di*GRESSIONAJA.
MILITARY ApPRoPRIATION
• • • BILL. •
The House; un motion, of Mr. Cam 7
4)releng - went into Tjarnn'ittee - rif, --- .tlie:
' on the slate of the lkiion, (Mr.
1) . ie " ho , Cliair.yaud resumed
t e consideraiip - ir oft lie bill making hp
:" propriaiian for the Army fur the year
On ruotion;!4 Mr. G f authreleng, .the
bill Was further amended by-.reducing
.
,
the sum approprialetrfor !the. naootial
•--ttfritdiieti from $360.000 . to 15340,000.
y . .Mr. •t. tlten inoVed to :reduce the.
-'item for qrsandis from. - $2.58,473,:t0
, $232; 370. '- ' '.. ..
, -.-.. . •..,- •
Mr, Bell pri);,o3ed -.further-to i•eclucd
,kt. 10 - $10 . 0„0 . 00; -and oil this •naiii - i - on
ciebale.arose whichdeed iied_the .c9m-
,the remainder of the sit-
NO=M
OULU
• the grotind that the-large sum in the
till could not he•indiSpensably needed
---- fo - r - t.lre - Tresent7yeari T itrid r isr-v-iew-af.
. ' 'the - , - redtldell.,. •state - of - tlie - :'Creasury;
ought to be reduced as . fir :IS' was pyir-
- dent. and proper. :Some points on the
---freri-tier-Wou- . idTre - miiitwa - n - appropriation:;:
4- L - especallYTlATWiriali; -- fOi - these-he 'was..
Willing to provide. . . . .
- ';-- A ri
. reply - to'- an ..: in.cp 1 i ry-fro M__, Mr-,.
- -Ar-elkof--ArkansafOlm-Canibrele,ngcal - - -,
Jed for the reading, .of . the -estimates'
: from the. DePartnient, showing to which
arsenals, • and to what' purpose,--at each.
Of them the appropriation . asked‘for was
;.prePoied . lo: be applied. . " '
..- Mr. Yell opposed the reduction of apf
propriatioits.sbiar as.the.Western 1r0n
..-tier was • ceticer ne - d: - Go-vernme-irt
had eaughilhe.CreEks & Seminoles; and
'tied - them 4 bought thein,. and let 'them
._loos'e_on_ilie_borduri. of this, Stoe,:arid
. -.-low it was proposed to reduce the 'su_m" -
-- intended for its deTence!.. ---- To this Mr.
. Y would never - consent, - • lie.was a ra
dical throughout,- arid `would heartily
:' -firiite:ivith alts gentleman from-Tennes
----*seeipolities-so me t irn es4b at ught.:a_rna n_..
' riequaioted,iiiith strange - bed'-fellows) . in
-- ' 7- li - iiiiii; iTip - o - S - eiVail - ti - e - tiri tree x pen - dit u re s, -- :
; - ayid e'specipily..9l . :all - .th - e:.officemof. - tii - e - , -
- - Government. rut - he !lever 'would :give
.liis Vote for borrowing ten millions of
-- :dollari by more . Treasury -notesj.-but
-__.let net the.redUction lalli-on the tlefen: : .
ces'of our:frontier-7T - -...-- _ ----- '-,
..._ ,_ Mr. Bell sard---the - Searetary Of - War
- Wearrhavethe diSeretnin -6ralioiyiii-g
--the money where ""most needed.- He
, wbuldirwever, 'Consent to modify-his
- .rnotionso as to fix the' sum . 'at . 1 . 59; coo.
• .. ..
Mic - tett::w4dl - 6v6 nothing - to - thi
- S with the discretion of the - Secretary, or
:" 'pt.the - txecutive either.. He had seen
:quite enough Of the 'exercise_ of such .
sliscretion•dn the Arkansas frontier.
-::-.‘ . Mr. Cambrelengeonsented to accept
Mr. - Bell's atnendnient as a modification
of his own.. • •
.. . ..
.
Mr. Pope asked -what become_of the
specification of the 'objects •to which
this sum was to be applied'? . •
. ~ Mr.
,Cantherleng said - the money
--*- 4 . - 0 - ild - 116 -- 0 - ifilied to those mosru
I rgent"- -
_,
needing it. ./ .
7... . , •
- 41 r. McKay supported , the amend
.lnerit. 'lle thought 'where new bUile
ings Were proposeitOlial"-might be de
ferred, and also-some contempt„ tell im
provements not yet commenced, but
sucly.as N \ eve begun-'should--be coniple:-
.. .)
led.. He • eferred to' the law of 1836,*
which authorized the erection of arsen
. aliTin - A - r - kansa - s - ancl - Missouri and-one
•• at Memphis, in . -Tennessee, to-cost $14,-
- 000 apiece. That asked- for $30,000
. • , More.. , .
Mr. Mason was :in .-favor of , the I
tithendment. Its adoption would ex
press no opinion that the items propos
ed were improper in themselves; it
would, only go to defer atirine of tpem,,l,
N.4',39-119- fair an__ opportunity_otre
• duction as Would probably be presented.
The amount in the.hill was heavy; and
should be djminished - 13y,redueiug such
items as . would bear. it.
• Mr. VellmoVedjtooinend the,,pmend-
pent by adding Irefo. the, words "or
so much thereot.as,_ will he
,requisite
io,complete such arsenals as had been
- T t,a(t'egun, and: to :e - rreetim.arsenal-in Ar
' lonsas."- .
• Mr.-Y. replied-with warmth to the
,temarks...
:.::::: : Whom' he' un - -
..
derstood.as undertaking to defend the
conduct of the: Executive . _ Department
relation to, these works cn, the rati
fier: It wasstraniei k indeed; , that he
eci — tilEnot.expiess the''wish wishes and 860,1 7 .
