The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-02-12
Remarks Of MI. Arckboldg

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Onsthe Stsabenville, Csdiz and Csm-
bridge McAddmized Road Bin. La
Senate, January II, 1s48. ?
The question being on the sngross.
ment ofthe bill introduced BY Mr.. Has.
,ings, Of Harrison, to make ! grant Of
money to the Steubenville, Cadix and
Cambridge McAdanized Road Com.
pany. veg '' SOUS
NIX. AHcHBoLt said he knew not any
reason why the bill should be engrosasd;
he hoped it would not be engrossed.-
In its present shape, though perhaps
not quite so bad as tho original, the bill
was most Objectionable. II would
prove to bs a Pandora's box. How
much it might cost the treasury, !, was
impossible to tell. Ii was said that no
other company was in tie exact. catss
CORY Of this one They would End an
alegies enough to answer thsir purpose.
lfyou let this one into the treasury, the
doors would be open for all. In one
word, if the bill is intended for mono but
this company, why not confne it to this
company as the title iinportsf
Ne bill introduced since the COM
mencement Of the session had inflicted
so much pain and mor.i6ca,ion on his
mind as this. The eastern co6nties
had suffered every thing by the plumber
system. Like the law or slavery, il
was always against them, and never for
them. 1t had governed those counties
~colonially for the last quarter of.a CEN
fury, withou. the slightest reference to
the interests of the dominant sections
Then how Notifying TO see the dele
CATION Of three important and e~nlighten-
ed counties Withdrawn from a just and
determined opposition to the whole
plumber system, and going over to our
a~dversaries. 1t must be so, for il they
Of the east accepted Of this pi.iful sop,
their mouths must be stopped when oil
other plumber was going on. MOI only
so, but they must o for other plum.
der; for the principle Of plumber wasa
of association. And all this
for the pitiful ginger bread OF ten or
thousand dollars. 1t was PEN
ny wise, pound foolish. 1t was giving
in exchange for cents. Blu. no
have spared himself part Of the
notification. The citizens of those
enlightened and worthy counties knew
nothing Of the matter-The company
nothing Of it, or the members
would be knocking at our door as re-
m%onstrants. They did not want to BE-
galvanized, or they might themselves
be compelled TO pay something. This
will not do willingly. But the bill
was in reality the offspring Of the Sen.
ltor from Harrison, and two or three
mousing politicians, whom he
saw continually 10 these walls. The
citizens Of those counties
no doubt, disdain to be seen
lere in the humble attitude of suppl.
,ants at our footstool. Well, such was
attitude Of the Senator from Harrison.
Here he was on his marrow bones b..
ore Us. Whether his constituents
would be willing to see him in such an
attitude was another question. There
was no accounting for tastes. And the
Senator from Harrison must have a pc.
,uliar one or he could not swallow such
humiliation. A lady over in Virginia,
where he (Mr. Archbold) was raised,
lad been asked why her brother was
10 fond of tainted meat, spoiled venison
Ind such articles. Oh, said she, | don't
NOW, only my brother is fond Of every
hing that stinks. The bill was most
in principle. 1t revives,hs
'dious plumber system, which the pso-
lie had fondly lattered themselves was
Iead, for the present at least. Such
vas the adherence Of many Senator's
or the whole plumber system, that who.
yer would get a grant Of this kind
nust accept it on terms most humulia-
ing. Such applications would excite
q his bosom inefable scorn, only that
he applicants excite ineffable pity
lie regarded such applications and such
.pplicants with mingled emotions Of I'm.
tterable scorn and unutterabls pity,
nd he would not a~nalize whether his
,orn exceeded his pity, or his pity e.
seded his corn. Oh, If such a con-
'mptible gingerbread as This was offer
! to his district, or to one OF the caun.
es of his district, hsw Dol would no
stake back your gift, the Offer
an INSULT" a,.t
What! haze she indignant voice Of
and Monroe against pLuNpEa
ID pLuNDERERs silenced by a sop or
n thousand dollars? Would those
ally themselves with treasury
and wink at their steaIings,
ID connive at their frauds, for such d
,ntemptible bribe as thisi Now .
Ick Downing said, "such q thing was.