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BY AUTHORITY.!
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
PASSED AT THE TltlRD SESSION OF THE
TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Public No. 37.
AN ACT making appropriations for the
s-ipport of the army for tl.e year one
thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine
Be it enacted, by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
iluieriCCt til KsUiigrcss ussr.juuitu, a nai
the following sums be, and the S3me are
hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the support of the army
during the year one thousand eight hun
dred and thirty-nine, that is to say:
Forthepay of the army, one million
five hundred and thirty-four thousand
eight hundred and thirty-two dollars;
For the subsistence of officers, four hun
dred and seventy thousand seven hundred
and fifty-four dollars;
For forage of officers' horses, one hun
dred and eleven thousand one hundred and
fifteen dollars;
For payments in lieu of clothing to dis
charged soldiers, and to officers, in lieu of
clothing for their servants, fifty-nine thou
sand four hundred dollars;
For subsistence, exclusive of that of offi
cers, one million one hundred and twenty
two thousand eight hundred and thirty-one
dollars;
For clothing of the army, camp and gar
rison equipage, cooking utensils, and hos
pital furniture, four hundred and seventy
three thousand four hundred and thirty-five
dollars;
I For the medical and hospital department,
twenty-four thousand four hundred dollars;
For the regular supplies furnished by
the quartermaster's department, consisting
of fuel, forage, straw, stationery, and prin
ting, two hundred and forty-five thousand
fire hundred dollars;
For barrack?, quarters, store houses,
embracing the repairs anil enlargement of
Wracks, quarters, store houses, and hospi
tals, at the several posts"; the erection oi
temporary cantonments at such posts as
shall be occupied during the year, and of
gun houses for the protection of the can
toon at the forts on the seaboard ; the pur
chase of the necessary tools and materials
for the objects wanted, and of the authori
zed furniture for the barrack rooms rein or
Quarters tor omccrs; df barracks for troops
at posts where there are no public buildings
for their accommodation; of store houses
for the safe keeping of subsistence, clothing,
ard other military supplies, and of grounds
for
summer cantonments, encampments,
militarv nractipp nnp lmridrrd fhm'i
8and dollars;
F or the allowance made to officers for the
transportation
of their baggage when trav
elllnS on duty without troops, sixty thou
"nd dollars;
For the transportation of troops and sup
plies, viz: transportation of the arrriy Incld-
.ng the baggage of troops, when moving
eitherby land or water;. freight and ferria
Ges; purchase or hire of horses, mules, ox
en carts, wagons, and boats, for the pur
pose .of transportation, . or for the use of
Vinson; dray age and cartage at the se
eril posts; hire of teamsters; transpor
tl(mf funds for the nav department.
expense of sailing a public transport be-
r-u me pasts on the Gull of Mexico,
f procuring water at such posts as;
-"''in their situation, require it; the trans-
pu.rtairon of cloihinir from the denot at
Philadelphia to the stations of the troops;
Msubsisicncefiom the places of purchase,
an the noin3 of delivery under contracts,
to such places as the circumstances of the
service may require it to be sent; of ord
ance from tVi fmmdrip and arsenals to
the fortifications and frontier posts, and of
C4 iromthe western mines to the several
arsenals, the sum of tvo hundred and five
or o ugh,
S on public letters ad31!;l
Ot cmirt rr,.f :i r pvv,
ol,i: 4t uii ui inquiry, in-
xiutudi aim courts of
-.s me compensation of judge idvb
cates members, and witnesses'; eStra pay
second of March, eighteen hundred and
nineteen; expenses of expresses from the
frontier posts; of .the necessary articles for
the interment, of non.p.nmmiifta,i :
ami sokl.ers; hire of laborers; compensation
to clerks ,n the offices of quartermasters
and assistant quartermasters at posts where
tneir duties cannot bj performed without
"ch aid, ami l0 temporary agents in charge
of dismantled works, and in the perform
ance of other duties; expenditures necessa
ry to keep the two regiments of dragoons
complete, including the purchase of horses
tosupp y the place of those which may be
ost and become unfit for service and the
icrect.on of additional stables, one hundred
and two thousand dollars;
For contingencies of the armv, seven
thousand dollars;
For two months' extra pay to re-enlisted
soldiers, and for the contingent expenses of
he recruiting service, thirty thousand nine
hundred and twenty-seven dollars;
For the national armories, three hundred
and sixty thousand dollars;
For the armament of the fortifications:
one hundred thousand dollars;
For the current expenses of'thc ordnance
service, one hundred thousand dollars.
