The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-03-05
stopped his nose with my thumb and fnger,and
poor dear he went of like lamb"
Washington Correspondence ofMc Boston atlas,
WAsHINGToN, Feb. l9:h.
in THE SENATE

The Bill for the armed occupation of Florida
was on It's passage when Mr. Morris rose, and
maze flaming speech against the bill, in which
| he made some allusion To the cruelty of using
dogs. He denounced the bill as wicked and uil-
Just, ana as giving license to marauders to MUIR
der where, when and how they pleased. He
maintained that the object of the bill was to
push Florida into the Union before she was ripe
! Tor H. lie denied chat the other States, Kentuc-
ky or Ohio, has been settled in any such man
ner as was contemplated by the b--the settlers
there was in self Defence and they called on the
I Government for no aid OF 'cizen soldiers -
! Some one near Mr. Morris happened to hint in
an uncer tone that his opposition grew out of
eboltion and the name OF Loveoy was Incl
dentay mentioned.] On this subject Mr. Nor.
ris is absolutely rabid-and he said they might
sheer about abolition and the name Of Loveioy,
but that name would live in history when those
who were calling If in derision would be buried
in oblivion. He called the bill disgrace to u
christian country, and said if they had left but
half the land contemplated to he given 10 white
marauders, to the poor Indians, there would
have been peace and quiet there long since.
Decor Linn, whose whole family of brothers
AMI sisters was murdered by the Indians, made
II few very pertinent remarks in relation to the
mode Of getting rid of Indians. He said that
with Colts rifle and plenty Of good dogs, the
settlers would drive them off, Here
the Doctor lost his balance. He could not bear
thut Mr. MorriS should indulge sympathies for
ronge ct ucir, the red and black man, over the
white. He said that MIR Morris vas u disgrace
TO the ioor,an soiled the carpet where he stood.
The Doctor never forgets himself only on In
dian quotations.
MIR Davis and Mr. Clay both addressed the
Senate against the bill. MIR Clay alluded TO the
bounlies we had given in land last war, and that
not soldier III u hundred had ever settled on it,
while millions of acres OF the public domain
were thus wasted-falling into the hands Of
brokers snd spectators. The same thing
wonld occur again in Florida the land would
DE sold 10 spectators, and the Indians never
driven from the norasses.
Mr. Benton commended that the bill was wise
and polite, and loudly called 70: by the condi-
ton Of the coast-which by these marauding
Sayages had been rendered dangerous to the
mariner.
The question was taken by yeas and nays,
and decided i'll the Acknowledgements 25, nays
lS.
INTHE HOUSE.
Mr. Parker, of New York, occupied without
closing his speech, the whole Of the morning
hoursin support ofthe report ofthe special COM
mitIee on the public lands, aud in replying TO
the arguments of MIR Robertson and MIR Harri-
son on the subject.
air Everett moved a suspension of the rule
for the purpose of offering a resolution calling
upon the War Department for information, re-
speeding the execution of the treaty Of 1887,
with the Winnebagos, and also, respecting any
alleged misconduct Of any person or persons
The rule was suspended, and the resolution
adopted, after an amendment suggested by Mr.
Parker and accepted by Mr. Everett
SENATE. The assistant door keeper tho
Senate, Edward Nyer. Esq fell dead in the
Capitol this morning Mr Wyer was formerly
an officer OF the Navy, an hadhe remained in
that service wonld have been at the time of his
death the Oldest Commodore next to Conn., JAS
Barron.
Mr. King Introduced resolution that the Sen
ate attend the funeral tomorrow al half past 3 o.
clock and tina, the funeral be had at the expense
OF the government.
There were several private reports made, at
ter which the bill the more effectually TO pre-
serve the public money in the huuGS of officers
and agents of the Governnent--was put on its
passage.
MIR Webster cop,ended that the present laws
and regulations of the Treasury were ampleanJ
that If the dine attention had been paid to them,
these detalcations would not have taken place
and protested against the idea .hat these defal-
cations were occusioned from want of proper
Legislation.
MIR Hubbard went into Il long and elaborate
argument TO Prove that the Secretary was not
to blame for the late deiacutions that he was II
faithful and energetic officer IF there was
fault i'll this branch OF the Treasury, it must he
in some other officer than the head of the de-
Mr. Clay moved to recomul the bill with in
preiucIng his motion with some
marks in relation 10 the vote taken the other day
refusing to place the money TO The credit OF tho
Treasurer OF the United States. The effect of
Mr. Clay's motion would have been the revenue
of the country should he deposited directly to
the credit of the Treasurer, and not to the pri.
rate credit of the officer
This question was taken by yeas and nays and
ost-ayes IS, nays 25.
YEAs-Messrs Clay of Ky, Crittenden, Davis,
Knight, Mckean, Merrick, Pren,is@, Rives,
Robbins, Rug2es, Smith Of linda, Spence
Swift, Talmadge, Webster and White-l6.
Massachusetts, Alien, Benton, Brown, Bu-
,hanan, Clay, of Ala, Cu,hbert, Hubbard Linn,
Lyon, Morris, Nj ou,on, Nicholas, Niles, Norvell
Pierce, Ronne Robinson, Sewer, Smith, OF
Conn, Walker Wall, Williams, Wright, Young
-25
Mr. TalInadge expressed great surprise at the
:ote-he said it WIS Sub Treasury Bill in dis
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