Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-09

1S09-Jannary "a. 100000 dollars "for certain pur.
poses aud erecting such notifications may, ia The
opiaior IF The President Of the United States be deemed
necessary for The protection Of the noyera and
frontiers" &c. Sc.
ISL March 3. Sl.3lo40 30 generally for COM
ISi2-Januaiy Ia 100000 dollars to purchase
under the direction of the President of the Uisd States
orananee oras""ee stores, camp equpages, and other
1Sl2-January 3. President authorized, "ichenerer
he shall hare satisfactory eridenee IF e actual threaten
rangers
1872 March % $4,000 dollars additional, ofar the
purposes 81 torJy'ng and defending the maritime
Of The United States
July 500, 900 dollars more.
, ne following were ere appropriations opp simply;
ment-$1 ,000, 900 for the naval
lel4-March o. 500 900 dollars for floating batteries
November 10 5000 900 for any number of Vessels not
exceeding twenty ,chich the Presidents opinoa the
public service may require.
The act Of 10Th April, 1916, appropra,es million
annually for eight years for the Navy the President
Is authorized To build ships, cause them to be
framed, &c -and never sir, till 1871 there APP
preparation made for Qualifications, except generally and
without specification.
Such, MIR. Speaker, are some few of the presidents
tor appropriations in sudden emergencies, TO pre-
pare country for the contingency of war Instead
sir, OF making all these objections to forms instead of
rcsorDg To all these cxpedients To
and making onfounde6 appeals the history of le-
gisiation, would 1t not be more candid, manly
nay, more honorable, sir, take the honest ground
which some gentleman have occupied and say they
through of war
with Frances Sir these tmid councils ne have
ccedand never will II the decision of
'e oehae thal lwas xpedenl to do any thing that
The prompt rejection of the three million appro-
praton Tor national defence; their
and Interchangeable resolution oppose House the Pre-
sdent and the country France exulted at this
IN our national councils; the result is the treaty
executed, and we preparing for any emergency
Mr. Speaker, the Senate in former days not found
IN any question between country and foreign power
uncourteously and rudey resisting measures of this
iouse designed Tor our national defence, in
should come upon us in the of Congress They
did not reject propositions without examination and
aohere without previous conference. They did not
scrupe about FORMS specifications and estimates of de-
partments when called upon by President to adopt
measures to maintain the rights honor of the coun
try.
matter OF little moment now TO the nation which House
destroyed the three million appropriation or who the
oruhcation bill. l glad learn from almost all
sides, that we determined in both Houses 10
unite with the Executive in putting our country in thai
strong attitude which she ought TO assume whether
we nave peace or war. This time, sir for con
tInuIng a war between the House and the Senate
the crisis demands that there should be differences
between the different branches Of our Government
we are IN The midst OF an Indian war-we threat
ened with a border Mexican frontier we
are engaged IN controversy with of the most pow
erul nations, and the scales so equally balanced
that feather would decide the question of peace or
war France has told us the conditions which only
the treaty Will be executed she stands pledped 10
exact conditions which this country will submit to
though IL should be desoated from Maine Louisia mn
am sun not without hope of peace; but when French
meet is abroad upon the Atlantic, ii is time TO in
quire about lost appropriations We should be looking
promptly to measures of deencewe should be deyelop
ing m vast resources of our country and erecting
the runs OF our ratification bill fabric of defence
which will do honor to this Congress Let us arm our
iortihcatons-m steam batteries and in less
than twelve months put upon the ocean, great
maritime resources will enable do fleet caDabe
OF successfully contending with the naval power OF
France or OF any other nation