Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-02-26

Mr. VINTON said that perhaps he ought to content him
self permit the be taken on the bill without awaiting
himself of the privilege allowed him by the rule Of the House
TO close the debate AT the opening Of the discussion he had
endeavored to present. in condensed he well could
general outline Of his views respecting the present and
future of the Government He did not propose to ia
gue the House with repetition Of them nor did he deem
necessary for him to do so since he did that
so far he had stated facts in his former remarks their
accuracy had been questioned by any one He had given his
for the deductions he had drawn from those facts and
he did know that he could give any additional strength to
those by reproducing them in new form There
however SOME things that had been said by way Of an
swer, and topics introduced into the debaie which
seemed to call for replication from him.
After his opening speech, had had episode of full
week upon those neverendng and ongsnce exhausted sub
ecs the power and policy Of the General Government to
make internal improvements and the paternity of the Mexican
war, which nobody willing to father till last the gentle
man from Alabama MR. HorsroS) favored with speech
about the bill He thought his former arguments remained
unmpared by any thing which had been said in reply to them
by that gentleman He did not therefore, propose to fory
them by eview Of the genllemans speech But in the
course Of his remarks he had accused him Mr w Of in
consistency in two things, which required passing no.
tce for his sake only and not because he thought his
consistency Inconsistency to be matter Of any importance
to this House the country In his former remarks he
had said that the public lands were pledged and the proceeds
of the sales made sinking fund for the payment Of the inter-
est and principal Of the twenty million loan Of the last
session and therefore, the Secretary Of the Treasury had no
right consider the moneys arising from the sale Of the pub
lie land part the general applicable to the paw
men Of the expenditures Of the Government that 80
treat them violation Of the law and OF the public
faith The gentleman from Alabama said that he (Mr Wy
has right complain Of the Secretary of the Treasury for
violating this pledge because he says that he M had set
the example Of violating himself in voting give bounty
land the Mexican oers which made recey-
able at the land offices in payment for lands He admitted
that he had voted but he did not admit that in doing
he had violated the pledge any way impaired the rights
Of the public creditor The twenty million loan bill and
the bill to raise additional military force, and give bounty
lands the soldiers both pending in Congress at the
time The loan BILL containing the pledge was passed
though the House r and the other bill up TO be acted
upon while tho loan bill yet pending in the Senate The
gentleman from Alabama, and every other gentleman then
here, must remember that no Mr made specchaganst
making these land receivable at the land Offices In
payment for lands and foreod that every suler around the