The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-21

he has recorded eight votes against that grea
great work will give the votes, and refer 4
the pages Of the Journal, that my colleague ma,
have an opportunity Of denying the statement:
Agreeably TO the order Of the day, the Senate re
sumed in Committee Of the Whole, the bill, emit
tied An act for the continuation Of the Cumberland
road, and, motion Of Mr. Co.'s, that the said bill
be postponed indefinitely,
The yeas and nays being ordered, il was decidce
in the negative yeas 49, nays 25-Mr. VAN BUREs
voting in favor Of the motion TO postpone. "-Senaf'
Journal, february %, 1926, page 1873.
No amendment having been made, the bill 1.-THE
cumberland road bill was reported TO the Senate
On the question Shall this bill pass to third read
ing On motion Of Mr.. CHANDLER, the yeas and
nays being ordercd It decided in the affirmative
yeas y, nays l6-Mr VAN buren, voted against the
bill passing to a third reading. Senate Journal
FEB "A, 1926, page 1872.
: On motion Of Mr.. SMITH, the Senate resumed, az
in Committee ofthe Whole, the bill, entitled An act
making appropriations for the military service of the
U States for the year 1896 : and, motion of Mr.
COBB, to strike out in the first section the words for
the continuation Of the Cumberland road hundred
and ten thousand dollars motion Of Mr. Conn, the
yeas and nays being ordered, it was decided in the
negative yeas IS, nays 2l--Mr. Van BuRss voting
To strike out the appropriation to the Cumberland
road Senate Journal, March %, ls26, page 1873
On motion Of Mr.. CoBB, further to amend the first
section Of the bill by striking out the words for de-
tons, surveys, &c. preparatory TO- and in aid of the
formation Of roads and canals fifty thousand dollars
On motion Of Mr.. COBB the yeas and nays being or
dered il was decided in the negative yeas 10, nays
l9-Mr VAN buren, voting in favor of striking out
the appropriation Senate Journal, March 20, 1896
page 100.
!" On motion of Mr. CHANDLER, further to amend
the bill by striking out from the first section the fol-
lowing words: For constructing the road from Can
ton to GAINESVILLE in the State of Ohio, and for
Al. L.
road from GAINESVILLE to the seat of government Of
Missouri, one hundred and seventy thousand dollars.
On motion Of Mr. NOZZLE, the yeas and nays being
ordered it decided in the negative yeas l5 nays
27--Mr VAN buren, voting in the affirmative for
striking out the appropriation -Senafe Journal Feb
con motion Of Mr.. Com, further to amend the bill
by striking out the words For defrayng the expcn-
ses incidental to making examinations and surveys
authorized by an act of the Both April 1924 thirty
thousand dollars On motion Of Mr.. HAyNE, the
yeas and nays being ordered il determined in the
negative: yeas 49, nays 26-Mr, VAN buren, voting
in the affirmative for striking out the appropriation -
Senate Journal Fsbruary27, 1897, page 234.
" The Senate resumed, in Committee of the
Whole the bill making appropriations for the con-
structon of the Cumberland road from Bridgeport TO
GAINESVILLE in the State of Ohio, and for continuing
and completing the surveys Of the Cumberland road
from GAINESVILLE to the Seat Of government in the
State of Missouri. And no amendment having been
made thereto, i was reported to the Senate; and
notion shall this bill be engrossed and read third
time On motion Of Mr. HARRrsoN, the yeas and
nays being ordered, it was determined in the airma-
tive yeas 25, nays l6-Mr. VAN buren, voting in
the negative against the third reading of the bill
Senate Journal JanuaryA "a, 1928, page ZIG.
" On motion of Mr.. NOBLE, the Senate resumed as
in Committee of the Whole, the bill for the continue
ton Of the Cumberland road together with the amend
ments reported thereto by the select committee on
roads and canals. The said amendments having been
agreed to- the bill reported to the Senate and the
amendments being concurred in, on the question,
shall this bill be engrossed and read third time On
motion of Mr.. CoBB the yeas and nays being order
ed, it determined in the Affirmative yeas %, nays
15-Mr VAN buren, voting in the negative "-- Senate
Journal, April % 1923, page 32l.
But, Mr.. CHAIRMAN, the ground which have
attempted TO sustain that Mr.. Van Buren, is OPP
posed to the road receives additional strength
from the circumstances which surrounded the
President, and the motives which may fairly be
supposed to influence his conduct. We are
upon the eve of Presidential election. And,
sir, if any thing was wanting to satisfy the
American people, that Mr.. Jefferson was correct,
when he advanced the opinion, that President
should serve but one term, sufficient would be
found in the conduct of the President and his
party in this House. Their every energy is
called into requisition, their every movement is
made. to secure his reelection. An attentive
observer would soon come to the CONCLUSION, that
Mr.. Van Buren's only hope of success rested in
his being able to secure the votes of the South.
His own State, the great State of New York,
has three times decided against him. The great
State Of Pennsylvania is passing through re-
volutlon, and the "signs of the times" in that
State give evidence that she will throw her
large vote against President who, by his ex-
periments upon the currency has brought the
country to the verge of ruin,
In the West, the prospect for Mr.. Buren, is
still more gloomy. The great West will noby
sustain the heroic old soldier, who, in the hour
of trial and danger, defended her frontier her
women and children against the tomahawk and
scalping knife; who, in war was her shield, in
peace her friend. The history of the West,
Colonel Johnson has said, is his history, and
the West will, in November next, speak her
gratitude in tones of thunder. In this state of
things, Mr.. Van Buren, has turned his eye TO
the sunny South,n and there he rests his only
hone of success. Rumor says, that he has al
ready entered into an alliance, offensive and de-
fensive, with the arch leader of Modification,
who viii bring all his followers into the support
of the man who, but short time since, was
his most bitter enemy. To carry out the great
object of influencing and carrying the South.
an excitement il was thought necessary should
be made upon the question of Abolition. For
that purpose, long speeches have been made in
this Hail. in which this scare croW has been
pictured forth in glowing terms, to frighten the
South into the support Of Mr. Van Buren,, TO
this object it was necessary TO make out that
General Harrison was an abolitionist his often
recorded opinions TO the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
As another means Of carrying the South, the
whole of our internal improvements; the Cum
berland road the imprOyement of harbOrs and
Presidential election. The politicians of the
South believe that all appropriations made by
the General Government to works of internal
improvement are unconstitutional and accord
incrlu NJ this soecinn ,ua find Cor tho first time