UNION, THE COWSTITOTIOy. AND THE LAWS THE GUARDIANS OP OUR LIBERTY.
Vol. XVIII.
IYq. 020.
THRIFT.
Nov, said Henry Hemphill to bis
young wife, when they vent to house
keeping . it's my business to briof mo
ney iato tht bouse, and yeuie la tea that
none goes foolishly out of it, Tfcis was
lis agreement with which they set fur
ward in ihe world. Us ehoie her, first,
because hs loved Iter, and is the second
place, because he knew she was feasible,
economical, and iadustrioos just Uis rea
snos whicb influence a sensible maa'in
bis choice bow. And be thought it best
thai each should bate a distinct sphere of
action. Their interests wert one and in
divisible! consequently each bad the
sane motives to art well the allotted Part
Hi business called for his whole atten
tion; be wishrd therefore to Pursue ii un -
distracted by other cares; for himself he
l.raked for happiness only at home; there
.e expected a supply lor all hie wants,
and he was of course not disposed to
spen I any thing abroad ia pursuit of
wdat ha thought every reasonable man
ru'ht to Im fur in the bosom of bia own
r.fnif It., jfilfi .tl 9f.M..f!.k I
, .... ... w n w.illt.,1, VIIV
was abl t eompssa them the better by
turning Iter whole attentioa to them.
Her husband's business doing habit, bis
temperate and correct life, had all the
power of example ewreaiing her esteem,
ami doubling her anxiety to deserve his.
They married without wanting tit get
rich: they neither distrusted Providence
nr each other. With little besides
health, and a disposition to improve it,
thry nevertheless had that strong confi
dence of final success, which prudent res
olutions inspire ia those who ferl that
they have perseverance enough to sdheie
to them.
To attach a man lo bis home it is nr.
cessary that that home should bse at
tractions. Harry Hemphill's bad. There
bs sought repose after the toil and wea
riness of the day, and there be found ik
When perplexed, and lowspirited, he re
tired thither amid the soothing influence
of its quiet and peaceful shades; he for
got the heartlesiness of the world, and
all the wrongs of men. Wbea things
went ill with bim, he found always a so-
lace in the sunshine of affection, that in ,
the domestic circle beamed upon and dis- j the greater part of the world to worship
polled every cloud from bis brow. How- at Hymen's altar; and the sly little arch
ever others treated bim, there all waa ' er but seldom penetrates the heart of his
kindness, confidence and affection; ifoth- o' jeet, unless bis arrow be tipped with
ers deceived him, and hypocrisy, with'gud. The first question asked by the
its shameless face, smiled on bim to de- (old folk respecting the suit ir of a dangh
lude and injure l.im, there all was since- ter is, is 11c men? is hb rich! With
rity that sincerity of the heart which j many giy and thoughtless young dtugh
makes amends for suffering, and wins .ters this, loo, is the chief inquiry; and no
the troubled spirit from misanthopy. j wonder, when the parents are swallowed
IN tilling ao directly tends to make
good wife, a good housekeeper, a good
dumri'.ic ecnnemi.t, as that kindness on ;
the put of the husband which speaks the
language of approbation, and that care-
ful and well-directed industry w hich ;
thrives and gives strong promise thai her
care and prudence wft have a favorable
issue. And Mart Hemphill hsd this !
tuken and this sssorsnce a. I
Harry devoted himself lo business with
steady ptirpe and untiring zel; he j
obtained credit by his p'ain and honest; ate broken, and how in my lives art r en
sealing; custom by his faithful punctual'- dered intolerable by this shocking mania!
ty and constant care; friends by his olbi-j I ttend.-d unions are frustrated. The bee
Ring deportment and accommodating dij tic fl sb, the hoarse cough, and prema
positio.t; lis . gained the reputation of lure death follow in rapid succession.
tcwg the bet workman in the village;
i-'ins were ever deceived who trusted to
his word. Healwavs drove his business
a little before hand; fur, he laid. things
go badly when the .carl gets before the
Imrse." 1 noticed once a little incident
hich illustrated his character a thrifty
old farmer W11 areo.tad in ihe road at
who was making 1 great dash in business,
and who wanted In borrow a few bun-
ihed d tllars. The old m in was perfectly
ignorant where it could be bad, and ai
l'-d off from him . as soon as he could.
