The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-04

A communication was received from the War De-
paitment stating the number of troops at Forts Glib
SON, Wayne, Towson, and Smith. Ordered 70 be
printed
Mr. WOOD inquired Of tina chairman Of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means whether he intended at
this session to ask for appropriation to complete the
New York custom-house Mr.. FILLMORE replied in
aThe Mcleod resolution" was then called up again
by Mr.. BARNARD, who occupied the remainder OF
the morning hour with speech on the subject.
Mr.. EVERETT said he had few remarks to make
on the subject but would take some other occasion.
The House then took up the Fertilization bill with
tie Senates amendments. II sssrast
The pending question being on the motion of Mr..
FILLMORE that the House recede from its disagreement
900 for defrayng the expenses Of selecting and pur-
chasing site for Western, Northwestern, South
western ArmoIy to be selected by the President othe
United States, &C. at
Mr.. BRIGGS understood he said, that some gen.
tIeman had an amendment TO offer ON receding. He
wished that the House might have the whole question
before it, Mr. B. then, for himself and the section OF
country which he in part represented disclamed any
hostility toward the object contemplated in the appro-
Mr.. SUMMERS gave notice Of his intention to
offer the following amendment
Strike out all after the word selecting, and insert
"a suitable site the Western waters for the estab
lishment of National Armory, a sum not exceeding
five thousand dollars and the President Of the United
States is hereby authorized to such selection to
be made andto communicate all the proceedings which
may be had herein to the Congress ofhe UnedStates,
to be subject to its approval" g d -.-... .
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Indiana indicated his inten-
ton to offer amendment the amendment. appro-
prating $5 900 for additional surveys and purchase
Of site in the Western Southwestern, or Northwest
Mr. MORGAN rose to a privileged question. He
moved reconsideration of the vote of yesterday by
which the House had refused TO recede from its disa-
greement in the amendment of the Senate approprat-
ing the sum Of $4,000 for surveys in reference TO
the military defences of the frontier, inland and At
lantic." s..g. l9 tEEy9a 4 ag... s.y l.
By general consent the consideration of THE motion
was laid until the pending question should have
been disposed of @@a&IF - H'
And the question recurring on the molten of Mr..
FILLMORE that the House recede from lis disagreement
to the amendment Of the Senate apProPriang $75,-
600 for defraying the expenses of selecting and pur-
chasing site for Western, Northwestern, or South
Armory, to be selected by the President Of
! Mr. UNDER WOOD spoke agains, receding from
the disagreement. p A.@ Ea.5A...E G''.
Mr.. CUSHING cater abiding to the sectional
feelings and interests which had 80 long stood AZ the
way Of the decision Of this longyexed question: re-
marked that Western gentlemen had no Cause to ap-
prehend opposition from members on the OCEAN
They had been always ready TO concur in an appro'
praton for that object and had even been sollctous
so to do
For his own part he believed that there ought to be
an armory on the Western waters. The interests o.
the couniry-not of the West alone, but Of the Uni
ted States ecountrydemanded that there should
be. If its establishment TO be prevented by DIFF
ferences among Western members themselves upon
any question Of detail it was the duty OF the rest o.
the country to come in and select location, If gen.
temen of the West could not agree in relation to it.
He was not that there was in this amendment
| of the Senate any designation of point He was
/ hiatt he
to fix the armory at Pittsburg. II ne lMr. C) had
supposed that the amendment precluded the amPes'
examination Of all sections order that the best site
might be selected, he would have voted against It at
once, and would do now. But he had understood
the proposition opening the entire West to the Ere
sident il did in express terms do so. He was at q
loss conceive how this express designation OF three
great sections of country should be construed INTO
designation of one point and that not Western point
He was at loss to how the proposition could
be construed in this limited narrow, exclusive sense
However that might be- the only wish ne had was that
the House would take some decided action towards
the establishment of armory in the West; for a.
though there might not be any immediate necessity fol
vet there ought to be in the United States guam
Of arms, equal to the militia in any and every part
/ Of the country; and not least of all in the West
Northwest and Southwest, to whicbwe should have
TO look as we had done heretofore for the brayes
and the readest to step forward to defend us against
| invasion. We must have arms located in arsenals
that might be prepared for an attack on all points
He not therefore, entirely satisfied Of the fact
that il was for the interest Of the country that the
commencement of this work should be postponed in
definitely. We had been postponng the commence
men of for twenty years, account Gas Col John
son, of Kentucky, had remarked when on this floor
and as the proceedings Of the House would show) o.
the differences amongst Western men. jIaia& IRaa
He had no desire or choice in the matter, except
that he might be able TO vote for that site which would
most eecsualy accomplish the object in view though
where that was be did not know and he entreated
gentlemen Of the West that they would, by concur
among themselves give to those who were dis
| interested as to the location such vote as would
enable this great object of public importance to he
accomplished by the concurrence of the East and
/ West - fs ~, .t..a,I. ", ,,r4t4a.,e
Mr.. REYNOLDS remarked that ii was utterly
out of the question to fix upon site for armory
that would meet the approval of every gentleman
They should lay aside all local feelings and preferen
ces 10 regard to selecting proper and eligible site
and keep in view the fact that the armory should lie
ests. That should be at point in the
| country was certain. Now, numerous places had
been named as the most eligible, and, among others
Pittsburg had been mentioned. He, Mr.. r., was not
in favor Of that place. but, nevertheless he would &c
for it, Or any other place west Of the Allegheny rah
er than not have an armory. He would say to his
friends from the West unite together, and vote fol
| the best site you can get We "h Wv.
| !. Mr. CAVE JOHNSON observed that this was
a subject upon which they never could all agree He
Il
armory the veryglast place he would 60 for La
his opinion, armory should lie located at some poin
near the mouth Of the Ohio where easy access tot
/ might be had at all seasons of the year Ms-. IA.
Mr. TRIPLETT stated his objections to Pitts
burg az Site and urged the claims of the West tc
i thepossess,on Of an armory. E7s7a. va
i Mr.. KING was in favor of Western armory
| but proposed that the West and South should con
trive to obtain two in Northwest and one in the
\ Southwest, at Columbus in Georgia. a
MIR PROFIT here made some remarks. Is
Mr.. POPE said the object proposed was in its cha
racter strictly national; it provision for the ma
tional defence. Heconcurredin the belief that wher
we should get to again, the seat Of the confess
would be the waters Of the Gulf and the Southern
frontier would of course be peculiarly exposed. Blu
our great Indian frontier not to be forgotten, mol
should the Canada line be lef unprotected The OBJ
ject in locating armory TO place it SO that the
arms might with the greatest be transported "a
the points where they needed; and fthe object
~as general and not local, then he did not see how