Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-18

Mr. D. second collateral argument tue refusal
OF the Senate to adopt his resolution for Information
preparatory to the defence of the country and which
was laid upon the table, the motlnn Of an opposition
Senator. A Senator from Ohio, MR. EwingD seems to
b. at loss TO lind and 10 understand this proceedings but
it is easily found The resolution will be found a, uaucs
167 AID lGS Of the Senate Jour.al of The last session
and unu%r the proceedings of February 10Th and with
this brie history OF It's late: On mO,iOa n Mr. PolN-
DEXTER, oraertd, that be laid on tie taLic So ll,u,
the Senate, fifteen days before the rejection on Tie three
million contingent appropriation for the defence OF The
country, refused 10 adopt resolution calling upon the
President to nt..rlaon, relative to the defence
to be laid before the Senate!
The third collateral argu:.'ent which Mr. B. relied
to show the ndisposton OF tie Senate To vote money
for the national defence, the existence of the pro.
positions to take the public money ir distribution among
the States This was matter Of history, and he would
not fuTtheI remark upon it, than remind the Senate
that 30 strong has become this disposition 20 hoard money
1or olsuoaton That not only the defence If the cuu-
Try hnl Lie adequate prosecuton even OF the oldest
and most pItoriouS work of internal Improvement, the
accelerated contioua.on OF the Cumberland Roa1 itself
- IS nke4y 10 ae endangered by it.! The bill fer con.
tnulng the road through The States Of Ohio Indinn,
and ILLINOIS, was actually arrested on its passape thro
the Senate last Friday and now huncs suspepdsJ On nm
Objection TO The amEts &c be expended and because
these amounts will diminish the fund for distribution
having disposed OF these points, and shown The Sen
ae as ME- B. believed to he thu responsible party for III.
loss OF the three millions, and q the ratification hill be
"oulo proceed 10 nouce Snne Lnaters which had crown
up IN the course of tine debate and which went 10 charge
the Administration and its friends in Congress, with
gross neglect and great deto,iar of duty in asking for
appropriations Tor the defence OF the country or
mem the Oenehciay after they grated The stress Of
!e vas that the President occupied with pursu-
ing Inc sak OF the u S, had neglected the country
t;" every appropriation asked for by the Adniuistra.
ava. , "aotaa defence, had been granled-ta: there
- 49, ~ '" TOR The appropriations actually made
sna Ina. .he opponents of the ADMINISTRATORS we're the
FSpSf ho i
hs; syad s, or Inc defensive measures adopted Mr.
o. oeh e'eo mat four Senators at least, kaJ nde ,h
charges, one from Ohio, (Mr Ewingj one from, New
Snr nou Ina another from Kentucky. air.
CrlttencsnJ anu the fourth from Delaware M E"n
TOM Not content with making these charges s e ,ye
Senators had exulted in ther,ru,G had proclaimed ,bs
unanswerabe, and had called for answers with r .et
dence and pertinacity which seemed to announce the
perfect reliance OF absolute knowledge but which he
wouE show to be the blind reliance of absolute cno
rance lie would take up the charges in their order,
one after the other, and despatch each its turn with
Ahst logic of facts which econouEes phrases and dis
fenses with defamation The first fact that he would
haze seeogse to, would be the first report the first See
reaey a. War; at the first session Of the first Congress
that sss 70 the first yeer Of Pcsgdsgi eeksQas