lie rode directly dosrn to Hemphill s and
t dd him hn had a few hundred dollars to
I 'm. and wished be would take it; the
payments should be easy; just as would'
tit. Indeed, replied Harry, you have
come to a bad market; I have a little cash
' spare myself, and have been looking
ruud these two weckj for a good oppor
tunity for putting it out .
viuie llarrr was prosnennr in lus
business, all went like a, clock at home;
me latnily. expenditurea were earetully
made; not a farihinz was waSled, not a
scrap hat; the lurniture was all neat and
U"ful, rattier than ornatnetltal; the table
plain, fruual. but wholesome, and well
iread; little went either to the seamstress
r tlie tador. no extravagance in dress, no
"mly company keeping, no useless waste
"f time in ceaseless visiting, and yet the
hole neighhorhnod praised Mary Hemp
hill, and loved hrr, she) was kind without
dissipation And whilt few people lived
more comfortably, a me lived more ecuno
mieally. The results- of surh management cm
ever tliiappouii' tha 'expectations to
which it lo,ik. k Even the angry frown
'f misfortune i almost put at defiance.
Advantage ground is eoon gained which
he utoria aeldom reaches. And the full
'ward eomes in ihe proper time to crown
mreij f life ilius spent.
Ttic au ic .d Harry's tools was in ful'
plsy en tht morning that I left the tillage
for a daunt residence. It vat sat yet
sunrise. A ad as the coach bora me
rapijiy paM the cool and quiet residence
f the vdlsger, 1 saw the door was open,
and the breakfast saoking on the laUr.
Mary in her neat anorniag dress and
wdiuj apron, blooming in he.1 J and loe
imess. was busy amid ber household af
fairs; and a stranger who chanced to to
my fellow passenrer to tba cits. Aha.
ad it, and said, there is a thriting fami
ly, my word for it," And bt apokt
weiu There arc ceruia sins alwsrs
perceptible about thost who are working
uunga rig hi, tnai canaoi be mittajea by
the mast casual observer.
Oa my return to Alesbury.msoy years
afterwards, I noticed a beautiful cooatry
? . . . .
icsiurnce oa ina oiuas or tba river, sur-
jroundrd be all thai ek-anra if .1.1.
and Uste. Richly cuhirstrd fields stretch.
ing themselves out oa every side as far as
the rye could reach; flocks & herds were
scattered ia every direction. It was a
splendid scene, the sua was just setting
behind the western billsand while a
group of neady dressed children sported
oa the adjacent achoot house green, the
enow notes or tne flute mingled with
their noisy mirth. ."There." said aa
old friend, lives Harry Hemphill; that
ma wrm inofe art 111s caiue nere
is hit school bouse, and those are his
own. and some orphan children of bis
adoption, which be educates at Ins own
expense having made a Ruble fortune
by his industry and prudence, ha spends
his Urge income in deeds of charity, and
he and Mary mutually give each other
the credit of doing all tliis.'
My heart expanded then it expands
still, when I think of themand 1 pen
their simple history in the hope that as it
is entirely imilable, some who read it will
attempt to imitate it.
From the Mkrecos.
' Marry fur love and work for treasure,
rhea apend your time in peace and pleasure.
If this principle generally prevailed, the
earth would be a paradise; with no test
less old maids, crusty old bachelors, and
incongruous matches. But. alas, a more
malignant sUr rules its luckless destiny.
Riches is the grand incentive that moves
a.i'P in solicitude upon tins point alone.
And with all iighl-hesded, lazy, and
haughty young men wealth is ilia great
sine qua non. Tiicre is no charm, no
virtue, no accomplishment without it.
Though she be as beautiful as Helen and
virtuous as Lucrcia, if she be nut rich as
Cronus, the lovely damsel is left to sigh
hrr die sway in the shades of neglect.
Is this wise? isitjast? isitreasni-
ble? How many sighs sre heard, how
rainy lesrs are shed, how many hearts
connexions are lonuea ry attiitce or
roinpuliifn. Then comes domestic dis
cord. Careless indifference, cold neg
lect, angry frowns, and tierce contention.;
succeed each other quick a thought,
but fly nu half so quick away. Tongs,
shovel., broom, knives and forks, are
! made to play a curious game, for which
they were not intended; and whiskey,
waste, want, woe and wretchedness, close
the drams.
