pieases, is untrue, Ar. W. then read the
documents, and satisfied the House that
Air. Van Buren, had signed in 1888, the
! aec0ud year OF his administration bills
for the Improvement Of the II estern lakes
and rivers. Mr.. w. also read from
! documents the different items which had
been appropriated Tor the objects specI-
lied, and asked if there was gentleman
within the sound Of his voice who would
have had the hardihood 20 make sach u
declaration in the face Of truth:
] so much for the Iraad. Take i'll
Take i'll
}lr. W. said while he was upon this
subject he would call the attention of the
gentleman from Pennsylvania TO the
Senate Journal, where he would find
( Niifee 49, ~'S SIu(lElHdi ) HGODT
--and Mr. Crittendcn. both voted a.
/ gainst the engf0ssment Of the Cumber.
land Road bhl; vet that gentleman had
| tile hartiihood 10 detiact irom MIR. Van
! Buren, and boldly declare in the face of
truth, that he (Mr. Van Buren, had with
| held the estimates Of the Cumberland
Road, and that he was opposed to all im-
4 nap III l,,l
eyideuce that Mr.. Clay, the gentleman's
/ paragon IN pohtics,l IS guilty Of the very
act which he Mr.. ). said Mr.. Van Bu-
rem vas, aud that was opposition TO tie
/ Cumberland Road.
The gentleman from Pennsylvania had
said that under the present tariff, the
revenue had increased $4,000. 600, that
under this system the country was be-
coming again prosperous. Does the