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THE TEA EOSE. Bt )IU. B. C. BEECHES HOWE. , fJIKT !. TUrt it ttnd. in ii Ud greea vaae.oa a t (hi eboay stJ.ia the Ur of ibe drawing room. I t rch ttiin ruta ns . wih iheir Curdy fiiuges, swept down OB ruber tide of it. ami arnood it glittered ete r j rate and fanciful it i&e ltirh wealth can offer lo luxury, and yet that simple r was the fairest of thea all. So pure jt 1-n.ked its white Ultra juit touched nk that I licioua many tint, peculiar ti ia I i J. i'a tup ao full, aa peifi-ct, it le-rt! tending at if ii were ii.kiig and n fl:irf away in He own luxuriance oh. ultra did m.n r make anything like! the living periect Bowrrr Dut f t suulig hi that streamed though lb winJiw le.d something fair r th the rote. Inclined on aa oitorasa, in-a deep rrcr, and intently engaged with a buk, Iy hal acerord Uit Imng rountrrp-ri of that lore! flower. Thai cherk an pale, ao piutul, th fe so fi.ll of Irgh ibt-Ufht, the fair forehead, the long, down 01 ltlira.-ai.d ilt ex lrrftiol b beautiful mouth, to sorrow lut. ytl ao subdued and tweet it teemed like the picture of a drr am. , fr Florence!" echoed a merry and ma sie.l loir in a tweet Impatient tone. Turn your Lead, reader, and you will tea a dark and sparkling wa dro. the ve tj mod I of aura lill wilful elf, born of oiirhief and motion, with a daneing eye, afoul thai tc.reely accoicd to touch the erpet, and a smt! ao multiplied by dimple, that it teemed like a thousand cile at out." Cum. Florence, I say, raid the lit le fairy, put do, a tb.t w te. good, excellent volume, and t.Ik with a lior liule mortal conie, drsceud (ruin your cloud, mjr dear. ... The lair apparition I'm abjured, obf y J, and louking up, rttealcd juat th eyea you espceted io art brneaih aarb lid; eye drep; pathttie an J rich, at a atrain vl aid muaie. . ' 1 aay,coiiin." aaid thl 'daik ladye, ' I'm brea thiokinf what you art to do with your prt roe, when you go to New Yk a tu our great fcnwrniin you ar going to do; jou know it wou'd b a iJ pity 10 leave it with aueh a arattet brain a I am. I do lore fliwera, that a a fact; '" that, a iswer aer ia. ijoirra vbeiktr lU oarer l itch a poer, and ilia. irrLr-Ka.LatferiUl.ehti aot. ia aaualine vl aa gfod a quality aa eepaperea wl'tca tka treaaure va d!y t pott'aodea of retrrackateaL la tbeaa dptittd. "Tliete,1 'aaid llary. watrhtnf tha ar that that ,,,,,., tbrou,!. oar iad.w. ihM(h. ri dnr. J .how boib tK. hu.L- M WaMblal U.f g, U..! IJd m.lt. , tu,a it frihef tomi m, mittt.Utt. ii'a tight; and Mary walkeJ round the roota to ticw the rote ia taiioue pai. tioM, after which aha inaiatcd that Itr raniLrr aLnuld go amund with Iter to ibo ouiaidetoiealiAw itltokrd there. How kiad it waa in Miaa Horeoce to thii-L of I the gill l ail al.ke. ,! ar 1L.1 ey lu. ivm wifl U a well aad aacrry ia Mro. Sir f Lta'a room aa ia oaie.". Weil, afier all. bow o!d Whra ore gitee ia fwr peojla on waaia to gtt tbraa aoasehiiig awful a buLcl of rota tore, or a baat, fwr esaa 1. Wky, cei taint yt po la tori and bam' asuit ! lia.'; but. bating aaiaitUrrd to tha rrault i atated; aad tbey ar f ua that. wiib proper rt ire i.ebaeni and ccoaoasy, it will b rtquiaii that aa annoit amount oftwtoiy aii wnlliooa of dolUre t ria ed to meet all the ergagemrnte of the GerDmeoU viz: taeaiy-iwo ml'iuni fur ordinary annual espendi'.urrt; to mil liunt lor the gradual pajment rf the ex i'lingdtbt; and two axillmna for cob tin g enriea, and for a referred fund. I bey propoaa to ri thrao twenty giting iiiia to ua." eai Al.n; thoueh air oiilliona be aueh a ocJiSeuinii f ,r. ah had done to raoeh fr ua, and gifea iii( lawa aa w ill pretent thoae redoeiiona Ha A fta.tt tp lliinaa ai il L ......... " .1 . r . 1 Ilia Url iia Miui mi,., ai. u .1. i . ... i ... , ji it T ,""""". inermea aaifaba, wbicn ar romenpUted by thof lawa, T, . ttV i P,'B,w"l""Mw f d knew jat how we felt. ' but which reduction, rannolbe madeeoa that o,ay have taour iowr loriirr! fid a a few .Ui,." " -..w .1 t....; n.L- a " w i - " - 1 iitwuiiT wo iiii aim uuuuc ihii rrii. nrw . 7... V 7V T7i " ,O0J V Ye' inJetd" "' Stephena. piopoaa' other direct and di,t,nct change. ho l.ate Cn f.elirrand a krrnrneef :l.inr. ' l! .1 ; r.i.-. 1 iivui mi pnn tn ii 111. 