would clone in a lew day*, mid before be retired to prlvu
life he deemed it Incumbent on him to make a jie-aon
explanation, in order to defeud himself from some ui
justifiable charge* that had been luadc agaiust him I
pursuing this course he had the precedent of liigh autho
il> This Itad been done both by Ueu. Washington an
Ken. Jackson ; arid if it was necessary and proper f<
them to pursue this course, how uiucli more so was it It
h'iu, moving us he did iu a humbler n^ihere
There was another reason operating upon him whit
tiki not Inline Dee those two great men whom he had m<-i
liotled. 'IV) left no lineal descendants, W;t hi drain
to he able to Uutismit an unsullied reputation to his po
terity. II hod served his country fur forty six years
in what iimiio.T let others determine ; and lie hail hope
that lie should I* (lermlMtod to retire to private life, will
nit being disturbed by assaults. But iu that he hu
ticcn disappointed; ho had been puivued by his opp
wcnV witii us much rancor as if ho had been uu ospirit
instead of a retiring politician. Not less than feu or li
teen books hart been written defamatory of his chara- te
What he especially desired to refoi to ou the preaei
occasion wus a recent production, purpoiting to lie
Texas almanac, containing what was said to be a narri
five of the campaign of Km Jm into. Tlih purported I
lie written by a |>< i oil who had "Doctor" appended I
his name, to yivo greater credit to tlio production ; hi
this iimii was hut. a catspDW In the hands of others. ]
wrut profoundly deaf, but, so far us ho had been uioi
tig twin ted with the prominent and most pointed slat
in oits in this narrative, this doctor had positively denh
Wing the author of them. The object of this liook vr
of Si ill Jacinto. II ill III! til. Jivfi edin;; acts of gcnerulsh
connected with that event Inn! been forced upon liin
14ad that lie had acted in n manner unbecoming u bo
tier 'l'he fact tliut twenty 11\< thousand copies of tli
lunik had been circulated, a portion of tlio edition beii
bound in cloth and leather, rendered it nocessury f
Mr. H. to give a true statement of the events connucb
with that campaign ; and he accordingly proceeded
narrate ut some length, and with considerable minut
ness, those transactions with which he was particular
connected.
In tlie course of his remarks he spoke in severe teri
of Col. tiidney Sherman and liev. James li. Ferry, Id. L
the latter of whom has recently been delivering hctur
in Now Vork city on the subject of the liattlo of 8.111 J
ditto, in which he denied that any credit was ilue
Gen. Houston for the glorious victory obtained over t
Mexican forces on that occasion.
He referred, in conclusion, to the amicable relatio
which lie hwl maintained with nearly all the members
this body during bis senatorial career, counselled the
to cherish patriotic sentiments, and said that his prayc
would remain with them that light and kuowledge, 111
wisdom utid patriotism nray continue to guide them,
that under their influence ftiul exertions tic nation m
Ire blessed, the people happy, and the perpetuity of t
Union secured to the latest posterity. [Applause ifl t
galleries. ]
COST CIl'lK U APPEOI'lUATtON DILL.
Mr. HUNTER moved to postpone all prior orders ai
proceed to the consideration of the House bill maki
appropriations for the expenses of the i'ost Office L
{ artmcnt during the fiscal year ending the 30th of Jut
1S60
Mr. GKEiCN hoped that an hour would bo devoted I
territorial business, and hoped the senator from Virgin
would consent to withdraw his motion.
Mr. HUNTER replhsl that it was already two o'cloc
and if the appropriation bill was to pass to-day it oug
to lie at once taken up. He, therefore, felt compelled
press his motion.
The question being taken, the motion was agreed to.
The question wns stated 011 the amendment propos
by the Committee 011 Finance to strike out the provl
that the sum heretofore appropriated for the erection
the Tost Office buildings, which shall remain in the tret
ury unexpended at the close of the present tiscal yet
shall be reappropriated to the objects to which they i
now applicable by law.
Mr. PUQH moved to amend the proviso by uddi
"iu all eases where the expenditures of such nppropri
tions have been commenced."
The subject was discussed at great length by Mess
BELL, PUQH, TRUMBULL, KING, HUNTER, SI
MONS, and others ; when?
On motion by Mr. TOOMBS, the Senate took a rect
tintil half-past 7 o'clock.
KVLMNO srSSIO.N.
At twenty minutes before seven o'clock the Senate v
ugain called to order, and resumed the consideration
the Post Office appropriation hill.
Mr. PUOH having withdrawn his amendment to t
pending amendment'?
Mr. nu i>uimnl>uoul willing
the proviso proposed to ho stricken out the words, "A
provided that such plan shall he adopted in each ur
that no further appropriations shall be required to com pi
the building than those already made which, aftci
brief discussion, was agreed to.
Mr. TRUMBULL moved to amend the proviso so
to make it apply to untinished court-houses aud custo
houses, as well as post ofticcs. The question being tak
on thia amendment, tlio result was ayes 8, noes If*?
quorum voting; when Mr. T, by unanimous consei
withdrew the amendment.
The question recurring on striking out the proviso
amended, the subject was discussed at some length
Messrs. lJKNJAXUN, SIMMONS, TOOMRS, an.i othe
The amendmant was not agreed to yens 22, nays 20
as follows:
YEAS-Mo.-rs. Allen, Benjamin, llrodorluk, Brown, Clay, Pa'
IHxon, Douglas. FUr.|>alriek, (jr<*uti, llnnlcr, Ivor < a, T.iue, lVai
rolls, Cavil. Klco, Sebastian, Sln.loll, Smith, Toombs, mi.1 Ward?
NAYS Messrs II 11, Bit "r. Cameron, CleuullT, Clark, Cltligni
t.'ollaneir, Darken, Ki-<anion, Knot, Foxier. Hamlin, Hail.in, it.
ion, Johnson of Arkansas, Jouasou of Ti uncsaoe, Jciioa, Knnno
King, Ri'hl, Seward, Slrauicas, Smart, Trumbull, Wright, aud '
loo- 29.
