Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-07-07

fresihcnt' the ru'hc goo" may h"t AUNT "i th''r
P"Dn'".'""
lhr llh'r d",'1ed that thc submitting the
resolution co"I" NOT "'en'er'aihe" "a I"'S'
tlon "i privilege
Inc House went INTO 'ommitt'c "l inc
whole
Mr.. BENTON observed When the Federal
Government was framed PATRICK iE\Ef o'-
lcctch 10 the constitution on thc ground t''t
the powers "i the purse ana sword were rif'n
to the Executive lie meant the unlimited
power OF raising money and navicS and
armies, ana lclt alarmed Tor tn" possible CON
sequences. II these two great powers are to
slip away from the many to the fcw' ana 60
into the hands OF the President, then there Is
danger OF llE>Rr apprehcnsions being real
izcd lie had been accustomed to near II
said by aged men that 1t was an lllusory
power granted to Congrcss,--that the real
power was granted to the Executive, who
conducts our foreign pcations,--wbo
quarrcls or not. and when he does quarrel
our people will light, So that we CONSIDER the
power OF the sword which PATRICK HENRY
dreaded as having passed away nom Congress
with respect 10 the power oil the purse, we
nave constitutional clause whlch cohhucS To
tins booty the power to originate burdens on
the people. W mere dld we get II from the
No The british Government got IT from
their Saxon ancestors, Who carried 1t to Bri-
tam from "crmany' Inc English have ven
Grated TINS privilege, ana the House oi 'om-
mons alone has imposed burdens on the peo
PIE " Is thc priuc, poast anu giory oi EnS
lahd that she mas Always preserved IT, Mt
DENTON referred 10 history, III PROOF ol tnis
iact, ana then salo, 50 heip MN "oa, he knew
nothing worth saving IN the .ohstitut,on' II
the President and Senate can take when they
please, money from the people, as thcy pro-
pose by TINS Dill u anyth,ng ne could say
could induce thc representatives oil the people
to think on TINS SUBJECT nc should CONSIDER
1t one OF the most glorious days oil ms polltl-
cal me- ana snouiu reJolce IN ene circumstance
winch brought him here TINS day, to plead
the privileges OF the people IND the Constitu-
tion-to plead for the only thing which being
lost, there was nothing IN the constitution
worth preserving he contest OF lo49, be-
wecn CHARLES l. ana the BRUSH Parliament,
which brought on the overthrow OF the mon
archy, was the identical cause which we have
before us.
Mr.. referred to treaties IN former days.
to show the action OF the House on such sub
lects, cOntending that when II treaty acts on
matters within the legislative power Of the
House, that very moment the right of the
IlpuS' ulldCHts' anu WHICH niS llle authority.
and it becomes its duty to examine into all
the circumstances. and consider the cxpedicn-
cv or incSpedicncy of the treaty itself, pre-
cisely as the public good requires. The less
power the President and Senate have, and
the more power the people have, the better,
Jefferson thought, for the Government and
the people. The message of the President.
lately communicated, prccludcs the House
from the power of acting ON the treaty. The
message was nothing i'll the world but de-
mand for our check for $4,000, 900, and
that on brief notice, and without any days of
grace. Give me the money by tomorrow
This is Ike the highwaymans : comnand--
stand and deliver The President says he
must have the money soon, without giving us
reason or reasons. We are to 60 1t blind,
and do what he calls ON US TO do, because he
says 1t IS necessary Mr; benton considered
this high invasion OF the privileges of the
House. The President first undertakes to
negotiate treaty without consulting the
House AS to the burdens to 'e imposed on the
peopie'-'hu h">'nS uonc 'his' 10 "'priNe
.nelh " '"e PoNc' Vi 7"s inS ." vi nay Us 10
the ADMISSION u ne" o''''os' ne sch", huc Il
treat ty,--ailu such treaty as 1t Is, 1T GNes
: io,oo''Too ioi ',i'ip a'',.usG y. .olii''y
hobtRI o. "ALhfH mas Jus' il',o'incu ne
World ti'at before he nenru oi the ''au,'eh
treaty, he PalG oh'y So'''o 'or the priNirgr
ol making rallroau through om,iu"nun nnn um ,hu
sonora, Wlille we are 10 pay Sl"'o'''oo"--
IL "ouiu DC cursc W US W nave SUI" ''ri
tory a m,h rcsiucu On POOR piece VI Srounl'
a friend who stayed all night with hlm' mkt
day seeing MN LOOKING On 'he poverty sure
ken country, thought ne couiu uenhe wat
was Ill MS iliiio' put 'ne Piie'or saia
am not SO poor as you thihk am dol
own all tins poor iahu' laughter and
TINS Is what we may say Oh that "ou strlcieh
country through Which tne treaty propoes
the Kaliroad snail pass MT LARSON say
wolf cannot make ms mea. there' lLanshtr'l j
The report 49, tnat TINS Is military spec'la-
ton by what they call the scientlhc corps.
1t must be vest foint science, Tor VINO 'lse
could think OF putting National hailrad
outside OF the country to winch IT belongt so
as to require an army TO protect II. fut1ng
it outside of the United States 50 that he
enemy may cut it up when he plcaset-
| Laughter. As to the Mesilla Valley, that
question was decided under President Fill
| MoRE's Administration. lie then CONNECTED
ON several points i'll the new treaty saying :
| BY it we are to get rid OF the eleventh artcle
of the treaty of Guadalupe liidalgo, but we
are not bound to pay one iarthing under hat.
When he was in the Senate, he voteL to
! strike it out, because he foresaw it would
| give rise to quarrels; he had no idea, lrw-
ever, that bill would be rendered agains us
| for expenses. We were only to use fore if
necessary to prevent Indian incursions from
| our own side of the line. lie was against
! riying SO 900 900 for a route for RaiIoad
! outside the United States, and against in
vulving ourselves with private Railroad spec
ulations.
Mr.. BAYLy remarked, when he obtained the
, hnnr he felt like the ancient NAVIGATOR, cry.