Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-16

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= bin 10 The Senate, Tor tho reiet Of Su
San DscAtu'- OF psize- money 'sNcgsu 10 be
DE TIE isto Com ojore, for services during .he
lrpoiitsn War. "A nisDorai wss presented
from the Lisutensnts OF The Nav, praying fos
an Increase Of pay. A memorial was presented
from the city OF Phils dslphia. praying more Of.
fcient protection Tor the agriculture AID mann
LECTURERS Of the country. Of course, counter
memorials were presented from south-C %arolins,
opposed to any such thing. M, usync moved
that the latter be printed. Mr.. Foot opposed
thi. motion. lie ssid, ifari these memorisls were
printed. the seustors would never fluid time to
read tnem. Aud. moreover, the reasoning is
much the ga re in ous as in all. Mesns. HAyne
AMI Smith spoke in favor of printing. The mo-
lion TO print, prevailed, aud the Senate than went
into the cons Aerstion Of Executive business.
BATTLE OF NEw.oRLEANs.
II the House Oh tho same day, the first bust.
ness Of importsnce-tha came up, was the reso-
iation offered ON Wednesday. by Mr. Hamilton,
for procuring a national painting Of the battle of
New- Orleans, together with the amendment OF
CD. Dwight. embracing the battles Of Bunker
Hin, Monmouth, Princeton, and the attack on
Quebec, and also the amendment offered by Mr..
S,orrs, embracing such naval victories as the
committee should think proper to select for such
commemoration.
Mr. Hamilton. feeling satisfied that the reso-
lIticn which he had offered, was ia danger,open.
ell the debate. He said there were two meth.
OILS Of hostility in legi'lati9n IN, the first by oaen
and undissuised opposiuon which could hs NE
and combuied slogiy. aud the secsnd Que. oppo-
.liion by .utfocation. by which siangul ton was
produced by Amendments, AID by which meas.
nres were not defeated upon their merits, but
broken down oy the smendnen, upgenerously
thrown upon their back. Nothing, he sail,
| would he more delightful TO his feelings than to
vote separately for the objects specified ia The
amendments, but he gave the gentlemen distinct
" to understand. that their objects woild he en-
~dnngered by coupling them with his propositnp.
Should they persist, however. he hoped the
friends ofthc original proposition would stick by
il; and after they had carried it, theu generous
ly vote for The propositions of their opponents
afterwards.
Mr.. Barney, nfter iptjmaiing that the re.
marks - Mr.. Hamilton were calculated to EN-.
barrass his friends, supported the ainen''ment Of
Nr. Storra, and PAID a wurm and eloquent trih-
ute to the character aud services Of our gallant
navy.
Mr.. S,orrs spoke against bostovirg upon the
Battle Of N-w.Orleans the exclusive honours
proposed. lie entertained a high scnso of the
horour conferred upon our country by the
achievement but while the battle Of New Or
leans saved the. south western section of the
country. the victories Of Lakes Erie and Chum-
plain, gave security 10 tho north western sta,es
the western and north western frontiers of Yer
mont. He hal no wish to draw ipviiuous conf
parsons, but the iriunphs Of our navy, and
-,.
served national commenoration with that of
New. Orleans. II the ameulmeots were ado. 1t.
al, he wolld vote for the rssolui ion but un-
less stripped Of its exclusive character he should
not.
Mr.. Dravton said he honored the navy as
highly a. any one and it was beca use he did
honor il, that he was opposed TO he amendment
He dwelt for some time on The exploits Of the
navy, and Of the long stream q. glory, ms bri sbt
As ever illuminated the anGal. Of any nation,
which followed the capture Of the Cue -isre.
But he said, that instead Of feeling Themselves
honoured by M amendment tackled to another
resolution. they would feel themselves insultpd,
and would exclaiN to the movers Of the
amendments" Save me from my friends"
Mr.. Miner proposed an additional amendment
to include the storning Of Stony Point but The
Speaker pronounced the motion not in order
~ wv SN'SN Wv ~ eAbSA Shouta NC
iisi"sed Of.
Mr. Bassett opposed the amendments. They
went to defeat the whole object, us more paint
ing, were specified than there were panneIs in
he ro,unda 10 contain them. Tie proceeded ut
some length, but bis remarks were dull and un.
important.
Mr.BURGES Off. I. said he had risen because
me OF those, whose act, it had been proposed to
commemorate, by the amendment now under
con sidera,ion was II native of that, State, which
Ne had, in part, the honor to represent. lie was
| opposed to the amendment, aud. if for no other
reason, in consequence of what had boon said
by the mover Of the original resolution, that
the multiplying Of amendments was well
known, as one Of the modes Of legislative hos:
tilty, by winch a measure, which it was not
wished openly TO oppose, might often be fully
as eifsotually destroyed. In commemorative
deeds like those contained in the amendment,
he was unwilling that the vote should be taken
under any possible suspicion of mere party
hostility. For his own part, he was against
the whole, both resolution and amendment,
because he could not believe that the fame of
any man could be secured by legislative en-
actment. Did he think for a moment, that
the future fame OF such a man as Oliver II.
PERRY depended on any vote which this
House could pass, humble as he was, he would
not accept of it. No, sir, his fame is already
secured. 1t is beyond your reach or m,ne.--
But If his actions were Of 70 little value that
no artist would consider them worthy of q VOL
uDtary and unbought commemoratIon, then
let them 60 down TO oblivion. Bu'. Sir. 7 say
that the victory ON Lake Erie presents a spec
%tacle, which no artist need be persuaded TO
select. Artists will be fund who will gladly
embark their fame in the same barge which
conferred Immortality on that man. But, for
his part, Mr.. b. said, he felt unfairnad snrnriss