Therits• : •cif the - peapte- - yvhh . sent' him,
without its being: emistru - ed into an at-
1 40 on the Adnainistration. ,At hOrne,
lie was called a •iwliole hog collar matiV,',
- hut if he could not speak for.:his con
stittletits,.--he- would go hortic' What
• Itad the Government done to, defend
them?. After an appropriation
,had
'bden made two years, they had protee
41ed•so far as to get out same of the Um=
--- cdr.for the arsenal orderd by law. At this
rite it.would take about ten'yeats . to
dempliteit, and in the meanwhile on& . .
, half hie people would be scalped. ,WaS
thislbe mode in which the. Executive
Deparment defended the frontier? lie
wanted no more or such defencej- nor
did the fidoide of .A.l'ltiknsas.
Ur i ., Mercer was 'in favor of the
arnenatant of the gentleman from . •Ar,- .
kansas; but contended that $14,000 was
arraliundacit Stint- to erect %ny arsenal
which could be needed on the frontier;
would be amply' suffi
thitt _vv_as_wanted was 'a plain
- 'brick ;; , .building'With •a • substantial
roof; !lina lc' strong floor: In such
. • situations no` ,4- expensive or., nrnamental
-----bnildingii , abould-be-pretted r _since,the
site might e,c lange
„. .
=
Mi. , kteg.4y :Made foitheir.explana
liens to regarikto thOfity 0f , 18.36,- and,
the manner - in.'Which it had exeeti,
Thad
- law had limited the sum for'
Itte.WeSterit'ar..t;enals to fourteen thou--
and dollars; but the officer stfperintend- ,
Mg Wad: reported to the heed °elite Or
dnamte Bureact,. that a - much larger Sum,
would be needed. He read. .6 _report
fl'oM this offibar,on the 4itthieot;:though
it would have• been, improper to .cottn-
-menee on'aitcale, proportioned to•four
teeit thousand dollars, wheli the 'officer
reported that the-arsenal at Little Hoek,
Arkansas, would require at 1044 fer4-',
three thousand cillars. • :Asto the de
lay,
that arose, in part, frorir the panel,
tyof Officers in the ordnance, NVll'oo43: it
liad-becomb. , necessary.to employ
- tetiattts :of artillery.; but these • had•
all been called ofl stlie FloFida war.
re'oined with increased ani•-
mat", He was • not to be controlled.
.by the opinions of the gefttleman from
North Carolina - afi'.4.6 the prudence -of
- 1 - ;a - .Everttiv - e - hi arluyi rgthe-exeen tr
of nubile . Works.orclered by law,. until
they .aou Id - drive through dongres .a
propriatioir for_lArge . y
(he .duty,of the txecntive;and. of any
Other. if Congress_ appropriated but ten
'fiwerk,:lloWever ; largeoo
011 -- aratic - xp - e - nd - it. There - was.'no-Jaw:r
When the' law said fourteen
~thousand
dollars„. was the txectiOveto say no; I
will do'no . thinglill,yo giVe me fifty
thousand dollars? .And-was - he thu.s•,to'
delay the public . - defence till he-could
ma ktt- Con'gresa..give him whatever-80M
-hettibug-ht expedient attd•-necessary?- 7
Tit : at iort of; thieg_had_eaused .tho,Wes—
, tern frontier to loi3e•not only arsenals,
but its military-,road and chain of posts.
The road .had been ordered- and•-money
- ..aplyropria
.to - ymake iti-and half a doz
e" comtnissintiera . .had been- titling up
and down the country, 'eating - rip the"
bread and meat of thL-peCrPle, : but •not a
stick , had been -cut towards Making .
the rciad.t and now.they reported that-
Th3 - thiErg — rnoi-e could Le - done: till the_
_grass. grew-for • their_ horses. in -the
.springl_An_the - mean While, tile - Gov 7
- tirriment had - been - sending'off the Creels
and Choctaws, and as many. of. the Se
minoles as the ould ea h and ass_emb--
_
liag.theth on .the border,, while these
genti_yrAvere—tvaiting---for the: =grass to
grow. ' Was. 'that the .view Of the gen=
Alernan from North Carolina
-as - to the
true ,policy- to be pursued by-thi s -Ad- .
ministration .aniwerable for such con
dttet and all who upheld them_in-it.
He could:tell gentlemeri.that, if they,
did .not speedily do-something tO;prOtee:t.,
the West, theicalps-Jaf_half-Atia eon-
stituents would shortly- be on the pole.
The Executive knew this.- He had
been 'distinctly told it by officerrof the
army; he had been warned of it from
day today. Was the Administration
waiting for the grass to grow? Was
that the' etterg,y' which they exhibited in
defending a frontier immediately expo- ,1
sede to the Indians? 1f so, he. was
agairtst_all_such modes.of-admittistering
'the Government. The people of Arkan- .
sas would not stand-it. They had asked
for-.troops to whip these Indians; if the
GoVern mem- did. not give them, they
Would whip them themselves ; but at'
least let them have arms in their hands.
Were-they - to - come-here4z-pyetend - that
delayof, two years was 'necessary to re ,
move a few trees, and to begin to build -
I r an arsenal? . Ma's' that their energy?—.
HoW long would it be before A:rkansas
was protected-. if it took two yearst.e..be;*
gin to build
. 3:fort, and in about fifteen to
send some troopathere. But he declared
there inc.his place that in two years there
would be
_§ war on the frontier. You
-have setiffhese Indians (said Mr, Y.) on
our borders chained. 'They- have hell
In their hearts, and everyman acquain ,
FeA — Willi — th - Cliature of. Indians well.
knows that they will never be - satisaed
until they get our scalps. You have sent_
usAlig.Creelcsitfchains; . now.y . 9u are
sending us the Cherokees; and then you
will send the Siminoles; 4t you. -have
got them to whip, first, and I have
very little fear as to such of them-as are
in Florida, the Way you.:have' been
going on for some time past. But the
Creeks and the Osages are there already,
and I warn, you that they will.com
mince-. a. war -within two -years. The
gentleman has . made excuse for the
-head_of_theArdnance_Bureau. I knnw
nothing Abut subordinate. I know the
overnment, and-rlinow
the' head of the Departmerit, and th
People of Arkansas will look to them,
Oil to •npne othet.
