The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-09-29

that lime, will be less Than tao Millions.
Under these circumstances. ihe govern
meBl could not make . deposile Of nine
millions wiih the states.
Tuesday. September IS.
IN Senafe.-Mr. Riyes, Pursuant 10
notice, rose 70 ask leave 10 introduce a
bill TO designate the funds receivable in
payment Of the revenues Of the govern
ment, and addressed the Senate for more
than two hours. The bill is similar in
is provisions TO one offered by him al
the last session of Congress, and author
lies the reception by government Of the
bills Of specie-paying banks Of a denomi-
nation not less than twenty dollars Leave
being given, Mr.. Riyes introduced his
bill, which was read, and ordered to
second reading. .
I lathe House 81 Representatives. nume-
rOus petitions and memorials were pre-
scented against the annexation Of Texas to
the Union,
Mr.. Adams Offered the following reso-
luton, which, on his motion, was laid on
the table:
ResoiUed,- That the pO,rsr Of annexing
the people Of any independent foreign
state to this Union i power not dele
gated BY the Constitution Of the United
States to their Congress, or TO any de.
partmenl of their government, but reserv..
ed TO the People z.~..
. THE FLORIDA WAR.
Mr.. Wise ofIyed the following reso::
RESOLVED, That select committee be
J appointed by ballot To inquire into the
| causes Of the extraordinary delays and
failures, and the enormous expenditures,
which have attended the prosecution Of
the war against The Indians in Florida.
tina, said committee have power to send
for persons and papers, and that it have
power To sit in the recess, and that il
make report 10 the next session Of Con-
gress.
Mr.. CAMBRELENG inquired Why il
was proposed that the committee should
sit during the recess! .
Mr.. WISE said, in reply, that the rea-
son must be obvious. The committee
could not even commence its labors be-
fore then; and there was lille use in rais-
ing the committee, its labors were TO be
confined TO the adjournment Of the pro-
sent session Of Congress. /. was most
extraordinary that two Major Generals
employed in this war had been success
sively arrsigHed and tried BY Courts Mar.
,ial, while the only successful command
er, Gen. Cliuch, when called as witt
ness in the trial. should have testified
that no commanding general or suburdi-
nate officer was bIamewor.hy for the Iail-
ure Of the campaigns, but that The blame
lay at the door of the War Department.
, In reply, the world had seen labored
defence from the late Secretary Of War,
Gen. Cass; il saw the war snll raging;
and il was but yesterday that. in the
midst of the general dislresses of the
country, with bankruptTressury, (bank-
rupt with a surplus of means!) The Chas-
man of the Committee of Ways and
Means had called for more than million
and half of dollars to prosecute this i'll
starred contest. Sitting in that House,
as representative Of the people, while
he never would hesitate in voting any ne
cesssry appropriation which was asked
for, and would not stop to inquire how
former appropriations had been expended,
or how the sum asked for was to be ap-
piled. he Eel, il his duty, particularly at
such time as this, 10 inquire how The
millions already given, and given on the
mere request Of The chairman Of a COM
mittee, without even statement Of the
Department TO back il, without an esti-
mate, and withou, a report, had been
spent, or rather wasted. 49,.
Ii was now universally admitted, he
believed. that in this branch Of the pub
lie concerns there had been mal-atlminis-
lration: that great errors had been CON-
miited. Was it mol worth inquiry, how
the public money, so layishly and hasli-
ly appropriated, had been expended! and
was il not time that some steps should be
taken TO put an end to a war so disgrace
ful to the country! The universal opin-
ion now was, that the course of the major
general now in command was quite as
objectionable as that Of either of his pre-
decessors. .0ne Of these had been pub
licly tried. aud though the court marshal
who sat upon his conduct had houorably
acquitted him, lis verdict had been by the
order Of the late executive expunged.
Shall we submi, any longer to such a