Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-04-10
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1t seems, from the gepileman's concluding re-
marks, that he regrets having been drawn into
this controversy, AMI has observed that ] am one
OF the last members il this House with whom he
would again enter into controversy. IF his
knowledge OF arithmetic, and desire % search for
facts and truth, had been equal TO his oratorical
powers, he would not have found himself IN this
situation; but he should have recollected ,ha, it
was controversy OF his own seeking. He had
volunteered into it, aud ADVOCATE, toe; and
leave the House to Judge how he has go. out Of H.
Mr.. Carson rose again, to reply TO the gentle
man from Louisiana, Mr.. Brent.) He laid that
the gentleman from Louisiana had undertaken to
correct him matters OF fact, and he'd proved his
own want of knowledge in the attempt lie had
ventured an excuse for .he administration in rot
sendins ont the Panama. Mission dlling the las,
summer s attributed me delay TO the opposition,
who had consumco the time in debate. Blu, such was
not tie fact The Panama Congress did not meet I'M
I'll the 22J of June, and the Mission had been sane
TONED by the Senate early the middle of March
and the appropriations were made in April ard
might have been made earlier, if the time of the
Home bad not been consumed by the supporters
OF the Administration in lauling the measure, s.
waiting FOR the Presidents labored reply TO the
Senate, which fell dead-born from his mouth
There was time enough .or the Ministers TO have
got 10 Panama at tie opening OF the Congress,
and certainly before the treaties were signed
which was done late in July. But they neither
got there, nor attempted to get there. They ne
yer started They did not know whether they
had time enough or not. They remained in this
country. and went to elec;ioncsring; and il does
no become the President, or his supporters, to
say that they had not time to go there, when ihey
made no attempt 10 use the time which lay upon
their hands. If MIR. Sergeant had been elected
10 Congress, and MIR. Rochester Governor of ~.
York, they would not have gone at all: for the
offices would have been double aud incompatible
and To hold both would have been riiconii,ution-
al The fact ofbeinS candidates, and OF waiting
until the elections were over, and themse!v es de-
'esied, proves that they would not have gone III
they had been elected; and further proves that
they waited for The elections to be over, and not
Tor The opposition to cease speaking. The gen
ileman from Louisiana has also undertaken TO set
me right about the voyage Of the Hornet, and the
expense of sending her TO Vera Cruz with Mr..
Sergeant. Onhappily for himself. he has missed
Tie facts IN both attempts to correct me. l as
serted, that the Hornet went TO Vera Cruz, and
returned to the u. States; he alleges that she
merely touched at Vera Cruz, and CONTINUED her
voyage according ia her original destination. -
Such peTernp'ory statement called upon me for
discrimination of the grounds Of my knowledge,
and now re-afirm what frs, said The !Ior-
net did not proceed from Vera Cruz upon any o.
thet voyage. She returned direct IN Norfolk,
having DetD DUeu out and sent TO sea Tor the sole
purpose Of carrying Mr.. Sergeant to Vera Cuz,
who had been previously paid SO 600 outfit to
airy himself there, and was under pay at the
rate Of $4,000 per annuHl. The expense Of this
naval transportation j. 10 ne unknown. The
gentleman from Louisiana undertakes to contro-
vert my statement Of IL: but after The proofs of
fsiliUiiy which ne has given in other particulars.
II is NOT for me to yield any thing 10 him in this
instance. My statement is bottomed upon Tie o.
pinions Of naval men, and old members who be-
lieve that an expense of from $4,000 to $5o 600
must have been incurred in sending the Hornet
upon this seryics. I return, then, to my first
assertion. that this sborve mission has cost the
United States nearly 500 900, aid cannot b.ing
Them one cents worth Of benefit in fe'urn! And
am to be contradicted for telling the people these
things? Am 10 he denounced for exposing TO
their view such profigste waste OF their mo-
neg? Am | 20 be called g faciious orposiiio-
, MIST because ! will not vote these enormous
sums? have read such denunciations, and dss,
pise them. They viii not preven, ne from do.
! Ing my duty; they will not pIsvea a from look
ing into the measures of the Adm | - nor they
will not grcyop,. me from holding Ne indjs.
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