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LEMUEL TODD, -
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OFFICE No.lo, Harper’s Ro\y, in the room
formerly, occupied by Isaac Todd, Esq.
Carlisle, August 2fi, 1811. »•
SAMUEL R. HAMILL,
ATTORNEY AT r LAW.
Will practice in tire several courts of Cumber
land county. - Office in Main street, the office now
occupied hy;James 11. Devor, Esq.
Carlisle, September.3o, 1841.
WILLIAM Hr LAMBEKTOII,
ATTORNEY AT LAIV.
"®TST ILL practice and attend to collections in tho
counties of Vesasoo and Ceaiuon.’ In any
business that may be entrusted to him, he will be as
sisted by Saaiukl A. Pukviakce, Esq. of Butler.
Office two doors cast of Evans 1, Hotel. -
Franklin. Dec. 9, 1841.
C ABINET MAKING.
WM, C. GIBSON,
MESPECTFULLY informs the public that ho
is supplied with a HEARSE, and ready to per
form every duly of an Undertaker. He. is prepared at
oil times to make- Gollins and attend Funerals.—
CABINET MAYING,
in all its branches carried on, as usual,-at his old
stand in North Hanover street, next door to ’Abel
Keeney's Copper and Tinware shop. Every thing in
the lino of his business will be dond on the most ac
comodating terms, [Carlisle, OcU/28, 1841,—tf.
tfiTUSt Received nt the storc'of tho subscriber a.
-' Beans;‘Currants; art'-‘iimWibYiul''supplyoT ocst white?
Also, Yon? Slyson and Im
• pevial. TeaSf Hordb.Redish; Pickles, assorted —
Bilusitss; and a variety oi other
articles! . -
Carlisle, Dcc?Q, 1841.
Assigneeship. Account. -
In the Court of Common Plena of Cumber .
land county, December 14, 1841;
The account of-Muses El»y and Melchoir
Hrepneman, Assigheos of. Maj. John Craig
head, lias been presented to the Court.', foy
Melchoir Hienueman, and llteJZd Monday
«t the January Coart (being the 17lh day|
appointed lorlts confirmation and allowance,
it no objections be made—of winch all con
cerned will take notice.
GEO. SANDERSON, Proth’y,
Carlisle, Dec. 16, 1841. : 5t
CAPS! CAPS!! CAPS!!!
■ Just received an cxteilsivo assortment of Otter Fur
Seal, Hair Seat, Ceylot & Cloth caps, which will be
sold at reduced prices by
Clippisceu & Cauur.
Shippensb’e. Dec, 30, 18-11.
ALMANAC
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Hail ..Patrons Hail! May (his morn bring you joy,
Is (lie fervent, wish of the Carrier Boy —
Whose annual round hath brought him here,
To welcome the birth of another year.
A-|C3"QUABTER! Friend, thank you—
May the present year prove
Gem’d with flowers of happincsss and rife with Love
—■ —Svncc'lHy'tasr.lay ayeaFliatTTpast7 ”7
And still Old Time is driving fast- -- -
Evermoving-along in silent pace,.
Yet leaving deep tracks his course to trace,
As-Swiftly and noiseless he onward speeds
With his sightless car ind spectral steeds—
And onward, still onward
His way shallbe,
Till he halts at the gates of Eternity.
Month after month in the dead year has flown,
Eier repeating a warning in decay’s mighty tone;—
For a-voice is heard both night and. day,
Singing to man this warning lay:
, . Take need ye mortals to improve
The time alloted unto man-
Your days are lyit a fleeting show,
A .-I W-li. A7 tiiUy.OW span;. . ,
„ | .warn ye list f sayi.
Never returns the byXgone day—“
Ndver, O neveis-r’tis gone and’ past;, \
Remember this'ever— Time drives-fast,
ph 1 Since the last Ne w Year’s dayTvhat changes have enmej
• Our joys they have faded, our friends tliey*liave gone—i-
The silver’d and lov’d ones haVe tottering pass’d
Hike thesear’d leaves of Autumn, wi.irl’d down by the blast, ,
The bright little prattlers that gladden’d life’s hours
Have perished'-in'silence, like summer's-pure flowers—
’ " ' And the youth proud in strength, - •
The maiden in bloom.