'l'he next Hinendujeiit repotted by the committee v
to strike out the third section ol the hill, which p
vides that if the revenue of the Tost Otliee Dopartuii
shall be insufficient to defray the appropriations made
tlie first section of this act, the deficiency, if any tin
be at the expiration of each quarter of the fiscal ye
shall Ire paid out of any money in the treasury not oth
wise appropriated, and to insert in lieu thereof a secti
appropriating the stint of six millions of dollars out
the treasury of the United States, in aid of the re vent
of tlie I'ost Olhco Department, for thu objects deslgnut
in tli's bill ; but the Postmaster (ionerttl shall in
event expend ruoro mouev or contract liabilities whi
shall exceed tho amount appropriated in this bill for t
cuyrent tiscal year, and the amount herein appropiint
shall lie applied to whatever deficiencies mpy exist in t
next tiscal year commencing July 1st, 1859, and for
other purposes. The question being taken, tho amer
inent was agreed to. <
Mr. 11UNTEK, from tlie Committee oil Finance, a
reports*! another amendment, in tlie form of an ndditii
ai section, directing the Postmaster General to report
Congress at the commencement of each of its sessions sit
mail routes us ltiuy not have paid one half of tlie ex pen
of Raid routes, and to state the length of time in whi
they have been in operation ; and also to report tlie roll
in operation upon which the expense might be rcdnr
if the * i vtoe were performed witi the single view to t
transpoitation of tin- until* with celerity, coitiinty, a
security.
Mr. STUART moved to nmciiil the amendment
ivlding the word*, "also in regard U? thr Income and i
pcnecs of all the mail routes ;n the United Stated."
desultory discussion ensued, in which Messrs. ('<>j.i.ami
HliNTta, Stuart, Brown, Toombs, Davis, and others pi
ticipntcd.
Mr. HUNTER modified his amendment by striking e
the first, part of it in reference to those routes which ha
not IMtid one half of tiieir expenses ; and Mr S'l'l'Al
then mid that lie would not press his amendment, as
tonsequence of the modification of the other amendme
hia wait rendered unnecessary.
Mr. SIMMONS moved to amend the amendment
nddlmr a clause direelins the Postmaster ftnnnrni i.<
future letting)! to lot to the lowest bidder, having roforei
oulv in the mode of trins(>ort?tion to due celerity, c<
ainty, and security of the mails ; which wuh agreed l
and the amendment oh amended woe adopted
Mr. HUNTER, from the Committee on Finance, ntov
to odd another section to tho bill that the number
route agents, express route agents, local agents and in
messenger* shall not exceed the number employed on t
10tli of June, 18f>8, nor shall the whole amount ptiid :
such agents and messengers exceed the sum of four liu
dred thousand dollars
Mr. WILHON niovod to strike out. If.">8 and ins*
If.>7 ; which was not agreed to.
Mr. HUNTER then moved to modify tne committ<
amendment by increasing the appropriation to five he
(Ired thousand dollars ; which was agreed to yeas i
nays 2.'? ; and the amendment ?? amenned was adopt)
Mr. H. moved to strike out the clause which prohibits a
of tin' money hereby appropriated from lieing used for t
defence of suits brought against nflicers of the l'oat Off
Ilepartment for malfeasance, trWon-ance, or nonfeosai
in office, or for acts committed by them undercolor
law, and in derogation of the rights of citizens. Aftet
brief deliat". Mr. H. withdrew the amendment.
Mi HRoUKHlch moved to amend the bill by addi
j
4
tr a proviso that fioot urn I alter the 4th tl?v of March,
id 1839, not ihop than cixt?"n hwi<ir> t dollars p- i annum
i shall be allow d to any sjsUl u^eut <>( the I u?t ' >ffi o
it l>?-1 ?rtment m com|s-itsat1on for hi* aerricca. and repeal
r ing the foWrth section of the Tout Ottioe appropriation bill
ii of la.%4, which allows the agent in California five thou>r
aand dollara on aoconnt of lrla travelling ej|>riiai-s.
ir The arnendmeut wag agreed to.
On motion by Mr. VYIIdSON, auieudmeutg were adopt
Ii eii i.-dnciug the appropriation for advertising from $70,
i DUO to $30,000 ; reducing the appropriation for mail bagg
id from (30,OOt) to $40,000 ; reducing the appropi iatiou for
i, printing blanks from $80,000 to $40,000 ; and leducing
the appropriation for wrapping paper from $3 ,000 to
:d $10 000
| in reference to Iho above ameudmenta, Mr. W made
id a statement ae to the imiucnae protitg heretofore derived
I- from tiie printing of po?t otlicu blanks, aud naid be bad
ig been informed thattboge protitg were divided among polf
itkiansuud political uewgpapers in thiacity ard in Yhiludelr
phi*. (Jot of a contract amounting to forty tbouaand
it dolitua, the work only coat live thousand dollars, and the
a ictnaindci was divided in the way he mentioned,
i Mr. MASON replied tiiat if the souator from Maswito
ciiuaetta liad such information from reg|K?ngihlc sources,
to it w.tts due to the Senate that lie gliould give it.
it Mr. CAMEKON said the information could all l>?
[u I ohtained hy having a committee of investigation up
le pointed; and wheu he got an oppoitunity, he would
i make that motion.
d , Mr. YULE1C submitted an amendment giving extra
as compensation to the clerks in the Washington city post
le office , which was not agreed to.
ip .Mr. WII.SON moved to add a clause after the appro
u, pi iatiou of $100,000 for postage stomps and stomped en
il- velopes, providing that the contract for the same shall
iit> I ue given 10 mo low t oi. icsponsioia uiniier, uwr uue puuig
! lie notice, saving the rights of any contractors uow exist
or iug according to law ; which was agreed to ?yens 32,
;d nays 17.
to Mr. YULKE moved to amend the bill by adding proe
visions abolishing the franking privilege; which were
ly under discussion at midnight when our report closed.
as i HOUSK OF REPKEVKN TATIVES.
' > j On motion of Mr. MAYNARD, of Tennessee, the re
68 ' port of the select committee appointed at the last i escioti
;l j of Congress to investigate th*- conduct and accounts of the
,u I lute Clerk of the House of Representatives [Mr. OuHoru]
! was ordered to las printed, together with I he testimony
accompanying it, and the committee werodischarged from
118 ; its further consideration,
of
l'KOSONAL EXPLANATION.
us i Mr. liE.VOAN, of Texas, marie a personal explanation
ud i growing out of the reply of .Mr I'uitan, liis colleague, tr
so ! the quest iou of Mr. Kinoonr., of Indiana, as to v.'liore in
if ! would go when ho went out of the Union, that lie wouh
he j go where lie once stood under the lone star, and thai
he | when lie did go he would take with him all the Oill
j St iles, if not the entire body of the southern States, iin
i puted to Mr Rk.ui.vn by the Congressional Ulohe. Mr.
Keaoas suid if iL hncl come to his knowledge that thesr
ud words hud been attributed to liiui, he should promptly
"S have asked for a correction, because he believed tlion
k- cxtravugRTit and uncalled for by the occasion. After thi
iei colloquy had been continued some time this morning,
Mr. Keaoas asked Mr. Bryan whether ho intended to im
j pute dishonorable motives to hini. If so, then they wonb
,a | know where they stood.
