Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-04-17

would seem, tneiriOtes 10 require 80 iuimei apo
logy.
Bat, my colleague cannot have forgot, that, in
tha, war, in which together served, am sure
with kindred feelings, while we had the unoriific
,iou 20 behold the hcssi cake, that noble estuary OF
so many rivers, Theoretically sealed up BY the ships
| of the enemy, the produce Of the whole Southe n
seabcard, the cotton of the Carol;nas and Georgia,
the salt OF Princess Ann, as well a. The tobacco
Of his district, with The Prize goods OF Beau.
tort, The coffee and sugar Of the Yves, In,iic-,
! proceeded Nor,hwardiy to their destined markets
OF consumption by this very line OF transportation,
as did, also the troops which tie enli.tmen,s OF the
South supplied TO the Army on ihe Canadian
Frontier
| Sir, by the recollection of some other incidents
of the same interesting period, L am prompted
here to notice what properly belongs to aco'ber
part OF my argument, that we have been led away
| in THE discussion by The mention made, in the
clause proposed 10 be stricken from this bill, o.
the act OF congress of 1924, the hrs' ~ hlch tx
pressly gave a legislative sanction 10 these sur
veys, from due consideration OF one OF their lesi
innate foundations The history of the origin o,
that set, is also fresh in my recollection. did
not vote agains; is passage, bu; openly regretted
| its introduction. For the public manifestation o;
this sentiment, received the mild reproof he
was pable OF any other # my amable friend
from Pennsylvania, then the Chairman OF the Com
mi,iee of Roads and Canals, where, wish, he
had rer aimed. The hill was got up, mainly, for
the sake OF the extended discussion which fol
loved it, but received the supper, Of Que member,
al least, of the Senate, and OF several members of
! this House, for reasons which the act does no
disclose.
The power of the President to employ the
corps OF Photographed Engineers, in obtaining
correct information respecting the entire surface
of the United States, GrlineaIing it o. suitable
maps, aud preserving it for military use, no ration
| al man, of the slightest military experience, can
very well question.
! Need remind my colleague, who possessed =
/ reputation al home which preceded his arrival
here and occupied, AT the period TO which have
referred, honorable station in the military fam
ly OF one OF the me;oiious of these officers,
whom the proclamation of ,se present Secretary
OF War, then Governor of Virginia, gathered be-
! low Richmond for its defence, that, among The
errest general orders issued on that occasion, was
one which required the detail of al the practical
surveyors o, the several corps which composed az
army OF twelve thousand men, and placed them
under the command of gentleman, Senator
OF the Unite ed States, for the purpose of coec-
ting exact intelligence respecting The country
which he hal volunteered 10 defend? Tia, while
no other means OF intelligence neglected
these were emiuentiy relied on, as they had been
at Norfolk, j.. the commencement of the war, to
obtain an accurate know ledge OF the ground over
which, in the various lines OF practical APP
! proach an enemy might, after disembarking, move
upon the capital of the State.
There are military maps which have seen, OF
! Holland, 30 often The cock pit OF Europe, which
on scale progressively charging, from The first
through The subsequent pages of a moderate sized
duodecimo volume, exhibit tn. entire country
with every promine.t object upon is surface, its
Land and water, roads and canals, woods, morasses,
fields, enclosures. and edces 10 the eye of COM
mander, who, .I.us furnished and having know.
ledge of his eneDy's treng'h and his own ~ ans of
he operations Of his future campaign: essl,lishe.
lis gaines and military depots; distributes hi.
forces; opens or improves the necessary coInru
nica.Ions between them; and provides, in aniici-
patton, for all the possible contingencies OF yctorr
or defeat
So far at least, the right of acquiring and using
this knowledge OF country, must ever attend
upon that military authority charged with its de-
! fence; accompany its armies, or precede their
march; and is Executive, not legislative It's
exercise Is no, exclusively confined to a state of
war, but extends 90 the preparation inr il. be.
longs to the power OF declaring its existence, and
contributes of the efficient means OF guard
! ing against its caamitiss
My colleague has enlivened his ingenious areu
ment, by humor, and had much rather exchans.
with him smiles than repronches lie asks, if |
ever heard OF the canals OF Androscoggin, or Ken
nebec; and appealing 10 the local character OF
'tS>r 'LJSct-3 J"S'As lHt Oh political
,rIgue, founded on their reported examination. he
good nalursjly reminds me, as recently did the
/ House, In some preliminary discussion OF the
Woolens Bill, that had once iou.deJ cha, o.
of ignorance against Chairman OF he Committee
on Manufactures, because be had never heard of
CsrdiG, IN Wales; charge, TO which my honora.
bic friend to think shall myself plead gull
ty on the present occasion
thank him, Howhs nling, for this aIusion.
" 10 February, 1896 Mr.. Madison, then lead
er Of the Opposition 10 the existing Adrninistra-
ton, submitted to the House of Representative.
Of which he member, a resolution Ia th .
I following words:
! ReS0ipeG, That a committee be APPOINTED To
report bill, authorizing the President of inc "
cessary, to be surveyed, the general route most
proper for the transportation OF the mail between
-, In Maine, and -. in the ate of
Georgia, and 10 cause 20 be laid before Congress
the result Il such examination and survey with an
estimate OF the expense of rendering such route
nv, IN all it's parts, 10 be the established route OF
the post; the expense of such examination and
survey to be betrayed out OF the surplus revenue of
the Post Office
/ When tins resolution was called up for corsi.
deTanon, and prior to It's adoption, he declared il
/ 10 be bni the commencement OF an exten siye svs
tenn; and Mr.. Baldwin, a leading member from
Georgia, also OF the Opposition, sustained II on
the ground that the several States should not be
required to make those roads which the necessi-
ties OF the Union required, and which the Govern
frp NJ ff he tfeIE -.