All have"bow’d to Old Time, for he’s King-.of the Tomb!
But a truce to these housings, it is news you, desire,
Apd the way .the world wags is what you enquire—
Welt, to please you I’ll now give my pen a wide range;
But slip.youc_handiu.your pocket, and feel for the— change!
For be it known to you, friend, though I hate to confess it.
My pockets arc empty, and my purse is deficit.
For your amusement 1 cater’d
- Throughout the whole year.
And I ask a small pittance my way onward to cheer. '
During the year ’4l great events have transpired, .
Such as murders and suicides, earthquakes and fires—
Wars ahd rumors of wars, the-whole world in commotion,
But I’m still the devil, with no ,chance of promotion.-
Queen Vic has made Her promise good
To little Albert dear.
And now he’s_ in a happier mood
Than he was the last -year;—i
• '-’A boy she has presented him.
An heir to England’s throne,
For which the silly people shout—
Much rather should they groan.
While the Prince and Nobles feast—the people nearly starve,
, ,The few oppress the many there—(lie-millions are but slaves!
Of Frenchmen and-of Russians, of Turks and Chinese too,
I might discourse —but that would not be pleasing unto you—
I’ll come’at once to out; own shores $ tell of u hat’s been done,
And what has taken place since my last annual Vuundi •
*■' Old “Tip” is dead—ami “Tyler too”
Has made the Feds look rather blue;
No Bank they’ll get, tha't’s settled fair.
So long as Tyler’s in the chair— y
The .Bolts they ’ve got, as sure as fate,
Vetoes have made their b—l s ache! •
And now. they rant, and curse, and try to “head” him,
But the cAi’TAiNjwcars they shan’t, & Sends them all a begging.
._:_..Tji/he..head-.wators-of-iSa't-72iucr-the _ Fedglravu'iill gone, —
With their conn skins ahd cider casks, fox tails and shin bones,
The locos who \vere there last year have left things in disorder,
_ And the Feds ;say they’ll starve for want of Bank-fodder.
. . The ''Balance IVheeTf’■broken, ' ~
The "Tape /Term” is slain,
“Newßooks , ' > are now opdn,
Old accounts are made plain'— . ,
* The‘7i/t/e hocks'” are all “eated,”
. And the old ones are sold,
Johnny Banks is defeated,
And (dd/Ilha.d’s-caught a cold
Not a-grease spot is left, not a single foot of land.
On which defunct. Whiggery can now make a stand ;
J. W. EBY.
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THE l/ESSON- spec.table? For my pai t 1 think a mechanic us-go up stairs into the other parlor, ami
'■ A XALE OF DOMESTIC LIFE. . can he as much of a gentleman (in the .true leave cousin Lite to entertain him: it will be
Three young ladies were seated in a rich- Se "\ e v °. wo . rd *) as a millionaire.” a pleasure to her, fur she is partial to me-
I v furnished apjirtment.' They were the Mis- ' V “ 1 ? 1 “ ecli, . rc * cou ? m L .' °> >’»“ ‘ lo ha , ve chames;” and the sisters left the room. The
ses Amanda and En,ma Ellis; and their hou- smneot the tunmest notions,- said Amanda, object of the foregoing conversion was a
sin Delilah'Charletiin. The latter was eh- J ust for . “V worl.l like pa: he thinks young man whom Mr. Ell« had. introduced
gaged in the womanly occupation of sewing. 'nan Just as good as another, even though to his daughters ami nfecc.as a master me-
Uie two former were discussing critically a * e „v a »> Ul . e t l ‘- I , - T , ... ... c hahic. But, unhke their father, who valued
ball at.which all of them had been present . ,?. S .’i SaU ■ na ‘ 1 1,0 "' ls l ' le , I'' 01 *' 11 a , man fu |' Ins character, and did not fur his
the preceding evening; : - he a little more circumspect; and find better money, the Misses Ellis were great stick
‘•l don’t like that Mr; Barton, at all,” said fu.lt ‘T i f ° P l «?P ecti ‘ bil > t .y--their standard for
Miss Ain inil i cnnilmiino-the conversation ■ . . 1,1,1 ” lMu 8,, 5.t0n comes here, he which was riches—and the consequence wi(S
: M «Nor Sher”rspunderCs Em a‘ e lv ca him such pressing mutations. . I sup- as we have seen, that Mr. Barton did not
who was the e de’st - pose he wants you, me or you, Amanda.— slam! any too high in their good graces—
■ < ’ Ani i nut cousins?” nsked-Delilal. Woul 'l ,U ,' t mlll J e a ■?"«, paragraph tor the Mr.. Ellis knew this false estimate of rcspec
•'l am is handsome enough—is he P a|je, ‘ s ; Amanda-Cor EmmiO daugh- lability was a predominant fault in his daugh
.p., _ - ® - ter of James Ellis, merchant, to Mr Charles ters. characters, and he'determined (o give
“V .v* «*■ Barton, mechanic. f), dear !” and the spoil- them'a practical salutary lesson. How he
ip, • ’■ , ‘ed beauty (for both sisters possessed great succeeded the sequel (if our sloiy will show.
