Speech of Mr. Barnard, of New York
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Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Barnard, of New York: The House of Representatives of the United States, December 29, 1848, and January 2, 1844 [The following speech on the bill to remit to General Jackson the amount of the fine imposed on him at New Orleans for contempt of court, was commenced in the House of Representatives, in Committee of the Whole, on Friday, the 29th of December, then interrupted by the adjournment of the House, and continued on Tuesday, the 2d of January, and again interrupted by the operation of the one-hour rule. No further opportunity having occurred for completing the view of the subject intended to have been presented, this sketch is made to embrace some matter which was cut off in the manner stated.] Mr. Barnard spoke to the following effect: Mr. Chairman: Of course, I understand that this bill is to pass this House, and I am not at all surprised at the impatient zeal which we have seen manifested in its behalf. Of course, I understand also that the Eighth of January is at hand, which "the party" have already determined to signalize here at the capital by public demonstrations, and that it is deemed important this bill should be forced through, preparatory to the patriotic performances of that day. I shall not stand long in the way, but I cannot consent to let this bill go to the vote without stating to the House my views of the nature and effect of the measure here proposed. There are doubtless those in this House who are not familiar with the facts in relation to the fine imposed on General Jackson, who will yet, as "true men," be expected to vote for this bill. It will do them no harm to know something of these facts before they vote. Besides, gentlemen had better moderate the violence of their sudden zeal for what they call an act of justice to General Jackson. It will look better. They have been rather long and late in making the discovery that the remission of this fine is an act of justice due from the country. It is twenty-nine years since the battle of New Orleans was fought, and for twenty-six years, or thereabouts, this remission was never once proposed; and that is rather a long period for men´s sense of injustice to sleep, especially towards a successful military chieftain, and one who has all the while filled a large space in the popular regard. And these Halls have not always been filled with the enemies or opponents of General Jackson. Why was not this act of justice thought of before the close of Mr. Madison´s Administration, after the war? or in the Administration of Mr. Monroe? Especially we may ask why it was neglected during the twelve years when General Jackson himself and his nominee held the reins of government? If motives of delicacy restrained his friends in the period of his own Administration - think of his friends being restrained by motives of delicacy! - what restrained them in the period of Van Buren´s Administration? No, no; gentlemen must not expect the country to give them much credit for the clamors in which they now indulge for justice to General Jackson. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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