Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-04-30

I complimentary dialogue with himself
4 Sir, we all know ihnt the head Of n
department cannot touch II dollar OF tins
\ fund except with the Presidents sane
'tion. The whole power aud the whole
responsibility are with the President
The Presidents message states this $"
fully and clearly that | need not dwell
Ilupon it,. will say in the first placc
that no expenditure improper IN itself, or
improper IN its amount, was made to my
know ledge, judgment or belief And ]
will say in The neat place, that the late
President of t.e United States, in al
things respecting the expenditure of
the public moneys, was remarkably eau
I.,ious, exact and particular And !
here say, sir, that all declarations, aver
ments, statements, or limitations, made
anywhere, or by anybody, which impute
perversion, misaPplication, or waste of
The public funds, as committed or made
by me while Secretary of State, are ut
,icrly groundlcss and untrue. And |
will conclude with one remark, the
bearings of which | shall leave to the
Senate and to the country. Whoever
charges me with having either mlsap-
piled or wasted the public funds, while
in the Department Of State, has either
seen the papers, or has in some other
way obtained knowledge on the subject,
or he has not. If he has seen no pa
pers, or has no knowledge, then his i'm
putalions are purely wanton and SLAM
derous. fhe has seen the papers. and
| has any knowledge, then he would be
sure TO state what he knows he
knows anything which would sustain him
in his charge. Silence under suoh cir
\ cumstances is conclusive that lie knows
nothing because he is under no obli-
! CATION Of secrecy, and in absence of all
other proof, he would Of course tell all
he knew, if he knew anything which
could in tho slightest degree bear him
out. The charge therefore was either
made in utter ignorance Of any facts to
support it, or else with the knowledge
that the facts which do exist would, if
made known, entirely disp,ove it,
/ As to the source of this miserable Vi
tuperation have nothing to say. l am
afraid | shall be thought to have paid
too much attention TO il already. Sir,
| | leave the author Of these SANDERS
where he isl leave him in the very
worst company know of in the world
leare him wiih himself
| Mr. Jarnagin now desired to withdraw
his resolution, which was not allowed,
and the resolution was rejected by the
large vote of "A to mir. Turney Of
/ Tenn. being the one.
/ Mr.. }. Nj. Clayton then entered into
an able and elaborate defence Of the.
bill for the payment of French Spol'a-
tions committed prior to 1900, ard had
not closed at the hour OF adjournment.
\ House.. The Smithsonian bill was
AIKEN up in Committee Of the Whole
this morning, as The special order OF the
day, Immediately upon reading the jour
nal.
Mr.. Jones Of Tenn, made PROPOSE
lion which was infamous in itself, and
moved to strike out the bill as reported,
and moved one of single section, pro-
viding that the money received from the
1 Smithsonian estate, should be returned
to the heirs Of James Smithson, and paid
|, back in the bonds in which the govern
mcnt had Invested these funds.
Il This member had the boldncss to de-
fend u proposition like this in Il speech.
A constitutional speech, too
1 The House was shocked with the
perfdious proposition.
4 Mr.. j. II. lngcrsoll spoke against it.
4 Mr.. Stanton, OF Tenn rcbukcd his
colleague for the proposition made by
4 him to violate the trus, Of our NATIONAL
allairs,--he thought we should pass the
bill at once, aud put ourselves beyond
the suspicion Of doing injustice to II for
eigner who had selected this nation as
the peculiar object of his regard.
Il In the SENATE, Thursday, April Odd,
II message was received from the Presi-
| dent.
/ Mr.. Berrien, in behalf Of the commit
tee OF conference on the part Of the Sen
ate, made a report Recommending that
! both houses recede from their amend
mcnts, and adopt the resolution in the
following form:
\ "Wilh a view, therefore, that steps
be taken for the abrogalion of the said
Il convention of the sixth of August,
eighteen hundred and twenty-soven, in,
the mode prescribed in its second mr.
ticlc, and that the attention of the gov
ernmens of both countries may be the
more earnestly and Immediately directed
to the adoption Of all proper measures
I for a speedy and amicablc adjustmen, OF
the difficulties and disputes in respect to
said territory
\ Resoircd by tie Senate and House Of Rpresenta-
tires Of the United states cf Amoica in Congress
assembled, That the President Of the United
4 States he, aud he is hereby authorised at his
discretion, 10 give TO the British Cover nmen,
the notice required by its said second article for
the abrogalon Of the said convention Of the
sixth of August, eighteen hundred and twenty
seven.
!. Mr.. Allen said The result Of the labors
Of the committee, if he understood the
resolution correctly, was to restore in
substance, with slight change in words,
the preamble and resolution as they