Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-06-10

Mr.. Mann w@ opposed. he ssJ. to the pasage Of this
bill. aud was under The necessity OF moving to strike
the enaeng clause He knew Of principle OF justice,
equity or policy, whereby the nation to requir-
ed TO pay the debt which this coporsion their p,ovi
the payment Of the interest," should soon be
TO pay the principal Also The report which character
lied able one, had convncedh i'm that the Govern
inent, although II located here, bound relieve
this bankrupt corporation from It's dihcuiies We
not to be called upon in representative capacity,
dispose char les, but TO transact the public business
Mr. Stoddert, in reply. contendsd that the Congress
having exclusive jurisdiction wi hin the limits Of the Dis
trc exercised over il the same hory and guardianship
which State legislature had State. Tie committee
did not intend this bill entering wedge, they had
expressly stated in their rel aud provided ia the BILL that
the app opfiauon should be continued only three years
The measures which had produced the
the corporation ought tot be characterized rs i'm
psovi.n or exrAvagant. They such sppiov
eddy the most prudent and But the qes
ton whether was duty provide for the works
othe District, He held IN is hand the ession
which it appeared that the land was given 10 the Go, ern
in lrssi be Tor bene, OF the CIV and not
TO be applied to public and national ones The Govern
m.nt held Ia the ri'y. land value OF one nil.
lion OF dollars aud had received roui the sales Of iand
over seven hundred thousand dollars. We had appopi-
afed Tor the city 2000 OF which SIG 900 Tor
public and federal uses for the Penenary IO6 0Oo
Tor the Canal $50,000 aud Tor the Avenue 900.
The appropriation proposed, lS6 900, would made,
still leave large cum in the public Treasury, which
had no right TO Use Tor any other purpose than Tor the
provemen OF the city. There could be possible doubt
to duty in this matter, aud had no
Tentative but to permit the city TO sink beneath its emba
rassnwnts or TO relieve il.
Mr. Hardin took different view, he said Of the pro.
visions Of the deed Of cesson from presented by the
gentleman from Maryland. The proprie tore gave ONE
half Of the lard with view enh,Dcc the value Of the
rest, and government pay twenty pounds an acre
for such pat the lands as they purchased The lands
not given in us Tor the people IL the Distr but
Tor the Pc pie oil the United states. In ely Of the
States was 50 much public money expended in this =
Taking year ih another the ut me pde
here from fifteen hundred THOUSAND millions a-ytar
We were asked tive would suffer ci ybsvng the naine
OF W Warrington TO 20 down. There State In the
m mn " hlel, aI N
Al all events the name OF Washington would be lost
whether this city should rie orr TALL He admitted IA the re
port was ably aud eoqueny drawn; but
III" mat tins city Was ian enieipsng city,. IL VAS
abuse oil words TO call this enerprising city, where
nobody abored Ino;e than four honis day. The people
oil The city had no reason to compln Of any oil H.
beraiiy 10 II OH the part OF Congress We had given $780,
90 dollars for canal the only earthly propose OF hcl
wsso bring wood to their doors; We swept their s,aee
Tor them aud even went TO the expense OF building
TO protect their shade trees. We had given hundred
thousand dollars for trough across the Potomac; and
had bill before Tor another hundred thousapd for tho
purpose. We had given million for the ditch ali,
had bill now TO give million more II tine h,
thought, 10 stop.
Mr., Mercer had never, he said, known any subject 10
be discussed here, relating TO the city OF Washington
without an attempt on the part OF members TO bull,
up popularity elsewhere, by abusing and making spor
oil the unfortunate cuzrns OF the District. Mr.. heTce
went OIL TO argue that every capitol in Europe had bee
built up at the expense of the Government The polio,
which was proposed in regard TO the District was, there
iore nei'hernew nor extraordinary The Chesapeake
Ohio Canal, Tor which the city had contracted heav,
ueoi' WAS work whrh was every way entitled 10 The
oil the Government lie would reler the gentleman from
New York 10 the example Of his State. The Della
ware and Hudson Canal stock, at time, woIil
ht,le or nothing The Company applied the State io
relief The State loaned to the Company credit h
Canal was conpleted aud its stock is greatly abov
par Mr. NJ went into many statements to prove that ti
Chesapeake aud Ohio Canal, when completed would b,
more productive than any similar work the u Sales
Ia Europe; aud that in reference TO the perreury OF tia
Union, II was more important than any other woik in th
Union.
After some further debate in which the bill was oppose
by Messrs. Hardin and Manu. aud supported by Me.sr,
Chinn. Wardwell, and Stewart
MIR. Vinton moved the commit ee Use: which w.s car
ried-Ayes g. Noes Co.
The committee accordingly and HE bills passe,
through The committee, were reported TO the House,
progress the last bill.
The House then adjourned.