Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-05

employed There exceeded the aggregate Of the
tonnage OF all other nations in tho same employment
This navigation OF the South Seas was very littc Known
anu little aided by maps charts All the nautical in
formation by which IT assisted dcrv, from
surveys ordered by other Governments which were less
Interested IN il than were, from charts pre- pured BY
individual nayigators Of our own country.
The subject was highly interesting to our commerce
anu navition and entitled To tc early attention of
the Govcrnaicnt The publication of Mr. lteynoldss
report would be step towards MAKING this nj
navigation known.
The resolution then adopted
The bill making appropriations for the civil and dplo
matte service ofc H. States for the year 1885, read
u third time and passed
MIR. Polk gave notice. that, on "Wednesday next he
should move the House TO proceed TO the consideration
the bill regulating the Public Dcposcs in the local
banks, and the other bills relating Bank the IT,
States
The Speaker laid before the House letter from the
Secretary of War transmitting of the appro
praons for the War Department for the service OF the
year. 1881, showing the amount appropriated under each
specific head the amount expended under each and
he balance remaining unexpcnded in the Treasury
inc 3ist December last prepared obedience the
table.
The Speaker laid before the House letter from the
Secretary of War, transmitting Report from the Chief
Engineer, showing the of the funds which have
been applied to the improvement of the Cumberland Ri
yer, and containing further information in relation
penditurcs for the Improvement of said river. as called
for by the House the stl of January Instant which
letter and report were referred to the Committee
Roads and Canals.
message In writing received from the President
OF the United States by Mr.. Donclson his private Sc
10 ne House II Representatives, Of tie United States
WIN reference to the claim of the grand daughters of
the Marshal de Rochambcau and in addition the pa
rsiormerly communicated relating to the subject
now transmit to the House of personalities for their
consideration, memorial to the Congress ofthe United
States, from the Countess dAmbrugeac and the Mar
quis dc la Goree together with the letters which accom-
panedit TRANSACTIONS ofthesc documents also sent,
ANDREW JACKSON.
ReSOtred, That the Committee Roads and Canals
be instructed to inquire the cxpcdency of causing
al fIn hRcf ,af Of
improving the harbor of Buffalo for the reception and Sc
curIty OF vessels navigating Lake Erie.
On motion of MIR Reynolds, it was
ReSo'red, That the Committee Roads and Canals
be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making
an examination and survey of the route for the Cunber
land Road from Vandalia in the State of Illinois Al
ton, in said State and from thence Jefferson City in
the State OF Missouri and make report the Con-
Mr.. Blair offered the following Joint resolution which
read twice
Rcsoiccd &c. That the Secretary of War be- and he
hereby directed to be paid each pensioncr
of the United States, the amount of pension due from
time tome whether Invalid INDECENT Pensioner,
at such office agency he may select which PEN
sIons are paid by the United States
MIR Blair moved that the resolution be engrosscd.
Before the question taken, motion of Mr.. +.
the orders of the day.
The Chair having announced as the unfinished busi.
ness from Saturday Inst, the bills for the relief of
Richard w Mead; George Gibson; BIcrvin p Mix;
Mr.. Hubbard moved for the postpone me mt of the first
of these bills till Friday next
The Chair considered it regular to 90 into Com
mttee on the bills but that adopted the
House refusing to 90 into Committee; and aier some
desultory conversation to the order of business the
House went into Committee OF the Whole, MIR. Ward in
the Chair, on various private bills.
The House then adjourned
Monday I'd February
IN SENATE.
Message was received from the President, brought
communication read from the Mayor of Boston
expressive OF regret that an appropriation for the or
cation OF the harbour had been rejected Referred to
the of
sitter the presentation &c some ncip orals NJ sihcun
arose, holding IA his -ad copy OF the Globe eWspa-
per- and desired that The Secretary Of thek should
be required e read aParagfuph, which be lhoun)
Ihs following paragraph frea the -,
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Mr. Calhoun said that he rose to make few remarks
on the article which had been just read Not in refer
ence TO himself, but on its political bearing character
There some things of themselves so insignificant
to be undeserving of notice. but which i'm come xion
with others may become important. Such was the pre-.
sent Whatever may be the character of the paper which
contains the arcle-however base and prostute-it is
the known, authentic and established organ of the
cutve, sustained by its power, and pampered by its
hands -
In noticing the article pass by the base insinuation
that 1T contains, and will coninc my remarks to the new
principles in ethics and politics which it asserts What
tins principle s who reads the article can doubt
1t asserts that he who denounces abuses and corrupton
be they ever great, instigacs assassination And
what description OF denuncaton is considered us Justify
ing assassination is not left doubtAs if to remove
all uncertainty this point the article refers to nv re-
marks the other day. aude to this reference with
view of deiendng myself for require no defence but
for illustrating the code of political morals announc
ed through the Executive organ 1t asserts that had he
who has attempted the life of the Chief Magistrate been
present and heard what said, he would have been Hs
tied in doing what he attempted; and of course if had
made such declarations voluntarily "a would have us
fed the attempt the inference would follow that was
the nstgator of the crime.
Now, said Mr. c., what were the circumstances of the
case! The Post Office report under consideration
1t had made extraordinary disclosures of abuses and cor
rupton in that branch of the Observation-Disclosures and
corruption conceded, acknowledged and denied by
none, not even the supporters of the administration
These denounced, and at the time ckpresssd my
conviction that abuses and corruption tc
that particular branch but extended TO almost every de-
Partmen of the administrations but which attributed
more to the working of the political machine NJ this
time, than to the misconduct of those who administer
the Government great as believe this mscon dud, .,
be. And 1T is this which the Executive ORGAN la 80
thoritatlycy asserted would Justify assassination