These are not the pictures of fnry.
Would lo Heaven they" were! They are
drawn from real life from scenes withJ
which the world is but too familiar. The
'esuse has already been told; and as a
knowledge of thie is half the eure, we
will procceJ to give the other half Ihe
remedy. As in nature Heterogeneous
bodies never will mix together harmoni
ously. so it is idle to suppose that peace
nd hannineaa can mult from nrincinlee
a wide! variant in evert rssnect as vice
and virtue rudeness and refinement.!
Lm. then, riches ha a seeondanr coneide-!
ration. Follow the dictates of reason:'
get into business, he temperate, industr'i-
ous, and economical; and when you wsnr
coinrkiiion to share vour iovs and ,
soothe vour sorrows, make eirue. not
proptrty, the test of qualification." Dr.
Johnson well observes, he must expect
lo be w retched, who pays lo beauty, rkh
et or politeness, that regard which only
piety can claim. Purple and fine linen
may eover a vicioua person; riches may
take to themselves wings and fly away.
Hut neither of these can make a brutUh
man' a good husband; nor a fo dish wo
man a good wife. Solomon says ' it is
httir in dwell in the house-ton. than to
live with a contentious woman; and it is
certainly batter to enjoy the eweets of
si.agle blessedness, than to live with a
swinish husband, though he feed in a
golden through. Then ask not, is k
14 h morable? is he sunsibU? is he di -
til it lit ni-'ir 11 it is n virtuous! is
ngeal ia holiness! Is she pro deal! and
fcsa ahe qaalitiea of mind and heart ne
ecssary for tha anaaagement aad fcappi.
acsa of a fsasily! It aaotual respect,
eoafideaca aad aflectioa eubsist, founded
poa these qaalificaliona aad a due con
formity of temper aad difoaaiiian: iK
form the sssuimonial tier and tour days
shall he proaperous and happy.
ANOTHER EX POSITION M ORE
LIGHT. "
The fullowing ia Ba extract from the
Speech delivered by Mr. Soaihgate of
Kentucky, oa the Trrasury Note Bill.
It will be read villi great interest by all
wba want light.
Mr. Chairman. I desire disliaetly to be
understood, and here ia ear nlaee. before
the assembled Represcnutiveaof the peo
ple, I chsrga the fact to be, and challeoge
any gentleman friendly to the Adminis
tration to deny, if ha dare, (and if he
does, I will prove the charge from the
record.) that your land office receivers, ia
aad out of office, have ia thtir bands the
enormous sum of one million nine hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars, (S 1.030,
000; that your defaulting custom-house
officers not now ia office, but who have
been fully surfeited and given way for a
fresh act, have ia their hands the round
turn of one million four hundred and
twenty seven thoussnd four hundred and
lea dollars, (1,27.410.) making, ia all.
three millions three hundred and seventy-seven
thoussnd four hundred and tea
dollars, (S3.377.410.) Nor, air, does
thia sum include the two thousand and
more of defaulting post masters; aor are
the custom-house receivers bow in office,
who are defaulters to the government, and
other receivers and disbursers of the pub.
lie revenue, embraced in thie estimate;
because the Secretary of the Tressury,
far reasons best knowa to himself, has
declined to give as the information. And,
sir, that the committee and thie nation
nay fully understand the subterfuges and
shaming evasions of the Secretary of the
Treasury in endeavoring to conceal from
oa the true condition of those ia office.
and the amount of the defalcation, 1 beg
t refer the committee to the resolution
whicb passed this House on the motion
of the honorable gentleman from Yirginis,
(Mr. Garland,) and which, together with
the novel reason of the Secretary, I shall
read ia support of the chsrge and for ihe
edification of the committee. Here is
the resolution:
Rtiohtd, That the Secretary of the
Treasury communicate to this House, at
early in the next aession as practicable,
the names of all receivers, collectors, or
depositories of the public money, who
aie in default to the Government; the
amount of such default; the length of
time due; the security given, if any; and
how much has been, or will likely be,
lost; together with a copy of all corres
pondence upon the subject, from the 1st
of January, 1631, to this lime.
