The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-25

no right exercise. is undspu,ed Are we then, who
are sent here as the representatives OF the peo
pleas the peculiar guardians of the public treasury
are arc we 10 hold oar peace while It Is being robbed Are
not Our business 10 smoke out the that are under
mining the foundations OF the Because the
mead of the present administration is not julius Cesar
or Cromwell, with nerve and strength enough battIe-
axe IN hand 10 attack the Capitol and hew down the pill
sss % ne S constitution are We 70 Of his
whiiing them away with jack knife ?
What are to be the issues Of the next canvass Ist
NOT high time they were settled The wings say they
have abandoned their ancient ally the national bank
That II has got to be poor. don't good clohes and
Is = oa. A. he elbows out Of eaps out Of cash and out
the foil tide OF It's prosperity, then the whg party was its
particular friend. But without cash. credit or good
clothes, nobody has right TO be whg--they may own
bim on election day-not after Laughter "True,
The repeal Of the present tariff or the alteration of its
principles. cannot be made issue. For on the moion
OF the gentlemen from Ohio to suspend the rules to per-
nit him TO Introduce his resolution 10 modify IT, the whole
whig delegation from North Carolina with but one ex
ception, voted in the negative majority even Of the
whig delegation from New York did not vote in lis
favor, while some democrats voted for it as was.
ted for proper resolution that subject There are
democrats in favor OF modification in the present tariff
on iron and other articles There are wings for and
against il. The whg party have ninety two members in
this House. and they mustered just forty potes--ex-
acy ehalfin favor Of their resolution" as some
OF their newspapers in the northern States call it. They
will undoubtedly seek TO make issue in local
ties, and have this other subjects, a movable
platform. But cannot become national issue Most
OF the great measures of the democratic party have been
established by former administrations, and generally
acqulesced in On these, therefore, they will not meet
u.s. There must be some issue-for is folly to have
contest to put out set OF for the purpose of
putting in others like them in their places.
The wings tell us here every day that there is issue
between the parties; that the democratic party has
abshed the independent treasury and it's other great
questions OF policy, and that they feel disposition 10
disturb mem. wen, reay, gentlemen Of the oppostion
n candId pfa nd WI
you here principles and policy right? Is
little too bad for us to fight these things through, and
borrowed capital Is il not grand larceny for you steal
democratic thunder with which. 10 hur your bolts
lLaugh!er And then you have nov % changed the place
more-chosen our place-l hope it is not to steal our
platform, too. [Great Laughter
But Mr. Chairman, there is an issue, and one which
we must take with them; on which the battle must be
fought and the victory won; and that issue is between
an economical, constitutional government, and lavish.
protgae, and graspng administration of public affairs
between, on the one hand democratic administration
doing only what the constitution and the laws authorize
conhniDg the Executive TO what strict construction OF
the national compact enoins, leaving the rest where
Il belongs, with the several Sates-and adminstra-
hon that is, by lis extravagant expenditures, enrching
IT'S MEMBERS campfolowers, and parasites from treas
ury supplied by the toll OF the people, and stretching its
Briarean arms to their utmost extent bring everything
within lis corruptng embrace. rse
Sir we were told in This hall within the last few
weeks, by an honorable member from Tennessee. who
stands high in the confidence Of the admnsration-ts
n
democrat" they were TOO psnurious" am glad to
record such confession-coming, as it does, from
high source-that the democratic party is the party OF
economy and that the wing party the party OF lavish
expenditure. But, Mr. Chairman, let pause moment,
and ask ourselves and repeat to The country the question:
what is to be done Is this not an exlgsncy which is
really alarming II the national expenditures increase
at such an enormous RATIO from whence, in 1861 is the
revenue 10 be derived TO pay out 10 the paaced
who hang about the government The 500 900 requi
site TO support their extravagances? Not from our i'm
ports, because is impossible collect that amount from
any system OF duties; and the very who are guilty
OF these enormous expenditures, the who cry
oudest against foreign mportatoDs a direct tar and
national debt then, staring IN The face unless sys-
tenn oil reenchmen, thorough and immediate, is at
adopted
That the people may know little of the use that is
now made OF the 5l 100000 extracted from the public
purse-that they may understand one two OF the
drains that this administration is using with which TO
empty the treasury, will call their attention to the "Ds
pdrtment OF the Interior, commenced March 4, 1849, by
General Taylor, and continued now
Secretary's salary $4,000 90 per annum.
Chief clerk 1900 90
Three commissioners to settle
land titles in California $4,000 90 "
Three clerks 10 $500 90 /"
There are ase in this department clerks almost innu-
merable-some with salaries, aud some with per diem
compensahon-some OF them necessary if this depart
meni had not been created but others the exclusive pro-
have the Census Bureau under this department;
Salary OF the Superintendent $4,000 90 per annum.
Eighty = nine clerks at 81 900 each $4,000 90 :"
Besides men at SO per day
There has been appropriated for this Census Bureau
already the OF 81 500 The superintendent now
askf for S50000 And Mr. Rves tells us that the
printing OF hundred thousand copies of it OF the size
proposed-of eleven volumes each volume as large as
the American Arcbives-will cost 81 100000 more.
This is indeed splendid government; and the wishes
OF those who desired TO make rival in spendor the
archies OF Europe fast being realized The supern-
tenden in communication to the Secretary OF the ne-
ror, informs him, and through him, the public, that be
has been travelling abroad expense that,
quence OF his public capacity, he treated with great
consideration and invited to address the British
That is really honor, worthy to be communicated by
representative OF republic to the representatives OF the
American people
dent chooses 20 and expend money, he has DONE
in violation OF law, and in advance OF appropriations we
should refuse vote them The keys Of the treasury
hands, and should it that ii 10 not
uselessly rhed The people already alarmed by this
profusion OF national expenditure, and need only the
facts array least two thirds OF them against the whg
policy And is necessary for for to show our sim
certy by something than words. Our actions
correspond An early adjournment should test our desire
for rerenchment There is no complicated question: like
the independent treasury, the compromise measures
be discussed and finally settled, and ought stay
here many weeks longer. Public business does re-
qure H. Besides. there cooler places than Washing
ton III which to spend the dog days The proper dsposi
tIon oil the public ands the propety OF modification
oil The tariff and the necessary appropriation bills, the
only matters OF public that deian US here. And
npon this, which have indicated as the great issue of
the approaching contest constitutional economical and
restricted administration Of the government the democ-
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