The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1852-09-14
fed for tho Presidency than he or his friends

His brag that he never slandered Mr. Clay
uhite living, but netertheltss ISLANDERS him
srhen dead.
But Mr.. Stuart has made wonderful dis
coyery: no says, every bill he voted against,
MIR. Clay voted or spoke against, or both. Mr..
Clay Is distinctly committed against every bill
Mr.. Pierce is committed against
Here is singular allegation. Mr.. Clay ei-
ther voted or spoke, or both, against every har-
Dor and river bill Mr.. Pierce voted against,
jnst as If Mr.. Clay sometimes voted one
and spoke the otherl way
When mcmbers of Congress make such ran
dom assertions, they must expect to have them
examined and their falsity exposed. The first
bill MIR. Pierce voted against was that of juno
2Sth, 1884. On turning to the Senate Jour-
nal lst 4ession 23d Congress, p. 36S, we find
tho bill passed. without call for the yeas and
nays. How does Mr.. Stuart know that Mr..
Clpy voted against it. On turning to Gales g.
Sc ion's register ofdobates same congress and
session. p. 20S2, we find-the following record;
"Mr. Clay made some remarks on tho charac-
ter of the work" the Chesapeake and Ohio ca
nal, "and expressed his intontion to vote for
it, j. Q. and amendment proposed by Mr.. Cham
bers, OF Maryland, to appropriate $3.50, 900 to
aid the canal. On turning over the page, we
find the following entry: "Mr. Clay moved
to insert appropriations for the Cumberland
river, Sc, which were agreed to-" On turning
10 page liz, same Congre anu session, we
find him in favor of bill for the improvement
of the Wabash river, when he took occasion TO
condemn the doctrine of General Jackson, that
no improvement should be made by Congress
of our navigable rivers above the highest port
of entity "The effect" he said, "would be to
make The Constitution floating machine, i'm
f,a aI No hxyit hnt hxrC sod
in the establishment of ports of entry On
turning to page 4l0 we find him making an
able Argument in favor of Cumberland river
appropriation. Verify, Dir. Clay would seem
to have been for rivers and harbors and other
national improvements.
The second bill Mr.. Pierce voted against is
that OF March Sd, 1885. On turning to the
Senate Journal, I'd session 23d Congress, p.
22O, we find this bill also passed without a
division. On examination of tho debates, we
find he didn't say word on the subject; ;but p.
S02-3, Register Of Debates, same Congress
and session, we find him advocating and voting
for appropriations to tho amount of 5000 600
for the Cumberland road; that he complained
bitterly, at p. 6l5, of the fact that Tennessee
and Kentucky were not permitted to partic-
ipate in such expenditures, by reason of the
veto Of the Maysvillo road bill "Were to
listen" he said, "to spirit of resentment,
should vote no, hing except in cases where the
whole Union is to be advantaged'
The act of I'd July, 1886, (old works,) pass
ed the Senate on that day, (vido Senate Journ-
al lst session oath Congress, p. 531,) yeas rs,
nays IL: Mr.. Clay voting in the negative. The
act Of July 4th, 1886, (new works,) passed the
Senate July I'd, without division, though Mr..
Clay opposed the bill in some Of the prelimi-
nary stages. wide Senate Journal LIST sess-
ion 24th Congress, p. 539.) We have search
cd tho records to ascertain his raa soma, bnt in
vain. Dut IS. o"i.s O. oeatons Rog. of De
bates, 1st session Gath Congress, D. 1873, 1.-THE
consideration,) we find the following entry:-
"Mr. Clay also advocated a high, just, and gen
erous policy on that part of the United States.
When did Mr.. Pierce ever do this?
Mr. Clay also voted the same way on the aci
Of March Sd 1887, vide Senate Journal I'd ses-
sion oath Congress, p. 3l6. lie seems to have
taken no part in the debate, but we fear that
his resentments on account of the defeat oi
tho Maysvle road bill, got tho better of his
Judgment, but he supported a Cumberland
road bill as before, vide Gales g. Seaton'f
Register of Debates, I'd session oath Congress
p. S07.
When we come to the bill of July 7th, 1888
which Mr.. Pierce opposed, Mr.. Clay was him.
self again. It passed the senate on that day
yeas "a, nays III; Mr.. Clay voting in the affirm
ative, vide Senate Journal I'd session 25tl
Congress, pp. $4,000. The course of Mr.
Stuart ON this subject is truly curious. Ht
states in the text of his speech, that Mr. CIa,
voted against the bill, and then adds in note
he has found out since no voted for il. Blu
ho takes great consolation in the fact that Mr.
Crttenden voted against IL, finally. VIII,
does no not explain the reason? Mr.. Wrigh
moved an amendment which provided thar
| the payments under the bill should not inter
fero with ''the appropriations for the regular
ordinary, and annual expenses of tho Govern
ment." This, says tho record, Mr. Crittendel
opposed, "as vesting an absolute and uncon
stitutional power Of appropriation in the hands
and OF tho discretion Of the Executives" but j
nevertheless, prevailed. ThcreuI ON, contin
ues the records Merrick, Clay and Webster
''severally stated that in consequence of tn
amendment, adopted on the motion of Mr.
Wright, they were compelled to vote agains
the bil:" and it failed, yeas Is, nays 1S, vid
Cong Globe, 2d session 25th Congress, p. sol
Afterwards tho vote was reconsidered, AM
Mr. Wriqht's amendment was so changed a
to provide that "only fifty per cent, Of eacl
appropriation above $4,000, should be expen
ded in 1888, and the remaining half i'm 1899,
when Mr. Clay changed and voted for tho bill
but Crittonden persisted and voted against
it for that reason, and that reason only, vide
same, p. 5o4. Mr.. Stuart! you have an cas-,
way to remove this difficulty. Write to Mr.
Pierce and let him say whether he will sigl
and approve river and harbor bills; until thi,
is done, the people will take it for granted h,
will veto them all as Mr.. Polk did the bill o
1885, But Mr.. Stuart takes credit to himsel
for not slandering Mr. Clay while living. VIII,
does he SANDER him, by pretending that h
occupied the same ground Franklin Pierce di'
on the subject of river and harbor improve
ments?
Vasi amount Of property and Life al Hazard
From Doc. No. AZ, presented session, it ap
pears that, for the fiscal year ending 30th June
1851, tho number of steamers on the Atlanti
coast is, ocean steamers, 46; ordinary steam
ers, 46: ordinary steamers, PA; tonnage 154,
260; number OF passengers annually, 1914,
7S2. On the Gulf of Mexico, ocean IL ordi
nnrv 06. tonnaVe % o11. Dassen0ers I4S ZOO