Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-30

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NOTHING Of the cause Of the war, Il II commenced III any
local GIiarrr! or 1t the ctjec: Of the G"Vrrh-
mrnt 10 lles Indians I" ,r west side OF The S
sisSppi, and ne was af:chensire N INC "hcu'ty '
arisen out o. lhs measure. He hai however, no inlor-
nation which mol in the p.se<si" q! ry other
Senator lie oic, IL" bill would be passed, AID with
out delay.
Mr. Benton :Iadr :;'yY remarks expressive CT his G.
noran1e CT lie cats at The SGi'c years aga 'r
was l !c!n,cr - the Committee Oh Indian AHA:*. Al
that time these n:ilnS in Florida IL state OF star
raon; they wouid nit work, and 1t vas necessary That
they should be fed bY ti, United States they MUS,
sui.siS the plu:.,r u! c!t:zcnS. He IVES under
IT,; impression tia. 81. these Indians t!c!" was appF"p1I-
utcL hr Congress very large sua perhaps JOuup or
so eco, 10 pire them where they wrUd Ur enaLlr" Ia
live without pi:m:cring. These Indians n" very bad
tribe. aS their very maize sSnlirs tho word 5cm'""c' III
Indian BEING will. Iu:Iiya" Indians. lhry were
therefore c,,.s:.r;cd lad |! obviously the
L:sl p:cy lh Indians 10 place where they
would be- able to nblrin plenty. Treaties "rft cohHt-
Gucutiy made with them the subject OF their Er!n'-
al. aud liz. p!ucv$s has been g"!g on Ia: some years
b,t w, tic ;t arrived when they son! 80 retovrd,
they DECLARED that hcy had no wish to r." ad 5" again
last suEimri, when Here Was another attempt 10 remove
them. Ic G";urimucr* began by their shooting l!i'r
Chiefs and ru!! tls increases; the extent described
in Tie ri,r ui Capt; Bclton from which. and from phi
van letters he understood that, III the nls*acTc5 wch
had taken pac", the runaway negroes oi Tic South
tic mast cJnaca0us. They t!:vrrScd ll!t held ol
the dead and OPEN tho tIlroats OF those VINO were
expiring. Two weeks ago lie had stated here that what
had already resulted from tie movements OF aEci0n-
lists sufficient 10 cast upon them sin Tor w:ch
they could atone. Great tina. IasS Of sin
they yet have greater mass 10 answer Tor IN COM
parson with Which, Tie past but drop III bucket
The bill then read third ir!c. and passcd
MR. BEHTON'S RESOLUTIONS.
On motion of hr. White, the Senate proceeded TO
consider the resolutions Offered b. I!r. Benton.
MI White addressed the senate i'll speech Of about
tw" hours.
h! Grundy sad he wished to say few words as soon
he could hear himself speak Al present. he was wi.
ling to yield the Hoo. any other gentleman desiring to
lie heard
Mr. Buchanan to address the Senate; and, On his
motion,
The Senate ad"urncd.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
On motion Of Mr. White, of Florida, The proceedings
Of public meeting 1T ST. Augustine in relation to the
depredalions Of the Indians, and several letters ;ic
subject, referred 10 the COMMITTEE, Militia
~ Affairs and ordered TO be printed
LOSS OF THE FOEIIFiCATlUN ELL
The House resumed the consideration Of the resou.
ton offered by MIR. Adams Oh Friday last.
MIR Canbrc!cng said 1t nj" his design TO take up
the time Of the House with lengthy inquiry into the
grave question Of who cutscd the loss Of the three mil
lion ppration made las, session by that House for
the defence Ct the country would he be drawn from
the true issue. The true issue not who lost the Tor
tiiCaion BILL but who defeated the three millions which!