Mr. McKay made some elrplana
ions; disclaimed "all intention to under
take the defence of any- bodytassented
to the general principles of Mr. Yell's
remarks, but stilt thought the 'Gover
n:lent could not begin a work until they
knpv whether it was to cost $14,000
or 48,000. If the genilertian from Ar
kansas was satisfied with $14,000, all
that he had to ask was the execution of
the 14. "
The- questipp ci!as new ptit on the
aniendment proriesed by - Mt. 1r;11, anal
it was agreedto. , -
Mr: ;Mercier mcired to add to it - the
words "according to the proOsicins of
the 'existing law." . .
.
Mr: Yell asked eXplanatiOn of the
object intended, and . Mr. Mercer hat
ing givAn_ it,•„Mr,i(ell warmly remon
strated-against thec adoptinn of- the
la - mendrn - int - br - g,nint - tri — exclade -- the
contemplotion of the :arsenal in Arkan
:as altogether. .1§4,000 had been.alrea"-
'ily: expended in 'purchasing a site; so'
that would' beleft-t9-ifeel
•7 - titt.r. - o;=.lt-tioTtr . :-Ti;) v*OXU.-elyntf.:,7l4x:vapit9:r4 ...-!
. .
the, • bUildings
. and ..appurtenances: : of
:every .sort. • • ' •
. • A good deal Of desultory debate en
sued as to what - sum ,ivas . _necessary.foy
the erection•of an arsenal Suited to the
'use intencled,.Mr. - IVtercer • contending
that $4,000 was amplysufficient for the
cost-of - a bujlding that , would hold
00,0 stands of arras,, and - Mr: Yell.. •c•on
tending,,on th6:otherliand,that , Blo,ooo
Wag wholly instifiicienty, and was .less
than . : any.arsenal in the United Statc.
had cost . .
_That at. St - . -Louii has host
f;00,900 dollar's. .• • • . -
•The • questinn ws, finally , 'taken - on
Mr.-Mercer'satitemfrrient; when it was
rejected without a - count, anathe amend:
wept . of Cambrelengi as amended
on motion of Mr.-Yell, was then agreed
.
• Bell ,- thcn - 7 . prop - osed further tti
n end .t 'hillb_y_insitting a tailpro- .
priation of • $553,41,5 . . th cover: the
amount of drafts lying over, and- arrsar
ages of pay Ao-the Vnltnteers_ kn
ihr - ,ttlie - Objett. o fTw - trickarriend me n twas
to provide for all expenses i.vhich: had
been incurred, sO . as to have_ a fair fieli
- for-discussion on the hill inalCing ap
prOpriations for the Florida war.
Mr. tvetetiopoSed the amendment,
as lie - :-.wisited that all items of.eXpendi
tilie-for-the-Witr - in Fharida should-be
confined to one hill, and: exelped from
the general appropriation for the army.
Mt'. Bell hoped. the
. - gentlemab from. -
Verraicint
..cliange his :tappiliion,
ant Would permit - - eyery item that was •
immediately pressing to be now dispo
sed of; else, when theFlorida..bill carne
i►h,- the Mouse would'ear the:- same - -
sting which had been s o often sung
I.lleir'earsi.that. the exigencies cif .the -Case
.w,ere..urgent, that• - innocent men were
suffering, arid,that
. no
. delay : Could he:
endured. For-hisrown part, he was in
clined to °believe that these items olio
protested drafts and arreartigeshad been
:reserved and- put iri the Florida hill' as
a leverjo force that bill •throu‘gli the
cHouse. This-wa"
T
all Items for the-• Florida-war-and
•:lt`ee;i_fltom_in h.bill by thernSelyes;,fer.
Many Of 'the items in the ...present
1 - V -• •y • - owe for. clothing
and subsistence' of the AirOy_for= the .
year,. did cover expend-itures -for the
Florida:war: - If _the :choirinan:of, the .
'Committee of ; Ways, and...itteartij-realry
wanted_ :these $400,90Q appropriated,
why not insettlthem.in this bill? Then
these protesteddrafts x might be_ paid-AO
a feW dAys. •
Mr. Cambrelenvexpressed -surprise
at the zeal of-thegentlemari from Ten
nessee for having the protested drafts
of the Govertiment if 'he really
wanted to - get 'the GOVernment out of
debt for the Florida %liar, instead of
proposing this half , millioni let • him at
once insert an • item of two Millions.—
As .to , this item being put in the other
bill by design, that was not the fact.•:--.
They. Were included in the estimates
-furnished:by - the - Department. •
Mr. Bell said that hemould very wil
lingly do as had been---suggested, if it
was true that two millions had been
spent. He wanted 'l.O get clear of all
arrears. • .
Mr. DoNining, the Delepte, from
Florid4: - .saidAllat - if,_ that wai, the gen
tleman's wish, his course was very
plain; let him insert an amendment au
thorizingAheSecretary-of—WarAo_clis,
charge all-- - debta-incurred thus far by
tlieTiorida - campaigns - out - of any - other
money in the Treasery. not otherwise
- appropriated. . - • - • •
-Mr:-Downing stated_ithat, froth all
the information obtained atthe Depart
ment, acid he had taken great 'pains to
examine;ife'was autltOrized.to say that
the arrears were not less than two mil-
onq
M 1 Everett -`persisted in his obj.ec
lima to the am'endment..l.,. Adrnitting_it
to be impossible, with perfect accuracy
to 'separate the expenses of the Florida
,war frodr -- the general approprjatiuns,
let it at • le,aSt be done:as far as p'ractada
b.l.e...He.objettedlo such a general pow
er as was proposed by . Mr. powning.—
Whenever the true •aiiidunt of . debt
shallbe Ekflicially_certifiid.to the House
a bill could be introdateedd :to. appropri
ate for it; The Florida.' appropriation
bill -was for -,090,000. The , House
-were — now - Aolk' - that - Were—already=a
reariofS2,o6o,ooo,, So it appearedithe
campaign-was-to coil - 187;00,000; and
he supposed that the next Campaign af
ter it would cost the same; and a third
ca \ mpaign might 'cost as much more.
