Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-03

not necessary No one can read the able report OF
General Bernard and others Ill lc@A, S'.nous
struck with the immense economy una saving oo.H
of bIood and treasure that would resui! from hume
rous Notifications along ycur coast IN TIME o. war:
the event of war with one OF the great nafiu"e
nwer. ,f Europe IT seems that without iorts, II would
H. a..,rv IN order to defend New Orleans, Norfolk,
R,I;,nore Philadelphia, New York, and NaIragansett
bay (only six paces to maintain .. ooo men enca'np
ed and under arms and o3oO0 ready 10 narch aho WIN
in call. according the estimate made, these btOoo
rorld cost in campaign Of six months S!xtetR multonS
even hundred and ftty M0asand dOhnrs, more than
enough to construct the 4orlcutions necessary Tor the
aove places since the amount necessary e construct
works the above places was, according 10 The report
nj l,II only little eleven millions OF dollars
By these MEANS" says the report above mentioned,
"e72O regulars, and II 600 militia, either in the forts
in small corps, upon advantageous posl.ohs wouiG
spice ufter the erection Of these works. and we should
have only 90 720 TO pay and support, instead OF
e. 900 The difference ($l U92 ,0U0D being about equal
10 the estimated expense OF the iorts, follows mat the
cost of their erection vii! be compensated oy the saving
they make in 4 single campaign OF SIX months Do
not such facts and such considerations plead eoQueny
in favor of the plan Of literally extending our system OF
Notifications:
Scn;b In order to determine whether there is any foun
dalton for The churge regard 10 fortcaons il is
per TO inquire where your forts have been located
mean those which have been constructed according 10
the tables to which have REFERRED From these tables
eleven forts finished two in the harbor OF New ork,
and the other nine in the Southern States; that tor
Notifications that have been Finished there has been eX
pended for those located in the Southern States the Tor
ndable sum of 1925 1893 dollars, and for the two in
New York harbor and being the only two IN the North
ern States in the list indicating those finished, the sum
of only 797 54 dollars. OF The thirteen forts now I'M
der seven are the Southern and SIX IN
the Northern States Upon those located in the South
ern States there las already been expended the sum
of 4SU4 4 dollars Upon those in the Northern Stales
Ash ,4U5 dollars.
have not sir instituted these comparisons from any
DISPOSITION to find fault with what has been done No.
sir if the Southern seaboad had required Publications.
as it doubtless did, it is right that your forts were TO-
Gated there But is it not surpsng that Inc hon"raoe
o.nllemnn from South Carolina (hlr Thompson) in
te ingenious and eloquent speech with which he favor
ed us should have overlooked this marked lberay of
this Government, in the expenditure OF its treasure 10
the Southern section Of the Union? The remarks OF
the honorable gentleman wcre doubt, the offspring
of uurc and patriotic Intention and OK affection Tor that
Union which all should regard the certain means OF
national and individual prosperity; but what effects DO
ARGUMENTS like that addressed 10 By the honorable gen.
,lenan from South Carolina naturally produce? Sir
they can only serve to reader the Southern people
more DISCONTINUED with their political condition: ard 10
impress them with the belief tina: this national Govern
mcnt is to them rather than blessing.
The South, the magnantnlouS South: The jor-
Jearup" the prosperous South, which has been repre-
sened to the great cHspring' from which
almost all national treasure flows: the n"g'eced
by the honorable gentleman from South Carolina, (alr
1hompson) inferred from the gentleman details OF
expenditure at the South, that the " OFT D"mtnion
was not intended 10 be embraced by his designation oil
"the South. | suppose that since the passage OF her
cxpunging resolutions, her geographical position has
been changed and that relationship is nuw ackn1w-
lodged by the sovereign Stale of South Carolina Sir,
would not attempt TO abae or det1act IRON any Of the
honor aad glory that legitima,ey belong to the South
She is proud chivulrous, and animated by lofty
spirit Of independence. She has produced h"r full
quota OF good and great 10 bless and adorn the
nation; but let not gcnolen. in justice 10 tie'' OVID
understandings, imagine that all the Parn'lsin, all
the chvalry all the wealth. all the enterprise, and
all the Of producing national revenue, are ono-
polize by any particular section of this county, II the
North sir is not loud here in the trumpelng Of her
own fame or the annuncation Of her wealth. her
ces and her improvements, let not gentlemen suppose
that she is therefore less the fair subject Of praise. If
her sons on this floor have been taught that there is
State cgosm we'll as individual egotism, and that
the one is about obnoxious to the lovers OF correct
taste as the other, gentlemen may, perhaps, in some
measure he able TO account for the nireQuency with
which the praises Of the North are here echoed If ~e
too have our 'cettSpringS, VIC are Content to enjoy
them, without paradiDg them To the world IL, Sir
were the first to embark 10 and accomplish works OF en-
erpri2c which do honor not only TO the nation but 10 the
age in which live, consider it part Of duty to
SIM our own hosannas here If in every part of ~ York
and New England, could boast system Of common
schools, Of elementary instruction. which imparts cdu-
cation the poorest and the hunbest, and fits them for
the evidences Of prosperity in the excellence OF roads,
tie neaness of dwellings, the prndnctvcncss OF fields,
the taste and cleanliness of villages, the rapid growth
aud astonishing number of cities, and the indications OF
rrlron and refinement in thousands OF affairs dedicated
to God would feel secret, innate satisfaction in
t,r contemplation and frulton Of these blessings, but
would deem it part OF our duty TO make any oslena-
tuus exhibition Of them here. Have we cause for such
satisfaction? Let the impartial who have visited
Gentlemen who urge the objection to appropriations,
that your public treasure is not equally dsburscd through
the country, do not correctly estimate the Feelings That
unite or should unite, the patriotic citizens Of this
fcderacy Money expended for the defence OF Kentucky
or Missouri is, in national point of view, money en-
pended for the benefit Of the reemen whom have tine
honor TO represent. Let foreign foe invade the West
or South west and is enough for my constituents, that
a portion OF the Republic is invaded; as against the
foreign foe, We are, should be- united indvislbe
whole Let the enemy strike blow upon The renolest
extremity Of this widely extended country and it is in
sanlly felt at the hcnrf and at the other extremity So,
when victory peIcLes upon the American standard,
whether The banks of the Niagara the plains of New
Orleans, every true American Citizen matter where
his lines may be cast shares the Joy and the glory of
the achievement It's countrys arms that triumph,
and we rejoice. IT'S country foe That is victorious,
and VIC mourn. Expend your money 10 defend any one
vulnerable point of your country, and, speaking as
patriot you expend it for the benefit of the choc country
Partial appropriations for the defence of the Country be-
it so happens that necessity compels US TO spend
more in one State than in another Jealousy, for such
cause, is unworthy Of the hgh-nnded men whom we
represent.
A few years ago the savage Black Hawk made most
sanguinary ncu5sons upon the bordcrers OF
of your Western States national force summoned
to the scene of action subduc him. II the nation
perhaps millions of dollars 10 put him down; and
think YOU sir that any gentleman iron this side of
the nounain would huYe dared 10 have urged to this
national disbursement the contracted objection, that
the money was spent exclusively for the benefit of
your Western borerers and that they therefore ought
10 have paid the whole the gsacr proportion Of the
expense Of this That man very much undertakes
the patriotism of the Atlantic States, who ina gnes that,
within their burders there could ever have been found
u single man with soul tIaccd enough TO urge such