The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-12-27

entertained unless they were IN earnest relation
to economy-which should not be leyelled al tue Ar
my or the Navy IN tie present state OF our affair,
but should be fostcrcd. Ny friend from south
| Carolina MIR. Holiness says and a reduc-
ton OF the Tariff MIR. SGEKsoLL very playluly
alluded TO the Pennsy vania platform upon which le
had Invited his South Carolina friends aud hal offer
ed them nine and ,rAisky -and they had chosen the
| tchiskey-whieh was their fault aud not las. Tbs,
| caused some merrmen
Mr.. ADAMS said he was willing To lend all the
aid he could 10 his friend from New Hampshire in the
way Of economy and also his friend the "psacs mo
kerr" who had said that the army and the navy wa
not the place TO begin in the way of economy-but
herewith which he did not coincide lie was Ia
favor OF beginning with the army and navy, the main
arteries OF all the extravaganza with which the Peo
pie were burdened lie said the gentleman from
Pennsy lyania Mr. ngersoll, said with his usual cry
Of economy, that II woald require nine million Of dol
lars 10 keep our ships aaoat and by comparison,
presented to this House last year by the Secretary
of the Navy, ii appeared that the British navy
ceeded our eight TO one and recommended gradual
increase TO equal one-haG aud the hirtyhoo millions
proposed would not be enough 10 accomplish this
| magnificent design He here alluded very sascasti-
cally TO remark which fell from MI Ing rso
during the last session. IN relation 10 the burning Of
London by the American navy.
Mr.. lNGERSOLL SAID the gentleman would re-
collect that what he stated made Offset 10
| the opinion expressed by Mr.. Adams that the British
navy would burn Natchez
peared TO him that this greai-to-do was but
symptom on this floor, and that his remarks alluded
TO the fact if England should take Cuba.
Mr.. lNGERSOLL inquired lift would not be
| now The principle was the same, and for which
he would go TO war
MIR. A. Yes, sir, go TO war; and he presumed the
gentleman would go TO with England about Tex
| Sir, with England was, at this time above
all Others to be deprecated, and he should oppose al
schemes whatever having that object in view, as he
was not disposed to go to war with her upon any
account, and what the use of the navy aloat in
state of profound peace Sir, it is not here that
my must commence, but with the army and navy, and
thanked the gentleman from New Hampshire (Mr.
Hale,) and the gentleman from Tennessee Mr..
Cave Johnson,) for having moved in this lauiabe
project of economy, and hoped that they would ad-
here 10 their principles on this subject He said the
last Congre 5, which the gentleman from PsnDsyva-
ala had alluded to, cut down the army from 1900
men to TO 5000; but the report Of the Secretary OF
War, Mr.. Spencer, recommended Increase of
10000 men; and with hcse facts, he did say tina, the
last Congress was the most economical that had
ever assembled he hoped the Chairman of the
Committee of Ways and Means, (Mr. Mckay and
Mr.. Johnson, of tennessee, would stand firm to
their principles and instead of increasing the expen-
dturcs the Government, go for a reduc ion This
House not administrative, but legislative hence
the responsibility OF applying appropriations belonged
to the Executive and no to Congress He said iilt is
economy, of which the gentleman from Pennsy vania
had spoken began here under his auspices to VIVA,
would it amount? He would not save the candles
no, not even the ends Of candles He might cut of
few quilts, WATERS SC and probably assistant
doorkeeper. If committee should be raised for
trenchment, and the gentleman from Pennsy wanna
made its chairman, his word for il, he would not
compsh an thing He said the President must
economist If not pull the purse-srings tight. lie
had charged any Administration with eXtraya-
gance--not even Mr.. Van Buren's; il not
right-for the remedy was with Congress, which
should cut short the appropriations; and he hailed
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