Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-09-03

borne when in collision with the other was lndeoe,
the two parties after power was transferred from one
~ the ether did actually maintain the cha
racer which they had derived irom impressions re-
eeiyed during their late conflicts and the admIing world
saw with establishment the case of an Opposition mi
norty attempting force upon reluctant Adtninstra
ton patronage and power, which that Administration
put by and sterny refused to accept Yes, sir; for
time 50 completely had the Republicans been imbued with
the principles which they protested whilst IN minority
that becoming the majority the Federalsts pressed
their old adyersres power and patronage TO which
they absolutely opposed themselves repeing for
every project of the kind Is it necessary for to al
ude the reduction Of the army? To say by whom it
made Sir the proposition for it was originally
made by the parsonage addressing you It came from
what then considered the Governmental side of the
House. And By whom was it opposed BY gentlemen
who had long fought under the banners Of Govern
ment of energy that they not content to submit
the dmnution of its patronage its power even IN
the hands OF their political opponents. speak OF FACTS
Such case will never occur again. Nay, indeed, IN
little time, the sweets Of power had their enect on one
side OF the House, the srowns OF adversely had upon
the other and after awhile the court and country partes
as positively changed sides right and LETT do whes
man turns upon his heel.
Yes sir the tone of this House soon changed. We
succeeded however in the reduction of the army; but
will the recollection of gentlemen upon al sides Of
the House, by what fundamentally this change was Ell
fected. have not leisure, health or strength to go
into the details; gentlemen will remember them Mean
while peace with this country negotiated in France
by the Commissioners sent by Mr.. ADAMS, and was ol-
lowed up very afterwards by the short respite tat
the AmenS European Weurlcu
rather than saated with slaughter These events placed
this country in the happies condition or the proceeds
of the direct and internal taxes voted by the
of the Administration of Mr. JEFFERSON one moiety at
least the Treasury after their dismissal from
Office But these proceeds not necessary to give an
overflow of money into the Treasury, which we never
ceased to have until after departed from those prlnc
pies of government and that policy which brought US
into power We sailed for time IN the full tue or
successful experiment. uhobtructed by squalls or adverse
gales if except only the Yazoo breeze. That ques-
was forpet mt he frstc
tween those persons who had direct lead in the
ent of the country There who did not hesitate
in opposition all the heads of your Departments to throw
the breach that time attempted in the
stuon of the country, defend it, and todefend with
success 1t appears from documents that have lately
laid upon table, that of that day have been
perceived and that tender conscences which at that
time revolted entirely reconced to the compro
mise which then stamped with the reprobation of
almost every honest from Georgia to Virginia There
were considerations of personal feeling which gave
other parts Of the Union and to certain individuals there
| in, bias that subject; and should be extremely
sorry to be considered passing any thing like general
upon the advocates of that out of
this House. refer only, of course, to those who
not parties concerned in the fraud.
AT that time sir all prosperity and joy At that
time accumulated in the Treasury those surpusses
which, in year, nearly equalled the sum for which
in the present year. the is deficient notwith
standing the loan of last year. and make up which def
cheney the Head of the Treasury has been able devise
no other means than resort to new loans Yes sir,
there then those urpusses in the Treasury, the
ghosts of which fingered along its vaults for time after
their corporea bodies departed and were heard Of
no more.
But to proceed The expenditures of the Government
during the first four years of the Jefferson adminstra
on exclusive of payments account Of the public debt
averaged only eight millions of dollars year. In the
four last years OF the Jefferson administration those
pendtures very greatly increased amounting in the
year 1908 1.-THE last Of the four without any increase of
army and navy expenditures to upwards of sixteen mill
lions Of doars-rvalng the expenditure of any year
of Mr. Adamss War, and amounting half as much
as was expended by the Father of his Country in his eight
years OF the Presidency during which he called upon
TO establish public credit, to maintain bloody Indian
and lay the foundation of that character Of iner
rity which the Government has long sustained abroad
Notwithstanding the misconduct Of its rulers Yes sir it
is curious but notorious fact that in 1s08-9-and
speak of 1902 for although present incumbent came
into Office the 81 of March OF that yonr, epesrs
incurred and voted in his predecessors tmethe expen
dures OF the Government outraged all belief when
pared with the objects which they layished And
here Mr. Chairman let put it YOU and to the gem
teman my right if it be within the compass Of any
mans powers to deract from the merit Of ad-
mnisraton Of the Government of the United States in
managing at least branch of the than has
been done by the gentleman who preceded me- What has
he said? viii repeat his words to do would be
odious nydious but well know, if what he did say had
come from the other side Of the House. woud have been
set down TO the OF party spirit TO personal Spleen
to want Of respect to the White house. the red house.
or other house What has become of that vast
amount Of money? No knows; and to the best of
my knowledge and belief so help me God, will
ever know.
find, as anticipated, difficulty in dragging along
my miserable body and my feeble mind in this discus
sona difficulty not less perhaps than that Of dragging
along with the attention Of members OF this House.
ask its patience and its pardon.
But 10 continue. In this prosperous state Of
try the War in Europe renewed about to be
ed The Government Of the United States would natu-
rally from the situation Of affairs in that quarter of the
world experience temporary dimnution in its revenue
winch It need not feel regard because it had been
plea 70 make that noble provision for Sinking Fund.- for
essenng the national debt for paying off the mortgages
on e estate OF every manin the country and of those
VINO arc unborn 1t had made that noble provision, which
was attempted to be diverted necessities created by
the policy Of the last four years Of Jeersons
on and the actual diversion Of which, believe was the
rst act OF this Administration 1t had made that appro
priaton Of eight millions Of dollars for n Sinking Fund
not to be touched for any other purpose and which, at
the time Of the appropriation man dared TO believe
would be gambled away.
! The War in Europe brought to this country among
other birds of passage nock of ncutralized
carriers, which interposed the flag neutrality not only
the property but between persons of the
two begerent Powers; and it their clamor princ
pay representations Of those merchants
who saw and wished to participate in the gains of such
commerce, that the first step taken in that policy Of
RESTRICTION which il then foreseen would lead 10
the disastrous condition in which now find ourselves
prophesied is history "You" said the opponents
yortes Of Almighty God while all the rest Of the world
are scourged and ravaged and desoated by war, arc
about TO enter into policy called prerenre of war;
policy which into this House in the garb Of Peace
but which must end in War" And in War il has ended
les, sir have tortured fretted noaded until at