Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-02-09

,s,iyes in Congress assembled That the Preside,
or the u. S. be authorised to cause ration. 10 b,
delivered from the public stores so long a, he
shall deem Necessary To the unfo tunae sufferer.
who arc unable to provide for themselves. who have
been driven from their homes by Indian depted.
tons in FLORIDA until they be re established In
their possessions.
Sir. W. said. thu, he would NO, occupy the Nm.
of the House further Than 10 say, thu, in Ea.
Florida 500 families were driven from thc,t homes
and had their possession destroyed IN the progress
of war which hsi commenced. IN consequence VI
relations beiv cen the indiana and this go,etnmcp
aud with which The suffering inhabitants of that
county have had nothing to do. Appropriate,
had frequently been made 10 succunr Indians whea
in circumstances OF distress. and he hoped tia, .,
member of the house would object 10 the adoption
ufthc resolution for the suecont Of our own ci'i.
+ aens.
! Mr.. EveRrrr. Of Vermont thought the re,oo.
Z lion should also make provision for ,ae iricndy
indians now under The protection Of the U. y.
Mr. WHirs lid that those Indians lad bees
supplied gu, Of the pubic stores, ia compliance
! with the provisions OF the treaty. On the night
on which they heard The report oi the massacre o.
the o. s. troops, n number Of Indians had declare
, war against the hostes, and would act efficiently
with our troops.
Mr.. PARKS uf Me. and Mr. P,rEnS, Of Va. w.
iceted 10 the resolution on the ground oipr-cedent
7 Mr. Ge,SoEh of n. Y, rosc and said; Mr. Spert.
err in the little observation have had Of men 40!
things have learned That precoden, is often usei
20 restrain our generous impulses, but seldom 70
iiapel us to generous action. In the little nmsl
We been here. have not been 70 much 2fa6pl
with any thing that has occurred, as have been Al
the prompt manner in which This house has stepped
forward to provide means for carrying on The wa
in Floridu. Whilst we have been wilhou, any Of.
cial information from the Executive department #
Goyernment--whst the newspapers and ih,
new papers alone have been discussing the question
whether ccnsure should rest upon one of the De.
pariments or upon the commanding officer n
Florida this house and the other branch OF II.
legislature have stepped forward TO sustain lh
war, although no requisition has been made by lh.
chiet ma istrate of the nation. Sir rejoice thai
f they have done SO.
Mr. CuAMBRELESs rose to explain and Mr.. g.
yielded the floor.
Mr.. &. said that great injustice had been done
f in the newspapers to the conduct pursued BY he
Departments. The committee Of ways and means
, had been furnished with the first communication IN
" lch Il ey acted, by the Secretary Of War. Thel
next day received a second communication with Ill
the documents relating to the Indian war, 1Dd
which contained all the information that was re-
. quse. The documents had not gone before he
Q pubc-whch was an extraordinary Circumstance
They certainly were sent by the committee TO the
, house and ought to have accompanied the bill anl
been printed and sent TO the senate. If they Ia!
n the erroneous impression us to the rcnissness d
the department of the Executive, II would no, have
ii gone into the newspapers. 1t was not tho fault
n of tho Executive, or Of the committee ofways AMI
40 L..
! Mr.. GnAYoER resumed: If 1.-THE gentleman had
Q listened TO me little longer, he would have do
0 covered that intended no censure upon tho Ike
e cutive; bu, as he has chosen to challenge me 10
d speak, do say that the history Of this nation c'n
present nothing like the silence which hn. existed
It on this subject. do say that while this hall h
Is been ringing it'll plaudits spon one administrator
N and whilst we have been called day after day 70
hun, up the bones and dead quarrels here whilst
e. your settlements have been laid waste and desott
ID no commune uiion has heen nade to this house al
&c branch ofthe government. Whatever iniormau"
TO you have, even upon the genileman's own snow
I'd ing is a letter from the Secretary Of War 10 m
I'd chairman of the committee Of ways and meant
ID Mr.. CAMBRELSc: That letter contained oil 'O''
I'd was necessary.
in Mr.. G. resumed: a,n not afraid ofthe prcced'h
sc to be furnished by this resolution. In leg'niDs
o. for suffering people want no precedent but Id"
re which my creator has implanted in my bosom :
I'd do not believe that we sill here with the sympa,h'"
- of our nature chilled and frozen by the mere tno
Mt of the oath which have taken; ! do not ooHc"
a. that duty requires that they should be '4
rs chilled and frozen. believe that tho existence
in this government depends upon its extending "
It. fostering hand to the unfortunate wherever c'
he be done within Tho limits Of the constitution. ~
n peciolly should this be the case where the suO.
crs reside within a territory. aud have no '''
d. government to which they can look for sncco'
n. AMER some further debate, Mr.. RIrNoLp'
Illinois. called for the precious question; aid in
ed house seconded the call.
he And the main question. "shall the resolution
engrosscd for third reading" was then put a.
,s- decided in the Affirmative; ayes ITS hoee ii.
it's SO the resolution was ordered to q third rev.
it, ing; and on motion of Mr.. WmTE tho sad re''"
is- ton was read third time and passed.
,pt But at an early hour the house adjourned.
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