The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-28


half Of which had been paid } or about -hundredh
part Of the annual expenditures and receipts Of The
government; and, in addition to this we had soms
ten or twelve thousand dollars surplus in the treas
ury. And still we claimed that we were relieved of
The obligation for this money, because We had in
vested Il N stocks the interest Of which was moi
paid. IL was like man with an annual income on
$4,000 and IN addition having (ssy) 81, 100 dspostsd
IN bank, who had loaned to a wayward or UNIFORM
nate son $50, (one-hundredth part of his income
which he had received in trust for friend; And
who, one-hslf Of il having been paid, when csIlsd
upon for the return Of that trust should refuse h ON
the ground that one-haf Of the sum had rot been os
by his son, 10 whom, as trustee Of the fund he had
loaned III No one would hesitate 10 say that a. !,
matter Of common justice and honesty, he should
pay this small amount even II his son never paid II
to him. And what we ought to do as individuals.
we ought also TO do as public men. ..T
He would not follow the gentleman from Mssss.
chusetts through the whole course Of his remark,
tie believed the gentleman admitted that the govern
ment was ultimately responsible for the application
OF this fund according the intention Of the tesla
tor. II it did happen (Which was not probable, for
he did not doubt her) that Arkansas did not at some
failure period pay the interest, we should be called
upon TO pay Il from the treasury according 10 m,
gentleman from Massachusetts Now he wanted
| To- know what was the difference between taxing
our constituents las the phrase was) then and now
80 Tar as The burden was concerned, Il was nothn,
so far as reputation was concerned, Il was ever
thing. The first duty Of a trustee was 70 carry D,o
effect the object Of the trust and if this duty w,
neglected, were we not bound TO provide at east
against the loss OF the fund.-
In reference to the advocacy by MIR. ADAM, of tn,
application Of tho fund to library, and TO soms n.
marks Of Mr.. A., las the reporter understood ,h,,
II was more IN accordance with his fancy. Mr. q
urged that fancy should have nothing to do with ~,
question: that we were bound 10 appropriate this fund
strictly according TO the intentions Of the te,,stor
whose Intentions the appropriation Of the principal
portion Of which 10 a library, he argued, could moi
meet, inssmueh a.. though a library might lend Ia
the diffusion" n would not to the 'sinereasen "a,
knowledge among men," and as IL a library hsd
been intended by Mr.. Smhson he would undoub
eddy have expressed it.
He was not specially welded to this feature Of
normal schools, yet he confessed he considered h
the most important one in the bill. And the geo.
tleman from Massachusetts, wholly misunde rstood
him II he supposed that his (Mr. o's) proposuoD
was to supersede the State normal schools Itvu
| rather supplement TO them-an institution which
would carry them further, where the science Of edu
cation should be improved. And for this the,
had high authority Mr.. o. referred 10 Mr. ysn
Burens language on the subject, from which, though
not express to this Poiat he considered the nsren,
fair that he would be in favor Of such feature
As to the disgrace Of educating our children viii
foreign aid, there was prop osition in this bill "a
educate children, but the teachers Of children And
as 10 the disgrace, 1t might be said with equal po
priety that il was disgraceful to receive foreign 4.
for the founding library.
one special portion OF the duties OF this norm,
oraneh would DC 70 call me attention OF the Stats
seneIa W ueSe norman Schools ana II might, and
nc hoPeu woulu' III TINS way, become the means Of
increasing these schools.
In conclusion, Mr. o. said the practical efEec, n
tne amendment OF MT ADAMS would be TO POSITION,
lne mater indehniieiy; Ills Mr." os) opinion com
clued mueh more nearly with the opinion heretofore
expressed from source he respected SO highly 90
a. Ieast -FOUR dinerent occasions; and he hoped that
congress would no longer delay to appropriate TIM
lunu as IN honor and justice they were bound, 50
70 carry out as near as might be the intentions Of
James Smithson:
Mr. T.. H. EWING dissented from that part Of
the amendment OF Mr.; ADAMS which went to max,
legislative promise that nothing should be done
until the arrears OF interest was collected from the
states IN whose bonds the funds had been invested
ana gave notice OF motion to strike it out
ne was no. able 70 say that this government had
performed IN proper manner the duties Of trustee
and with proper precauton invested these funds
Iiea,y, II tnis investment had thus been made and
the duties OF trustee faithfully performed the gov
eminent could not be held to assume the debt, and
carry out the intentions OF the testator.
ne couid not agree win Mr. sims that this fund
could ever be replaced in the chancery of England
ms government was now trustee in regard %
inns iund by It's acceptance Of 1t had obligated
Itself to make disposal Of 1t according to the nten
uons oil the testator, and was incapable of dvestin
itseii OF H.
II II mad been properly invested, as trustee /
shouio invest IL the government was not bound for
me sake OF Keeping up Its name, to make an appro
Priat'on OF the money OF the people OF the United
states Tor the support OF this charity, or any other
Inc question was whether this Investment had been
maze IN good faith-whether at the time there was !
reasonable PROBABILITY that It would be returned,
OF inc interest on II pail regularly. ~. .n
iha' question ne was not able now to determins, /
ana ne presumed THIS was the case with other mem |
oers OF the House. Hence, in the absence from III.
treasury OF TINS FUND.- ne was willing to postpone G'
uon on inc subject Tor the present.
Mr. = ". ADAMS mad, he said, few words TO
say. In regard 10 the purposes Of this bequat L
ana the oohgation ana duty OF the United States i
carly them into effect, he agreed with the honon
pie chairman OF the committee who reported the
Dill, both had the same, object in view. In re-
gard to the mode OF reaching the object he did nU
agree with the gentleman: He regretted this differ
ence OF OPINION but IN all the public discussions Of
this question: hardly any two persons had beeI