This resolution was adopted at the ex
tra session, and it not only required the
Secretary of the Treasury to send os the
names of" all receivers, collectors, or de
positories of the public money, who are
in default," but lo send us also all the
eorrespondenre in relation to the subject.
I repeat, sir. the Secretary was ordered to
inform us " who are In default." The
resolution was general, full, and compre
hensive; requiring the names of all who
are in default," thoe in office, as well as
those out uf office. And, sir, instead of
complying with the plain and simple
meaning of this resolution, apparent upon
its face, and which eould have been un
derstood by any school boy in my dis
trict of ten years of age, he has sent us,
for our edification, a list of public default
ers, who were not in office on the 12th of
October, 1837! Not one word, not one
name, or one -letter, with reference to
those defaulters w ho are in office. And
iu. order the more effectually to divert our
attention from the true object of ihe in
quiry, and say something which he sup
posed would satisfy my honorable friend
from Virginia,, MO Garland, who was
curious to knew the true condition of
these biped tub treasurers, he gives ua in
eaee hit report the following most cxtraordi
pies nary reasons. He tays: . f - '
vice But it will be seen that they do not
Dut it will be seen that they
include any cases connected with the
lost Office Department, at its concerns
have usually been kept separate, and are
supposed not lo be embraced in the por
views oune veiuuon. roi rea-
tons, the eases of disbursing officers, at-
cr departments, and the Cases 'of .indivi
duals, such av merchants and former pur
chasers of public lands, are not included,
though the inflebteaaess 01 many 01 mem
is vert great." -
What. Mr. Chairman, does the Secre
tary mean, w hen he speaks of the cases
01 individuals," " sucn as mercnanis
and former purchaser of public land.!
These are not the individuals' embrac
ed in the resolution. .Why," sir. this is a
downright insult to the understanding of
the loose. Does the secretary suppose
we" are ao a timid as to believe that there
are any merchants" who ire default
ers to the rovernment, " as collectors, re
ceivers, or disbnrsere of the public reve-
1 nue'" No such thing. They owe the 1 1
... . . s i. . .
uoTeTBraeat, 11 ia true. lor Cutiet oa
goods imported; but does it therefore f.J-
low that they are Cefaultera wiihia the
spirit or iaicatioa of the resolution to
which 1 bare referred? The Secretary,
moreover, knew that, by a law of the ex
tra session, these merchants were permit
ted, oa ceruia conditions, to withhold
payment for the periods aad opoa the
coaditione thereia provided. So much
for the merchants. And thea cornea tbe
former purchssert of public lands.
Why, air, I am astonished. Who ia it
that ees the government the first dollar
aa a former purchaser of public leads?
Tbe Secretary ought to know, at every
body knows, that tba former purchasers
of public lands, made aader the credit
system, have long tinea either relinquish,
ed the purchsse aad obtained scrip there.
or, or lorieiieu the land to tbe govern
ment. I appeal to every Western man
now before ase to aay whether or not I
am right. You know, (pointing to Mr.
Hamer of Ohio.) yoa know, air, thai
your Secretary either knowa nothing
about thia matter, or ie wilfully practis
ing a deception upon ibis House and thia
natioa. .'
I am sensible, Mr. Chairman, that this
msy be considered tome what of a digres
sion from the main question, but 1 have
been forced into tbit debate at this late
hour, against my will; and if you are ren
dered the least unhappy, ia consequence
of tome of the exposures which have
been made, you most take the respon
sibility" on yourselves. , I have not yet
done either with the Secretsry or hie de
faulters, or with the chairman of the com
mittee of ways and means.
The Secretary gave ut at the extra tea
tion, at a reason for withholding from the
slates the fourth instalment, f which was
passed by a party tote,) that the money
wat M chiefly in the eosiody of banks not
w J m -J'-wis, uiigui, wiiii
more propriety, have taid it waa chief
ly" ia the hands of the office-holders,
and not ia the banks. And, sir, if these
defaulting office-holders had then been
compelled to disgorge the millions of the
people money ia their bands, the ne
cessity of withholding- the fourth instal
ment would not have existed, and the
pressing necessity for Treasury notes
greatly diminished. And, sir, while I am
on this subject, 1 demand to know where
these six millions an J upwards of the peo
ples troiey have gone? If the House
will a';e up a resolution, which I submit
ted long since, calling for information On
this subject, I am persuaded we will know
all about it. But, tie, where is Ihe money?
