Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-07-15

o1en present wnen me Madison papers were purchased b
should have voted against that motion for the
that influenced him to vote against this The whole wa
| wrong in principle.
Mr.. MILLER also made pro forma motion. He wa.
opposed 70 TIE amendment and he opposed 70 the man
ner IN which urged ON the attention OF the committee
The gentleman from Virginia in offering his amendment
h purchase OF the papers Thomas Jefferson,
% the members the Democratic side the House. and the
gentleman from Massachusetts made moloE which commend
ed s TO the gentleman the other side OF the House and
by these both sides the House appealed these
TWO gentlemenJeerson and Hamion-being the founders
The two great parties which divide this country. As
ese questions were presented TO the committee III such
manner apparent thai the gentlemen who made the
motions were satisfied that they could no, be sustained BY
argument and nence they appealed TO the prudices OF both
sides OF the House Now he opposed 70 this system
he was opposed 10 the purchase Of the papers Of Mr. Madson
and he should be equally opposed the purchase Of the pa
pes of any body else even Of the luous Jefferson He
would give no vote for any such purpose for the whole
tenn was wrong If any writings valuable and worthy
of pubcaton they would inducements for their pub
caiion without the interference Of the Government. By
private enterprise they would light, and hence
justification could be furnished for such exayagant
OF the public money He might hee remark that all the
papers OF Mr. Jefferson which deemed valuable had been
published already What evidence there before the
mee that these papers Of the value which placed
ON them by the Of these amendments and which the
committee called upon TO He did know
what these papers II be that the papers OF Alex
ande Hamilton advocated policy which had been repudiaed
by this Government from its foundation the present
ment- What he asked, their object He was unwl-
ling that the committee should be brought sanction the pur
chase of papers until they knew what they called
upon to publish. Who had given them that information
The chairman of the committee said he did not know
that they had been before the Library Committee. Did any
OF them know And yet they asked to appropriate
900 tor each of two sets OF papers OF which they knew
nothing. He thought matter Of some importance,
and especially the case of Mrs Madison had been quoted
IT time that this should be arrested but ii
to be adopted and carried out he hoped when carried
to the House that the record would be made show who
was that advocated the system.
Mr.. CLARKE, having made pro tvraa motion, said he
took occasion object the appropriation Of S25 900 for the
purchase of the Madison papers; and he then argued that
that appropriation designed and intended fasten and
the country pension list, that would
furnish precedent Tor all time come, which, il would
be dangerous the well being of the country would be dis
asrous its finances.
There various why they should tolerate
the amendment which had been proposed They had heard
yesterday from the other side OF the House-and yester
day on but all when those gentlemen obtained
the oor-ihat, by the prosecution OF the Mexican war; and
by other Democratic and policy they had involved
tie country in debt which would put the face Of the people
OF this nation the grndsone for years And yet
IN the face OF these charges and statements which de-
signed TO have effect the approaching eeconssate
menis and charges made many instances by direct sup
preston OF the ruthhere solitary proposition
whole legislation where attempt made appro
pirate the public money, which had the appreciation
Of the gentlemen the other side Of the House All propo
sons Tor wild and extravagant expenditures have invariably
been sustained and voted o by the gentlemen the other
side OF the House And YET the charge go the
try that the Democratic party here favor OF squander
ing the public money and comparisons instituted be-
tween the expense OF ts and former Administrations for the
purpose Of fixing the Democratic party the charge Of
uayaganee And in bringing This House into dsepute and
IN casting eproach the President language used which
was only fl for hshmaIkei certainly not adapted TO the
halls OF legislation.
Tue CHAIRMAN reminded the gentleman that he must
nIpa ntaaf
Mr. CLARKE then proceeded protest against the amend
ment a dangerous precedent.
Mr.. c. j. INGERsoLL rose ard moved to reduce the two
sums of S20, 900 10 IS, 900 each.
Mr.. SAWYER rose to a question Of order He said it
in order amendment solely for the purpose
OF making five minutes speech.
The CHAIRMAN decided that the gentleman from Penn
sylvania was ia order.
Mr. INGE RSOIL said that he should in favor Of the
amendment As TO establishing system of literary pension
ing gentlemen could produce any number OF such
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, he, for one
ready to pension them all But be greatly feared ths; such
would continue be very There very little
danger indeed the pension roll OF ike these would
be ruinousy extended. As Jefferson knew from such
Of his writings already in print What it
pec 10 get should the resolution be adopted After all bis
public situations and advantages, Mr. jefferson died fifty
thousand dollars IN debt, and two Of his grand-jaughters
Tor many years keeping school, out OF the proceeds
Of which they had paid fifteen thousand dollars Of and be
had been told that they still employed in the same way
And, regard Alexander Hamilton, the act Of Hse
establishing the Treasury of the United States monu-
men OF his public character such be had been assured by
Albert Gaa,n, and Alexander Dallas, and Richard Rush
and Robert j. Walker, and other competent Judge
be found in England in France, nor in the
Government OF any other country the world For his part
l. quite ready take all the responsibility OF voting
not only this $50, 900, but much larger sum
Mr. G0GGN said he bad letters before him from William
c. Ryes and Martin Van Buren in favor Of the purchase and
these on such subject good authority.
Mr.. HOUSTON, Of Alabama said that neither Of them
good authority.
The question was then put and decided in the affirmative
Ayes so, noes 5s.
Aer various other amendments bad been offered the
miee roseIand reported progress.
And then the House adjourned.