Mr. BRYAN (in reply) stated that if his colleague wen
k, aggrieved be knew whore lie could light the wrong. IK
kt siiould not shelter himself under any constitutional pro
vision of his State, ami was responsible hero and else
! wh?ru for what ho stated.
Mr. KKAUAN charged liis colleague with having sough I
''L' j to pluoe him in tho light of not being a good southern
w,) I mail, but lie Ins."I always professed to be u uiitioiinl mmi.
i repudiated nil sectional heresies and fanaticisms, whethci
lh" j eotiling from the North or South. He would ever resist
ir" I all violations whether of moral or statute laws to built
lro up political anil sectional parties. lie laid once, gout
through the ordeal, and was ready again to nn*t the poo
"K pie of Texas 011 this issue,
iaINtTKl)
STATES I.AW* IN MINNESOTA.
re. Mi. t'lvAlGM, of North Carolina, from the Coiumittis
M- 011 the Judiciary, reported back Senate hill lo extend tin
laws of the United States over (I10 State of Minnesota
ss with an amendment; and it was taken up, the amend
nient agreed lo, and the hill passed.
TUB NAVAL APPR01U ATlON IlILL.
1 The House then resumed the consideration of the bil
making appropriations for the naval service for the yen
ending June 110, I8(>0, reported from the Comraitteo o
the Whole on the shite of the Union 011 Saturday last
'1C witli sundry amendments.
The first amendment, striking oat the paragraph appro
to printing $2,500,000 for the increase, repair, armament
and equipment of the navy, including wear and tear o
180 vessels in commission, fuel for steamers, and the purehasi
L''? of hemp for the navy, and inserting 11 paragraph appro
11 printing for fuel for tho navy to lie purchased in (hi
mode pret-viibed by law, and other material and trans
; porliitiou therefor, $000,000 : for the purchase of hotn|
111 i and other material. $300,000 ; and for the rcnuir. urma
incut, an<l equipment of the navy, $1 ,('00,OOP, provldo*
n0 not more Hum SI,(100 shall be expended in any one van
111| unlet* the probable eoKt nnd the necessity therefor tthal
l>e ascertained by a hoard conqrosed ol not less than thre<
officers of the navy, was agreed to yea# 122, navs CO.
by The second amendment striking out all in relation h
"* navy-yards, and inserting a paragraph appropriating fo
? the preservation of works, and current repairs of the sev
erul navy-yard*? at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, $10,
ri'. OOP; Boston, $15,000; New York, $20,000; I'biludel
1 | phia, $15,000 ; Wellington, $10,000 ; Norfolk, $20,000
i I'ensaci'l.i, $10,000 ; Marc Island, California, $20,000
m*.' anil Sarkotta Hurbui' $1,000 -avus agreed to?yea# 120
<iv. nay8 6(5.
*11 Tlie third amendment striking out the appropriation o
$26,880 for preparing for-publication the American Nau
ias tical Almanac was not agreed to?vook 77, nays 113.
10 The bill was thm read a third.time and paused.
THKAHl'BV N'Ol'Eij.
Ill
Lire Mr. PHELP8, of Missouri, linked leave to report fron
ar, the Committee of Ways and Means a hill to revive am
er continue in force for two veurs the net entitled uAniict U
on authorize the issue of treasury note#."
of Mr. litXXX'K, of Virginia, remarked tlint the majority
leg and minority reports ol* the iuvcfttiguting committee n
cd ' regard to naval contracts and expenditure* had Imcii laii
no j over until to-day. He would ask the gentleman Iron
icli I Missouri to indulge him to take up the#c repot U.
lie Mr. PHELP?S replied that it would afford him pleasui
5ed to d?> so, hut the condition of the public business \voul?
he not justify bucU a courne.
no Several members having objectcdid
Mr. PHELPS in wed that the rules l>e auspended
which motiou did not prevail?yeas 93, nayg los - u
Iho follows :
VI. \S .!? ?-1 - Anderson, Atkins. A very, Bark-dale, Barr, Boe rk
to ifc.nlvnr., H>vrio, p.oyve, Branch. Bryan. Burnett, Burns, Gwkb
ch C.ark of Missouri, Clay, Cobb, John Cochrane of New York, Cork
t-ri l. < r,.ig ..r Missouri, Cruige ot North Carolina, < .'row ford, DhvkImoi
lkn i- i ln-lwuiH, Dave ol' Mississippi, Dowdell, Kdmtmd. on, Kiliott
l-h Knglldi, ! ' i li , K.njlkner, I'o ey. Burnett. (tarlrvll. Gilmer, (Joode
tes t.'rei-uwy><i I, Br' irr Biu. i> < k Crow, Hall of Ohio, H itch. Hawkius
wd Hodge. Hopkh , Houston J,i k (in, Jenkins, lewetl, Jonc* of Tc?u
i "tnou-t Kent, Lamar, L"tchei\ Maclnv, MeKibbin, Mcguceii, W< R?u
"? ' M .rdiaM of Illinui; dtHon. Mtiynard. Mi)< , Milk r, MHJni i.. is; Ion
D<i I i h. of Missouri. 1'h. Ip- of Mimie-i. Powell, R? ??l\ , fhagap
Riouud, Rollln, ScaX-', Souring. rt"\viini, Shaw f?f Minor Shaw <
I,.. ! North ('. roliua. Shorter, Sinpk n.ii. She h < i llllnoi . Small o. T? n
' ncaaee. Smith of Virginia, Stall worth, s.ovei.son, Stewart of M.r\
I land, Taylor of New York, Taylor of L/Hj|sianu, VallMit.iig.inui. VaneA
I Watklnx, Whilelcy, Winwlow, Wright of Georgia, and m right of !' n
I ncMoo 03.
