Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-05-07
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vice fund" to be yearly e.p.ns g. -
Executive officer; and By H. s"a't
Of May, 1910 the only vou s ~ =, -
disbursement of this fund, wb. as'
siden'' in his judgment, i o Of e.' p IN
the particulars Of the exne " "plN "A,
not be made public, is las j, ~ - !.
s the 'c' the certificate Of the r., III
such disbursement; wi,hou, n \, IN,
what specific purpose !, | w 't .,
whom made. uaa
Mr. W. said he believed Al MIN
dents have caused to be used !. y nm ~
OF The secret service fund: ~ J' /, AZ
said he would not suffer bim..%s
or suspect that every one Of ~. IN,
done SO properly. judiciou,lv' wv !, IA.
cially with the most pa,rioli,, !, y S.m
Mr. w. said he should feel n, NV sIe
himself if he could be induced i, : ii,
that any American Preside, y ~,
guilty of tie slightest imn,o,.;@ "a
disbursement Of this fund. H. s,A %
never should have SO DEGRADED, \ ! peo
which TO judge his countrvm.,
" one elevated to the P,e,;d..'' t,ul
first station in the world. H. Y. 90
rule by which he Judged M ". ION
1tla
opposed to him in political oui';'. y .
always be more elevated. ~. "
knows that President Mad,o' :. Ill
notorious John Henry fifty ,bo,,'s ttct
lars just before the last war M hoI
Britain for secret information ~ "a
the attempts If the British go,,,,s
corrupt portions Of New Ensl,J we
British interests. Mr. Madison !, ers.
paid rather an exorbiian, uri,. \, "a
budget Of trash he got from H., ~
he did right in buying it, and h.
approved of his conduct in hi, !, na,
Mr. w. said. for his part he vsd e
ion that if this secret service fund !, ~
creased to double the ameur, M,
ed. and if every cent of i! was \, "
spent by the President il woulS N ~
well laid out for the country. +, ~
teract the intrigues of foreign ,r1s :
procure knowledge OF those MI ~
which might affect our interest N -
lare the action Of our Goveruaa ="
Presiden, should employ ssua y 4, 4"
either citizens or foreigners, Al y -
stances should dictate 10 be mos Nj g
BILE; and the onlv rule TO rpguhs
employment shonld be has Opinia u,
might probably be beneficial 10 Ii
try.
Doubtless verv often such agas
render but little service, and aa
none, hni this is no answer 10 ~
ments in favor Of employing lhea NJ
ever the President has reason Ia
they may be beneficial. Oar anht VI
abroad are the las. persons vha : a
quire such information, unless Ia
secret agents. Mr. President (ssidA
| said in the remarks that | nd ~
week on the Oregon question, iha
Government had years ago emphf.k 'h
agent to procure copies Of the con4 Ne
dence in 1890 and 81, between III "a
ish and Spanish ministers whong NJ
the Nootka Sound convention, l.
did not doubt. when published, iia
on the British claim TO Oregon
deed, that | suspected it would y y
efFec,ually crush that claim. Eve
who knows any thing about llms ~
hat the employment of secrd n 1,
Mexico. in Cuba and elsewher y
Uery time, would be highly juttn 4
is, in fact. imperionsly demands 4.
interests Of this Government.
course should be pursued forihss y
Government would be remiss a
gent if they did not adopt such Y
Great Britain and other Governs N
lctive in this way. Why shOaas
Use the same weapons! "
Mr. w. said he was highly Z %
with the message Of the Presdts ~
'wer to the resolutions of The hN n
Representatives, except in one par e
1t seemed to him that the NJ d
bought, by the manner in which D
erred to the fact that none Of ihf 4
service fund had been expended ~ 70
Inauguration, that il was credlibEv 70
administration. Mr. w. did not "a
his fact in that light by any meas
tumble commentator would = 2
,heerfnlly given for the judiciosa Z
lefcial expenditure Of the whe' 7
ls he (Mr w. y doubted not could Y
t would show vigilance. Mr. W.
lid not believe theAmeriean peeps J. J,
ind fault with such expenditure
'ir, (said Mr. w. do not we all ip !,
every foreign Government empIap, !
IF procuring information-hnda y |.
" to do so! Shall we deny a
such important advantage in on. =, !,
ions and intercourse with them
rust their officers to employ see's'1 !
Why should we refuse 10 trus' y,
lhev less patriotic or trustvonI ~
i be that republican officers, Y. ], ,
he people for their abilities anu ,
SIN. tested as they always a'' !.
Of service for their county =.
worthy Of confidence as The OD"
monarchy! 49,,
Now, (said Mr. w what = ~. ,
luton under consideration
!. is proposed, shall ask The f ~ /.
inform i. as TO how the secte' H.. II I
FOR certain period has been ,p '';s,
Senator who offered this resoss
satisfied has no idea that any 'pr .,
has occurred as TO lis disbuIss'a. .
he believes as 90 IVA !