The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-02-06


of the whole on The same. The bill appropriates
n million of dollars.
Mr. Wise said that tins bill was just such bill
as he thought it was, before the House went in
to Committee of the whole. 1t was n bill for
making war and not for suppressing war,-a bill
for the further prosecution of rninous, disgrace
ful and disastrous Give me- said MIR Wise,
the Committee asked at the special session of
Congress, and will prove that we have no war
that the war is war OF the harpies OF the
Government who are enriching themselves upon
the spois Of the GOyernment-upon the nppro-
priations made by the General Government
Look, said Mr. Wise, TO the steamboats, now in
Florida, at an expense of thousands and tens of
thousands to the General Government. In con-
cusion, Mr. Wise referred to the conduct OF Cen
cra Jesup, and said his conduct was disgrace
fll and disreputabIe in the extreme. The whole
war was iniquitous in its origin, and base and
trcacherous liz its continuation.
IIr Downing the delegate from Florida, repli-
ed with much spirit to Mr. Wise. He said no
Floridian was fnttening upon the appropriations
of the General Govemment-not one.
MIR Wise said he made no charges against The
citizens of Flouda-none whateVer-he only
charged The harpies Of the General Government
with consuming the appropriations ofthe Gov
ernment, and fgttening upon the spoils of office.
These, hTr Wise said, were the men who were
lowering, like Earpies, over the carrion there.
Mr. Downing continued, and aminadverted in
strong terms upon the conduct of those men in
the House, and out of the house, who expressed
the sympathy they did for the interest manifested
for the Indians. Had these "poor devils,' as no
called the Seminoies, been hung rs they deserved
had the Indian scoundres been dealt with as
Southern white men would have been dealt with
ii the rome and the gaows had been used up
on the Indians as it would have been upon tho
white man, the war would long since have been
ended.
Mr. Thompson of North Carolina, has spoken
in reply to Mr. Wise, in condemnation of the act
of Gen. Jcsup in his capture of Oseola. Mr. Gil
ley of Maine rather in favor of killing of
the Indians. Mr. Everett of Vermont, was OPP
POSED to the scapng knife arguments of Mr. Gil
lev and other members. Mr. Biddle of Penn.
took the floor and was beginning long speech,
when the committee rose.
The Senate passed the bill for the better secu-
riiy of the lives of passengers on board of steam
boats and vessels propelled in part or in whole
by steam.
January "a.
A Bill is now before the Senate from the Com
mittee Military Affairs for the purpose of in
creosng the military establishment of the United
States.
AS soon as the Journal was read, the House
went into Committee Of The Whole upon the
consideration of the bill before the House yes
terlay, making an appropriation OF Si,OoO,Ooo
for the further prosecution of the FLORIDA war.
Mr. Thompson of S. G. who made general
remark Yesterday that the hearts Of the Northern
phanthropists were as black as the skins of tho
Ethiopian--this morning begged to be under
stood as making his remarks only in reference
to Northern aboiitionists and not to the north
generally.
Mr. Biidle, of Penn. followed Mr. Thompson,
and was about to reply with much severity to the
remarks made yesterday by Messrs thompson,
Wise and Downing, which Mr. B. thought were
derogalo!y to the North hut
Mr. Conner who was in the chair, would not
permit him TO reply 10 the members who had
spoken harshly Of the north, and Mr. Patton OF
Virginia, called him to order for irrelevancy OF
remarks. Mr. Biddle submitted to the call, aud
replied to the other parts of the remarks. Alf
Downing Of Florida, had said yesterday, that if
the Cherokees had not been employed as media
tors in that war, it would long since have ended.
Who, said Mr. b. employed the Cherokecs as
mediators? Was it not the General Government!
That member, too, continued Mr. Biddle, has said
that it was the plea with its false sympathy that
encouraged the Indians to continue this war. 1t
Is the Press but not the Press that gentleman al
lildes to- that has caused the continuation and
misfortune of thar war. Not was the Gov
eminent Press here that wns the means OF RECALL
ing General Scott. 1t was the Press of the ad-
ministration that published private letters and
letters marked private. This was the cond that
hung over Florida, and which led to the recall OF
General Scott, and the appointment or another
General in his place; who was sent to Florida
with promise to undo all that General scott
had done and vet who, after undoing all that had
been done by his predecessor, was now compe-
ed to follow in his footsteps. This private letter
OF General Jesup, continued Mr. Biddle, has
caused more mischief than all the Seminoles to-
geher.
Mr. Underwood of Kentucky, followed MIR b.
and said that he should be in no haste to make
tho appropriation asked by the Committee of
WAYS and Means Mr.. Underwood said that at
the special session of Congress he had brought
forward Resolution calling upon the Secretary
of War, for information in regard to the number
of Indians employed in the Wharf.-The number of
,roops-the expences of war, and every par!c-
uIar in relation to the war. The Resolution
yas1 adop,ea hy the House at the Special
Session, but no answer had been returned from
the Secretary of War. In voting, therefore, for
this appropriation, said Mr., Underwood, am
compelled to vote in the dark. The Secretary
of War will not give me the information sought
for.
January Oath, Evening.