‘But what, coz?’’ said she to Emma who pmo««/attraction,)-tl,rew herself back up- A few moments after the- sisters left-the
had spoken last. “Surely his manners are on (he sofa and laughed hearlily. as also did ro „m Mr. BaVton ei lcro U He Was ab .hi
pleasing, and his language, polished without ficFsister. * . •- , ~V’ « c !. U t
nfFi.eti.ti,.l. one nci Bisiei. • the middle height, with a fine figure, fcgular
■«v ~ ~ .. . . “Welli'well, girls?” said Mia Ellis, who,’ features, and an intelligent countenance—
Yes, but for aU that he is vulgar,—said hidden by the half open door of the apart-. His eyes were of a deep blue—his eyebrows
Emma, pettishly, vulgar iu his ideas. nient, had heen an unobserved to the arched, .and his forehead ’high and
Vulgar. -? exclaimed Delilah, you must conversation, and wfio had nmTcnterfd the White, from which the jet black hair was
again allow me to differ with you coz,» titerooin. “you may. laugh now, but you may. pushed back, displaying its fine proportions,
continued, looking in her cousin s face with five to regret that you did not., try to obtain He was certainly a handsome man, which
a winning smile, I thmk he is quite refined Mr. Barton for a husband, Murk that,”— fact even the Misses Ellis did not attempt
—more so than Mr. Price, or Mr. Brown, and the old gentlemgn tukingfup his hat, left deny, the ease and politeness with which
and jnany of the other gentlemen. . the apartment. , ' - he greeted Miss EhaHeton, spoke his claim
. Only think of comparing Mr; Barton “Who would have thought pa was listen- to that which that lady herself had awarded
with Mr. Price and Mr.: Brown,—two gen-- ingr” said, Amanda, “but I don’t care.' him the title of gentleman. I'c
tlemen!” vxclaiiKed Miss Amanda Ellis. • “I declare if there is not Mr. Barton on He was soon seated, and in conversation
“Why Mr. Bartpn is a mechanic!” the steps!” exclaimed Emma, who was v with Delilah.. Delilah Cliarleton was a
“Well, suppose he is dear.V Add her cou- .luokibgjthrough the blinds. “Come, pome;” 'charming girU- It isvtruo< She did not pos-
that make him vulgar or less re-; —she continued addressing, her sister—"let scss the exquisite proportions & regular fca
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BY GEQ. SANDERSON.]
Wbole No. 1433.
“AMEKICAM ¥®L»KTEEffi,”''
The C/gmeier’s AaMa?<Bs®
TO THE P'ATROm'OF THE
JtMJVU-MWY I, 1.843.
“OUR COUNTRY RIGHT OR WRONG.’’
Carlisle, Pa. Thursday January G, 1849.
Democracy triumphs from Georgia to Maine,
And the country is wash’d from the hard cider stain
With phizes elongated and aspects of woe.
Poor Whiggies recoil from the terrible blow.
Thus sung a lank Fed, as with sorrow he tpok, 0
At the deserted Log Cabin a last lingering look
- “Tis the last of log cabins.