At the time the deposite'Iaw passed,
the fourth instalment was in the Tressu
ry, or reported to be there. It is not in
the banks, because I have shown you
there are only four millions there; it is
not in the Treasury, because the Secre
tary says he lias not got money enough,
even in Treasury notes, to last him two
days, li is therefore clear that the Se
cretary has taken the funds which by Isw
were ordered to be deposited 'h the
states, and appropriated the same to oth
er purposes; or he knew, or should have
known, that a very targe amount thereof,
and for anght I know, more, was in the
hands of his own defaulting office-hold
ersand that information, although ex-
preisly called for, has been evaded and !
withheld from the people a representa
tives. Mr. Chairman, 1 do not make these
charges without having the eaidence be
fore me to sustain them. Sir, the corres
pondence touching the defalcations of
land office receivers, has at last been laid
on our tables. (I wish that every man
in this nation had one.) The special
agent of the Treasury, Mr. Garesche,
appointed lo examine into the condition
of these offices, reported to the Secretary
of the Treasury, oa the 14th day of June,
that the land office receiver at Columbus,
in Mississippi, was a defaulter to the Go
vernment in the torn of $55,903 54, and
givea at a reason for this defalcation, that
he had been ' led away from his duty by
the example of hia predecessor," and that
another receiver would probably fidtow
in the footsteps of the two;" and there
upon recommends his being retained in
preference to another appointment!" arid,
lor anght I know, he was retained. :r
Do you remember, Mr. Chairman,
that when a late Administration- came
into power, in their Iandable zeal to ferret
out publie plunderers, they .found onei
poor Auditor, who was defaulter lor tomes
few hundred dollars, and that forth wflh
his goods .and chattels were seized and
cold andbii body imprisoned, hunted
UUWH imv iciwii, wiiii iiciiwuitimurM
from: high places? Let him mi in
prison; for he has not only used -the
money of my" people, but has dared lo
lllicricto wiiii iiiv iicciiuui vi ncwivH.
But now, sir, when a public defaulter is
detected for a Urge amount, he is recom
mended to' the mercy of the Secretary,
and the question is not now asked, ia be
honest and capable, but is he of our party!
Nor, sir. is this all connected with these
public defaulters.- If you will examine
the, report lo which 1 have "referred, it
will be found that, in many or the cases,
where the defalcation is very, large, the
security taken by the Secretary is wholly
inadequate. - Take for example, the late
receiver al Helena, ia Arkansas; there
tbe defalcation it largely apwards of oat
hundred thousand dulisrs, and tbe penalty
01 us 000a oniy twenty thousand collars.
Tbe report abowa throughout, a culpable
negligence ia this particular, oa the part
of the Secretary, and, air. the result will
tura out to be a lota to thia Government
of a very large amount. And new, Mr.
Chairman, while we have these tub-
treasurera before os, aad base acme
practical koowledfe aa to the manner ia
which they bare taken rare of the money,
ead aa yoa propose hereafter to place all
of our money into the bands of these same
individuals, or a fresh supply of them,
ia gold and silver, with all Tour orovi-
sions for aecurity such as atrong boxes
ana oars, and bolts, aad leys 1 intend
to offer an amendment to that bill, (if
you should aee fit to bring it op.) and I
hope yon will adopt it; that yoa have a
chain provided for each aub-ireasurer.
ell secured and fastened to hie body and
hia atrong box, who may, like a lion
fastened to a pole, move in tolema mocke
ry around the treasure of bis master, 10
prevent htm from running away and for
gettii g to leave his money behind.
Speech or nr. Bond,
(or oino.)
Oji Mr. Ihplcinii Rttolulion to divorce
tkK:$mMtntfrmtktPrtu.
(Continued.)
Another precept of tU reforming re
port. -The committee thought the mode
of ' appointing and compensating bearers
ol despatches liable to strong objections.
prone to degenerate into a species of
lavortusm little short or a convenient
mode of sending fsvorites abroad to travel
for their pleasure, health, or instruction,
out of the publie coffers.
