Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-05-14

I IoM up tue OH = authorizing the President of
the United States to enter into certain neooc;
atoms relative to lands located under Virg;n;,
niiitary Land Warrants, lying between To-.
lows and Roberts lines, in the state of Ohio,'
FMS bill provides, That the President of
.ne United States shall be, aud he is hereby, ar
thorized to ascertain the number of acros
and, by appraiscment or otherwise. the wa,e
thereof, exclusive of Improvements, of all su,b
| iands lying between Ludlow's and Rohert.
lines, IN the state Of Ohio, as NAV, a-reeabIeto
the principles of n decision of the Supreme
GouIt OF The United States, in the case Of
DodOrldge, lessee, against Thomson ard
Wright, be held by persons under Virginia mill.
tary warrants, and what terms the holders win
reiinquish the same 10 the United States: and
that he report the facts at the commencement
OF tho next $os;ior.n1
Mr.. +. +. Barbour, of Virginia, presented
memorial ON the subject, which had been t,zns-
mltted to him by an individual in the state of
l Ohio; which was read.
Mr. Vance, Of Ohio stated the grounds Of
the bill, and the merits of the titles which ara
proposed to be quietcd byit. He replied, also
| To certain statements in the petition lust road
which he considered not entirely accurate.
Mr. T. Il. Barbour, with n view to cover IA
well the claims not located, as those which arc.
and which 1t appeared to him equally proper TO
provide for, moved TO lay the bill on the table,
10 allow HIM time to prepare an amendment for
that purpose.
Mr.. Vance said, that, however the dcscr;r-
ton OF claims referred to by Mr.. Barbour might
require future legislation he did not think IL
ought TO be connected with this bill, which en-
braccd a distinct class of cases.
MIR. Barbour withdrew his notion with
view to introduce his proposition separately
from il.
MIR. Wicklife, of Kentucky, moved to d.
mend the bill by adding to it provision reqpir-
ing statement of the amount paid by The pur
chasers to the General Government for The land.
| and when paid, TO be included in the comnup;,.o'
ton to Congress.
Alter some observations from Mr. Rankin
ana Mr. Vance, this motion withdrawn by
the mover, under the impression that the ipfor.
nation might be otherwise obtained.
MIR. Mccoy, OF Virginia, expressed his doubts
OF the cxpedicncy of icgislating on this subject
at all. When Congress did Ic;rislate on the sute
Ject, they ought at least to give the holders of
military warrants the option of LOCATING the
warrants on other lands than those now oncn to
them, &c.
Mr.. Macarthur, of Ohio, feeling himself in.
tcrested i'll this bill, said he should decline vnt.
ing upon it. He stated, however, some OF ms
views on the subject, one of which was .b,t
THIS bill was one-sided, regarding the Z. Stattg
RI only and could not prejudice any interest of the
y: states Ieliad hoped the claimants under
, Virginia would have been allowed paricipa.
: ton IN the investigation proposed b.; this }rY
Otherwise Some of the statements in the nc
, tuon winch had been read, he pronounced to he
false, and 1t had apparently been drawn nm
without any knowledge Of the decision of the SUI
prenlc Court.
Jnr. Vance, of Ohio, further explained sna
defended the provisions of the bili gave a his
, tory OF the case embraced in it and ON his mo-
ton, the report of the select committee. in the
case, read.
, he OH! was then ordered TO be cngrossed fer
third reading, without opposition.
NAVIGATION OF TIE WEsTERN RI
VEi;S.
Inc House took uP the report OF the commit
Voc Vi the "i'oie' ti'aac yesterday, upon the bill
making an appropriation towards removing the
sand-oars and distractions in The bed of H.
MISSISSIPPI, OHIO, ana Missouri rivers, and the
5 qnestioh being upon agreeing to the amendment.
published In our last, which introduces a substi.
S tute Tor the original bill
Nr' buchanan, of Pennsy!vania, objected to
thc amendment, as too far eniarrirp. lis extent
D and leaving 1t without sufficiently definite Or
5 Jcct- III system ofinternal Improvement were
10 DC adopted by the General Government. he
should not be hostile to the obec, of this bill az
part OF II. considering this amendment as not
sullciehtty spcciic Or guarded, ne should, if Il
succeeded, be obliged under present impression,
TO vote against tie bill
Mr. Sharpe, of New York was In favor of The
ooJect OF the blil, but had considerable doubt OF
the Practica5ility Of the means proroseJ H.
} carry it into effect In New York. he aid
large sums ofmoney had been appropriated r..
dams and suices, sc. in its great river; and al
ter the expenditure of all this money the ,,,v,.
gatlon OF the river was worse now than It So,
5 before ever dollar was laid out upon H. TIC
, moment bar was removed from one nlaco y,
the river, substitute for it was created l.,
another. Those bars had increased TO sucb ~,
extent, that the steam boat cannot now find
her way to Albany and he feared that the Mt.
tempt to remove TO saud-bars in the Oh;o MI.
souri,, and Mississippi rivers, might place tboso
rivers IN the same situation. We NAV beoiT,
SAID he, ''Ith $4,000 dollars, which is 4 YER,
small beginning; we may remove the bars f,o,,
one place, but fear it will only be 70 Great.
them IN another, sc. The bill, he thought. ,,rcr.
posed to begin on too large a scale a nd ifbs
was compelled 10 vote proposition SO o-,.no-
raj as this amendment he should be comnolloJ
to vote against it.
MIR. Henry, of Kentucky, relied TO a,c oh.
Jectlons OF Mr.. Buchanan and Mr. S6,rno
on the score of the practicabiiiy of the nropo' !
plan OF Improvement, &c. at some length IL
I adYerted to the vast Importance of the interr~
communication which this bill proposes TO ftc;1i.
tate and the value Of the commerce OF which. !, Ia
the channel. He compared the cx;cnditutcs in
the interior, and for the advancement of orr in
terrai navigation, with what rad been cxncnd-
cd on the seaboafd, for various purpo,e cor.
nccted with the prosperity of commerce. and
even Tor the creation Of commerce; and a-,.t,oI
4 that TINS appropriation was demanded on princi.
| plies OF justice as well as OF ekpedlency.
Mr. Bassctt, Of Virginia, denied that tic noo.
pie OF the Atlantic states derived any other tr,,o