He'hoped that the. one, bill would be in
troduced to Close up the accounts or the
present campaign; - and - a - distinct - kill for
such eXpenditurcaas were future,and in
contemplation onty. • ,
On . motion oi mr. Mallory; the com
mitteunow rose; and it being ascertain
ed that there was no quorum, the Chair
man repntted that-fact to° the Honse,
and, there upon, the House adjourned.
.0 ort estionclenee of the Baltimore Patriot
Washingtoit, A prit9, 1838.
The copy of Mr. Hamer's resolution,
I,Commentetl letter of .
.Saturday;was an exacttranscriptof that
before the klOuse, and
which as
_.'ordered. . printed:, .It
takelidownverbatnin as .read..by the
. tict
and sonorous tones.
There was no mistake . about. it. - Who.
coUldlinagine-that a.-niaterial-nlteration-
Watilibe made in hi - after O t e - tlonse_had_
ordered it to .Ire printed? " :Yet
tiatonishment of all not in the seeret,.the
resolution conies out in the newspapers,
and laid on, the. desks . of. members;
with words ad eed that effecfu lly , Change
its charg,ter - and Those wQrds
are ''as. the-present adniinistration designs
to .do"-and they are inserted .in .such
connection as to make-the resolution de
clare this, administratioti• designs to ',aid
the banks in regaining,public confidence,
and to stistqn them in
,their' - efforts to
fulfil .their.obligations,- . ancrto . yestore to
the people a . :lsbund-circulating Medium!
Now this amendrinent or. interpolation
was wholly irregular, if not disrespectful
ttitlic House.. Jt is -quite Italia! to
propositilifferent forms beforre the
body, and io •Move that...they be printedl
for- informationi wit h
. the -tritefliciti,-of
presenting theM for lorisideration, at
another time. ' The motion to print is .
generally . .agreed to as matter of cour...
te . sy: But the yore is talten of course on
the liarticular proposi.ion that is submit
ted, its form and spirit; and after the
order to, print had been given, neither
atithor nor . any ciflfEr nierr~bei `Jigs
an ri.lit .to. intr - oduce . .words of an
kiitd—least . of all; words' that 'entirely
change the character of the propoSition.
Mr.' Hammer did this.. He gage.-to 't he
newspapers •of the city and to. the public
_
printer a resoiution materialtyl - different.
from that wliicli he laid before the Hciase..
t.. To-da m he .deemed it necessary to give
some explanation- ; of this extraorditim..
conduct. It appears that afler'he offered
it, some or - hisAlepds — intimated7that .
the resolution. inio,bt fTbe construed a s
Lasthig .:k'efISUIT on the—Administration-
Now he had. not intended to impute any
thing of the 'kind! He
. only
. meant 'to
- assert t h e plain, ;literal, abstract fact
that it will be thd duty of Governnient
.to act. thus andso in .a certain 'contin,
gency. And ,, conipliance with. the
wishes of his .fricnds lye : inserted the
words (mentioned above) to show"t hat
- he - did - not - intemf to - throw - blame - on - the -
AdMinistration.' If he had done'wrong,
he asked pardon. - Thil is, the substance
of 'the bonorable : member's 'explanation,.
The'best - fir all hoWlever is that he,
nnediatelvpro - pbsed tp present, :Lug -the
inteyotated copy, but "the originaircsolu
lion, deprived of•the •clause declaratory
Administration's--designs!., 77be
proposal created a greater hubbub arnong•
tvain;bands - than- did. kis movement
-Saturday, - --#•Th
-eo mined a te--b e-op d-ca
-b re le -his—countenance r_ueful
than ever,- t!..WhOll say - now: lie . had not
_exclaitned.a full-blooded Loco
loco ,o that," bawled anoth-
"he does mean to• "cetis - Ure:ihe tldmii
i.trution!"
Objection - _was inirai..diate_ly .made to
44e,resoldtiutk.: .. Mr.--3Vise expres•ed a
. . .
-hope th t the member froth .Ohio wotilt
a ti\o
ask for: suspension-of -tivertiles - to ob:
tain,his - - te on,the resolution.. _..-„.
Me; Hamer-did-move to,suspend• This ,
being_the first ,:clay cif meeting at eleven
o'cloCk - the 'atte.ndance:was - not - so good
as was wished._ A call of:the House was
-ordered; and by the time it was - finished'
the Hall was nearly lull: . „Mr. Parker of
New York asked Mr. Ilainer•iiiilef
presenting 'the subject for. consideration
till Wednesday. The laver replied that
•he wished it__dispOSed of with as little
delay as possible, but - -would . cheerfully
submit' to the wishes of :the member.
All conversation on the subject being ir
regular, the Speaker:enforced the rule;
-and-Mt:-- Hamer- took-the--sense-.'of--the-
House on the' inotiOn to suspend the rules
.for the purpose of enabling him to pre
sent his resolution.. This required a
vote of two•thirds. 'The number was not
obtained for the motion; though there
was a large majority: - Thenlivision was
as follows—Yeas 110—Nays,,61., - •"
'. Mr. Underwoocl.of Kentticky, • 4B some.
resolutions W hiclf have pro'•
posed as amendments )o Mr. Hairier's,
if-that -hallAteenlitpughbetUre.the_tiouse
for "consideration. He • now asked the
usual cO4rtesy of - having - them printed
for the • information of the House. "I
object," exclaimed Mr Petriken, a sin
gular prodqption. from -the gocid old State
of, Pennsylvania, who is liked all the bet;
ter for his costume, by a Calhoun paper
printed here for priva?c circulation 1 pre•
sume, as it appears to have'veryilittle of
a public- nature. . The editOr . ought to
like his friend of • aintu nomini one still
'better and better for. hii rare -e7ou r teiy.
:T-he,tiihjoetions..not_being-over-ruled,:Mr..
Undervilood . was prevented from laying
his resolution before the House. . .
..
