Indiana Palladium, Volume 10, Number 18, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 17 May 1834 — Page 1

TT?- A 1 A

iW 1 Oy Duvid V. Ciillcy. aierwis 3 J-.4K 331 PER CEXT. DISCOUNT MADE O.Y ADYAMW, OR 101 O.Y YEARLY l'AYME.XTS, VOI X. liAWREjCEBlDRGlHI, (HA.) SATUJKBAY, MAY 1, 1834.

JU

i

I 111 I fl III III "Mil tl

23r Congress. ...1st Session. House of Representatives. April 10. The House, on motion of Mr. Polk, resumed, in Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, (Mr. Hubbard in the Chair,) the consideration of The General pjtropriation Hill. Mr. Vaxcjs offered an amendment to the bill, as follows: Be it further enacted. That from and after the jwssage of this act, instead of the compensation now allowed by law, there shall be paid to the with

in named officers, the following sums per annum To each of the Secretaiies, of State. Treasury, . . . - . . , -. ' - I ar,anai ivy,.v,i,wj. i o uie i-osuuasier vien-1 eral,$3,500. To each Assistant Postmaster Gen-"-iv'? vw - cral, .$1800. To each of the Comptrollers of the Treasury, 2,000. To each ofllie Auditors of the Treasury S2.000. To the Solicitor of the Treasury $2,000. To the Register of the Treasury, $2,000. to the- Treasurer, $2,000. To the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, $2,000. To the Commissioner of the General Land Office, 82,000. And that there be deducted from the compensation now allowed by law to the clerks in the l)epartmcntsof State, Treasury, War, and Navy, in-j eluding those in the General Land Office, at the, rate of 334 per centum perannum That from all officers of the customs, by whntev-1 cr name designated, or in whatever manner employ- j cd, there shall be deducted from the compensation now anowLu 10 uim u ia,uni; utu ui o.jj ; ;n?r centum ner annum. -11 1 4- .1 1... 1 ..! M f Jhat lrom all oincers connected with the sys-1 tern of the public lands, either as Surveyors Ge- i neral, Registers, Receivers, or clerks, there shall 1 he deducted lrom the compensation now allowed per centum perannum. That from all persons connected with the Indian Department, as superintendents, agents, sub-agents, ! interpreters, agents for removals, commissioners or in whatever other manner employed, there shall be j

i liAm hu hw.nf hpnfpnl .t.-s rr ront nor in mi in wiiuii lie was a memner ox I lit Ivfiflirn I ommi op i p nu nt t o fri-.ntlAmnn 4. ; . -1 ! 1 1 'Pi.: - I ii... : .... .

1 .1 - . I I. I 1 i 1 T k 1 1 II

That from all the clerks in the General Post Of- Mr. Dexxv said that the gentleman from Ton- come out that the gentleman would vote for no ap- j attempting to fix a sweeping scale of reduction I tjn w is imperiously d m hi ' t ! .1 fice, Deputy Postmasters, their assistants,and clerks, j nessee was voting against the doctrines which he j propriation of money until, in the gentleman's own i as an amendment to an appropriation bill. We called on to -.sert 4d in ii ' .i" i there shall be deducted from the compensation advocated yesterday. language, "the Constitution and the Laws should j had now been here two days engaged on this hill , ri,.T nnd civthr, l " .' , "' ..11 i .i i... i... .I... oo. ATr rwr- ro.o,ia,i .i... i ir i.? .v. . 1 1 . i .... . ,.! ... ? . . ingu.nd .-.ivc iiioseMcitd institutions which wero

iiuw uiiuwuu iu iiiciii u wk, ai uiu iaig ui 1 " i " mai. mu bud t,xi, 11 a- i uuvu uui'ii resiorcu mi mo ijQvcrnrncni siiouiii a circumsiance wmcn was un

deducted from the compensation now allowed them Mr. Vance said he had not been hero for thirby law or regulation, at the rate of33i per centum . teen years without knowing how this matter was

