The Portland gazette., 1820-02-15
ORIGINAL MISCELLANY.

ORIGINAL MISCELLANY.
Sketch of the proceedings on the bill grant
ing a donation of one Topnship (36
square milss) ofthc Public Lands to the
Asylum for The Deaf and Dumb, at N'eau-
York. CONDENSED for the Gazette.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
JANUARY 8.
The houfe being il committee Of the whole,
Mr.. Taylor in the chair, sod The bill having been
read-Mr. Msiss of N. Y. laid it wss doubt'sf, es
pected that ne. a. rhssmsn ofihe committee which
reported ,bs bill, fhou'd give some accoun, ofths
reason' for tha, report Mr.. M. then gave foms
fti'unon had under it, protection m,re thaa ff,y
Chi dren, the sreaer part Of whon had made fur.
pris ns cgre.' in the acqu6 ion Of information
snd whas W" more furpr's'rg Mr.. M. obferved
sk!l, many Of thee unfor uoatss had been ssugh,
to speak and very las!y " he was informed BY
Dr.. Mitchell they had heea made to hear. That
the prescott application to the sovsromeo, Wa
no, made on the pea Of charity, sha, /, wac cot,
perhaps = provinces Of shi, COVER nmeos to give
ams bu, il was male Oh the g-ouni, that this
nssion regard. knowedge ~ the basis Of its
strength. That he considersd il his duty to speak
Tor those who're M u,hs God had shu,.
Mr.. Cay, Speaker, opposed the bill on the
ground ,ha, after the liberaii,y Of the governmep,
to the Coonecsicut Asylum. the waa,s Of society
did not require another institution for the deaf sn
dumb
Mr.. HOLMES faid, thai, when humanity called.
Il wss credit to the houfs TO ssn but bis obees
now VA to enquire what was HE duty A, the
Ian Congrefs, either from gratitude fos being feat
here. and for joy as having GOT we'll ou, Of war,
or from foms other impufs. We made grant to
the /s.s;.g /idivs .sIs fa;lsss iron,
. long voyage, JUN paid Of, vino give money to
every ons they meet, With this diffs.esee they
give their own monsy-we the money Of the pso
pie. Hs lite others, 1jsss lei srss, and gave hi.
voss to the relief Of the rsvo,utioassy foldsrs
He had, however, vmsd sgsioil the srsn, 20 the
Hartford afy'um. becsufe he fsw il you'd lead
to other sp oIiea'ion' for 6milsr granite Ths wss
eoe o. them. l,w,uli be better, he 'hovghs, 70
ss'sud TO 'ep'enifhius the tssafu,y ,hss to vote
swsy he ou,li fuods Gu every ohjse, that AK,
them. If We 20 on in this w,y If We are DOT deaf
10 esls ike ,his, oar coniiiueu,s will be Auck
dumb q fseh eondsct.
Mr.. 0aoss, Of ~. Y.Gid. the bill had called
forth the sesimoey Of foms gentlemen, s,d tbs,
N. k~>..>hs. >S>.s..... e.~> AA... fAA. II..i-.N
could not refrain his proOeohty to be ua.y on
this oecs1os. He had fane;sd the people Of the
United S,ssss to b n u,t dunn, at the soorni'y
Of the uahsasd Of provisions Of this bin l. would
be veil for the hon g.o''snsn fsid Mr G If hi,
coofti'ueu's were bo b deaf and dumb for IL they
fpake ., a. they mva eseiaim asaina the psr6-
mony ofshe seprsG 'ssive.
The bill was rejected.
&c Soldier Of the R,roistion hire fsrerer''.
Soldiers Of ,he Revolution, worth;ss Of the land
ye who have wrs''ed fhe sword froM the hand Of
the oppresso-, 4 defsaded the rish,s Of man, vho
have fought the battles Of our country and pur
chased with tolls, with treasure and with hood
the blessisgs that ~s now enj,y; IL it 20 soon,
that your deed. Of renowa must be forgotten ? Il
It 80 sooo 'bs' the spsit Of freedom has lost i,s
srdour, sod the hssrs Of American citizen, become
caious to fhs loud calls Of Justice and buma nifty
Are your worthy deeds, thus soon 10 be under
val ed aod 'purned a., end your 'aersd rishr.
srampled on BY urh,llowed feet /? Wei. ,bsn. nav
We sscIaim. o tsmpora o More. Bu, who.e .
this language Of ine'sisude' u i, the voice cf he
American people' No! ~ si.gh siiei4 4ys.-
And how mu-h has hi. Individual rsesiv-' from
the National Treasury since the ;rsatv Of Client ?
1ss. A. . ccmmi'';onee 70 ,..tls the boundary
Iines under ,hst treaty. Cd ~ member RI
Congress since 1871 And the ,ss, ;.s Vidssi, hes
beeu led svsy to vote for the relief Of the su,viv-
iog soldiers Of the Revolution.
He fhas's unsrarsfu ha' 40 fsuts bu, oss,
All other crimes may pa~ for virtues in him ,
MR. SHIRLEY,