Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-30

from South Carolina (hlr foimtsj near his, sat
reduction of the tariff Mr. ngersoll very pay'ully
,llndrd To the PENNSYLVANIA Platform, upon which he
had invited his South Carolina friends and hao oefeo
them ,cnc and ,chisdeysnd they had chosen Inc rms
hey-whch was their fault, aud not his. his caused
some merrlmert a., !,
MIR ADAMS said he was " ling to lend oil Inc a'd
he could 10 his friend from New Hampshire IN the way
of economy and also to hrs friend the "Peaee-maker,
" ho had sad that The army aud III navy WIS mol me
place TO begin in the way OF economy-but here-wtn
which he did not coincide. He vas IN favor Of
beginning with the army and navy, the nam arteries
of al the extravaganza with which the Peoii, were
burdened. lie said the gentleman from pennsylvania
(AIr. IngersolD SAID, with his usual cry ol economy
hat it would require nine millions OF dollars 10 Keep
our ships ahoa and by comparison, presented I"
this House last year by the Secretary oil Inc navy II
appeared that the Brit s Navy exceeded ours hgh To
one and recommended gradual increase TO equSl one
hnf and the Mi,ty-t'co lions proposed would not be
enough 10 accnmp sh this magnificent des IN. Hr
here alluded very sarcascaly to remark which Tell
from Mr. lngerso during tue last ses5inn IN relation
to the burning OF London by the American navy,
[AIr. INGERSOLL sad the gentleman would re-
collect that what he stated made offset to the
opinion expressed by Mr.. Adams that the British navy
would burn NatcheZ
Mr.. A. SAID that afterthongh'; and itappeared
to him that this great-todo but war symptom on
this floor, and that his remarks alluded 10 the fact u
England should take Cuba.
GMr. INGERSOLL inquired if it would n be 81
now' The principle was the same, and for which ne
would go TO war
Mr. A. Yes sir, go 10 war; and he presumed the
nc Gentleman would 90 10 war with England about Texas
Sir war with England was this time, above all others
to be deprecated, and he should oppose all schemes
whatever having that object in view, us he vas not
disposed I, 20 TO with her now upon any account
and what the use OF navy aioat in state o
profound peace, SIR, not here that economy must
commence but with the army and navy and he thanked
the gentleman from n Hampshire (alr. llale and the
gentleman from Tennessee (Hlr. Cave Johnson,) for
having moved in this audab'e pojec of economy, and
hoped that they would adhere 10 their principles this
subject He said the last Congress- which the gentle
man from Pennsylvania had alluded 10, cut down the
army from ~ 900 men 5000; but the report Of the
Secretary Of War, Mr. Spencer, recommended an in
Of 600 men, and nh these facts, he did say that
the last Congress the most economical one that mad
ever assembled. He haped The Chairman oil the Con-
mitiee Of WAYS ard Means (Mr Mckay and Mr.
Johnson, of Tennessee would stand firm to their prn
cipes, and instead Of increasing the expend lures oil
the Government, 90 for a reduction. This House was
administrative, bn, legislative, hence the response
bihty Of applying appropriations belonged 10 the Exc
cntive and not 10 Congress. He sad, If this economy
of which The gentleman from Pennsylvania had spoken
began here under his auspices, 10 what would il
amount: lie would not save the candles-no, not
the ends Of candles He might cut or few quilIs
waters &c and probably assstan, aoorkeeper. II
committee should be raised for relrenchment, and
the gentleman from fennsylyunia made It's chairman,
his word for It, he would not accomplish anything
lie said The President must economist, If not pull the
purse strings ght He had charged any ADM
n,stration with extravagance-not even Mr.. Van Be-
rens; it was not rght-tor the remedy was with Con-
gress, which should cut short the appropriations; and
he hailed The resolution of the gentleman from New
Hampshire, with great pleasure, and should give il his
hearty support. lie alluded TO some appropriations
which lnaudIhs.
mir INGERSOLL said !, was an Indian treatyl
Yes, SIR, 1t appropriation Of Sl00 100, which
slipped through while he DIR. ~ absent, and TINS
is his spirit OF reform and economy THIS House shoaI
be responsible for its SINS and not for those of the
Executive and oil he wanted the reduction of the
nine millions necessary to keep The navy ahoat.
Mr.. STEENROD moved 10 lay the resolution upon
thu table, which was decided in the negative
Mr. HALE wanted 10 say n wort, hut there was no
quorum: when he moved tina; the House adjourn.
Aad The House adjourned