The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-12-24


dad not wish TO create any excitement prejudice or
sectional feeling but he called on The House and
country 10 take notice of what he sad, thai the time
would come unless different course III rlcced-
ing were adopted, when the eight States ana Terrific
ries of the West, in spite OF all then efforts TO keep
out sectional feeling would be constrained 10 make
their weight felt on this floor They had asked fair
distribution of the expenditures and proceeds of the
General Government. During the last year not one
dollar had been expended in Ohio, Indiana Illinois
Michigan Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, or Wisconsin
Every day something was heard about Southern rights
feelings, and interests He saw also by the records
that appropriations had been made for the Berwick
branch Of the Piscalaqua rver--- He asked why
was il thai the West which was an empire il itself
was 70 be trampled on in this way Here delibe-
rate vote had been given that this great work of the
Cumberland road should be abandoned. The weight
81 The West had already been felt-ln majority of
1000 from State 10 900 from another and 10 900
from third and in the next Presidential contest,
gentlemen would half million of votes poured
down Ia decide these matters And, if something was
not done he would 90 home and ask his people whc-
ther they would not force both sections Of country
do justice TO them
Mr.. r. alluded, amongst other things to the forty
thousand Indian warriors congregated the borders
Of Arkansas and to the absence OF posts OF defence Il
might become necessary for great w estern convention
to assemble at central point in order to compel
justice 10 be done to them. Would the House force
such step upon the VEST Whenever the South
had asked an appropriation of the public funds the
West had come boldly forward and voted for it. So
with the North and yet the West might ask in vain.
One prediction he would make, and he assured gen
tlemen they would see it verified. They would wit
ness an agitation, union, determination the
part OF the West, which power this floor could
resist
MIR Z alluded to the increased represe nation which
the Western States would have under the census
ana the sun greater increase IN 1852 when, he said
the West would teach the nation lesson which il
had long been wanting, and would compel it to do
Justice
lie desired that the vote on this resolution might be
considered as test vote regarded the Cumberland
Road little work was TO be abandoned, let the pco-
pie OF the West know it,
MI. w. COST JOHNSON Ground whom the
members crowded thickly render it very diff
cult for the Reporter to know what going on) Of
tercd an amendment to the resolutions which
follows
And also $50 900 for that part Of the Cumberland
road IN Ma yand, between Rockville and the Mono
cacy river
Mr.. J. was then understood to say that he did not
know how often this question had been pressed at the
last session OF Congress- how often II had been in
troduced at this His object in rising present
the amendment he had proposed, and to say gentle
of the West that in all their efforts procure the
continuation of this road they had invariably opposed
the most important part of it, namely that which lay
between Rockville and Fredericktown, in Maryland
/ Much laughter
The gentleman from Indiana (Mrs Profit) had
nilhtu HuillHCatlon lie MI , lldu heretofore
heard of multiplying laws already passed but the gen
tleman from Indiana went further than ,his-he was
for forming Western Conederacy because Congress
,routd not pass lars. Laughter He MIR, J } com
mended the gentlcmans patriotism IN the efforts he
making in behalf of this road but submitted to
him whether it would not be better To accept this
amendment part OF his proposition. t
Mr. PROFIT said he would do so, if the gentle
man would modify it to instruct the Committee
of Ways and Means to inquire into the expedency OF
the proceeding.
Mr. w G. JOHNSON having consented so to
modify his amendment
Mr.. PROFFlT accepted the amendment as a
dification of his own proposition.
And the question being the adoption OF the reso
luton modified
Mr. HUBBARD said he supposed the gentleman
from Indiana Mr. Proht) spoke by authority from
the whole Western country. he Mr.. H. spoke only
for his particular district and he would say that II the
gentlemen from the West must have their money, the
most easy way would be not to aid in getting up ia
riff but to make their pork and whiskey and give It In
exchange for cotton. This would be fair bargain
If gentlemen wanted money let them come and trade
for it, They could beat his (Mr. Hs) people at trad
ing much better than they could the Yankees. Let
them then, bring on their products and make fair
swap; they would do more by this than by calling
conventions or Lowing armies.
The yeas and nays ordered on the resolution !;
and the question about to be put when
Mr. WISE moved that the resolution do lie on the
table, and the yeas and nays were taken on this mo
ton, and resulted as follows:
YEAS essrs Afford, J. Allen, Anterior, Banks
Beatty Beirne, Blackwell, Bolts Boyd, A. V Brown,
A. G. Brown Burke, S III Butler William @. But
Ter, WIN. B. Campbell, Carroll, Carter Clifford, Coles,
Connor Mark a. Cooper VIM. r. Cooper, Crabb,
Craig, +. Davies, J. Davis Dawson, Deberry, Del
let, Dog, Earl, Eastman, Fine Fisher FLOYD Garland
Gerry, Goggin, Griffin, Habersham, HAYES, Haw-
kins, John Hill, of Virginia. Hil of n c. Hopkins,
Hubbard, Jackson, Joseph Johnston, Cave Johnson
Nathaniel Jones ]. w Jones, Keim, kemble, kille,
Lewis Lowell, McCary Mcclellan, Mcclure, Nc
Culloch, Mckay, Marchand, Miller, Montanya, s.
w Morris Nisbet Parmentcr Paris, PIckens
Prentiss Rayner, Rives +. Rogers, Ryall, Shaw,
Shepard, John Smith Staniy, Strong Sumter, Italia
crro, Waddy Thompson J. Thompson, Turney,
Vanderpoel, Vroom, ID. d. Wagner, Warren Wat
terson, Jared w Williams, Henry Williams, Lewis
Williams Joseph l.. Williams Wise-9i.
NAYS-Messrs Adams John w. Allen, Andrews
Baker Barnard, Boardman Bond Brewster, Briggs,
Brockway Calhoun, Carr, Casey, Chttenden, Clark
Cranston, Crockett Gross Curtis, Gushing Dana
J. w. Davis, Carrot Davis Dennis, Doan, Doe, Dun
can Edwards, Everett Fillmore, Galhrath, Gentry,
Giddngs Goode, Granger, Green, Hammond W.
S. Hastings, J. Hastings, Henry Hook, Hunt, James
Jameson, Jenlfel Chas. Johnson VIM G, Johnson,
Kempshall, Lane, Lincoln, Marvin, Mason Mcdill
Mitchell, Monroe, Morgan, G. Morris Morrow, Nay
or Ncwhard, Oue Osborne, Paen, Parrish Pawn
ter Peck, Pope, Profit, Randall Rariden, Reynolds
Ridgway Russell, Satonstall Simonton, Truman
Smith, rhos Smith Stuart, Swearngen, Swecny
Taylor, John b. Thompson TIllinghast Toland
1rplclt Trumbull p J. Wagner Weller, John
White, Wick Thomas w Williams Wnthrop-92
A nd so the resolution laid on the table
The following resolution, moved by Mr.. MORGAN
the 9TH instant up in its order, for consde
ration
Resoirtd That the Postmaster General be re-
qucstcd To communicate to this House state
ment of the -anount expended by the Post Office
Department for special agents employed by the De
partment the names OF the agents employed; the
sum paid to each, and for what service rendered.
The resolution read and agreed to-
The following resolutions moved by MIR. Boris on
the 18th inst came up for consideration;
|. ReSoirtd, That the Secretary of the Treasury
be directed 10 rcnnr to this Honsr the amount of