Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-09

: ICON ,,,rnrv ia 100000 dollars "for certain Put
,nsss and ereciiur such fortihcalons as "u -. aJ
;on nj tLr p,es;acs. ct Me UH'c@ yates os a,a.
rerpssrry or TIC protstio Of TIC "'''e'A ""0
rG 1s,I,MstcS slsio46 80 generally for COM
fetSn1g ,nuasy H. 100000 dollars, to purchase
Iar , direction of the President of the United States
nnnec d aaanee stores, camp equpageS, and oher
rJc-. masters stores, for the army
IsJ2-January 8. President authorized, "tehcn'scT
he shall hure saatc crdcncc Of the actual or mre"en
edtcvasion u any ste &c, to raise SIX companies %
lSl2-March 90. $4,000 dollars additional, "ior the
purposes Of ortvng and defending the
IF The United States.
July 500, 900 dollars more.
The following were appropriations S'HlPy: ,h,sh
lSI3-Jan 20 81 900 900 for the military cS'ao'S"
ment-Sl 0O0, 600 for the naval ..,o.;os
I2l4-March 8. 500 900 dollars Tor hoaune oalI"sS
Nuvemer l3-S6OU 600 for any number OF vessels not
exceeding twenty, arhtct IN inc freS'''"'' r'''' "
pubic Scrpice mag require :.,ou r,IIio,
The act Of Goth April 1916, appropr'atts q n,u
arnua y for ririt years, for the Navy, ana lhe
is authorized 10 build ships, or to cause tle 10 oe
fmod AZ and never sir, till le2l was there an aP,
nrooraton mste for Notifications, except generally, ano
without specIhcatloh' r ,L so,od,,,s
Such Mr. Speaker are some few oil the preceoe"'S
f CONCENTRATIONS in sudden emergencies, and 10 pre-
100 r rccorotrO fer the contingency of war Instead,
air of MAKING all these OBJ ections to forms, inseau Vi
rcsortny 10 all these capedien,s to avert Responsibility
and maxine unfoundcc appeals TO the history oil "u'
r;I,,;o, ,orld il not be candid, more manly
g. No.. honorable sir. to take the honest groupo
which SOME gentleman have occupied, ana say l"eJ
would not make the appropriation through rear OF wal
with France, Sir these mid councils never nave sue
ce.deS and never will 1t the unfortunate decision vi
hs Senate that it was nexpcdent to do any thing That
nrod,ced the prompt rejection Of the three million aPPro-
pratios for national defence; was their unfortunate
and Interchangeable resolution 10 oppose the house. ne
sident and the country France exulted at this DIVISION
| o,- cOuncils result the treaty is not
! executed and we preparing for any emergency
Mr. Speaker the Senate in former days was not found
in any question between country and foreign power
uncourteosy, and rudey resisting measures OF thls
Hons. desgned for our national Defence in war
should come upon in the recess OF Congress: lhey
| did not reject propositions without examination, anu
adhere without previous conference. iney GU no'
scrune about FORMS specifications and estimates oil de-
partinents when called upon by the PRESIDENT TO ao"p
measures o maintain the and honor OF the coun
| try" .''
But sir 1t is time to dismiss this inquiry. 1t is
matter of little moment 10 the nation which House
destroyed the three million appropriation, or who the
fertilization bill | am glad to learn from almost al
sides, that now Determined IN both Houses, u
unite with the Executive in putting our county III tina
strong attitude which she ought to assume, whether
| we have peace This is no time, Sir, tor con
tuuing war between the House and the Senate
The crisis demands that there should be no differences
between the different branches Of our Government
| We are in the midst of Indian war-we arc threat
ened with border war on our Mexican frontier w
arc engaged in controversy with one OF the most pow
crfu nations, and the scales equally balanced
that feather would decide the question of peace o.
war France has told the conditions on which only
the treaty will be executed; she now stands pledged t.
exact conditions which this country never will submit to
though it should be dcsolated from Maine to Louisiana
AN still not without hope Of peace; but when Frenc
feet is abroad upon the Atlantic, it is not time to in
quire about lost appropriations We should be iookIn
promptly measures OF Geencc-we should he develop
ING the vast of country and erecting upo
the ruins of our ratification bill fabric OF detenc
which will do honor to this Congress. Let US arm on
than twelve months put upon the ocean, as our gEeu
maritime resources will enable to do fleet capabl
Of successfully con,ending with the naval power {
France Of any other nation.