For ordnance, ordnance stores, and sup
plies, one hundred and twenty thousand
dollars;
For arsenals, hundred and
sand dollars;
fifty thou-
For new machinery at the Springfield
armory, twenty thousand dollars;
For purchase of land at the Allegany
and Watertown arsenals, three thousand
five hundred dollars;
For the expense of preparing drawings
of a uniform system of artillery, and for
other supplies in theOrdnance Department,
three thousand eight hundred dollars;
For arrearages prior to the first of July,
eighteen hundred and fifteen, per act of the
first of May, eighteen hundred and twen
ty, payable through ihe Third Auditor's
Office, three thousand dollars;
For surveying and opening of the wes
tern frontier military road, being the bal
ance of an appropriation carried to the sur
plus fund, fifty-two thousand one hundred
and twenty-five dollars and sixty-seven
cents.
Sec. 2. be it further enacted, That;
the following sums be and the same are
hereby appropriated, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropria
ted, for the preservation, repairs, and con
struction of certain fortifications and inci
dental expenses for the year eighteen hun
dred and thirty-nine, viz:
For preservation of Castle island, and re
pairs of Fort Independence, at Boston,
twenty-five thousand dollars.
For Fort Warren, at Boston, forty thou
sand dollars.
For Fort Adams, at Newport, ten thou
sand dollars.
For the fort at New London harbor, five
thousand dollar.
For Fort Schuyler, at New York, ten
thousand dollars.
Fur repairs of Castle Williams and Fort
Columbus, and officers' quarters, at New
York, two thousand dollars.
Fro Fort Delaware, ten thousand dol
lars. Provided, That no part of this ap
propriation shall be applied till the title
il L.lt; SUILl IU1 Llliv-ai iuii onui wv .wvi,v. iv
be in the United Stated j
For Fort Monroe, ten thousand dol-!
lars. 1
For Fort Calhoun, fifteen thousand dol
lars; .....
For Fort Caswell, five" thousand dollars.
For fortification in Charleston, South
Carolina, and for the preservation ol the
site of Fort Moultrie, ten thousand dollars.
For Fort Pulaski, at Savannah, fifteen
thousand dollars.
For Fort Marion and sea-wall at St. Au
gustine, teii thousand dollars:
Foriorton 1 osier's oanis, ireii&avujii, uve
thousand dollars.
For contingencies of fortifications, ten
thousand dollars. .
For incidental expenses attending the re
pairs of fortifications, and for the purchase
of additional land in the neighborhood, fifty
thousand dollars;
For the fort at Grande Terre, being the
amount of a former appropriation carried to
the surplus fund, fifteen thousand dollars;-
For the preservation and repair of Fort
Niagara; thirty thousand dollars;
For repairing and rebuilding the old fort
at Oswego including the.construction of the
necessary barracks, twenty thousand doU
i . .
For barracks and'other buildingsat Sac'k-
ett's Harbor, ten thousand dollars;
For barracks and other buildings at
Plattsburg, twenty thousand dollars;
fr..Uo construction of barracks, quarters;
. i,A,n;in1i 9nH stables and the
i -1 uniiGPs. luiauiLai J .
aroti'op nf the oosts it may be
Tarb
(Ed
gecombe County, JV. C.j Saturday June 29, 1839;
proper to establish for the better
PtecU of the Western frontier, eight,
thousand dollars
Sec: 3. Be it further enacted, That
the following sums be, and the same are
hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any
iii me ireasurynot otherwise ap
propriated, for the support of the Military
Academy for the year one thousaid eight
hundred and thirty-nine, viz:
For pay Of officers, cadets, and musicians,
fifty-nine thousand two hundred and twenty-eight
dollars;
For subsistence of officers and cadets,
forty thousand and four dollars;
F or forage of officers' horses, three thou
sand" nine hundred and thirty-six dollars;
For clothing of officers' servants, three
hundred and ninety dollars;
For defraying the expenses of the board
of visiters at West Point, two thousand
dollars;
For fuel, forage, stationary, printing,
transportation, and postage, twelvethousand
five hundred and eighty-one dollars and
foriy-fue cents;
For repairs, improvements, and expenses
of build ings, grounds, roads, wharves, boats,
and fences, seven thousand two hundred
and twenty-one dollars and sixty cents;
For pay of adjutant's and quartermaster's
clerks, nine hundred and fifty dollars;
For increase and expenses of the library,
one thousand dollars;
For miscellaneous items and incidental
expenses, seven hundred and thirty-one
dollars and fifty cents;
For the department of engineering, three
hundred dollars;
For the department of philosophy, twelve
hundred dollars;
For the department of mathematics,
ninety-seven dollars and fifty-four cents;
For the department of chemistry, eight
hundred and twenty-seven dollars and fifty
cenis;
For the department of drawing, two
hundred and eighty-live dollars;
For the department of tactics, three hun
dred and sixty dollars;
For the department of artillery, twohun
drad and seventy-five dollars;
For a reservoir, three thousand one hun
dred and eighteen dollars;.
