Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-19
ga Consress-2a Session.
TIE LAST NIGHT IN THE SENA IE.-
DEBATE on TIE THREE MILLIONS.

THE LAST NIGHT IN THE SENA re
DEBATE on THE THREE MILLIONS.
N SENATE-IuEsDA EvENlSG, MAncn 3
The Senate proceeded TO consider the Message
from the House OF Representatives, ptofosing to
amen one of the Senaics amendments 10 the An
puaI ForLhc ton Appropriation Bal, by adding
thereto the folio ewing
uScc > And be a f'othcr enactsd That the
nmIor IN re millions dollars he &, The samr IS here
by appropriated, out Of any money In the Treasury
no, Otherwise appropriated, to be expended, III
who'll or in part, under the direction Of the Prcsl.
dent of the United States, for the mil 'ary ard M
val service, inc'ndlne Notifications aud ordnance,
rnd increase of the Navy Provided such ex
ncndiior,s shall hc rendered necessary for The de-
fence of the country prior to tho next freezing Of
{ nsrcss."
Mr.. WEBS TER, in a few remarks, which our
Reporter was ntcvcncd from reporting, expressed
hs hope that the Senate wouId dlsngree at to
this amendment.
MI CALHOUN SAID, that the amount of the
appropriation asked WINS extremely large, and
what was most exiraordnAry, II was 70 b. made on
the supposition that this country was 10 be involved
IN war with France, and either without previous
drclnra,lon with declarauon to Be issued by
,bo Executive without first calling Congress to-
gcther.
Mr. LEIGH could not forhcar EXPRESSING the
asonishmcnt he fell AT the wh.hI House
If Representatives. had thought proper to pursue in
regard TO this appropriation. For his nwn pait H.
was free to confess, that he would rs soon vote to
give the Chief Magistrate of this Rcpuh &c unlimit,
ell power at once, vote to place at his entire dis
posal and discreet ton such enormous sum OF mo.
ney as was contemplated by this ameodm Mt He
had not met with single human hem, no wish
ed to convert our free form Of Government INTO an
obsolute Monarchy nor did he believe that any
man in this ccun ry 4, sired such change. Yet
here was "A proposition which went 10 establish
military monarchy it was, IN fact, IN the very
form of propo sllion of that sort. They nigh, al
most as we'll say, that the President should be
made Consul for life, Emperor of the Anne
ucan ProiAc. 1t was, indeed, mest. rema,kn.
b. proposition and ono which he never expected
bhear.
Mr. WRIGHT said, he did not feel that erca,
alarm which the Senator from Virginia appeared
TO feel They all knew very well Why the provi-
SION, 50 much complained of ty some Senators,
was inserted in the bull. 1t was because they were
about to adjourn uhen there was peculiar crisis
IN our foreign relations AID 1t was too late TO have
gone into the detail of legislation. For himself he
could say whatever ohe,s might lhink--thal he
iNl not believe that dollar Of the money which was
'S''i''
though no one knew what mi ght happen They had
6cco told by the gentleman from Massachusetts hat
TINS country was not 10 be brcugh into war until
congress should have been first convened. Now,
rohng as to that was implied IN this proposition
u was merely put Ing III the power OF the PresI-
ueh', m any contingency that might happen, the
means to secure the safcy Oft the country until the
assembling of Congress
Mr.. w then asked the yeas aud nays which
were ordered,
Mr. LINN said he should vote for his eppro1,i.
son, although it .as m Extraordinary one, ccause
ne thought 1t necessary under the present aspect Of
"aIrs. lie could not believe that tins Chief NJ
sS'ratH, or any Other who might preside the
= s'mles Of this people, would make wrong OF
nppropcr application of their funds.
NnIr LEIGH did not vote against tho approp,ia-
D., from any feur as to the use which might be
made OF the money bu, he voted against j, 'srs the
ground that it was a, war with the doctrine OF Con-
Ntuuonel liberty
Mr.. SOU THARD said he must certainly con
u" with the gentleman from Virginia in astonish
"'''a this extraordinary provision, nnd at the
u'"'ne' IN which the appropriation was DEFENDED
cy 'e senator from New York. What, he (Mr.
~ "ould ask, was the character Of this npproptla-
Wv" II amounted 10 the enormous sum OF three
a. oil dollars and was 10 be pat into the bands
"'e resident, 10 be expended by him at his own
s,u "ui and pleasure. Ii was without limitation
\, .esFIc''on-wthout specification of objects
,n Guy designation of purpose whatever. To be
n' ~ "e'e vas added to the provision nm idea OF
ua' ''oo mat the money should not be expended
.'' Inc public necessity should call for II. Who
Juuge Of the public necessity for the cxPcn-
Hsn ,e o' thus money The Executive nlone.
,bop arrived at that period in our history when
nnh, EArcu'iyc was 10 determine when or how The
Per - money was TO be expended, in case OF dan
~, o'nerwise Had we progressed 10 that pc
sn,.I; Inc" 'he Congress of the United States, the
to"S OF the peoples treasure, were not TO de-
in n. 10 That matter, but the power was to rest
wa, "a"us OF the Chief Magistrate only There
oreo,; "o~ever, IN egard to this subject higher
the ~" ~ &c decided. The protested object of
n urpop,'a'ion was to defend the country in case
Rowe, ne MIR would say give him that
''o 'nete would remain ~ obstacls TO pre-