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

my the gross sum into pacrs and assigning much 10
tacn ""l'r' This Is no tgnr'' OF speech, rhetorical
ln rhrcr an argument but real question,
which he should c glad hear some r.l,lrlan answer
and tor which purpose lie would cherriui,y rive the
floor.
Here Mr. Webster rose and stated that, bv the rules
OF the House, nntIon could he made l., amend the
amendment under the cIrcu- Of the case: and
Mr. Leigh also and said ttat it was his opinion AZ
the Ine that no motion u amend the amendment could
be made.
Mr.. L. resumed. aud free to admit tla, there was
i difficulty in the rule; that direct motiou amend
might have been u:suS:anable and therefore cxcusab!v
omitted. But he returned 10 his question, and changed
It's form, from direct 10 indirect amendment from mo.
ton To amend on the floor, TO Il motion to disagree to
cUnrr, and TO make The amendment IN Conference and
bring it back 10 the Senate, all u! which might have
hren done IN few nnles and actually done last
but ton late thu bill Upon !hiS point said NJ. b.
takru position. stand upon it. cn,rrnch myself be-
hnd H. ask again. again, nhagaln, IT want Of spccih
cation the real objection, why Obvate that Oh.
lection by the easy, natural. and parliamentary mode Of
dIsagre-ng, conrrrlng and a'nrisdlng, THIS is plain
and direct inquiry t" deve!"pe facts and 10 eucdae
truth. We all know how the three million appro pration
received in this chamber; received burst
q! ndignailun,-In one tempest OF wrath,in Gala
ract OF drnunciaton. The Whole opposition rose up
alter the other to dcc!a against it, to ject il, and
to adhere 10 the rcon which, the part Of the Senate
end o.! the woe qu,'StlIi. lnsead of all this if
want OF specification the real objection, why did not
OF the ma ority, ike friendly 10 the OBJ
jrct, but dissatisfied with The FORM get up like Of
business quiet and placid stale Of mind and move 10
disagree, TO ask conference. and settle The form Of
the appropriation by crnrrrs All this could have been
done IN Inolrty I" the time III wiWch any OF these
ten OF dozen rIuhnt speeches made against it.
This was the real question tnr gentle answer and
until they answered il; III! other answers and excuses
for the loss Of this essential important appropriation,
| must stand for nothing
). Tine danger q" such large and indefinite appropr.
alton. 1hIs head Mr. B. said was much dwclt upon.
| nj Ih. yhnla
millions ships alone, line whole in raising troops, and
wat kind ot troops ne pleased. This is all lancul and
ilr.ieched IL Is iag ina"u and not argument. Five
objects ot appropriation specifically named to wit:
!, The military service; = the naval service; ,, ortIi
cA,ons t. ordnancr s. increase Of The navy, with pro-
yso ut h0s nat 10 III srprndcG unless neccyJnry for
TIE dtncs If s country JcUrc tic meeting If Can
g'cSS. Here tue objects o expenditure specified,
and nothing was wanting to up 10 the most RI
gorouS definition Of perfect specification, bua division
vi the i"!ry. and setting upat much 10 object,
and 81 much to another. And where Is the danger i'll
the omission oi that superintendent: Nome Even the
whole had been expended the army, the whole
the navy, the whole On notifications, still there
danger To the Country 1t mg ht have been unwse
aud mprovIdenl bot moi dangerous; and here lie would
conclude this head with Insisting that the
signed sufficient. The appropriation
. cunsltut!onal it was not Unprecedented; it
dangerous On the contrary, It waS clearly sanctioned
BY the Constitution, more than justified by Numerous
prccedrnts called for by the eXgrney Of affairs and
The Senate with lie highest possbL. reconl-
nrndatIOn that ut the vote OF the HGusc of Representa-
"cs: the exclusive organ Of the People in the imposl-
ton oi taArS, and eteoTr the appropriate organ 10 on
g!uale the heavy expenditures winch nearly akin
To the imposition Of tuyrs. The Senate rejected, vo-
cuty and eontumrlously rejected, the appropriation,
under these circumstances; and III doing they put the
seal OF confirmation upon al! tie speeches they had made