Left standing alone;
“ All its'TVp-ling companions
Are “burnt out” and gone—
. No dandy is spouting,
' No loafer is nigh,
-' • For the barrels are empty,
The gourds are all dry:
I’ll not leaye thee, thou lone one,’
To stand thus and frown,
■ Since the Cabin-cCa thrown up,'
A cabin’s thrown down; ,
Thus kindly I scatter,-
Tlfy logs to the earthy ;
They will do to make7iog pens,
Or light'up a hearth.
, . So soon may I.follow,
n 3yi' en /‘Pht;ff,s^i , rs”_decay, . .
, J “clifbs*’ split to piece's , ' ■ C’ 1 .
And “pipes” cease to play; f ,
AYhefn “songs” artfall sung,
And “hard"ciilpi’s”.all'gpne,
—^--Oh-l—wfio-wou Id inhabit - •
This ble4k.world alone !” ■
Then turning away, his face shrouded in gloom,
He bent his steps' homeward,- lamenting his doom.
Our State Legislatui’d' will assemble.next week, i
. And .they’ll have business plenty tojio—
To dress off the Bhiiks sTeek^
' And to take the hard times, into view
-1 The shaving shops will bc_compelled to resume.
And Bank rogues will be pin’d to the wall—
The people.have will’d it, and this is their doom,
To honcslly-act, or disgracefully fall.--■
, And bid Nick Biddle,
With his fraudulent crew,
Who have robb’d widows and orphans,
Must all get their due—
Ami the “Great Regulator,” the grand bubble of the da}',
Has gone to “ Davy's Locker ” as the sailors would, say.
Of humbugs and gull-traps I would beg leave to say,
We have had quite a surleit in-the present day.
The Banks are a humbug—the liailroad is the same—
Paper money is a cheat, and humbuggery is its name.
But the greatest of all humbugs is Johnsoh’s Mesmerism,
If we’except the vile delusion of Jo Smith’s JMormonism,
Or the still greater farce of the Hard Cider campaign.
Of warlocks and witches,
And long-nebbed things,
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With their twirka and their twitches.
The muse now sings—
Of “Buckshot and ball,” Charley Penrose and his leap,
Fiscal Agents & Exchequer Banks, if I’d time I would treat;
But your patience would be wearied, and myself 1 would tire.
Although your are seated comfortably before a blazing fire.
Hard times ! hard limes ! is the great lamentation.
Among all classes and conditions of the entire nation ;
The taxes are so high and mnirey’is so scarce.
That folks caii’t get married, and the girls won’t embrace !
The Doctors are distressed, because times are so dull
That people won’t get sick and take their calomel ;
Clients have become so poor that Lawyers scarce get a fee,
And Parsons cannot preach without their salary—
Soap locks a o not grow, i
Dandies cannot thrive,
The winds will not blow, '
' _ ~ And the mails.don’t arrive— ~
And you need not be surprised when 1 fell you a fact,
That poi/llr;/ cannot thrive nor old porkers grow fat !
But lime is jogging onward and I ( must be gone,'
Therefore now- you must expect an end tinny song,
With a pledge'to call again at the end of another year,
s; If you.and I should live to meet each other here.
■ So farewell friends. • ■
A QUARTER, pray,
And you shall thrive
Fur many a day.
.Mjiy_ynuJtave pleasure without alloy,
Is the. fervent wish of this
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[AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANNIJM.
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tures of her cousins, but' thereover was a
sunny Smile upon her face, and .a cheerful
sparkle in her clear light blueTeye, and she
had such light and.bounding spirits, that she
appeared, if nut as beautiful as her cousins,
at least inure least so thought
Mr. Barton asrhe gazed" ..upon her laughing
countenance. How much better thought he
would it be to possess her (or.a wife, depen
dent as she is upon her uticlei and dowerloss
as she would be, than either of the Misses
Ellis, with their spoiled tempers ahd their
fortunes. Thinking thus, is it to be won
dered at, that he left her with a half formed
determination to win her love if it lay with
in his power. , '
When»Delilah appeared at the.dinner ta
ble that day, many were the meaning and in
quisitive glances her cousins cast upon her.
At last unable to restrain their loved habit
of “running” their cousin, they spoke.
“I-hope you spent a very pleasant morn
ing, cousin,” said Amanda, with a mock arch
look.— —
“A very interesting tete-a-tete, was it not?”
whispered Emma across the table.
