The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-19

TIE wnr POINT AcADKhY-orPoSroy PLACE sPExM t's)s
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The House took the bill making appropriations for
the support Of West Point Military Academy it being on
it, pa.s.xe
! po~ 70 make remarks on the hill
Mr. Josa tdsm) Of Tenn believe ths previous ques-
hon has bean demanded.
Mr. HopsToN (dsm } Of Ala.-Lst him 70 en-
nr CLNGhAs ldrn ofN C.-I object 10 the debate
Mr. Smith said he believed N the progress Of tbs human
rae and rtjecsd in the era Of ever growing vilsatos
therefore 1t that his heart always Afflicted whom
hesaw any manifsstAon Of the spirit for he believed
the spirit OF spirit OF sarbsrisn and rot
vithitandips the popular idea ary no believed
there was no tuch mighty findrancs 10 prosrsss o<
civilsAtion .s war He regarded the spirit Of this
Dill ~ the dark bsrbarous and hateful spirf OF war,
and therefore II vas he would use all honorable
te dsfeatt strangely sad Is it, in nation protesting
faith In The Pnce o. Peace that the spirit shoaIi
be so rampant 1t Was gross Inconsistency In IN
patton that her, should oe any manifestation Of
ins'rious Roman Az he was hesthen, and lived
than two thousand years ago, it not strAags he
should bs the advocate OF war; but that ws having
snse o. right And wrong with two thousand years
ofretrospec OF ths horrors Of than no had shoad
be sdvoe.tes OF var va. pAssas strange
ssting that tks gentleman should himself to the
subject
kr. SMITH replied that he should, most stronsly
Mr.. oRR asked ihe Speaker 70 eecde the question
~ SMITH asksi wnat would become Of tbs Military
AcAd. my hut for warf
The oscced that the gentiemsn in or der
Mr. ssiTH presumed the Char would have d-oided.
There have been various sstn,es OF loss OF life BY
ore states 1t ~ thirty Ave thousand millions Of lives
thirty five times ~ many a. tie whols popula
ten On the acs OF the saIth In BSls l.nsu.s. who
sAushter. he asked, shall the sword devour Tor
evsrf Who can eontem plate the lcss OF property
Europe aens, in time of peace Including interest on
the whole debts exceeds hous and millions OF dollars
annually This nation has actually paid Q. account Of
and this nation has actually paid out of the treasury for
naval expenditure, more than half that sam, besides
the immense cost OF the militia. The debts OF nation
are mainly war debts There aseiguAble limA
the accumulation So long is deemed to be
thought orsbIs viii, % considered
unjust to repudiate war debts let the burden bs evsr
epprs fron age to Ase Such y the commanding In
In favor Of 1t. No debt considered more sacred
and obligatory than war debts and yet SO far from
most uIjust, and it is sn imperative duty tn re.
pudiate 1t. No doctrine should be more Indignantly
earnings and mortgage the industry of ths coming gem
erA.on oihirg Was more common among the SsAtes
q Ea,eps than that at tss very ee Of tbs people
pudison Of such debt must take place before the peo
pie can rise. The remark Ia common At this ame
Europe needs . revolution. Shs needs rsvoluton
but repudiasion more; and there never will
es wholesome revolution that is not followed BY repu-
dAtion 30 far ~ England and Holland conosrned
there Is between and three hundred dollars to each
to pay, which the people bound to dig out Of
Mr. desired to know whether these remarks
or err
Mr. SMITH resnmed-rhs people OF those oountrss
riseraby bourd 70 toll TO pay both principal and ins
rest Whs they continue To dig hey cannot enjoy the
blessing Of fe md exercise the rights Of manhood aud
cannot fulfil the purposes Of human existence In addi
tou to tb. loss Of and property " he would
lend his quy to the more Important oss In morals and
religion It rAs enough say inst has corrupted
ths world that good not shocked It, The
strongest pm-pt the fact that has
had the power conform the World The doctrine
that l. necessary 10 The greatest libel on mankind.
