Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-15
7uesday, ftb. II, ie.iu.
L.. LINN III,
adjourned.

The CHAIR submitted report from sic ',eGltt"iH
of War, showing the expenditures at the national ar
n,or;e and the arms manufactured for the year lo3
which was laid the table, and ordered to be printed
BLoODHOI' NDS IN FLORIDA.
Mr. BUCHANAN presented memorial from the
representatives of the religious Society of Friends IN
Penns rlyania, New Jersey, and Delaware, and also
fourteen memorials from citizens OF the city and county
Of Philadelphia, demonstrating against the employhh'
Of bloodhounds in the against the Seminole IN
dams and moved their reference the Comnitiec on
Military AEairs
Mr.. BENTON SAID he wished 10 say few words ~
relation TO these memorials. lie supposed they were
like other memorials, large proportion OF "hose
soners were women and children He would say thai
the Government contemplated no SUCH 'h'ng rs tha'
PRAYED against by these ncmorilliss; and they were
therefore, instructed when they sent them here II
some individuals of the Territory of Florida have m
ported such animals those mentioned IN the memo
RAILS il has been done without the consent or know.
lodge of the Government. He was therefore, opposed
to reference 10 committee, requiring them TO act on
d subject which had no existence i'll point OF fact.
Mr.. BUCHANAN said he had presented these me-
norias expecting that they would be referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs, without single re.
mark, knowing that they could and would, III report
Of dozen lines. exonerate the Government from tins
heavy charge. He could himsel! have assured The
mrmoriasts that these bloodhounds had been imported
without the knowledge of the War Department; bat
he preferred 1t to come in more Official shapc-aS Inc
report of committee. Il his friend from Missouri
would examine these memorials, he would ascertain
that they signed by many of the most respecta-
Bile and best informed citizens OF Phade phla, with
out distinction Of religious sect or political party
There were no women and children, he had sup
posed, among the meH!oraiis;s.
Mr.. BENTON said he would admit the sgncrs OF
These memorials among the best Of men, but ne
felt disposed TO question Their tale TO wisdom They
not well informed in fact they were worse oil than
If they possessed information al ALL Tor what they
possessed was false. The government SO far from do
l,n n,I in mad
knowledge whatever OF IT. SO far from ordering these
boodhounds, they cid not know that II was done,
until they heard VI II, the rest n us AVE done,
through TIE newspapers Having made these remarks,
he content that The Senate should take Whatever
they thought the proper They nigh; be
sent To- the Military Committee, TO the War Depart
ment, where they would probably BE- sent II referred 10
taat committee
MIR. PRESTON said he had heard with surprise and
satisfaction the declarations OF the honorable Senators,
this shjccl, whose authority is undoubcd, possess
cd they Of sucil authentic sources of lntorma-
lion. He in common with many others, was itnprcss-
ed with the belle! that these animals were imported Il
not By the direction, al least with the SANCTION OF the
government, and he glad 10 hear this explicit dSa-
vowal. He would wish, however, that declarations
equally explicit were made to the intentions OF The
Department in relation IN ,hrsr animals nov that they
IN The country, whether :!Ic Government intend.
cd 10 employ them or not
Mr.. BENTON read III" memorial OF the Society oil
Friends, in which they prayed that Congress would put
an end to the III Florida, BY extending 10 the Sc
minoes the hand Of friendship. Mr. B said he knew
that there were no better people III the world than the
QuakCrs He was raised among them and knew them
we'll But how wretched!y they msinforncd ci
the character of these Indians, when they supposed
that by holding out the hand OF friendship We could
terminate this war Mr. b. then referred 10 the ireGch"
~ Of the indians during the las! year. when attempt
was made to end The war am;caby. They had invited
Col IIarncy establish trading house, whc!: beng
done thrT had surprised the post III the hour ri dark
ness and inassacF,d every individual they could lay
hands
Mr. LuMpKIN sa,sl the longer hc lived, the more
he opposed 10 and fighting, and he would re-
jrcc the approach II the day when no resort would
be necessary to such SanrGmary measures. But from
the which had been pursued in the Senate and
elsewhere, he felt bound to say that has views diff
iaren from those Of many others the subject under
discussion. As member Of Congress, or if he was
connected with the Executive he would not recon-
mend recourse TO the measure which has been much
denouuced but Il he inhabl,ant of that Terrific
ry whose fields devastated, and whose women and
children huchcred by the terocious and willy ga
wage, lie would think il more crime, if he had a
trusty dog the lurking In dian to his lair, than
he would TO shoot lIim down when he round Inn. lie
confessed that he could see objection these mi
! mails, which would not equally lc against the o
wha, considered legitimate means Of warfare Hold
inv these opinions he felt bound in candor to express
them If the inhabitants of Florida hav. resorted To
this means of terminating protracted and destructive
war, i, the first time that bloodhounds had been
employed on tn. continent IN the contests with Indians
He would pledge himself, II necessary, 10 produce sta
| tue books of some of our States in which premium
was offered for raising boodhouuds for the express pur
! pose Of hunting down Indians.
| Mr.. BUCHANAN said he had pnrpoScy rctramed
from entering INTO discussion al this subject, but
| would only that the people OF the country had a
right 10 be Informed concerning il, and the commit
tee 10 which he proposed TO refer the memorials, va.
the best 10 which wc could appy Tor that n"f
nation.
The memorials were ,hcm referred 10 the Commit
tee on Military Affairs.
ASST MrTiuN OF STATE DERTS.
! The report of the Select Committee, 10 which was
4 referred the resolution Of Mr. Benton and the rcsolu
ton of MIR Lumpkin the subject of the assumption
the State debts BY the General Government, being '
special order of the day, vas taken up.
/ Mr.. ALLEN addressed the Senate at grca, length
and with much ability, on the principles Of the report
when
On motion of Mr. PHELPS, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
! Mr.. ADAMS inquired whether, under the resolution
passed by the House days ago, petitions wouit
not be in order until the 9th Of this month
The SPEAKER said they were in order, and the
gentleman from Ohio Nlr Mason had the floor on 'h,
question Of referring the petition presented by The
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Davis 10 the COMMITTED
of Ways and Means, with instructions.
The motion Of Mr.. CASEY 10 refer the memorial o
the National Road Convention, held at Terrc liaute
Indiana, to the Committee of Ways and Means, witt
instructions to report bill appropratng Sl50,000 L
each Of the States of Ohio Indiana and Illinois, to bt
expended the Cumberland road was taken up; whcr
MIR MASON addressed the House at great length
in favor OF the resolutions OF instruction 10 the Commit
tee Of WAYS and Means. The continuation of TN
Cumberland road was subject the most interesting 4
the people Of the States that could be broug be
fore Congress.
, Mr. PARIS of Maine observed that, if lie was &
Judge from the remarks OF the gentleman who Ind jus
taken his seat, he would infer that all his bater:c
were directed towards the members roa the South TO
nterposng their objections 10 the ccnstitutIonalty
appropriations for the Cumberland road. Now he (hIr
Pj as a Representative from the North, would inter
pose his objections constitutional grounds, as agains
the injustice and lnespediency Of making further cx
penditures for this measurc.-(Mr I. addressed tn
House at some lengthy
He said when this road was originally contemplate
by Mr. Jefferson, whose authority the gentleman troI
> Ohio had quoted in support of his argument it was ne
yer intended that il should DC magnificent structure