The daily union., 1846-05-01

out regard to the consideration whether there are
or are not objects in that other section TO which
such appropriations can be either properly or con-
| stituuonaly made-they urge upon the committee
an indiscrmipate division OF The public money
among the different sections Of the country, and
thus are themselves the advocates Of that very sys-
tenn Of robbery and pander which they so unjust
have shown, thisk, that the principles assumed
by gentlemen who oppose this bill at variance
with plain, common sense, and practical exposi-
ton Of the constitution and contadcted by the legs-
atiye exposition which has been given by the prae-
tee Of the government from its first existence TO the
present time and that their opinions in opposi-
ton 10 those Of all the patriots and statesmen ofsny
emiDence OF the democratic party
The gentleman from South Carolina Mr.. RHRTTl
said the other day; "rhe South has asked for moth
ing /" and yet these gentlemen from the South com
plain OF injustice and say that the interests Of the
South are neglected in the appropriations made by
this bill they oppose all the appropriations for
these purposes, when they offered to them, with
all their power and strength II the representative
from the South do not present TO Congress the
Of their constituents and have them referred to the
proper committees, the people Of the South cannot
complain of the committees these gentlemen know
that the committees have no right 10 report appro-
prations for objects which not referred TO their
consideration by the House. IL the South sends
imprueticable men here who will not send their mat
ters 10 the committees and the committees thus
prevented from examining and reporting upon such
matters affect the interests Of the people of the
South, and those interests are thsrefore neglected
the only remedy, sir for this evil far as can see
for the people of the South 20 send
here who are practical men, who have practical
views OF things and who will present the claims and
interests Of their constituents TO the committees in
practical manner. H e.'.
The gsndsman from South Carolina lMr. RpKrrl
tells you that the South "does not aid In the over
throw Of the constitution She is not accessory 10
the murder Of great principle Of the republican
party perpeuated, not by its ancient enemies, but
by s professed friends and instead OF riotng over
the dead, viii follow the hearse as a mourner TO is
last home" Sir, this remark Of the gentleman,
though IL may be entitled TO some CONNIE ndation as
figure Of rhetoric and a fight Of fancy has no
weight as constitutional argument. The constitu-
ton Of the gentlemen from the South, who have
participated in this debate not the constitution of
the country, nor the constitution il is interpreted
by the democratic party, The constitution OF which
they speak is the creature Of their own brain; it
Is poor ricketty, sicky, neryeless thing and the
sooner such a monster OF deformty dies and
is buried in the grave, out Of sight, the better
for IT, and the less pomp and circumstance and
ceremony, and show Of grief there is made over
It's funeral obsequies, the less disgrace il will
bring upon its parentage. | am gratifed, Mr.
Chairman, that the new rule which has been adopt
ed by this House will prevent the enemies Of this
fncbSutc ITOH o'eflohulng the Dill with improper
and obnoxious amendments, as has been the prac-
tice heretofore.
Here Mr. I. was arrested by the expiration of
his hour, and he took his seat although he had much
more to say upon the subject
Mr.. CockE, OF Tennessee, obtained the floor and
yielded, at the request Of Mr. @. s. HoUsros Of Ala
bama, who, in reference TO the declaration of Mr.
TBBArrs, that the South had asked for nothing in
qured Of the gentleman il the Tennessee river was
not before that committee and presented to them by
resolutions, previous to the reporting Of the bill
Mr.. TBBArrs replied that the gentleman misin-
terpreted entirely what he said. He said that the
gentleman from South Carolina had said that the
South asked for nothing. The Tennessee river was
presented TO that committee, but no information was
presented TO them in relation 10 it, He did not
blame the gentleman from Tennessee for II, because
the information was not obtained from the execu-
tive department until this morning. Another rea-
why the committee had not included il was, that
il travelled step beyond the scope that the COM
mittee had marked our for itself They had appro-
and its main tributaries The Tennessee was but
the tributary of tributary, which class embraced
a large number Of rivers to which appropriations
might be advantageous, but to which the committee
did not deem it advisable polite at the this time
to extend appropriations, but had confined them
selves TO appropriations TO those rivers alone where
there could be doubt of both the constitutional
power and the expediency Of making the nppropra-
tions and would come within an economical sys-
tenn appropriations ''
THE appendix to the foregoing speech will be
given in to-morrow's paper