Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-06-28
SURVEY OF THE COAST.

SURVEY OF THE COAST.
Mr. CUSHING then commenced some remarks
on hIs resolution calling on the Secretary of the
treasury Tor information n relation 10 this SURVEY
tie stated that this survey had been commenced in
1907, under Mr. Jefferson's administration. when
$4,000 had been Appropriated, and since that time
S6IO,OhO hat been expended Tor he same purpose.
and probably ss much more incidentally for s,a.
Ga! surveys; and yet nothing Of importance was
known irom AE Hus5er's surveys which had com
menced IN lcSi.-He cAlrECd the surveyor with
! coneealinS the scientific details, in order TO MAKE
himself necessary TO the Government
Mr. HOLMES and Mr.. EVERETT snake slo.
quenIy IN defence Of Nh Hassler, and repeled the
charge OF his cOnceang the details Of his labors and
referred 10 his maps contradiction 10 this CHARGE
tic had also been employed in another important
BUS hess-;he preparing Of graduated scale or
Standard OF Weights and Measures for the whole
Union. The resolution was then adopted.
MIR. w. =. JOHNSON reported a bin from, ,ts
Committee on Public Lands providing Tor the dis
trbu,ion Of the proceeds OF the sales Of the Public
Lands, and granting presumption rights. Ii wa,
/ Whole.
Mr.. wnlhrop's resolution for the furnisbi,y o
certain Reports or Documents published by Gree,
Britain, on commercial and Judicial subjects, or man
uactures, for the use Of the Libiry was referred "a
| the committee on the Library.
/ Mr.. Roscvel"s resolution then came nm, iog,,,.,
ing the select committee on the currency 10 iro,,irs
INTO the consiIiuuonaiy and eIpedency Of inriyd-
| ing money interpretations IN the General Blnkruut
Law, which he sustained in a close reasoning nrgn.
ment.-fie thought that men OF all Dlrties were mn,
taken as 10 the rnte Of Exchange tsc,iny IN. inter
e5ts OF trade, which he illustrated by referring n
] the note Of an able and responsible individual 5nd
one that was not so recognised or known TO the ron,
/ muniiy-the htSt mans note was actually worth
more than the lasL-So 70 was with banks Nnrtb
| and South. Tue bad ones ought 10 be tbroyyn IN,
OF existence by the operation Of Il uniform system n
bankruptcy Iags. He modified il SO as 10 ,sis, i,
/ 10 the committee on The judiciary.
| Mr. BARNARD vas glad bis colleague had Of
Tered the resolution, no! because he was I'm flyo, oi
u, but Lecause his colleague had had an opportuni.
\ " To make speech, a subject for which he had
perfect munIai and as the object had been Obtain
Cd, he would move to lay the resolution on the IN.
O'G' "I,en he 9Grw1rds withdrew, to enable
/ hlr. ROOSEVELT to reply
Mr.. H. DAVIS WAS in "a yor OF the sdor,io, or,L,
| resolution. lie he'd thought thar a generops orI
/ magnanmous minority would expose ell the pI,n,
on which they intended 20 egisIate and NOT 10 a.,
I fe information on the subjects they bnd eYb,t,,,,i
! The gentleman was several times called 10 o,Jc-
I when " O'N''
| Mr. BARNARD replied to Mr. Roosevelt, mn,
the resolution was then referred 10 the Judicial,
| Committee.
/ The resolution Of MIR. J. q. Floyd then came n,,
asking for Iniomltiou as TO whether Officers NJ ,i
Army of the u. States had been sent to New vi
] Tor any purpose connected with the iupr,.o,,,.r
. Or tHa, OF Alexander Mcleod. After Nr. FLOW,
l "". Sls.u uI5 ltltoh8 Tor Offering tie resolution
Mr. INGERSOLL went into a minute lovssriv,
ton OF the whole case, and Of our relations ~,
Great Britain, IN which he charged thatths letter n
the Secretary Of Shto vas too ELOQUENT and n,
/ beautiful When dipIomitists descended 10 be al,
Iuent' lhey gave up The pointiu dispute Jtfcfso,
was never eloquent, Madison, Monroe and Adar.
| were mover eloquent, when maintaining the ri,bn
Of this country and the Secretary Will 6rd mai !,
seeking peace he has, ~ his letter compounded b
peace Of his country. ""
Mr. AFFORD said he wished 10 mako fev, ,t,
servaiions 10 set himself right in soma fero,,L
winch he had made los; winter, and which he be
heved had been misunderstood. lie he'd sprrovc
Of The course Of Mt Forsyth IN this case bssouro
OeueVec he was pursuing the true State rights doc
ulhe' and Tor The same reason, n he understood NJ
Websters Arguments, he approved Of them
| MI CUSHING thought this was not the pr,u,
lime 10 discuss this question in tie TIuusc 90
this VcHed question was the subject Of crave dsIb,
ration 10 the Judicial tribunals Of one Of the gt,,,
b Of this Union; and even while il wa, the eyci,;,
9 and unsettled subject which might vel in lie I,,
] guage d the gentleman from Pennsylyani,. bs m
y cause OF long, bloody and protraeted war h.
tween two kindred nations. Mr. Cusb.ng defend,
the language and merits Of the paper of tbe Scc,
n tary OF State from the assault Of the psnT.o,s
e 'rofn PennsyVana, and condemned the efitieisn,,
lie unfair Wv ''''1''''
D. Mr.. G.. went on 10 ask II il was the io,oo,io,,
Ol gentlemen 70 dive this country ioto a w,y ,et
nt o'ea, butaini lie dared them TO do il Al tbe, ~
sr ~ Tie advised gentlemen to recollect in VIM
- a.. - Ne'e we issues Of peace or war. IL was
o u"s ha9as Of the present Administration.
p " Cushing had not finished his remarks Al J O
re COCK when the House adjourned.