' i NAYS?Messrc. Abbott. Adrnin. Ah! Andrew . Arnold, BeunoM
! BUliiighur-w, Bingham. Bishop, Blair, 111 , Hrn>t<ui, Ihitftnton, Bur
hiiptme, (-?se, Cavamiugn, Cluipni; n, Clurk ??f New York, Clawxon
ait I Clark B. Cochrane of New York, Colfax, i Joiniii Corning, Coved.
vo i Curtl?, Davis of Maryland. Davis of Ma-ese huseHs, Davis of Iowa
J ' j hivKw, Dean, IHck, IVhUI, Durle*e, Klie. Koulou. Ploreiico, KosPt
j UiddingM, GHlto, (Jlliuan. HtHioh, UfHMiwin, Cratigor. Grow, Hall o
In MaH<aohuH?tt-i, Harlan, Harris, Haxkin, Hickman, Hoard. Horton
.j-jt ! Howard, llaylcr, Jones of IVunsylvnniu, Kdni, Kolxey, Knapp
! Kunkel (?f PentwylvMiin. Ivindy, l.rarh, I^ldy, Loiter, I/iveJoy
| Marshall of Kentucky, \ti?U0M>n. Montgomery. Morgan. Morrill
h>* Morris of Pennsylvania, M?>rs? of Maine, Worse of New York. Mott
all Murray, Nichols, Olin, Palmer, Parker, ivttii, Phillips, Pike, Potter
iCC bottle, Purvlnnee. Keiily, Ritchie, Rohhtus, Rohorfs. Hover, Slier
man of Ohio, Sherman of New York, Spinner, Stanton, Stewart <i
r" ; P<musylvania. lappan Thayer. Tompkins. I ndmwood. Made, Wal
to, bridge, Wnldron, Walton, Washburn ??f WiseonsU), Wasbburno e
! IlltnoU, Washburn of Mainet White, WoinI, Worlendyke, ntia /x>111
0(| coff. r 10H.
of (ujdv.h or mmLfEHf.
* Mr. FHKLPS tlion morwl tbil the rules lx; itspotuliN
and the House go into the Committee of ttio Whole oi
,or the state of the Union.
Mr. HOUSTON, of Alabama, appealed to tin Hon*
to take from the H|x'itk?i'a table Senate bill to extend thi
laws of the I nihil States over the State of Oregon.
Mr. NKWAIU), of Georgia, olijeeU'd.
4 " Mr. SHKKMAN inquired whether, if the House alioiih
" refuse to go into committee, it would In n ord.-t l>> tide
''' up the report of the select committee
*' The Sl'KAKKR replied that it would In] unlet ti
"-v submit a motion to that effect
. ' The question was then taken oil tie motion of Mi
ce 1'itvi.es, and it was divided in the nflirmutive va* 100
,0? nnvs 72
of
. ,, Tlir. MIK) r.l.LANhOUS APPROMUMION MM.
The House accordingly went into Committee of th
ng 1 Whole on the state of toe I'nion, (Mr. lksmx, of Vlr
gMiia tn tin h?ir,| i.H<j {iruoMdrd to lite ecuisiihration
if tin; bill making impropriation* tor sundry eivU (I
(lenses of tlic gov ernrnt-ul tor Ihu ytti ending June 30
Wo.
Mr. PHELI'8, ?f Missouri, stating that this was tli?
hint day upon which approprution bill* could be sent to
the Senate without u joint Hlt*)ier>*lon of the rules, liud
j there still reinainod, besides the bill under consideration,
the mail steamer and fortification appropriation bill*,
moved that the committee rise for lbs purpose of termi
tinting debate.
Mr. WASHBURN, of WbouoMln, said the bill required
more examination and discussion than could be bad un
der the five minutes rule, and hoped the motion would
not he agreed to.
The question being taken, it wit* decided in the athr
iiiative, and the muiinittoe roue a\ os 97, uoe* 30.
Mr. I'll KI.l'S tlien Mibmitted the uhuuI resolution ter
minuting general debate upon this bill in live minute*
after the committee should rename it* cou*ideration ;
vvliiclt was agifud to.
And then, on motion of Mr. PHBLW, the limine again
went into Committee ot tiic Whole, (Mr. Bocock in the
chair.) and resumed the consideration of the mi*< elluucoiih
appropriation hill
Mr WASHBURN, of "WiaoouBin, moved that the ap
propriation of $250,000 for continuing the *urvey of the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States he stricken
out ; which amendment was rejected.
Mr. BURNE1T, of Kentucky moved that tin appropri
ntiou of $350,000 for continuing the extension of tin
1 treasury extension to $50,000 ; which amendment w?*
agreed to.
Mr. LETC'HKit, of Virgluia, moved thnt the approptln
lion of $200,000 for continuing the woik upon the
Charleston custom house bo stricken out ; which amend
meat was agreed to.
Mr. HUHNKIT, of Kentucky, moved that the appro
j printinn of $250,000 for the custom-ho use Rt Note Or
leans lie strieknn out; which motion vvn I ajrreed to.
Mr. CtlAIUE, of North Carolina, moved that the ap
propriation of $10,000 for the Agricnltmal Bureau of tinPatent
Office be strieknn out ; pending which
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, moved that tlip following
provLo lie added at the end of the bill .
/Vow'M, That do part ofihi.v approprtstkiD jh?U lis used <>r sx
, peuded id aerraytiig tho-cxpoum* ot a iioily of mm or dftefxtes
i 1" vv .il.n.ie.oi ,,i , 111 wli.-re a, ,ti An >> ultursl ( -lli-iru or
! a j v huh) haul ol agnetiltnre, r-oavoiuui under h.o aiittioiliy o( iht
| Swrelarj ?>t the Interior, or any other |>er?ou UH-1- r Ally nvm l..r
r an) olyi ct whatever
1 The question being taken, the amendment was
agreed to.
'lhe motion of Mr. CItAItiE was then rejected -yr.i
41, nays 715.
' Mi. IH'STfH, of LyuUiatm, moved that tbe appropriation
of #100,000 for thcCapitol extension be striukenout;
pending which .Mr.
BItANCH, of North Carolina, moved that the npj
propihition bo reduced to $100,000 ; which amendment
was rejected.
Mr. MARSHALL, of Kentucky, moved to add a proviso
that no inonoy should be expended in decorating tin
Cupitol with painting or sculpture unless the sumo slmli
, be approved by tin) Art Committee, authorized by the
. j act of 1838 ; which amendment m> not agrcol to -ayes
56, noes 77.
' The amendment of Mr. Maiimiall was then rejected.
I Mr. W1IITI.LKY, of Delaware, moved to insert a paingraph
appropriating $250,000 for completing the \Va*h.
iugton aqueduct; which ameudment was rejectod.
Other amendments were offered, some of which wore
adopted, whilst others were rejected ; when finally the
committee rose and reported the hill.
Air. PHELPS, of Missouri, demunded the previous
I question ; pending which
^ Mr. TAYIjOU, of Now York, from the selc t commit
tee appointed to investigate the conduct and accounts of
the late .Superintendent of Public Printing, submitted n
I report ; which was ordered to Ih- printed.
I And tlieu, at half past II o'clock, p. w, the Hons
i adjourned.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
Monday, KrbhvarT 28, 1850.
On motion of Hon. Jt. W. Thompson, IiolH.it Bracken
[ ridge, jr., of Indiana, whs admitted *11 attorney *nd
counsellor of this court.
