The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-01-22

light at the view. But they have quat:
ed their cup of glory to its very dregs
its dregs of bitterness and gall. Now
let them swim in the oceans of blood thai
had been split Let them sport the plea
sure-boat IN the rivers of tears shed by
orphan children and their widowed
mothers! They appeared delighted &c
look around them; they listened with rap
ture to the music Of the groans of the
dying-of the cries of children made
fatherless-of the agonized shrieks and
despairing cries of the widows which the
sword had made. But, while thus gaily
sailing and listening to the music SO
grateful to their ears, there was phan-
tom-a ghost-a horrible shadow, which
rose suddenly to oscar their eye-balls"
in the midst OF this joyous revelrv.
What was it. The gentleman raised his
eyes and looked across the way to this
side OF the House, and cried out to US, in
hollow voice, that seemed to shake with
sudden fear, 'sDon't get behind that mil
itary chieftain" Aye sir; he saw a
shadow dressed in arms, with holding
plume, and he turned pale at the sight.
And why We're we not to gather behind
this "noble old chieltain!" Was it be-
cause he never led his followers but to
victory! But, sir, if the mere shadow of
that nodding crest so afrlghted the gen.
tleman, how will he sustain himself when
he beholds the living reality in breath
and beng. How will his heart beat when
he hears the rafting of grape and CAMS
ter! when the roar of small arms and great
guns falls upon his ears! What will be
the feeling at the White House then!
Sir, the gentleman and his party, his
model President and all, will fly before
him as did the MeXicans at Buena Vista.
The gentleman told us another thing.
He was not content with holding up
MIR. Polk as the model President: he said
he was the ''retleX Of popular opinion"
Yes, sir; that was it. ''the reflex Of pop
ular opinion" Aye, indeed. Mr.. Polk
the reflex of popular opinion in this
country Why, sir, | will point the gen.
tleman, on that subject, to another 'retlex'
ian humble one, it may beg OF public
opinion. Let him cast his eyes Of this
side of the House and on that side; at the
last session Mr.. Folks majority in this
House was nearly two to one; but where
is the majority now, sir? Here is little
"rehex" for the gentleman to look on,
and for the President too.
MIR. McCLERNAND intcrposed to
make some remark in reply; but, owing
to his position and some moist IN the
Hall, it was wholly lost to the reporter.
Mr.. STEWART resumed. Yes sir,
here is one "rellex," and there will be
another "renex" when old Rough and
Ready comes. He will drive the GEN.
tleman and his party where they never
will be seen again. leave this reflex
to the gentleman and his reflections; let
him contrast it with the splendid col
umn which his model President has built
of the bones and blood Of armies and ma
vies, OF debt ard taxation, piled up noun
tain high, for the admiration OF poster
ity.
But enough Of this. 7 rose for the
purpose OF examining recent report OF
the Secretary of the Treasury, which has
been lauded here and elsewhere as "the
greatest production of the agt;"a docu-
ment which has been printed in German,
and in l don't know how many other
languages, and has been rrofusely clrcu-
lated among the people; and it IS work.
ing in every direction that effect for
which it was lntendedby misleading and
deceiving the people on the subject of
the tariff of 1916. l will here say, in
my place, that never did an official pa
per emanate from any civilized Govern
ment in the world which contained so
many 6lsehoods, Il cannot Use any milder
term, falsehoods SO numerous and so
gross. Falsehoods, not in hundreds or
in thousands misstated, but talsehoods IN
millions and hundreds of millions OF dol
lars. That its statements arc false, L am
prepared to prove from the Secretary'S
own reports. ] will show from his own
figures that he has fallen into mistakes,
or misstatements Of the truth, in one case
of elghty-two millions; in another IN
stance ofone hundred and seventy-five
millions: in another of four hundred and
one millions, and in another of four hun
bred and twenty three millions. do
not say, l will not positively charge, that
these misstatements were made with de-
sign; with that question it belongs not to
me to NEEDLE; but / say that his own fig
ures prove the fact to be so. l will give
the secretarys own figures, exposing
their gross, their palpable misstatements,
book and page, and [ pray gentlemen to
take them and show them to MIR. Wal
ker, and let him deny or explain them
away If he can. This wonderful effort
of financial ability, this greatest produce
ton Of the age, is so replete with mon
strous errors, that it is not wonderful thai
the honorable Secretary should have
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