1u1rrnncn1 un- the beautiful, which tuita cut led due beeauar they are too Lard rd topto car it one graiifirin n. wr Mrr. Sie. pheua. far raa .; 1 know aha would e j'y bird flower., and tuutie aa much aa I do., I hate atta her ere k mile aa Le liaa tot ked on the. thing ia mr drawing-room, and yet not one brautful tLing caa ahe eommiud. From necet ty, her roma, her clothing, and all thai .he hat, muii be coarae and plain. Ycu a hould have .ten the almost rapture that ah id Miry felt wheo I offered them y ro..,, ... De.r me! H may U true, but 1 never thouhtof it bt fore, 1 ueter thought that tlie.e hard-work .rg people had any idea ol latttT' Tlr why do yo aee to often tie geranium or roae carefully nurerd ia an old erarkrd teapot ia the pooreat ro in. or lh mnming gloriea planted in box, , and oiao to twin around the windo Do rot all theie ahow bow erery human j notice with ind fference when ahe aaw beait yearn after the beautiful You f the eye f a chanc tiaiter teat admiring!y rewrmber how Mary, our waaherwoman, fori their fatoriie. et op a whole uiglit after a hard dy'a Rut liule did Florence know when ahe woia, that ahe mi(bt irak herfir.i baby gate that gift, that there waa twined around -1 I Irora the nract: . a What a bright afternoon tliarima!! rift drr the let adminiatration: auch aa thai nade.in that (ml room. How much . we ahall ttp ranning in di b. and alio, fatter Marj tongtie and fintcr. Htm the 'ee..a t apply the land fund to the pay. Iirclong day; aid Mre. S ephen., in tha jment of ordinary d.ily exprnret in time happiuea of her child, almott lorgot that peace. . th had headarhe, and th'tught. aa the j , Ail thee pronaitiona appear to me to aupped her evening cup of tea. that aha b recommended by eery e.ra drriion felt ouch ttrungrr tb4a ah bad done for ' of anuud policy and justice; and yet they .ome time. jtr oppoatd. Hence, w have the a' The r-ae! it aweet influence died not I mendiaenta prnpoaed by iho Imnornble with that fir.t day. Tbroggh all the lunj 'Senator from New York. (Mr. Wright. cold winUr tlulf llowed, th watching, whih I auppoie thould be fint conni tending and eheiMiing of that fl twer. 'derrd, ahhoogh, a 1 con.irue the rulra. awakened a thourand p'eiaant train of they bring th original resdauoni aUo thought thai beguiled th tamenr.a and ! wiiliin the rang ol ihe debate, wearmeaa of their life. Eery day iho The firat leaotution a,rera with the ftirgiowin fl wer put forth aome frrali , tie wa of all aide. Th amrndmenta to beauty; a bud a leaf or a new ahoot, J llie other lour, and which lpr'p.e firat to cnaitintly excited freth dtlight ia i pne examine, aeem to hate to nbjeca: one aeaanra. Aa it atood in the window, the ia to complain of what waa done atiharx- I II M .. . l'ri-iT wouiu iop ina cazr, auraciea i'a eea.ion, aim ine outer to prevent any br iia beautr, and then bow nruud waa 'declaration be the Senate of what ia nr.. nor uiil eeo the eaieworn wido for the ta oKjee; ia future, exhibiting it iia t Mary, 1 . that i, I like a rrsular bouquet, cut vS tnd tied up to carry 10 a parlr; bat t to all thia tending aad fuaaing thai ia necti aary to keep them growing, I've no gifta for that line. Make yourself quit easy a to that, Kae,".aiJ Florence, with a smile. Ft if no iiitmiinn calling upon your taleuu; 1 hat an a)lurn for iny favorite. M Oh. then, you know juat what I waa going to aayt Mrs Marshall 1 presume hat been speaking to you; ah waa here yesirrJiy, and I waa very pathetic upon t!ie subject, t-lliog hrr tha lot your fa vorite woulJ sualain, and so forth, and ah lid how delighted ah should be to hai ii in her grer-nhnue, ii is in such a fine suie now. to full of buds, fluid her I knew yon would like ( all things to git it to her; jmi were alwaya ao fond of Mra. Marshall, you know, Ny, Kate, I'm sorry, bul I bar oth erwise engagrd It.' ' Who can il be to? you hate to few intimates here." O i, only one of my old fancies,' Hut do tell in. Florence.'. Well, cousin, you know the liule pale girl to w horn w cite sewing." j tVhat. little Mary Stephen Howj ab'tml! This ia just of a piece, Flo rence, with your other motherly, ol J mat- dish way Jressine. dolls lor poor child-; reu, nuking cap and knitting soi l for all the dirty babies in the region round about. 