Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-12
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on inc last day of the Session of Conere,,
"h's' the Appropriation Bill for SURVEYS. Sc, NJ,
under consideration,
Mr MALLORY moved to amend h., ;,-,;-
an Wem Tor completing the lock nj The south .ns
" he DISMAL Swamp Canal. $4,000 and Co.
ouoys IN Elizabeth river, 50 OOOp anu fo
Mr. M. explained the grounds or hi.
ne stated that the Goyernmen, N, , .,lI "
w 'n's eahal 10 the amount of s so 900 .rS
agent OF the Government and the d;,.c, ne
S" nau hau an understanding: if the latter would
construct the canal for two and a half mile 500
the government would build a lock Tk '
ais ior tnis work were now on the spo,. ~. 49,
appropriation had been expended; and he cons;J.
60 unfair TO exact from the other s,ockhold.ss a.
I,rsa as 'he Government was to receive 4,
nSe poruon OF the benefit. True, the canal "a
NOT, as yet, yielded much in tolls bn, he - ,i y,
very shot'Iy would. He had no desi,p ~ "a, ~
speech upon the committee; he womb oni,, - d
s','s amendment stood on different ground g.
80 WHEN mao been offered by other sen,Isns
MIR GARLAND of Virginia. onnos"J ,s enIlenen'
"e"t. III ne could vote for a work al ,L: -,
~n!ch went into Virginia, he could vote e. "ln na
went ,nto any other SIeto. The oriy;n,I ;no
e'i"eh' hau been wrong; IL ought never 70 -.
oeen made. MIR c.. never womb yo,n =, w nave
cent , belonging To this Government into VIZ; o"o
"hen any gentleman looked nj The nsn-
a ;u which had been offered. and o.L'd
,h. - a'' nau prevailed, what would have been
VIC to'ai expense to the Treasury. he wonId 81
cue amount lar beyond the means of the Go i
e"'' i's revenue was limited, and il had ILar,
70 issue only i've millions in Trensnry na,.
~ "o' se' aong these projects were adon,ed
nc was nstonshed that gentlemen ~ Lp'u'
loudly complained Of the large exn.rdi,',,o "uu so
'V'e'hneht could thus take means 10 a,,N e
mem. Cond they expect their emondn,.n,s s,,'e"t
auoP'.II u would he time enough to br;n, TO-.
shonIS - 'i'''ss "hen the revenue of tho country
s"ou'u nave had time 10 improve y
MIR MALLORY said his oolleosro ,.,,.
Si "u' leI MR. NJ. tell him that thou,b re- ~
uuIIeu MS amendment, yet he should 90 VIII L;
,b., W voting against the bill. But he tbousb,
""' 'hete was to he a general scramble r.. s "'
no reason his State should no, have re- 'he'e was
talhIr thought, If the Dismal Swami VS. - nc e
gentleman district, he would h,mseIf b,yo '.,at
the amendment nave oueTed
M - y AnLAND told his colleague not to messur,
MI Us corn 10y ms own hag busbeI s"'e
MIR DRoMGOOIE sand he sbo,,,i -,
So on1'etnan from Virginia, Mr. Garland The W
Sll' legislature and the peApe of Viroinio No.
W" uteeEeu' The appropriation was nskcJ ~
nnj ,sba,,h ''eW owlden and deepen the csnal
"nu, "hen the bill had passed m. Gsrer,I c.
erh'i.emt became large stockholder. 4, bat ~
r. concealed, and even positively denied ,ba,
S ete was any intention To appIv m ,bo C. '''",
Tbs n."rJn afterwards for any app, oprist,ons
~ People OF virginia We're ayerse Ia tbsso -
ns,Ships with the Federal Governn,en, '"sS' part
ir bRIGGS said he should vo,. TO- ,.,
80 anu a"u wouI then vote for the bill The .sntIe
-, 7 ~ tue Norlolk district was he ner..;yt ,
so"'ah democrat. In illustrntinn oC 49,.
Mr. Is related humorous anccdo,e or Ne
81 yi, "ho when applied to by a r.sncc,,LI.
ou Itsihlan, who was IN great trouble ,bo,,, = -
OF the elder President Adams, on accom-, -
us neIerodoS doctrines in relation TO woTLsoSn
I I. l.l proFement within the States and asleJ Al.
Seue'son what they should dol replied oh
The money we can u 'hen get all
VII. SIANL-G said he would yot. Fl, mi,
"etuheht u The gentleman from Virginia would
as'ee 10 take the money. But he b,J ~, 80.
Sreng II on the Mother OF States as,inS, he, vii
a'ler the fourth nstamenI OF the dis,fibu,ion hi5
nave been paid, he would be ready TO VOTE Gar ,ha
DsnaI swamp Canil. The work. bowsver ,s s,'s
INJURIOUS rather than beneficial TO the interes, oC L;
'- ne hoped to the fourth instaIment res
o'IhS ihe OId Dominion to something of no, no.
o'en' CORY and DO away with some of these his.
ma swamp distractions ' Us
MI MA LORY said he could easily "a, Qua.
hs constitutional Scruples on this matter. es onos,
lima. F"u'u !" Notth Caro-
Of Virginia. ." 'o' the oeheh'
Mr.. GARLAND said, in reply to Mr.. Rr;,,s
yla' "hen he wanted to learn what was JefTerson,,
Massachusetts. s' anu "o' 10
negatIved. va"