“I spent the morning very pleasantly,’
answered Delilah, blushing slightly.
“Oh 1 I dare say,” said Emma sarcastical
ly. . I suppose he gave you a dissertation
on mechanics, did he not, coz?”
“Well, and suppose he did?” said Mr.
Ellisi 1 who had been listening,patiently, but
intd whose honest-face the color new roscj
“Is it not better to listen to that than to the
senseless conversation, and sickly senti
ments, drawled out in affected tones by the
foplings, half men half monkeys, who dis
grace humanity?” and the old'man cast such
a look-upon his daughters'as made them
quail bencatli it. . .
“But mcvfev mind i/tle?’he Contipued in
msufter voice, l
‘‘never mind, Mr. Barton-is worth three or
four such would be gentlemen as Mr.-" Price
and Mr. Brown, and in. hiofe ways than one.
Mark that girls!—//c is worth two or-three
such in mote ways than onf.” The last
sentence he addressed to.his daughters.
Days, weeks, and months rolled by,'and
Mr. Barton diad become a frequent visiteTat
Mr. Ellis’s. It was very evident he was
payingparticular attention, to Delilah Charle
ton, and it was nlso plain to see that they
were not unacceptable. This fact furnish
ed an ample subject for the sisters’ sarcastic
remarks. As (or their father, whenever they
indulged in them in his presence, a knowing
smile would repeat to them l\is assertion—
that they would some day wish they had ob
tained' Mr. Barton for a husband.
’ Thus things continued for some time. At
length one morning, about three months sub
sequent to the period-when our story com
mences, Mr. Ellis entered the parlor where
his daughters were sitting, with a light step
and sparkling eye.
“Well, girls, what do you think of it?”,
said he, rubbing his hands in glee.
“What?” asked" buth-the young ladies in
a breath.
“The wedding.” .
“The wedding!—what wedding?”
“Your cousin’s.”
“Delilah’s?”
“Yes. She is going to honor the mechan
ic with her hands. What do you think of it
eh!”
“I don’t think thttch of it,” said Miss
Emma, with a toss of her head.
“Nor I,” said Amanda.
“You don’t eh? Well suppose I was t<:
toll you she is going to marry a man worth
two hundred thousand dollars, would tha
alter your opinions?” ,
“Why, what do you mean pa?”
“Listen! and I will tell you, girls,” said
the old gentleman, bending upon his daugh
ters a grave and somewhat stern loojt. “The
father of JVIr. Barton, to whom your cousin
“Is soon to be married, was an old friend oT
mine; we were playmates in boyhood, He
was apprenticed to the carpenter trade about
the same time I entered the counting house.
Soon aftcr.hejiad finished learning his trade
he went to the'city of .Baltimore, and there
1 started business for himself. and where, he
- marricd."-Bcing-possessed~of “geniiis, and"
havinga good education, from a inaster.mc
chanic builder, he soon became an architect;
and subsequently amassed a large fortune.
—Knowing the reverses of fortune to which
all are liable", he resolved to malce'hTs onlv
son, Charles, a good architect, so that if ev
er the ‘fickle dame’ should desert him, he
would have wherewith to earn honestly his
daily bread. He succeeded. A year or two
| ago he died, leaving his son his whole for
; tunc—his wife being already dead, and
| Chill ies being an only child. ' About six
months ago, Charles came to this city on a
visit. He called upon mens his father’s
frientK In the course of conversation, ! as
ked him why he was not married. He said
tjiat he had never as,yet me’t with- a young
lady that he thought worthy of calling his
wife; that he could find enough .who would
marry hitn for the sake of h s money, but
that such a one he would, never many. 1.-
lold him I would introduce him to some of
our city ladies'and see-if he could not find
one among them to suit him;' He required
then that I should only introduce him-as a
master mechanic: I acquiesced, and know
ing your,estimate of respectability, 1 embra
ced the opportunity of teaching you ajossun
which,.! sincerely, hope, will have a suluta-;
ly influence. I Knew when I brought h;m
home with hie, and introduced him that;
neither of you would be Ids. choscii, because
Tlwiis certain you could not sloop so low Os ,
fi marry, a 'master mechanic; but the evehf '
yiiicli'will soon lake-place;! easily ■
-Your cousin knew nothing whateVerof his .
wealth until to-day. l ace you look siirpiT- 5
scd girls, but did .1 not say you would be
soriy gom'e day that .you did not-oTTlmi! liiliV f
for "a; husband ?. Uemcmber.i girls; that :
wealth is h false standard by which to jodgr
of respecfubility and Nof lhat a rich :
man may not- be respect abler blit;:'that very
often he who .uoms.dds daily fircad-by the. -
A.GENTS.