1 dt bclice that you hate miut more rail in thoro two vile ill-smelling preir fnrk to be bspuxed to. " Ye. 1 remember, and how I laughed at ynw for silking such a tasty little rap (or it. . " Will, Katy, think that the lock of perfect delight and ea itfactinn with w hirli the poor gu! regardtd hrr baby iaiienew dresa and cap, waa snmeihirg quite wortlt ereatirg; 1 do brl:ete the rotiM nut hate thanked me more, il I bad tent her a barrel of floor." ; - Well, I never before thought nf gtv ing to the poor any tiling but w hat they re ally needed, aad I have alwaya been wil ling to do that, w hen I could w iihcui going far nt of my way." Well, coutin, if our Ileirenly Fa ther gave to us aa we often give, we should have only mart shapelesa pile of pro vision, lying about ihe world, insiesd of all the beautiful variety of trees, fruits and flowers which now delight US." Well, well, coutin, I aoppote you are right, but pray hae mercy .on my poor Itr ail; it ia loo small lo bold to many new ideaa at 01 ce; Cten go on jour own way: and the little lady began practicing a wl zing ttrp'brlore the glata with great aatisf.ciion. PART It. Il waa a eery small rocm, and lighted by niily one window. Thtre was no carpet on the floor; there waa clean but cnarsaly eutered bed in one corner; a cup j board with a lew ple and dUhe in the other; a chett of drawer; and before the it an invisible thread, that reached far a brightly into the web of herdeaiiny. One cold afternoon in the early spring, a tall, graceful young man called at ihe .lowly loom 10 receive and pay for some linen which the widow had been making up. He wta a wayfarer and alrsnger in the place, recorotnei.ded through t't clia jiijr r f some ol Mrs. Stephen' patron. Hi eye, aa h waa going out, rested admiringly upon the rose; he atopped and looked earnestly at it. Ii waa giten to us," aaid little Mary quickly, " by a young lady a aweat and aa beatftiful aa that is. Ah!" said the stranger, turning and filing npon her a pair of very bright eye, pleased and rather ttruek with the aim plicity of the communication, and how cam th tngiv it toy 00, my little girl?" Oh, beesuse we are poor, and mother is tick, and we never have any thing pretty. We ned to have a garden oner. and we loved fl.wcrt so much, and Miss Florence found all this out, and she gave ua this." Florence!" echoed the e'nnger. Yes. Mir it Florence TEstrange, beautiful young lady they say she waa frm foreign pant, though ahe speak Lngluh just like any other lady, only aweeter." la she here now! is the in the city!" laid the gentleman eagerly. No, she lefttooie month ago," said the widow; but noticing the sudden shade window stood a small cherry stand. qtii'e,ftf disappointment on hie fare, sheadJnd, rut you ran iinu an aonui ner ny in- new, ukI inJeeil li.e niiiy amm-in in roni.i that termed to. A pale aickly lookirg wonun o( forty waa leaning bark in her reeking chair, her eyes closed, and her lip conipreated as if in pain. She rocked backward nd forward a few mo menta, pressed her hands upon her eyes, and then lngu:dly returned the fine alien ing on whuh she had been buoy since . a a 1 -. morning. I lie uor opencu, ami a sien- i a a . .Ilfy.b.rk of our h.ue than ecr yon der mve gin 01 aoouMweite years 01 age hate in Clietniit strict, though you know j entered, her large blue eyes dilatec and erery body ha been half dvhg i ace! bolu'ely r.d-ant with delight, ra the rou; ,n.l no, to crown all. you must gie halil up th tuiall rate with th ro Ire quiring at her aunt, Mrs. Carlisle's, No. 10 atrrei." As the result of all this, Florence te ceived from the office in th next mail, a letter, in a hand writing that made her tremble. During the many early years of her life spent in France, she bad well learned that writing; had loved as a wo man like her lores, only once; but thru had been obstacle of patents and friends, separation, and long auspcn.e, till at length, for many bitter years, she had be lieved that th rclMit!es sea had closed forever orer thai lund and heart; and it was this belief that had touched, with such sweet calm sorrow, every line in her lovelv fice. Knt this letter told her liia k i u l . I lit a-.m.traaa Irifl. ttliCfl in It 'M. 11 1 u IV . mil, ..nut""-'- - i f - . , . ore or vour m-wl intimate fiicnd. in y.