The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-18

The amount OF money involved IN al the app'oprson
bills passed is Az TO- the Recommendations or esti
mates Of the President involved the sum OF S52S4i,-
3l5 6s The Post Office Appropriation bill, which con-
tanned an appropriation Of twenty millions oil dollars,
having failed the aggregate amount or appropriations
was brought down 10 $40 400 las 06 Can tie gentleman
preter tha the President responsible for the Of
twelve millions Of collars aud above the estimates
which appropriated by CongressY He apprehended
not Then If that be go, let the President be held re-
sponsibe for his share Congress- for theirs. While
the treasury empty what does the party to which MS
competitor belongs propose TO dor he was not sure 70
TO the testimony OF many members of that once powerful
party IL is gone down. He is probably member OF wna'
was once known the American Know Nothing party
Mr. 0oGGlH said he did belong to that party.
Mr.. LRIcHERWell then, he cannot belong TO tue wing
party for he (Nr L had said, that party mas gone
down; and told that the American party was or,
ganzed partly from the elements of the wing party ana
tho democratic party He called upon him here 70
saw who n was besides the wings and Americans that con-
sttnted what is called "and others comprised the de-
sgnation of the party that nominated him. Appiaase)
Vu his friend came to write his letter OF acceptance,
IA he address to the American party? No. He knew
tsSam" was gone. (Iaugher) Did he address IT to the
wing parys No, because "sam" said four years ago,
that il was dead Did he address it to ''otherss No,
because he did not know, nor do know. what these
ssothes" were. Applause anu aughter) You all recol-
lec that the treasury was empty that was necessary
to rnish il with means and what was the first thing
that they did get meansS They passed Agricultural
Colleges BILL 10 take the public lands and give twenty thou
sand Of land for represen iatve in exis
tence or that might be TO exist subsequent to
taking the In the State where there were public
lands in the market, she got the land within her
regard 10 Virginia, who're no public lands were,
they to get land scrip raise the amount necessary
to he applied to colleges: that would have the
anomaly OF this land scrip going market, aud selling
fifty cents the dollar yielding ultimately but
The would be that the States within which the pub
lie lands lie would get the on's share and the others
would have to depend upon this land scrip which, as
have said would have 10 be sold at discount OF not less
than hty cents in the dollar The upon this colleges
bill nineteen democrats eight South Americans, and
seventy eight republicans the Affirmative and ninety
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in the negative He TOOK OCCASION there TO pay tribute
OF respect TO the President OF the United for the
OF the veto by which that bill defeated
Whatever might be the policy or theory OF his friend (r
Goggu) in regard to the veto power, was source OF
congratuaton and pride him to day that II still exists
check legislation tba improper and that would result
ruinousiy to the country. (Applause) He would come
some statistics showing the difference between the ex-
pendtures of the wbg and democratic parties during their
respective In the Tarty third Congress,
priations lid .Sr the two years beginning With
the LIST Of July 1853 and Terminating December 1865,
81 ,667 ,740 AT the Congress two months
elapsed before Speaker was elected and then Cullom
elected Clerk, and for the remaining twenty-five
months the appropriations amounted to S2sso97l for
exactly the same purposes OF the previous expenditures
Besides, all that 500 coo went legacy to Gull
loms successor the present clerk Mr. Allen, showing
increase OF nearly 81 900 upon the expenditures OF the
previous Congress This will show which of the parties
ia most careful IN its management of the public finances.
