The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-11


administration, and vis psa Sir they are irresponsible for
both and more responsible, if possible for him whom
hey elected President than for him whom they elected
wee President; and il had been disposed to 80 into
general assault upon The party should have commenced
with ils advent 10 power should have opened at that
page Oh It's history which records its interference IN regard
70 me introduction OF California as free State OF this
Union should have dwelt upon that chapter which,
~ my section OF the country no man read without
an emotion OF Indignation.
say, too sir, that II had designed 10 make general
assault on the administration, should not have confined
my sell, as did, to department 10 that administration,
or 10 one branch OF that department should have en-
tered INTO all the departments for in my opinion, there
IS not one OF them impeccable invulnerabe but
diI not desire then 10 enlarge the field OF debate beyond
ibe proper boundaries, nor do wish 70 do now. l.
Only wish to make good the position then took II this
Administration IS anxious 10 be tried have that
ohce performed for by those who are ranked among
It's friends, without any appeal to It's enemies Lei the
senator from North Carolina Mr. MANGual be placed in
The chair and let The senator from New York Mr. sew
ARDl be called on prosecutor, aud ii the chairman
does not ovsrue the plea Of not guilty a. unneces
sary supeuous, absurd, aud contrary to The universal
sense Of mankind, venture to sag he will ind some
other mode Of prunouncng judgment 20 summary as 10
dispense with ell necessity for Interference BY tie demo-
cratic party Let them settle their Disputes among them
selves and then they may not be necessaied 10 throw
themselves on ther enemies 10 obtain a fair ,ria
But Il s not ny purpose 10 90 into that matter now
did not intend ii before, nor will enlarge the field
OF debate in that direction.
come now 10 the instances to which have referred
as illustrating abuses aud exravagances on the part OF
provide against, and will notice the comments made
upon them BY the senator from Mary land Mr. PEARcE
Ia selecting these instances referred TO the escort fur
nshcd 10 Mr. Collysr the collector, amounting TO some
thing Like $36, 900 night have referred 10 the letter of
the Secretary OF War, IN which they were ordered 10
furnish transportation and subsistence 10 Mr. Wilson the
indian agent, and might have referred 10 the items OF
expenditure 10 show how this sum sweed up.
Bat the senator iron Maryland said that the troops
woa have been ander the necessity of going at any rate
and that therefore this should have been charged
as the expense resulting from the escort OF Mr. Col yer
addressed letter to General Jesup 10 which
be says that ne charged nothing for the escort as far
as Santa Re, because the troops would have gone to
that point IN any eyent but that be had charged from
that place. because OF the troops would have gone be
part OF the property furnished Mr. Colyer it is
certaned, was turned over in California to Leuenants
Conch and Murray. but in condition which rendered il
almost valneless. How does the senator from Maryland
meet that statement! He says that similar things have
been done by former administrations. Suppose that has
been The case IS that an excuse Is tins an abuse or i.
noll IL he says IL is not, then will try conclu
sions on that subject II he says il IS, it is answer
to show that sucn things have been done by other adj
minislratlons. But he unfortunate in The in
stances which he selected. He says General Lane
furnished with escort bavesee General Lane, and
the history OF that matter is this He told thai al
certain period of the year II would be necessary for
company TO from Fort Leavenworh to San francisco,
and that he could travel with IT, When be reached the
place from which the expedition expected TO start,
he was told by The captain Of the company that II was too
early the toe them TO start, there would be
difficulty IN suhssng them General Lane said that II lie
could have twenty four men, he woad take them
the plains 10 San Francisco in safety They him The
men lie funlshrd his own mules and he and another
by the all OF their es, subss.ed the their
march 10 San francisco. When be reached San Fran
cco he had to pay hundred dollars for passage TO
the mouth OF the Columbia riger and when he reached
the Columbia river, he purchased and paddled
his own canoe TO Oregon City Such the advent OF
Governor Lane to his post, emmlng his way alone and
against The current TO assist in laying the foundations oil
future empire in those distant regions.
How il IN relation 10 hr. Weler' General
.apfnr
necessary, in the opinion OF Mr. Polk, TO have Mr..
Weller the spot 10 act with reference to fixing The
boundary al certain time, and that be was AFRAID,
il he not there ~ tme the MexIcans might make
II an excuse for violating the treaty or embarrassing
hun IN lis execution The only mode OF getting
him there IN time which seemed practicable was
TO send him in a steamer, which was at the com
mand OF the Quariernasters department, 10 Chagres
Not only than, this special service requiring
extraordinary provision but the treaty OF Guadaape
Hidago, believe, requires the government to iarnish
escort to the boundary commission.
But, Mr President Will not proceed further into these
matters Sir, what have they do with the Does
the senator from Maryland mean to say that his party viii
reform ahusesl Does he mean 10 say that they will
couuoue all that they Snay hnd 10 exstencethat he
they will be considered the subject OF valuable
property Sir, hs be the position OF the party then
the senator from Kentucky lMr UEDERwooDl would
demonstrate malhematcaly they not III 10 be
placed in power because II they reformed no abuses
then the democratic abuses which they continued 10 adj
dOn 70 their own large stock would certainly be gfeaier
tlah lne uetnOCfauC ABUSES alDHe. wow, b1k ~
such defence s not worse far worse, than any attack
which could have made upon the administration or the
pariy
Bot. Mr. President referred to instances Of extrava-
aance the Quarennase department showed that
The expenditure In that department bad vastly increased
that IN California alone these expenses were nearly
much the whole expenses Of the department in
The year 1915 that instead OF making the troops assist
ia covering and snbssag themselves they erecting
barracks IN California with lumber al cost Of $500 per
Thousand feet; and transporting provisions by such
route to New Mexico cost twentyo or twenty-five
per pound alter making allowances Tor losses by
climate that they had posted The troops IN places where
they had 10 pay the highest possible prices tor tae and
forage instead Of placing Them where they could have
sorted to the neghbornx timber for the purpose Of erecting
their barracks, and 10 the native grass for forage dll
refer the fact TO which the senator from Maryland
himself advered, that helped the character OF his
friends for economytha they mad vast number OF cv
employees who sweed enormously this expenditure.
showed upon the authority ot Col Swords that they had
traversed the routes, had subasled their horses
on the natural grasses OF the country. showed
estimate according ~ which they accustomed 10
pay for ioage in California and the lowest est
mated for $40 per month per head, and 10 IN
stances mach so per month per head. showed,
too, thai the commanding officer Of of these posts, IN
letter Of the preceding year, had sai Aat he bad done
without any forage by using the natural grass found IN
the county, aad The only attempt made 70 answer these
facts deny that any forage bad been used Al that
place at all Tnen, SIR, have 10 say that such denial
fases The estimate and makes the matter worse or
produced the estimate which was furnished 10 the Com
mittee of WAYS and Means-it estimate profess
edy based upon prices last reported IRON the posts
having been paid Now how dad the senator from Mary
land meet these statements vouched By ocia records,
and az believe admitted by himself! II he will insist
upon viewing these facts IN heir party relations how can