Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-05
coSGREss-.2d Session.

Philadelphia, March TO- isi'.
coSGREss-.2d Session.
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WAsuISGroS, July -, lH42
Gentlemen have TO seques: that you VIII insert
IN the In;egencer the accompanying correct repof'
OF nv reply 10 Mr. Adams on Friday last MAKE
this particular request, nssmuch the scene was
ersopal one and as the report of my remarks already
published in your paper was on the face oil H. very
imperfect aud inaccurate.
Yours, respectfully,
HENRY a. WISE.
REILLY o. Nh wlsE Ma. A ,;,.... ,y :.
On Ne q the Sesa 70 l's "cs appropriate" '" I"
Sir. (sad Mr.. WISe,) after the non-concurrence o'
the Comt,,tec oc the Whole on the state oil the Union
IN this amendment of the SENATE winch honestly pro-
noses 10 nav officers and for Naval service already
actually rendered in thus year, wh'ch has nearly ex-
pred before the Appropriation bill has passed. defer
mined to submit silence, not 10 make anoiher el'of'
for the Navy, aud TO give up, Tor tins Congress al
leus, in despair. should not have risen again on
This bal bu, for the and gross personal attack
which has been made upon me by the member from
Massachusetts, (Mr Adams.)
And. Sir. what has been the of this attack =
This iipse reduced the Navy Appropriation bill not
only below the estimates OF the Department, oul ''i
h.o, th. SUM actually necessary IN pay the otceIs ana
seoman IN service and who have been rendering that
service up 10 THIS day OF the month oil Juy IN the year
is,2 The Senate ~ lh's amendment, restored near
10 The amount necessary for The past and future ser
r;ca of the year By statement which have iur.
,;shsJ a. tho Chairman of the COMMITTEE Of Ways
nnd Means Ms Fillmore itiS shown that tais amend
nent even wall meet the amount required Tor INC
whole service q! the year by sam little short OF SUI
GOO And thus, the real ISSUE was and IS, Shaii tie
Navy be paid f.. the 1t has actually rendered
or will this na,icn repudIate It's own debt to the ol-
ccrs and s,atnen ct lis Nayy already incurred -.
Whilst this question was under debate, the most po'
,e a,al argument, rather that which seemed TO have
RIOS; we-t and influence against paying our officers
md seac,rn was the futile objection that there was
Great sectional lhefna!ity IN ''e "PP'eH' - ''
Gers of the Navy
IL was Iepcd, with reason and justice. That though
tins fact Ra,t b. yeti: w2S no argument against
pavinr officers who rare appointed and had aetnGHy
rfndcTsd se,rjec that icy did 40. happen 10 De born
IN the right places whcnce appointments should have
bean made Bat the objection prevailed; the apprc-
,rstion was reduced, and shce Ii has been restored
bv The Senate the same objection vas urged IN THIS
House again. and ~ none more srenuouSIy 'han by Inc
menhe, from Massachusetts, Or. Adams True, he
.,,nored the amendment otEe Senate by has vote but,
as usual with his peIvetse and inconsistent nature ana
course he go:eG one way and argued tie other lie
,,,ed for the proposition, and opposed ii with e!a5o
rate statistics to show tins very inoqa4y OF cap.
,ans. commandcrs i.euteaan's and licshipmNn iFoH'
,ho States Of Nircinia Mary land, and ;ie District
Of Columbia winch defeated the appropriations In
.er.odine the appropriation against his Spe,ch, not
,oa;ns, his vote, showed that he, above all men,
u
onsGty. | Appealed 10 the Navy Register itself the
snnu,I register during his own Administrations to show
the fact which except h'iselt VIII deny, thal
on; of 327 midshipmcn appointed rom March 4, lc2',
20 March l. lS2o, whilst he iiiHstli was President the
number Of III, more than one THIRD. were appointed
from rho S;a;es of MARYLAND aud Virginia aud from
,he nis.rc, Of Columbia, and that during the same
na,iod Int ,Ee were appointed from the State OF Mas
sachuses and that out OF stf pursers appointed IN the
same time zee Of them were appointed from Maryland
md .r,ts
any o,te, State or Territory in the Union ! referred
,lso 10 the fac, that any inequality among the States
and Territories in III" greles OF captans commanders,
ard leutcnauts alotc nG.i'p!ncn, was 10 be attn
bu,ed 10 the appointment a. @dshPmcR originality
That the officers Of the higher grades reach their ranks
hv promotion in ocular succcSSIua and not by appoint
,1fu and said that many of the iieuenants OF th'S
day were those who were appointed n'cshipnen about
the period letwcen the year ie2o and lSa9. That,
therefore the member from Massachusetts, (A!r Adams)
WAS himself the author Of and responsible for much or
most OF the inequality existing III that grade-the grade
cr leu,enaa,s at this time. These were PLAIN and sim.
