New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-13


statement In The Tribune The whole controversy
hs' been checkered BY u.t such ml.spprehen'on' or
evssions AZ ths)
zen. JAM. J. MCKAY ON c sad there was
mistake 10 his case - given IN The Tribune bat i
~A. immssri.l :, there appeared that be charged
- 40 excess. Tor travelling J95 miles While his ds
tsoce BY nearest Poo, Route was only 81 miles The
Tribune entirely right 50 far az the distance 10 bis
Poo, Ofice We, concerned but he i,red egh mic, b.
yosd A., Poa o., aud charged accordingly
Mr. GREELLY How could have known that
Gen MckAY You could nor. / An not com
planning OF The article 10 Tie Tribune 70 With you in
tl. msitcr outyou challenged ali 10 poln, out any or
ror' and did a. you required
Mr GktLLtr OF course, Mr. Chairman. there
may bc many such cases as this My predecessor
NJ ID. :. JAtKsoN) lived seven or ei rht niles be
yond hls Post Once ! myself live half as far
N)b'dy inasines that IN the csses whore there -
= discrepancy Of lew dollars only bctw cen tho
Mileage as II Is and a. / contend Il should be
Wete - any Intentional excess The People u I'D
uHleistahd AL tins wIthOut special explanations.
And now D. the gentleman from MIssisspp
.p'V bhoWsl who honofcd me with 81 large a
snAc % ms attention and lis courtesy yesterday.
4"et gentleman made a direct charge upon me of
lastly mg his account. saying ] had set dow lbs
nisaucc by the nearest Post Route AZ some el-ht
or mae hundred miles. whereas the actual distance
40 over 900 miles from tms flty o. JACKSON.
Miss and he lived thirty odd miles beyond that.
Nj Chairman, that gentleman IS set down 90 The
Tribune a. taking 800 MILEAGE tUr distance
of 1850 miles % Wsshinst0u. while tie a0tual
distance by nearest Post Roui. Is stated AZ ,Oi'
miles - xccss Of Mileage .0-n g. have the
Table Of Post Route Distances already quoted be-
fore me, aud that gives the shortest Post x ute
distance from this city O. Jackson, Miss. at I.O.u
miles add 80 miles Tor the Gentleman distance
beyond Jackson. an sou have thc go miles
stated ia The Tribune.
GOV. BRoWN.-Inc Tribune article the Edito
rial asserts that ia the accompanying table the dis
tanccs taken from the ast Ocs. lie, Of Poet OF
ices wlh thoif distances from Washington ths, not
true have the lat Orc.n LET before mo. an ;,
makcs the distance g. Jackson as aio,said overs goo
mile
NJ GRlliLi: have repeatedly stated, ami
| tins Committee well knows, thHt dld not make
| Up the Table published iu be- Tribune. direct
| Cd u T. be- done. and employed competent man
l. DO a. told him o. use the latest ONi.m Lisi' and
| presumed he had done 20 And uc a.t use thc lat
! st lac could find c0af0ia.ag iN of Hc sc',,0i
| Past O6ccs uH n0r fc,pecfuc Instance FROM
| ITasktqgfOn bH ne shortest IOsf-BOpfs. The list
| the gentleman reads from - quite another thing.
Tho distances Il gives are not 10y the st0,fcN Mail
| Route, but by the usN0i Nail ROuie-the circuit
Gus route through Charleston, Augusta Montrou-
ery &c taken 10 carry the great Mail from TINS
CITY to jackson, Mn. and that route IS only about
a thousand miles shorter than the one By winch
the gentleman charges. By the sh0rfcH Mail Route.
the gentlt mans residence IA but l,oi1 miles from
this city AS stated in The Tribune $ table Is Il
| my fault that tile gentleman has been moved -
| grossly 10 asssil me
The gentleman saw nj % speak OF my vocation
| as an Editor, aud 10 charge me with editing my
| paper from my seat on this hOor Mr Chairman,
| / do not belive there Is one Member IA this Hal
who has written less Ia his seat this Session than
| / have done. have been too much absorbed IN
the (tO me- novel and exciting scenes around ne
to write, and have written no Editorial here
Time enough for that, Sir before and alter your
daily Sessions. BIT the gentleman either direct
ly charged or plainly nsinusted that have neg
lccted my duties RS Member OF tbs House 10 nj
tend 10 my own private business ] meet TINS
charge With positive and circunstanual denial.
