Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-26

ton. whiulsrey, Ed D. whie, wekiids, Wilson,
Ysncey, YtuDg-Il3.
barnweli, James Blair. John Blair, Bauldin. Camp
oel. Carson, Ciaborns. Clay, CrOcheron Davenport,
W. Davis, Desha, Drsy,on, 'Eirn, Fss,er, Gather,
GORDON, Hall, H,ynes, Hoffman, jennings Cavs John
.on Lamar, Lea, Laws, Loypll, Luupkin Mcgee,
Mccoy, Nuckols, Patton. Polk. Potter, Roane, san.
deier Trezvant, Tucker, Wayne. C, White, Wilde.
Williams-45.
On motion of MIR. whitlssey, Il, vas
"so'Vea' mat We Secretary OF the Navy be direc!~
ed to TRANSMIT, to this House all the papers his Dee
Pathsh' IN any IIannef relating to the capture and
Jetsntoo Of several negroes board OF tho vessels
|onsliu'ion Loui'a, ana Marino. Adjourned.
SATURDAY., February 49,
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
me ehg'ossed till, making additional appropriations
Tor the improvement OF certain harbOrs and removing
he third time.
Mr. Carson of N. c., rose and said, the liberties Of
my country are, by this BILL put up tor sale. I for
ono will not be bribed to vote for it,
Mr. Bsrrioger said To was very sorry to hear sucb
language from his colleague. The liberties OF the.
country put up to salsl How put up to sale, asked
Mr. Ii is an imputation on.the House--not orly
on 'ns tou.s, bu on every Congress- from the found.
aion OF tie Government, and every Executive from
~. ~ commencement TO the present This bill, MIR.
d. SAID, presented no question OF internal improve.
ment "a ,ha, suesi1 understood by Southern gan
llemen generally.
The Speaker checked MIR. b. He did not uoder.
sahd Ar e. as imputing such design to me III berg but
only as speaking OF The effect Of the bill
MIR, Carson hoped the Speaker would permit his coll
eague 70 Pioceei, and CAT every thing HIM that he
deiired lie knew his motive
MF. bdrringcr resumed. Ii: wished ONLY 10 yindicac
himself not to cas- any thing his colleague. North
o@foiha bad petiiJnsd Tor this improvement Roanoke
in,e'' ms object in way different from the
offsets In this 0l North Carolina had petitionsd Com
gress Tor The improvement OF Ocracock and the Caps
rear and all her dcles had supported the appea.
toH' 10 lad teen frequently before the House, and
none OF them had discovered .bst was unconsttuton~
az ana now because these offsets ars embraced in ths
bill, are who vote lor il to be charged win bnog
La hal f,H far su.h
when these objects were not included aud he should
nave voted Tor now, il they had been excluded Was
ne 10 vote against wa right because he could not
ooa'h what he conceived just, against the bill
Ocause The objects which his own State had al he art
were included, les, he might be charged with being
bought uP' lie protested against such Injurious i'm.
putaions
Mr.. Carson sad that he was very glad that his col.
mad let Oh seine matter which he had been prog.
nant with Tor some umeC The Speaker here in,erpos-
e1' ana sad thai The geDtewan's colleague tad dis
claimed any reflection upon the gsnIloman's molyesi
Understood him 10 90 so, said Mr. c.. and too dis,
eoi any intention 10 reject upon the motives of osr
gentlemen. My colleague SAYS that 1 eharsed bi,
WIN icing bought; that the purpori Of his spe.cb
er' made no such charge. am willing to say that
every msmber who votes tor this bill hslievas thu, he
~ right bu; believe that they are wrong AMI ,hsS
those who do vote for IL, whatever ,h.r motives
seng hs ibsLtes Of their country. In ancien, tines
the Roman leaders bought up the liberiea of the Pao
pie With the spoits Of the conquered and ,bi
Poncy oil internal improve and cur his handel
arm are TIE means with which the liberties of ,bi. PEG.
PIE are 10 be bought. My colleague GAYS he will mo.
defend the eonsttuuJnih.y oil the priston. N.Y.
posed by this bill: and we'll he NAV saw 90 10, ba 60
ho' defend H. The constitution has be- placed in the
hands oil empr!csof oil teal quacks wl.o have yivao
It construction whereby il is swao ying IN tbs hs,
ties OF he country; aud, when they are gone WHARF
are We to look inr liberty! Where air. 1 r-,.a, az.
