Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-30
= VssaaJHaE NXXaH.--No. SA.

"rul h"wevcr revert to or Two points which re-
fuieo notice 1t against the intro duction OF the
81, eln aPpf"ratng three millions for the defence OF
e 'at The cry ol uncoEstitutonaty, against
o"ih the Executive aud House Of Representatives had
preh laSe%' OAc oi The great charges was that the
House OF IL representatives. had inserted that section with
out recommendation from the President That was the
great ofrnce on which founded the bursts of ndig-
nanl eoGuence, which would rather see the enemy bat
terng down the walls Of the Capitol than agree to such
IN appropriation for the defence of the country
Observe, SIR, moro, HE terms Ike object and The
condition. OF that appropriation. 1t to be expended
in whole O. in pal under the Direction Of the President
OF the u S, the Elk cut!ve head Of the nation
the faithful execution OF the laws: especially and
entrusted With the superintendent Of all the dcrnces of
the country against the raragcs Of foreign invader
it TO be expended for the "Itary ard naral
vice, including tFcationS and ordnance and Increase
ct The nary These, sir tie natural ard appropriate
instruments of nallcnal deEnce agnns foreign foe,
were The sole and exclusive rcts Of this appropriations
net dollar Of it could have been applied 10 any
other purpose by the President without violation of his
Official oath and oil his official rust-not dollar Of it
could have been applied by hi TO any other purposes
without making himself liable TO impeachment; not by
that House Of Representatives, but By US their success
fresh from the constituent body, the People, vel be-
fore that Senate for his Judges, majority Of whom
surely not OF his friends; dollar Of it could
IL" have expended without giving public account Of It
to the Representatives If the people and the nation. Nor
was THIS all Thus cunircd /" Specific Objects il was 10
Gc expended not Internationally, but only in the event
that II should DC rendered necessary fer The dence O the
country, prior to the then neat session Of Congress,
interval Of months, during which other provision
could have ccn made 10 defend your soil from sudden
InrasiOn to protect Jour floating upon
~ SEA from sweep Of possible royal ordinance Of
France.
And this the appropriation following close upon that
unanimous vote Of two hundred and seventeen members
Of ;c House. that r execution CT the treaty of 1884,
should br maintained and insisted This is the appro
prIalIon So tainted with nan worship, corrupt,
constitutional that the indignant and patriotic coQuence
OF the National lnrll.encrr would sooner foreign
enemy ba!tcring down the walls Of capitol than agree
to It, Sir, tor man utcring such sentiments there
would bc Eu. step norr natural and easy one to
take, and that would be with tie enemy at the walls OF
the capitol 10 join him il Lal!rlmg II I'm down.
Here MIR. A. was interrupted BY spontaneous burst
Of feeling a:sd plause from mbrrs the ilnr Tho
Speaker Immediately called order. The intscrelion
WAS nnmcntary, and the most respectful silence fol-
low ed.l
Mr.. y. resumed He hoped he had shown that the
section making tie appropriation OF three millions, was
introduced from absolute necessity The last day of the
session. bccause consequence of the unanimous
vote OF the day preceding Was lie now to Le tod that
this and the other House must not appropriate money
unless by Recommendation from Tie Executive: Why,
sir, the Executive has told that that app.opr!a
.n perfectly in accordance with his wishes. Yet,
here the charge inverted and unconstitutional consp-
racy and worship are Imputed TO this House on
account o! That appropriation, ttc0"sc 1t WAS approved
and desired by the Executive. Where was Tie possib
lity of Recommendation from the Exccuvc OF state
nrHtS from the Departments; Ut messages between tins
had been passed but the day before That resolution
Itself pissed III consequence OF 4 communication
.rr. the Executive, aud in i herancr OF the views Of
that officer. Then why the charge of man-worshlP
made He would appeal to the House TO say whether
he wurshIpprr vi the present Executive. He had
voted tor that appropriation, and he olIcd III the vote
Was lac chargeablr with worship i'll voting for that
appropriations lie had not approved the special
which had been recommended by the Executive at the
Of that session Of Congress- Neither the
OF issuing letters OF marquc aud rcplisas nor the
I'll commercial incrdct or rcstIctonnclthcr
had that House Of Representatives approved ten but the
House. and thank God! the Icople vi the country had
done homage to the spirit which had urged to the re-
CONNIE ndaton I'll those which they did
not approve He again repeated: Why was II that the
House must br CHAR rd with worship and unconst-
tuloua nspiracy, because iicy passed appropra-
ton OF three millions for tic dc'cnce Of the country, at
when Imminent danger OF urged, result
lg from that very rcsoulion winch but Tie night be-
fore pusscd b" unanimous vote: Because, icrsooth,
that appropriation had nat been called for by the E1ecu
uvr and yet because II cos aPProvedby the Executive
Sir, there II the last session OF Congress three
systems Of policy 10 BE- pursued with regard to then
controversy with France, which had marked the pro-
ccedngs OF the three branches ufouf Government charg
ed with the duties and the responsibilities OF legislation
The system Of the President was contained i'll the re-
COMMUNICATIONS Of his annual Message. The system of
the Senat' is disclosed by their resolution unanimously
adopted the 4l Of January, lcI, in these words,
appears upon thrE journals:
RcSOircd That Il lnex pcdrnt at present, to adopt
Legislative mrasurc IN regard to the state OF affairs
between The United States and France
A resolution not on! declining TO do that which the
President had aided to riudlcale the rights and
the honor of the nation; hui positively determining 10
10 NIrHG Hot even 10 express sense Of the wrongs
which the country was enduring from France.
Such the system Of tie Senate. That Of the
House was neither exactly that which had been recon-
mendrd by tie President, that of the Senate. 1t
subject Of long, Of ANXIOUS aud Of ardent delbe
ration and debate during the LAST week Of the session.
The Chairman oil the Committee Of Foreign Relations
had reported three resolutions AS substitutes for which,
had The honor OF submitting 10 the consideration OF
the House three others The minority Of the Commit
tee Of Foreign Relations had presented report
cudng with a SENTENCE which at the suggestion Of the
Chairman OF the Committee adopted modification
OF my first resolution, and which the Chairman Of the
Committee consented tn take substitute Tor the first
reported Iy linn. This sentence, from which, with the
general assent Of the House. the words sat all hazards
had BEEN withdrawn was finally moved by me, and eve
~ member present. two hundred aud seventeen IN nunl
Der, answered at the call Of his name, aye.
The resolution was in these words
HesOIrtd That in the opinion Of this House, the
treaty with France of the 9TH of July, 1881 should be
maintained and its execution insisted on.
then tlidrew the second and third of the rcsolu-
lions lich | had proposed
The second Of the resolutions reported by the Chair
OF the ComInlrc Of Foreign Relations, was, that
the omnttce should be discharged from the further
consider alton of much CT the Presidents Message
related commercial restrictions or rep!sals the
commerce Of France.
1t was unanimously adopted by the House.
The third resolution reported by the Chairman Of the
Committee was,
"Ess"lccd, That contingent preparation ought to be
made 10 meet any emergency growing out OF our Tea'
tons with France
This the resolution intended to sustain al once the
spirit Of the Presidcnts recommendations and the SIN
cerl,y Of the RI solution jus, adopted by the House
But there was only day left OF existence 10 Tie
House; and therefore, possibility OF waiting iof
Message the President tor estimates from inc wa,
and Nsvy Department. for the slow progress OF Dill
through al! its usual in bot, Houses OF Congress-