Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-03-12
NEWPORT.
Thursday, March 12, 1881
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LOSS OF THE FORTIFICATlON BILL.
We earnestly entreat the attention Of
every citizen Of Newport to the state
ment Of facts, which we copy below from
the National Intellisencer Of Thursday,
and to the letters from Washington which
appear in the Boston Daily Advertiser,
in relation to the loss of the very impor-
tant bill, which we have named at the
head Of this article. The people Of bu-
siness in this town are particularly inter-
ested in understanding this subject, as
the appropriations for the erection Of
Fort Adams, which have been annually
expended in this neighborhood for the
last ten years, have no doubt been Of
very great benefit to the business trans
actions Of the place in variety Of ways
too obvious TO mention. The loss Of the
Fortifcation bill, therefore, is serious
Inconvenience not only to multitude of
laborers, who depended on the appropri-
ations for their annual employment, but
to the trading and mechanical portion of
the community, who drew indirectly
from the same source very considera-
bic part Of their ordinary earnings. We
ask, therefore, the candid attention of
these, and oil other classes Of our cii-
zens, to THE MATTER OF FACT STATE
MENT Of the National Intelligencer, as
Ito the real cause Of the loss Of this bill;
and to the still more extraordinary histo-
ry Of the last nights proceedings of the
House Of Representatives, detailed in
the letters to the Boston Advertiser
The whole course Of management in re-
la'ion to these appropriations is there gi-
ven with such clearness and precision,
that we firmly believe thore is not a
candid minded man Of any party in this
community but will be thoroughly salts
fed of TWO FACTS at least, viz: 1st, that
not The slightest degree of blame can al
tach 10 The Whig Senaie, who in every
stage Of the proceedings acted with a
firm and honest desire to get the bill
passed through, with it's usual salutary
and constitutional enactment and 2dly,
that the LOSS of the bill, as it finally oc-
CURED, is entirely impuiable 10 the unrea-
sOnatle propositions, the gross negligence,
and seandaicus disorder Of the House Of
Representatives, j not TO a aricked and
deep laid scheme among the Jackson lead
ers IN that body to destroy this bill, ariia a
rie,c to a political effect 1t is impossi-
bic, we conceive, not to arrive at this
conclusion when we recollect, that the
bill was returned from the Senate and
in possession of the House, Tuesday,
February 24th--one whole ,resk before
they attempted to act upon it:-that it
was then brought in, at O'Clock of the
erening Of The last day Of The session, en-
numbered with such monstrous propo-
sition that they knew that the Senate, as
men of intelligence and patriotism must
necessarily reject it; and in the midst
also of the press Of mass of other busi-
ness which demanded consideration
that when the Senate had rejected, as
every reasonable man must suppose they
would, the extravagant proposal to put
THREE MILLIONS of DOLLARS
into the Presidents hands to dispose of
as HE thought proper; in other words to
enable him to involve the country in all
the calalnities Of war, though they had
requested a committee Of conference,
which was promptly acceded to by the
Senate to adjust the difficulty, they
PURPosELY smorHERED The Report Of This
Committee, and nerer took 1t into conside-
ration I'LL a message from The Senate COM
PEELED them TO act upon 1t. We say il is
impossible to avoid this conclusion, when
we reflect further, that the committee of
conference had agreed on reasonable
substitute for the obnoxious amendment
viz: an appropriation of 100000 dol
lars additional, for the fitting out and re-
pair Of ships, and 300, 900 dollars addi-
tional, for ordnance, and that this agree
ment, which would have had the full
concurrence Of the Senate, was beyond
all question, insidiousiy and rickedly
withheld from The action Of The House by
C. C. Cambreieng, ,chose DUTY IL ras 10