The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-02

that SORT at ALL except II 10 as have described it,
Sir, what do we do IN our section of the country where
have such sectional dockl In the iue port OF Peov-
dence, when IS necessary for vessel TO be c,Ppeved she
is careened the od-fashoned way they did
in New York within the last fifteen years when they had
such thing this. Is this necessary California at
such an enormou' expense proposed IL il
the price of lsbor very high there all will by and by
be equaized IL not possible Mr. President for labor 10
continue dollar day North Carolina and Rhode Island
and three dollars IN California Recently -four thirty
nine and forty dollars per barrel in California. IL
twenty dollars and directly, those who send -four there
will find that California, with her fertile sod will produce
her wheat and other articles of consumption. Ii is
true that enigra TO California has been very great is
tue mat the result OF The labor among the gold has been
enormous II is true that it is of value in respects
For my part, do think valuable; still there
are many WIN like gold better than do.
Mr.. President, am willing agree that California ia
young rich growing and prosperous State and when she
to-day asked That 100000 should appropriated
fence OF her ha,bor, agreed to it, voted for
cheerfuy and for all the other appropriations that
necessary make for California Our expenditures there
have been large. will say you w, go 10
work and look IT, you will fnd that you have expended
IN California within the three years sioce she
into the Union, than you did in the whole of the New
England States the declaration Of independence. do
not believe the whole of the expenditures that have been
made for any permanent improvements, fort barbor,
any other improvement in the six New England States
the adoption of the constitution equals the appropriations
made for California. have head it said-l do say
myself with feeling of reProachthat California like
wayward child. She yet Ia her infancy and is always
either sucking or crying Laughterl Now, this pet babe
of ours nobody has stronger regard for than have.
would be the last in the world to do anything that would
change Of her smiles But Mr.. President,
do think after liberal appropriations that have
made after the doubtful experiment that has been made in
regard to this basin and railway, should hesitate. As
the opinion that have f,rmed-and have formed under
considerable advice and consulting with gentlemen who
destand the Thing better than dot the sectional
dock is sufficient because it is all that the Atlantic States
have and that the basin and railway yet nee led
Mr. President, let me go step further. Where
you place them We have made proviso within the
hour that the government the United States yet
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the navyyard is TO be placed, and still you making
this provision for the completion of the dock in Calf
tornla.
met with difficulty in this chamber time ago
because opposed this appropriation. met the OPP
position that do and the rowns Those things
did not trouble much at that time. We have
10 decide whether The government Of the United States
have got anything nothing whether the government
shall buy what they need for their purposes.
The country first absolutely sparsey populated
that nobody possession of it, and taken by
four five hundred men 1886 lS47. That
totally within the reach of private ownership
that The of The United States has got any
thing-has not got any public lands there
Mr. DAVIS: Do not even own their own revenue.
Mr.. CLARKE. Such is the fact and although believe
il il TO be rish, and, has been said is the young
sister believe by add by, when she is skilled lutte,
when the hairs of gentlemen have become gray mne
experience have shown them that this sudden
development of wealth is MI that required and that
IS little IN the great account which have got
der not only poste,ty, but the God who made ALL
they will hsk that the of the country should
be applied foster the hot-bcd growth that State yond
what enterprise, energy, intelligence, and
will All this will be deemed but The dust in
the balance And although the State of California has large
commercial and agricultural resources and will be- heyond
doubt and destined be Of the largest richest ana
powerful States Of this Union yet her resources should
not be applied in the way have indicated.
would say in regard to this location 1t regards the
place called Mare Island let the government of the United
States, under the appropriation that has been made
the nsvyyard We'll, sir, those whom shall leave
here-and shall part with them personally with great
gret-wl year after year-and warn them of il now-be
called upon 10 make appropriation after appropriation for
that naval establishment until transcend three ourths Of
your naval sabi.hments upon the Atlantic | am per-
fecy willing do 1t. IL here | would for it,
under reasonable restrictions You have this Golden Gate
that San Francisco and where the wealth OF
Indies and Golconda enter, take Of BE
You have to send your navy to the seas TO defend
comm Be II 80 IL is all perfectly right and proper
and that navy which you send there Will need place for
security and repairs That is all perfectly right but let
tell you that these expenditures huslenng Themselves
forward faster than the maturity and growth Of the country
warrant. You have this island. You have place
your navy-yad there. That done in day. In our
portion OF the country have been years and years getting
this thing, with all the aborous industry ard exertous
which have made The harbor Of Newport, in hhode
Island Of the best haibos the world has
ceived but fertilization We ask nothing: get moth
ing. If did ask would not get and therefore
too proud TO ask IL.
But SIR this sfction ofthe country they ask very
much New Orleans should get something No section
deserves more than that Of my honorable friend from
Louisiana Nr. SouLE | am wllag TO agree TO that
willing that Florida should have something and that
the Of Indiana should be attended although my
Trend Mt GETTT yesterday seemed ater 70 speek nightly
Of the humble occupation Of those Who hold office my
State. He yesterday spoke very lightly indeed Of them.
believe he sal the governor Of Rhode Island obliged
peddle milk order get living. stated the honorable
myself privately, and may well u
openly that in Rhode Island very humble and
sborous people We take public officers from ar ming
Why SIR am farmer. We do not go TO the learned pro-
LESSONS TO get Officers. Wetake the farmers and fthe
governor Of the State has any milk sell he sells
community when he do u with advantage but would
say that generally kill calves Rhode Island and
send OF the milk There places, however where
they raise up their calves and il they ha occupation
for them home they send them sbrosd-sometlmes TO
Congress- Laughter
Now, air will add that think the proposition before US
and railway IN California, and - time to get them II the
officers who understand this thing California think il
would be better have The dock there you could get
il without difficulty. On these grounds object to the APP
preparation.
MIR MASON In reply to what has fallen from the SEN
alor FROM North Carolina, Mr. RspGIp desire to say
that since addressed The Senate before had looked into
the report made by the Committee Naval Atlas in 1850
and understand H. the matervha aspect may have
taken since do not know-then stood thus The Secre-
ary Of the Navy reported that pursuant TO the law Of
1850 he had made contract with the parties by name of
the Of dock, basin, and railway NJ the pre-
Of 81 100000 When the question raised, whether the
contract had reduced such form rs 20 be obligatory
the committee Of the Senate reported and The judgment ~
the Senate confirmed the report that the contract was meoe
and thai obligatory the government ~ was Tot
tho Of the dock bnsn, and railway Tor the sum
az al 450OOD The reported that the law was
mandatory npon The Secrcnry that he he'd no ciscreton
l ,hot ~ rad made the contract according to the terms
limited nv The Law OF 1850. But they reported furher
Inc SECRETARY ftho Navy by the contract had reserved
10 bs1lf Inc right to nnnul abroeste much Of The
contract as referred the basin md railway unless the