W. to look torii Almighty Col NAV IA Qs
liberty shan exist only in one benis,h ere at time -
II so the Genius OF Liberty may have taken her fivbf
ON among u.-she may have followed L4sve,,, 60.
the wa,ers-snd whilst bey have liberty 10 Frame -.
may have tyranny hsre. must bei,sve sir If an, a.
berries are saved, that il be only by the s
oil the Individual State; and, sir, look 20 Old V,i,
as The nucleus around which the states are To rylIv
sist the usurpauous 9th. General Government ,a,.
10 h'r son'-to her Patrick HeGTys Ouch I'll as
dared TO declare, that resistance Of oppressi . ,
treason)-l look 20 he's Madson, to her Monro. N 90
Sir, Che Speaker) -gen,leuen may laugh, Sir. bntI
look to such msn--not TO men bought UP by appropri.
ATOMS aud by the hope OF office, but to men OF bi,
aud elevated feelings, and stern int sTiiy TO ,avs
country If sueh men do not rouse thems Ives IN a.
non, our liberty 10 gooe. MIR c. concluded with ssv-
ing, that perhaps he had spoken with too much warmth
on this occasion; that he was sick, aud had no intsn
lion TO come here to-day but that he had bsen 60,
Tor, aud brought from his bed by call OF the House
lie knew was in van 10 oppose the passage of this
bill, and perhaps there uss in a MACS thew,
Jog himss into he breach, aud ewing ia HI, brsas,
the daggers oil all who were In favor of it, He attack
ed the system, not the motives Of gentlemen: bu, h,
soemnly believed, IL this sort of legisla,ion was mar
sisted IN, our liberties were gone aud that nothing
but the sston OF the States could save them
MI. Blair OF Tennessee said that although for ssva
raj years past he had voted in favor Of inter
nal improve aenf, and had reason 10 cbaog "a
opinion bis in that PARTICULAR yot he s6onIJ
vote against this bill because Of the argnnsnts -
watch u had been supported by The gentleman e.
North Carolina, lMr. Barringer For his part M
H. said, he could not why the mouth Of a ,;ya.
should be improved by appropriations Of the nubiic
money more than iis bsd nor why measure of Ihis
description, coming from tbs Committee of Commsrcs
was not as inush measure OF Internal Improvsm.n,'
as II II mad come from tbs COMMITTEES Of Roads and Ca
nails Suppose the appropriations proposed bv This hu
mad been or The Improvement Of the Ohio rivsr or for
removing distractions in other sire ams yvonLi 81
tho gentleman from North Carolina have sons ays;ns,
tina, measure! Has he not Invariably gone asaios,
such appropriations What, them shall we see Fl We
SCI upon The principles which govern hts vote 10 favor
OF this billf Why, Sir, that there s to be system NJ
appropriation. f1r bays and rivers, for expenditures on
tide water, and no appropriation, to be made for
the Improvement OF the Interior II is, therefore Sir
that am obliged to lurn my back AEsiu,t this bill az
ter votiOR for similar for The Iast sigbt vs
Sir look at the details II this bill toe State of orr
ls the olly OF the Western SItos Tor which IN
smallest appropriation Is proposed IN H. Sn,poss r
we're 10 call for an appropriation fr the impfoyement
Of the COcsa river, would the gentleman from North
Carolina eome out and say, hat that spproprsiios s
constitutional No, Sir, he would adtni, IL con.
shinNonali'y beoa0se II s above The mouth Of the t-
YER and no' Immediately elnbestsj with foreign com.
merce. Yes, Sir, might exhaust my strength here
10 vain, 10 showing tho importance OF the osnnexion
OF the Cooss and Tennessee fiyets; should not get
the vote Of tive gentleman from North Carolina m
the propoien To- such appropriation same from Inc
Comm Of Comm.roe, ihdsei, then mig ms perb,rsa.,
hs vote but not IL II CAME from the Comm on tuss
nal improvements Mr.. b. fepss,ed that he IN, b,oa
seH rallied upon 10 vots against the BILL bssause of ~,