Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-19

hat he
coul1 hardly speak Of il with resnoc, III ' ~
proposition, made by the immedia,e represan,a,'..
| VI me people, to place IN the hands of ana
""'ou' control three millions of dollars md vho
| 'd'en'y' "olId have the power of n, kino
f'"ee VI war, oupPosmg thai the approximation
80 ''aoe, olu II require any thing like Inpepui,v
'"e pan Oh any iran TO perceive, that If the Pre-
s'oent wanted war with France be conId ,oa,,,,,.
LING ABOUT SUCH an event Thus the highest ot.
| C,s " ''s'''''.on-an attribute conferred by the
constitution on Congr ess aloae-lhe nowcr oT ma
n"e warts here placed in The hands Of the p,es;
''"' aiohe let the gentlemen from New York
''' missouri were ready 10 the money be
my supposed II Would DC properly expcnd.
here never had lived nor did live. in this ., -.
ny oher country, the man 10 whom he (Nr. c
"o"' ce'hJe question .. ihar dc,crptoo. |,
WIS QUO " men The whole American people. bv
VIC" representatives., were 10 decide Whatever
"'S,h De ihe vote which other Senators intended
give on ms occasion, he could net think of yes.
~ ~ SUI" an enormous power in the President
nc senator from New York had said that the mo.
ney wonli not be expended by the President, WIN,
proof MIR 6 desired to know hnd the gentleman
'"'t II would not be expended 7 BY the proposition
"s'''' me President was toldho might cxpcnd the
preparation II he thought proper The othce Sc
major Nsr. Llnn) mad ntima,ed that it would be
wisely expended. Now VIVA, proof had the SENATE
that that would be the case ? There was nore-
save Their own belief in the infnll.b,y, faith and
purity OF one mao. And to night the Senate were
co'''d upon give rower which he for one. was
Tree 10 confess he would not grant evcnA,o Wash
'"S'on, or any man that ever lived Nav he
wound nj hesitate one moment in DENYING To-
washington himself the power. No PROPOSITION
could be more directly opposed 10 all the PRINCIPLES
OF 'he Constitution and of the Government under
which they lived than the one before the Senate
tie therefore trusted that there would bo no be,ita
ton IN rejecting it,
Mr.. WRIGHT observed tina, it was not hi, in
teniion TO say any thing which would lend to u PRO
r"r'ed debate nor was II his purpose to excite the
feelings oil any gentleman. There were two modes
OF debatins p opposition. The first was wv poet
&c h"ense end the other was, by ,bating II rro
position ia i, is. The Hon Senator from New
Jersey hae told The Scnste, in his usual impressions
ed mannet that this was an APPROXIMATION Of three
m'lons, without specification or object He had
no answer TO make to the assertion, hut What was
'er'Veo from hearing the amendment read bv the
secretary OF the Senate. The Senator in his IRE
c'rtancyi remoskf d that he (Nlr Wrigh) had .nd
'hat the money was not 10 be expended The gen.
''em'n was m'St'krn, for he (Nr. W. said no
such thing, but observed that he believed it would
not be called for-lheugh no man could tell what
might be the issue Of our relations with France.
And they all knew what his appropriation was to
De made for
MT CLAY rose and said, that the proposition
was to appropriate three millions of dollars fot the
purpose OF W. rens'ne the naval ana militia
~ service OF the country, without any specification
"hrlcyer of objrcts
j. principle, therefore, the hon gentleman from
''c" OK must aum'' IL was the samc-whether
we amount 10 be appropriated was three millions,
"'y'o' n"h''ted mlI''ors. Now, according to the
u''o' Oh ''e on'''d states, Congress pos.
nc f''"e' W r''se at'h'es ana create navy
"' ''''' '''' P'".''ct III 'hc'o'e''hch', rom inc
o'''''"e'.'o"' " " oc"h 10 ms hme' III no IN
"'' "' "''"V oc'h t"iseu "''hout sPech-
Wv "'"'''' " "''''' 'a''N n''' n'c o' "''c1
49, VIC o'"tefs VINO Sho"'o command
a"'' ne 'c'cVe''' mat since the origin OF this
'"S'' ""' "ce" no increase or aug
u III. navy! "H1pa' spfc'hcallon o.
''' anu SIZE u INC sh'ls mn should be IN
WV" every o'oef l'ar'leol"r' NO." or
,' was '"'s appropriation lh'chuco u
":,, = " "i y" we '''le"Se OF 'hc hava' ana
81 ,"''uu'"s 'o'',henhons 'h DINER
"'''' W '"'''o'Nu we i'es'oeht 10 increase 'he
.;,'1 :. '' W, navy :" ''"N' "'" ''''"c"
"o' ',''''' '''' ny '''c'o' surveys, ana sane
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