per annum. That to rue members of the Senate and House of Representatives, instead of the compensation now allowed by law, they shall receive six dollars per day, and six dollars for every twenty miles travel to and from the beat oi Government. And ! that from and after the expiration of the present j presidential term, the salary of the President of ; the United Mates shall bo $15,UUU perannum. ! Mr. Vance said, he was not in the habit of rnak ing speeches, and should not long detain the House. The measure which he proposed was his own, and maturely considered. From the present derangemeiu oi tne currency, and the general depression ! . I 1.1 11 ! ot business, the salaries ol the olhcers ot the Gov-1 - I .1 1- I - . I - I - - I s ernment were actually increased in value to the i amount of the reduction which he proposed. If we are coming to a specie currency, can it be proved. by arithmetic, that in ten years the office holders would possess themselves of the whole wealth of the country if they sre not reduced. The office inrl'icrs ought, he thought, to sympathize with the people in their distresses and embarrassments. The price of all the properly in the country was wiwi ins no.uvju, jsou.uuuwonnoi propeny oi ms confiding constituents. Ho wished to teach the mon who have monopolized all tiie ofrices that they ought not to tamper with the interests of the community. He even thought that we ought to reduce our own pay, though he knew that the Jieprcscntatives in Cone i L r -r I cress were worse paid than any otneers under the ! h, - . , . I uovcrumeni, anti ne was aware inai u was auvisable to keep tho members above the reach of ex , , c culive influence. His own constituents did not depend upon office for support, and their whole industry was paralyzed. He had offered the meas ure without concert with any individual

r u rl X' t-'t i w " had taken an appropriation bill for offering his mo-! gron sleek on his eight his salary of $,000, which he was sorry we could ,ion Tncre werc of the d reduc. hst thirteen years, now casio

l.w..l ai r.f ri. iwi. ...:.u .....v. ...u. i..

iioi ioucii uuimg ins icnii, coiuu now purcnase, i wi -.i. nnnrnvn, r. ..,.1 ... sa to minis!, i!p now

. .v.. i "and the people, and he should therefore vote fur amendment at once. every one of the proposed reductions. An onnroMr. Wardwell offered the fo owing amendment ," i -n . i ' , , . , n . , . t. , pnation bill was, he contended, the mos proper opto d uurmtocnl : I ron, ho compensa.jon ow ; for tl.u people ,o lake lo mako . .Ld n a lowed ... He pnolon .ol U.o Houses of Longcea favor of10 liber!ie8' which h had m k ,l,ere Bll!l.e deducted 331 per ccnlum. I le pn, ,vav in wIlic, R res,,orationof the ConstiMr. -ck said tho pub .c printing depended oulf Lc cffcclcd. Mr. vAT,lovi:u uu. upon contract, but lie would not object to it now. , , t . , , . , t, , . . ' T ' . . i 1 1 . i .1 ded to the principles on which the present admimsMr. Parker hoped we should take the question j mition cao d to te iscg of r? tirst upoi. reducing our own pay trenchment, and called upon gentlemen to redeem Mr Ik-ui:s said that the President and h,., ir lef, The people would, he represented, friends m office had, by their measures, augment-1 j refugm of ' ed the salaries fifty per cent as every commercial j unli, hQ admim-stratI relfaced i(s s man in the country knew. He could not reach the ! ! , " President, but we could reach those who were- Mr. Laxp. said, he should detain the House but loudly vociferous in the praise of the measures if ftfW nients He thouglif, however, that the

At.- I'.f..- Iinivnl llin llnnco ti'Aiilfl 'ilf . 1 nnn fl.o produce of t' e country a half its value He was J.nnospd to the reduction of the daily pay of mem - U-rsof this Hou-e Wo we'd actually paid le now than the salary of a clerk in proportion lo our expenses. While we were here, we were obliged l l 1.1... I . I .... , - ll.nraoAloAn - l' ?,,. ciiiiiuii 1 111 r ihiiiiiiiw 31 1 1 11 irn it vciiii i i r 1 t . . 1' 1 1 ' 4 1 Ti 11 1 discouragement to the middling interest man, !

u,Am liPMnellornil miIia KmI 1nr.i,hl irn,nOt tllG COUntry COUIU POl COIlUOl UIL

.i.: tt.. mm k 1'.. 1. because with them he had a contract ' Mr OmiTox ackVd that iL nKiinn chnnld hn

taken upon each clause of the amendment. that a certain portion of the people had obtained j could any body, ht to do the work live for that Ucman had closed by I Tl cmestion on reducing the salary of the Pre-1 v share in the offices existing under the Govern- sum ? Could he get bread to eat for? He could j from Massachusetts (Mr. Adams) of the great obident was first taken and decided in the negative ! mnt. The House had heard yesterday of a cer- j not Every body knew it was out of the question, j ligation under which he lay lo hm ior his vole and YeasGO naysSS. ! tain army of 40,000 men who were all sycophants Mr. L. trusted that, when gentlemen got up j his support, until that gentleman had unfortunately V:i this the fact? If ieii-; amendments to a bill, they would confine their re- fallen into bad company. 1 heunkmdness of this te-