John Moore, Esq. Neivville
Joseph M: Means, Esq. Hopcwelltownsliip.
Thomas H. Biuttos, Shippcnsliurg.
W illlam M. Mateer, Esq. Lee’s X ILiads.
JoHiTMEHAFFy, Uickiiisop fownship. ■ '
■John Clesdknin", Jr. Esq., Hugcstown.
George F. Cain, Esq. Mechanicsburg
FREDERICK WoNDERLICH, do. .
John Btough, Esq. Sumghstown.
Daniel KLrysher, Esq. Church town. ,
Jacob Longneckku, Esq. VVorijileysbnrg.
J. U. Drawuaugh, Cedar Spring, Alien tp.
Martin G. Rupp, Esq. Shirenumstowm
sweat of his brow, is-more of a. gentleman
than he who counts his thousands.”
And they.did remember it, lor in after
years they showed in their choice of hus
bands that they' had not forgotten their hon
est bid father’s lesson. e
ROBBERY AND ARREST,
A letter to the St. Louis Republican,dated
Upper Ferry,■lllinois, December 8, says:
Last evening-an-dd man,-living in Ed
wardsville, was-returning from your city
with about one hundred dollars in his pocket,
was overtaken on the upper terry road by
three well dressed good looking men, who
proposed to. hire to him as coopers. The old
man declined hiring thcm.'and pursued Ins
journey homeward. The gentlemen appear
ed to be travelling in the same direction, .
but kept at some distance, until the old man
reached'-'Cahokin creek, a distance of ten
miles, when they: overhauled him, beat him
nearly to death, and left him for. dead, as
they supposed—took his money, and made
their way back by a circuitous route to the
ferry, where they arrived before-8 o’clock,
and demanded a speedy passage across the
river. But the poor fellows wjll hot be
likely to see St. Louis very soon.; Shortly
after they left, the old man Was found, car
ried to Mr. Isaac Harclerodes, ,itnd the
neighbors raised in pursuit. From their
tracks it was evident'.that they were return- .
•ing to St. LouiSjJ.Jlhie party left their trail,
and went immediately to the terry,.and Were
in readiness at the ferry-boat, where the
gentlemen were nipely secured. Thismnrh
ing they \yere committed for trial, alter
which they were escorted to Edwardsvijle
by a number of ouy citizens'. . , ,
'..The old 'man is .not dead-yet. He recog
nised the murderers btJjm-eyhe'.juStices.. ,
REPEAL. DISTRIBUTION LAW.
-i ', " ■ 'ln Senate, Dec, 21,
4 Mr, Linn, of -Missouri, - introduced a bill for the re- ,
peal of.tlio dialribufidh of the act giving to the
several States the proceeds of the sales-qf the public
lands, and, in lieu thereof, to appropriate the said pro
ceeds to .the common - defence of the country. •
. The bill having been.read, time, Mr. Linn •
said that he would now malic a definite motion at. once;
and he, therefore, moved that thebill'be referred to the
Committee on Military Afiaira. *
After considerable debate, growing out of the ques
tion of reference, between Messrs. Calhoun*, Smith,
Link, - Pierce, ICi no,« Manoum,^VTuiTmuut , and-
Preston, the latter gentleman admitting in the course
of hia remarks that the finances of the country were
I in an extraordinary-condition,-dhd-that*the-Secrelary-
I of the Treasury’s report was appaling, by reason of die
fact that, during .the year' 1842, there would be a de
ficit of over fourteen millions of DollunV
Mr. BUCHANAN said that'this was an impor
tant queslioh, and a measure deeply affecting not only
members of Congress, but the people of the entire,
country. Ho merely desired, thcicfore, that the.MU
should goto such a committee as would present
subject, with the reasons for the repeal, fairly and fully,
before the American people. It was mcrely ’tcchnical
reasoning to prove that it should go to the Finance
Committee, tho Committee on Military Affairs, or to
any other Committee, because they all knew that, go .
to what Committee it might, (unless hia friends chang
ed their views of the subject*) it would go to its death.