The Globe will not Probably thunder
against Hamer forthwith.: Every means,
will beyried_first - to keep him in the fold.
lie-positively is the only than in the Ad
ministration ranks in the House who can
make a tolerably plauSible reply , to-the
arguments, rie-deminciaiionS,•.or, Jett-sof
the opposjtion.. His, departure from a
mong them, theykno - w, will 'be' a beavy
Joss: - ' . . . ..
---- . -- Tbe. -- Tiouse vas db - gli Vili (Mr. ityg a -- c6itz - - .
'-siderable part of the day with the Navy
- Appropriation Bill.- A spirited dik - u - S.
sion 'arose on the, penslingrynOtion of Mr.
Wise to recominitAfjcifthe Committee of
Ways •and 'MeanS, with - instructions to
strike out the appropriation for, the Ex...
ploring EXpeditionand convert the . •ves
isls.into.a Coasting_,Squadriiii. • '-
.Cambreleng earnestly plearted for the
appropropriation! - Which, he said would
be wanted' whether the Expedition should
sailor not. . -_, •-,•:: : :, • - ~
. Mr. Wise Spoke with his u'!'3ual.anima
tion•against the apprOpriation,.and in the
course of his remarks referred'yer 4 the;
'appointineiit of Lieut.
_Wilkes, as Calcu
lated to. injure the Expedition,. that bet
cer being inferior hi rank to those. who
have successively declined the command,
and - to some .whose services are already
• , _
engaged.
Me.,-Adams spoke in favor 4 of. Meal) ,
propriation with remarkable energy liiuL
spirit, and passel a higheuiogiun upon
-Lt. Wilkes . as .a man of science, and an
officer. - • . -- • ••-• •
Mr.liitham of Conn., alsomade tionte
obervation on .the same sile. .M W
r..ist
briefly : rejoined and _Mr: Ogden Hoffman
closed-,,the dolga, tjebitte by - urging itre - ,
sailing of ,the
.EXpeditioni-and the, grant
Of -this- ap'propropriatietri,. in. ,a,., highly
interesting anti.eloquent speech. ' .
The Senafe iiii - k - d - s ibe -- Bill rofriiiV
_ . . . ••
- . . ,•
preSsing .thepractice of Duelling 'in the
District.• • • ••
Mr. Cla1: of K,erttucky, expressed his
concurrence in the' measure, which, he:
hoped W 11
Would .. 7 1eas.t
_aid', if ii should
entirely. succeed in producing - that cn
-
)ightenerl state' hf public opinion, which
alone can' eradicate u . practice; condetnn
ed by reason, adverse to religion; and con
trary' to humanity. lie had not been
silent -
On this measure hitherto; in, eon-.
sequence of any. intlifferenee. No man
woutd,be more • rejoided than - he, tu see
such a state Of, society, ant;
-ion:every where, as would. entirOy'dis
cOuntenance and.-.putdoWn the practice
which the bill proposes to suppress, The
great object n his opinion, was first, to
apply some efficiein3 corrective to publiti,
°pink:m . on that view, he' regarded 'the
bill, and - he would; therefore vote for it.
The 'division on the pass'age was Ayes
44;'N'tiya - 1'; --- • • •
.The mopnin,..business
. was without
interest or importance.
Some amendments were made to the
Bill for . graduatitig - and.redncing the price
of the public lands; none, of *rich affeq
the general -priticiple., 7 - Mr. Clay''brolly
' expressed his opposition to the whole
spirit and itcope.o.f this : disturbing . ' inter
jerei ice with t-be-public-71-andsr — Ale will
speak at some. length on
. IVednesday, - to
which day-the-bill' was :7postpOtted. ' •
•
The letter of . .Mr. .Biddle Mi:
Aslams,
on the_ ques tion whether the
liatiksshould resin - we spediepaymentsin
May.next, has produced - •a. great sensa7
tion here.
Frei-flaw New %York Eveizipg Siar„pf Saltirday_last.
TEM 6111EA.T 'RESULT.
.•• •GLo RY ENOUGH. -
_•
;THE - DIE is casT. -- - V - an IThren
has again,lost the City, and with ittiere
trievablyilost.-the State. The Whigs
have had - a glorious and most unparalletL,
ea - victory:, not only, over.-their
entsTeialTTC - ntitled to , a vote, bUt over
the countless' thousands so illegally in-,
troduced from other places 10 overpoW:-
er and vote-down the citizens and-resi
dents of thecity.... - Had - the. Loco - Focos
L even-earlied.a...majority of, the Common
retittn - cil - ,- - 1-he-m cans - w herby-th ey-lfad
suceeeded 'woold -have -formed the vie
-Ithents of- their-own-destructioa, for . itteh'
eilesperate attempt to,corrtipt the Ballot - ,
13 - o - x - , -- m - u - st - ihring with it reaction 'and
. .•
condemnation. . • • ~„
We never saw more in temie - anxiely:
threughout the eilk...then preVailed last,
eveninglafter-the result-43.1-thei6thl and .
-Bt-hwere-known. -Every thing depend-.
ed.on the 11th, and while the canvassers
were, closing theii. lab Ours; Broad Wily.
Blouse :Was surrounded by .thousands,
aiiirthe moment the majority was
known; the windows were illuminated,
the hands of music struck upi_Masonie
--11-alland-avenues--were--trowdedyLan-d-,
the whole city was in motion.
The moderate and thinking filen of
_both parties--indeed,' we may spy,
every honorable man %I:rho has . been a
spectator of recent events, fell shocked
at • the frank's, Perjury' and corruption
which too evidentlYenabledlhe admi n•-
isti
tip - arty - to - potho - powerful-a
What are we coming to in this country?
t peaceable .contest at the pollsis a pea
ceable test of party-it is to ascertain
the opinions and, view's of citizens entit
led to yote-- 7 it is a , fair and honorable
party appealto.'the . Ballot Box. We
arc all Americans--living finder the
same Constitution and laves ; each boast- .
ing ofhis , freedom and equal rights-our
political .differences are after -all -the dif
ferences between members of the-'same
'national faMily. What, therefore, is tO
become of our frendotu and rights, `our,
morals,
~safety, and -religion, if the ad-.
ministration 'of our Government is per--
.to embark - in sucbopen, avowed,
palpable schemes of fraud and corrup
tion as ).hose recently exhibited in this
cily? .More tha five thousand stran
gers, having no' itAteresf and no dorni
cil, are . introduced. by the partisans of
the administration----intd- the-ci
brought up to the poll. to decide *ho
shall..make our municipal taws. More
; than four hundred. Votes. over and above
the ascertained Voiescif . a ward, are, pol
led in such ward. Men moved - -from
ward to ward.to sleep one night 'as an
evasive qualmeation.
