The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-22

the work OF reirenchment was never to have n haoip
hns-potl parties camored for retrenchment and reform
put never commenced the work In time OF peace W.
are 'od II Is not the time, time of war il is not In
tlne-We nave had interval between peace and war
ana y was mol The time. II is time the people had become
"a niue suspicious, little Jealous of their right
ana interests when they their rulers SO equivocatn.
ana tardS IN beginning this desirable and a-imporan
woIN Wheh an oppressed and down trodden people ap
Peeu ID her government Tor relief by essening then
eAPehses' ue government called upon them fol
new taxes; when they ask for bread they receive
slone- ,aa they ask for a fish they receive
serpent The government of the United States seem.
| ed 10 De following IN the footsteps of some of the
governments OF the Old World, who Were extertine
rom the aborng poor their last shilling to sustain
eN,taFaSalce ana unnecessary appropriations of the
puoc money and after COMPRISING the last cent from
their pood and sweat the cry of the daughters of the
leeen, tive giye, gIye" is heard to issue from
appeal to ihe House. and said the people demanded this
work 70 be begun, and now the time to begin it.
i-et IN <S5TM AM his cabinet officers set their
neds 10 work, hunting up expenditures that are unne-
cessary and lop them Oft. By drawing up the treasury
hoops and closing some OF the gaps and cracks and
the warts and eXcrescences that have improperly fixed
themselves upon the body polite, there can be more re-
tanned and saved IN the treasury than So 100000 the
amount proposed to be raised from the old womens tea
and coffee; He said it mere waste OF time to be
talking about taxing tea and Coffee the government
woud have to hunt some new objects of taxation, and
they had Just as well begin first last They would
have to adopt his mode of taxation or some other He
satisfied himself that the expenses of the government
would lar beyond the estimate of the Secretary of the
Treasury $i5010O00 would foot up all the bills of
expenditure for the year 1915 Ten regiments raised
the increase OF the pay to the army-the land revenue
probably cut ollall added together, would create the
demand Tor more money and the administration had
Just as well come up to it first as last for it had to be
done He (Nlr. J.) for prosecuting the war with
more vGor hereafter, ii possible than had been here
toiore; he was for prosecuting the vigorously to
speedy and honorable termination; bring Mexico to
terms possible and let peace be restored to the
country and thereby tie up this bleeding artery of public
expenditure, he was Tor giving the President money
and men; he was for taxing the wealth of the country
to detray the expenses of the Wharf.-The common man had
to DO the fighting and the rich ought to pay for it.
Mr. }. now turned round, and throwing his eyes upon
the clock, SAID has hour about expiring the sand of
his glass had nearly out. But in conclusion he must
be permitted to say, he wished to Almighty God that the
whole American people could be assembled in this CITY,
that there kind OF an amphtheatre constructed
capacous enough to contain the entire voting population
OF the y States and that they convened for short
period OF tme and the veil that conceals from their
view the many abuses could be drawn aside and they be
permitted TO take calm survey, full and dispas-
slonate view OF all the secret springs of the entire pro-
ceedings OF things under this government; of all the
tugungs OF officers IN authority from the highest the
lowest will not say that they would lay violent hands
upon an edce designed by lis founders to be sacred
and perfect IN all It's parts and tear into ten thousand
pieces Will not say that they would rush upon it
state OF precptancy, with the essess and devastating
Jury OF some mighty tempest no, have too much con-
hdence In then orbearance believe for one moment
But feel well assured OF thing, and that is they
would rip up and tear Oft of those funguses that
have been fixing and have fixed themselves upon the
vials OF this government for years gone by they would
turn some mighty stream through the Augean stable until
was thoroughly cleansed from the abomnable filth that
has been preying upon the Likelihood of the republic
long. The people will, the people must, begin to take
things INTO their own hands. He would say more he
felt well assured they could be gathered here in one
general mass like the democracy in oden times that there
would be but little debate about the proper mode OBJ.
lects OF taxation: either in peace He would
like for them be here and pass their decision upon his
proposition to raise money to deay the expenses of the
federal government in issue with taxing tea and coffee
by the laborng masses but now taxed and that too
at high rate For one, he should vote against taxing
any of the necessaes of life at the present time at
least until he convinced the government could not
get along without taxing them. He would, even now,
prefer taking OF the necessaries of life of the list
OF taxable articles and make them free He thought Mr.
Polk right in 1911, when he made his speech in the
city of Nashville, when he in favor of salt and sugar
being made free well rs tea and coffee
L Here the Speakers hammer fell