Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-10

1 incdSusC re CONSIDERED II
Congress thus crcums.anccd.. -
I Oh MS Legislature. upon light or triviai ~
the measure was intended TO benefit his owu -
should not oppose IT, except upon high considerations
IL would probably appear strange under thcsc CIR
cnhis'nces, that H. should oppose this bill lie should
nevertheless do upon gr, unds which he had nly,
assumed ana maintained, namely, that il Improper
Tor the General Government to appropriate ,uo,',v
Tor improvements within the States Besides the Co.
venmcnt was incapable of carrying ON and supcrntcd
ing this canal to produce any practical rood ar
Lencht Pass this bill aud pay the private stockholders
tncr money! and, said Mr. H. the will Lc iucsi-
atcly destroyed. and the CATION again impcdcd -
In TWO years from the passage such an act as The n
pr"posad the difficulties in passing the Falls Of the Ohio
would DC equally as great as they before the canal
was made Such the history of all of the works
made oy the National Government lie would do NO let
calculated 10 destroy or disturb improperly this important
Improvement lie could not, coscicntiousy vote f;r
ms VII, for the reasons which he had assigned
MIR. fcarce advocated the bill considerable cnofh
ne cnmbated the idea that it would form precedent
wnch would lead to The necessity of purchasing of the
York Canals, gentlemen might be uud,r M a,,,.,
sons OF their being offered to the Government, yIo
,ney continued to yield their present profits In allu.
ding To the Importance of improving che nayioat:on ~
the Ohio Mr. p referred to the Circumstance. of son, .
OF his ellow-towns'en, ia loOi, having sen. hands 10
Marietta To construct ship which would have prov, A
profitable speculation had it with an accid, ~,
which rendered useless in passing the Falls of the Ohio
Mr. r. after considering other objections cuncl
ded ny saying he could impropcty the passa
OF the bill and he should have objection giving his
vote in its favor. 80
Mr. cComas said, large portion of his Constituents
were interested I'm tins canal About two millions bush
els OF salt annually manufactured Kama a Saline
passed the Falls of the Ohio either by WAY nj tho canal
or otherwise Great had been xpcr;.pc
cd OWING to the distractions in the river at this place
The decteous effects produced by them ,yer. f;., noi
ony IN regard to the article to which he referred but
IN relation to every article of produce raised above ne
Falls and which intended for the man ct below thai
point Any gentleman who would turn his attcn,i. N ~
the ONO river. would at the peculiarly national
character OF the improvement, at the falls of the river
lie was in favor of strict construction of the Constt
ton on subjects OF this character but this was cosc
Guilty. 80
! Ills worthy friend and colleague MIR Mason sco,,
cd alarmed lest should be asked some future coca
son. to purchase the stock various other worksilse
DlSmal swamp Canal for instance. There certain
" no analogy between those works The Dismal Swami
Canal was ~ miles in length, and itself viii,
the Roanoke rivera ssrcam full Of catarcos and H.
sructions If the works On the Ohio river yycre 10 m
put dowW by comparisons of this scrt we might will.
equal proprety put down. and destroy your houses
Dir Nice referred to the great of trade carried
! ON through this Canal 1t intimately connected
WITH the best interests of the country Even the Allan
tic sea board deeply concerned in this Improvement
who were the individuals who passed down the Ohio
. TOT ue most part, the poorer classes who emf
CRATE 10 TIE west Tor the purpose of seeking homes for
themselves and their families In every asect i'm which
the%n6cet could be viewed, the propriey Of PAS
sage OF this bill rendered obvious lie could see no
difference in purchasing the Canal from the individuals
who had made it, and original proposition clear out
the distinctions to the navigation Besides the Co
vernmcnt was already stakeholder in the Canal This
House possessed the power Of judging for elf the
nationality of this Improvement 1r obicctions oh
might lie ntcrposcd Ly The President were obviacd by
the fact that port entry was established above The
Falls OF the Ohio, at Ptisburg. This would form no oh
lection with him.
Mr. Nice thought the passage of the bill Justly due 10
the people inhabng the uutry Very little Of
Gagans for p"be ta sss a da
ger and peril portion of the people of Union act
ca WIN more determined bravery-n they asked was
participation ia the benefits which extended other
sections of the countytat these benefits should net
be confined exclusively those Districts where salt wa
Ter flowed Upon full view of the subject could sec
no objection to the passage of the bill he hoped that
would receive the favorable consideration fe House
Mr.. Fillmore put question relating 10 some
gal points connected with tho charter and officers OF
the company. -
Mr. Pope moved as an ameslseniyo add at the end of
" SIIi psy the necessary 'es and expenses Of
~, lp being 4hen,;t was dccidcdin the negative
me bill was then laid aside; and
4 On motion of MIR Wardwcll
Inc committee then proceeded consider the bill from
the Senate for continuing the Office of Commissioner Of
Pensions; which read and laid aside
mr.. r.. Everett moved that the committee proceed
copies 81 uc fac sniie accounts of General Washing
ton; which was agreed to. The bill then read and
laid aside
On motion Of Mr. Fillmore
The committee then and reported the three hills IN
The House. without amendment
i Inc Speaker having resumed the Chair,
Mr. Barrnger moved strike ont the cnacting clause
OF inc bill relative TO the Louisville and Portland Canal
winch motion he advocated at some length
Inc bill was then, motion pospt ned till Monday
next--aycs lOT. counted
The bill for continuing the Office of Commissioners Of
was offered by Mr. MckiIn amendment; which
was adopted.
This sll and that to purchase 900 copies Of the foc
s'""o oil Cen Washington accounts were then ordered
TO Ec engrosscd and read third time tomorrow
Several unsuccessful motions were made to 20 into
! Committee on various bills when,
On molten Of MIR. Briggs,
! The House adjourned
Friday February 6.
IN SENATE
The Hon. John Ruggles, elected Senator from the
Sste OF Maine to supply the vacancy cccasioncd by the
resgnatonof the Hon Pcleg Sprague appeared to-day
and took his scat -
| Mr. Preston, from the Committee on the Judiciary
to which had been referred the petition Of j. NJ Sar,
chett allowing appeals from judgments rendered in IA
yor of the United States carried up TO the Supreme
court IN certain cases, reported bill the subject;
which was read and ordered to a second rcadiug
MIR Preston, from the Committee to which the
SUBJECT had been referred by resolution Of the Senate
reported the following bill, which read and srdcrcd
! TO a second reading:
Bill supplementary to the act entitled an net TO almond
the Judicial System of the United States
I Sec J. BE II cnocted &c, That, hereafter, the Dis
iricts Of New Jersey Pennsy vana Mary and Della
ware, shall constitute the Third Circuits The Districts
ofNHgina and North Caroline shall constitute the Fourth
Circuit the Districts Of South Carolina Georgia and
Alabama shall constitute the Fifth Circuit; the Districts
OF louisiana Mississippi, Illinois, and Missouri shall
constitute the Sixth Circuit; and the Districts of Ken
lucky, East and West Tennessee, Ohio and Indiana,
shall constitute tho Seventh Circnit.
sec = H"d be ufvrhter enacted by The authority afore-