There no bloocshed n Penny'A II in its ses m-ns
Ta- sham-c ny the leAceul approach, with
out vsspor OF the fouDcsf aod hs bsitved ~ers am.
rcs 20 cisa here even TO tas ssteDt ot Abandoning
ber wsole pocy spo prsetee q var and cast hsrasn
for Prot. otion the worlds heart she would And
that h-srt worthy to b. truited. Nations -oud
be ashamed To tsse adv pta.e Of he. bsng dis.
srmed h admitted that tha nation in
~th otnsrsf eouid 10 siatsin both ny l~nd and
large armed force uel against the eosmes
human scattered be fac, Of ths eArth--th-
looking for innocent pry bat tn AIMED forc-,
sboulo bs OF moral and int. stuAio aaacsr tn this
view he favor Of military and naval arsdemis,-
not those whsh prepare p.ops for but wnsh look
national armed police After further clue daring TIT,
point he sad have be- carried Along the progress
OF the civilization OF the world for the last
whyf Owing TO . comparative exemption from var more
than al other together Our country has done
well in the main In the of peac.-nss aud then
have taken step backwards, A. in the Mexican war God
q our standard a. bso No 81. % back.
warcs," and On the other '6od with Us" Adopt this
policy and there vii be joy on earth and JOY in heaven
Let this policy succeed and sha contribute TO
that deep stream Of sn and which has
sent down through all ages Of the world
The Military eil was passed anesr the operation OF the
Also the bill for tho payment Of invalid snd other pen
TIE House went into Commitee of the Whole on the
state Of the Union the deficiency in the Approp
1Hs NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC AND rsns SOIL wAs-AsorHsa
scKSs sxcITESRT
Mr.. SMITH, (dem j Of Ala took the aoor to resume
OF him He he regretted seriously and sincerely, 1t
his eay t. ply TO the remarks which the gsntemAn
got into shs douty nm ,ingy He regret "a his task,
because he ook II for granted hst inslsotuAl ussel
with th, esnt-~an vas no cahis play q. resr et'sd
Re deemed IL TO be his euty to sp tho gentleman Of
Of lis lsurcis and perhaps s some Of the beau
ful pupes wbih yettsrday noatsc his head Ano-
,her o, regret Is that New York politics so
mixed and dive sned and dcult to b. undsrstood
and being such stranger TO the intcaeies he did not
feel hin, ELF prepared with gentle
man he should leave that for Of his honorable
| colleagues believing some one could unmash the gentle
man II he Is mAsssd HIS Mr. Smtn's) duty Vas 10 pre-
the spread Of the political oontagion he wished to
place the infected gentleman In qusrantne He then
proceeded TO review Mr. ,utog's speech with an intsn
tion to show the gentleman TO Washington with
deliberate design TO agitae and disturb tue adm
the country charging that the gent emsn WAS not
sincere In HIS proposition TO compomss on the slavery
topics as embodied in the rssoutisn Of the Baltimore
Convention Passipg from the he next assayed TO show
that by the gentemADs admission the softs" are
sustainiDs the admins and ths hArds" are
opposing them and that he entered INTO tho support o
Geo. Pierce with tho ersstst reluctance Il did bs
come the gentleman talk aboat sp Ills here He ap
pr.her ded tho gentleman vot-d for Mr Van Buren ia
1870 then friend OF Mr. Marcy, VINO dsslared
that TO the victors belonged the spoiis" Tue spoil.
dootrire ~bs OF New York srowtn. Tne gsn-mAa said
iD oh that the cleo
nArds found tbe post ofhoss 10 New Yora oeing
hed With free soiI-rs Busl, platform ~hil, tn
Old Guard sood in snaSemsnt and wordsr to koo~ the
occasion Of these rsmstksbie appontments. To what
other coDcluipn coulo gentlemen than that hsre
ciss ppen tnept Of fAiafe ofcs'
H. had mat four afths o. ars 1tns soms
sf the oices in New Yors given TO hunker-
| ard CAss
sr drrnsG (d.u Of N Y, int-rruptipg-By what
authority do you mare ~ At statement
Mr. sarrH not N give particular names
| unless dispute IT,
Mr.. WHEELER Gem Of N VI deny IL
Mr.. exTH-I bave Newspaper authority and use for
the enthusiastically six ous Of thirty stx appontees
we're CAss In 1s4S
Mr. wHmn-I state distinctly that instead Of this
number b.iog given the "hards" Of New York the
rty OF Ulcers given to the " soss The sofa
the sellers of 1s48-oothng but rssegadss, who
| went oil With Governor Marcy. lLsuehter)