Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-02-09
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belongs to the Rigolets and Chef Mem
teur; and is connected with them. and
is, essentially, an old work
We are told We are 10 have a stand.
ing army; and there Is no end to the
estimate. A gentleman from Ohio had
made state men, that il would require
10000 men. in time of peace. to garri.
son these forts; and so generally accu-
rate has that gentleman been in his
statements, that, not having the facts at
hand, he had assented to the calculation.
by his silence. On turning ia the doc
uments, however, he was obliged to
point out the inaecurscv of the state
menf II win only be necessary TO have
a6e0 men to garrison these Notifications
10 tune 81 peace, and in the war 1909;
and that proceeds on the superstition
! nat all he line N !orlres z & b I J
fully manned Then, as "a tlls >o1k
less than the aggregate of thas F6 n &
standing army 81 tie country {
ssuflicientto gsrrison all these fo1(2
time of peace mere Is but on& fd| " )
which will require abeye 200 ia en- IN
viii require 6oo--snost Of The o}I1l
so, 90 and 700. IA
He hoped the House would nnt r.
don the system Every thing q = B
prospect is great and glorious. coh9|t1x
Give 10 peace and prosperity. The ~.
" question: is--How rapidly wfl you y
ou' You cannot stop, YOU must a. IN
How rapid The Committee 81 Wavs
and Means asks S79s 900. Il ii
lihlea Is it enough1 Is il too muck} !.
How arc we to determinei Let the,
gentleman who ---n~cs ether of
these positions produce his evidence
and show the ground of his assumption.
The Committee ask for this sum. on
authority which is not 10 be doubted.
Tan any gentleman shew that the
system is unwise7 Has there been any
corruption in the expenditures liz 80.
let the offenders be hunted out. and
punished according to their guilt. Hs
neld it,showevar to be not only unwise.
but indicate, on this floor Ia throw
2 on itAa,a'Aat la'As asnto mal-piagtices in
the public Office. Gantlsmen should
consider the dignifad and responsible
nations they occupy on this floor
at of doors they may talk OF abuses
and it passes by as the idle wind; but
no member can rise in his place on this
floor and sa, corruption exists, but IL
has It's efact abroad, whether,he charge
be true or false. The word 81 gem
tleman on this aoor passes for some
thing, and will 90 abroad. and produce
its effect. If corruption does exist. sif.
it out, and punish Il; but would you for
that abandon the systeral He hoped
gentlemen did no. come here for such
purposes.
Have these works progressed too RAJ
pidly for The means Of the government.
or for public utilityi We began the
works when the war had left us embsr~
raised, we did not then atop to enquire
whether the Treasury was full, we felt
the smart and set on the task. with the
war debt on our shoulders. III there
be any differences we ought now to 90
on taste, because we shall completes
them with the greater ease
The Appropriation Bill. ike its pre-
decessor, the Judiciary Bill, seems ia :
fair way to elicit its share of debate, a.
viii be seen by extracts above. Mr..
Kremer. Of Penn. having moved to strike
oat its first section, found himself in RAJ
ther a lean .ninorit, --he being The only
member who vot d for the destruction
OF tie bill Alasl poor Yorick, called
in vain upon his Honorable friend from
Tennessee, 70 sustain his motion