Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-04-11


| 2. That The Government of the u States shall
think proper TO appropriate part of its revenues
TO the purposes OF Internal improvements it Is the
opinion OF this Legislature that the funds design
cd Tor these purposes ought be distributed among
the several States, in proportion to their population
to be expended under the authority OF their res
pcctiye legislatures.
| The resolution offered some DAYS since by Mr.
Wickfe, on the subject OF the cost OF the various
| works OF improvement which have been survey
ed under the direction of the President, together
with AN amendment thereto proposed by Mr.. Lee
coming up as the unfinished business of Saturday
morning,
| MIR. Woodsof Ohio addressed the House, in re-
ply to speech made by Mr.. Wickiiffe OH that day
As the gentleman from Kentucky had called upon
him TO make certain statements in relation to the
modification ola call o. the Department, the result
OF which had been the production of letter. of a
certain distinguished individual, on the subject of
indian passports he would be wanting in courtesy,
II he did not notice the interrogatories of the gen
tleman, as well as some of the remarks by which
| they were accompanied. The gentleman told the
| House OH Saturday, that, in speech of his
,le vered the day before he had rather (acetious-
iy than otherwise, expressed his readiness to ac-
cept any modification which the gentleman from
ONO had TO oiier, TO the present call. He GER
tainiy greatly obliged TO the gentleman for so much
courtesy, though it would not be more than he had
himself formerly shewn in relation to this very
transaction On the wit OF the ge1tlemans remark,
ne would not attempt TO pronounce; and he should
be very sorry, by any decision OF his, to disturb
the extreme complacency which the gentleman
seemed 10 enjoy in the remembrance of what he
had said Ii was very true, Mr.. w. said, that in
some remarks oil his own, he had taken occasion 20
censure the course pursued by Government or by
the present Administration, if that term would
please the gentleman better, in regard TO particu-
lar subject, and in offering his resolution, he did
suppose that the answer to il, might furnish eyi.
dence that the Executive had, in that transaction
assumed power which he did not possess, or had lat
least, improperly exercised such did belong
TO him The resolution, or some remarks which
accompanied II, bad drawn down upon him some
pretty severe animadversions from his colleague
Mr. Mclean. No sooner had this happened than
MIR. W. Immediately grew into favour with the gen
ueinan from Ky. The opinions Of the gentleman
correspondent with his own, and Mr.. w. was much
gratitied TO find that that gentleman lent helpnp
hand to carry the resolution through the House.
That gentleman also thought that the exercise of
power, IN breaking an Indian Chief, was unwar-
ranted, notwithstanding gentleman from Geor-
gia Mr.. Lumpkin) had considered il no more than
proper displayoi energy. Whether il was a pro-
per or an improper exercise of authority was a
question which he should not now discuss, perhaps
II might have been popular exercise, at
least, if the President had broken few Indian A.
gents AS to The propriety of 'burning them up"
perhaps the gentleman from Kentucky, and him
SELL would differ IN opinion. Elr. ". said he was
always happy to agree with the gentleman from
kentucky, whenever he could, and on the present
occasion, the gentleman had assured the House.
that he was much pleased with the document
which the former call, as modified had produced
lie (Mr. } had not certainly complained of the
production OF such document, and he should be
very sorry 10 insinuate, that the pleasure of the
gentleman FROM Kentucky at all resembled the
case OF tic urchln, who having accidentally burnt
ms fingers, continued TO blow them till he hoped 10
persuade his companions that he had received
much pleasure from the accident; or that il was at
all like the Of another boy, who having stub
bed his toe and broken il, endeavored, by a manly
whistle, TO keep down his rising cries. The gem
tleman ad hat he
vote for any resolution in this House. the object of
which was merely produce political effect else
where. agree with the gentleman, said Mr.. W.
and will go one step farther will not only in
troduce no resolution here for such A purpose but
VIII not, by making semi-oicial statements out of
this House, throw before the People any thing that
IS calculated TO give false representation cffacts.
Could l he s"ilty nf siich r-scvodug, agree
with the gentleman in saying, that should con-
slider myself torfeiting all respect and pro4titu-
ing my character and Standing The gentleman
was pleased to ask me to say whether, in offering
the modification which did, had any particular
object in view? To this ntcrrogatory the GENTLE
man himself has furnished an answer, and, per-
maps, it will be best if in Yankee STYLE reply 10
his question by asking him one or two in return. |
would be glad If the gentleman would tell us what
was his inducement in offering the amendment to
the resolution! Did ne expect that it would bring
out what had been laid before the House? Or was
his real object, If possible to eliminate the Admin
iSt,atio n:
Mr.. Isacks obtained the floor, but Welded il at
the request of
Mr.. WickIifc who said, that, ike gentleman
from Maryland Mr.. Barneyl he was fond of a
prompt discharge of his debts. He believed, how.
ever, he did not very much this morning
The gentleman from Ohio, i'll his effort he would
not say at argument, seemed strenuously TO have
endcaYoTed to avoid giving answer TO The interro
gatorics he had put to him. In the remarks, said
he, which formerly made on this subject, | ex-
pressed, az well as / remember, the total indfe-
renee which had felt as to the passing of the re-
solution, as to the very important information
which the partial answer of the Department has
disclosed. lam not certain that said was pleas
ed with that disclosure. believe 1 said that ! felt
totally Indifferent to the publication of this or of
any other letter which a call Of this House might
bring forward. So far as ! am concerned | would
let them oil be published at public expense, and
let them produce their full political effect feel
no approximations on that subject did say as the
gentleman has minated, that had not either in !
troduced resolution, voted for one the answer
TO which did not desire for the purpose of action
upon il by this House, or which was not connected
with the existing Administration of the Govern /
ment, and that, If were 70 vote for or TO intro
duce, call, or resolution, not of this description
but calculated merely to furnish aliment to the |
paTtizans and newspapers OF the day, 1 should |
thereby forfeit, according TO my own Judgment all
responsibility and standing upon this floor But |
said farther, that had adopted this as a rule for
myself, and did not mean to apply TO that gentle
MIN or to any other lie seems, however, from |
what he has just said that ne felt il was applicable
to him. If SO il is not my fauIt it is his own mis-
fortune, II he is deserving Of such application.
rcbuke, however, has fallen from him which do /
not know whether he intended for rue or not He |
spoke OF statements, made by members in semi |
official shape, (hOugh by the by, / cannot. recog- |
nize such situation for do not know how a