The Chief Justice announced to the liar (in pursuance
of the 47th rule) that the court would not hear argu
1 incuts in any ease after Wednesday, the 9th proximo,
r i and that it would adjourn on Saturday, the 12th ot
f | March next.
, No. 9. Liean Richmond, appellant, as. 'lhu C'itv ol
Milwaukie el of. Appeal from thedistriet court L'. S. for
the district of Wisconsin. Mr. Chief Justice Ihuey d?,
livcred.the opinion of the court, overruling the motion
f of Mr. J. S. Brown to reinstate this cause,
j No. 87. Joseph E. Montgomery el al., claimants of the
steamer 1 republic, Ac., appellants, ft. John J. Anderson
u el al. Appeal from the circuit court Li. S. for the district
- ot Missouri. Mr. Chief Justice Taney delivered the opini
! ion of the court, reversing the decree of the said circuit
I court and remanding the cause, with directions to that
1 court to dismiss the appeal and remand the cause to the
1 district court for a final decree in conformity to the opin
1 ion of this court.
B No. 28 1. Sampson & Tappan, claimants of the ship
Sarah, &c., upjielhmts, rs. Samuel W elsh ft al. Ap|>eul
a from the circuit court U, S. for the eastern district ol
r Pennsylvania. Mr. Chief Justice Taney delivered the
- opinion of ttie couit, overruling the motion of Mr. tjcr
rill to dismiss this cause.
No. 71. The l?;>ard of (lomnlLuioners of the County of
; Knox, plaintiffs iu error, r.?. David C. Wallace. The nr
; gumeut of this cause was concluded by Mr. II. W. Tliomp,
son for the plaintiffs in error.
No. 12. John M. Walker, appellant, t? Jonathan B
f H. Smith. The argument of this came was commence'
l>y Mr. Chilton for the appellant, and continued by Mi
Carlisle for the appellee.
Adjourned until tomorrow, 11 o'clock.
CO.UHT OF CJLAIJMS.
Mosr>vr, Fkhim/auy 28, 1869
Kphrniiu K. Oilbert <-?. The United States. Mr. Tysoi
1 closed the urguiuun^ in this case for the claimant, and
i i the ciiho was submitted.
1 Mitry Williams t- Tin" United Slates. A claim foi
i damages arising from tlio United State* troop* taking
possession, in 1836, of Harford plantation, in llorldu
r dtirin;r t' ?* Indian troubles in that Territory
1 Mr. Uolk opened tlio argument for the claimant, and
on Ids conclusion, at J o'clock, tlio court adjourned t
12, ni., to-morrow
" I Thk.cuhv Noiks. flic writer of the money article In
I the New imk Herald of yesterday morning says ; "It i?
i | generally e ipucted that Congress will not adjourn w ith
' j out passing iMi ai t for the renewal1 of the treasury notes.
' If no see h act Ik: p issed before tlio adjournment tlu
I I'resident w ill call an extra session, and keep the rueni
, lieis together until provision is made to protect tin
United States from inevitable protest, lint on the onr
side, the ubirow-miuded policy of sellish politician* on
,j the. Other, apprehensions Jest the expeotod recov ry oi
trade this spring should not take place, keep fjie whoh
subject of the national finance* and rommeroc in a con
i ditiou of extremely inconvenient susj>eii*o."
? r
, The A sours.- -These islands, It is fared, will again he tin
thcatn cf destitution mid suffering tbo coming season, ai
! they wire in IB.'.x An official despatch from Charles W
} i Ushnev I uitcd States consul at Fatal, to lire* Stoti
Department, under date of January it, I85it, sais
"With deep regret, I have to announce the total failori
; of tlic vintage of 1858, in eon sequence of the carnitine*
action of <>i<liuin mi l tcmpeatuoHH weather, the dc
( ftructlon of three-fourths of the potato crop, iukI our
fuiii th of the corn m|i of f Iiik district. The min i\ tin
r these < ilmnitic occasion is indescribable, and many ofth<
l>ooier inhabitant* will I*' c< unpolled to emigrate nn tin
famine of Inst year exhausted their resources
i We. Smru O'Huikn, Esq., has arrived iu () ia city
where he will remain until after the adinurntnent >>
8 <'oilgrews.
Umii i'ii h MMiAzink tin March contain* an able stticb
, oti tbo ir '(iithitiori ot Cuba.
DINSKIt PARTIES."
i ? \1WKI! i'AHTIKH will lie furnished to fmniliet
1 f at i;i, $4, soil S.'i |ier h"?-t; nr. if tliey prefer, llr-l-cl??i
i-'rench rook iu i hi e'lit p. their reoiehrr to prepare dinner for llicl*
i at tlio mo i hnriro of #2 fo? hi# ,-torvlc#-'.
? I TIkwo wtffliiiiff to ?v<4<t tlx- troubl* Of n?*i liffiin* tnri h*vi tlio ho(lif
m?rk"t u??r'1s #?*at to tlwlr ho at cost price*.
<n?p ??? m??iT ?Jl.-ht? will 1" '"Mt to any port o| the . it* tor tho-t
\\ t?< ri?y i. I . unrnnfy to f'nrnt h ii bt'tr* r dinner than niv
' o" p|" ? ihli-hno'itt tit tin- ? t'V, Bt n SAVinft nl lift |>rr rr?nt.
e I . UAl l ll.R, 'Xii pwun. kt..
I 1>e, 11'. JTII. oil tHitweeri 13 th unit lfitli 4r*cl?.
WASHINGTON CITY. ...
? ? - ?t? ? ? ?-? ? tal
TIKNDAV, MARCH I, l?M?. )(ii
iiu?iues? Notice.
.be sf the I'll.on cBtkbUibmrul.tn Ttew otthf propc*C'1 I'1
chang* tu it* term*, will b* cmmNbM utrlctly <>o ? oiidi li*??,?ll jb|
tt.ru. ics fur the cUc-tum uf sul.?rrii>liou* fcr tbe I'mnu src illnrun
t.uur.1 No j?. i.ki'uU should be uut lr <> A?<'uls s'trr t|ur dutr. n ill.
