The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-30
MONDAY, JANUARY 10.
IN SENATE.


IN SENATE.
Nr Ware. "A Senator from the state of
Crorgia, appeared and took his seat.
sir Smith, from the committee on Fl
/ ,,nrp. rrported bill which came from the
n,ter House, authorizing The Commission
,,x the Sinking Fund to purchase the :
n,r cent. stock ofht Gnifed Stdes in the
,,or 1924. with "a trIflns amendment. On
yno,ion If Mr.. 5. the bill was taken up for
i consideration in committee Of the whole,
rrpullrd to the Senate, and passed Ia a
third reading. Subsequently, by general
consent, the bill had lis third reading, was
PASSED AS amended and sent back to the
4 stlrr House
On motion Of Mr.. Jackson, the Srnatc,
O. in committee OF the whole, prncerdcd
f :, consider the hill reported by the Militia
~ Committee Of the Senate, crpidadtorY
4 gfm act entitled an act Jorhe re'iC Of The
ofccrs roianttcrs and other persons ,hgd-
reiin The late campaign against The SOM
4 rllc hdiaaS, passed +th Nay, lal2. This
4 bill provides hr the payment for horses
E and pquipagcs lost IN bdHte, by the ,"lun-
q rrrr Offices and settlers in the said cam
4 pairn. 4 discussion Of some length took
4 phce upon the proprirty of passing the
hri IN Which M.ssrs. jackson, Chandler,
Ea:.,,, Johnson of Ky, Louvre, Lannan,
Ren'an, Rusgles, Holmes OF Maine. and
Itayn,., eng sed The bull was then rcpor-
ID tn the Senate without amendment, and
passed To he tngrussed and read Il third
| um
r.c Senate then adjourned till to-mor-
r'W.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
4 yer the presentation of numerous pc
ii .p. AID memorials,
: Floyd, from the com nittec to whom
4 tn inject was ref, rrcd, reported a hill 10
h authorize The occupation Of the Cotumbia or
0rrgpn River which was twice read and
committed.
III, rngrossed hi concerning invalid
pcu> lnrTs, WAS twice read, r1sse6, aud sent
'n.hr Senate for concurrence.
H Mr.. Tod, from the cn-~-1tttce on Manu-
friures, gave notice that tins day two
4 weeks, he should call up the tariff bin, & he
presented IA statement Of the comparative
jntics AS now existing by Law, and a. pro
d posed hy that bill which Was ordered Ia
he printed.
THE GREEK QUESTION.
The House then went into committee al
the whole, Mr. Tay lor in the chair, on the
Resolution .om.. tune since offered by hr
Webster, " hch Is in the words follow
inn:
Pesolred, That provision ought 10 he
made by law for dcfrayiuS the expense IN
cdent 10 the appointment of an Agent al
Commissioner ~ Greece, whcnrNrr the
President shall deem itcxpedlcnt to max,
such appointment"
The resolution having been rcaa-Nr
Webster rose and delivered long and ,bl,
speech in faeor Of the resolution, which ",
rrSrrt "ur inability tn publish at length. =
Ar conclnd,s with the following remarks
" Do gentlemen fear the re suit of this re-
solution in emhro,.,ng II. With the Porte
why, sir, how much is it ahead of th'
hh"lr ration. ar rather let IN" ask how
much the naiiun i ahead al IL j. not TN
whhr re"pI. in II STATE ofoprn and Nnw",
excitement on This subject Does not tn,
hama ring from side 10 side with one com
mon sentiment OFFS, inpathy for Greece AM
InnlShatI"n towards her oppr-ssnrs r
Nay, more sr-are we not giving ,pone,
I" this cause ? More still. sir is not III,
Secretary of State IN open correspondence
~ihthe President of the Greek Commute
IN london Ihr nation has gone as IA
as II can do short uf an official act of host
NY This resolution adds nothing bryon
wh't IS already done -nor can any Ut tn
4 European governments take offence a
tVth a measure. But, if they would, sha
We ee withheld from an honest cSprcssio
u IhrFhl feelings in the cause of freedom
4 Wv teH 0f giving umbrage 10 some memhe
Sfihe Holy Alliance: We are not, surel,
4 IH prepaFed IL purchase their -'nies by
S'"r'1er Of rs"ry manly principle. Oar
at! Christian pr,pcc even ask as not t
"lnpatG'ze With Christian, nation sirius
snnS against Fartar tyranny We do ~
"'rrt"re-we hrHak no engagements"
violate no treaties th the Porte we hay
hone.
Mr.. Chair man, there are sorn" thin:
winch, IN he We'll done, must be prompt
nohe. II we even determine To dn Il
.nns thai Is now proposed, we may do
=" late, Sir, Am not of those who al
'oF withholding all whom it is most urgen