Heads of Department wastaken (the membe'rs .luniuan .IPiPrmin,.! n " o s . ,m it, nve. leas o. naa w i-1 i t The clause relating to me saiary oi uie Attorney nnprvl was reacted by a vote of 5Gto79. The clause relative to the Postmaster General, being under consideration I Mr. Vance would merely state, he said, in rela tion to this clause, that 3500 dollars was tho cornr.i. T.t,ncir rnond. until n fPW ' ... nnnn .i... i vears a jio.wncn it was raiseu 10 uwu ior uie uene - . . . . lit of the man,uot the office. Mr.' Mkrceu said, by raising this salary, though be xzs particepg criminug, we had done great injurv to ibis government. It had caused the transfer of that officer to the cabinet.

Mr. Hfistkk moved to fix the salary at 4000 which Mr. Vance accepted as an amendment. The question was then taken on the clause as modified, and negatived. Yeas OS, nays SU. The chuse relative to the Assistant Postmaster General was rejected without a count. The clause relative to the Comptrollers was rejected, 58 to 77.

I J he clause relative to the Auditors was rejected without a count. I The clause relative to the Solicitor of the Trea sury was rejected by a vote of 07 lo8 The clause relative to the Kegister of the sur' wns rejected, by a vote ot 53 to 70. i l t. .i ff . ..xan iu iuu it-asuier was njecied without a count. ; The clause relative to the Commissioner on Indi-! jan Affairs being under consideration Mr. Williams asked what was the salarv of this officer, and what were his duties? Mr. V axce stated that the salary of the ofiicer was 3000 dollars, and that the duties were former ly performed by a clerk, Mr. McKenney, for a saidry of 1G00 dollars. Mr. Mason, of Virginia, said he should vote fthis amendment, forsomc reasons which he gave. ; Mr. Polk remarked, that it was ivident that an , iir. i olk remarked, that it was . v.dent that an , appropriation bill would necessarily be much emharrapH f wn unftnrtnnL- to ,h. n..,! C.v oil tUn. barrased if we undertook to reduce and fix ail the I salaries. Ihe proper way, according to the doc-i jtrincs we heard yesterdhy, would be to refer the j ani.ir.ot irtn f.nmm;tA 1 "j-. vm....... , .xa,mllluii aim .1 -port. lie had voted aeainst every clause, and u m g ( soouiu commue so 10 vote, Mr. Foot said a few words in defence ot his 1 doctrines on this sulyect, which, he said, ho had 1 mainiaineu ever since he came to this House, 1 fcrrcd at all to a committee, acccording to a sug-; gestion of a gentleman from Tennessee, would j ily go to the committee of Ways and Means. ; necessari There was no way to get a vote on the question, but the way which had been taken UO 111 f?. There was a solid phalanx which would I vote down every proposition, in order to keen the ' yeas and navs out of the House. Now. if the ! chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means would agree that he should have a vote on each of those items, in the House, by yeas and nays, he and his friends would not say another word on the subject. Ho saw how it would be. Gentlemen would i meet the subject before the People by sav ing that the subject could not be introduced into an appropriation bill, at the same time acknowledging that the salaries ought to be reduced. Mr. V. said he was in Congress in the famous times of O retrenchment, when the gentleman from New . York near him, if Mr. Cambrelen and his ns.r? tes, denounced the existing administration for pro-! fligacy of expenditure. He went on to compare the expenditures of the last administration with the present. He maintained also, that the most saluta ry retrenchments which were ever made in this country were made by amendments to tho appropriation bills. Mr. Beaizdslev did not doubt tho patriotism or the motives of the mover, but he regretted that he them as amendments to the appropriation bill. In the outset, he had almost determined to vcU for one item, the reduction of our own pay, which seemed to be hardly palatable to the mover himself. But he had determined not to vote for that as an Irnonrlrnnn) t n llila liill Tl. I,.n.fw1 il.n. tl.-. TIn...... ..,m ..,,i tn .i i i t would proceed to vote on the several clauses ol ' a -,i . . ithe amendment, without discussion. Mil r v-:' ''is'.i, ui iii'iiiia, mm made some explana tion of his former remark. He was in favor of all proper reductions, but he thought it improper to embarrass an appropriation hill with the subject. Mr. Watmough wished, he said, to establish a strong and vivid sympathy between office-holders J I J ' honornnie penneman irom kh.io ueservuu some S kind ofaltcntion for tho remaiks he had been pleas - ! e1 tn"ke u the subject of a certain portion of ihe I House having the enjoyment of no privileges in ! t!)R conducting of its business. It was certainly a Srcvio3 that a "linIri7 of that 1Ious s !IIIIL Tll'l III I i It'll III CSIJIl Ll Iii IIJG 11J"IWHV uufc 1 ----- - r had been the cry at all periods that the ie aristocracy ; democracy; itocracy were . II A 1 4 1. s-v I hut it had sn hannened. because the aris llje few t,ie democracy were the many. An - ! other complaint of the honorable gentleman was. I iemen would enquire, they would find, that, of the 1 nnrsons in office in the D strict ol Columbia, two- !.! j ii.. ll.r niMuicPt in i imrus were peissouaiiy uuu jiuiiiianj j--" ! the present administration. Those who were com - i U1U peei auunuisuauuu (petent and faithful had not been proscribed lor po- ; litical opii s litical opinion. ionc spoue meir seuimn-iiia muiu freely. The departments were full of them It had "gone abroad that all enemies of the administration were nroscribed- but the fact was, that a ! a maiorit v. a larye majority, of them remained in ; (v. i""i. n1niiumin tii uniart.iL-on tr dmw n i w gcuin.m.iU - ! . . : .i i:. fnrmor am ; coiiirasi ill uie caocuuiiuics unuui nit; wv. nroapni A itministrnl nnc. n shnn d hlVO liked ...... i-i. j the gentleman to have told tho whole trutn on uui I sunject. 11 me genuemau iiau oeen aciuiuu uj ! the purest motives, in the statement he made, (and

