Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-07-01
From the Washington Republic.
Mr.. Pierce and the Cumberland Road


We have already placed before our read
ers the official record of Mr.. Pierce's action
while member of Congress in opposition TO
bill appropriating large amounts for the
improvement of harbors and rivers. We
have shown that by his constant antagonism
to measure of this character, Mr.. Pierce
did all he could to cripple the commerce and
energies of the States adjoining the great
chain of northern lakes, OF more than one of
the seaboard States, and of all the States
watered by the Ohio, Mississippi and Mis-
souri, rivers.
In perfect consistency with his proceed
ingS upon this measure, and with the prin-
ciple of hostility to internal Improvements
for which Mr.. Orr, of South Carolina, votes
to him the particular thanks of the democ-
racy, Mr.. Pierce figures in the Congress
sional votes as the opponent of bill to ''con-
tinue the Cumberland road in the States of
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, The Congress
sional Globe furnishes the following history
of the progress of the bill through its last
stage in the Hotise of Representatives, on
the 29th of June, 1886:
The House then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the bill to continue the Cumber-
land road in the States of Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois; the question being on its passage
Mr.. McCarty entered at some length into
a review of the provisions of the bill, and
urged his objections against it in its present
shape. He then moved to re-conlmt it,
with the following instructions:
"Strike out from the provisional clause in
the first section to the end of the section; and
strike out the second section, and insert the
| following:
"SEcTiov 9. find be ii further enacted,
That the money hereby appropriated for the
continuation Of said road in Indiana and
Ohio shall be applied to the graduation and
bridging of the same, to be let out in con-
tracts and sections, upon public notice, to
the lowest bidders, by such superintendent
or superintendents, engineer of engineers,
as may have charge of said road, under the
direction of the Secretary of War: Provided,
The said Secretary of War may direct SO
much ofthe appropriation for the continual
ton of the road in Ohio as may be neces-
sary for the completion thereof' east of
Springfield, to be applied to that purpose:
And provided, That not more than twenty
priated for the continuation of the road in
Indiana, shall be applied in the collection of
materials for the bridge over the Wabash. "
After a few words from Mess. A. Mann,
T. Webster and Boon
Mr.. Vanderpoel moved the previous
question. but the House refused TO second
it-ayes 81, noes 90.
After some remarks by Mr.. T. Webster
Mr.. Hannegan moved an additional in
struction 10 strike from the bill every thing
in relation to a bridge across the Wabash
river.
Mr.. Lane said it was not his object tc
detain the House by speech, and more es,
pecially not TO make speech against the
bill, or to submit motion, by which il
adopted, would of necessity result in Its
defeat; on the contrary, TO insure its pas
sage by asking the previous question; whici
was seconded by the House-ayes 10, noe
46.
Mr.. McCarty called for the yeas and nays
on ordering the main question; which were
ordered, and werc-ayes l0l, nays 74-as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Ash, Ashley, Barton,
Beale, Bean, Boon, Brown, Buchanan
Burns, Canbreleng, Carr, Casey, CLANCY
Chaplin, Clark, Conner, Corwin, Craig, Cra.
mar, Cushman, Darlington, Davis, Deberry
Dickerson. Doubleday, Fairfield, Farlin, w
X. Fuller, Gabraith, Jas. Garland, Gillet
Jos. Hail. Hamer, Saml. S. Harrison, Alber
: G. Harrison, Hayes, Henderson, Hobley
Huntingdon, Huntsman, lngerSoll, Jarvis
Jos. johnson, R. NJ. Johnson, Cave Johnson
Henry Johnson, John w. Jones, Benjamin
=. . Jones, Judson, Kennon, Kilgore, Kinnard
; Lane, Lansing, Lay, Gideon Lee, I. Lee
Leonard, Logan, Lucas, Abijah Mann, Jo'
Mann, VIM. Mason, Moses Mason, Samp
son. May. McComas, McKennan, McKeon
, McKim. McLene, Miller, Morgan, Owens
= Page, Park, Patterson, Franklin Pierce
Quite J. Pearce, Phelps, John Reynolds
y Joseph Reynolds, Ripley, Roane, Russell
> Schenck, Seymour, Shinn, Smith, Speight
:, Sutherland, Taylor, John Thompson, Tou
, cey, Towns, Turner, Vanderpoel, Washing
'. ton, Elisha Whittesey, and Thomas I
, Whittlesey-lOl.
y NAys-Messrs. John @. Adams, Chilto
- :, Allan, Heman Allen, Bailey, Beaumon
\ Bockee, Bond, Briggs, Bunch, John Calhoun
y VIM. B. Calhoun Campbell, Carter, Georg
e Chambers, John Chambers, John F. +
: Claiborne, Coles, Grain, Everett, Forester
i French, Fry, Granger, Grayson, Grennel
- y. Griffin, Hannegan, Harlan, Harper, Hawe
- Hawkins, Hester, Hoar, Hopkins, How
70 " ard, Howell, Hunt, WIN. Jackson, Jane
If Jenifer, Lawler, Lewis, Lincoln, Low
l. ;s Martin, McCarty Mercer, Milligan, Mon
% a gomery, Morris Parker, Patton, James 4
% . Pearce, Phillips, Henry L. Pinckney, Pott
70 Reecher. Robertson, Rogers, Aug. H. Shel
- perd, Slade, Sloane, Spangler, Standefe
Storer, Taliaferro, Underwood, Ninto
Webster, Lewis Williams, Sherrod Wi
y, liams, and Wise-74.
k So the House determined that the ma
$. question be now put
D. Mr.. McCarty called for the yeas and ma
as on the passage ofthe bill, which were orde
'ct ed and were-yeas lo5, nays S2-as f'
mn IomS.