The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-10

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words, all must admit the sxpediency OF an aug
nentation much more extensive man 70 contem.
plated by TINS Dill nc so'a, ~, nc wouia
defer making any precise esnmn ''n " was setued
that We would enforce inc o~o''"e ~ inc cannon
mouth VA, /, A.. = - !.
Mr.. President said MI W. a'e'e no eiass
of citizens who are more aoscneu 70 our country
and lts free institutions man ~ ine moS s4s
tnoiic feelings are .nounsheu Amone mem, Inc
emotions OF an American sanoI wnen' on enierng
a foreign port, he descnes inc nag VI ms country
floating above the GEEK OF ORG VI our na,sona, vrs-
sells, are OF such character; hey arc OF soahdenee
~ his government, inspireo ~ "e hho"ieuse hat
this vessel Is there 10 protecs hs ana s property;
he feels proud that he sa isnkee, or, lsa,d Mr..
WI these feelings shou'd We .he1isned When
war comes, they VIII insure ''''"fy 70 he STRIPES
and stars on the DC an -. ,,-.-.
80 iarirom aiminshhs 'n' P,o'ee'ou now anofu-
ed them, MI. w repeated tha' nc wouiu INCREASE
most eheeruhy. IN every her % INC pos
where eemmercs 'eaGs ~sr N"e'y, snoaty syery
one egftied 20 e,si@ INC SioriVpas Pn'yese % nme1
lean euzsnshp oe hensf a'e' n'. ~ oWn
II. Is ms Poncy '"at mas oAe"er oiea' o''''"
TO her present posiuon OF eou''io,o IN
bui lhe Argument ~ Mnneh an "o oPPone"Ao W
this Dill Unite ana wnlcn nus oeen useu win nios'
earnestness, Is tha, 'nese 'naae oy
are extrayagantly arge-Whl create necessary TOT
increased taxation oil tne people enher Dy cohuhn-
ance OF the present ouious iarn, or o'her pan o'
taxation.
This oPposiuon 10 tne appropriations, anu 'nriI
denunciauons as ehtraVagan', can De naue 70 any
and every law granting money; Inc same argu-
ments can always be used lie had before ssid
whether the charge oil extravaganza against ms OH
be well founded or NOT, uepehus on the necessi'y OF
wise policy OF tue measure caling ior inc expenui-
ture u the measure Is demanded oy inc interests
OF the country, the appropriation proper 70 erect u
is not wasteful extraVsgance, but true economy.
We have been reminded tnat, lew years Since, an
administration was told by the people that the an
nusl expenses Of the government IN time OF peace
should not exceed $4,000, 900, and the party. now
in power are warned not to forget that admonlton
Mr.. President (sald Mr.. W. do not think
there is senator on this door, who, after deliberate
reflection can really believe the federal government
can be carried on properly for the sum named, or
for less than tesniy millions year. The people do
not believe lido not expect IT, II will be false
economy which will reduce II to less. Our poPu-
Iaton is now about twenty millions Of souls-one
dollar year for each is not too costly price for
the blessings Of republican liberty
But, sir, IL you do desire to undertake the work
Of rerenchmen and reform, the nary is not the true
subject we should first begin upon, either by the
reduction OF the force now existing, or the refusal TO
increase il. That the mode and manner in which
the expenditures for the navy are made should be
looked into and reform insituted-that the shore dis
bursements should be more thoroughly scrutinized,
and il there is want OF economy or vigilance, or
the system Of accountability is defective, the re-
sponsbility not direct, that the remedy should be
applied, Mr.. w. conceded. He admitted that
there had been fault somewhere, and he SAID he
believed one-third OF tho amount OF the annual
naval appropriations could be saved TO the country
by a iudicious system of expenditure and accouni-
ability being adopted. The retrenchment and re-
form in this branch OF the public service should
however, commence elsewhere than amongst the
officers of the navy at sea- and differently than IN
,h. 40 ~ a. enable
be efficient Mr.. w. said he would chcerfully unite
in this reform, il. property directed =
The senator from MISSISSIPPI, IN hrs refnsrks
when urging this objection, intimated that the effect
Of the passage Of this bill would be 70 afford an ex-
Gus, for the continuance Of the odious tariff Of 1872,
and the perpetua.ion of the protective system.
Sir, (ssid Mr.. w, abomnate that system, and l
am hostile to the tariff of 1912 as The senator from
Mississippi any senator on this floor. would
do act to afford any excuse for the continuance OF
either; and, sir dread ioar between this country
and Great Britain, chiefly because such, think,
would be the ultimate effects OF a war do not tear
the result of a conflict between this country ana
Great Britain, France, or both united, as 1t re-
specs our ultimate favorable success in arms at land
and on the sea.
At first, till our national spirit was aroused, we
might sustain losses and injury; but arms have
triamphed in two contests with the mother country,
and, though we have never fairly measured our
strength with our ancient ally OF the revolution,
land trust we never may have such necessity, il
we forced to war in just cause, feel an abid-
ing confidence Of ultimate victory Republican
warriors are-and all history proves tan over
match for mere mcrcenarles.
But, it is that at the contamination OF our tri,
umphs, our pension list, now nearly 10000, would
be sweled perhaps to upwards of 100000; that we
should incur every year of the war national debt
of at least one hundred millions, and that the pay
ment of this debt would be used as Pretext for
continuing the protective system and increased as
the manufacturing interests would be by the acces-
sion Of those who, melted by a war and the conse-
quent exclusion of foreign manufactures, would en-
gage in that employment, fear the unequal and OPP
pressive protective system would be forever fastened
on the country. We should also have resulting
from the war, when the army was disbanded, an ar
ray Of e-enptioners to ohce banded together com
radcs in arms" combined to stand by each other
all preferrng the popular claim of military services,
and each one having fought, bed, and died Tor MS
country" at.-r,
Abovcal, and to be most deprecated, we should hyae
again imposed upon the American people the perni-
cious banking and paper money systems, their atten-
dant corporation frauds, fund-mongerlng and stock
gambling which are almost as bad actual war.