Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-10

, r r-,,elv atated This proposition was not mace,
nc stated BY the Senator from Mississippi, OH Tile uaY "
Ter the massage Of the land BILL 1t was mace
80 ,hs very day Of the passage of that measure, anu
i comc nm now in The regular course OF business. Nei
b.r is it trne that it is proposition 10 inciea.e eI
lies: it is merely to prevent an evasion Oh EhiJ
Whenever il should come up for discussion, he snouiu
h. hnnnv 10 listen to the arguments oil Inc eehle'.
og,inst its cSpedcncy, and should no doupt oe coS
| al hy them lie would advise that Senator ho"e'el;
and those who acted with him, 1t ihey "isneu y. %
ai Of the tariff 10 stop where they were to make
M more appropriations; 10 pursue NJ '
The course they had adopted len millions w ."' Md
w AMI fifteen millions for the War Department.: Dlu
~ nup brcyc that an augmentation OF the tarn was
NJ ;npvitable if this wastrful expenditure was cnuhe
r,ncsd and sustained; Let the gentleman ana tiose
who with him, have the power, remove Tue puoc ~
urc from these miserable deposle banks by following
his advice wholesome US 1t was, tley might tt'o'e Liz
of their real pretended ALARM tie did not eA-
meet any discussion, however, OIL the ADOPTION ol eie
resolution Of inquiry much less TO be caeu upon u IT,
py to charge OF TINS KIM: l.. I,
Mr. Walker said it his opinion, when he nade
his farmer remarks that the resolution OF the Senator
from Kentucky had been offered this morning; but wne
tLer the fact not, 1t had no nearing on MS
observations still the resolution had been orlea ae
ie victory had been obained by the friends OF tile and
hill bpcause that victory achieved when the qurs-
lion on the cngrossmpnt Of the bill was carried c TACT
WIS now allowed by the Senator from hrnucRy' 'h''
the increase of the tariff was ineyitabit unless We aua"
Ian tho Qualifications unless abandon the C"nsitu-
ton and The decuccs Of the country. II we are 10 DE- III
yoycd in war, soldiers must march To all undrehu'
al frontier to shed their blood instead Of having the as
s,ancc Of tncations By which blood would ne saved
He denied that there any such sum appropriated Tor
dences as by the land bill, which gave thIfy or i"y
millions away, the first fourteen millions 10 be cra"n out
on the Isl of july which would have greater tendency
70 render increase OF the taIlh necessary ''an 'e
oprralun of the land bill, which threw the Cove rn'rn
for its resources on the tariff alone Since tie land OIL
had passed. it would be necessary to increase Tue la,
If this was mere invasion of the law, there couiu oe
4, Ipsc pIiln In
hv ,roc-ss of law We shall hear OF these eVaslons
if we adop this resolution, and act according To lis spt
This is the plan by which the tariff IS 10 DC increased
We shall have evasiois Oh sugar, cVasohs Oh EVERY az
cle of produce There another measure, alSo when
is ln be cnrried into ctct by Of the land bill
These miserable banks, the Senator calls lhe' are
10 be put down. If the People can DC MADE To- oeiefe
that the money is unsafe III these banks, Tue eisct WI"
be to bring ab.u llr very Insolvency which Is ore'od
On the Isl Of July fourteen millions are required oy the
land bill 10 be drawn out Of The Treasury anda t's'usl
is to he scattered among the People, which Will tend TO
put down these banks.
