Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-01-02

personally friendly him. and entertained for him high re-
spec but he had felt be his duty present the petition,
in which aluson made to the which that gentle
had taken. He could nothing extraordinary in this
The people had certainly right express their appreciation
dsapprobaon regarding the conduct of their representa-
tyes in relation to all important subjects He again express
ed his surprise and regret that objection should be made to the
reference of memorial proceeding from SO large number
Considerably two hundred of the most respectable c
of the State upon subject Of such vital importance 10
their interests and couched in the most respectful language
The question being put the motion to refer the petition
to the Committee on Finance it was adopted.
The motion to print referred TO the Committee
Printing.
THE PAPERS OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of the bill
for the relief of Elizabeth Hamilton, widow Of the late Alex
ander Hamilton.
The question being put ordering the bill to be engrossed
and read third time
Mr. TURNEY demanded the yeas and nays, which were
ordered.
Mr. CHALMERS rose and said he perceived that the
chairman Of the committee from which this bill had been
ported present in his seat and he hoped the vote
would be deferred for the present IT. however the Senate
unwilling that should be postponed he desired TO make
few remarks in relation to the BILL Last year the committee
whom this subject referred made thorough invesi
gaton and bill reported which passed the Senate by
very large majority. The works which proposed to be
purchased furnished to the committee for examination,
and the committee convinced of their very great mpor
Those works related to all the most prominent ians
acnns of the Revolutionary war, we'll tn topics
arising subsequently that There could be papers
interesting to the public, which this Government
interested in preserving. Their cost to the Gov
would be than their real value if sold in the
public market And he held it TO be the duty of the Govern
ment, independently of the disposition they might feel
der the widow of this distinguished this small benefit
to obtain possession of the papers He should feel that in
rejecting this bill he not only doing injustice to the
widow Of Alexander Hamilton but fulfilling his duty
towards the Government He hoped the bill would pass, it
had done at the last session, by large majority.
Mr.. SEhiPLE in favor of posponement Of the sub
nT ha
provided there any objections entertained against its
passage, for he sincerely hoped that it would pass He had
voted for the last session. and he should undoubtedly vote
for il again.
The question having taken on ordering the bill to be
engrossed for third reading, it decided in the arma
tive, follows
YEAs-Messrs. Archer, Atchson, Badger Bagby, Chal-
mers John NJ Clayton Thomas Clayton Corwin Crittenden
Davis Evans Green, Huntingdon arnagn, johnson, of La,
Mangum, Morehead, Phelps, Semple, SEWER Simmons,
ke" Ahley ASeo" a% Breese Bright
Butler Calhoun, Dix Fairfield, Miles, Turney, Wescott
H.
On motion of Mr.. sPEIGHT the bill was read third
time by unanimous consent and passed.
On motion of Mr.. CHALMERS, the title of the bill was
changed to bill purchase the papers of the late Alex
ander Hamilton" a
CLOTHING OF VOLUNTEERS.
Mr.. STARKWEATHER moved to reconsider the vote on
the passage of the resolution authorizing the Secretary
of War to furnish clothing the commanding officers of each
regiment to be by them delivered the of their respec
tive regiments, returned to the Government"
Mr. s., in supporting his notion observed that, it had
been his practice very seldom address the House. he would
in very few words what his for this
ton. He desired that Congress should have response
bity that the soldiers who lighting the battles Of
country would receive the benefit of the resolution which had
been adopted 1t sufficient, satisfactory to
him, that large quantity of clothing like that TO which this
resolution referred should be entrusted the colonel of
gment unless he laid under responsibility that it
should be duly delivered The House had heard that the lot
O n W hard
badly paid and badly clothed. 1t might be true probably it
Still Mr. s. unwilling the precedent, to give
Of gallant cnlonals who might have received hon
orable scars, battle, but in scue and who came
here to tell the House what ought do, quantity of the
public property without any security for its faithful dsbu
on He wished the colonel to give bond all other
officers did who charged with the receipt and dsbu
ton Of public property that should be faithfully applied
If the volunteer officers in Mexico in miserable
condition had been described they could have but little
responsibility their property But the officer who had
addressed tho House yesterday could be said be that
condition He at least must be responsible person, for he
had received besides his army pay bis per diem member
OF Congress- his mileage also, and addition had drawn
Mr. D was informed the last cent of the quota Of public
ioney TO which he entitled He presumed also that he
got his travelling expenses from Mexico and back besides his
month pay colonel He therefore, be considered
as responsible There others who had not re-
ceived much in money though good deal in hard
knocks Though Mr. $ had recently received letter from
OF the volunteers who had gone his own State in
which stated that they very comfortable and yery
ion that they ought get But was not enough for
him to know that gentleman had received commission
either in the army in that House, sure that he would
not punder the Government. There was an Arnold in the
Revolution who had displayed his vaor on many battle
held where he shone like Mars while doing deeds Of death
yet he proved to be traitor II enough for Mr. s.
to believe to be either gentleman or an honest man
that he held commission. He thought he ought TO be put
under bonds with suitable security that the soldiers should
get the clothing which Congress ordered them
Although he presumed that the great body of our military
officers honest and Members Of Congress also vet
IN all large hodes in church and stae in all great bodies
military religious political, there worthy of
trust This gallant colonel doubtless responsible having
as he had already remarked, been the receipt Of triple pay
There other officers who had not so fortunate
whether they able and honest he could sayhe be-
eVed they but every commissay in the service
laid under bonds for the faithful discharge his trust and
why should not the be done in this He hoped
the House would not such precedent, and would
suffer themselves to be carried away engage in
popular legislation Every entrusted with public funds
ought to give proper security
Mr. ). would therefore reconsideration Of the vote
Of yesterday in relation soldiers clothing Either let this
officer he put under Lons before he is entrusted with this
large Of soldiers clothing let be placed under
the charge Of the quarermnse the commssa, who had
already given bonds 10 the Government He thought the
commssaiy the proper officer 10 receive the 1t tho
duty Of colonel to fight by pouring out words but
he had himself referred the saying Of Deoshenes by
action, action, action.
Mr. s. in conclusion demanded the yeas and nays on his
motion TO reconsider.
the question 10 reconsider being by yeas and