I I 'Mr H (' V II' I .nilI.on '1 11> l?i i*k 'I..1I10I1,
In fv!*i**rr, Maryland, uu.l \1rgl.in.. de
Winiu.wiTiij. M.iroll 23. l*o8 -If ^ n
Tlir forrgoiiig uutii'u is Dot tuUiudrd tuintlude ivy sgrn's or rolloc
ors Dial w* now siiiplo. or have lie rrtoforc rinyloyod In til in oily, bill an
Ihosrunly ttbubat. yrrfurrarU u.b servl. .' Is other yarts or Ibo
.ouutry. 3)' 2V tf 811
? _ . to
SENATOR IX)UtiLA? ON SLAVERY IN THE TERBl- tll
TOIUES. u
In our last issue wc published a communication,
| over the signature of Southern Democrat, in relation
to the position of Mr. hoitghts on this subject. We ^ ^
| desire to do full justice te (he Illinois si nator on this . w|
' and all other .{uestions. Our correspondent gives 1 ^
much credit to Mr. Douglas f<>r his exertions in pro- , ^
ducing tlio repeal of the Missouri restriction ami ...j
establishing the doctrine of non-intervention with ^
reference to the Territories. .Southern Democrat j ^
further states, truly, that the legal question as to j
whether slavery was carried into the Territories by I w
i tl? constitution of the Lulled .Stales, and existed ^
there until the formation of Slate constitutions by a
the inhabitants of thu Territories, was, by the Kan- ^
HiiH N'ebraska net, referred to the judiciary. We do
not wish to abate the tithe of a hail from ;ho just aj
prai.sc. due to Mr. Douglas fn Ink services 111 tliu I ^
establishment of tliono .military Inctrincs. W ildi we .
do object to liim in, tbnt lie docs net staud tip to his a
own woik, but now practically abandons tho only re
i living principle pBtublishi i by bin Kansas act. llis ^
i position involves a singular contradiction, for in the
, debate of Wednesday Inst he admits, in substance, .1(
1 that the Kansas act remits to the judiciary the de- jt,
! termination of the question whether slaves can be hold 0)
: in the Territories us property, during the tiiuo of
i territorial pupilage, and up to the period of the for- Hf
ination of a iStuto constitution. Sow, the Supremo r(
Court of the United States, in the l>red Scott ease, r,
I in
as ahcady shown, held that the constitution of the g(
United States permitted the citizens of all the States a]
to take their property- slaves an well as all other - ;u
to the common Territories, and that it was not in the
''
: power of Congress or a territorial legislature to do1
stroy or exclude slavery, or arty other species of |
property recognised in attv of the States as properj
* t I
ty. Upon the nature of this restriction, the court j,remarks:
''And if Congress itself cannot do this- if ]
it is beyond the powers conferred on the federal w
governnient it will be admitted, wo presume, that
it could not authorize it territorial government to ox- .
ercise them. Il could confer no power on any local
government, established by its authority, to violate 0.
the provisions of the constitution." The reasoning v
of the ease goes tlpon the ground, 1st, that the con- U(
slitution gives the light to take slaves; as Well us c:
other properly to the Territories; 2. That it is not i;
in the power of Congress or :i territorial legislature to ; jr
exclude front or destroy slave property, or any other ' n
species "f property, hi the Territories, which by j,
. the laws of any of the Htates is held subject to 1;
dominion as property. The Court further remark,
And if the constitution recognises the right of prop- ai
erty of the the master in a slave, and makes 110distinc- |,
tion between that description of property and other Rj
property owned by a citizen, uo tribunal, acting under
the authority of the Cnited Htates, whether it bo p
legislative, executive, or judicial,has a right to draw ; ^
such a distinction, or deny to it the benefit of the pro- j
visions and guarantees which have been jirovided tor j
the protection of privato properly against the en- |.
ci'oachinonts of the government. Now, as we have j(
already said in an earlier part of this opinion, open |
a different point, the right of property in a slave is ((
distinctly and expressly affirmed in the constitution. .]
The right to traffic in it, like an ordinary article of |(
merchandise and property, was guarantied to the cit- . ^
i/ons of the Cnited States, in every State that might j j
desire it, for twenty years. And government, in express
terms, is pledged to protect it in all future
time, if the slave escapes from hiu owner. This is ^
done in plain words --too plain to be misunderstood. ^
And no word can he found in the constitution which t
I j
I gives Congress a greater power over slave property,
er wliieli entitles property of that kiti'l to less pro (i
lec'iou, than property of any olio r description. The j(
only power conferred, is the power coupled with the ^
; duty of guarding and protecting the owner in his
i glils. l pi ii these considerations, it is the opinion f
' 1 of the court, lliut the, act of Congress which probib!
ited a citizen from holding and owning property of
i this kind in the Terr i tiny of the United Htales north 11
' | it', tin line therein mentioned is not warranted by v
! the constitution, and is therefore void." ii
! It is manifest thai the decision goes to the extent o
of sa ving that neither Congress nor a territorial legis- o
l.itnre can exclude slavery from the Territories any f*
1 more than manufactures, or any ether species of per- a1
' : .tonal property, and that Congress and the territorial tl
j authorities have neither the power to exclude nor ai
, I destroy any species of property guarantied by ilie tl
. . laws of the States or the constitution of Ihc United o
1 f-'Utes. v
' j What, (hen, is the practical position of Air. Douj- o
| | las? lie s"!lds Iho question to the judiciary, mill- | ri
! mils in fact to the jurisdiction, and then refuses to 1 d
bo hound by the decision of the I'oart. This is the a
time of nullification set ton new arrangement. The ! b
original uulliticrs lied the grace to deny the anthori- j e
ly of tlu Supreme Court and decline the jurisdic- ?
* 1 .
t on. si
We regie! (he attitude of Mr. Douglas. It is one iv
. pregnant with danger to tin; public peace and Iran- tl
3 qiidlity. In bin own language ho maintains that it is M
' "competent, for the territorial legislature, l>y the ex- c
ercise of the taxing power, and other filiietioiis with- ' '1
1 in the limits of the constitution, to adopt such un- 0
, friendly legislation as would practically drive slave- i tl
b ry out of the Territory. mat was jnsi wiiai lie saia, ?
and all ho meant by liin ("report speech in lllinoin, (I
oil which ho inuoli ? <>ii>iii<-tit. 1 .id boon in.i I Ilia ; '''
' position is thai a territorial legislature linn the con- \ ls
Ht.lulioiml and rightful power lo exclude slavery n
from a Territory. The decision of the Supremo Court r<
s in thai neither territorial Ifj^it-lHfutch nor Congress if
possesses any sueli power. I lie organic nets of i
Kb* Mexico, ' tab. Kaunas, mid Nebraska provide tl
t for MUbiiiitting the ((UCstiou an to the law of slavery ni
i in the Territories to judicial arbitrament. and now ti
Mr. Douglas refuses to be bound by the award, and I cl
1 d i lares iliat, notwithstanding the decision of the j o
' Supreme < oiirt, a territorial legislature is the Iribu- U
ii.11 to determine it, with power to drive slavery out p
of the Tiprritories. w
It luuul l?? obvious to the mind at every lawyer
ut, if the deotsion ot the bnpruiiic Court is to be
ken us the binding exposition of the law, any such
rislution by the Territories as Mr. Doftglas invitee
mid be unconstitutional and void, aud will be so
ououneed by the Supremo Court. A territorial loglaturo
cannot exclude slavery by direct legislation,
d indirect legislation having that object and tonilicy
will be ui]iially unconstitutional and Toid, aci
ding to well-settled rales of construction. It will be
kod why does Mr. Douglas, l?} his course, suggest
eh legislation to the Territories, unless he intends
put himself at the head of a free-soil party with
e object of adopting, hy territorial legislation, a
ilmot Proviso to cxcludo slavery ?
