The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-05-01

gen, expenses Of foreign intercourse since
the Ali Of March ls4l, with copies Of all
entries, receipts, letters, vouchers, memo.
randums, or other evidence Of such pay
ments, 10 whom paid. for what, and partI
culary all concerning The north east boun-
| Diary dispute with Great Bfi,rln also. co
PIES Of whatever Communications were made
from the Secretary Of State during the last
session Of The 9Th Congress-
February, 1913, TO MIR. Gushing and to MIR.
Adams, members Of the Committee Of For
eign Afilrs Of this House OF the wish Of
the President OF the Uui:ed States to lnsti
tute q special mission to Great Britain; OIL.
so, copies Of all letters on the Books OF the
/ Department OF Sale to any officer OF the
L. States, or any person in New York cen.
corning Alexander Nc i."od.
Resolred, That the chairman ofthe Com
m.ttee on Foreign Affairs oil this House sub.
mi, to the House the Journal or minutes Of
that Committee during the last session Of
the 27Ih Congress.
Mr.. MCKAY asked Il Mr. |. intended 10
call for any thing further than the PfesI.
dents orders or certificates.
+ Mr.. e. J. lNGE8SOLL. Yes, sir,
Mr.. MCKAY. 1hen canno, vote for
ii, II has always bocn the policy Of tins
govonmeut to place at the disposition of
the President fund which IS denominalcd
the secret serrlce faad that IS, OIL sppro.
pfia'iou, annuaIiy made tor the contingent
expenses Of foreign Intercourse, has been
placed al the disposition OF the Executive,
and part Of II can be applied 10 secret
service. And there ia Law on the statute
hook cooval with The formation Of tho gov
etnment, which authorizes settlement at
the Treasury y paf!mcut Of the accounts
Tor such portion OF this contingent 8ppro-
pria!lon as may be made on the certificate
VI the President. II the gentleman, by his
resolutions, intends lo call Tor all papers that
may be on hie IN relation to Ihls subject,
tho very Office, Of the ss authorislug these
expenditures to be made viii be completely
defeated. And It wall stand az precedent,
to justify similar proceeding in all iu'ute
cases.
Mr. iNGERS0LL admitted that tho
Presidents certificate is made by law
voucher for such expenditures which we're
certainly not proper, N most instances, Tor
public exposure. But SIR, said he, the 70
solution calls for proof Of the abuse Of thai
fond. ! suy through YOU TO this House,
'hat my resolution predlcales gros. abuse
Of that fuud, NJ resolution asserts that
Mr., Secretary Webster has expended lhro'
yIlo agents par! Of that fund 10 corrupting
he press, IN coTrupting the party press,
and certuptlug the party press tot the Pur.
pose Of accomplishing the treaty Of the
north eastern boundary; and the question
for this House TO decide now il, whether,
# there were forty laws from beyond the
beginning OF the government, any gentle. .
man would prevent these p7pefs from being
brought forward. Sir, this is al extrtordl- .
nary case this is no common case.
would be the last man, sir laud ! should
have known nothing about this but for my
conueXlon with the Committee on Foreign
AtiiIrs; and from what know, and have
known about these matters, should be the
last man TO interfere With the ordinary ap-
plication Of th,s secret service money. But
! v III 5'dte "'dl hbO" 10 DS lHt idCit buu .
sba, presume the Chairman of he Com (
mtlee OF Ways aud Means knows TO be the .
fact, thai from the accession Of that extra.
ordinary man, Andrew Jackson, in 1928,
down to the departure from " ashington OF
MIR. Van Buren, at the expiration of his /.
presidential term, not one farming OF that
money was kept from pubic view, and that
the private use Of ii did begin immediately
after Mr.. Webster came into office.
Mr.. MCKAY withdrew his objection to
the resolutions. Mr.. lngersolI IN The courss
OF the above speech, only the material parts .
of which we have quoted, had piaslered MIR. .
Mckay with compliments. His Honora- /
bic friend from \. c." was IAN honest /
man, and 40 independent member Of the .
House, specially careful Of the public mo
neys," who would be upon this as he has .
been upon all occasions, one OF the most
foremost to psy proper attention TO their
protection" How could Mr.. Mckay re- l.
sisi such convincing arguments lie did
oot.l
Mr.. DROMGOOLE Of Va, said he had
bu. few words 10 say, and they should be
10 generation Of the Wing party Of the U.
5. (4ud lie seldom said any thing cOmph.
meuiaty TO lhem.) Tbs resolution refer.
red to period when Mr., Webster had been
from the Wing party, and was
acting With Mir, d. believed ) the most cor
rupt Administration that ever existed 10
this country. THAT time the Whjg party
denounced Mr.. Webster, but they had got
together agen. Mr.. D. believed perfectly
that there was corruption in that admins.
iraiion unparalleled 10 this country. Ii
they could eStort all the correspondence
there will DO proof the most positive and
absolute, not only of a corrupt use OF the I
money, but that Mr.. Webster sanctioned &
and recommended, yes, absolutely recon- {
corrupt use of the fund lie re-
peated that he exonera,ed The Wing party, ,
as party, from any knowledge OF par'lc'.
patton IN these corruptions, aud concluded
by repeating, that the most corrupt admin
is,ra,ion that had ever cursed the country,