against :hc President and in favor OF lc French and
anuuunccd to the void, by SOLEMN vote, that they
would not appropriate nioncy to derisd tie country,
even II necessary before the next neetng OF Congress
The second branch Of this inquiry, Nv. Is. said, reut-
cd Ia the loss OF the ratification bill II vas the inferior
branch OF the inquiry, both because The amount contain
cd III 1t was comparatively SNAIL Something less than
million Of dollars. and brcausr il general ap-
preparation Tor permanent objects and had view par
usular deirncc against France. The Opposition Srna-
tors had laid out AL their strength in defending them
Sstvrs tins incidental. subordinate and interior point
the loss ut which, occurring did in the shades Of
midnight srssur afforded Tor couraIcty Of state
Inrnts; hiic tie main lUsS: which avuwcGy the
work vi the Senate, aud The moral effect Of hch the
lnids oil the French, electric skipped
Wits rhetorical! furnishes upon he construction, dictators
drspOllsm and .hr dangers u! blind cor dencr popu-
lar cnels. The main LOSS beny given up the Of
the Senate the subordinate scarcely worth the
trouble Of Investigations; but he would show that that
! loss also the work Of the Senate
( The bill died nndcr lapse oi time. Il died because
not acted upon before midnight Of the last day Of the
session. Right wrong. the was over before
, the report OF the concices could be acted on. Tho
HOUSE Ut Representatives, was without quorum ind
the Senate was about i'm the same condition. Two at
rmpls to get Soruc printing moved by his col.
league. OR Linn) wrrc both lost for want Of quorum.
The SESSION then at end iOs otqu"rums, he
tier the epa! light 10 SIT had ceased The bill was
not elected either in the lous, OF Representatives in
the Senate. but II died Tor want OF action upon it,
! and that action prevented by want Of time. Now,
whose fault II thai there time LETT for acting
Oh the report OF the c0n!errcs: That the true
! question, and the i. would show where the
fault lay This answer is as clear as midday though
! nm lrr dark
1t tx Senate. The bill the Sensie in lull
tame 10 have been acted upon, II had been treated as all
bills be treated that intended To- be passed in II
last hours u! The Session: 1t is time Tor speaking. All
speaking then fatal To bills and equally fatal whc er for
against tLrl. Yet al the conduct Of th. Senate
/ with respect TO tins bi THEY commenced speaking
UPON 1t with vc!rnencc and perseverance {, and CONT
nucd at il, one after another. These speeches were
! fatal TO the bill. They nnmcrou.. and consumed
much time deliver them. They were crininatiye
and provoked replies They den .onced the President
without measure. aud b. lmplI dion, the House OF Re.
representatives. which sustdinr him. They were ntc-
prIatr and destroyed the t'.npr Of others IN this way
tic precious Time Was Consumed III which the bill might
have Lern acted upon: and for want Of which time the
slll WAS lost Every 81" that made speech helped 10 de-
struy it. und nearly the whole body OF !he Opposition
spoke, and most Ltucm al much nyt md with unusual
warmth and arIiaatiun. So certain he of the ruin
effect OF this speaking, that he hlssf never OPEN
cd his Iouh MOI uttered one word upon it. Then
the fatal n,oon 10 "dhsrc, the effect Of which was 10
make BAD ~oISt, and 10 destroy the last chance un
less the House OF Representatives had humbIed itself
+ 10 ASK conference rom the Senrle The fatal effect
OF this lntion IL Hdherc. My Benton would show
from lctirrsun's Manual. and read IS .rows: "Thc
rcsula. progression This case, is. that the
disagree 10 Inc amendmeH The lords insist it; the
commons insist Oh their Disagreement; the lords ad-
here 10 their ;Hnsnd:ncnl; the commons adhere to
their disag !c:tns&: the of insisting may te re-
peated oittn They c!u"sr t" keep the question
open; but the irs adherence ~ r!trr renders neces
sary COR the o;lrs r.,cdr adhrIr also; VIXEN tho
ultcr IS usually suffered fall ~ Grey, lac. Laery,
bowrrr there are instance. vi their ha Wing gone
| r,. ,d,r renee, There must be absolute conclusion
of Tia, sutrc s,,r wherr otr! transactions be-