Practice. Tha President and bia Se
cretary of State, both Jackson refor
mers, now take a favorite clerk of the
State Department, whose salary at :he limn
was at the ra e of 11.760 per year, send
bim at bearer of despatches to Mexico,
and, for about three months service, pay
him 11212 88, andtuflVr him also to
draw bis clerk's talsry for the period of
las absence! lot this I refer you to the
ease of Hobt. Grrenhow, who is the
translsting clerk of that Department; all
the facts of the case being stated in the
reports of the Seceretary. He excuses
this transaction by saying thai the Iransla
lions which were required during Mr.
Greenhow't absence were made at his ex
pense. It might be well to inquire
who. her any translations were required
during that period, and why also it would
not have been quite as well lo discontinue
the salary for the time, and let the Go
vernment psy forsny translations which
were needed. But do we not here distinct
ly realize what the retrenchment report
condemned in these words: that an
actual incumbent is considered to have
such a son of property in the office as to
enable him to farm out its duties, and to
receive a part of its revenues for doing
nothing?"
Another illustration of this "convenient
mode of sending favorites abroad," out
of the public coffers," is found in'the same
list of contingent, rx,ienes of foreign
intercourse. 1 allude to the case of Mr.
Charles Biddle, who. when nominated by
Gen. Jackson for a judgeship in Florida,1
was rejected by ihe Senate.
After this rejection Mr. Biddle was de
spatched ,by the Executive to Central
America ttnd New Grenada. What ser
vice he rendered we know not; but it
appears that for this mission an allowance
of 87.122 05 has been made. Mr.
Charles Biddle is the same gentleman j
who had a controversy with Mr. Senator'
Grundy, in which the' devotion of the
latter to Gen. Jackson was questioned.
We learn by one of the printed docu
ments, occasioned by that dispute, that
Ihe Senator, for the purpose of proving
himself lo be what is railed a whole
hog Jackson man," said he " had swal
lowed the I102 not Only whole.' but wrong
end foremost, taking the 'bristles against
Ihe gram; and had gone for all Gen.J
Jackson's" bob-tail nominations, even to;
Charlea Biddle." ?
; Yen may remember, Mr. Speaker, that
great fault was found with Mr. Clay for
an allowance to John II. Pleasants, who
was employed as bearer ol despatches.
and sat out on' his voyage, hut. being
taken ill. was iibliged to abandon It,
though he caused his despatches to be
safely delivered. la the account, which
I am now examining, we find the sum of
$1,523 72. paid by Mr. Forty th, the
Secretary ol State, to Eleazer Early, sent
with despatches for our Chsrge d An aires
at Bogota, but which were never deliver
ed. The sickness of Mr. "Pleasants
furnished no palliation, in the minds of
the reformers, for Ihe payment lnsuo to
him, though he caused his despatches to
be safely delivered. Yet these same
gentlemen find ample pretext, in the
alleged shipment of Mr. Early, to pay
him S3 11 35 for expenses, $527 37 for
clothing, bedding and bonks, lost or aban
doned by him, and $714 for one bun
dred and nineteen days compensation, at
$9 per day, though his despatches were
never deli vered'l
At this same time,' loo, Mr. Early
apjteara to have been teceiving a talaiy
of SlfSO) a year as Iibraiaa of the
Hoctc of Representatives!! It' wool!
seem that Mr. Secretary Forsyth Is not a
stranger to thie convenient mode of
sending favorites abroad, "to travel for
tbeir plrasarr, health, or instruction, out
of the publie coffers." :
I also find thst $2.51S are charged for
contingent ex peases of Waa. T. Barry,
late Minister to Spain. Now, air, it ia
well knowa that Mr. Carry never reach
ed Spain, but died oa bia w ay there. He,
of course, received tbe usual salary and
outfit; and I am et a lost to know what
contingent expenses, ioeurred by bim,
could josdy be charged to . lie Coiled
Slates. ... -. - ,
There appeare. also, to bate been paid
to Joha R. Clar. ia 1830. $3,381 41. as
compensation fvr certain diplumafie
services. This gentleman, at that urea.
held ihe flaec of Secretary of Legation
at St. Petersborgh, with a salary of S2.009
a year, and tha payment to him of the
further tura of 3,381 41, may be justly
questioned. ' - '.-
Other itemi, indicative of extravagance
or favoritism, may be teea ia thia eoa
liogent expense account of foreign mis- -sions,
but I will not stop to specify them,.
