Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-26
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lie the House Of Representatives., a quorum not be-
ing present at the hour of assembling, call Of the
House was moved and ordered. !; va, accordingly
procee'e in and after motion. for Adjournment
and Tor the suspension Of the CALL il wa. ultimately
suspended by vote of 81. noes counted. Mr.
| CambTeiene, from tn. Committee Of Commerce, re-
ported an amendment TO the bill making
Tor building light houses, light boats beacons and men
umen'-, placing buoys, and for improving Ia bours
and directing surveys, which amendm'W read aud
committedt TO Committee OF the Whole House on the
Safe OF the Union The resolution OF Mr.. Swift 10,
the making OF tn a'certan suitable place Tor
the rue'ion Of fortfe Nton, the Northern from
urr' oil the U. States was then taken up. The qu-s-
ton was upon the motion refer the resolution to the
Committee on Military Aff,irs. Mr.. Hunt opposed the
reference proposed and urged the expcdency of tho
dopton OF the resolution by the House. He enlarged
upon the importance of the mes.urs az me an, OF de-
fence Tor the most norherIy part Of the State through
wnch part durlng the war Of the Revolution, the B,i-
'h and their savage allie. had frequently psne trated
in'o the country, involving expense the Uni,ed
States in the raising aud cqupmen Of armies for its de.
ience, oil pillon OF dollars Mr.. Hoffman said the
objects OF tile resolution premature. The exact
boundary line on that part Of the frontier was not vet
ascertained IL was to be fixed the latitude OF As deg
~ ana The proposed point Tor the erection of the orii
ncations in question might be found be from ten TO
'r'eon miles North OF that latitude. An instance bad
occurred already, in which forhcaton had been
sruced at con ierable expense, found TO be North
OF the prescribed line To prevent similar occurrence
IN the present case he should feel il necessary II the
resolution were pressed, TO that IL he laid uron
the table. Mr. Spencer OF New York. objected to The
resolution sn 'rused that il would be urged further
cd millions Tor forcations hich butt only 10 be
suffered TO fall into decay being of the slightest n.
NY Ipr me defence OF the country. He, himself,
wv nan frequently voted Tor making the appropI.-
uons Tor such Notifications; ours, for which he now
rep,oached hn'ef as iavshng the public funds uyon
useless objects In corroboraion of the observation of
rs colleague, (Mr. fofTinan) respecting the boundary
me on the orhern frontier, he begged to cal the at
tenIon OF the House TO the Notifications Rouse.
font upon Lake Champlain, which, after being con.
rucied by the United States an expense of $500 900
were Iound' by observations made by Mr.. Eilcott.
professor at the West Poin, Academy, aud an emne mt
to be one mile North of the As gree of
,'tnde; and consequently will in the boundary OF the
BRUSH possessions. Ii was in a state of dapia
"on, remaining there monume of our folly. III
would further say, that he aoge ether opposed TO
,ne whole System Of inl mi Notification. Ii was. in
MS op,non as he had before observed, u'eess drain
upon the Ireasury II was wasting OF the public re-
sources upon oh "cts of corresponding importance
IL was mode OF applying the public funds, which,
whilst II retarded the liquidation Of the national debt
was irausht with no ono single beneficial effect, in any
| other manner We have, said Mr.. Sreucer a Navy
we have Navy which is the strongest arm Of our
national defence OF what avail 10 MS Notifications
upon the Northern frontier proposed BY the re sou
tom From such weak power as Canada, even aided
by all the force which Great Britain could nitrate
upon that pon what have the u. States TO nd
Vermont, herself, could repel all hostile res.on.
from that quarter; or ii Vermont could not-cer;anly
New York could. lie was, he repeated, decidedly OPP
posed 10 the mea'ure. PROPOSITIONS similar to that OF
his friend from Vermont, were continually starting
up and from all points; no so much, he feared, IA TO
provide f6r the protection and defence OF the country
but with a view 10 procure the expenditure Of large
sums oil money in particular districts From the i'm
puta ion Of such motive as this however ne luy Y
onerated the gentleman from Vermont, who had sup
ported the resolution. Mr.. Finch said that he highly
approved OF the resolutions and re referred to the cir
chm.tances which occurred during the Last war, in
which he had had experience wherein the want
OF fortihcaons upon that particular part of the frontiers
had occa>ioned los OF more than qua!ruple the ex-
pense which would have been incurred by their con-
structiOn.