The effect of such enactments would ouly he
renew agitation; for their validity would be
erruled by tho judiciary ; the organic acts,
tiicb adopt the common law and chancery juidietious,
having so loft it. with the right of
peal to the Supreme Court of the Ciiited States,
lat it should be left to that disposition was part
the settlement of l.*5l) and the provision of the
ansae act of 1 Hot.
We seo no necpaxily of disturbing the country
illi tivsli agnation on iiiih iti ii<>ii. I! win
! time enough to renew the agitation when
territorial legislature shall exclude slavery, and
at act shall t>o pronounced valid hy the Bu eine
Court of the United Slates, the court ltavirg
ready said Unit such legislation would be unconitiitiouul
and void. It is not necessary for present
,fety of that species of property in the Territories,
i the civil and common law both afford abundant
unedies, in their nature mm li more ample than any
mt would ho likely to be extended by the legislnon
of Congress or the Territories, li is not the
tlicy of the Booth to ask for any atiirmativo action
If Congress. 11 was uullicicutly provided by the
ganic nets. The right being established, the courts
list apply the ordinary remedies. Ii is shown by
iveralof Englishadjudgedcases lltul troverandother
medics were anciently maintained in England
r the recovery of slaves prior to the case ol
jinersctt, deeidod in 1771. But that case and
I others admit that by positive regulations, as well
) by the customary law, the ordinary remedies for
10 recovery of slaves obtained in America.
Cord Stowcll, in the case decided in Ib27 of the
avo (Iraoo, says, that previous to the case of Bona sett,
" The personal tradio in slaves resident in
nglaud had been as public and us authorized ii
nndon as in any of our BW Laim islands. Titer
ere sold on the exchange and other places of public
sort, by parties themselves, resident in London
id with as little reserve as they would have lieci
i any of our West India possessions. Bucli a state
f things continued without impeachment from a
cry early period up to neatly the end of the lasi
intirry." In the same case he observes, " that air
.cut custom is generally recognised as a just fouitdu
on of all law ; that villattage of both kinds, whicl
i said by some to bo the prototype of slavery, hat
o other origin than ancient customs ; that a grea
art of the common law itself in all its relations hat
ttle other foundation than the same customs : antat
the practice of slavery, as it exists in Antigic
ltd several other of our colonies, though regulator
y law, has been, in many instances, founded upon ;
iniilar authority."
It does not admit of doubt, that, in all the colonies
10 ordinary couiinon law remedies wore in use foi
le recovery of slaves. This appears sufficiently
oiii the argument of Margrave, in the Somerset! case
ml from the ojiinion of Lord Stowell, above cited
: is manifested beyond doubt by all the colonia
igislation. and especially by that of the New Eng
ind colouies. Law of freedom and bondage, chap
>r (i. " However unlawful in England, at any time
aere is not a judicial donbl on record that it migli
e lawful in the Lnglish colonics ; its lawfulness ii
mcrica is expressly asserted by Holt and Munstick
i the eases already cited." lb., p. '2'2-L
\n examination of the subject will sbowtb.il tin
omiuou law remedies are ample, and slight reHeetiot
ill satisfy that ii is safer for the fiotuh to trust ti
tctii, as well as unwise to admit inefficiency
y asking for further legislation. And there is tn
rinciple of eonstitniional law hotter settled in 1 hit
ountry than that it is not in the power of legislatioi
j destroy private rights by denying or depriving
ie citizen of all remedy.
JNANCIAI. DISEASES AND KKMLD1LS DEFI
(IKNOIKX AND EX Tit A V AG ANDES.
It is certainly an extraordinary spectacle to wit
!-h the financial embarrassment of a government
diich embraces within its jurisdiction morn wealth
itelligence, rower, and rcBonrccR than any otliei
u tho face of tlit' globe. If wo regard the product!
f labor, tlio elements of production, the facilitici
u" connnereo, tlio capital invested and the energj
rid judgment employed in the general industry o
le country, if is ? parent that the American people
re by long odds th" richest mid most prosperous ii
ie world. Thev command the monopoly of three
r four groat .agricultural staples which lay at the
cry foundation of the manufacturing industry o:
ther governments. They possess broader am
chrr fields, with greater variety and value of pro
nets, more complete facilities for internal trade
more solid basis for foreign commerce, more ami
etter educational agencies, and mo e of the
lenient# of true greatness and progress thai
ny other people. Then why is it that wo heai
a much croaking about the poverty of the treason
nd the skeleton resources of the nation ? Why is i
lata crowd of blind pilots demand that the ship o
late shall he turned to port, dismantled, liei ui udis
barged, and her cargo thrown out to tin- dogs? h
ie vessel leaky ? Docs the list exhibit too mailt
dicers upon the quarter-deck, too main men befon
ie mast? We apprehend not: but even if it is so
hat sense is there in breaking up the voyage? \V<
0 not kill all the people to prevent the spread o
ont&gion. We do not proscribe ihe sea. 1>< cause i
1 now and then lushed into angry and destructive
go. \\ n do not cut ofl the arm because the foe
>itiiirf>g :itiintitiifi<in \\ l?:if iu ic ?
the'part* be diseased.
It is undeniable that in conducting the affaire o
tin great nation, with its land system, rnibracinj
nn li the Urgoal trust in the world ; with its Iron
er service ranging over thirty thousand miles, nn<:
liarged with the always difficult and expensive dutj
f inauie iug the liulian tribes ; with its postal svs
in penetrating every part of the country, and coui
tilled to carry heavy and burdensome free matter
itli its revenue system requiring a vigilant am
t
numerous watch over itrvwi thousand miles of ? a
coast, and mi equal distance ol inland border : uiih
its light-houses and beacons dotting all our nvt v ig%
l>lc wtiters ; with its naval establishment guarding
a commerce which whitens evert sea that "titer,
tvrrv uiNfU |Kirt in the world; with its diplomatic
ntiti consular representation at all important States
of the earth, eivlli/.ed ami unoivili/.-d ; with its riiil
government overlooking a vast empire u( Inane. un?l
charged with the prob ctioti and w chars of our pt opie
throughout the universe; with it* fedi i d ju.
dieiiivv exercising jurisdiction over every square ntd?
of our territory, and oTery dock in our Inn horn nn<l
on the ne? to coinluet such a system requires expcuditures
on uii imperial scale.
