Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-18
rWExTY.SsXTE CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
f,rr.spsa3encs offae Baldmofs Aaerieoa.
WAsnixer y, June 10Th, ls4o.
SENATE.


e,l and flai some regulation Ought 10 BE inaaf ny
The department whereby stamp covers should De
need SO as o lead the reduced rates Of ros'asf.
Mr. ". said Il was not his Intention 10 ASK asi''"
onan The above resolution At The present session.
~. offered il IN he hope OF hrieieg The attention Of
an. rountry Ia the subject. which he considered oI
..ne,,i ,sl,poftance. In the United Kingdom OF
Great Britain. luer Of ar ounce Of ondsi travelled
the whole length Il The kuedam. l stamp
.,s,en had been used With succrss also IN ttriand.
Al, W NopId not say how fat this snhjeci-iho
u.ony posi- system of EnGland-eonld be adopted ~
this country. England WIS much r'ste "testN
populaied AID much more widely extended ma"
Sic vas. lie believed, however. lhat TIE tasi'"
Could he in part safels adopted IN tbs county, az"
The fleet OF il would he greatly to redoeetbe private
le,,e, cs,rspe of individuals bejWeen ely aud Guy
II amid also greatly increase the et'rf eataAt w
mail and between hofl tbete would be bp ' = ln's
10 the revenue. The resolutions we're otd'fra'o DC
printed and ail upon the able
STANDING ARMY
A ,,ei,de 10 The fsguili debate commenced unon
,bis subject Mr.. CLAY of Ky. and NJ. PRES
TON OF :. c. advocated fatihct pes'p"nenefi, be
.,uss cerian papers connected with rhe subject, hud
o,de,,d 10 be pln ted on Manday. we're not " l'id
pnou the table. Mr.. ROANE and Mr. CLAY "l
Ala opposed further fo.ipoaemrei. ana bf''e
in the majority further opposition was aee"eo use
less.
snrrch desired to remind lie Seeaie Of he le'l"".
ing facfs: That The eefnHafiec an the ml"''3 h''
presented report last "eek-thai without of'"g
read ~ fhe table ordered 10 he pfinieu Tor me
pse Of The Sepaie-th1t II VAS not lhd before ne
Senate nntd Monday lasl-tbat ~ five minuies aIlft
tbr meeting al tie Senate ga M4niAI, motion was
made 10 prrui % 600 sNtta copies
So mach fofthr preliminary aets and now s'l1
M,. Preston. wish L. reflnd the Senate AID the
Country 81 another sci OF facts. ffom TIE mo eti
that The Report of the Seefesry ot w ~ VS. seh oni
until the tine that the r. pou upon he h'roH 81
the Seefetat, Of Waf has been lad upon OF Ia
bles not a single ext,a copy Of Nj. Potnseus dor u
mp nj had been sent oui bN the two houses 81 I'M
eress Again iron, that time 10 the pffsrnt. het d
s;noie d{ninisratian newspaper has FabiAhed "e
E,pcft 81 an Administration Secretary ~ Hae-h"'
one. The Wings oil the country The ah''-A''.'",
isustion presses OF The eouniiy-hs'e pee" Guy"
upon To onghien tie people as 10 Inc views U, tue
Administration The Administration presses nave
Lrpt dark. and oeilhef love nor monty would bline
these subjects before the country though the Al
u,inistraflon suunccs Il information. latetef CO.
pies have gone fotIh have oeeH sent OUT by "rPosts
10 the parry IN power. and thus opposition members
have had 10 do the business 81 Administration mem
BEES
Mr.. Preston said be had brcn G He'd upon TO send
forth these repous and had obiaiued from the usual
number OF copies what Reports lac could 10 send nut.
They were but few. Another prella mary iaet TO +
which Mr.. Preston begged leave 10 call the ueatl'n
Of the country, that the Senators here were IN
" Hing to send forth the report of tie COM lt'ce
with the report Of the Secretary Of VA, although
the one purporled 10 be but commentary on the I
other. The eommIuee would not aud dat" not send I
forth both reports together. VIII. WAS Tins Could
Senators reconcile lhis fact WITH thelr uwn con
sciences Would lie country be reco6eitd 10 II i
is il Just that this defence should Illus be pat oth
by the committee Did IT make the people lalrl, |
acquainted wuh the Objectionable Report OF he See
relay OF War
Mr. Preston proceeded 10 comment npon the te-
port, and TO examine II "a detail His object vas 10
show thai the commentary sluued oyrtie Il u, AID
only slu,reJ Il over sut gave ~ analysis Of IT,
no proper exposition al tho comments nom winch
jest conclusion could be drawn as to the nature of
the Report.
FIRST said Mr.. Preston. the frs page aud hall
Of eleven and hall pages OF the repot winch pur-
ports 10 be upon the report OF the Secretary oil AZ
sprehmlnafy, but not relating 10 IRE report. The
next five pages matshalled from The dead some oil
the departed spirits who had long and faithfully ser
we'd he country.
GeneiaI Knox then is called from his rraye-Nilh
his helmet on and his plume flying. like liamr = Ga.
fher, TO beCkon US OF friglrlen as om some ter
rhle undertaking. lie IS made "uh his fresh aud
rreking wounds to stalk through thee aud hall
pages Of the Reporl--fr what i'm extenuation oil
the Report Of the Secretary o. War. General
Knox Is called--a man bred solder--born aud nur
tnred In danger fal of a high and martial spuf,
living in the peculiar times he dds summoned MS
witness TO defend Mr.. Ponseir. The nan.e oi
Gen. Harrison is dragged INTO the Report. and his
name is mafshdled forth ~ battle attas accompany
me Report, and the name OF Inn who has blouga
forward the scheme which has been the subject OF
recent and general comment ~ the country
Geo. Harms N, SAID Nh. Preston, like Gen. Knox
and yontseil, was IMAM oi IL II, when he brought
torward his Report. lie had been IN lhfce mats-
IN that OF WAync--in contest IN the nllds IL the
Wesl with Tecumseh--and Nth yourself. lie had
been a military NAN almost from youth upwards aud
one M git. AZ such tinr, after an nrduous snug.
Gle, IN which he had seen the necessity OF somr I'm
provcment Of the mlhiay toIce, find thai excuse for
him which could not be found fora sunshna
man 10 time Of profound peace.
Bun "hai did Gen. Harrison propose 10 do. said
Mr. r! " hat was the resemblance between The
Report Of Mr.. Poinsoti an1 the Report of Gen tlar-
r'sop Why I'D no, the commtl,ee go through the
likeness they bad attempted TO sketch Why dad
they, as they have done, sop sborl, after lraerg an
un,mporlant resemblance
Sir. SAID Mr.. p. neither in the plan OF Gen. Knox.
nor in the plan OF Gen. HARRISON, do you hea, any
thing OF recruiting 200 coo men. be under the
centtol of the President OF the Unued States. and
oihoeted by nen belonging 10 the regular amy.
These men. underline Report of Nh. Poinsrit. re
commended by The President, may be sun mnued
fr"m dis ance of SIX hundred miles. and then be
kept under conirI 81 the President Of The United
States Tor rhIty Us. These IN iif rent dIyi-
SONS. paid aud led by hr unlled ales, may be
brought out and called upon IN tine of profound
peace, 10 be marshaled by The officers ot the regular
army. What Is this hut standing army sad Mr..
Preston. w lat else in military, OF ,r any language
can II be called by any all disposed 10 un.
dersiand scheme like thar put forth by the Secre-
tary OF Warl
Mr. Preston. continuing his remarks. said there
parallel 10 The scheme ol the Sscret,,v ~,