The British had swept the like sailed IN the Sarsnac
and committed dspreiaons one hundred mile. ,yibin
ni,s ,I,r
the fortress constructed North OF the boundary line ne
sad In reference to the necessity OF erecng others
South oil 10 degrees that Lake ChampAin extended $50
mie' upon our country; and upon all points OF that
coast, we might be considered assailable without for
tined offences In the proprety of this. the War De-
parmcnt con cured. In the late war 20 900 roop.
from Canada had penetrated that point and invaded
the United States, although, by GOOD fortune they
we're driven back; by which oil the Northern part OF
New York, and the whole oil Vermont, were saved
from devastation. He was, therefore in favor of tho
| measure Mr.. Dray,on said, he would .bortlv state
why no proceedings should be taken this rese'u
ton Ii was impossible 10 o-n, with accuracy anv mill
tary project upon the .u'-c', until the boundary ss
'abshed; prior 10 which, survey could be properly
made, TO ascertain the eligible sites for fortic itions
Such IN sub.tance, he had doubt would he the an
swer OF the War Department next session 10 tho rsso
luoh, IN me event OF It's passing. lie conceded i'm
"eS Tn % th ns fsn,emsn from New York M
uer. IL VI" vulnerable TO an enemy; there was no
place more nec'sTy to he defended; for i'm the case
oil war With Great Britain. ttoops might there be
poured into the bowels of country. But AT the
same Iine mat very Importance showed the necessity
oil proceeding in the selection Of points for def nee
WIN ne h'mo't care and c cumspc ton Mr.. Spen-
Ger OF New ofk. rose 10 reply but the hour elapsed
no House then went into Committee OF the Whole
Mt McCoy in the Char, the following private
hlli' ts bills for the relief OF Stephen ney, J. IT
wendell, Alexander CaxtOn, Charles Wilkes, and Nj.
chael Lewis They were severaly discussed and re-
ported ana ordered TO be engIossed for third reading
IN monday Ibe touse again went into COMMITTEE
MT Cdrson IN the Chair, the annexed bills for fhn
rehei oil william Morrison, Thomas WicklifIe. Jane.
smith, and Peter Gaaney; aud bill provide for te
piym,h OF sundry citizens Of Arkansas Tor Jepreda
tons in 1916, 1917, and 1879. On the Committee ris
ing these, also, we're reported, and ordered TO be en-
crossed Tor Thrill reading. The House then adjourn
ed' Nv vote upon division, Of 69 TO 4S. 1U s. TEL
Hd'ch 20 In the Senate, yesterday, petit n were
presented by Messrs Forsvtb, Dickersou, Freingbuv
sen, Hngge', Chambers, Whey King, Bell and Slsbee
several OF which were in favor OF the Southern Indians
ana TWO OF Them on the subject Of Sabbath mails The
Two resolutions, submitted some days ago ty MIR
loimes calling upon the y. NJ, General s. Secretary oil
We Ifeasury, Tor Dirmaon 10 the number of depu
Io'masters and subordinate officers Of The Customs
VINO nave been removed since The fourth OF March last
ana what number Of Custom House officers has been
eased or diminished were considered and agreed
| TO- The resolution submitted by Mr.. Woodbury. was
mso adopted, requesting from the Secretary Of The
irfa'ury Hstement Of the expenditures Tor the wears
VS. 'nd lS29 respectively, under each head Of aopro
priaions, with an amendment offered by MIR Foot aud
"ouuen' emhra ing the amouut expended increased
ior Ou'hts OF Ministers and Charge des ATares-rea.
ues wib Tic Indians and all other expend ure, f.,
1873 and 1920. f1r which no appropejson ! AL bsoa
| her tytlh Tho