American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-01-02
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
WEDNESDAY, December "a.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATTVP

| MIR. JWLdne, from The Committee of Wave a.,
Means, reported "a bill making provision e..
Private Secretary Of the President of the Un,.s
Ststes;" Which was twice read and COMMITTED ~
! The Resolution yesterday offered by Mr.. A.,
larry, calling or the President for any nlorm.,;..
he may possess, (and which may be disclosed viii
out injury TO the public good relative to tbr d.a,
minaton of any Sovereign or Soveregrs IN =,
Spain in regaining her American Colonies and Il.
disposition OF any other European government, ~
oppose it, was taken up.
i In support OF his resolution, MIR. .Mallrru ro,.
and we'd, that it would be recollected. by =,
gentleman present, that the Message Received !.
the opening OF the present session from the Pres,
dent Of the United States, was of an extraordina,
and strongly marked character. Its introduc,O,
prepared the House for subjects of grea, important,
nay, the President far as 10 say that ths,
never was period, since the Revolution, when
Regarding the condition Of the civilized world AND
its bearing on US, there was greater necessity m,
devotion in the public servants, to their RESPECTIVE
duties, or Tor virtue, patriotism, and union in OH,
constituents" When we come TO examine In,
body of the Message, said he, we discover NOTHING
TO which this language can apply, except the sIua
lion OF the great European Powers, and the be srOy
which that situation may have upon this couDtrv
Those powers had united their efforts against hi,
cause Of freedom on the Continent OF Europe, and
had successfully put down every struggle 10 main.
tain IL. II was possible they might extend thu,
lplsns across the Atlantic, and that their atention
would next be directed to the Republics OF SouA
America. Such appeared TO be the impression Of
the President and if such were actually The state If
things, the United States must probably beeom,
deeply involved in the event of such contest II
was impossible we could be indlfert nj Ia ,be al.
tempts OF dcspoc power to crush the cause OF free
dom in our own hemisphere. That some plans Of
this sort were in agitation, was plain, from he teno
OF the Message. The President would not have
warned the two Houses of Congress that all the,
hrmness would be called for, if there were moi
something OF serious moment in the political hori
zen, not seen by all. And as, in this public docu
ment, the Chief Magistrate had thought proper to
60 so Tar, 1t was certainly proper in the House tc
meet his communication by requesting such in(or
nation, OH the subject to which he had alluded al
he might deem it consistent with the public wear,
10 disclose. Ii was proper and desirable that W.
should know as much as possible Of the dangers to
which we are exposed.
The question was then taken on the resolution
and 1t was agreed 10 without opposition.
CLAIM OF BEAUMARCHAIS.
Mr.. Ihcter, OF Virginia, rose to call the at,en.
ton OF the House to Message from the President
TO the House OF Representatives, transmitted at the
hrst Session OF the Seventeenth Congress, exhibit.
ing the correspondence bew cen the United States
and the French government, relative TO the claim Of
beaumarchais He would not take up the time Of
the House by any remarks on the merits of that
Claim. this not being the prope- stage Of business
IN which to speak OF them. His object in rising
was to move the reference OF this cortesnondencs
to Select Committee. He should have moved M
reference of it to the Committee of Claims bu, ,bs,
the Chairman OF that committee had expressed an
unwiillngness to take cognizance it. IL was high
time, Mr.. 4. said, that this claim, which has been
standing now for thirty odd years, whatever be il,
merits or Its late, should be finally and eoncIusiyey
disposed of.
- The motion to refer the correspondence TO-
Select Committee was agreed TO, withou, division.
On motion of Mr.. Buck. it was
Resotced, That Committee on Military Affairs
DC directed 10 inquire into the expediency OF au.
'nor'z'ng me oecretary OF War to permit the issue
Of ammunition TO Capt. Alden Partridge, Superp.
lendent of the American Literary, Scientific and
Military Academy, for the Improvement Of n,
pupils OF said Academy in practical gunnery.
MIR. Buc6 said, that, before the question wa,
aKen, he wished to explain to the House the obec.
'imed al by the resolution. Ii was motion for
inquiry merely. The high reputation of CAPT
Dsrtrldge could not but be we'll known 10 the me1o.
'ers OF this House. He had formerly superinten.
led the military school at West Point and he had
ince ret up similar institution in The state Of Yer
mont, 1t was conceded by all that this institution
vas Oh great utility. II operated as powerful aux
lary to the progress of military science in our
ountry. There were at present in it one hundred
ha tyty tre ytang gentlemen, who received in
'fuclion IN the various branches of military educa-
ION all which were taught with acknowledged
Oill'y But it was not to be expected, that the re.
ourees ofan individual could provide for the ex.
eoses OF practical, we'll as theoretical instruc.
on All that he asked, in order to perfect thi,
apartment OF the Academy, was the issue, at the
Apense OF Government, of so much ammunition as
requisite Tor practising the students in the
gunnery. : 80