that House had unanimous determined to Gr necessary,
IN order to defend the country Vt al assault. MI
&. then entered into minute statement OF tc proceed
ings Of the last Congress the last ght OF the session. in
vndication OF his course, from the charges brought
against linn. lie pronounced the wh"r rumnr respect
ing the Vice Pr, scn and the Secretary OF Stat" 10 DC
false every Particular; and he took the occasion
express The pleasure lie had Of being authorized 10 state
that the narration published in the National Gazette
he al first understood it not written by the Sc
nator from massachusetts, (Mr. Wrbstcr)
To prove that the appropriation not proposed
without the knowledge Of Congress. Mr. G. referred the
ifcsidcni message, and 10 his remarks delivered
moved it. lie then produced The original draft Of the
icndncnt in his own handwriting, which had var!a-
tons upon it in the hand writing of Mr. Archer Virgil
MIA, member OF The last Congress- The proceedings o!
the Senate proved l!i! determination 10 kill the ppro
plation altogether. When it from the House.
the Senate i'll instance adopted the usual forms of
parliamentary courtesy. Instead irerrrng the amend
mcnt to committee, which the ordinary rule, II
ut once rejected: and tho SECOND time OF lis being
sent to them, they adhered TO their amendment,
and thereby ctcctually oed the door against any
cssSlun their own part The report Of the ~ lTtclli-
genccr then read from the clerks table, Mr. C.s
request rs containing suudry incidental racIS omitted
IN the Journal Uf the liz After the Committee OF
Concrees had been appointed, tie message had TO be
sent TO the Senate, they had To act upon it, and Mr. G.
anu his colleagues had Ia wait In the House short time
till that Was done; and during that Time he voted upon
the Cumberland road bill and il that bill that
M GI!mrr OF Georgia, refused to vote. 1t was, terc
fore, past midnight when the committee RETIRED Mr.. &.
then went through the proceedings recorded the
journal Of the House. and pointed out sundry parts
passed over by Mr.. Wise.
Mr.. Phillips, of Massachusetts, referred to the report
III the GloLe; which, lie SAID was. rarc uar more
corrcc, than the House journals; for the report of the
conicrccs was not made by Mr. Lewis The Intrli-
gcncrr report and MIR. Mercer pronounced The latter 10
BIZ false
Mr. g. said he did return to his seat with the intention
OF making the report Of the Committee OF Cuntrrces
but 1t was distinctly ANNOUNCED, both lie floor and
from the Speakers Chair, that there was 10 quorum in
the House The Speaker counted the Ious, aud could
mo- l.IurI md AIR .,f al,-
bana were appointed trcrs 10 round the House and
count it, and Alr. Lewis himself could not lind quo
rum. No one would ACCUSE that gentleman ui want Of
kctTness and If members had bees standing about the
Chair, in the obbivs lac would ha yc counted them or
have reported the fact the House. but even Mi Lewis
could IT.; make quorum. 1t YVES not in that House
the bill died, but the dcahhlow given TO it when
the Senator from Massachusetts, moved tlat the Senate
udIerc TO It's amendment; ANA It's poor miserable
remains, brought to the House by the Committee
Of Contcrccs.
Mr. L. said to show what shct memories distinguish
ed statesmen sometimes POSSESSED, he could refer 10
volume OF prcccdcns, il necessary At the organization
Of this government, it the uniform practice TO put
all the civil and diplomatic expenses into line; and
also all the EXPENSES OF the army into line, without
the slightest specification whatever lie certainly adj
mlred, IN respects, the modern practice; but he
very much doubled whether the country saved much by
it, for from two three hundred thousand dollars, the
appropriations had risen TO three times as many mil.
lions. Mr.. T. ien cited vast number Of acts of Con-
gGcss approprIatIng large of money! varying
from half million 10 and tSo millions aud up
wards without designation sprcicalion under the
administrations Of General Washington, Mr. Jefferson,
MI Monroe. &c In l1I, million and upwnrds-
In l7!5 two lundr, and fifty Thousand tuars and
other in the same year amounting 10 $-thlNUO, well
clause for raising ten thousand by the Plcsi-
dent, and another item in the year, for 5000 OLD
In lI9 for two millions Of dollars. In l>t:' during MI
Jrtftrsons administration, two millions. Mr.. c. also
quoted many other Of appropra lion placed, with
specification under the direction Of the President Of
the United Slacs down to the year i-l2 all Of which,
forty fifty in number, were analogous in form
substance, language, and every particular with the pro-
posed 3,O0O0U0 appropriation of the last session.
After further remarks, MIR. Cambrclcng con-