this Mr. L. should not presume to deny,) it would have been natural for the gentleman to remember, that it was a thing of course, with every people,

that, as their population and recources extended, the expenses of the government must in like man-; ner increase. I hi it-giuu io me inoiviuuai who nau oecn ai tne head of the last Administration, Mr. L. admitted freely that a better patriot, a man of more enlightened mind, had never tilled the chair of State. But the gentleman seemed to forget, in drawing his comparison, the numerous treating which hrwl hoen

Trea-'concluded ; the indemnifications which had been

obtained for the spoliations of foreign nmvpra the . . . .. c - i - numerous anu important Indian treaties that been successfully negotiated; the nnnuities which had ! j uiu tiiiuuiiiia , iii vii iiuvi i ben paid; the arrangement of all our difficulties ! gement of all our difficulties i with foreign Pc Vt.no . I . .1 1 lected some of these things, and told the House what expense had unavoidably attended them, and had then laid the true result before the American People, he would have acted with more candor and fairness. Had the gentleman told the hnns that ! -iu.uuu inuiiins una oeen removed Horn his own in nnn r i: i i ... . . i neighborhood? Had he stated how many had been removed under the former Administration ? When a gentleman undertook, to speak to the public, a gentleman undertook, to speak to the public, items like these should not be passed over. i T.. I l i i . . . , But the gentleman thought it would he a proper ! measure to reduce the . . - - e salaries of ofticers ot Gov- j ernnient. Mr. 1 .!.. .1. r .1 ii. ui'iutu iiini nit: a ha 111 1 iii iiri:- 1 i-jsciu ivumiuisirauon were grievous indeed they ! were of a rrimsnn dvo tmt htA it nnt hnn nht ! . 4 .1. . . , , ; Ml from the gen leman froui Pennslvan.a, (Mr.. Watmou"h,) he should not have known the cause i j , w... i.v'i wvvn iwi i.iim 1 for which their salaries wero all to be reduced, j He admitted that it had been an inadvertency on S undo what it had don Mr. Watmough explained. He had not said j that he should not vote for any appropriation until the constitution and the laws were restored : but ! tiiat trie resolutions passed by his constituents i would warrant him to take such a stand; but that he did not, at present, feel himself imperatively ' bound to bring matters to that extremity. J-tne resumed. He had not blamed the gentleman for what he had said. No doubt the j gentleman would act as he supposed right. Mr. . Li. said he had omitted to refer to one important item of the expenditures undpr this Administration. Thousands and m nns nf Uia .i.l innnnn Ir, I" 7: r.r- , iii.. nai-wuiii fcoiuiur; nve millions ox ims oy me j vote of the gentleman from Ohio himself. If the ; genueman wouia laue tins item into his account, l ... lMak .iuUi,,,lsl,uuu I If IVfllllll tir.fl flint 4liu AI,mnili'nlw.ii I . I I .Ar.il I quite as prudent and economical as the former, t Mr. L. however, meant not to cast the slightest j possible rejection on the former Administration, j ii dlluicu uwi una iinjjsurt; ui rfuucui" aanr,es was introduced by way of punishment on the Wends of the present Executive, for not permiting tho minority in that house to govern the majority ; ii a3 a jusi punisnmem upon mat majority, oecause they had had the firmness to resist all the temptations of the Bank of the United States; because they would not prostrato themselves before the foot of tho golden monster. 1 he gentleman from Ohio, after having fattened dollars a day for the forward with a propomembers for being refractory, by docking their allowance two dollars per day. This put him in mind of the conduct of certain gen tlemen who, after having voted books to themselves were for denying the same advantage to the new members. Ii seemed to him that such a proposition came with but an ill grace from a genteman who had been enjoying his full p:iy for these thirteen years past. The new members, for resisting the recharter of the Bank, and withstanding all its temptations, were to be rebuked by deducting one fourth of their pay ! He entered his protest against ! any such proceeding. After they had all been

