Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-03-29
TWENTY FIRST CONGRESS-.
..;areh 2o.-ihe Senate did no, ait
YIasT SESSION

/ rot being pr sent NJ ihf hohf oi hEsemphbBt "
call ofihe lioasr Was moved aud ordered
vas accordingly pfJct eded IN aud after sever
al motions fpr adjournmeal. and for the suspen
SION OF the CALI It Was ultimately suspended by
a vote of 4 ayos noes not counted. Ni Csmbfe-
tenV Com the COMMITTEE OF ComnIeree, report
Il an anne ndmrn ut TO the bill mskIng sppropra
lioa. Tor building ighi-houses, light boats. beh
cons and monuments, placing buoys, and Tor
improving hafbonts aud directing surveys,
which amendment vns read aud committed I'd
Committee Of the Whole House on the State
of the Union. The resolution of Mr.. swift for
| the making Of surveys TO ascertain suitable
place for the construction Of iortheahons on
the Northern frontiers OF the L. >. was 'hen
taken up. Tins question was upon The motion
TO refer the resolution 10 She Committee on
| Military Affairs. Mr.. Hunt opposed The refer
once proposed aud urged tho cspedency OF the
| adoptiun Of the resolution by the House. Tie
enlarged upon the importance Of the measure
ssa means of defence for the most noribefy
part OF the State. through which part, during
the war of The Revolution, The British aud Their
savage allies, had so frequently penetrated into
the conntry, involving an expense 10 the United
Srales IN the raising aud equipment Of armies
for its fence. ola million OF dollars Mr..
Holman said The olJert Of the resolution was
premature The exact boundary hoe on thai
part oil tue iFontifr was not ytl hSfe'hl"fu ~
| was 10 be 6red ut tho latitude of do y. and
the proposed point for the erection OF the isrti
6caidns in Question M htbe found 10 be from
ten y thirteen miles North OF that latitude An
in stance had occurred already IN which Tor
iliention bad been constructed at considerable
expense, and found 10 be North OF the prescri
bed line To prevent similar occurrence ~
The present case he should feel It necessary, II
| The RS luton were pressed, TO move that ~ he
laid upon the table. No Spencer, of New
Yorh objected TO the resolution, aud trusted
that It would moi be urged farther by the gen
tleman from Vermont. The House had voted
millions far Qualifications. winch were built only
TO be suffered TO iali into decay, bslng NOT OF
the slightest utility for The defence OF The coun'
try lie. himself, OR. s. had Frequently vo-
ted for making the appropriations Tor such for
tiGcailons; acourse for which he now re
preached himself, as la,'shlng The pah &c funds
| upon useless objects In confederation Of the
observation Of his collen cue, (Mr Hunmen,)
| respecting ths boundary line On the Northern
| frontier, he begged 10 eall the attention of the
| House 10 the Notifications n koase's Point up
on Lake Ghamplain, which, alter being con
siructed by the United States, al an expense
| of $500. 900. were found, by observations made
by Mr. Ellicott, Professor ut the West Pom
| Academy aud an eminent astronomer, 10 be
one mile North of the I5ih d. gree OF latitude
and. consequently, wilhln the boundary Of the
British possessions. II was DOW IN a state oil
dlapidnllon, remaining there as monument OF
! our folly. lie would further say, that he was
altogether opposed TO The whole system of in
| and forlihcation. II was. IN his opinion, as he
| had before observed, useless dram upon the
| Treasury IL was wasting of public resoulc es
| upon objects oil 10 corresponding Importance.
| l, WINS mode of applying the public fInds,
which, whilst II retarded The liquidation of The
national debt was lraugdt with no one sngi.
beneficial effect, IN airy other. manner. We
| have, sad Mr.. Spencer, Navy-we have n
Navy which is the strongest arm of our nation
nj defence. OF what avail 10 us arc fortI6ca-
lions upon The Northern frontier, MS proposed
by the resolution From such Il weak power
| MS Canada, even aided by all the force which
| Great Britain could concentrate upon thar
point what have the Uniled States To appre.
bend Vermont, herself, could rcpel all hos
tile nggresslons from thai quarter OF, II Yer
mont could not certainly New York could He
was, he repeated decidedly opposed 10 the
measure. Propositions similar 10 that of his
friend from Vermont were continually starting
up, and from oil points not So much, he ierr
ed, Ia provide for the protection aud defence
OF the country. but with view 10 procure the
| expenditure OF large sums of money in parru.
| lar districts From the imrututlon OF such a
motive Rs this, however, he fully expncraied
thu gentleman from Vermont. who had support
ed the resolution. Nr. Fnoh sind that he high
! w npp'oy ot the resolution aud he referred
10 the circumstances which occurred during
the last wa in which he Ind had some expe'
rlence, wherein the wanl OF f1,liiratons upon
that particular par OF the ironiers hal occa.
stoned q loss of more than quadruple the expense
which would have been incurred Ivy Their con
siruction The Brush had swept the lake, sailed
! up The Sarsnac, aud committed deptedHtlons
| one hundred miles within our country, Aur
some observations with respect 10 the fortress
constructed North of the boundary line, he said,
IN reference TO thu necessity Of erecting others
South OF 10 degrees, that Lake Champlar ex.
tended lao miles upon our country AMI upon
all points of that coast. we might be cuusd
errd assatahle, without fortified deitnces
10 the pioprety OF tins the War u parttnrni
concurred Ia the late war 10000 troops from
| Canada had penetrated that point and Invaded
| the United States, although, by good fortune,
they were driven bnck by which all the MOI.
thern part of New York and the whole Of Yer.
mon were saved from devastation. He was
| therefore, IN favor Of the measure. Mr.. Drsy.
! ton shlh he would shortly state why no pro
ceedmgs should he taken on this resolution.
u was impossible IN firm with accuracy, any
military proJrci upon the subject, until the
boundary vas established ;plior TO which, no
survey could be properly made, to ascertain
The eligible sites for tortEcaions. Such 10
substance, he had no doubt, " oud be The an
s"eI ui the War Department next session. TO
the resolution IN the event Of its passing He
| conceded m opinion with the gentleman from
| New York, M Finch. as 10 tue Importance q
deioni'ng that frontier II was vulnerable 10
| an pnpmy there was no place more npcessary
10 be defended ; for, in the case OF war with
Great BrIinin. troolps might there pc poured into
| the bowels Of our Country. Bat, M the same
time, thai very Importance showed the sty
OF proceeding in ia" selection of points for de
fence, with the utmost care and cIrcumspec
ton MIR. Spencer. Of New York. lose to re.
| ply, but the hour elapsed The House then
vent into Committee Of the Whole, Mr.. Mccoy
IN The chair, % the following private bills the
bills for the relief OF Stephen Olney. III
Wendell. Alexander CLAYTON, Charles Wilkes,