For two fire engines, with ho?e complete,
one thousand nine hundred dollars;
For the completion of the buildings for
the library and the engineering, philosophi
cal, and chemical departments, in addition
to the appropriation of eighteen hundred
and thirty-eight, sixteen thousand six hun
dred and forty-nine dollars and fifty cents.
Sec. 4. sJnd be it further enacted,
That payment shall be made under the di
rections of the Third Auditor, to the Mis
souri volunteers, whose horses were lost,
or cast away at sea, or which perished or
died in consequence of suffering at sea, in
the voyage from New Orleans to Tampa
Hay, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-seven
; ant! that the sum of thirty-five
thousand dollars, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, be,
and the same hereby is, appropriated, to
make said 'pa'ments.
And when it shall .ippcar that erroneous
valuations have been made of such proper
ty, with a view to defraud the Government,
the Secretary of Warshall suspend payment
therefor until a satisfactory investigation
can be made, and It.shall be made to appear
that such valuation was made in good faith.
JAMES K. POLK,
Speaker of the House of liepresenlativcs.
llll. M. JOHNSON,
Vice President of the United States, and
President of the Senate.
ArruovED, March 3d, 1S39.
M. VAN 13 U REN.
FOR THE TAIIBORO PRESS.
Thoughts on ihe approaching Congres
sional Election.
No. 2.
Having nowdismisscd a Turpentine Wish
er to chew the cud of his impertinence and
follv. I ought to address myselt to the sub
ject proposed; but I am sure, fellow citi
zens, that you will pardon me ior postpo
ning a little longer that desired object, in
order to offer some critical comments on
Mr. Stanly's letter to the National Intelli
gencer; which I could not lay my hands on
when the "Remarks" went to press, but
which was subsequently obtained and ap
pended thereto. My purpose now is to so
licit your particular attention to that letter,
and to invite your admiration of its beau
tiful inconsistencies, and of the stupendous,
statesman-like qualifications, talents and
wisdom of it's accomplished aitthor.
This m'emorable letter has, I know not
how, escaped animadversion, and corn
merit ; but it is time that it should be exhib
ited in its true colors. By reference to it,
it will be perceived, that the resolution of
that arch fanatic scoundrel Slade; (Mr.
Stanly's friend,) was introduced for the
purpose of annihilating Atherton's reso
lutions these very resolutions which Mr.
S. refused to vote for, and the passage
of vvhicH he and his Whig and Abolition
confederates did all in their power to ob
struct and defeat. Slade's insidious reso
lutions thpn proposed, to rescind or repeal
so much of the fifth (Atherton's resolution)
as prohibits ihe action of Congress bn
"every petition, memorial, proposition,
or pajter, touching the subject of slave
ry." Now any person would have suppo
sed, that Mr. S. would gla lly have seized
an opportunity, to repeal resolutions which
he de ested, which he did all in his power
to obstruct and defeat, and which he refu
sed to vote for. No such thing. Why
did he notsupport Slide's repealing resolu
tion? He was afraid and dared not. He
thus indirectly therefore supported Ather
ton's resolutions i- e. he would nut repeal
them. He is thus compelled lo render that
homage to these resolutions by his acts,
which he denies to them in words. He
would and he would not like a whipt Sul
Ien school boy. Observe the ridiculous
dilemma into which he was thrown by his
double dealing and his prevarication.
Iruly, honesty is ihe best policy. Dut it
was necessary that he should flounder out
of his unenviable position by -hook or by
crook," and this he did ridiculously and
stupidly enough, by raising "a tempest in
a tea pot," by flourishing and vaporing,
vhich resulted in one of ihe finest, most
inimitable and amusing theatrical nothings
that he ever enacted. How? Why (donY
laugh, reader, if you can help it,) he inven
ted an amendment n amendment which
meant just nothing at all. And what is
more amusing, he made a flourish about his
intended amendment, to a resolution which
was not in possession of the House. Fortu
nately, Atherton's despised harbinger hum
bug resolutions, as Mr. S. rails them, came
to his relief, nailed Slade's insidious reso
lution to the tabic, andccondemneJ it to
it's merited infamy, obscurity and impo
tence; and Mr. S.'s poor, single ideal
amendment fell with it, and would no
more have been heard of forever, but for
the overweening vanity and folly of its au
thor. He has himself dragged it to the
light and given it notoriety by thrusting it
before the public eye. This amendment
which was intended to be offered,- but
which never was offered, consisted of two
resolutions, containing little more than a
sing'e idea, and is one of the finest
specimens of the ridiculous," which could
possibly be presented. They shall present
ly be examined, meanwhile let Mr. S.
