The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-02

heie. SUNNI s's'eu'eh' OF II, as II may not DC
uhihtereSuhg 10 the country;
%ssssnssT. in his once " '''' 40 400
EA'rs clerk hire aOOo
ia M. On '' ''e'A' 'nu messenger. ,s.o
lat comptTollsr clerk, and p.,,,ng,r SsSSS
| ID comptroller do. do l52SO
| ~ auditor do do 1900
spd 40 40 90 90 .SS
an do do do SoSS
9th do. do. do nsOo
Treasurer, clerks. Nc 1919
CoS%i,,oD,p Of ,S bo and ONE ,,.,.. t,,,.A,. 80"
men, &c 5000
| solicitor, CLERKS, and messenger 1900
SsS1Sesly o. =" az elsrs' sSd ne'sSngs 1900
ssnEsr - '"''." N"4''' ''.'A 'ni '''' 10 .oo
Comniissionsr Of Pens ons iIsoo
Clerks IN commanding ssHsrsls once Loo
rI.,pp.o f5 o"s.A ssn'i "a a. ONE Il"o
once n 100
| Clerks and messenger In aymsstsr generals OIL
nee 100
nee :" 'o''''''''y s'n',''' 0' an
Clerks aud messenger 1. chief engineer. once SIsS
Clerks and messenger in surgeon generals once OOO
'leIh shh messenger IN the once Of colonel Of
Cl.sss ast messenger An .,..ss,, '''
once IOOo
secretary o. the Nary clerks and nss'eBge" 1000
, DT ne o. ., p poS.,,I sna YARDS 1900
Do DO. 100
Do. Of Ordnance and Hydrosnphy sIOo
DO Of rroylslon and Clothing 500
Postm.sts, fisnsr.J a. '1's'" ,9 49,
auditor Of Post once Department IS 100
| Attorney General, clerk and messenger SSOO
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Inns statement docs not include the Patent Oi-
nee because pays us own expenses, no part OF
whien come. out OF INC treasury u has not, there
io,e, oeeh convenient Tor me 10 make statement
relative 70 H. ! presume ts patronage does not
amount 70 e<o,oVo; ms may be added But tho
statement Pe'enteu lheieues tho pay OF the navy OF
heeIs CONNECTED win me Navy Department, which
70 DC deducted
Ihe origin OF many Of the unjust assaults which
arc maue upon Virginia, IN ms respect, Is IN the
manner IN winch the Blue Book IL made up Many
are mere put down 70 Virginia, because there they
nad then nativity, who had emigrsted from the
state many years since. Judge Blbb when he was
ne mad settled IN kentucky before one OF the repre-
sentaii'es which Virginia now has on this floor was
born why, SIR, at one time one-thlrd OF the sem
ators oil the Unlted States were from Virginia.
mere are al hS tune more Than thirty Virslnians
am told on this hoor But does that prove that she
sas mger representation than she Is entitled to-
NO, SIR put IL proves that notwithstanding all that
Is SAID OF them by tho illberal, inydlous, and I'M
Just, her sons can sustain themselves, and make
themselves felt and respected wherever they go.
NOW, SIR, desire TO be understood IN this CON
nexion. do not come here TO complain that Vir-
gina and the South has not full share Of the gov
eminent patronagej and still less 70 attack the ad-
minlstratlon In consequences. Were to do so l
should disgrace myself and the district represent,
Were to do so, l have not a colleague who would
not have the decorum to blush and hang his head.
speak TO repcl imputations. not to make them.
have said nothing about the disbursements OF
public money 1t is true that much the larger por-
ton OF II Is drawn from the South in manner most
Pernicious and oppressive to that section, and AFTER
wards dlsbursed at the North and the West; but
do not mean. to go into that now.
There is d good deal Of force in some of the gen
temans objections TO the details OF the BILL and have
no doubt majority Of the committee would, certain
ly would aid him in removing them If it would be OF
any avail. But IL would not For strange TO say,
he declares that he will not vote for the bill il we
remove every objection which he urged, because
cal officers Of the government are OF a different
opinion But suppose they should be wrong. Al
though hard to diminish duties il in always easy to
raise them But, sir, there dealing with gen.
tleman who is so determined upon opposition.
The gentleman says he will not vote for tax
upon tea and coffee, even as war measure. He
tells US il we had got into war with England
about western territory, he would have voted for
tax upon these anything else, and to any amount
But that, as this Mexican war is for southern
quest, to his expression, or to defend southern
express it, he will not vote for tax upon tea and
coffee, even az war measure. So it seems that
the gentleman's difficulty is not the character
of the tax, but Of the war. The same feeling car
ried out would compel him vote against any tax to
sustain the war. And this comes from gentleman
who, but a few days since was very active in de-
Tending it. A strange. change has come over the
spirit Of his dream. What Sas produced it, am
utterly at a loss to conceive.
graceful surrender IN the Oregon treaty have moth
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