tliere as Jong astlic gentleman had, there would be ; line itselt to the subject immediately under dicusmore fairness in it. j sion. Now, if so much as one of all tho remaiks

would add as a qualification, liould take effect when all v.rc If the gentleman that the reduction should on an equal footing; or when they should bo placed on the footing of that glorious freo r.nd Republican Government, the Goveriim&r.t of England, where the pay was so low, that from the necessity of the ; case, no one wouU be able to resist the devices of j Old Nick, Mr. !. might think belter of it. But he should like the gentleman to go a little further, and so induce Ihe pay of the officers of Govern - ment snd of the Members of Congress, that no poor mm, no man in common circumstances, could a f - ford to leave his plough to serve his country, and none but the aristocracy, none but the rich, none but those who were willing to quarter on tho Bank of the United Stales, could come to congress, his ; plan would then be still more perfect. Not that he J '"'nl to insinuate that any member of Congress had received a cent of the money of the Bank: but j that was the tendency of the plan proposed. ; did appear to him that the officers of Govern - ; ries. Could the gentleman, who was for reducing ' their pay, reduce th? expenses of living here? He j fancied not. It had been said, that for $300, or 4ft. vilA IIUI I I V iUU III " n Jia . . tj 1 100, as much labor could be obtained as was now j performed by a clerk, with a salary of $1500. But ; marks to the question before the House. The

oe-si anu mosi acceptable economy would be,to;inc genu niau ..o.u .uaau uWnS ui.giii nave re-

abstain from wnstinir thn nmnpv ni tlw rr1 Jr. , a u, c-"j' : useless debate. He trusted they were, at some ume or oiner, 10 return 10 tncir lamilies; and not, l.:M n v. . v i j .i.onuu ui cijm, m c uiy out, uu iry subject, introduce a long discussion on the Bank and the Depositcs, and set all the topics of attack on the administration in fearful array. He could assure the gentleman from (e-S that the nioment he could hn satisfied anv officftw seiv , , 1 n nnR dnllnr Inn mnrh f c iUrv. that moment he II ' I . 't. tj i - - ...v.v... t..,, ' WOUlU live IUS VOie lO reoUv ll. uut now were they to ascertain this? We they to appoint a Mm Committee with power to send for persons and paper? Here was aincaaur? going to ctfect erery

officer cf the Government, through all the remotest borders of the countiy, limns n into thy House without an iota of information to supjort it. All the

