The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-02

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moved geconssSsrasion q ih< s0&s q yssaercsy 2!
~kich The Hoos~ had refused 10 serecs fra u esA-
Kre~aaenl IA The aaenSneDt " the SENATE
Iar the sun Of $4,000 Tor surssys N fe'~irAos y
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By gensr.I e0nsent ths eeossdsrailon q IA. loo1
as AID UDtii Ihe PshsEsg GGessson s1c-
been Disposed 81 ~
And III suas.isn recurring Oh he Dotl-1 q a.
PM .okE thai the HOss~ rseess from - dssagrseah
70 the aa.sndmenI u the Senate Eoffasaasg -
900 ~ desrssing the expenses Of s<lci1ng ado -
ebssinx ss ~ w esfern, North ~esiern, % s-f1
western ArDory, . be sesecied = ne
The Unnse sts.es. As -.
Mr. UNDERWOOD spoke agalnss receSilns ifo1A
the Disagreement
Mr.. GUSHING later alln5iag 70 the ssetionai
feslisgs and Interests shleh had - 'oas 49, = -
w1y u the decision Of this ioag-ssrsc Scess9A3 r.
marked thai Western Eentlenaen had no cause y ~
preheni opposition from nseHbsrs % she eeeah--
They had been always ready 10 e0scgr N AZ apo
praron or that object and bad sysa bern s'-ae4'-'
30 t0d DO.
For lis own part Be believed thai there ought - y
an srnsory tie Western waters he interest," u
the oounlry-na< u the West at0oe, bot " thf d.
led States coQntrydeDanoec thai thrTe shO1l1
BE- Ii Its establishment 10 be preyenie1 By 4lf-
fereBces among Weytsru members thealseyes 1p5n
any question Of detail Il the duty II the resi =
the country 70 come 10 and select location, n gen
sIeEDen Of the West could MOI agree N relation = q
He not awA are thai there II thls A15eEcleLl
Of the Senate any designation 81 pant He
thai The amendment required the PIessdent
70 fl the srns0ry a Phtsburg II be AE. Z had
sGpfosei that the aEnSndDenI pyecUded the ADp4est
Of all sections order thai the Dest SITE
might be selected be would have voted against u
once and would % now Bus he bad uLslerssssol
the proposition cpeniDC the entire West 70 Tie Pre-
ssdeni: i did IN press terms do 80 he Was e
loss 10 hos Tins e1pSess designation Of three
a. fnFf
desgnAtion II ose point and lGf moi western Poin'
He loss 70 conceiye how the proposition eeUi
be construed IN this hE1ted, narrow, exclusive sens<
However thai might be- the only wish be had thai
the House would take some decided actS0n UPWARDS
the establishment Of armory An the West for al
though there might not be any nDeIAie hece.slty ~
YET there ought 70 be the United States guam
lily OF arms equal to the militia IN any and eyery part
of the country and NOT leass Of ali In the W eel
Northwest, and Southwest, 10 which we shoald have
look had dome heretofore fr The br4yest
and the readest 10 sep forward 10 defend against
INVASION We must have arms located in arsenas
that might be prepared Tor attack all points
He nod iherefore entirely satisfied Of the fact
that for the interest Of the country thai The
commencement Of this work should be postponed
definitely. We had been possponing the commence
ment of for twenty years. account a. Col Jaan
son, Of Kentucky bad remarked when this hgor
and the proceedings Of the House would show 81
the differences Amongst Western men
be bad no desire chosce in the matter except
most eecually accomplish the object in view though
where that wss he did know; and he enireaied
gentlemen of The West that they would, BY concur
renee among themselves, give 10 those who dis
interested as 70 the location such vote as would
enable this great object Of pubic importance BE-
accomplished uy the concurrence Of the EAs; and
West
MIR REYNOLDS remarked that il was utterly
out OF the question 70 M upon sIse for srmory
hat would meet the approval Of every gentleman.
hey should Law aside all local feelings and yreferen
ces IN regard TO selecting proper and eligible
and keep IN view the fact that the arnory saood he
placed here II would best answer the public inter
csis hat 1t should be al point the Western
country was certain. Now, numerous places had
BEEN named as the most eligible, and among others
PIiisbUIg had been mentioned. He, Mr. R. Vas 10,
IN favor Of that place but nevertheless he wousa 70
Tor A. or any other pace Of the Alerhany raih-
er than no, have armory He would saw 10 his
frends from the Wesi, unite together, and vote for
The besi~e you get
Mr., CAVE JOHNSON observed that this was
subject upon WHICH they never could all agree He
would say. respected Pit,sburg for the site Of an
armory, was the seysast place be would go for In
his OPINION an armory should lie located some pcsns
near the mouth of the Ohio where easy access 10 IL
might be had at all seasons of the year.
Mr.. TRlPLETT stated his objections to Pits
burg as sle, and urged the claims of tie IVES, 10
the POSSESSION Of srmory.
Mr. KING was in favor Of Western sIrpory
but proposed that the West and South should con
uise TO obtain two, one in Northwest and one IN the
Southwest at Columbus in Georgia
Mr. PROFFlT here made remarks.
MI POPE said the object proposed in its cha
racter strictly natonal was provision Tor the
tonal defence. He concprred in the belief that when
we should get TO again the seat Of The contest
would be on the waters OF the Gulf and the Southern
frontier would OF course be peculiarly exposed. But
our great Indian frontier not 10 be forgotten nor
should the Canada line he Jeff unprutectea The ob.
jec' 10 locating arnory place 50 that the
arms might with the creates; ease be transported 10
the points where they needed, and the ohjec,
was general, and not local then be did no, see bow
there could be any doubt that the bshent should
be placed on the waters Of the Mississlg at poin,
below the danger OF distractions from ice To place
u high up the Ohio stream locked up By frost ID
winter and dried up BY the heats of summer would t.
strange proceeding indeed To talk Of placing an
srmory for the Southern and Western runtier al such
spot as Pittsburgh seemed 10 him little less than sb
surd he wanied the field Of inquiry left perfectly
open and unrestricted As To- the sum Mr. p went
for the largest amount proposed he liked the propo-
siion OF the gentleman from Indiana, Mr.. Thomp-
SON and II that did no, prevail then he should 70
for the amendment o. the gentleman from Virginia
Mi. Summers) he wanted information 10 he col
lecsed from all parts Of the Unon and from this Or
tina, particular State alone Let the location be cen
irsl; that, whether attacked by the British
at the South Or Al the North BY the Indians on our
Western borIer the arms might bc readily furnished
in either direction.
Mr.. HENRY, Of PENNSYLVANIA. urr,d the claims
of Western PsnnsyivAnla ID the location of the Ar
mory.
MIR SERGEANT wanted fret 10 inquire whether
any additional armory WIS needed He had NOT
heard any evidence adducel establish that tont il
seemed to be assumed. NV be could very well con.
ceive bow hls friends from the Wesi became so neal
Gus and urgent on the occasion But before they IN
dnged their zeai and pushed with 50 much earnest
ness their conflicting claims, he wanted them e. show
thai any new Arsenal really ne .essarv MIR :
had come TO Congress fsf,he first Just after the
successful termination ofour last war with Great Bri.
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