The central gazette. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1820-1827, 1825-01-01
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Ntc sNuoc OI NSpsSoehNotiN'S Ap' Soh-
carrence.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
hmnng the petitions yesterday pre-
svuted, was one contes,ing, the legality
ct the return OF Mr.. Btiiey, who has
recently taken his sealain this Huuse as
Representative from The state of Mas
sachuset,s.
Mr.. Randolph, from the Committee
on the services and Saerifces Of Gen.
Ia Fayette, reported a5ilI concerning
Gru. LAFAYETTE; whichAwas twice read
AID made the order OF the day for to-
Gav. II is !. transcript Of the bill yes
,eryday reported in the Senate, propos-
ing to grant s 100000 in stock and one
entire township Of iana,
The resolution yesterday offered ny
MIR. Whippir, calling for information
Is TO the intention of the Allied Pow
ers to aid Spain IN recovering her for
,ner domiuions in South America, was
taken up aud agreed TO.
LAFAYETTE.
MIR. Randolph moved that the orders
of the day b. dispensed with, in order
30 take up the hi! concerning Gen La
fayete. MIR. Bcecher hoped the House
would not consent to do so--hut the
question not admitting debate. it was
put and carried by large majority.
The House accordingly went into
C,umittee Of the whole on the bill {;
Mr.. Markley in the chair; aud the bill
having been read,
Mr.. Campbell, Of Ohio, rose and
4. said, that ii might appear uncourtcous
IN any gentleman to oppose the passage
Of Il bill having such AN object as that
. now before the committee yet un-
der such circumstances. brought in as
that hill had been, suddenly upon the
House. and called, as gentlemen were.
10 act upon it, without the opportunity
nf consultation. ora moment 5 reflection.
he felt ii to be his duty to oppose its
farther progress. This might. perhaps
be considered as his reproaeh bnt he felt
tito be his duty, and he must teariessiy
discharge it. He could have wish
ed thar the gentleman who introduced
The hill had cultivated little more Of
the virtue patience. He did expect
that i'm presenting such bill TO this
House. the merits and claims OF the in.
dividua, for whose keneiit il was intend
cd, would have been stated, and the
reasons which had induced the commit
tee to tx upon the amount OF c"mpen-
sul;ou would have been disclosed. tie
wa ?ar from being insensihle TO the
merit, of that distinguished individual /:
and, 81, upon deliberate statement Of
nj, ill.,. gtcts of his case, he should be
c,n yincuA TINT his claims, even to snch
lnrre amount of remuneration were
founded in Justice, he world go as far
as any member OF The House IN allow
inc them, and in voting an appreciation.
W ha,eyer might be thought o. his pres
ent conduct, Mr.. G. declared that he
was neither insensibl 10 The services OF
Gcn. LAFAYETTE, or uugra { fnl for them (;
5u, he d;sapproyed Of ,he manner in
wh,ch the bill had been attempted Ia be
hurried through the House and though
he mipht not succeed in preventing its
MASSAGE he should certainly in this pub
lie manner, euter, for one, his protests a
gainst il.
Mr.. GazIay, Of Ohio, said that he,
ION. felt it to be his duty 10 protest, ~
common with his colleague, against the
massage OF the bill, at least in its pres
en-, form. No member of that house
could be ignorent Of the multitude of
claims which, for these ten years past,
had been continually presented 10 its
Ao,ice for pensions for revolutionary
services. The soldier Of the revoln.
lion, aud ne would add the American
xoji,,r. had brcn again and again nj
the,s ,iJor, asking, compensation for SER
vice, and sacrifices in the cause Of his
couuicy. Was it sufficient that he
should merely mention his claim No
he must state and explain The grounds
nm which it was founded. Was IL e.
nourh that he should do this once
No. he had 10 Ito it again and again-he
must do Il twenty times ovrr--there was
no eve TO pity him. no hand to relieve
HIM. After waiting on this House For
wears, he often had to 20 away at last
without reward, because he could not
expIain and prove the precise amount
and extent of his services.--N"w, sir,
aa;d Mr.. g. what l would not give
to the poorest American soldier, |
would not give to king upon his throne,
should he ask it Of me. The gentle
men who have the charge of this bill
have pursued the wrong course IN thus
Fastening the measure. There was
another course which would unite all
hearts and all hands: let the case be
- oonI;Jtp sat heporp tho