Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-18

tristure, aud tLatthc people should aftcrwards
be required to pay tor seeing il. Ii il had been
shewn for nothing. he would have had no
Objection to it-bnt il was not rig ht that the
people should pay for the work collectively.
and then be made TO Pay individually for see.
inx IL. In what he said. AIR. l.. dseiaimed any
disrespect towards Coiouel Trnn,bui,. which
was far from his feeling and from his in,en-
| ton.
Mr.. TERRY vindicated the conduct of Colo
mel Trumbull, aud said he had il from Coioue ]
| lrnnbuli himself. that the President gave The
permission. aud therefore it conld not he
| doubted. Col. frumhuil had. Mr.. Z rcmark
| ed. spent many yeats Of his life in England
where II was the CUSTOM thus to exhibit great
| pahntirgs, whether executed for the govern
n,ent or others. before they we're delivered :;
! An instance of which might he mentioned iIi
i The great painiing of the destruction OF the
Spanish flotilid, executed by our ccuDtr ynan
Copiey, Tor the government, which MIS- exili
o'ted III London by permission. Col. Il. had
not conceived there could be any inproprieis
In showing his work 10 his conn,ry,nen, and
hhd he fo'eseen the objections which were
now made 10 II, he would not have Gone il !;
'nousii Il was, no doubt, as much TO crafty
,ne pubic curiosity, as from any other motive.
IL The House chose 10 deny to him this privi-
iege in future, they could say so, but hat hui
Deea done was no reason FOR refusing to fulfil
the contract wills Col. Tinmbuli sc.
Mr.. SPsNCER had not denied that the per.
mission Of the President had been given Ter
Tue exhibition OF the painting; but, il he had
authorized ii TO be exposed for money then
MIR. L. said the remarks which lie had applied
10 Col. Trumbnll on this occasion. he shond
| nave to transfer 10 auo,her person. As to the
cPa'i'y which had been mentioned the fact
hr y. SAID. was this f: After, the ricture had
|S'een exhibited in New York nntl the public
curiosity was sa'iated, il was shewn, OH ihelast
day of exhibition for the benefit of a chariia.
bic institution.
MT. TAYLOR, of New York, said. the sum
required TOR these paintings was certainly far
greater than WAS supposed al the time OF pas
sing the law. lie believed it was then cousi
dered that what was authorized would rive TO
Col Irumbull about 1000 dollars y wear while
engaged IN executing the paintings, and that
5000 dollars would d:fray The whole expence;
but II nnw appeared that the paintings would
cost IN oil $4,000 dollars. As TO the exhibition
the painting did not belong 10 Congress until
u was delivered aud in The mean time Col.
!. could use il as he pleased. But Mr.. T.
denied that the President had any richt to
give permission for Its exhibition. Ii was the
property OF Congress not of the Executive.
a,ia the permission, if given, was improper
!" ME he considered il proper to express the
opinien that the costwas much more than was
oiiGmai'y contemplated, yet the appro ration
ought not TO be withheld now the contract wa,
made.
Mr. SToERs spok OF the merits ofihe paint,
.ng, ahn sara, the very fact that he had receW.
en oVoo dollars IN one town alone, for its eAbi.
- ..on, proved that Il was worth more To Col.
Ifumbnll than Congress were TO pay him Tor
u and. II the House chose TO tiisavow the
contract, Csl. L. would, he had no doutat be
glad OF n, AZ lie could derive double the emoln.
rem from the painting by keeping il. or even
py Selling IL elsewhere. Respecting AIR. Snen.
GERS motion MIR. Sforrs said. il cuuld do no
Marin 10 make the appropriation. as Col. L
would not get the money until the paintn.
was deliver ed sc.
Inc question was then taken OIL striking OUT
the appropriation, and decided in the negative
ayes y.