Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-20

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,h n.ncro of boat near ST.. Lou $, requires tne ae
lion al ms House to be prompt on tins SUBJECT. WV"
these facts we'll known 10 the arht'''ah ~ =,
svlvania he cane furwu I'd mo inHit 20 upon 'n' ~
| o'.,n,nn s,eech-an old exploded stump speech--on
~ ia "a .xnlod,d self II, led American System
H. 10 nron,si,ioo before the House required spec
DIV action TO save the lives OF our tunale County
non and save then, from watery graves, by removing
those distractions in the M'ssiss,pp'' WHICH nav
The cause Of 40 much disaster. The speech ne nn'c
"a ,a. 40 uonse nj the time, and under the crcum-
stances in relation 10 Mr. Van Buren,, not sentence OIL
wh oh was true an insult % tue House, anu o.
proper time he would expose ms iaiacious et'acA ~"
thni rep.man and prove 10 The sa'isctIon OF genus,
nan p ms a,or the untruth al his assertions re
| M 9 ;, asserted that MIR Van Buren, was against Wee
tsrn mi ,ress Is this assertion true Did ne NOT up
prove the bill making appropriations LOT TUE cu
| land road Certainly he did. linen "hat Jus',"e"
- = ,,o,s in this un,rue and unjusiabe attack =
!, ,,,o an insult To those honorable feelings whch
nromct every gentleman to act on THIS oor, ana ne
was sorry the gentleman was not IN his seat 70 heu
what h had TO say, that an explanation might De are'
e nscsssnrv He thanked Mr. Holmes of 5. c., tor
his ;ews mon the constitutional power OF Congress,
under The original grant, TO make appropriations ior the
We.,er, waters which clear, specific and satsiac-
,orv 10 his mind, and which cannot be controversies
and he was clad that the West had such an advocate
oom;na as he does from the Southern portion OF this
Union.
| When the proper time should arrive he would show
- the country by documentary evidence that the re-,
marks of The gentleman from Pennsylvania Nc , J
wera nn,rue and he made them without shadow oil
,,ntb TO Justify him in his assertions; and he DID, that
ransmon should be branded with the talsehood on ms
orehsad and should he fail the HOUSE might brand nun
with IT, Bot that gentleman sno present, he wouio
rive him another opportunity TO near wha ne SAID anu
oass i, by He stated, when he iirst rose, tha Il was
m, his object TO make speech but TO act upon inns
nhiec, and to sustln that dec ration he moved the
nre yous question, but withdrew 1t II allow
Mr. SEYMOUR u expllin, who SAID he msunder-
stood the remarks Of the gentleman from ONO, maze
Yesterday but from his remarks to-day, he tell bound
| 10 say his statement yesterday was correct
/ lie then renewed the previous question
i The question then REQUIRED on second 10 the pre-
vious question: and upcn count there was second
Mr. WELLER demanded tellers, when Hlessrs Tia
ralson Grnnel were appointed elers, who report
ed 50 in the affirmative and I'll iii the negative.
So there second.
The question then REQUIRED upon the main question,
and there second.
Mr.. WELLER demanded the yeas and nays, which
were ordered.
Mr. J. w. DAVIS called for the reading oil The reso-
luton, which read.
The Clerk then called the roll, and lhe following IS
! the result-Teas %, nays
| So the resolution was reconsidered
! There u message from the Senate was announced
informing the House that that body bad passed bill OF
the House. nokng an Appropriation TO supply deb
cheney in the appropriation for the protection OF Anne
| rlcan seamen
Mr. 7. SMITH, of Indiana, said he voted for the
proposition Of the gentleman from kentucky, (hf'
rhomasson) that il might go to the country upon It's
merits He believed some gentlemen had voted Tor
the recon sideratnn, not properly understanding the
| question. He tMr So was Tor voting apProPra-
lions not only for the Improvement OF The western
waters, but for every other interest ~"h'h tue
constitutional jurisdiction Of Congress. Some gen.