.• .
:More than 200 saildra..from
.T.Thited
Stales vesSep. Of war brought: over to•
the city to vote—sloops and small 'et:aft
trading downthe North and Kist rjvers,.
-- e - aelFltn - own - nev er--to-have-more--than
three hand,sylerning out thirty an.dfOr;i:,
ty - Vraters. from each Men'turrr - 7 . --
ed from the polls for want of legal qual
ifications, broughe-back by-administra
tidn partisans and . made to swear in'
their vcite. Hundreds with read clay
ofPew.lerseyadhering. to their thick
soled - Shdeao - presentingrthemselves - to.'
vote a- izens of.New . lfork, an:l all
this fat and .prejUry• set ,on foot and
jus ifi 1 to 'enable.-Mr. Vali Buren-to
say "I have• recovered the city.",• But
.invhas been signally . defeated. as he
ought to be,. notwithilanding all tis
mighty. efforts, Phere is this daya,
clearly 'ascertained Whig' majority
in this:city of five thousand."
his, therefore a mockery to call a
contest Withlersonsfrom other" States,.
hired for the occa6ipni an election'. .'liTe
must have .0 registry of Votes in order
to sweep away this vast system of 'per
jury. and .fraud ; and 'every man who'
has an interest at stake in hisper3on,..bis
Children, or. his protterty, must demand,
it of the Legislature, as the only means.
of-coming i u-a-fair - clgclgjpp _ an_all_suel~
matters. • This:ill - OW .eleetion , should
open the eyes of the •honorable.of 'all
parties in the. tiungerS,Oat .meilaco,
arid iVttoss proVittaiti tinit";
".
MEI
HERALD AND EXPOSITOR.
IgY GpoteG.q
=c:~:~a~r~~;r;=~=
-
- 171 - tre . s . day - A pril-117;1
_. . ,
"-NV hile I make this avowal'of acquiesceaeV, '`.
I• desire:to be most, distiontlrunderstood is - •• : * -:"':
maintidning„an. unchanged opinion on. the.
subjc:ct icf the state dcbt,and of the public im-
pi ovements; find ll_Vvisicit to be known that-'. '
-so icing as J-continue •in-my present- station, - -
,-----
r will', no all occasions, adhere,, to the opi
nions_ and principleS heretofore- expressed; - - •
Ttid* - 11- mitre them Um rule of my conduct, .
artdess, as in tile, present instance, I sh)d I be
overruled' by the wish of the people, legiti- . • .
_mately Jp_adeJ) - tiown - .1. I : make-this:public
avowal now, that hereafter therelll4 bend - -.
niismiderstanding-op this head. - s ' - ,
...----, in die second4Tii - ee, thoug,h7,th - e - rea - - ---- ' -
son-just explained, is the Main one, which has •C
decided. my course,. it is not the unly one.:
Others havehad their influence. -'' - A' -." ---- = -
-
I - he 'defeat of. 'the present bill, which '-,
w'onld render improbable - the-passage of atiy- .'
other no -the subject -at thiiNession, woilld-' • '
deprive the 'public agents of a repair fund,
and would therefore' throw -idle, for the -
treatenillTrinf the season, the .wlthle - liiie`af '—
canals and railroack The responsibility of
such a result I _should e'S .
low to assume; _ °
and while I 'admit this, " it_is due to Myself . to
repeat that such it- poSsible• state of things . -
Was fineselen at anew)); kriod ofthe'sessioin
. •
.. Th6' dilemma then-apprehended was at-.
'GENTLENEN, • - '
-.. tempted to be - guarded against. • Whether ' ;
_ After inatutT deliberation, I ha ve signed my want, iif sticcess'in - that attempt will e---',.
the Wl : entitled. An . act to provide for the ! v o itua n y be N. good or evil .s,o the comnion- •
Repair's, and to cOntinue the Improvenientsj_ wea lth . , i t i5;--f.,,,. the f , fiitiire to decide. It is
of the state, and for (Ater PurposeS'" -Li •i now o bvious that the only 'choice presented 7 l'
A prismiteing-
_the . performance of. this.. !P"t r is het wcen - signing a bill with appropri;itions • •
- "o 44 1 1- hig - ae t,- - - i t - s tk. " `e -- t - he :----tte-ei°l- - te- nl,"---t(i-e-ompaii-le-s-iind-to-neAw-W-rirkS; - -atid-eneoun-"- ---- -- ,--,,-
self, compels me to - &Xplain the•reasons that cto i ng - the risk el having no provision what , ...
ifillueocc.ine,_and to_multd_knownitheline'_ot ever _ ma d e for the repairrof•the_State works. -.:_,
'conduct - thirt - will - be - pursued - in carrying-the I Another Strung - holunement to sanction - I he---* .7 -
.. . . .
provisions of the bill-11110 "PeuttiOP. •*- c bill is found in the filet that it is now two
,• - . This-NH al)propriates: .
_,-_- -:
years sin ce any luovisiow,,was made to con-. . 7
• 'IJO State teaks, Repairs, ' ._ -- I tinuc the public - - work.s.___ln. the - meantime
. -, *&c:: - . -- ---" ~ ,-••- - • : • 51,3 8 2,044 18_ 'nowtr;letOrs;lalacirers and others conexilivil,
-To State Road s-and Hi idges • -116,300 00 , *L ave * sr , ir e red. muel), Milepiultait of loss to
To Turnpikes,* .",.,- • •• . 159 . -,000 00'
the late his the continued ulaprOductiVene,ss
o Ce• Caeals.aed Railroads,-29 1 ,60 0 trO
T tbf the - cri•pind - alreadr invested iii the unfin
---7-----7----7' ,shed lines..'