-ur " Oh see! mother, sre! there one to owncU'ts, would talu.it so highly. Wh'at . Ml I"oin, iwo more hall out. beautiful !.. - .1.1 i it cip ri.pimi ,buds!" The poor woman a face brtght- itanres want of flower!" entd, at she looked on the mre, and then j that he was living, that he had traced heri Junt theaametha I do. replied Flo-: ,,,i" tickiv gin. on wnose laceaueiuu ,even as a ntuaen ttreamici may oe traeeu, rei.ee, c-liuly. Have yon never notic not teen so bright a color for month, ed that the little girl nenr come here tlesa hci! e.id 1 she intoluntari- wiihnut lookini wtahfully at the opening lj ... r 11 hud-! ...d Jon'tywo remember the morn ." M Iiorence! I knxV jfou would - . . t rl - M..it.. .I...., tt m.L. vmir liaiil. in when she ked me so pretniy 11 1 I : ' ! . ...... . n a.' 'wmuI.II.. l..p m.lf r..ma and tee h ' acne eeiier 10 e im uowen nj- U . .. ... r.....l ..f n.,,r o' lk to wmhful at the gardener a Pi... i,lv think of this' ttan.lt in the matket, will you! rare II r suml'iog on a t.bl with ham, and egj, cheese, and fl 11', tided in the j close li'tlo room where Mrs. Siephent and her daughter maoe to wash, iton. cook, and nohody kixms wht besides. " U',11. Kaie, and if I wi re obliged to live in one coarse room, and wash, iron, "d co k. yon ssy f I had lo p nd eer ninieni of my time in bard toil wi-h o )ioirri from my .window but a brick 'le w!. ir a dry lane, ttich t fl'iwcr a tint would bt unt.d I happiness to w.M ' . P.haw, Fl treoce all : senimrnul; Pitr .eo;, have no time lobe eentiiuen-b-fitlt. I doii'i th'nk it will grow rt i t ihemiti a house flvwer, and ed t dthcaU living." Wehite . . a r ,i. . . a rose har.tlsomer tlixn any 01 uirir a. Why it act ins to me, that it is woith a much to us as our whole liule garden used to be. ee how ninn v more buds there ire on it, jutt coun,and only smll the fl iwer! Where shall we put it!" and Mary skipped ab iut the ronn, placing the treasure tirst in one p'isiiioii, and then in another, and walk.iig ofTto see t'te effect, till her moth er g-n ty reminded her that the rose tree roul.l not proem ita beauty without tun light. Oil yes truly!", said Mary," well, then, it miHlatand here on this new stand. II.i glad I fiat we have such a hand onto new ltid lor it. it will llt eo .iiiich belier!" A d Mr. Stephens laid town her wo;k, and folded a piece ol a by the freshness, the gieenness of heart, which her deed of kinJness had left wherever she had pushed. And thus much said, tl our fair readers nerd any help in flniohing Otis story for thcmselm! Of courte not. Speech of Ir. Siiiimoutii, OF RIIODK INLAND, On Mr. Clay's liepotutions, ai d in reply to Mcsis Wrig'it, IVuodbury, auj Caihuuii, de!ivreil in I tie Senate ol toe UniUil 6latca, Fiiday, March 11, 1S43 Mr. President: I propose lo aay a few words upon the qursuons now befoie the Senate, but shall confine my remark lo such ol litem as are contained in the live first rcsoluiona of the seiie, and to the amendments propojed, because they relate to mut'ers now und r consideration 111 a cotoiniieeo of whicli I am a-member. per to be dune at this; and thus defeat the whole purpose of Ihe original resolution, which waa to make tucb a declaration, upon ihe subject embraced, aa would form the basis of present legislation. The amendments propose no tuch thing; and make no declaration of the amount to be raited for revenue. At thia appear 1 upon th lace of the amendment, il might stem to be ufficieni lo dispose of them at encr; but th argument ol th honor ble mover seems lo be in suppoitof them, or, I should rather say, in defence or ex cuse ol the expendituict uf the late ad ministration. Tha amendment ha indred very little, and the argument lass, lo do wii the real quettiou presented in the resolutions, viz: the annual amount of re venue necessary for the Guternmcnt for tear 10 com. Thi argument, at a defence or excuse of ih late administiation and it friends in Congress, lor the appropriation and ex pendtture of iminentely larger aunis of money than wat ever before known in our Govern oiciii. in any Presidential term. in lime of peace, I am free lo admit was, at the arguments