Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-14

failed IN congress ne moment that II was proposed 10
adopt by law any site that 30 recommended, every
Western Senator. if it in the Senate deemed il his duty
to to establish II in his State and every Western
member il ia the House, deemed il his duty to
to have established in his district Well each would
get his VOTE and perhaps two or three more and there
end Of it, In that way we have been going on for
almost forty years. and has become certain that Western
armoy be established unless there Is authority
somewhere to make the absolute selection Of site and
commence the necessary buildings
The bill which propose leaves this selection to the Pes-
dent Of the United States. will that heretofore il has
been proposed frequently among Western members in con
suiaton to leave to the President of the United States
select Site but during dozen years of the time there
have been Presidents from part of the West and there
delcacy felt the part of gentlemen to leave il
to the President Now have President who from no
part of the West and for one, being intent or the great
object, am perfectly willing TO abide his decision.
stated that this object of great moment almost
forty years ago. at the time when st. Louis on the from
tier Of the United States when Chicago the frontier
of the United States and when the capital of Arkansas
frontier then deemed great object to have an
amory in the West Now, sir, all these places bcco-
ing inland towns. They starting points the
tiers Our northern frontier up above the Falls Of ST. An
thony, and actual setlemeneven States and Ter
tories the Misssspp-are above what then the from
tier Of the Ses We have to supply all the country up
the base of the Rocky Mountains, which now
spreading military posts, down to the Pacific ocean, Cali
orna, to Oregon Utah, all New Mexico and the
parts of Texas which belong still to the West Here now
we have world thrown open beyond what the frontier
forty years sgo all Of which only needs arms but pre-
sents the largest demands for What was, almost
forty years ago, Western object, 10 National object
for the United States must supply this frontier
which has been much extended within ime The dis
trbuton of the army beyond far beyond, what
the frontier in the of 1912.
We have two armories present, we all know-one in
Virginia, and il Massachusetts, They established
upon principle that would have given to the West if
there had been any West at the time But there
West-that is, Western settlements to make it object
to supply them with by armoy Of their There
armoes established then, for the South and
for the North They established for the great
sections OF the Union it then. Since that the
West has grown up, and has become great section Of the
Unonthe greaest-and it has become national OBJ
Ject to give II the manufacture Of our own
have put this application upon the broad ground that it
the duty Of the Government of the United States supply
the different parts Of the Union with what necessary its
deence-to give for their defence to all parts. To be
sure have to the West now but they are in
the Atlantic States and il at great expense that they
sent around and the which they intended
to CO. The transportation alone is great expense But
there is another point of view which have right pre-
sent and which must beg leave to present TO the Senate
It refers distribution Of the expenditures of the Fede
raj Government do not 60 the ordinary list of vast
expenditures upon the seaboa and the little upon the nte
rlor But here is an object the expense Of which is but
little short Of million per annum which spilled to
the Atlantic seaboa while the half of the whole ought to
go to the West find in the estimates of appropriation
this year the following: ,."
For the armament Of Notifications 900
For the expense OF ordnance, ordnance stores, and
supplies. 100000
the current expenses of the ordnance Service
the of at the national arsena
+ or repairs aud improvements, and new machneryat
Harper's Ferry as,1oo
For repairs and improvements, and new machinery at
Springfield armory 1900
Making in all total Observation-Disclosures. 83OlOO
all to be expended this year. has been years heretofore
and will be to all time, upon the armoes upon the Atlantic
board to make arms for the Western frontier and then
ported at great cost to the Wesfor that West where we
have all the Materials the iron, the wood and the COAL and
The transportation by rivers and many convenient sites for
steam power well water.
With these remaks ask leave to introduce this BILL
which ask to be referred the COMMITTEES on Military
Affairs. .t<., u..
The bill read the first and second time and referred to
The Committee on Military Affairs ~
The remainder of this day in the Senate and the whole
in the House Of Representatives spent in paying the
Usual honors TO the memory of the Hon. Amos E. WooD
representative from the State Of Ohio who died at Fort
Wayne on the 10Th November last.