The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-07-04
SPEECH OF HON. VIM. SAWYER.
In Committee Of the Whole on the state fine

CIEESIl OH IlOtN. VIM. paw III.
In Committee Of The Whole on The state Vt II,
Union. sSs
Mr.. SAWYER said ihat he was about (
pursue cours, which probably would no
meet The acceptance of many gentlemen
around him. II was known to all that hearc
him that he had not troubled the House
wiihmany long speeches Of his, either during
the present session Of Congress or the last
Yeihc was d digent attendaptof the siltings
OF The House. Whenit was opened in the
morning by the prayer Of the Chaplain he
was jn attendance, and with scarce an cxcep.
iionsh had been present at every vote taken
since the beginning Of the session, and had
atall times endeavored in his place 10 for
ward the public business. But how stood
thatbusiness now? They had bill before
Them appropriate ng money for the pay Of lhe
officers and seamen Of our navy, and for
providing whatever was needful to keep it in
proper condition. Yet whle this bill was
waiting the action Of the House, gentlemen
had got into the discussion Of subject en-
tirely foreign TO the bill: snd just so il had
sa.snn ii, ,h;s ,oru @ hnmn r. n,,ii;. ~ h," ,n1
ness had been crininally neglected.
Mr. S. would how quote for the benefit Of
The country and for the information of the
committee some items from the general cal
va, .on,,;ned :" ha Jona Thara ,voro o,' y"
;,hs, o"iand,r 49,. ,ba, fna hund.od ,h;lIa ~,
90, ~ ,,,nac,nd mon ON Will onI, snm, st,oon
70 twenty bad receivod ,Lo a@t tion ni the
IIonso An ,ho h;ls nros;d;,a Cnr ,ho n.y
or onr bravo snld;ors wprs s,;,l - ho @ n.sasJ pa
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of some or ,ho L;lI, wlioh 49, So snT',aa @ ,o
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;nn uas ro,no E,ryard .nd woId oail ,ho
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Trha hius ~, ,ho o,,.rd,r uo,o n,or,,,,
4 aaar. @ ~ 'na,, % II A., cn,,n,rn. "nd ;f pon,,a
,man y.",d tn oon,;n,;,1 ,I's M or, 81 ~
ha,c rob ,bcir cons,;,nen,s of,he;r inc, r;oh,s
he, Mr.. S., would tell the country and the
world oft: Here were bills ON The calen-
nsl ,r ''on No' up - i.o o~o, unec'Gu vi
grants 10 Ore uon who we're beiog bu,c,ered
by The scalpin1 knife of the bloody SAVAGE
vet, while they were falling m1ssacrcd in The
wilderness. and gentlemen knew il. thew
could 81, here day after day discussing negro
slavery. MIR. S. called on The House and on
the country 10 bear hlm witness that il was
not his fault. Here was another bill proy.
din, half pay to The widows and children Of
men who had died in the service Of their
country. There was another for renewing
s.lnken rocks ia the h. rbor of New York: he
called the attention Of gentlemen from New
York to it. Another bill provided for wild
sys and o,phans of msn who had died in our
naval service. Then there were bills pro-
yiding for the Improvement of rivers and har-
bors, some Of them just and honest, and, f
gentlemen would keep off OF il such as were
dishonest and unjust, tho President was moi
going to veto the bill.
lMr. s here read the lille Of a large num-
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ntonal government pr''eciloh, tne army 'he
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N lie Woulu now move tlai 'ne conni'teo
r,se that he might in the House offer reSO-