Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-03-19
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LOSS OFTHE FORTIFICaTION BILL

LOSS OFTHE FORTIFICATIONB BILL.
We stated in summary manner in our
last some Of the principal causes of the
loss Of the Fortificaiion Bill, in which
the citizens of this place have 50 deep
an interest. Since then we have receiv-
ed the National Intelligencers of the 9Th,
9th, and 10Th inst, which furnish new
and yet more interesting Developments
of the whole PLOT, which led to result
so greatly to be deprecated. We ask
the attention Of our readers, and Of cve-
ry citizen of Newport in particular, TO
the fall and overwhelming replies of that
journal to Mr.. Cambieleng's two notes
in his own defence, (if such Aimsy prcten-
ces-lalse on the very face Of them
are worthy Of such n title)-and their at
tention, also, to its indignant rejoinder to
the arttul and wicked misrepresentation
Of the Government Official, us to the
conduct and proceedings Of the Wing
Senate. Let no one be deferred, by the
length ofthese articles, from giving them
perusal. They ought TO be read again
and again-not only for their merit as
compositions-for being manly and intel
ligible statements Of most interesting
occurrence in our political history-but
for the abundance Of facts they furnish
to unrav ell the real motires which innuen-
ced the House Of Representatives in its
'disreputable course in regard to this bill.
1t is now placed beyond doubt or cavil,
that though Mir. Cambreleng proceeded
to the House from the committee Of con-
ference, with an Intention, it is believed,
Of making fair report of its agreement,
and Of bringing the House TO act imme-
diately on that subject, (and in this way
the bill mi ght have been saved to the
country,) he was deferred from so doing
by the sinister advice and urgent entrea-
Ties Of two high officers Of the Govern
ment, Mr.. VAN BuREN and MIR. For
sYTn, who met and conversed with him
in the anti-chamber OF the House, whi-
ther they had hurried from the Presi-
dents apartment, on the first intimation
that compromise had been agreed to.
1t is stated in letter from Washing
ton, and the writer says he can prove
the fact" that the Vice President and
the Secretary of State, after MIR. Cam
breleng had agreed to the report of the
committee Of conference, went to the
door Of the Representatives Chamber,
and told MIR. Cambreleng, that il would
NEVER DO TO AGREE WITH THE SENATE.
MIR. Cambreleng then refused to make
the report,-and in order to defeat any
further action, whenever il was necessa-
ry to prevent the vote Of u quorum, the
Albany Regency members, by signal,
would skulk away into their lobbies!---
Gen. BARRINGER proclaimed the loss of
the bill by AN INTRIGUE in the House.
AND OFFERED TO PROVE Irp'
The public is naturally curious to know
what could have induced these high Ex-
ecutive functionarics to interfere in such
manner with the ordinary and whole
some Legislation of the country. The
key to all this is furnished, we believe,
in the first article we copy to-day from
the National Intelligencer. AT the CON-
mencernent Of the session, the President
had recommended a high and summary
course Of proceeding towards France.
with the view Of compelling her to a full
filment Of the Treaty. In this he had re-
ceived neither countenance nor sunnort
from either House Of Congress. On the
contrary, his rash and il-judged recon-
mendation had been signally rebukc cd by
the votes unanimously adopted both by
Senate and House--after full and ma
ture consideration Of the measures re-
commended As salvo to his pr;de
and in some measure to soothe his wound
cd sensibility, it was determined to man.
ifest so far a concurrence in his senti-