The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-23
House Of Representatives.
THE mo1Y 4 OF HERO OF FORT brown, AoAis-rI


WAsHiSGToN, January 81 l54s.
TIE moIy 4 OF HERO FORT BROWN, AoAis-rHE
II will DO remembered that last Friday bill grant
Ing pension 20 Mary Brown the widow ofs Revolution
ary soldier and this step mothsror 1sjor Brown, who
fell on the Rio Grants, and, in the Languages OF Mr.
Hs,ke was the fret btptise it with the blood OF an
American officer under consideration To-day, In
Committee OF the whole ths discussion resumed
Viz sehenek wa, called 10 preside We mus. hero OK.
prs,s our regret that the Speakers hammer mseid
Us instrument ~ hand with which to rap
to order and ahate the ncesssnt din that filled the
spacious hall Something similar to what follows took
plsco
member who had served here, must have witnessed the
ncesant struggle to violate the standard rule with
gard to the widows Of Revolutionary soldiers There
has been constant struggle he repeated to alter the
period when pensions shall be allowed to the widows Of
revolutionary soldiers The principle is simply this no
person is entitled TO pcniion who was not the wife OF
revolutionary soldier, aud who did rot live at the time
the Revolution In order to meet this the period
was fixed at 1894 twelve year, after peace. BY tho
adoption OF his amendment Mrs Brown could be brought
within the equity of rule because she born te-
fore the close OF the Revolution. But II the bill be-
passed with ut the amendment, you say you will extend
ID. principle Of the law TO those who were married. up
to 1913.
on Revolutionary Pensions with Instructions TO report
a general bill. There were, no doubt, thousand as
worthy objects Mrs Brown, and therefore his pro-
position entitled to the support OF the ittee.
DO jdstics to all the widows Of who ght for their
country But gentlemen say this will cost too much.
Great God! does the price Of American liberty cost
Too much! II make provision for tho widows Of
those who mey fall in the battlefield where will End
the who VIII put on ais Knapseck and march to the
repuson OF the invader IL has been said too that
unless support shall be given to Mrs Brown she will BE-
obliged 20 to tbs poorhouse She lives in Massachu
setts Wore he member OF Cong from that State,
ne would blush should such state of things result.
would he expect TO see the granite column on
Bunker Hill totter it's foundation, aad, like the ora
ces Of old speak to him IL not trus-she cannot 60
TO the poor house Within forty minutes 10 the wealthy
oty Of Boston at any time, subscription conld DO
RAISED which would pension her interest Oh thirty
thousand dollars. This cry OF poorho so' csn there
fore, furnish argument here. he appreciated the
aFsf,r RrOx VIII xit
a. valiant as the ancients at Thermopye snd they did
save the country from disgrace Aud yet ~ was pre-
tended that this step nother, VINO hurseu the gallant
youth and present ted him, Ike jewel TO his country,
must the poorhous Tell lL not-it Is not true
R,ther this should take place, he would take her
"a his own humble dweiug there her grey hairs would
not 20 down with sorrow 10 .hs grave; bat monument
isd 10 the nobest Impulses that gave to tbs country
one of the nobles and the best Of lie repudatsd
he doctrine that she must go to the poor house.
Mr. ATKINSON said that there who enter
snsa more respect than he did for the soldiers of the
Revolution and be would AS far any individual TO
Aid their widows and keep them from the poorhouse
but protested In tho name OF those whom he repre-
sented, against making this Congress tribunal Tor
voting money on the ground of sympathy
Standing what gentlemen had said to the contrary there
something peculiar In this case She was the WI
dow of Revolutionary soldier who lived 20 green Old
age At his death she left without support. Be-
cause se was married after l9i she was not entitled
pension she was then dependent on her step-soni aud
hep Major Brown fsl her support her prop gons
letter was here read rom friend OF Mrs brown In
stating that ne had recently met the OLD
led y travelling foot, picture OF desutution ana
she said that thought she would not long be bur-
den 70 the country MIR Ming remsrksd tnat snslA,,
the dying words OF Major Brown, wsss, Il die freely TOY