of th distinguished beititor utually are, ingenious, able, and fearless. It remains to be teen whether it has sufficient wsrrant in the fucli it re fert to, and upon which it entirely depends. to prevent the public judgment Iroin deter mining that it was aUo a reckless one. I will not say what may be expected from the public judgment, but propose to ex amine and present the facts upon which the argument retla. These, are drawn from the tame aource, by the mover of the original retolUiont, and also by the moer of the amendment, viz: thet.blea showing the expenditure of (ormet year. The honorable Senator from Kentocky (Mr. Clay) gave the aggregate expendi ture for each ol the four years of the lust administration, from 1S37 to 1810 in clusive, amounting, in ail. to over one hundred and forty-one millions of dollais, making an average of over ihiiiy-flve mil- ion per annum; and frm tin m deduct 1 ed his own estimne of what ought 10 be ihe annual amount of ordinary expenses (iz: twenty-two million.) and thereby showed an excess ol thirteen millions a year over the expenditure proposed by himself, lie declined ti gu into the de tails ol the expenditures ol the late at! mi nistration, to show how this excess was caused. The honoral-Ie Senator from Ne w York went into the dftii. in his reply to th a clear saving of sis wiillio a year, by lb pretest estimate, and pwt ia stror romrsat their seven aa ill ton and a half per year for dtbt and contingencies, coat pared with th four millions now pro poted, for th gradual payment of the debt thr.iwa apoa as, oapaid by th 1st adminittration, and for contingencies. Tie Senator fr New York here interposed, " But two million of thia ia now proposed for lb payment of ike debt.'' ; fv.- ..!... . Mr. Simmon continued. 1 agret it it propeted that two niilltoo a year iio be, but more of it tnvy le, applied in that ol jert if it eta be, and a ofueient a mount b retained ia a course of year to meet contingencies. It it ia part for conUngeocie ; and whether more Una two millions may b regarded aa an improve meat of oar condi'ion, by letaening oar debt, cannot new be told. All will agree, however, that the rontrstt afforded by the detailed mod of stating ih account. adopted by the Senator, is highly favora ble, whether the actual citing be tz mil lion or eight million a year. Tb honorable Senator contend that the aix millions a year, aa proposed for ihe reduction of ordinary expenaes, is aot sufficient, and thos expenses, should b cut down to a greater extent. . It ia proper to examine bit reaaont for thia. II ay these very large appropria tion and expenditure of tb late admi nistration were pressed op. to an tin war rantable, and extravagant point, by the fact that they then baa an immense ear plus; and were driven to an extravagant expenditure to prevent a greater evil, which they regarded such a turplut to be. No defence is pretended, and no other excute offered for tbtie immense outlays, which the Senator himself cha racterizes at extravagant and unwarranta ble, but thia actual or apprehended sur plus. Dut he aays thing ar now diffe rent; that w ar out of money, obliged 10 borrow, and should immediately mk a great reduction; and. without naming any amount, insist thst it should be mot than six millions a year, and that twenty two millions a year is 100 much for the ex penditures, i . - The honorable Senator from New York was at ihe head of the committee in thi body, having charge of the expendi ture! of the late adminiatration. None to well at himself, therefore, can give expla nation or excuse for those expenditures, which I suppose be reported and recom mended. Hut I wish 10 state ihe facia ta thev appear on the record; and the ex- Chancellor of the Exchequer will hardly deny them. 1 he late administration bor rowed money upon Treasury notes, eve ry year during it exit ttnee, and also borrowed 10 pay these very extravagant appropriation!. The very first bill reported by the ho norable Senator, tinder Mr. Van Buren't administration, (Senate bill No. 1.) was on authorizing the adiiiiniiiiaii'in to slop par mem- I mean the payment of the fourth and last instalinrnl to the Sure, oidered to be mr.de by a former snd then existing law.. The