Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-02-02

sonal attack in the official paper, and by the
printers of the United States Senate. From
The Globe Of Saturday, Mr. Webster read the
following paragraph
I'VE Understand MIR Webster has had his
bills protested in this Bank for $4,000 at
a time"
"All have TO say" said Mr. Webster,
"in reply TO this gratuitous unlounded, and
uncaled for assertion is, that TO my know
ledge, do not owe the Commonwealth
Bank dollar.--ihat as far as my recollec-
ton goes, never had note in the Com
monweaIlh Bank, and never did owe the
Bank dollar" Thus much said Mr. Web
ster in reply to the Printers Of the Senate
In conclusion Mr. Webster said, that there
was remark by the Editor Of the Globe
which accompanied the personal insinuation
concerning himself, to which he most fully
subscribed, and for once, il might be said,
even he agreed with the Editor II was the
following remark:
"These attacks upon the private concerns
Of public individuals for party purposes, are
exceedingly despicable."
ExcgEDIxoLY,-saidM Mr. Webster
The Senate then took up Mr. Grundy's bill
for the better security OF the lives Of passen.
gers on board OF STEAMBOATS, and vessels pro-
PEELED in whole or in part by steam and
after some discussion il was passed.
HoUsE. Seminole War. Mr. Cambre.
leng reported a bill making partial appro-
priation for the suppression Of Indian hos
tilitles, and then went into Committee of the
Whole on the same.
The bill appropriaies MILLION OF DOL.
LARS.
Mr. Wise said that this bill was just such
a bill as he thought il was, before the House
went into Committee of the Whole. II was
a bill for making war and not for suppress
ing war,-a bill for the further prosecution
Of ruinous, disgracefu and disastrous war.
Give me, said Mr. Wise. the committee |
asked at the special session OF Congress,
and | will prove that we have no war,-that
the war is a war of the harpies OF the Gov
eminent who are enriching themselves upon
the spoils Of the Government upon the
appropriations made by the General Gov
eminent Look. said Mr. Wise. to the
STEAMBOATS, now in Florida, a, an expense of
thousands and tens of thousands 10 the Gen
eral Government. In conclusion, MIR Wise
referred 10 the conduct OF General Jesup.
and said lha, his conduct was disgraceful
and disreputable in the extreme The
whole War was iniqui,ous in its origin, and
base and trencherous in its continuation.
MIR Downing. the delegate from Forid }.
replied with much spirit TO Mr. Wise. He
said no Floridian was faliening upon the
appropriations Of the General Government.
mot one.
Mr. Wise said he made no charges against
the citizens of Florida, nome whatever,-
he only charged the harpies OF the General
Government with consuming The appropria-
lions OF the General Government, and fat
icning upon the spols Of Office These,
Mr. Wise said. were the men who were
lowering, like harpies. over the carrion
there.
MIR Downing continued, and animndvert-
ed IN strong terms upon the conduct ofihose
men in the House. and out of the House,
who expressed The sympathy they did for
the interest maifested for the Indians. Had
these poor devils" as he called the Semi
noles, been hung as they deserved,-h the
Indian scoundrels been dealt with as South.
ern white men would have been dealt with.
ii the rope and the gallows had been used
upon the Indians as it would have been upon
the white men. the War would long since
have been ended. Mr. Downing, in the
course Of his remarks vindica.ed the part
the Administration had taken in carving
on the War and the amount OF appropria-
lions made for its suppression.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. "a }
Evening
The bill making appropriation of one
million of dollars Tor the suppression of In
dian hostililies, and the bill making an an.
preparation of STA hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars for the defence of the
Northern FrontieT.-boih bills making but
partial appropriations for their specified OBJ
Jccts,-were this afternoon taken from the
Committee OF the Whole and reported to
the House In the House they both read
third time, and without discussion were or
dered TO be nerossed. and finally passed.
Thus more work was done in half an hour.
than has before been done for half dozen
days. These Two bills making an appro.
prlaiion of 81 ,625,000, will be sent 10 the
Senate Tomorrow for concurrence. Mr.
Cambreleng, during the debate this morn
ing, said the War Department was so poor
that II had no funds to meet demand now
due for contracts 10 the amount of $4,000.
Tins fact will hurry one OF the Bills through
the Senate, and as General Scott is in sery.
ice upon the Northern Frontier, hurry the
consideration OF the other Here. YOU see.
is more material upon which TO issue Treas. |
ury notes.
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