- The' depressed state of trade and btisiness
generally, and conseipient - want of eruPloy),
meat for mechanics' and laborers, alsO : Pre .T . .
sent- Strotig.rcAsoilso. against hoarding tip the .
funds of die coriononwealih.- . 'f heir ex pen-.
diture now will have a most- happy mid be•
otificial.viact tar the prosperity or the state
and her* Citiiens, a n d should rempvq much
` - of - th - e - repogna - a - ce-entertained again: the - ,
mere manner of the distribution.
For these 'cowls I have determined to
sign the bill,- aud, in coming to this condor -
sic c tha.vic cice exceeding_l_y_thatibLvs lleert .
.....,.. j. _
spared the necessity or, using,the veto power .
---a. power, whase -exercise is only less on=
'pleasant than-the sanctioning of an act deem ,
ed,'wrong bitself... ' - •
' I shall now briefly stale (ertriti 4411Culties`
wine)) may or - I - S . C - 4i --- c - ii - triiiirg - the - bill
- - intiv -- . ---
operation, arid the manner lii which they
will be treated; if they shook] otcur.
There are two Classes of appropriationa
embraced in nit aft; one to state works OnVi
in progress; and .the other to Company and -•-•
other objects. To the former, on acexmt
of their priority of claim on the taitli 4,1" the - '
State (they - being -- made - to - meet - contracts -
long in existence) and their,general ititeeeis,t
to the, Whole, canna 12114 y, I -shall, as far - as
my mitt oi 'over the Treasury extends, con
cede-a prioritrof - paymtintout of-thee,-pubic . --
funds.. Th'e latter will he--postponeal
_to _
tirenr; - but --- ifthr - re'are - funds - epough - to dis---,
chat ge both fully, both will be paid,
To meet these two descriptions of appro..
I , iiation, it-appears to have been the jowl).- '-.
lion - of the Legislature, that two classes of
funds should be applicable, viz: the proper,
iesomees of the State freiksitry and the pro-
ceeds - of a -temporary loan of 5600,000. - If •
this 'loan, he - actually received, it is kesumed
that the joint fund will be sufficient to meet .
nil the appropriations. But there is a -pos
'sibilit y that the loan cannot be iegociated.
In this case, in accOttlanee.witlf the rule of.
precedence alnive mentioned,°.niany of the .
appropriations of the second class will not - . ,
-
be paid. ,
-That such a result is popsible,_ if not pro
f bable,,' - willpear_friim-an • eicaniination of ----
-the section authoriimg „the lOan. It is in .
ti'icse - words: '''Section 12.' The GOvet nor
of this coMmonweidth is hereby authorized'
kto borrow - , - on - a - temporary loan, any sum of -
! money not exc,eeding _six_ hundrckthousand . :
dollars„ and.to give the necessary Certificates
1 .
A r e.refor, and the same shall be repayable tit .
I the time such as ..shall - be.agreed on at the .
I time, of making such loan, emit of any'money .
1- theirin-tbe TreasurvLnot-.other Wise_approlL__.
, -,
protteu," .
NVith_respect.to this section, two _things
-,' 're9re'k.'cTit'fff - ir - iewr--Ar--:flt.at,-IL--R-ldhpL'
ent.' izes - onlv a t•tetoperaty , ]clan,", Which .1 uin4, .
_vision I derstand to be . a loan repayable within , one •-..
...
to ally • year from the date'of - 45 negotiation.... And .
.s the first I would here remark, that-if it contemplated
sxlvania, of a
_a permanent loan or. increase of the State ;
.ter debt before' Debt, the bill cauld not receive niy *sigria
-''-'----'''''--- *ince. ''2: - That:"the'ratn Of *line:test is - not . '
the bill
. t.n 'meet designated.
• But, inasmuch as the Legi?la*:-
ns beyond the. tine had it . ,in their power to obuirt the_
li unquestioned money at- four percent; I shal l not hold mi . +
:mope! one of - self authorized' ord
"rate , ,• .require to give more than,
noner to the that t: •' :-. .c . ' : - ~ .
nt; itis',With : *Under this view a, the - requirements of
section, au- the. sention,___,E will inimediately , take the
$OOO,OO, proper steps to ascertain whether the loan •
v.. Wha- can be - negotiated'onthe terms-now Stated. N
lleged in- ~If•- the 'attempt be suecessful,.which,l .very
o would - mutts doubt, then the Various ,subscriptions •
nitution to he stock of the -.different .. companies -
at least •namedin -. the bill will belorthWith. made.
v* it is and the rriOney paid -in aedivrtlance with the
m- -.*
co 'prciyisions of Me 'act:: , If Doti' 1, : Shalrnet-
cent feel authorized, RS Governor of l'..e.tirisylVd7.:
the Ma, 10-affik 'the name of lieri , Cbier MagiS-,
er;* trate -to a .contraet,.Which*T.,ktiow7.'cannotc be ~
e- fulfilled: - : '--,,,, , .-,, 4, - , ;.::: ii.-,c-.'''. , ..c - -V --i •
' eful examination ,c:icf; tbe: taw,
' t - -;,' sii"dAfFcriliirip-aail:pipii,' Otits - ";*:varkitt. - s,';',. ' Hi:ei.." ) 6 _ 16 . 11 ' 4 -:-''
't h o ther. each-and*iyjth-iny.viewSpf.dutr.
wi. c
Ills - is-the cOtichision at which 1...•
The - People's - Ca hdida t
TO)1 PlFSji) ENT,
4.7D14 . )11. TETAttittlaaq,,,)-174-
DeitrocrattirtimiTsaiii--Can
.--.tlidate foreoivrator - , - 7 -. • .
