Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-28

th;s Information find the receipts for the hospital at
New Orleans amount TO and the expenditures 10
S22 295 81 The amount Of receipts at Vicksburg, Nash
yie ST Louis Louisville, CINCINNATI Pittsburg and Wheel
ing are So and the expenditures at these posts are
the same in each the receipts while at New Orleans the
excess of expenditures the receipts Sl9 These
places exclusive Of New Orleans, all ports Of delivery
along the river In reference these ports the authorities
here limited the expenditures precisely the amount OF
the receipts. Now, sir my information, which will De sus
tanned by every Western who has paid any attention TO
the subject is that this limitation of these appropriations to
the receipts does make any thing like an adequate
provision for the sick and disabled upon our Western
boats My object to appropriate ten thousand dollars In
aid of this fund of $780, 600 provide for that suffering class
of our elowcizens who engaged commercial pursuits
on Western waters, in steamboats,, and registered or
licensed vessels.
After question was taken on the amendment
Mr. GWIN will now offer amendment to come in
Immediately the amendment which has just been adopted
sFor the relief protection of mariners in the State OF
California twenty thousand dollars TO be dbursed under the
direction OF the Secretary OF the Treasury"
It is unnecessary that should make any remarks in sup
port Of this amendment will therefore merely say that IN
the report Of the special agent who was sent out to California
provision of this sort is strongly urged
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. WINTHROP. I offer the following amendment.
After line l044 insert:
To enable the librarian Congress subscribe for and
purchase one thousand copies of the works of John Adams
the second President United States be published by
Little Brown edition Of ten volumes Pr0raded The
disposed Of as Congress may hereafter direct"
quite aware, Mr.. President that it may be thought
somewhat adventurous offer amendment OF this kind at
moment when it has been emphacay declared that the
book policy has been brought to end will take this oc-
say however, that this amendment would have been
offered by my immediate predecessor upon this floor had he
been called perform other duties elsewhere. do not,
therefore, feel myself at liberty to shrink from offering my
SELF shall detan the Senate but very few minutes In
gard The early Presidents of the United States owing
the fact that they Immediately and personally con-
cerned in the civil and military affairs OF the Revolution have
been called the Revolutionary Presidents There are hive
of these Revolutionary Presidents " Washington, John
Adams jefferson, Madison and Monroe. Now the works
of Washington jefferson, Madison, and Monroe-four out
of five Of these Revolutionary Presdentsal coming from
part OF the country all coming from single Stale-ana
highest honor that State that she has included such
cluster Of stars in her kythe works OF these four II
gnia Presidents repeat have all been published by Con-
gres at an aggregate expense OF sls Soo Oongres na
appropriated for the works of Washngon for those
Of Jefferson S49 950 for those of Madison and LOT
those Mr. Monroe whose writings have been purchased but
yet published, S20 0O0 Now, need not tell the Senate
who John Adams He the second President OF the
United States He was the first Vice President Of the United
States and the first who presided over this body
Sir he than this was ne who, in ITO nomi-
mated George Washington TO be commander OF all the armies
raised and to be raised in defence OF American liberty
was he who 1901 nominated John Marshall to be Chief
Justice of the United States Of America 1t was ne OF whom
Thomas Jefferson sad that he the Colossus OF lnde
pendence on the floor of the American Congress- He
in public life from his earliest youth must cite little ex-
tract letter Of his, when he only twenty years OF
age which proves his extraordinary and prophetic sagacy in
regard the future destiny of his country he writes to
friend from Worcester Massachusetts, before he entered,
believe upon the study Of law under date OF October l2h
1866
Mr. BENTON, Gin his seat) Before Braddock's defeat.
Mr.. WINTHROP, (continuing.) As follows:
Soon after the Reformation few people over into this
world conscience sake Perhaps this apparently ri
vial incident may transfer the great seat Of empire into Anne
RIGA. likely me for, if the turbu
lentG
ton will in another century become numerous than
England itself Should this be the case have may
say all the naval of the nation in hands, it will be
easy obtain mastery of the and then the united force
of all Europe will be able to subdue The only way to
keep from setting up for ourselves is to disunite u.s.
He then goes say
stBe not surprised that am politician. This whole
politics. The interests of nations, and
all the dra of make the subject of conversation
sit hear after having led through OF safe
observations sometimes retire. and laying things together
form reflections pleasing myself The produce OF
ut these reveries you have read above J"
Such was one of the extraordinary reveries" Of John
Adams long ago 755-as the Senator from Missouri
has suggested before Braddocks defeathe being then
young of twenty of age That prophetic sagaciy
did not fail him at another period ofhis life We all renem
bei another OF these revees letter to his wife, written
the very day which the Declaration of Independence
adopted by Congress, when he expressed himself thus:
'sThe day passed. The 4th Of july 1875 will be
morable epoch in the history of America apt to be-
lieve will be celebrated by succeeding generations
great anniversary festival It ought to Be- commemo ated as
the OF deveranee by solemn OF devotion Almighty
God 1t ought be soemnzed with pomps shows, games,
sports guns bells, bonres and umnatons from end
of the continent to the other from this time forward for
ever"
Here was another illustration Of that devoted attachment
American berty-of that undoubing faith, should rather
say the great Of American freedom, which inspired
him with Of prophetic foresight Of the future, and
which revealed him he substance Of things hoped for and
the evidence of things unseen"
But, Mr. President, l am OBTAINING the Senate too long
We all know who John Adams and only desire to
add word two the precise subject before
have said that he member Of the first Congress of the
United Colonies in l774, l775, and l776ha Congress to
which Lord Chatham paid striking and memorable COM
plment, when he said
s.That for himself he declare that he had studied
and admired the free States of antiquity the master States OF
the world but that for sod of reasoning force of sagac
and wisdom OF conclusion body OF could stand before
the American Congress-"
That the remark Of Lord Chatham Now to apply it.
John Adams was member of this first Congress-of the
three first Congresses indeed-ha Of independence includ
ed These Congresses sat with closed DOORS There
reporters in those days like those before And there
are this moment reports whatever of their proceedings,
except such found these very papers Of John Adams
which the subjects Of the amendment propose John
Adams with that habit of exactness and method which be-
longed him. kept journal of the proceedings of the three
first Congresses Of the United Colonies and among them the
Congress Of Independence Mr. Madison did OF the Con-
venon which framed the constitution OF the United States
Indeed Mr.. President the memorial which was presented
here on this subject well says the larger portions of these
papers made up Of materials Of singular interest to the
Government and people of the United States, comprising
as they do, reports Of the proceedings Of the Congresses d
l774, lT75, and l77e, tcch the Urter copicu
oS actor, and reports Of ueh erit nochee else and q
oaI H. ~. IN