teennd bill of the Honse of Repre t en'atives, (House bill No 3.) alto report ed tt the Senate by the same Senator without amendment, was a bill to borrow money, upon Treasury notes. These are the facts. This wss done at Mr. Van Buren' extra aessinn, called, as we be lieved, f.r ihi very purpose. And yet, in a year alier the ailutinisicatiou is turn ed out, the excuse for an extravagant ex penditure of an average of twenty eight millions annually (the amount was oer thirty-one millions, the very year and the year after they began to boirow) is, that they were pushed up to it by a surplus a redundant reasury. fMr. Wright interposed and said, " tnal what he intended was, to say that dunni; the administration of General Jackson, as well as Mr. Van Uuren, they were driven to make extravagant ap- propritiont he meant to apeak of lue whole twelte years."3 Mr. Simmons re$-uned. I did not so understand the honorable Senttne. He was rcnlvin? to the honorable Snuor by l ia, th relorttai a of th Et Tha mimosa of ilteco live firtt rcrolu- , , - t. ......... . . ....- lions is, to have the Senate declro what I thow that th amount for actual expeo sin II be the annual amount of revenue, and tet of the late administration (ol twenty haw it ehll be levied and collected. ; (tight millions a veai) greatly exceed ihe Ovhrr and subiequeut resolutions pro-'proposed estimate ol tweny-lwo million: Senator from Kentucky, and complained, from Kentucky, (Mr. Clay.) and attempt- of the liability o! tuch general statement, log 10 show ihaitne benaior nail matte an to mislead the public. He admitted that over-estimate 1 the expenses ol the tale the expenditures for the wh de four yemj administration. Those during General were $141,584,221. but allege ilut a, J-tckson'a time had not. to my tecoliec ion Urje amount f$30.5'J7.843) wis loroihcr been stated in the debate. And besides. thin the ordinary expeims of Govern' j so fr as 1 recollect, during the fiitl term ment, and tlut the balance of about one -of General Jackson' administration, the hundred and eleven millions was the ac-! expenses were not very high. MrJ tual amount ol the ordinary expenses of, Wright said, " look at the appropriations tha Government for the four year; mak-. and expenditures for the lasl year." MrJ ing, in round numbers, an avenge expeiK S. I perceive that they were both lush; duure of about twenty eight million per but the Senate will also recollect that this year for ordinary expenses, and 01 about was after the surplus money bad been dis even million per year lor debts, contin- posed of by law. gencics, &i They were certainly very high, and Tins detailed rtsttemcnt, I think, ghes also extraordinary. On looking at the es a pUiner, il not a m re correct, view of j limstesof the Secretary for appropriation the actual expenditure ol the late ad- for that year, I find they amount lo aix-een uiiniMniion, and enablt-a u taorerlenlyj millions; but actual appropriationa were to see the difference between them and; made to the amount of thirty seven mil the proposed estim.tto for the revenue lions twenty -one millions more than and expenditures of th Government. It the estimrte. It wa, in fact, believed that Hit was done on purpose to aeieai the intention of the law of Congress for det'OMtinz the sun lus money with the Sulci a law which if caved, as was said eewtiie. ym r aty-aia million wrr ar tually expended tital year. Caw tli high expenditure which Ita bee a atat ia the debet oa the resola tior-t. wer that ad drig the lata ad aJaipiairsiiow. ia every year of which, they borrowed money tpoa Treamry note. Should ih pretesl d(aiiairsum coniihae to horrow tbrooVimit ih wroa, iheir oppooent here, th friends of lb la e, will ha nothing to boat f ia that respect, mvrh a we, who support tba Governors!, may regret it. la regard lo being obliged to borrow aaooey, th two admininiation ar alike. Having thus show a that there is aa foundt'ioa in fact f r ihe argaeaeaiof lit honorable Serator, I auppote ibe ar meat iuelf is disposed of, and that their admiusd exuagance it witltout pretext rexcase. ;. - ? , . , . The qnettioa now to settle is, whether six millions a year, lit amount eitioaleo ia ihe resolutions, ta enough 10 deduct (or th