Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-06-03


ed as IN awful cmen when the first estern mea
sure is rejected, while large sum is! appropriated
Tor what ne conceived to be an improper measure.
Mr.. Sianberry characterized the message as y,id
OF candor honesty, and op2nness, and stated his be-
hei that 1t was evidently The production of the Chief
Minister, the great magician, and contained NIL the
virginia doctrines. The appendix to the message
charged TO the extravaganza of Congress- measures
which had never received the sanction of that body
nor were Ike ly to receive It. He partcuiarized the
bill for the relief OF Mrs. Decatur-the payment Of
claims on our ctzens-the colonization plan-ond :.
number of measures which were not likely to become
laws. He could not for what purpose such mis-
statements could be made in a communication made
by the Chief Magistrate, except that was to pro-
ouce am effect Oh pubic opinion. He repeated bis
belief thai such was the object of the NIessaao II
was intended to deude the public and had more the
appearance OF low electioncering document than of
message OF the President. 1t had also been seen
mat III Suine OF the papers, deuunciation had been
made against some OF the majority who had not been
subserV1ent enough to the views of the Executive of
bcers He stated that instead of being ex,rayapant
the Congress had had exert lis utmost fr,r 70
resist the extravaganza of the Executive officers;
that every measure OF extravapant characters hoJ
emanated from the Executive officers
Mr. Folk made some remarks in replv
! Mr. L. +. Barbour also went into an nrgunon+ :,
defence OF the character and views Of the 5,hor M
gistrate.
| Mr. Vance said that the conrse nursuod h., Oh,
fresocht would not operate his mind either far mr.
asains, that individual He reminded the House ~ =,
he had himself been always an advocate of the svs
tenn OF internal Improvement He stated that Inv
that system, the West must stand or fall IJnIees =
oe su tanned, the West can never have any par,ici
patton In the appropriations of the General Govern
ment AS soon as the wealth derived from em;oro
ton shall be exhausted, the Vest must he dro;naJ &c
every dollar. unless this system be continued II 10
uy py us continuance that the posterity of those
VINO now live III the west can be prevented from ho
coming hewers of wood and drawers of water TO tho
eastern States He stated that the South had durino
me as, year. received more of the Disbursements Of
ue uenefal government than had been expended
III inc Whole or the western country OF Internal I'm
proVement. He then defended his COLLEAGUE from
the attack made upon him by the rentemnn from,
tennessee. HIS colleague was able to sustain him
SELF. That gentleman should have more gratitude
Tor colleague and for the balance of the Ohio and
Aentucky, and Pennsylvania Delegation. who would
now vote against HIM on this question: Bor himself
ne et no disappointment, for he had foretod from the
stump, the course which the present Administration
would take His colleagues had also from tho :, nm
| declared that they well understood the thine ana
that General Jackson the firm steady and con
slstont friend of Internal Improvement II wac cJa
that he had far succeeded in concealng biS ;ht
ieeings on the subject. as to deceive those aentle
.Eh' ihey mad, however, gone hand in hand with
tue gentleman from Tennessee, and had gained the
victory They had attained the triumpb and ro,u
they were receiving their reward When the nc
sage came into the House, it struck damn to the
ieenss OF those individuals who then felt the final
destruction of all THAR fond hopes
! Mr.. Bell then obtained the floor and yen,;od =;
tone OF vehemenoe, which rendered it impossble for
the Speaker to refrain from calling him to order
or three times and to reprehend the LANGUAGE which
u ,;. uSea. ne charged many members of the House
win having secretly abandoned the ADMINISTRATORS
some Tune, but as having only openly shown tbem
selves on this occasion. He did not see that tho
ffesdent had put his veto all measures of this
character. 1t was only for this measure There will
be time enough. before the next session. for the
people to speak out the subject and the President
VIII yield to that voice, aud III it should be required
Will fall PROSTATE before it.
h1r. fharIo Il
bill He said Pennsylvania was the friend of IrtarnoI
improvements, anu also the friend of General Jack
SON. and she you'd abide by both, waitinr with CON
nuchce, TOT the slow but certain process by which
vail. nv
MI Wayne then addressed the House in reply to
the gentleman from Ohio.
MIR: Il. ii. Shepherd wished to know whether he
WuS aiined al by the gentleman from Tennessee fMr
oe as one of the false friends of General Jackson
who voted against the Indian Bill or by the oentIe-
man from Alabama Mr.. Lewis as one of the de
serters' from he party.
MIR. Bell discl:;med anv personal o,l,s;o,z . a..
gentleman. - 'oe
Mr. lsaaks said he did not know, from the course
OF some gentlemen to-day, whether he himself should
eseater be considered as friend or an enemy of
the present Administration. at any rate. he wonld
say that he was AN older not better soldier than
any OF those who had this day been its euonsta aod
VINO we're far ahead of him in their opinion He
Molu nor however yield to any zeal for the Chief
istrate, but he differed with him on this question
aia snouid vote against him. They had often differ
ca before when the present Chief Magistrate was in
tne sennte, and hns himself in the House, but thew
u never oiiiered on subjects of Internal Improve
!nent. They had both voted in favor of tbe Snrvey
bi, OF the Bill for the continuance of the Cunber
iahd Road and of other bills of similar character
ne had himsef under the continued influence of the
same CONVICTIONS voted for this BILL and he would r.
he lived vote for it again If General Jackson were
offended he could not be General Jackson; but if he
were 'T nc Mr.. would not helpit. He was willing
WIN ms colleague to appeal to the people of Tennes
see ana he hoped they would send such representa-
ZION as would decide whether the system of Internal
improvement should go down or not
MI nennon demanded the previous question which was
rouse then determined thar the nam question lie now
ps' us ayes and noes having been sdeed-Ayes los Noes
queSon was then taken the passage of the bill the
oecos OF The President Notwithstanding and decided in the
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