This was the reason why a select committee should bo
appointed; and,, if ordered, he had a confidence that
the honorable Chair would give to them such a Com
mittee asWould present the subject fairly to the Senate
and to tho country. If, however, this subject sliould
go to a standing committee at all, and the appropriate’
otic, it would be that on Finance. He. confessed * with
the Senator from South Carolina, (Mr. Preston,) that -
lie had been shocked at tho report of tho Secretary of v
,tho Treasury. Tho commerce of tho’coiintry was in
creasing, the foreign trade (except- so fur ns regarded
the medium through which it was conducted) had be
come more and more extensive; and-although they hud*
exported more thuu'thcy imported, tlwj revenue from
.customs had gone beyomftho estimates for the former
part of the year. And, with all this, they were told
that, at the end of the next year, (ju the estimates made
according to existing- laws,) there was to bo a deficit
in the Treasury of'fourteen .millions and some odd
hundred thousand .dollars I And how was it propos
ed td raise this sura! .Why, that the rime of payment
■of the remainder of the loan authorized A ut the last ses
j s.iori was to be extended eight years; they were-to is
-1 sue five millions of Treasury notes, and m truth they
were tp raise five millions of dollars froilnlUties'Upuu “
imports. .And this -was their condition; and in this
condition, without considering, for a single moment,
the great object involved, they were going to distribute
-the-proc‘ecds-ot-the-sales-of ihe-public-hmdsramong-thtr —r
several - States \ Tho Committee .on Finance ought
to take up this subject as a financial-measure, and see
whether it Was proper to make the distribution-'at a
time when tho country was in a destitute
and to give away a portion of their property to the
the Stales, or to any body else. He agreed with the
Senator fioiii South- Carolina in another particular, ami
that was, that, if they were to havc'wor, (yvliioh Heav
en avert, and which be did not fear,) the very best
foundation on which they could rest their hopes, and
tho very best mode, of wielding the national army was ' ’
to have a sound'condition of the Treasury ; and la
'effect this,- there was only one course to pursue,;' which
was a rjqpl economy, not in their address,-but in fact.
Let them not apemPono dollar, when- the interest and
tho honor of the country did.riot.demand it; for in
what condition would they bo placed, if they went
.qn making appropriations for one object and another,
and still be pressed 1 The Postmaster General verj'
modestly proposed that' they should increase the debt
eight millions, in-order to let him make a contract,
with tho rail-road companies tp canyjho mmlapf tho
United States. That officer wanted’ to advance to
these companies that enormous sum, which, rit five /
per cent, would amount to four hundred thousand '
dollars per annum. Although ho had not been sufii
cioutly in health to read the report of: tho Secretary- of
the Navy, ho.had no doubt, from what he had Heards
that it ( \vas. written with .much ability. He understood’ ‘
I that:the purpose of the Secretary was.to increase our.
[Navy |onc-half the ri-tleril 5f the Brirish navy, when,
as was known, tho expense in _our service for man fori, ..
man, and guni for gun, was just double what it was ’
in Great Britain. Hespoke, however, from mere con- ” /
jeeture, -And,. with a deficit of fourteen nnffiqnsi they ■
were nowimlulgmg introspects of visionary glory in
advance. He WLii tn favor'of .ecohoaiy, but, whilst so, /
ho’would not moveono inch" to any nntiqn whnlever,
They must, however, look into their ownepudition, .
’‘aiul. by 'feo doing 1 , if they should -become embarrassed,
they must in order to enablerilfom - /
to prepare for any ..hostile’ movement ph the pprt-of
ihciradversaries; -If hb;wore th favor pf dlsiributlqn, -
aiid even.if the country was not ip debt, ho ebmijd goA?'_ -
for tokingthe proceeds of the sides’ofihppublic lands: .
and applying them to the dcfenccof the country. ;; .. '
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