Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-23

number oil routes, fertrai hIhureCe he believe
add yet from Ia. ii .ance OF the lsst lection " tic
u having teen STR ckeu out, which sect NJ was that
making the nrces.ary approp iation for that object, bo
deprived OF the OF carrying such me asurc
INTO effect How could he DO 50, tie funds not
being afol dsd him, whilst the tin e, the bill
rendered il Imperative on him to carry lite Provisons
into operation? IL from ihese consde ions that
he liad been induced submit his mot ia nd
ment although IT deemed requisite, he could sddace
co. II say from hs own knowledge, that some of the
post ads proposed by that bill be made.
required, and IL made would he OF no pubic uti ity.
Mr. Johnson of Kentucky replied. II oh ervrd,
that he had not sp ken he subject OF the bill which
had been reported by The Committee ola the Pest Office
AMI Poet X sd., 10 he head of the Pos Ollie Depart
mept but, being OF The necessity OF extending
the OF public Intercourse, he had 10, s'oppsd
enquire whether such a bvneh,iai measure could be
accomplished fo $500 600 Of $s6ooo, a. proposed by
the bill l. any spprop-ia ion, Whatever might be it's
amount, could facilitate ina coma etcei, social, and
gricul ura in ercourse amorg the people Il he United
States, he believed 1t would not be objected 10 by The
con-ii utn,s of shy member OF that Houie. The APP
preparation clause had been stricken the bill, aud
he though, he might venture 10 a.sert that next to-
Der, the Postmaster General would be enabled to make
the contracts divided Tor by it, without expense the
ia ION Tn were not TO gs into opeia ion until jan
uary nex; Hi. i,Dd ami colleague, (Nr. Wickifi-(
had poSeo oil the glamour, which, ou' Of that House,
had been raised against the Postms neral on
couat OF the excess OF IT, -aprndi u'e OF thai Do
pa"tsent oy-r rs receipts but he begged, ia reply
70 ;.s 10 state, that observations Of that kind could
reach that disiog uished otcer. They pased By him
as the iil. wind Undecided. He coucl dcd by speak.
ins OF the Eeces o! the nj stated thst
h thous hit tn p3Pulous d-uic through which |,
contemplated thai 'be o. ed road e0ouid pass had
right claim such app opriatoT by reason Of H..
millions OF dollars hey had paid in The public Tea.ury
Mo Wcknf- r,j5inej. His motion had BE- sub
mtrd wit view to keep the expenditure OF The D.
pa tment within is recep.4, az far sble aud in
order that he POsimast G neral might be invested
with tue Discretionary authority to apply TIE funds of
tn Post Once as they came into has la, d., to the pur
poses projected ny the bi, viz the extension oil the
pot rCuies He aksd tor the yeas and nays upon tho
question aud the call efng sustained, they
tered
NJ. Bell said tina, il was by no means his intention
to detan the H~u'e upon the gu jec before thom
there come polnts OF Interest in tast matter,
which he oIgh' hoove them TO take into their
conl-ralr. Ii proper, in all cyilz ID countries
that taxes should b. levi equi'sbly, aud that they
Tho I'D Re Ill by do's who derived benefit from the
ews and he government for the supper, OF which they
were eollsc'ils t. preserve tho harmony of the
principles VI it~e S9f fp h my e. aOlIsht ent OF
public nature aud oil great pubic AtIii;y IS a
Post Office Department. should certainly be sustained
by is If you, by annusi appropi ations,
support ~ you TAKE away its suonses prop, by priv
ing il OF public eOrhdence you thereby place IL un
der the control Of tue i've leg satve powers
That view OF the que ion bul ihete wa ar
oiler light in which. II appeared 20 bin IL poss,-
vigani however exp 'risnced, a,certa % the neee
s y OF constructing post road. They could not be
OF all the localities; and it would, there ore, be
better to let the rensin in the hands of the Pest
mas'e' General In saying this, he did me an TO
cast any inputaion on the IOst Office Committee, OF
wan Of lot gsnce. Public ssrtme mt on the subject
he thought, would be found to be 10 accordance with
the of the COMMITTEES OF the Whole Hou,e yester-
day. At-rspme remarks on the great public accom-
mediation, which would be derived from granting the
tracking privilege TO he m-mbers 81 tue ale L-gs-
la'ures, be concluded.
