Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-22

mig OF a session, lut - from time to time" n
all times proper he is bound To do and perform lhi,
imperative duly Now, sir on the I'D of March
1880, the last CONGRESS- had been twice in SEES
sun, and IN existence Two Years and Vet AT the be
eihihng ct nriibrr session, and n no time wlacv-
er, had he ever intimaled even tlat the - state OF
sae Union required an appropriation OF tire,
millions OF dollars. lie did not communicate any
such" niormation' 10 this Congress Was tn,
Executive ignorant of the wrctehed condition o
our means Of dciencel Did he not know Ill,
startling facts which ave already disclosed ii
relation 10 our Notifications, our ordnance, and
our Navy say, sir, tl.v are too plain /,
stumbled eser by ank body, and certainly the
Departments should he the very sources OF inlur-
nation on the subject. There was, however, a
great deal al trouble III the wieWam last winter
When the rumors of War reached the guardians of
our safety. How will II lie If the tocSin Of war b,
actually sounded Tie President was not ieno-
rant OF our condition; an appropriation ne
cesSary without speed, ofwar in the horizon, and
lis message TO this session is proof furnished by
himself Ila lie deemed that three millions amend
ment necessary and plepcr on the Sd of March,
1850, when he made no recommendation Of the
measure 10 Congress, save to gon, sir, and YOU
suppressed il and, though our French relations
ale III Il worse condition thnu then, he still made
no recommendation OF such an appropriation
III that very message which SAYS ii was nnc
months AGO IN " accordance with fine views of fine
Executivcfo
\ sccr,irrlow,,,,5,,y;,,, Wi,t T., ,l, n,,nc
of the safety nj mi, Goyc,rm,n, ,,ns !, IA he kent
>ecrct fnr Va. tho a;roc,io, - locn !. se,rn,
the d;,crt;on NJ ,Lo pr,.J,.r,1 n, v,, :, tho ,,.
,n,l,o;,,l l;.,,;,,, - l - ia, r,,,,
n,,,co ~, ,.a,,J N.a,, M p,llN Tl;.
one.,;on Should hn .,n.n.a,,.l a.a a.. hn,, ,,,.,
he onil,y an1l a,,n M palll o,,;l,, ,lo,ha,
,Lo o,Lnr i Vii ala;.,,'.,, h,,,.,
d,rod 70 ,,;,llII of ,l., T,o,,,,,,,
which H., w. ,,,l,aa :, ,,,,,,,,n,i.,,o, lrLo
failed Inc va, cmlt, o1 = 0u.,an, dcrel;ction ot
duty IA the E>rcuti,, and hi. recommendation
And irLc WAS o,d,rca IN :. L,cn ,hc ,;ll of tho
Executive secret" ana, did So lie was falls, IN fine
House of Renrr>rutaii,,A ia he Constitution and
tho co,,,,,ry .,,dLn,ra,ol liy ,,u.,
Sir Lnuab n +, fi,atio,, l. II lead cou, IA tho
IIon,c from the S,n.,lo 1,ys aud ve,ls no.
fore the I'd al March his ,l,,o million nm.nd-
men, Ya. ken, bucl n,,d I'm. La, L,ur VA. !,
intended to be hurried tbronch b, fear of the re-.
spon>ililitv 10 rc,l.n AN ann,on,;ai;op for oon,-
nal defence. when there was no Inn. 70 think. and
scarcely lime IN ncI Sir tbouohtI had clear
X excu,cl myself fer the yotc | gave ON tins a.
mendn,ut I'm, late inflammation >uch as b,vr
discovered aud ,>noscd 10 nr IIousc. makes il
rrccssa,v for NC I'm say will Svrar ON H., IlnI.
Fvanorli,ts that ,c,rr heard oo,. word about tLr
view, of the Executives IN relation to TIN, thrcc
million approprillion until the MESSAGE of the
President to this CONGRESS, ard never did know
that the view, of the Executive vcr, kent >ccrc,
until obtained the written Statement from my
friend from Tennessee. fNr. Leaf which | got
frcn, him within the last torty-rjpbt hours knew
day or So beforehand tLat such n uroposition
would be made. but lhoupht i, would be made
and was made ON the responsibility Of the chair
man oft the Committee of Foreign Affair, alone |
had such information az authorized ne to vote for
Inflammation which very few. If any, members
bcsidc, had tnr,, WAS moi ,ntii the I'd of March,.
att,rtvcl,c o'clock Al nioht. thar 90, in the re-
mort Of the insncc,or of naval. ordnance. which
bad never been communicated 10 CONGRESS. tbouph
had been l,inu in the office of the Board of Ma
~ Communism, ,sr near or onitc epb,ecn
months. through NV honorable friend from Mary
Land mir e IobnxnnA who made tie rcpori on ,hc
national foundry. say knew the WRECKED cou-
dilion Of tie NAVY and Of Notifications, and vot-
ed for that amendment under the impression
that it was necessary for state of peace as
we'll as for state of war. But did | know that
none but few select tools Lncw the real secret
about III Did know that two ehnrmcn OF the
b;obest committees kncw the wshc, and views of
,bc Executive. and had concealed them except
from few as Il secret Did dream that there
WAS no dancer Of this three millions becoming
secret service moncvf Sir. if had known or s,ls.
uccted any ,bpo IKE this. | would as soon have
t,3mnlrd thi, Coustitutoi,-thi,Y work of our fatl-
crx t,;. cuar,n,cc Il our liberties. nIdcr foot
have fora il INTO ajoms. or thrown il into that fire.