Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-03

malAsua. Tie extraordinary objections Which
geptiemrn had raised against It's passage. The
bili, ne said. had called forth not only the vii,
Dnt also the acriniopy OF gentlemen, 10 de-
gree quite unexpected. and in his opinion,
altogether nijustified by any circumstances
which had attended its progress. Gentlemen,
might with some show Of propriety, call the
. prayer uf the petitioners selfish; but lie could
not perceive iu what poiut of view il appear
ed ridiculous They asked n portion Of the pu ID
iic lands for the purpose of aiding them i'm the
education OF the deaf aud du,ub. Was this IA
proper subject OF merriinentS The hon. gem
tiemdn from Con. MIR. FooO thought we had
no constitutional right 10 he generous. This,
! Mr.. Gross said, might be true or false, with
| out throwing much light on the subject before
tue coinmittee. The only important enquiry
| is, has Congress the power 10 dispose OF the
public landse The gentleman saw no evil IN
! tie donation to Connecticut; but he seemed
| TO apprehend the destruction of our liberties
by the proposed grant Wherein, Mr.. G.
! asked, consists the wonderful difference
between the two cases, in point of principle
or resuItf why, sir,,in the Connecticut asylum
wcre TO be found some pupils from without
the state! But, unfortunately for the hon.
| gentleman. the difference was only Imaginary
| aud did not exist in point of fact.
The hon: Speaker said MIR. &. thinks that
| the city OF New York is an expensive place,
| and consequently not well calculated for the
education OF persons OF any description. He
pants the splendour OF the drawin. rooms of
| the merchants OF that great city with the hand
OF "a master and with the accuracy of one " ell
acquainted with his subject. But, sir, said
Mr.G although extravaganza is visible among
the rich and gay, economy NAV also be TO and
| amsng its inhabitants. We are not 10 enonir
into the customs OF the fashionable; but into
| the prices of rents and provisions Ia order TO
decide on the prophet. OF the location. For
| the cheapness and variety To be found in its
markets, New York has no rival 1t is also
SAID that II Is partiality tO,a rant lands TO one
state aud not TO another. For my part, said
| MIR. q. am willing that similar grant should
| Ice made tor similar purpose TO every state
IN Tue Union He doubted he said, whether
we could apply The public lands TO a better
purpose, and lie believed he was not alone ia
| so thinking
The honorable gentleman from Massachn-
sets, lMr Holmes) Mr.. q. said could not
| restrain his propensity to be witty on this oc.
ca,ion: He had faHcied the people of the
United States struck dumb at the enormity of
tue unheard OF provisions of this hill Ii
wonid be we'll for the honorable gentleman.
| SAD Mt. u. II his constituents were both deaf
anu dumb tor, II they spake at all, they must
exclaim sdinst the parsimony OF their repre-
| sentative.
ON the whole, MIR. g. said. he considered
| the object o! the proposed donation. as Que
worthy OF the pa trODage OF the United Statet
| that the cheapness of pro visions in the CITY
OF New York and the facility of intercourse
which II enjoyed with all parts of the Union
rehdered ~ the most eligible of any place for
all institution of the kind, and that, by the
grant OF the land proposed, il would expert.
least, the treasury OF the United States. For
these reasons. he would vote for the bill. and
against the amendment.
Mr.. RHEA also offered some remarks
NOT heard, in opposition TO the bill.
Ihe committee of the whole agreed to strike
ont the hrst section which decision the House
affirmed by large majority ; aud of course
tie bill was REJECTED.