Demoine courier., 1856-08-28

| Ter of Pennsylvania, calling upon the
Treasury Department to Report the
Papers couering the account of Col
John C. Fremont ,cith the Gouern-
menf.
Delivered in the Senate, on .4ug. IL, 1856.
Mr.. PREslDENT-The days of this
session are rapidly passing. Business
OF the highest importance presses upon
our consideration. Chairmen of lead
ing Committees chargct. with measures
OF great public concern crowd forward
10 obtain the ear of the Senate. While
the Senate 10 thus engaged ir the perform
ances of lis high duties to the country,
the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr.
BieIer) thrrss before US THE petty. mis-
cradle prnposI'ion-a proposition un
worthy moments attention of honora-
BILE men in or out of the Senate. The
Seaator from Pennsy .vania, no, content
with launching into the Senate ,hs
scheme, which mus, have originated
with some housing politician engaged
in the pursuit Of petty ends By petty
means, but he presses iis consideration
now in spite of the earnest emonsrances
Of the Chairman of the Comm'uee on
Finance (Mr. Hun,er,) who is charged
with the care Of the Civil and Diplomatic
4 bill, and the Chairman OF The ComlniItee
on the Pacific Railroad (Mr. WeIler)
who wishes to call the Senate 10 The con
sideraiion OF that great measure 10 unite
the. Atlantic and Pacific shores of ,he
Republic. But lhs Civil and Diplomatic
bill, the Pacific Railroad bill. and oihe,
measures must be ihrus, aside by the
Senator from Pennsy lvania, that the Sem
ale may consider this pro2osi,ian by
which cer,uin political schemers hope to
elicit something, ont OF which they can
manufacture ISLANDERS agains, the brave
man. who has served his country with
eminent abIiIty in peace aud j., war -
The Senator from Pennsylvania canno,
suppose that this proposition will pass
tins body willou, a, leas, a psssiDg no
tlce, lie takes the responsibility, he
.'hoses TO press il, sEd shall take al
4 ~ ack utbuCu VI tHC ttuC VI
Senate 70 characterize ihe proposition as
| think II deserves. Does the Senator
from penns, lvania expect TO win any
laurels by thrusting this proposiuon In.
to the Senate? Does he suppose the gen
crous people Of This country will applaud
this ai,emp, 10 wound the senslbili,ies
and defame The character Of one who
has won a br,lian, name in the history
OF ihe RequbIic-one whose xplorations
and scientific labors have conferred upon
our country honor aud renown among
all CT, l!zed nations! Does he expect 20
win support Tor his favnri'e candidate
far The Presidency by ,hrusting into The
Srnale ,his wre,ched propos ilion! Sir,
This is small game. ii tha, Senator
hopes to win popular confidence and
spplnust-iI ke hopes 10 turn back the
tide of popular favor tha, is bearing
John G.. Frsmon, 10 the Executive
chair by this resolution, which here
pronounce. " hich honorable men in and
out o. The Senate will pronounce, and
which the country Will pronounce small
and mean he will find himself sadly mis-
taken. Wherever this proposition gues,
high minded mt n will treat il with dens-
ion. scarn and contempt; and no lille oi
lhat derisinn, score and coniempt will be
visited upon the men who resort to such
devices 10 effect political results, would:
moi s,oop To such warfare as this. II
) il was aimed a, James Buchanan would
spurn it from ne. This is not the first
lime. Mr.. President that The shafts oi
POLITICAL ma!ignity hare been hurled a,
men who have served The Republic, and
il is not The FIRST time The SeEala has
been called upon TO groPe among the ar.
chives oi the Government 10 discover
some account or the records of some &C.
count between the government and men
who have been intrusled with public
funds. out of which something would be
distorted for partisan enos. In 1924,
Andrew Jackson was assailec for his
military deeds. The people, unG indful
OF these assaults, bore HIM proudly to
the Presidential chair, over one of The
puTest ablesl and mos, inco-ruplible pa
; ,rio,s ,ha: ever grsced the councils of the
! Republic. In lS40. General Harrison
was assailed by The envsnomed tongue
of SANDER, branded as coward and
denounced as corrup, man, and the
people took him in their arms and bore
him TO The Executive chair over his expe
rienced and accomplished competitor. La
lS4s. Zachary Taylor and the venerable
Senator from Michigan (GeH. Cass)
were both denounced in the same man.
ner- their accounts with the govern.
mens through long years Of public ser.
vice overhauled and audited over again
by ihe'poli,ical accountants and auditors
In 1852, Gen. Scott, soldier who has
served the Republic for mare than forty
years in peace and war with unsurpass.
ed ability. wac arraigned in the same
manner and for similar object. Wha,
was gained by these assaults upon Jack.
son, Harrison, TsyIo-, Cass, Scott!
venture to say here, 10 day, tha, all those
assaults upon these distinguished men
conserving their monetary transactions
with the Government. never los, them
the confidence or support of any portion
Of .he American people. Sir, shs Amer,