Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-29

the advantage OF personal knowledge of be fact. an
oil having been the medium Of commuhicA ION vii
uenerai La Fayete ON that ruhject.l General 4
declared, on that oceasios he would eDer mo .
husstion with any one in regard TO a GIANT whic
the u. States bad thought pr oper to make TO Liu
lie Withdrew the location he hal u,ade on a mo.
valuable land, now worth 400 0C0 dollars and trans
Ierred II TO lsGd hardly worth , dollar an acre Nj,
Livingston said he knew idea had been held Oh,
that the remainder of tho land granted TO the Gene
raj by Conge ss had been sold very we'll VIVA, H.,
been obla'ned for II, he did not know but he coul,
say, Tor certainty, that, il ANY body had siyea on,
dollar AN acre for it, they had made bad bargain
ihat part OF which he was acquainled wiih Il,
would no, have Tor gift. Tie lands which tbr &: =.
neral vet held were OF no value, rs the expense al
faiS'rg the ievee, &c. on the bank Of the river
woni tie greater tiss the value of The Land after il
shculd be 80 Improved.
! knowing good deal of The circums,ance. .o.
nec'ed with Gen. La Fsyeii-, aud having been a
J .nsmhef OF the COMMITTEE who reported this hill he
| hau thought proper to stale them, and he hoped
"'' nc sai" wooiu serve 10 remove Whatever doubts
existed IN tne minds OF gentlemen on this subject
The Speaker here corr ed an error into which
ne h"u ien ~ surprising that nution for cGu,e
posponement took preference Of a motios to post
pone 10 day certain. The question being then
stated 10 he on NJ. STONES motion TO recommii
with instructions, S,c.-
Mr.. NlcDuiiie, of South Carolina, addressed
the chair. He repeated the terms of the mo-
ton, To recommit with instructions to rcport
statement of facts and accounts, &c. becaus.
II more clearly Indicated the genius of the
opposition 10 this bill, and the prin cples on
which that opposition was based, than any
Illustration could d.. The motion involved
the principle that Congress was about 10 rem
DER compensation To Gen. Lafayette under
me obligation of bond Put il upon that
ioo',ng, said Mr.. Med. and shall vote against
me ON. Fut 1t upoo that foeting, and GEN
Lafayette would disdain your offer of pay
hal k.. -
rendered to this country, and what the mo-
lives upon which they were rendered. Md
ne render those services, and make those DIS
oursements, upon any calculation Of future
re'rihution! Did he enter into "A compuia-
'lon "i what benefits he was thereafterlto
derive from them? Not so, sir they were
the maSnaninous sacrifices OF a heart devoted
10 liberty, reckless Of consequences. succoripp
people struggling for liberty. Wh.nwe
come To consider these services rendered
under such circumstances, shall we enter into
co'u calculation as tn what was the acI nal
amour, OF the sacrifices of Gen. Lafayete.
aud hold out TO the world that we are render
'nS nifn nus iardy tribute, not as a voluntary
ouering OF the heart hut AZ The obligation of
bond? ! admit. sir, the extent of the ser.
vices of this iudividual-I am perfectly s,,i..
Red, indeed that, upon a fair calculation tba
interest alone of the money which he soent in
our service up to this time would NOR. Than
double the amount which this bill propose, IN
appropriate for his use. The extent ofhis
services might well be motive to This Sr,., i.
nut To refer this bill back To cummitfeelt,
make minute calculation of the monevb.
! advanced Tor Us, would be an act of ingraki
tude and disrespect 10 his higher and mo.
elevated claims upon the country Do vm,
expect Ia obtain vouchers, said Nj. MD fdr
what was grant 10 lou, which the ernero,,,
donrr never wished nor intended 10 reclaim
Mr. MD did not intend to express any thing
d'srespect!ul 10 the Supporters of the pending
mutton, but he must be allowed to saw ther.
Was degree ofindelicacy in it which would
shock the senslbty of any honorable miod
a"u paF'iciia'iy OF him whom it was proposed
ea. upon 10 De an agent In case SO nearly
affecting himself. | very much d,uhi
whether, il he heard this discussion he would
| receive your donation. trust we shall uut
TINS osier OF an expression of our gratitude nm
such grounds. that he will be- induced IN re-
ce've 1t that we shall not render it as a debt
que 10 MIN, but as qualification of ouro,
ieeiings, and OF the feelings Of this uation.-
ana, notwithstanding hat has occurred here.
trust he viii accept the offer, not as his RIGHT
10 receive, but as ours TO give, as a graiiIica
Ton 10 ourselves. aud as a small tesii,nonv nj
the gratitude Of the nalion. Mr.. Men. trust.
| ed that the House would not attempr to in
vest'gaie what cannot be proved, and will
moi that II would not descend to the inyesti
CATION OF facts which are known TO The whole
world, and are interviewer w III the mos, inte
re''nG aud important parts of our own mis-
| tory.
Mr.. Mangnm, of North Carolina. expressed
"'s ueep regret tnat. at this stage of bushes.
"h'en must Tor three weeks past have &C
cupied a considerable portion of the at.entinr
of the members of this House. a mo,;o,
shou'd nave been made TO recommit this hill
TO investigate facts in the case and he said n,
could not view the present motion in an,
o'ner iight than as one which was in effect
10 lest the success of the present measure
on this subject, Mr.. NJ. said, he most hearth,
concnired IN the views of the gentleman WIN
mad just taken his seat. What, said he. is IN,
object of this reference? To 90 into n caIcu.
Iat'oa of pounds, shillings, and pence. wifi
our distinguished benefactor, which he woule
reject with disdain. and which could mot bu
I'LL his brest with scorn at the propositions
such an investigation would be, besides. ab.
soiuteiy lmpraclicabe, except by submitting
tne private concerns and feelings ofihis dis
unSuished person TO scrutiny which bs
would shrink from, and which we ought no,
TO require. Are we TO call upon that isdiyi
dual TO lay before us his vouchers for yolunta
W donations for our beDef, forty years ago
Are we thus to compensate those service,
when are known even TO every school bow If
our country? | should deem such an OK
animation, fits institution was thought necss
sary, faialto this bill, because ,li,. Object
which it would profess to seek after coul,
never he obtained And is it believed. by tb,
mover and supporters Of this proposition. tia
General Lafayette, his fortunes being rednc
ed, has been invited to our shores In the in,
posing manner we have seen thar he ba.
been received every where with an eothusiasn
which does honor to the sons Of herOes-t ia