And these, things are nil fm the In nctit and tl,?
glory of the people. Tlicy are institutiotis crested
by tlicm, in which the pride of the nation is enlist
cl; and the topt soiilutivc who would trim tliele
great establishments down till tin v meet the narrow
I views of county court and cross road politic aus, and
reduce the greatest nation on earth to a spoctnclo
before the world of impoteney and peiiurtnitsr..
while vainly supposing that lie thus recomm?nda
himsult to a noble and proud people, only insults
; their dignity, ami degrades the commission which,
in a misplaced couftdenee, they conferred'upon him.
We shall not ho understood as advocating ei suataming
extravagance in the public administration.
1 Wise . itioiny, tee leis (hall sound niorals, requires
I that every needless expenditure should be cttt oft.
Hut discretion and good sense tiro ri ijitiieil in ibe
j wotk of ratienchineiit. Tliose who would strike ut
, the organic system- who would impair the vital ol'
garni of tic body politic in >der to effect a reduction
in the gross expenditures of the. government,
arc quarks, to be heeded only to be avoided.
What now is the spectacle? We have proceeded
in past legislation more upon the idea of avoiding
the collection of too much revenue than upon effort8
to enlarge receipts. In this work by the tariff ml
oflv.W \vi- reduced the revenue scale too low to en
" | able the treasury to obtain means to defray ordinary
expenditures. Meeting a deficiency, instead of re
1 sorting to the exorcise of the proper and usual
means of recovery, many of the representatives
raise the cry of extravagance, and set to work to
i deplete the government to u mere ''skeleton." With
. | boundless rcsoinccs and multiplied interests grown
, into prosperity tinder the existing a\stem, an effort
i i is made to change its very organism. There is no
want of resources. We cannot do bettor than ijuoto
: Mr. TooiiiIh in reply to Mr. Seward on this subject:
" The i]u ration in not witli thin republic now, where
, .ire we to get money from ! hut mil financial system bathe
last lil'teen or twenty yearn has Ik en mi clfoit how
' nut to raise it. liven when you linns drawn tariff hill*
i with the express view of putting down surpluses. of i<
I din ing the revenue, of getting less of it than an ordinary
system would bring, you have failed in the effort. Most
of the tuition* of the world have been driven to cxtraor.
dinnry shifts, certainly in war Knd often in jK-uee, to
' know how to raise the wind?in what manner to raise
1 ! money enough to carry on their governments. The man
I who could invent a new tax, even in Sngland, hits Iseen
i awarded great financial talent. j i
' l'.uf in tliis e.iimlry the whole ingenuity and talent of B
1 : all side*, eapodally of gentlemen holding the political
1 opinions of that senator, have been devoted to the proli
leni how to raise money enough. Such is the wealth
of the country, such are its vast productions, that lis
1 ipieslion is not one of raising enough for the iconomienl
, wants of the government, or even for the extravagant
wants of the government, but the. <|itcstiou with that
senator and bi.s friends is, how to raise revenue an an to
, . heiietit partiouiui branches of industry nt the expense "f
. I other branches of industry. We should have no trouble
I at all about raising revenue, if that was the object ; we
should have no difficulty about knowing what rate of
i taxation would produce a sufficient nuiouut fur us. or
would hiiug iu a greater amount or a lesser amount than
was uorcss.ity , hut we have complicated it by schemes to
I lay taxation in such a way as to benefit particular iritei
ests. ho that persons come to t'omrres* and seek hv lech
latino to obtain benefits in their own private pursuits.
- | That is the dittloullv we ha\o.''
Nothing can In; more just or true than these re!
marks. It' personal interests were excluded from
' 1 Congress no of course rein" to tlmso classes
' i which are always' claiming special benefits?there
; would he no difficulty in adjusting a revenue system
to the actual wants of the government. At present
' , it is found by rr 'criencc that the scale of duties hits
1 | been gauged too low. Why not, then, so alter it as
| to meet existing wants Is it wise, in view of the
' j tacts, to assail our organic system, to lop oil neces
| nary establishments, to impair the efficiency of the
1 j general administration, or he stint to paralyze its
' i members ? Whatever has been done looking to th?
emolument of individuals contradistinguished from
the pub'ic interest may well bo discontinued Hut
in pursuing this work it would bo wise in the
legislature not to confound those engaged in
I the discharge of necessary duties with thn
drones of public, lite. And it w ould bo < quail}
wise not to charge deficiencies of the revenue to
the extravagance of tho government. The former
( may run down to twenty millions a year. With :
r all our vast resources and all the necessities for
j- public sei vice which are apparent, would it then he
, : sound economy and good management, to trim the
n Iministratioi) to the act of |g.">7. instead of adiust
I ' '
( ing that act to the public wauls ? Is the ship t<> be ]
> sailed by tho chart of a law of t'ongrtss ? Arc the
C great interests of the country to he licked to aniens- jj
I ure of questionable fitness tit the time of its enact- 'j
tiietit and of iioijURstionalile failure at the present, j
nioineiil ? In the legislation of lthr>7 to he sustained 3
I by the issue of the bonds of the government ? Istheio .
j no other way by which money ean lie raised than to
! ; resort to loans ? What has become of tho resources I
. | of the country to which Mr. Toombs referred?
1 THE KAVAIj INVESTRiATIN0 COJiMl'ITEE AND |
f 'till', NEC It ETA It V OE HIE NAVY.
The turpitude involved in assailing the character
4 ol an honest, and able public officer is relieved a j
little we confess by the coinage required to cuter |
; upon such an ignoble service. If there is an tip.
right man in the Union, exact in the dim barge of all jj
' public and private duties, thai man is the Hon. isa*6 |
f I'oiice,y, the present Secretary of the Navy. Abls k
- j and Itouesf, a long tried an I faithful public officer, I
lie nun well feel inditVerenl to tho assaults "i j
' open and concealed enemies. The recent ilives |
tigation by a eominittes of Congress lias disclosed
nothing to lijs prejudici nothing ( > reflect upon s J
^ name which is w ithout Mot or blemish through? |
' long career of public service. To-morrow wo slm"
present l.lie leaders of the In ion with Mr. ToifroJ'* I
' letter to the committee as the most complete |
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iliirlnko fu hIiow that ilio innjmitv rej'orl of (lie rowmillif
lack* a little i.| 11: :i t iIiirrlmnK and fr.rt<i''
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I oontaini'd.
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