extravagance nn aa average of ihe en tire lour year ol Mr. Van Buren.. . ejThe honorable Senator IromNewnTork ays it it not. Il hit friends her wbo voted the appropriation, and tlosa who spent them, sgre with him i this, Ut them show bow tench more thaa x million a year thould be deducted from their expenditure, a unlets aad waste ful. Let them take p their expenditure uader etch head, and eeufeti ihst to much mor waa spent than wa necessary oa one bunch, and to much on another, aa til they get through; and if they make out that, in th aggrrgu,they'peat eigbl millions a year wistefully, and if wo thould consider the eitiaui correct tail the eoiifussion a tincere and an honett one, I will agree to make it the baait of legislation, tet do wo just two million more to tha teor of tiieir extravagaae, and writ tewaty inattad of twenty-two millions against their twenty eight, for ordinary eapentra. , ., Let ihero tut thi opealy and above board, to that th people can understand that ii it for the purpos of economy, end not don under a cloak to deprive them -of a fair protection for their labor, at ther teemt 10 be too much reasoe to fear ia the object of the estimate 1 and excuse now presented. ? t - : . When I speak of estimates for tha fit ture revenue, I do not allude to any offer ed by 'lTie'Senau.r from Naw York. II offered non. It wa peculiar that he did not. , An honorabU Senator, poliia Mai ttimmX af lita. waa ram.iL in. t m m when h wa speaking, that il wa untal for anySenator to contend with iheSenator jrom N, York whete ealeulationa and fig ures were concerned. At the very moment the Senator himself disclaimed all know ledge of tuch calculations, and therefore declined presenting any estimate w hatevcr on the subject of the future revenue. But this parrot the subject was taken up by ihe honorable Senator from New Hampshire, who declared at the outset that he had spent nearly half hi life in what he called the drudgery of figure and Calculations. Such an experience entitles hit produe tiont to consideration, f lie has submitted so many snd to va riout estimates for reducingft'ie expendi ture, that I cannot recollect their details; but the reaull of the whole seems to be, that the government can be administered at an annual expense of from seventeen to twenty millions of dollars; ihua show ing that, in his opinion, Irom eight to ten million a year, ccruinlv, were spent by th late administration more than waa necessary! Hi accouni.of the rause of this extravagance is different from the one given by the Senator from New York;. although he look rare to include the on ly which that Senator relied upon thst of a surplus in the Tressury. The Sen ator from New Hampshire says that tha Executive i!epattinen, at the other end of ihe avenue, was ia nowiie responsible for these appmpriaiiunt and expenditure. snd read fro-n his own reports to Con gress, to shot how sharply he had rebuk ed, his frienda here for making ihrm. Congress alone waa respoatble. he says, and acted against the wishr anil in de spile of his Executive rebuke. He cer tainly exhibit the Hon. Senator from New Yoik (then the head of ihe finan cial department in this body) in a new altitude, and in a very different position' from that which he was supposed to oc cupy, in the quarter ol tb country from which I come. No one there. eer sus pected the honorable Senator from New Yoik of being ignorant of. or indisposed to carry oot. toe wishes of th Executive, or of his party. W looked upon what he said or did as by authority," when it happened not to agree with what w wtitten in the report of the Secretaty. And it must have been vsry different un . der that administration, from what it has beta since I have had a aeat in thia body, if iho party could not count upon its friend in Congress to carry out its views. I have seldom seen the time when they could not be counted to a ma upon ibe ayea and noes in such tease. Tbey had the majority in both houses of Congress ' Ldurinir the whole of Mr. Van Duren'a term, although 1 giant it waa not alwaya so in Gen. Jackson's time. Whatever may be vaid about th administration at
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
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