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, • 153-7-3-151314 lj-Nl-7Zi•
?N s ' "
'Message of the, GoTO illbrr
Improvement wich
his !;ignatut e.
To the 6'.enate and llou•fic of Rritresenta-:-
tiyes of .116nnsfilvania:
Tli olajections.:against the mcasure'arce - •
.1, The Magnitude a the sum np - propriat-o )
ed. There will Leonly between 81,800,006
and 51,400.000 of a :probiible iud unappro,
priated balance in the Tieasti ; ry,during the
year, after deducting the snivs appropriated
to other purpoes since the-beginning of the
session.triiniTaii - diT.ireunistances, neitliew
the preknt appearance cif the times, nor: the
dictatesof common prudence, seem to justify
the appropriation 0f51,9.52,14 -
---q--The-injuyiews,ole-c-t_saaf4he_vgizasuee_oiL
the future vospects of the public works.---;
If the practice once become peimenently
fastened upon legislation connected With the
Improvenelit iystetil;that no public apprd
ptiations sball or can be. made withotblt . an
.offeting of a large portion of the coe4iic r iii:
wealth's' means to private undertakings, it is
impossible to calculate When any , one of the
State Woiks'will,be -completed and produc
tive. _ _ •.
.1.. The commencement of new State
works before the completion of those now in
_progress. It may, lam ft‘trre, be said that
the only reqlly'new works authorized by the
bill, arc the extension of the West-. Branch
Canal, the Kittapitfg Navigifble Feeder, and
the Wisconisco - Canal, forming altogether a
d'Mance _of abitut finrty miles. and involving
ultimately the 'expenditure of at million Or a
million and m quarter of dPlla - rs7 --- B'irr; — i
-should be borne in mind; that that sum, would
gol'Ar,towards completing the Erie or the
North Branch Canal, and would more than
complete the Gettystitirg.pgail rand•rand
would thus render: profitable,: wot Its 'now
wholly unproductive, in the prosecution of
which the state - haralteady so 'deeply . .
in
volved herseff.•. , - 4
4. I'lre unequal and: unusual manner_ in
which the funds of the state are , scattered
among a treat number of, local obj:-cts. if
it . were_proper at the esent time to aid the
different local - projects and improvements of
the CornMonwealth, which by im means
admittcd,the principle should be' carried into
practice-eqaally to emery :county, in Propor
tion,to its population and othei.elaimi. The
local appropriations of this' bill, though they.
are profuse and Various, are not made on this
principle:
5: The absence from -this,.or any other
bill of thesessien, of a provision to pay an
' existing and pressing claiM aainst the state.
Last% summer when the public , works were
in the utmost need, and the honor of the state
,reqtiired it, the Bank of the United States
-agreed-to , advance-$9,00,000-at-fetir-per centH
for one year,•under • resolution of a previous
_session, though t compelled-to_do_ se by the 1
terms of th reso lute ilf. -- TlTarmonerhas=t
,not been aid,and cannot for a moment-
suppose that the'omiSsion to)nake proviSion•
for. it, by. the Lagislature, is owing to ally •
thing but!adeident. If, it is, it is the first
instance in the history of Pennsylvania' of a
ridglect to pay or. secure ropier debt before'
contracting ~tliers~ T --
- -
6 The mode provided.in the bill to hieet
its excess 'of appropriaticins beyond the:
means of the Treasui v.. With unquestioned
power in. the Legislature to. compel one of
the State Banks to advance money' to the
Commonwealth at four. per , cent: itis!With
no little surprise that I find a'seCtion,
au
thorizing the Governor to borrow $000,060,
31 any interest hevay 'seek to give.:What
ever truth there' thayin the alleged in
'stances .of bank influence, he. who would .
suspect
. a feendly leaning. to , the-institution
in quns in this ease, would Iraire,at least
app e. routes in • his' faVor.' For, when . it is
recollected that the duty to loan to the coin- -
mon wealth .a speditied sum, at four percent
whew - i equired by law. was a part of the
hopous agreed to be given fer her charter,'
the conclusion is almost inevitable,
,that re 7
fraining to compel her to dor sn, proceeds tint
friim hostility, but friendship,' She, .at least:
viii so undo stantlit; atfd 4 will be diffienit •
troLconkine_e_Lthe__Xople__f_Afie_state,,tilk
agreeing to - pay a' much-higher rate of, inter
est- for money, When it.canbe' .110 at four
is.an act .consistent with the best
interest's of the commonwealth. - jt wontd be
esto Wing
. .
the'rliffareirmen - t he bank
in. question, were the . p vision fully e2secuti. •
.rd;. and mulct*justly
,pnsidered - a real
subserviency, to bank interest., ..;
1 hose objections to . the, bill; under ordi
nary circumstances; would-Jr conclusive in -
my mind. But the circurustanees orthe
present juncture are not •anordinary char
atter. • - . •
In 'the first, place, jr will be recollected
that most of the reasons now 'statedagantst •
the, polity of-this measure, were, contained .
and - publiihedamong, those which caused me
-to refuse. the exceptive sanction to n
„similar in•principle. though, 'more ohjecti on,
aide in many of it's features, at the close of •
the last,session. They were fully be fot e the
people at, the succeedinir, general elettion, . ••
and though they :leerned -to meet with the
approbation of public opinion, yet it was 'tie- -
cessa y that . hey should be:ratified,- by
entienryence th e
e people'srepresentativeS. •
They were again declared at the Commence- .
ment.of the present session, and repeated on
'one pccasion,•since. 1 have thus•done•-my
duty; and though uric funk convinced now,
than I was twelve mimths•ago, of the sound
»Us of the Opinions then advanced, yet it
seems -that the deciSihn of the people,. con- -
• sthutionally expressed by. theiy..representam,_.
- t d fie ren ti - d to:
bow to public opinion thlis.ex pressed. •
/.'~~ll
51,952,344 18
llare itre 1.• . ,
lderixliqP of the ILegislature . • t6 . ' the.
conilianieS embraced , iIT, tould only ,
jtuve o intended as .COlld ktio10; depend
teniportlky loan._ '
. . _