Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-17

of creating more debt, instead Of imposing addition
al taxes On the psoP'esi instead Of extoTling
from their Toll aud from their sweat this Govern
nent can be administered upon $50, 00O, 600 in or
binary times, purer, better aud more efficiently than
it Is nov upon seventy Ave or eighty one million
dollars The very depletion, the very reduction,
would carry health, vgor, and honesty into the
various departments Of The Government; 1t would
cut OF sinecuree; il Weald take off exercise nces
would renleye haugefs on, dependents, vh0 RFe
swsrming arospd the Government geekiaa Ier
aud mosey and Speculation place
The time has arrived for relOr-
from the indications thrown ID we can see
the Committee on FiB'- S4s " toe chairman OF
ave ueet 'aD JGnced, and we can see il from the
in1lealo".s in the Pr sident's message and he
asSielon Of the Treasury. Wemust begin st the
Figne emu OF the Line | am ia hopes that this de.
pesioh WIN pc Kept up, at least until the expendi.
lures OF this Government are brought down to that
peint at which they are honest, heaIhy. and econ
omleal. know that somttmes Bheu We get IN
aud talk about expenditures there are obstseles in
our way. Il may he said that an a plebeiap. and
have made my way here from the ranks Some gen,
tlemen may say ooAiraot my prejuiiees there.
! am p.ebian, and am proud OF il. | know there
are others who can boast of moro favored eirenn
stanc 8; that they have lived in the midst of afu
ence; that they have lad parents who could extend
to them all the faculties all the comforts. and all
the means seemingly nee -ssary TO give q man posi
ton in society IN modern times. l know cannot
boast of these things; others may boast of than
have ho objection. All regret is. that had moi a
fair chance with them; bat on the other hand NOT to
be ego istieal, lhalk God Almighty that he has
endowed me- with physical power, and with tolera
bly, healthy bran. care moro for the approval Of
my eonse euee, han for al this little petlifogeer
! fattering that runs ABOUND Senator'S telling them
"yOu have done tits, and you have done that, and
| y0u arc SO Will nlormSd, you understood the sub
OF, and sll that sqFt ct thing | not for that.
The apps oval of the Au hor Of my existauce is far
more f4tiering TO me than all your fasome uf tbs
my be heaped and brought about by influence and
money
why it is such gentleman, such a Senator, or such
a member is parsimOnious; it is on account Of his
| orgib; be is jnirleed; he is limited in his views;
he has not been Iased as TO take eOmprehen-
siVe aud siatesman-llke view of such Lhiogs" Some
proceed upon the idea that man Of this description
is to be regarded rs III ugh he had been enseonced
in a rock for a thousand years like toad that re-
mains torpid and totally insensible Of thought or
action. The torpidiiy is the other side the stu
pidity is there account Of the want Of necessity
&c arouse to effort or action. While l for an
nomcsl and rigid administration of the Governp
menf, | am not for parsimoniOus administration.
am not for narrow, contracted administration,
bat am for an honest ana liberal administration,
upon principles that will come up to aud meet the
wants of the country.
/ have said mora. Mr. President, than l intended
to say have indicaI vel, | think pretty clearly
that am against this bill, that shall vote against
it, and if necessary, speak against it. When
start if l get clearly under way. am very apt to
90 through. In doing SO, | repudiste that this il
imposed upon me a Democratic measure by the
Cincinnati convention. l think this is a measure
outside of q strict construction of the Constitution
l think it is iuexpedent and wholly improper a
the present time; and, this being my conviction,
leave the sui ject 10 the Senate.
TO BE CONTINUED.