ple facts resting cr their truth or correction upon the
records Of The Navy Department.
With these facts staring me in the face, could not
AVOID inqu,rng why it that one who had been enc
Of the very authors oil this inequality, this wrong
Tor wrong II c.as admitted 10 he-not the wrong OF
virginia or a!ari land the District OF Columbia.
though ;Eey had been mace mos erevousy TO aus "er
ior -but of one who much to blame Tor IL rs
ANY other living ,au--v.hv II was, say, that hs very
man Of the ms Chief hn.c!! MAS the one To complain
OF IT. SIR, saw u.a tie complaint was uttered here
in the very seEse md Spr't ~ winch Il has been mace
for wears IN certain iEccndarv papers which have been
,de,vo-nr 10 array une portion OF the Union against
The other | saw i made n rancorous hostility to what
the slang OF aaoli,1a GenomlEatss the Sare0frdcy OF
tI,s country The ne n,ic: knew his own motives,
hut could no; think otherwise than that has attack
upon Virginia NOW, Inconsistent VITA his appoint
ments when President not SO much 10 vlndcae
Massachusetts, 10 wakcn and arouse that fiery ser,
pent which is destined, !: the members principles and
policy he pursued, II his will can have II 50, one "a
10 set this nation IN liamts.
For STATING Tie fact that he is pditeepS cy,atnis IN
the wronr OF this inequality, and tor exposing The mo.
ves OF his inconsistent compliant OF II, he has been
allowed 10 pond - hls usual STRAIN oi riois nj
nvectvc and abuse, against all Greer OF TINS linnse and
all propriety Of debate. No sooner has The committee
risen and reuorted la the House than the House refuses
TO vote the previous question, III order TO allow The
member of order 10 reply to my remarks made n
The committee, and usual TO ioit&!e me wih Tie
lasl, al his scor;un too2Cf Tbs Is nui the hrs time
that his friends ,rsarG,css Of hln, have formed ring
around the vanity 81 ioiagr, 10 hiss hm On, Ike
bull dor of delac, e iGoea'e my feelings, ind then
10 cut nc ci on the error uniiy 81 defence ny Toe
,reyious question The, VII! urge his weakness to do
what they dare not d themselves to''a'cS one HON
they dread even more than they bate
fiierc Il member, in al aueio!e under tone, sad,
"Nery modest, that -
pon,iur TO that metltr, Mr.. Wise continued For
Won ~ one in particular, slr / mean Inc teMafH IL
i he strong one, apply yourself all ha, ''"Pn'es
as capab!e Of ohucklng ,7:csporsity n, the wounds
which the inbecc wra Of age '"tl'cis, without The
courage 10 dare to offer The lAc nd'sny yourself
THE member from Massachusetts, Mr.. Al couid
no, by the rules Of order, seems be allowed to al
i iUs to ne in Parliamentary parnso as the 'aem
bsr from Virginia, but Ike was allowed 30 employ an
ernui fsaTc Of speech and vas irdneed in in:os,@
@g me "a demea Of hdi! Sir, his example t o. an Se
, as Lo opch, 10 be worthy To lie veneraied, who
.ueh, 10 lave some seli,yespcc', and whose age
ln,e ii aa,non;sh him that he ought 10 be too much De-
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