Except brief sitting ono Private Bill day, have
not been absent hour IN all nor the hail OF H.
from the deliberations OF this House have never
voted for an early adjournment nor To adjourn
over My name viii be found recorded on every
call OF the Yeas and Nays And, as the gentleman
insinuated a neglect of my duties MS Member OF
Committee Public Lands, appeal 10 It's Char.
man for proof 10 any that need 1t that have
never been absent from a meeting OF that Com
mittee nor any part OF one and that have rather
sought than stunned labor upon II. And am
confident that alike Ia my seat and out oi H. !
shall do as large share of the work deN0Nlns
upon this House the gentleman from Misss-
slppi will deem desirable.
And now, Mr.. Chairman, a word on the main
question before US | know very we'll kne"
from the hrst-whst low, contemplate, dema
goguing business tins of attempting 10 save Public
Money always is. II Is not a task for gentlemen
it IS esteemed rather disreputsble even Tor
| Editors Your gentemanly work Is spending
| Notwithstanding Savings are al
| WAYS such vulgar, beegarly t~o'penny affairs
there IL sorry aud stingy look about them most
| repugnant to all ccntlemanly Instincts Aud be-
side. they never happen to hit the right pace-it
il slwsys strike higher Strike lower To |
be generous " it'll other people money generous
10 sell and friends especially. that tile way to be
| popular and commended TO ahead and never |
care for expense III your debts become neon |
vemient you can repudiste aud BLACKBOARD your !
creditors as descended from Judas lscarlot All |
Mr. Chairman, was not rocked IN the cradle OF
gentility
a word now Tor the gentleman from Ohio Mr. |
RoOrl who also addressed the Committee on Tues |
day. Either he hes greatly changed or have |
hccn sadly deceived Tor think there WAS a time /
within my knowledge of him when he would not /
have made that speech. could bear 'a part iu |
II very quietly but was sorry Tor has We do |
not easily part wi;h our Illusions
The gentleman told us at the outset that he had |
seen good many of these propositions of Reform /
and that he had seen how they were all disposed |
| oi-by phms amendment upon amendment re- |
| trcnchnIeut upon rctrcnchmcut, until the ALTAR he /
came perfectly odl0us ID not absurd running the |
thius into the ground, aud there bury ing 1t. That
was the gentleman text hrs Speech aud his |
proposition were the hitting commentary They |
showed him an adept "a the arts he proclaimed !
| hls know ledge Of. Tie must kuow--no man better |
that his scheme of charging by the hour tor Mem /
bcrs trav 70 and from this city Will ne, crhc ADOPT
ed. There Is no real equality abOutit Many mau |
travelling GA Railroads spends u dollar per hour /
tor mere passage money others, travelling in |
| stales hardly spend shilling MhO vii say |
whether necessary detention awaiting convey
ancc or tle subsdeuce of swollen rivers should bc
paid ior-and d Il should how much oft 70 there /
would be- Beside. lo man would know how |
much Mileage 10 charge under tbs rule. lie
.nisht know how many hours he had been coming
from iowa or Texas % tins CITY ia November. bat
| that would never determine how long Il would
take him 70 return 10 Iowa Cr Texas ia March. II
would bc al s-work aud who cuCsscs Tor
the Treasury Nc SIR. the most direct Nal
| Route the ialrcst standard vet suggested
| IL not exactly cqual--t Is NOT perfect
| 40 plan can bc--but i the nearest up
prcsch 90 Il. IL was the mute contemplated
BY the Congress that passed the original Nile.
ace lsw before Steamboats, and Railroads were
invented Some Members vii come here easily
and swiftly on kSilroads and steamboats, hut
their routes are either cirCulous and short that
th.. ia frlt mr. fhaN travel