Post-masters wore to have their salaries cut down; though many of them, whose offices were a great convenience to their nehdihorhoody. did ly receive more than o cents in the course ot a year; but these poor fellows were all to be docked alive penny-bit. He trusted not one item of the amendment would be adopted. He pledged hint . r a---lend their aid to such a task more freely than the ! friends of ihe dislincuiahcd individual 'who iw filled the Executive Chair. ii.tiucwt iiiv uioiiiiuis;i' filled the Executive Chair 11- I 1 I . I . . I 1 T T .1 ' L. begged to be understood. He slid no.1 i-i . it. .... thing in any unk.ndness towards the late Ad.muis-1 tr;u,,UI'- cl?tc1a,nVd J'10 called opinion J of the individual who had presided over it. He had nersonri v votrd f.r him nt.iil t ( n.:,t !, S.-,. ' not into verv had commnv , -u mi " i he gentleman horn Uhu had asked, wth very triumphant air, -How had this administration I 'come into power V He would answer the Gentle-! j man : by the unanimous voice of the American man : by the unanimous voice of the American I People : the voice of the Democracy uf this connr i. ... i .. .. " . . . try; and not bv a vote of this House". He said this ! . , in reply to the gentleman s triumphant inouirv.aiid . :.i .1 . iiul wiiii nit' sihmiicsi mii'iii inn 111 nrt riMnnn-ii ..." r on any uiio had received and lit Id iheirothee instrict ! r-mifuVimtv whh tl.. r.r-.u:, .,r .i. v... Mr. Polk rose, not to enter into the question, but to call the attention nf ih Hiunp t tin I'.i't vv.....i... 1 i.ii niv IMUIlt4l.l U UV V-UUIHIUIUII. ' that the appropriation fir the salary of the Superintendent ol Indian Atlairs was nut provided for in . ... prtccdented since Jus recollection. We had, as yet, got only to the fourth clause of the bill, and at this rate, wo should be occupied with it two month.. Mr. Rates said, ho would arce to waive all dir. Rates said, he would agree to waive all dison, if the gentleman woSld consent to .ullr ens and nays to be taken upon the amend.nc nt a House. Ilespoko at some length in bin)cussion the y in the port of the amendment. He was not in fuxr uf reducing salaries, but h thought tliatt wo dol lars were now worth us much as thice dolLn wire ; last year. n,V , w v OIllO. (Mr. ANfi;t had hern f:mlv rrnrrsiM.trd hv T I IITITOV ili.l.l.wl tli"t II. rt nfM.ll.Mii.li fi..r-i -f ir t ' . . ' . v , :. ' v .. v. . ' : 1 . KV",lcu,a" l,ul" Inu,a,,1 ir- a.a.m anu ftp - pealed to the House to say if he had used auvsuch language us had been usciihcd to him. l't was wholly gratuitous, and without foundation. The .1 I . I .. 11 i . gcuueman nau reuiiccu the unoic to tins: a coinplaint that the aristocracy could not be permitted to rule the democracy of this countiy. Mr. C renumerated against the employment of such langiuge calculated to produce needless excitement tion was wholly gratuitous. Uut Mr. C. had Ward m his own part of the Union, men rise and declaim about aristocracy, and democracy with crcat ehe mence; but all who looked calmly on were in tho habit4 of considering it tho merest dcinagoguhtn that could bo heard from the stump. The be st de mocrats did not mako tho most noise. They did not trumpet their own fame, nor cast insinuations upon others. Gentlemen on that floor wnu far above being moved by insinuations of this kind. The House had heard from thu same gentleman inj sinuations of another kind. The gentleman had spoken to them about members of that House tniar tenng upon the Bank. This was precisely of a piece with tho rest. But if he were required" to select the man who could be reached by such an influence, he did not say that he should select the gentleman from Indiana, but this he would say, thu he should select that man who was the most forr.ard to indulge the worst suspicions of his fallow mm. 1 he rule was founded in human naltre; and hebeI lieved it would seldom fail. The gentleman had injured the House to coilJH'H. .lUllf 44 OVJ liiw.l( UZ. UIJV 111 Uli ItiU i. Kill I tC ! ntlcman had made, ever approached lo the ! subject before the House, (which was the salary of a particular officer,) it had escaped Mr. C; but this might have been owing to the gentleman speaking, like himself, in so Zoir a tone of voice us scarcely to bo heard The gentleman had certainly resFoncd verv ; closely and logically; and yet, taking his speech as a tvhole, it reminded him of a story he had once : heard. A young man, whoso education lnd been very defective, and who could with difficulty read, i approached the library of a gentleman whem he was visiting, and was desirous of selecting omo book I fur his own perusal. He chanced to get bold of a dictionary, and having retired to one corner, was ! observed to peruse it with intense application. After he had been thus engaged for about an hour, i the owner of the library, comprehending the case, j inquired of the young man how ho liked the book j lie was reading ? 1 like the reading in it very well, ! replied he but, confound the fellow, he changes ( "''lv kw U w w w, . w 1 member that he had ever, iu the same time, heard ' so many topics discussed in one speech. They 1 had the Post Office, the Bank, the Depositcs, Arisj tocracy, Democracy, Indian Treaties, the war-worn j Soldier, and the Presidential question. 1 he gen- j ! mark had touched Mr C. He would not say that ! rilir-tl. as Kobert Lmmet did to his Jiiiir lhnt . i , , -i i- 0 j he should consider himself dishonored in shaking I l..n.1.11 !... I 1 I .1 i ma uWuu mtu na, uui uu wouiu say 01 uie rronl lr'inn n Hlliinprl tr no Ilin4ih.nl o w. UM 4JS uu vuiuiuuj - gentle man irom lAiassachusctts, that it the j gentleman from Indiana had secured his friendship, i he would have secured a brighter jewel, and a rich- , er legacy, than either ho or Mr. C. could ever have - 1 expected to obtain. That individual was tar u .l n 1 above thn ronrh cS anr srmw that rnnld uroCCCd - i from such a bow. He congratulated the constitu ents of that individual upon the discovery made by the gentleman irom Indiana. It would, indeed, oe I glorioui news for thorn