It will also be found that, ia tbe days
of this sesrehing operation and "re -
form," the standing committee rime
House on the expenditures of die several
depaitments attended to their vocation.
But, very soon after Gen. Jackson cama
into power, these committees beearoe so
much a mstter. of mere form that the
chairman ol one of them declared here,
during the last Congress, be had never
eves thought it worth bit while to con
vene bit committee, and he appeared -quite
surprised, or al all events amusedr
tbst any inquiry wat expected lo be ,
made ia regard to the expenses of these
depaitments'.! This state of thiogt forma
a strong contrast with the report made
here in April ' 1823. by Mr. Ulsir, of
Tennessee, rbatrman. of .the committee.,
on public' accounts and expenditures ia
the State Department. He, yon know,.
Mr. Speaker, wat a Jackson reformer;
like ihe select committee, he found evo
ry thing wrong, and promised tocorecti
it. The purchase of books, the em- ,
ploymenl of a librarian, and many other f
things, were censured even Ihe right f 'j
to purchase a print or likeness of Gen.
Washington, to be suspended in tbe De
partmcnt, was questioned. How stands
the matter now? Why. Urea sums of
money are yearly expended for the libra.
ry tf the Slate Department, and many , '
books purchased, which are certainly u.ri- t .
Besides the purchase of books, period , ; .
ieal., and new-;pert, made irom-lhis t
Department by its disbursing agent at,.'
home, there was expended in Londant-. "'."
during last year, for similar objects, near- V '
ly $500. A librarian is employed, at at .
salary of 81,510 equal to lhat 'paid W ? .;
the librarian of the great public library .;.
of Congrrss. All thjs loo, sir.'uiider
Ihe aupices of gentlemen who said that s .
this part of the expenses of thst Depart- :
ment was censurable, and ought' to be ' V,J
dispensed with, as all the officers of the 4
Government cnildjwrll avai?themfelvr
of the 1 ublio library at the,Capijo'v l"tf, .
Mr. Speaker, the 4imes "changedVd
M. Van Buren ami Mr. Forsyth, ehan.
ed with them. The Stite "Department
is now laid off into grand diWiion.
When Mr. Clay had charge of it, tho '
Blue Book exhibited "a tii of a dozen
names, all under the head of clerks.
One of these acted as translator fur iho
Department, and his salary was SI, 150; '
another paid out the funds, and was char '
ged with the contingent expense account.'
and received 1.150 a a year. How toon !
i alf, this simplicity and economy forgnt- -ten!
The Blue Book of last year dividea 1
thi Department into a Diplomatic Bu-i
reau," a Consular Bureau,' a Home
Bureau. a Translator," whose Salary -is
$1.78.1, a Disbursing Agent, whne
salary is $1,593. a Librarian, whose ea.
lary is $1,540. a "Keener of tha Ar. '
ehieves," whose salary is $1,549, and
gives one man $903 year foe packing, '
filing, arranging, and preserving new-.
papers and printed documents." 'Thie''
is done by thai boasted democratic '
party" which affects such holy horror : t !
any appearance of what they call arts. "
locratiegradeur." IfiheTnrk whose let.
ters are found in Salmagundi, had seen
hris display of Bureaus' in the Stata
Department, he would have been bet
ter justified in hit admiration at the
grand and magnificent scale on which
these Americans transact their business." "
But I have yel to add, that those w ho ques.
tioned the right of the State Department :
lo purchase a print of the immortal Wash-
ington have used the money of the Peo
ple to buy prints of General Jack n.-
and now of Martin Van Buren, for almost
every room in each of the Departments!! '
iur. opcatcr. uuring this "searching
operation, and capuoua fault finding.
every petty expense 0f the several De-
partments wat looked upon with open
censure. I well remember that an item
of some few dollars, paid a laborer for - '
destroying the grass which waa growing
between the bricka of U a paved walk:
leading to the Sute Derartment. waa
held up to public via w aa a piecs ari.