Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-22

stance, uid.I which Il secret was whsp,red ina
his ear. II nn doubt did not strike him ihen as il
strikes me nov. Slt, il we 10 have dcspotisn,,
nrll Heaven again il may come upon IFS in u
bod aud mani, way. Let the man who is To sub
due our liberties come with tn. bollnc.s of Napo-
leon let him, in the sight of all the People, put
on the Imperial Purple and the Crown VIZ riH
6ho" then the worst, and can prepare tho armor
Of our defence could admire whilst should
strike the hrant Of genius and brave ambition,
who could attempt to seize upon liberties by
toroe. hut oiall despotisms, that brought upon
an unSusrttung People, conidlnc, generous,
free people, through lie p'wIs, mps, toois, and
pensioned hdned bands 81 srcnnr CORRUPTION,
i, the most loatl>omr, tlc most do>picablc, the
most to he dreaded
Sir, ] rem, mhcr well that when, ,ha, night, two
ot my colleagues (Mcssrs, Gordon and Gholson)
warned us against trusting much 10 thcExceutivc
|, for one, denied thai II an, " ptu admin
stration III INSTRUMENTATION measure"
thought so In Truth and honest sincerity. 1t was
eSprcssl, denied b, gentlemen of " the party"
(anong the rest b, eentlman from North Caro-
/ Ina, Mr.. BNnum, that the President had called
Tor This appropriation. and they eonicndcd that we
had no right 10 inicr that II was ms wish. When
/ reformed home to my good constituents, and was
alralgncd FOR voting thce millions TO the President
10 do with as he pleased, ,lndloatcd myself most
successful, from this charge OF man worship, hy
showing these very denals that II was tho wish of
the President 10 have this appropriation made. 1t
was over and often repeated IN ,onr presence, Mt.
Speaker, and IN that Of the chairman Of the Com
mittcc on Foreign Affairs, (Nlr G thar the Prcsi-
dent did not call for the appropriation, and that
man therefore, could be lmpcacled for man worship
Who voted tor II. And II was rs frequently asked
whether We would appropriate 80 large II sum with
out call from the President. You, sir, and the
! ,th, gentleman, knew the secret, were present,
and neither corrected the dcnals, nor answered
thu inquire, Sin Yen permitted truth total IN
! the streets. knowing lie secret, and not disclo-
sing it, would have been bad enough F; but know
lnf II, and keeping II oonldrntlall> not disclo-
sing tito but one 81 two indN dnals, y thatwith the
view, too, OF obtaining lhcir votes for the grant of
the tlnco millions aud euloinine secrecy upon them
--ls awiully alarming The secrecy, say, sir,
| implies some ohl,c, III HE amendment which is
not expressed. What was tia, object Were
| three millions wanted for ii caoe establishment
Certainly mol, IN iIic estimation oil the Executive,
or il would long enc then have been recommended.
| II for peace, he should have civ. rs information
IT tie rrc>io1s session. Without doubt the Pres
ident did lot suddenly md out, on the last day
81 the last fougirss, dnt three millions were
HatlinG for Il peace establishment. No II was
not ior peace.
IL
qnantcd with any such object. 1t is true, | be-
lic,r, tie President was Tor war al tho lat Con-
pfc,s, and do not know that he has alightod from
his "a- horse yet. llni, sir, II war was IN the wind,
lie House was deceived, completely deceived, by
the chairman oi the committee on Foreign Affairs,
rho bit The day bcfotc WITHDREW his resolution
upon French relations, declaring that " contingent
preparation should be made for war" And here,
sir, let me say TO the gentleman from M"sachu-
,cttS, (NIr. Adams) thai h" could not have inferred
iron, the resolution 10 insist upon the execution
Of The treaty. with France, that preparation for
wal WAS necessary because such an inference was
precudcd b, the Withdrawal Of the express rcsou-
ton To make contingent preparation for waf |
ash, then, Wis tie object of this amendment TO
make secret preparation for war Did the chair
man OF the Committee on Foreign Affairs (Mr.
tanlbrclcnp) suppose that the resolution To make
| contingent preparation for war, which he with
drew, would be published in foreign Journals n,
well as our Own, aud That taken in connection with
tie other resolution, 10 insist upon the execution
otthc treaty, the two would be regarded by France
as threat, when this amendment, thus clandcs-
timely smugpled into an ordinary appropriation bill,
would attract notice at home or abroad, and We
At the same time could attain the oh rcts OF the
solution which he withdrew
If such WIS his policy, why did he not make j,
known to LIS committee, il not in d, bate, and lie,
it lie undrr,t od generally in the House Is this
to he the rreteN Mere we to have war III dis
tHise ! Were We To steal upon our enemy Does
II become Il nation Ike this to put a dagger up
sleeve, like assassin lprocst against sccrrt pre-
paraonS for war, supported by stcre appropria-
iions Woald war have been now raging or not,
Congress no Congress, if that amendment had
as,cd Save me from the question
But, for the objects Of war or peace if tic IA
mendmcnt had been in proper form, put II To the
members of the last Congress if there was any
cesstv for sccrccyl Neither Army nor Navy
was in apropcr condition for peace or for war;
and the Departments had the best reasons in Il e
world for an honest and open course. Sir, how
much do YOU suppose the Secretary Of the Navy
now asks as an additional appropriation, put your
Navy in trim Only S6,337 ,775! Well, sir,
1 VIC were in no better condition, as | have shown
you, on the Sd OF March, 1885, than We are in
now. There was then, | say, as this their own cs-
innate shows, reason enough for grant OF sup
plies which might have been honestly and openly
stated to u.s. Why was not this estimate then made
as il IS now | mean sir, ina word, was there
any object besides peace establishment for Arm,
by the three millions amendment | fear, sir
that a IRA, upon The Treasury for purposes ot G0-
re,unent patronage. rather than wal upon
France for honor or treaty, was meant then, ana
is meant now Millions of your public money
which is appropriated for the public good is, b,
some legerdemain, appropriated into the pockets
OF the pets of " the party" Your Navy, iof ~
4 fsAnnca the var | am told, has cost YOU