Take the case Of the War Department. There the ex
penses have been Increased but unoe what Circumstances
Our country has been extended and has become
sary to protect the mails IN their Then the
Utah sprang up, and if any is RESPONSE ole f,r
this was the gentleman, Mr.. Fillmore, who gave
Brigham Young his commss Governor OF that Terri
tory He then, responsible for this war; and justly
The army, with the necessary provisions for its mantle
nance required to be into this Territory,
else should be surrendered 10 Brigham Young and this
OF course involved large outlay He would, if he had
time, call attention to the expenditures Of the War De-
partment from 1910 down to the present. and prove by
Comparis that the expenses Of this branch OF the
pubic service under the present administration would
compare favoraby with those at other periods consider
ing the relative demands and emergencies which have
arisen within that period. Now he would come to the
Naval Department In the Of the last two three
years have increased the number Of vessels We
have passed bill authorizing the construction of eight
eoops at the last session. aud at the previous session
passed bill authorizing the construction Of ten sloops
When come to examine the expenditures permanently
applied to the construction Of vessels you will find that
they slight compared with previous OUTLAWS for this
purpose might through comparative statement
showing that whilst the vessels have been increased the
expenditures have been slightly increased compared
with the increase Of the naval strength of the country
At the last session Of Congress opposition gentleman
came INTO the house and proposed resolution comforting
upon the President absolute power deal with Paraguay
as he deemed proper. But what followed We find that
those who proposed to confer this power upon the Pres
dent refused pay the expense of the expedition Para
quay, upon the ground the President had Como
yond his legitimate authority. When the resolution
in the last days OF the session. he resisted it, upon the
ground that the constitution vested the making
power in Congress- and that this resolution took away
from them and transferred 1t to the President stated
that while had full confidence in the WISDOM prudence
and judgment Of the President, could not vote for it for
the reasons indicated. fever ragged through the
country at the time growing OH, of relations 10 Cen
tra America, the right Of question, Mexico &c,
and under this panic the resolution carried. 1t
known to all present that he (Nr L. nominated by
the Democratic Convention, which assembled at Peters
burg the candidate Of that party for the office of Cover
nor of the Commonwealth Before his nomination be.
leved all wings and wing papers favor of
nomination. until it found that his friend Mr. Cog
gin) would agree 10 run on the other side He would beg
70 call attention TO some newspaper articles In vndcaon
of the truth Of this statement. Mr. L. here read ex
tract from the Norfolk Herald expressing tue hope that
Mr. Lecher might be the democratic nominee and that
many wings would waive all party preudices and vote for
him. He then road extract from the same paper
dated OF March, instant three months subsequent TO
his nomination and subsequent too, 10 the nomination OF
MIR. Gogsn denuncaiory Of him, and charging upon him
a want Of courtesy in making his appointments without
consulting Nj G. BE read articles from the Bedford
Sentinel written before his nomination and subsequent
to Mr. Goggins nomination what OF the
OF tbose which appeared the Norfolk Hernd and ike
them, audatory aud abusive In turn. The latter its first
article stated that Mr.. possessed the Of
being honest politician but since Mr. Goggins nomina-
tion denounced him rank aboitouist aud asked II II
possible that the people OF the would
confer upon him the GovcrDorship Ills constituents knew
OF the whole affair before they elected HIM to Congress
and they elected him again and again, with full know
ledge Of all his antecedens He then extract from
aspeech Of his delivered Congress, in which he stated
that long be bad voice hand to raise, they
should be raised in behalf Of the South and it's institutions
In 1885, at the town of Sauuton when he announced
timents Of the kind (referrrg TO those contained
the extract referred to- he denounced by the eca
tor and Richmond Wing He looked upon it as strange
that he should be aragnea by the opposition press of the
tons, when the gentleman (ion VIM. b Preston) who
presided the late wing Convention, which nominated
his friend (Mr Goggin) was permitted to enjoy perfect
immunity from censure criticism notwithstanding his
announcement ia convention in Virginia that ''man had
right OF property in manfn Where were the re-
fractions OF that SENTIMENT How Is it in regard
to another (Ar. Bous) who the recognized
leader In that conventionS 1t has only been three
years since he was arraignei in the columns Of the
leading journal Of bis party (he Richmond hig)
utterly untrue TO the South and therefore, trust
worthy, and yet he is iauded TO day, while he (Mr
Ia
ton press Take another man, Mr. X. c. Scott who ar
gued that the power existed In the United States Congress
to apply ne Wilnot poviso 10 the Territories Was ther
anything in his (hr. Ls) record obnoxious this
He would cay not and yet not word ia uttered REGARD
TO the Of these men, while he Is denounced 10 thu
Convention which nominated his friend (Mr. Goggn) the
following resolution offered By Mr. s. E. Scraggs and
unanimously adopted
Resolved that the wbigs and Americans Of Virginia
venon assembled have listened with delight aud satisfaction
TO the able and concue address the Hon John Minor
delivered at this place day and that in their be be
quesed TO the state every point h favor
OF the election OF Goggn, Wiley and Preston.
There is an endorsement as perfect as language can