Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-07-01

name, hey epudated and uamped cnder ioo every puncI
pie OF Jeeson principle adopted and pIscsed upon by
all the early Presdentsevery of them, without
ception they preach thing and practice the opposite
Their democracy the Jsersonian democracy Why, they
went for the vEro oce the great conservative power
putting d0c the will OF the people, and putting the will
of the President this pooer, that which, bad
been well said intended as " the medicine of the
constitution, had become the daily bread the President
feeds upon Thomas Jefferson and his lusrious compeers
exercised the veto be exercised 1t In single
the eight years of his Administration During the
first twenty years of the administration of this Govern
ment there never was veto except IN one or two unlm
poran by Gen. Washington but vetoes, rtoes,
TOES had become the order OF The day. We
governed by veoes and nothing At
Congress passed the and harbor BILL and sent tito the
Presidents who afraid to VETO il put in his beeches pocket
but at this session. be sent back with his against IL
and this House had voted down those by of 3s
to 64-a vote Of thirty than lwo-thrds And yet il
no law il was defeated by the will Of And
this the power Gen. Cass and his party advocated
What was Gen. Taylors position in this respect He
held like true republican, that with regard to questions Of
domestic policy for the people and the peoples repre-
senatvcs prescribe the law, and the duty of the
President 10 respect their will aud carry into effect This
the doctrine of Gen. Tayothat it with the people,
the democratic people, to govern themselves Yet although
Gen. Cas and his party practice sustained and appauded
this despoc power Of man. defeat the will of the
peoples representatives. fairly expressed they talked about
democracy while they riseng chains on the peoples
they talked about the beauties of economy while they
doubling and rebing the expenses Of Government they
talked loudly about the capaby Of the people for self gov
enmen and Mr. Cass undertook say that that great
dividing line between themselves and the Wings. That
part of the patform and their profession directly
conradced by their practice they practically denied the
competency OF the people for self government by the arbitrary
exercise Of the veto power. What did this platform
fuhersay That this veto power had saved the people from
system OF internal improvements. That it had saved The
peope-ftom what From themselves from carrying out
their legislation from using their own-money for their
own benefit for the improvement Of their own country They
he President and pary) could take $780, 600 year into
Mexico they could all the world and spend the money
of the people, but they would suffer part Of the money
be expended under the direction of The peoples representatives,
" for the peoples benefit" They denied the power Con-
to spend the peoples money for the peoples benefit in
the improvement of their country but claimed and freely
csed the power Cypress, tax, burden the people. That
the practical construction which this party placed upon
the constution-that the the people from
themselves and yet in their platform trey said that the
PEOPLES money ought to be carefully guarded for the peoples
benefit" A small mislake-they should have said g the
parys benefit variation merely of theory from practice
for while they talked about guarding the peoples money for
the peoples benefit they actually applying to the bene
fit Of themselves and while they said that they opposed
egsang for the benefit of the few the expense of the
many, yet this precisely what they doing They
egsang the money from the peoples pockets into their
legsating entirely for the benefit of the few at the
pense OF the Their whole SYSTEM the very face
add eyes Of their theory enrich the few the expense
OF the many; and this he would show game well
understood by their great leader, Gen. Glass;
They talked about economy" and preached it in their
platform. They great economists-he true Thomas
Jefferson economists whe he had stated they prescribed
and tramped under foot every of his principles Thomas
Jefferson the enemy of national debt Look at
ona debt created by this Democratic Admnistra-
ton. Mr. Adams administered the Government for twelve
and half millions year, the average OF his whole term,
this covering the entire expenses OF his Administration
except what applied to the public debt Mr.. Adams
denounced and put for his extravaganza Mr. Van Buren,
nhs lover of economy, this admirer Of Thomas JEFF
he of he
minsaion up TO flcenfy-eigh and half Millions in
stead OF twelve and half Gentlemen smiled he de6ed
them TO deny he challenged them 10 the records They
might promise answer they bad done BEFORE but they
would do never, because they could not and the
least said the better.
Mr. THOMPSON, of Mississippi, (Mr. s, yielding the
floor with hesitation for question: asked il the gen
teman did stand side by side with Mr.. Van Buren,
Mr. STEWART. What side by side with Martin Van
Buren, A laugh Thank God, have nothing TO do
with Martin Van Buren,, and viii have would ask
if the gentleman himself who formerly ardent sup
porter OF Mr. Van Buren,, was for Mr. Van Buren, now
Was he his candidate Was he for Van Buren, Cass
Mr. THOMPSON'S reply not heard
Mr. STEWART continued. He said the expenses Of the
Government had run up under Mr. Polk to $780, o00 900
year. They bad increased from Sl2 500 600 under Mr..
Adams to s2s 500, 900 under Mr. Van Buren, and
$50 600 500 0O0 900 under presen, economical"
Administration This their boosted JEFF rsonian
nomy this was their opposition to national debt" Why,
they had done nothing but make national debts Mr.. Van
Buren, bad found $40 000 900 surplus the Treasury
be had left $40 900 900 of national debt after selling
eight millions OF bank stock Mr. Polk had found
s7, 600 900 OF debt, and had run it up one
hundred millions Of dollars This was " Demo
cratic consistency The people would mark the next
election. Thomas Jefferson opposed standing army,
great navy yet the gentleman from North Carolina Mr.
McKlr) had Told the HoIse that the appropriations for the
naval service had up within few years from So 600 900
81 0O0 900 And this under this beautiful Jeersonan
Administration which by the rule Of contrary looking
way and rowing the other.
He always thought Mr. jefferson the friend Of peace
What was Gen. Cass For war; war, war First with
England be for fifty four forty fight 4; then be was
Tor Mexico, for "swaosing Ito his language)
the whole Of Mexico for Yucaan and he might
be for Canada Now here the practice Of the gent
the way, and Of their leader who talked loudly
about Mr.. Jefierson's principles War barbarsn in
this enlightened age and country, il an sbsurdity,
crime and il considered by Gen. Taylor
But little Of the history Of Gen. Cass. He had
been all sides OF all questions There was not question
Of public policy Of the country upon which Gen Csss had
not occupied a position both sides. Once Federast
Democrat" when the question OF the annexation
Of Texas first up he decidedly opposed when
Il said the British gong to take Texas, "et them
have it." said he eve do it," But little before
the nomination. the 10Th Of May, 1884, he wrote letter
to Mr.. Hannegan, in which he for immediate annexa-
ton and slavery He against annexation and for
annexation against the provso and for the provso against
protection and for protection against internal improvements
sndfor internal improvements With reference the Viii
mot proviso Gen. Cas- decidedly for at first; no was
great pfovso and then the session Of Congress-
when he found would do for certain sscton be
ed against the provso and his letter Mr. Nicholson said
:" change has been nv mlnd.n and when he