Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-05-18

! root OF our liberties.
among the other propositions before
Congress not Slefinitiveiy acted on, was
the establishment of a Corps Of lnvaiids.
1t was proposed il the House OF Repre-
| SentatveS was briefly discussed. ordered
to third reading, then Laid on the table
! where 1t slept until the end of the ssssi, n.
| his measure Is one. respecting the poi
! CIV ot watch. in cur country some doubt was
| expressed by gentlemen, whose opn ons
are entitled to profound respect. The ma
! Jority OF the Representatives inclined to the
! measure but, at the rtques of those who
j d. ubted, the question was deferred. The
| guest not having b. en- T. sumed, remains
open for publ c consideration.
The bill respecting the Military Acade-.
my, which was some time before the II. of
K present4tvcs, shared the same fate as
chat respecting the Inval d Corps. There
was strong disposition i'll Congress to eX-
tend this establishment. but mu h differ
ence of opin on as to the mode OF doing it.
That measure, which to us appears most
advisable, seemed to have been the least
relished by Congress. Theory certainly
recommends tn the prin ipal Military
Academy. or at least a branch of it, should
be estabi shed in the vicinity OF the seat Of
government; and III this ew, also, prac-
tlcal men Goncurred, the Secretary of War
and the proper military authorities, having
recommended the establishment of an a
calemy within the Dis riot of Columbia.
But this unfortunate District is served in
some what OF the manner, in which its com
panions and associates are said to perse-
cute a crippled deer Because the Dis
trict is deprived of the rights enjoyed by
the other territories of the United States.
even those of recent acquisition, it is an
DnfP rt nf fsstl- oil L. Il
by few, but cherish d by none, if we
except half a dozen gentlemen, to whom
1t is indebted for usual glance from
Congress az its INT rests and wants That
the jealousy exists of which we sneak.
cannot be denied and it is equally true,
that it prevented, in-respect to the militia
! ny academy, what W S certainly recommen-
ded by many cogent considerations. 4
vote having passed. however, to amend
the bill, so as to est blish one additional
academy at Knoxv lie, in Tennessee, the
bill was recommitted in order to conform
the details to this amendment, and they
! could not be prevailed upon, after it was
again reported, 10 resume the consdora-
ton oft.
To the proposed establishment of a
National Seminary Of Learning, within the
District of Columbia, stronger objections
| have been iniimated-not in Congress, FIR
there the bill on that subject fell still -born
| from the committee who introduced it, but
| elsewhr re--than we heard urged aga nst
| the estahlislme of a Military Academy
| within IA y strict. But one would have
| thought the force aud elegance of that
passage Of the Presidents Message, re
commencing the establishment Of n atom
al University to tn ir atent on, would 1T
least have secur d it a day or an hours
| consideration by the Congress.
| Whilst We are ere tag of matters necys
| sarlly connect win the District, we VIII
only mention, without dwelling on it, he
refusal OF Cong ess 20 act on the publ
pirited proposition ofMr. Huger spec
ting the removal hi her of the remains of
| Washington. The solemn pledge, by their
| predecessors, on the occasion Of the death
OF that great man, yet remains unredeem-
| ed.
On the subject of Internal Improvement,
so Justly pr ssed by the Executive on the
| attrnt on at Congress, nothing was done
| \ o Ii making prov sion, worthy Of the
| object, lib rtl when compared with the
| pr sent rev nue. OF the United States, dis
! possible FIR su h pu poses, was some tme
| before the Senate, having beng il tr0Cluced
by MIR. NJ ,rrow, the d tg ,blr Repre-
sentative from Ohio. 1t was finally post
| poned TO a Day b. yond tn session. IL viii
doubtless be revive at the next session,
! and acted upon, if The public opinion should
be decidedly expressed upon it for, in
| all these gr It Questions, mu h depends on
! that, the silence of onviction being some
| times mistaken for the calm of indifference.
| The opinion has been advanced, ihat there
is defect of consli utionai author ty in
Congress to act on this subject. IT that
! opinion prevails, there IS a mode of supply
I ing the defect, which ought t. be INN di-
ately resorted to. But have not Congress
| already legislated on hat subject, In res
! pect to the great Cumberland Road, and
| to 70 ds thr ugh various p1rts of the ives
tern territories? Having d me so. with aut
a question of their power, we presume no
serious doubt is at this day ent rtained of
it. To the eXpediency of establishing a
fund for the purpose Of m king national
| roads, ard artIfi ial c ma where there ex
| pence will not ou.w ign their utility, we
| presume the people Of the United States
| generally. cannot be Indifferent. Let heir
| Representatives, then, be advised Of their
wishes, and the object viii soon BIZ accom-
! plshed.
/ a bill to establish system cFnavigation
for the United States, had nearly become
| law, having passed the Senats, and been
! ordered so a third reading 10 the other
| house; when at the instance Of gentle
! man. who esired t. introduce an amend
ment to it, the BIZ WIS laid on the table.
| aud left there on the adjournment, never
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