The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-09
Eigllieenth Corgress.
/ From He .Nafionai hietiigearer.l
II SENATE.

irpdacc u lplni resolution, proposing ah =
mpndmrut io thr Constitution Of the L.
STATES. IN relation ~ the election OF Prcsi-
dent and ficr President.
On motion Of Mr. Eaton. II was
Ora,rcd That Nhen the Senate does
adjourn, it viii adjourn 10 Friday next ,
aud,
The Senate thcn adjourned till Friday
next, IL IL O'Clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
hftcr the reading of peiltions-
Thc resolution Yesterday offered by Mr..
Nallary, calling on the President for any
information ne may possess. land which
may be disclosed without any injury 10
the public good relative To the deternioa-
ton Of any Sovereign or Soycrcigns to aud
Spain in rrgaining her American Colonies,
aud the disposition Of any other European
government to oppose it. was taken mp.
IN support Of his resolution, Mr.. ha'Iary
rose aud observed. that it would be recol-
l,.rteJ. bv every gentleman urn.out, that
the Message received NJ the opening ~ I1c
2resent session from the president of the
United Statcs, was Of an extraordinary and
strongly marked character Its introduc
linu prepared the House for subjects of
great importance nay, the President went
~ far rs to say that there never WAS
period, since The Revolution, when,
regarding the condition of the civilized
world aud lis bearing on Us, there
was greater necessity for devotion III
the public servants, IL their respective du-
lies, 81 for ,lltur, patriotism and union, ia
onr constituents" When We come 10 cK
anime the body Of the message said he, we
discover nothing to which this language can
apply, except tll" situation of the great Ea-
ropean Powers, and the bearing which That
situation may have on this country. Those
powers bad united their efforts against the
cause Of freedom on The Continent of Ia.
ropc, and had successfully put down every
struggle 10 maintain it. II was possible
they might extend their plans across the
Atlantic, and that their attention would
next be directed to the Republics of South
America Such appeared 10 be the i'm.
preston of the President and if such
were actually the state Of thugs, the Uni
ted States must probably become deeply
involved in the ryrut Of snCh a contest
II was impossible we could be indifferent 10
the attempts "f drspolic po yer 10 crush the
cause of freedom IN ON oWn hemisphere
That some plans Of this sort were IN agitl-
ion, W. plain, from lie tsnor Of the Mes
sag. The President would not have
warned the two Houses OF COngrts5 that
all their fifnness would be called fo1, #
therr wtrc not something of serious mo-
! mcnl IN the political hori4n, not seen by
| all Aud ~, in this public document, the
! thlcf Maglstral. bad Thought proper to go
81 far, it was certainly proper IN the House
10 mcct his communication by requesting
4 such information, on the subject to which
be bad alluded, IL he might deem 1t cen
sIettut with the public welfare to disclose
l. MS proper aud desirable thai we should
know ms much rs possible Of the dangers Ia
which "" arc exposed.
TIE question was thrn taken ON the 1T.
solution, aud II was agreed IA without OF.
position.
CLAIM OF BEAUN ARfHAlS.
Mr.. Tucker Of Va. rose to call The attcu.
ton of the House 10 a Message from tin
President to the Iiouscof Representatives
transmitted n the f,st session If the It'll
Congress, exhibiting the correspondence
between the United States aud the Frcnci
government, relative 10 the claim of Beau
mnrchais. de would not take up the tlnt
OF the House nv any remarks on the merits
Of that clrim, this not hring the propri
stage OF business in which to speak Of them
His object in rising was To move the refer
onre of dis correspondence 10 select com.
; mttee. Hr should have moved the refer.
cncc ot II Ia The committee of claims, bu
that the chairman of that committee had
expressed an unWlllingness 10 take =cogni
= Ganee Of II. 1t was high time, Mr. Il. said
; that this claim, which has beeh standm.
now for thirty odd Years, whatever be il,
fate, should be finally aud conrlusively dis
posed OF.
The motion 70 refer the CORE spondcnct
10 select committee was agreed to, with
ont division.
Mr.. Livingston moved the following re.
solution;
| R@o1eca That provision Ought TO b,
f made by law for increasing the establish
meni of the Military Academy al Wcsi
Point, 50 AS to admit SEQ Cadets as stu
dents IN the same ; and that the committee
on that part of the Presidents ", ssag,
, when relates 10 the Military Academy, bt
directed to prepare and bring in a bill ac.
cordingly.
On motion OF Mr.. Livingston himself
the resolve was laid on the table.
: The bill from the Senate, entitled An
act supp Elementary 10 an act entitled Al
= debt, as yesterday amended in this hnrsr
40 - ~ = ''''' UNIV, Iffo"EH, anu iRtilftpt
10 thr senate for lis concurrence in the 4.
, mcndmrnt.
/, Mr. hcDullle gave notice, that ON the Sc.
cond Monday in January, he would uort
for the consideration of the report yester-
day made hy him, proposing certain amrnd
mrniS Ia the Constitution of the United
, States.
NAVAL PENSIONS.
The bill to continue for i've years longer
the hfil-pay pensions To the widows aud
children of officers, seamcn and marines of
thc Navy, who have died in service, passed
through committee of the whole without
debate, and the question about to be stated
on ordering 1t to third rcading-a short
out animated debate ose, after which the
b'ii was ordered TO be engrossed for third
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