! crl( unit tlis-vc-rt fl.. ..i.l I.I. I.!.-.. ! ... . I i

0v..,u . .uMlrtui.u nuu urn,, uni uicij cvujuaei oecn charged, seeking to punish r

j wiiiwu i-Aiaicu tit ui oi excessive compenseusa-, hut to reiiuc.e the wages of their best fi

uuu ui puuni; sen ices, snouiu uecorrccieu,nssoon tenuis ho trusted the nentleman would

1 II ij . I AJ lf - ' 14 L lljllt'iia HIIII l 1 I I I I II I Ik I'l I I lllll ll'JMIIII III J 'lM J'll I. ,n I . F. I a I -

The gcnllcnnu hadassun dtbe House, lint Wo thirds of the public officer of this Government, uhu aro under h immediate inspection of the President, and peculiarly conversant with his principles and policy, were opposed to the course of the piesent administration. Was tb:s indeed Hue? Mr, C. hoped in God it was the fj.t, He trusted the gentleman could establish it by proof. And if ho could, what would it prove? It proved, lir!, that,

HI Ullll"in" forward this imvisJiirp. Iipv uirn imt idvcrsaiie., iciidi. Atnot repeat milium v were seeking to punish men ill office- h.Tm. i i riol.t nf tl.;..ti.i., n.i-: t. 5 xui;'StU h u nnt ir . J' . ... . of these persons, who iv ,, . -,i . . - . -- - ,v tiv.w ' .i.wjw u UJUIJ .11 Will Ul the Executive, and held their support and the bread of their children on the tenure of iU bieaih of hii nostrils, were nevertheless opined to hi incisure l i . r. ... 1 ii.aurcfc wuum uu ioiug involve a stronger pm sumption i that ihoso measures were such as could not bo iusaMtw - .P Wl,,, w,,;,, i .... , J what was actually "oin" on T!,,vu-,r, them on the ?nuf wluoall I,c'. Wf ri, rn?n-v 0 minUtration wcre'rom. ru ' i f 10 ministration were com or!, l1, ,,, tion and the v kn-w tl Z ' e UOn a,ul 11,1 Khl W w Ord ot into execuimn' .'v.L L , " ,i .!!"?.. r .d"!3PPx... vv-v iiiviii iu iiiL, iii. nil in i iV'i r II nil i! ..-r :,t..l v rt . .1.. . 1. ,1 j v . u . iiji in.t .uj.uillisira- .... 1 .1. , .1 1 v....v n, m m,i j,. Did this imply

