Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-04-05

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Mr.. DAVIS, Mississippi. ! have an amendment to
offer to page 6y after line hundred and eleven in the
paragraph which relates transportation. is to insert:
the purchase and introduction of fifty csmes with
and Tor the employment OF ten Arabs tor one
res with the necessary equpage. There estimate for
this from the Secretary Of War; which have shown TO the
chairman of the Committee Finance and has one advan-
tsge other estimates. II is the maximum Certain
items stated and they the maximum rate This
amendment to introduce fifty camels and dromedares, and
ten Arabs with their qupage pay their expenses for one year
and then pay the expense sending them home Laughter
sorry that any Of my friends should laugh at this pro-
position This animal though associated with from his
earliest history, far back that cannot tell when the
camel existed the wild stae is little known In country
II has been matter of dispute among ANTAGONISTS as to
Its anatomical organization. But think Senators were
aware Of the which this animal used they would
be seriously inclined adopt the proposition II Is uly as
fguratively, the "shp Of the DESERT Il now conveys
great trade between China and ST. Peesbugh, and Moscow
1t is kept in Ccassia used by the English army in
the East Indies in transportation and carrying light
guns their backs. Il used by Napoleon in his Egyp
tan campaign He understood the value Of dromedary
corps dealing with the race which wild Apaches and
Camanches bear close resemblance. II gentlemen knew
how great the embarrassment especially in cavalry corps
in waiting for great train of mules draw the guns with
which they ncumbeed, do not think the proposition
would excite laugh Nor would gentlemen smile at the
proposed introduction of came they knew how essential
they were in pursuit Of the wild Indians who escape
from cavalry, in nearly every pursuit which is made.
But recently, under officer who has been well tried
commander, band of Apaches upon his soldiers DASH
ed through his camp some seven eight horses oosened
his horse from the picket and ran oil with them In still
blanket seeing the Apaches coming they sprang their feet
An Apache caught the blanket upon his lance and gaoped
off with it. Pursuit made, but il unavaing These
droedares who drink enough before they start to last
hundred miles, travelling continually without rest at the
rate Of fifteen twenty miles hour would overtake these
bands Of Indians. This the cavalry cannot do They would
have the advantage Of generally being able capture them in
one day. They would certainly overake them very soon
There is another advantage. man who rides drome-
Diary take infantry behind him. and carry him to
the place to which he is go. The weight scarcely felt
Small cannon, ia necessary, can be mounted upon hem
and carried mountains and deserts and palms. where
horses draw them The efficiency of these dromeda-
ries and camels is great that they will bear our climate
and the food of country, believe that will be the great
stroke of economy which has been made in regard
transportation This experiment which ought to be
tried but when remember that they used in the same
parallel of latitude and accustomed 10 eat the hardest
shrubs drink the bracsh water which said to exist
in some portions Western DESERT may expect they
will be capable doing here all that they are capable
doing in the East.
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States informing the Senate that he had this day approved
and signed the bill grant the New Haven and New Lon
don railroad company the right Of through the custom
house lot in New London and also the act for the relief OF
Cincnnatus Trousdae and John G. Connolly OF Arkansas
Mr. EWING. II is very true that the Arabian camel,
the northern part Arabia and the domeday, exist in
latitude corresponding that in which il is intended to
ply them here. The Bactran camel perhaps exists little
further north. Butt would ask the Senator from Mississippi
If the elevation is not much considerable making the
climate colder in the interior Of the country and in deserts
than where either the Bactan the Arabian camel is used
Every three hundred feet of elevation believe, equivalent
to degree Of latitude and think the elevation parts
of country something like 5000 feet which would be
equal twelve degrees Of latitude, further
north.
Mr.. HUNTER. These dromedares, perhaps will expe-
ditto troops when get them, bui fear they will
pede very much the passage Of this bill which is inn
Poant we should pass now as the navy bill behind and
Mr.. RANTOUL. The appropriation for these cames and
dromedaes according my dea is rather e1ravagant
Camels be imported from Tanges TO be de-
vered in this country with all the expenses OF Arabian atten
dants and every thing else for thing like 5000 piece
That leads suppose that the subject has been fully
examined although have doubt that the camel would be
extremely useful in the country in which it proposed to
him. It is used in Persia and Persia country quite as
cold is here Though have doubt that the project
would be successful think had better be postponed until
il can be more fully examined.
Mr.. DAVIS, OF Mississippi. do not know why the Sc
should wish it to be postponed do not know that
future time shall have the light of his information upon
the subject The estimate for this item based upon the facts
stated by who has grown up to the Of this animal
and has taken extraordinary in the compilation Of the
items. The appropriation is to the extent Of the seec
ton of the best animals OF the various breeds 1t is not like
going into the market Alexandra, and purchasing such
cames may be offered but propose 60 the desert
and get all the varieties Of breeds and then into the mountain
districts and collect others constitute single troop of fifty
In that way is evident that the expense must be greatly
creased beyond what 1t would be purchase all of
kind Of csmes two-humped, bumped the feet
dromedares, and buying them all in place. and bringing
them to the nearest port and shipping them They certainly
would cost less than the kind it proposed to bring here
Besides is proposed bring equpage, and who under
that the experiment. attempted ALL may be attempted upon
something like sound basis.
As stated before, the estimate of the Secretary of War
said by him to be the maximum He based bis report upon
the authority Of who has much information upon the
subject any in the country. do think the Sec
rotary of War would have estimate without
amining the items II be had should not have presented
it the Senate. II would have been guess sum
based upon the vague de Of what the animal might be worth
in parts Of the United States. should have required
further proof before offering to the Senate. ask for the
yeas and nays the amendment.
The yeas and nays ordered and being taken, re-
suited
YEAS-Nessrs Badger Baldwin, Bell, Borland, Davis,
OF Mississippi, Dawson Dickinson, Downs, Ewing, Foote
Greene, Gwin. Hamln, Houston, Sebastian Smith, Soule
SPruance and Yuiee-lg. sTs-s.s5s.
NAYs-Mesrs Atchison, Bright, Chase, Clarke, Gle
Felch, Hunter, Jones, King Mason Miller, Morton, Norris
Pearce Ranoul Rusk Seward Shields Underwood, Walker
and Whiteomb-23.
So the amendment was rejected