Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-23
uoI;SF OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
>oturdan, Juiy IL. ~

Mr. SERGEANT from, the ssc.ec. Committee on the
Currency reported the following resolution:
B,soIrra That the Select Committee an the Curren-
~ have leave after t.s day sit during the OF
the House
Amer some explanation between aiossrs. RHETT
md SERGEANT m relation 10 the necessity for the
adop,on thereof The resolution WAS adopted.
rOETIr!c iTiUN Bill.
on motion of Mr.. FILLMORE, the House again Re.
solved iscf INTO Committee Of the Whole on the stat.
of the mon, (Mr. Winthrop OF Massachusetts, IN The
char the bi making appropriations Tor various Tor
ticaoRs, for ordnance, and tor preventing ana sup
pressing Indian hnS;ities
The question beng on the motion 81 NJ NaiteTs"h
TO strike out the cnactIng clause oil the bill
Mr.. UNDERWOOD addressed the committee gene
rally in relation to the bill
The SPEAKER resumed the char temporarily, for
the purpose Of receiving and laying before the House
communication from the secretary ~ war, IN answer
10 call for E'ormlton, made under resolution Of
ered by Mr. WISE yesterday on the SUBJECT oil TIE i"r-
thcaton bull
The communication, having ncch read was referred,
on motion OF Mr. tlLLMohi., 10 the COMMITTEE "i
the Whole on the s'ae Of the mon having charge Of
the SAID bill, and ordered I" be prin'eo
The Chairman resumed his seat
Mr.. FERRIS of New York, spoke ~ defence Of the
BILL and particularly II reply 20 Vi" objections Of
Mr. Underwood. After adverting 10 TIE deep interest
felt the fate Of this bill hy hls own constituents,
he observed that, after all the mutual cTnnna'l"n and
recrimnatlon which had characterized Tho debate, the
naked queston when stripped Of all cxtanepus CON
sderations came IL this-whetllcr the national DE-.
fences should be put in such state ST repair this
bill proposed and as the state of the country rmandcd
The opinions If gentlemen on This question
what affected BY Their relative geographical positions
II was natural that gentlemen from the interior should
feel less nyiey in relation il than those who
sided immediately upon the srahnard. However brave
our countrymen might b., ana Whatever reliance might
justly he placed upon Their patr'ofsn III moment
OF emergency, IT was s desifahe mat 'hey should
ENJOY suct advantages ana means Tor defence against
an enemy the usa5cs OF al! civilized nations and
the improvements Of modern warfare rendered ii and
necessary. The American people considered them
they were not burbarans, and were therefore rnwil.
ling re,rogradc to the savage state, and 10 defend
themselves with clubs by the force Of their
naked limbs They knew that the engines and mp.
paraius Of improved warfare rendered men Of inir
ror strength courage ovcrrlalc or those who
might BE- naturally their superior IN both. lie was
we'll aware that gentlemen Who's, homes far be-
yond the mountains, and s.lrec FROM war Alarms, and
who know that how fearful ,ngt be a national
contest others would have is first shock while
then had assemble and organize their forces,
could not feel As they dtd whose homes and all they
possessed ~ immediately open !" the hrsi ncurson
q. host free, and he excused nem on ''lat ground
but he h'ia 'arr generosity "ouldh"' iei stch t,i-
ing prevent 'hef AIDING oth'fs ~ providing Tor tue
common defence
MT. ! then proceeded '" an examination OF the
items oil the o aha ai'er f"i'ffhg 70 te eel,ofa''u
report OF noafu OF Eh@,hr''s' over whci GENERA
bernard naa P'es'aeu' anu "u." proposed 'hf'y h'-
"i.s as IN. cos, % oeie,a''S we chtfe coast VI 'e
oh'"' s'a'eu r,e a'""' aFe'",e expenditure On oi'