Mr. Clav said Inc regretted being called upon to say
one word more He did not know 10 what lie was m
deblcd for the honor very Often rendered him
-of being replied and opposed 10y the Senator from
Mssissipp He will fur The future however, allow Inc
to use my own language, and not put words INTO my
mouth which have not used. lie had made no avowal
Of wish or intention to increase the lar!t he hau mere
" said that in the contingency OF such an e1traVagahl
course beur continued in such All increase would iIcVl-
If however, the affairs Of this Government were wise
" administered there would 10 no Necessity OIL aug-
rn,ng the existing duties; on the contrary Fcduc-
ton in them might very properly take place We were
told by one OF The wisest Of the numerous wise heads
tina, base been in the Treasury that fifteen millions per
annum was required for our current wants. ana now
seventeen millions was proposed by the Senator from
New York Nor was that all. LIrurnants IN the Ar
N.Y. sulaiien officers and others had offered their sug
gestions and thirty forty millions was TO be aPiropra
ted for the defeners Of Me country. Magic words =
Who was not anxious Tor the safety OF The county
But were we 10 be thus derived: In England, ut THIS
very moment. there city OF consequencc-nei'
tler Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham nor ! ork-
which was fortified had even the appearance OF tort
And WHY? Because they usrd to their navy ur lie
preservation of the great interests OF that country.
Gentlemen, however, not satisfied with an ap-
preparation of len millions Tor the Navy; they wanted
the whole line of nrlled that rs his colleague
had observed the other day. gun for gun might be heard
from one extremity Of the coast to the oter-a measure
90, up aud advocated for the and only purpose "i
PRESERVING in these drposte banks, and keeping from
distribution the public money; money which heiohgeu
TO the country al large and fur which, if demand WIS
4 made the consequence would be failure to meet It,
lie regretted exceedingly and knew not why It was
that the gentleman from Mississippi had assumed this
an .ago nis-ti-cn (he believed that was the fashionable
= phras,.) position toward him. lie willing, at all
times and on all OCCASIONS 10 ucknowedg hs own n-
fe,iol,y to that gentleman. The triumph was his Let
him be at then; and when he quoted other avowalS
!. quote this also.
Mr. Walker replied that he had only singh remark
20 make. and that merely in reference To the concluding
observations of the gentleman lie was not the first 10
commence this warfare. The Senator from Kentucky,
in speech Of great cloQuencc and ability had opposed
f measure of his. As to mental powers he readily not
in spirit Of irony, but with the most perfect sincerity
admitted that Senator'S infinite superiority to him.
Mr. Clay said that, perhaps would be better AZ once
to enter into treaty Of peace and amy with the gentle
mun lie would give him carte blanche: support any
measure Of his unless it should happen TO be in behalf OF
n the Sguaicrs-he could not stand lhaa
tha,,o rrnnn IN
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
On motion OF MIR. Webster, the Senate proceeded TO
consider tho bill making appropriations fnr the civil md
, diplomatic expenses of Government fol the year 7'6
The amendments proposed by the Committee on FL
nance were concurcd in, excepting amendment uia.
king an appropriation for the distribution Of number
of volumes ordered to be printed in 1854, relating to land
claims. and lying in the Library This was "pros'
Linn, and Others the ground that members OF Con
gross ought not to vote books to themselves be
the publication was worthless, SO much SO that no
}, one would take tho books away.
Mr. Knight moved 10 give some OF the books to the
8 Rhode Island Universities.
Mr. hlannum moved to amend by extending the do.
t. nation TO all Universities in the United States.
II These amendments re eced, and (hr Webster
suggesting and concurng) the Senate refused to
in this amendment.
Mr.. Webster said he about to propose m amend
mcnt which he hoped would receive the vote OF every
nher of the Senate In January, lsi4 resolution was
passed by Congress for striking medal in honor of the
gallant services of Gen Ripley, well other officers
during the last war. # had never been completed, ow
ing to Some difficulty in obtaining profile likeness Of
that distinguished officer, and other causes. The alten
ton Of the War Department had now been directed Ia
. the subject; not however, by General Ripley himself
Il who entirely ignorant that any thing had been said
or done in the matter that il was 10 BE- moved here
Communication had been received from the Secretary OF
War by the Committee Finance informing them that
the likeness had been received and the die nearly quite
completed but that small appropriation was still neccs
sary He would move, therefore, that three hundred dol
lars be granted.