that all was ri!n He put it to t'ie 001 tl r . . . .1 -T- . . uc,J',c,ran to

be received us conclusive and convincing this was -....1. 1 mm ... . . . S:iV WlitM 'tllir ll HIV lll.-llin.,.,.. . .1 . II 11 ane was a sufficient cornmntirv i iiir ! thi vnhh rt .in...... J ,.. "4 ; Iv , t . viii ttiiiiici iiuit ii 111:11 i inn t.L'nta r - ,fi iiiw lliuv, ntlfl totteriiMf to thfirf.l! 1 m. n c . ,. , , ... ,., , l ' , 1 ,l0.,iaV lmf M wmewhai ! cyrs rrnniKs, but they had only been iu V l 01 l0.1 4 Xl 1 r"(,,;c Sl' VU firnilciiwii had iH1"? ?T iV1! 8 nlrt,nd; 1 ? , , ,IC ll1",,tI h lVe XS St,,t M.me j ne wlcn ho made In. oun. The gentle- ! rt i V 0U'C.IS sl1.11 r-oro Sl- 'l'i't grntlem:in hud V ,7, U"S" Kcuwn the t.vn ulono side of ' ib Mr. Line I Lope p0t. Jlr. CltlLTo.N -I hone Lot. h o. J hl ivr.nl.l f idmit, be nnj bad compmy. 'J'ho tvmlcmin had . .. . . . . . auunncu to account tor the vnv f traordinary iu : j-. . . . u"w' ,u ' me v H.-uuiiurts o ' L. ,U U,C 1 X of the Government, bv ; refcrnuj; to the irnng to the increase of thi! populatiou of the mtiy. .Mr. C did n t, id iowim-, denv the inase of our tw.pul.ition; but it would be sullirirnt cou crca hullicirnt to propose to the gcntlunm vnv question. Did - the President and his cdhVrrs feed the jm ople ol 1 the Tinted States? or did the pioiile feed ihcui? of it the latter, then ihe inoio pmpio thu more reve fuI increasing the number of i.tliccs I xhltl nue; anu mis without :my corresnondin iri ccmi ilr!?' h llC" f c,,,,0ln?n lion, he hoped the gentU nim would not foiupi i. tell them at the same time, of the increase oAcvcnuc also. The gentleman would be willing, uficr continuing to receive his eight dollars per diem for thirteen years, like the gentleman from Ohio, ihcn to consent to its reduction. .Mr. V. would not ndviso tho gentleman from Ohio to ch ve with such a bargain; life wns very um-criain; r.nd, besides, there might bo difficuhics t.f r.notht r kind in the way. But did the genthman ihink eight dollais too much f If he did, why refuse to reduce it? If not. why accept les at the end of thirteen years? He would respectfully advise the gentleman to begin now. After ho should have been here eiuht vcarslonnrr. the habit of his receiving tight dollar would be si hxed and inveterate, tint it would be much harder to change it than at pre se nt. Mr. C. said he wasfor reducing the per dium to i. dollars, and at a proper time he should move an amendment to render tho calculation of milcago mere iiccurate. When tho gentleman made insulting insinuations in regard to bank corruption, such rcmail.s went lo .show only this that gentlemen set a far libber aluc on mcucy,&. itspower, than they did tovhom hisicmaiks were intended to apply. He had, however, 110 ih to break wit with the gentleman, but when ho had taken a stand, he UMjally maintained it ls long as ho was able. If any thing he had said was marked with too much severity, let it be remembered that he was only rrpcli:r insinuations cf a rcry offensive character. Mr Lam-, in n ply lo tho gentleman fioia Kentucky (Mr. Ciiimon,) Kiid, lie had not calle d in question the purity of any gentleman's motive.- or patriotism; nor could any honorable member have so undeistood him. 'J hat ho had made no insinuation, nor did ho intend lo mako any, on this or iny other occasion. Ho would speak i plain language; and, in order to avoid a fcimilat mistake on ihe that vim.bcr, he would as sure him, it was no insinuation, when he baid, res pect for the House, and for himself, should rrstruin him on the present occasion, from descending to notice small things. j Jr- jvi s made a few observations; whrn . . "r- illmorc moved tlmt tho committee do j use. Mr. Polk hop"d tho committee would not rise until the vote was takcu on tho cluuae under consideration. The motion to rise was rejected 77 to 81. The question was then taken on the clause relative to tho salary of tho Commissioner on Indian Affair, and determined in the negative Ayca 58; Noes not counted. Mr. Mniic-m moved that tho committee do now rise. The motion was agreed to Ayes ) : noea70. Tho Committee rose, and reported progress. The houso then adjourned, at a quarter past four. Trouble in the Wigwam. Clay, wo hear, is highly indignant at tho opposition party of Philadelphia, in adopting Mr. McLean as their Presidential candidate and declares that ho will vote for Van Burcn in preference. There does not appear much concert of action among the several tribes of savages. On one thing only are they united: Warto the scalping knife