,lsmen who had voted for the reconsideration OF
this resolution had done so under the impress
sion tina. the amount asked was indefinite Such IS
no, the fact In 1882 S23o,0O0 were appropriated tor
tle Improvement of the Western waters and now The
estimates only call for 1923 600 TO be appropriated for
the same Objects and, If the resolution of The gentls
man from Kentucky should be adopted, this amount oil
money would keep ell The snag boats necessary Tor tha
purpose He hoped gentlemen would not vote against
this resolution but allow il to pass, that the interests
of the West may be lost sight of; but he greatly
regretted that he (Alr T) had not embraced in his re-
solution m appropriation for the Ohic above the Tails
In the course of his remarks, he said that he tell
bound to reply ofthe remarks OF the gentleman
from Pennsy vanin, (Mr Stuat) who SAID that those
who voted for the Improvement of the Western waters
upon constitutional grounds, had yielded the question
on every point, and compelled TO be consistent
TO vote for improvements every other section oil the
country To this doctrine he was opposed altogether
and said that the Western waters stood upon different
ground that of roads and canals, which are EN-
braced in the exploded American system. lie would
also state for the information of the House, that sur
veys had been made under other administrations, be-
fore the veto of the aysville Road Bill, by General
Jackson, stated in that message winch would cos
gentleman had sa that by cutting of the tariff, the
prosperity of the country had been ruined, when The
whole county knows that its industry had been pros
| trated by th's very American system, which had IN
duced the States to embark in II, without any pros
pect whatever of realizing the deuson which had
been held to them by this exploded system. II his
appropriation OF two hundred millions had not been
cut of by the Of General Jackson, what would
now be the condition Of the country The gentleman
| had ntn hta Inn frOm
the remarks which fell from the gentleman from NJ is
souri,, (Mr. Bowlin) who said let Congress reduce the
tariff to revenue Standard and then the Government
would he enabled to make these necessary and consti
tutonal improvements. Now, let the House tss, this
beautiful protective tariff system. In 1892 under igh
Tariff, before the Compromise Aci, from the report OF
the Secret1ry of the Treasury, it appears that only
5000 900 bad bee received from the customs 10
~ this splendid American system He was opposed
TO such delusive policy, but he was in favor OF
venue Tariff, which would bring into the Treasury ade
quate for the economical support of The Govern
ment and If there was any to spare, he would, then
not only vote for appropriations for the Western waters
but for the Hudson, if it not spring branch, as
asserted, which he believed was not So except in G
comparison with the great Mississippi, common high
way according 10 the ordinance OF 1857, and which
brings il within the constitutional Jurisdiction of THU
Government lie in the Legislature of Indiana
in majority OF 10, when this log rolling system
going on, (against which he protested al the me
the effects OF which have Frustrated the energies OF tina
State, by involving her in heavy debt, which would
have paid By the sweat Of her honest and indus
trious citze 1t is 'rue that the people of the Yves
have complained Of neglect but they have asked
Congress TO appropriate daar for them, which wal
clearly constitutional Their complaint rested up
the ground that liberal appropriations had been made
for improvements in other sections OF The country
such the Breakwater in the Delaware-of no pract
cal whatever, while The Mississippi had been ne
elected and the consequence has been great loss Of
e, among whom some of The hes, citizens OF tn:
country lie hoped the resolution would not be
sidered
NJ. MORRIS explained, and said, when the Break.
water completed it would he practicable but in
unfinished t1te Of little use, and il would
be wrong to abandon it now, it fast approaching
to mpetion and after having cost much time and
money.
Mr.. SMITH sad there others, which he would
not mention; but in candor and sincerity, he always
felt very d.s;rusfu when Congress called upon 10
make appropriations, for fear 1t would transcend the
bounds Of The Constitution.
Here the House received message from the Presi-
dent of the u s. through The hands of his private Sc
cretary.l
| Mr. STUART offennsyvania, said he was not pre-
SAINT when the gentleman from Ohio MIR Welierl had