Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-20

Mr. Baker. L DID not Intend to lead the
gentleman away.
Mr.. Tucker Thea quoted the gentleman from
New York (Mr. Hewitt) as saying that he
government was confessedly an educator OF the
country, and commenting 90 it be said Con-
fessed by whom? | never confessed it. | not
only DO DOT confess it, but | deny it in toto.
deny that this government can lntruie 90 The
control Of the common schools OF each State of
the Uuion. | deny that this government eau
go into our common school system in IT,"
States and upturn it according to the view Of
members of Congress here who know nolhiug
10 the world about it. This government land
| beg my Democratic friends TO remember III
has 10 MISSION except to execute its power aud
to perform its duty under and 10 subjectioa 10
the supreme law OF III. land-the Constitution
of the country. Show NE either the power TO
pass this bill! or that the bill is essential to car
~ out a power conferred aud | will vote for it,;
but otherwise, before God aud my country, |
cannot vote for it. The only limit to the grow
ing corruption OF the country Is 4 Limitation gu
the power OF the government. | believe that
the mission OF this government at th S time is
economy, rctreochmeut and returm. We have
reached that tune Waeu 1t becomes IL TO put
the brakes down, to call a halt on lavish cXpan-
dltures. If The tax is ouly one cent 10 carry
out al unco 1stltutlo Dal scheme | will rem"m-
Der the old adage that 1T Is he last straw
that breaks the cameI's back" aud | will vote
az inst it. Reicrrlug to what he ca led the
spread eagle speech o.; Dir. ~ilarrisco 10 DAY, 10
| which be slokc conlcm ;tuUus!y Of the }! ccuts
additional tax that would te involved Ia the
passage Of the bill, he quoted the saying OF
Edmund Burke, that 10 maa ever doubted
| tina. he comuodi;y OF tea would Dear an iu-
posi- iou OF tire pcuc2; that tweDty shiilngs
would not have ruiocj Mr. Hampdcu's lor-
tuue, but that the payment Of half L shilling
on The principle On watch it was deUaudeI
WJuld make ham 4 save. AM 80 t. make him
or his constituents pay Que ceut Oh the princi-
pie demanded ia this bill would make him and
them SLAVES. He did 10: care 4 olt the 81
cents, aut he would tell the rcutieman iron,
New York that after tn. ~cicm. 20. through
somebody would CONE with all .;lyr ike scheme
for a big shos at Yorktown, or Bunker Hill
or Chicago, and iD the language OF the old
SO ca ~progcrt, "Moay a mickle maks a
muck:e.'
Il was the accumulation Of the Titles that
made taxes hurdessvme aud oppressive. He
declared hims II opposed altogether to ''.picn-
did govvrnmcnt." He knew il was cd fash
ioned 10 say s., but he was old enough 10 be
old. fashioned, aud he Was opposed 10 splendid
governments aud 10 sqlalldly poor people. He
was opposed TO see The tax CO! sluIers revc! lu
place aud luxury, AID 20 hear tie wall # woe
come from the tax burdencd people. 1t was
the mission Of this House and of his political
friends t. say that this hing Shuu,d and u.usL
cease right here AID DOW. They 5 lou.d iumo.
late on he altar Of duty their sentimental pa
trio:tsn, and g back 70 The SIMPLE virtues aud
economIc manners aud habits and CUSTOMS Of
1 .t.,. e,w-~ i..I,,l ,,r t. ~;
coDnec in he quoted Samuel %reproot to King
Saul: "ObedIuuce Is better than sacrifice and
to hearknu than the fat Of rams" So t. obey
the Const tuition OF the country was better than
t. sacrifice to sentimental patriotism. dc also
quoted from the message Of Governor Tiiden,
OF New Ynrk. showing the lncre.s' Of rayati0n
ftnn $50 200 900 in 1850 10 Sl54. 100000 in
1860. and t. $3.50 900, 900 in 1870; the lucrraS.
per cs pita being from 1851 IN 1850 TO $4.>G
in 1860, and to $lS.9l 10 1910; aud IN that
connection recalled the saying OF L,uis MI. of
| France. that he would rather have his ~c1urticrs
laugh at his parsimony than his people weep at
his pr)digality. He was, 10 his heart Of hearts,
10 favor Of a CeDteonial appropriation. !ic
bad no objection to showing the progress which
the United States had made, under the Impulse
OF free institutions, 10 art, 10 science, 10 manu-
features, in agriculture, in commerce, III min
ing, 10 all industrial pursuits. Although his
own State Jagged behind in all those great en-
t~erprises for reasons Which he would not more
! than advert to-; he had no envy ofthc pr @s1criIy
Of the sister States. Himself and his s>s ciai,S
from tie Sou!h knew here no motive bur the
patriotic one of advancing the great Interests
of the Uuion, 10 conformity to the ConstItu-
ton. Referring to the fact that the l. g'saturc
Of Virginia had declined to make IN arpruprla-
ton for the Centennial, he explained that one
reason for it was a provision In tho State Con
| ~stitutiou framed il 1867 aud forced d WI their
throato) preventing the State from making any
appropriation for anything except to pay her
debts and to carry Gu the government. But,
be sal !, Virginia will be- there F.; her people WHO
are able to 20 will lie here. She has given
six daughters to the Union (rcfcrring to the
| States made ouf of the territory ccd4i 5y h"r)
vino will be there, and another of her daugh.
ters will be there referring TO West Virginia.
taken from her By the Cesarcau operation. But
Old Virginia, rent IN twain. Impoverished. 10
her weeds Of widoWhv0d, With a heart breath
ing high Tor the prosperity Of the common couu-
try, will be Their. in spirit. Aud when this
government is restored To IT. prs Inc purity,
when the principles f the revolution are re-
tab!ishcd, and liberty is proclaimed through
out the land Il every mau. uod2r the pa!Ia-
dun Of the nabcls corpus, unrcp.aiab!o by al
| cdicl Of the President or by act Of CoDgrcss, or
account of constructive rebellion, then shall the
| time come when We shall all unite with Massa-
chusetts 10 that splendid g. Sc Of Wcb$'er's
great speech forty years ago: "lnst-utona!
liberty. under otstitu;ional Uuion! Yes, lib.
erty and Uuion, Que and iuseparab!e, Low aud
forever"
The later report of the result Of the French
elections show II departments doubtful, So
Conservative, 6 BJnapartist and lG Republican.
The milltaot Bonapartlsts will probably have
bu, 80 delegates 10 The Senate.