Nj Buchan.n said. that /, moi his design 70 n
ter into dscu's OF he general que siion; but ha
would state, in few words why he should vote against
the amendment What vast power, lac begg ed them
10 recolect, such measure would place in the
hands of the Postmaster General His duties were
already very onerous, aud his responsibility great
H"gaironase, also, was extensive; bu how mnch
would all bs increased, by giving him the duty of se-
lie sins which Of these route shouts be fret esablish-
ell The bill contained prov ions for the establishment
o. more than 300, and only five * OF them could
he constructed at time 30 tina, in specting which
o. those three hundred should be first entered up
90, he might p6ss bly, offend ,hoe who were in
trrsstrd in the remainder. On the o her hand, il
the congress, according TO the present arrangement
chose order them 10 b. mad, could create no such
feeling He had the hgh' St possible respect and friend
ship Tor The ,stmsser sners but h. was convinced
hat the power which the bill, az uasd, wouiI
la his hands, such a. he Che Postmaster GENERALLY
did not desire TO possess 1t would, perhaps have been
better Also I'd his med friend fsom X antueky
the Chairman Of the Post Office Committee made Tor
the information OF the house. estimate Of the expen-
ses, aten ling the establishment of ,heSe post routes.
Mr.. Johnson shortly replied. III observed, that he
bad not said that he had Lot applied to the Post Office
Department the subj sct OF the routes proposed bo
established; out at the time. hu considered that
gentlemen Ia that House knew more Iespec citing the
vdual could possibly do Who more prorer than
the Representative OF the psople, direct what post
uust, Of course, he suopo'ed TO have know edge Of
the wants wishes aud Interests Of tntir con tuertsi
The amf bdnsBt OF hi4 colleague (Mr. WickIife) he
should certainly vote against. III n, reason why
the people, md this sduinsra on sh uI be deprived
OF any privilege which they euj iyed under the las;
aud under hat diff ing much as IL did from
the present on, their Representatives promo upon
al qIs.ous spec,ins the esldbli hment pot Routes
For lis part he should prefer rather than that the
amendment should pass, iha the bill ,houId he laid
upon the table I'LL the session 10 the event of
the adoption IT such amendment M might, pc rbsps
offer motion TO that effect.
Mr.. HoHnan sa'd he always supported the policy
that the Pos. Ohce shOu sustain itself ii was not
intended to b. sou &C OF revenue, neither did he
hiDk that It roper that T. should be sustained bv
app opr'auons from he public tre,sury IL. should
vote fer the amendment Notwithstanding the ollie cIons
Of his friend from Pennsyvsnis, (Mr. Buchanso) be-
he thought would be safer that the money re-.
qnisits for the establishment OF the roads propo,sd
shocld CONE from The funds OF the Post Office itself
rather than from tno-e Of the nation.
Mr. Whltlosey thought il would be betterto refer to
The public documents, than TO consume the time Of the
House in de ate. In respect TO the Post Office De-
Dartment, he begged leave to remark that when the
present incumbent of that office power there
was balance Of S230,0O0 TO the credit OF the office
IN what manner, he esked had that sum been applied
How had IL been expended
Tn FIRST communication Of tie present Chief Magjs.
rate bad spoken 10 bigh OF The prosperous cond
ion thai depaTimeD the last message had rspea ed h;
nd yet wac proposed to a'sst II, by vote Of mo-
large afGoun', for tho thu ufeappropratiDg
he Of upwards OF $50 600 for The esfsbIishmsnt
Il foutes had been -tck zen out OF he bill, yet the
ublc money would have be lied to that purpose.
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