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

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CONGRESSION1L.
3 Sketch Of proceedings on the bill Crantin. a
donation of one Township (36 square miles
OF the Public Land to the ASYLUM for the
Deaf and Dumb, at New York. 4
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
JANUARY1.
The House beiug III committee OF the whole
MIR. Tuytor i'll the chair, and the bill having
been read:
Mr.. MEIGs, of New York, said, il was
doubtless proper that he, as the chairman of
The committee who reported this bill should
give some account of the reasons for that Ie-
port. The state of New York i'm the wear
ISIS, incorporated the institution, al the re-
quest OF several benevolent gentlemen and
among them the learned and ANITA hle DIR. Mitch
~. L lie Institution immediately commence ed its
ia5onrs, and had continued to exert itself
with slender means, III the very interesting
cause OF tine Deaf aud Dumb. Ii now had
under ITS protection more than fifty children,
the greater part of whom had made surpriz-
ing progress in The acquisition of informatiou
l5ut what Is st,ii more remarkable said Mr.
M by The happy eXeriiOn of benevolent skill
many OF these unfortnna;es have been Taught
10 speak, and very lhIteIiy, as am informed
ny DIR. Miichll, they have been made TO
near. SO great has been the success of the
Kind and intelligent directors OF The deaf and
uuiho, that am perhaps justified in saying
that III promises 10 become an institution Tor
curing the deaf and dumb. The present ap-
rhcdtion 10 the government would not be
made on the plea OF charity. Ii is p-Illaps
not province OF this government TO give
aims. Bat ~ IL made on The ground that This
nation regards knowledge az the basis of IT'S
strength. viii call the attention o! ihe COM
mittee, said Mr.. vi So Tie case OF the Asylum
at Hartford, winch received last year finm
the national muIiiICrnCc u gFaut precisely
similar 10 the one contained in the present
Oil. itet satisfied that uoihin: H. tegn;Ted
m1ie from me Than this bfie ,ta eI.fent ..hiCh
nave made, 10 Indacs the committee TO make
This apptopiiai'0D OF a sma portion vi eur
immense landed estate for So good and In.
inane purposes.
MIR, CLAY, Speaker said he regretted,
eXceedingts, that lie feif himself obliged 10
object 10 biI! which was recommended 10
tae consideration Or the House 10y thr worthy
gentleman tFom New York. (Mr MsIesjauG
especially as ii was i bin with such i,euevo-
Isn't OBJECT Waving the question: whether
afeT tie liberal endowment DN GAhgrcss oil ine
connecticut Asylum, the wants o. society
required (Which lie dUGbiedJ another Instiiu.
ton for iBe deaf and dumb he must think
ehet II we made any grant, al wouii be better
TO maze II diractiy nouet ratIe ,han aud. II
was desirable that Congress should retain the
monopoly OF the sale OF the pubic lands
besauSe they could better regulate the man
ber 10 which they should be broHghi iuio the
marker, ana cOuid count with more ceTtuiuty
upon Tie produce OF the revenue from that
source 1t was particularly desirable to avoid
rue competition Ut'idTge ud-bUideTs whether
corporations OF individuals. This bill pr0pOs-
es d grant OF township, with certain privilege
es Of selection and location. 1t might be
idfiy estimated, considering those privileges
as worth about one hundred thousand dollars
The object, no doubt, of tue New York I'LL
siiiutlon, was, TO bring ii into market; and il
would consequently tend TO supply Tie de-
inaud for public land TO the amount of tile
grant. III would abstract so much from the
pubic revenue aud ought therefore TO tie
considered, as III effect IL was, grant of so
lDucli money. And he hoped, IL the honorable
gentleman pressed the passage of tile bill that
nc would move an amendment, to substitute
lnoney tor land. MIR. e.. really thought tIat
It MAS high time that we should begin TO hus-
band the public resources. With an empty
eNchequer, we eught to review the causes
which have led TO Il, aud examine if there had
been no eXtTdVdgailt prOfusOn on tie part of
government. He thought the House was i'm
peri0usiy called upon to pause. tie repeated
the explosion OF sincere regret winch Ire
ielt ~ InterpOslng any objection to the bill
mt he must moveto strike Oal the first section
oft.
Mr.. RANDOLPH observed that he was
opposed to THIS bill for another reason, which
''dd great weIgiIi OH his mind, and ought 10 |
iiaye On thot OF every membeT from Virginia |
ara henincky-I "ds, that the provisions OF |
TIE bill were opposed 10 the letter aud Spdu
II iiiai contact 10 when the ,tdtes OF NirI-
nia anJ krHiHCSy (tiieu attached 10 virginia |
'bh lhe JUtcd states, were parties, inasluncb
as ~ pernited tiils location to he made Ji az, |
~. wv F"",t' i"'"' VI 'ut bUleu oidtes.-- |
The slate OF Virginia, MIR. u. feared stood op |
lnis .i0Or as elsewhere, not in The most euvld.
Die hsW---ao ii idsrt lDr the STRAITS OF !
0iiiicai cainImy. 10 was ljr others 10 emo, |
'hr ison%iy 81 i.us iirusr; il vas tor her 10 /
fre tnr irH, sheer h@, w5eu sde could nfsLg !
,ai MOI cot1Hrdbie claGn rat 4 clsaY and IN
u i>p"ai,ip tiir. For oGc, ST. *. SAID. ia
i'J"t eoinesiiy h0peo siiG ~UHld never appee
81 Pa, ult, pt 90 UfIs door. 40 fBe attitude
.npi Uc@ucni i,Utgh 81 wouiu rcqiIre. idf
go ui lt"irSsot ln pV:iIC i~,,i.alions
:" 80 'HiW g. "hr'ttc Ht3 fr" itttt OF