speak for himself:
"When Mr. Slade's resolutions were read and
1 heard the words "outrageous violation of hurnah
rights" and "disgraceful" applied, as I thought,
to the slavcholding Stales ami to North Carolina
as one of them, I could not repress my indigna
tion' Now it will be seen, that this irrepressi
ble indignation turned, all at once, into
smoke, under cover of which, the gentle
man floundered, out of the dilemma, of ci
ther voting for the repeal of Atherton's
detested harbinger resolutions, or virtually
supporting them. Observe then this beau
tiful illustration ol "much ado about noth
ing." Certainly Mr. S. did hc-ttr the
words outrageous violation of human
rights;" ccitainly he heard the word dis
graceful;" certainly these words did npfdy
to the slave holding Slates and to North
Carolina as one of them certainly (if we
dan believe him,) he could not repress his
indignation; certainly his amiable indigna
tion was mollified; certainly he makes a
practical apology to his friend Sladc; and
certainly lie was satisfied, that no offence
Was intended by Slade's abolition resolution.
But leaving this mystification, th:s confu
sion of intellect, so worthy of a Whig Rep
resentative, to the contempt and indigna
tion of a discerning public, let us turn to
an examination of Mr. S.'s intendedamend-
ment. It consists of two resolutions,
please read them attentively, they are un
ique, curioUs and amusing. Here they
arc:
"Resolved, That said resolution is disrespectful
in its language, and outrageously insulting to the
Representatives of the slaveholding States; that
it is calculated to provoke and irritate the mem
bers from said States; and that the consideration
of said resolution would be an outrageous viola
tion' of the respect due to the slaveholding States,
and would necessarily tend to weaken the bonds
of our Uniont
"Resolved, That said resolution is 'disgraceful'
to the member who presents it, as it evinces a to
tal disregard of the feelings of the ftepresehtatives
of the slaveholding States of this Union, and does
not deserve to be considered by the House."
Three observations necessarily arise from
a careful perusal of these resolutions: 1st,
that they are directed against the language
only, the mere, phraseology of Slade's res
olution. 2nd, that they do hot condemn
or strike at the purpose, object, or substance
of Slade s resolution. 3rd that the obtuse-
ness and sterility of Mr. S.'s intellect could
not perceive the point at which to direct
his blow against Slade's resolution. The
truth of the first observation requires not
a word, of demonstration, the resolutions
speak for themselves,' whether it was design
or ignorance imports little. The truth of
the second is also unquestionable, but ad
mits of several inferences. If we consider
Vol. Xr.Xd. 2(3.
the et ra'ic, and reprehensible course of Mr.
S it would not be unfair, to infer; that he
approved of Slade's icsolution, and was
p!eacd with it; but though he had opposed
and endeavored to defeat Atherton's reso
lutions, and might sa'isfy his own-mind
'hat he was guilty of no infidelity to South
ern rights: stiil to sustain an abolition re
solution for repealing them was a different
and more serious matter. It would proba
bly be considered, downright rtacnefy to
his constituent!. He dared not then sus
tain Slade's resolution. Another inference
is, that he approved in his heart Ather
ton's resoldtlons, arid perceived their full
value, and the necessity of theirapplication,
though his subserv iency to party, and the
lash 61 discipline suspended over him, kepi
the abuse of them constantly tin his tongue.
The last inference is, that His mental inca
pacity, and poverty of intellect, was the
caiise of the inefficiency of his resolutions.
In either of tliese cases wc are compelled
to admit, that Mr. S. is either unfit for, or
unworthy of a seat in Congress. Here is
a Southern Representative who lipo'n a vi
tal question on Southern rights, palt rs with
his constituents in a double sense, who will
not act, or is unequal to the task of shielding
and guarding Southern interests is afraid
to vole openlv against them and vet keens
fairicith the worst enemies of the peace
wejare and safety of the South, ior poli
tical purposes. No school boy, or smart
plough boy of twelve years old could have
embodied more stupidity and sterility in
two resolutions. Observe the first resolution
of one sentence, consisis of five members
distinctly punctuated: The first member,
employs the idea of (Slide's) disrespect;
the second involves the same idea, disres
pect;" the third still the same idea, "dis
respect;" the fourth involves still the idea
;disrespect," and closes with the conclu
sion that this "disrespect" may "tend to
weaken the bonds of our Union"! In tho
second resolution, the epithet "disgrace
ful," applied to Sladc, involves much of
the same idea, "disrespect." But did
these indignant, these childish, half-witted
resolutions produce any collision between
Mr. S. and Slade? Not at all. Every
thing is conciliated, forgiveness mutually
exchanged, and the arch fanatic Slade. ex
pects ds surely and certainly Mr. Stan-
ty s voie ana exertions to give us an Vib
olitioh President as you; my Republican
friends, expect to vote for Dr. Hall:
Wonderful, wonderful, thrice wonderful
statesman! To what a point of humilia
tion does Mr. S.'s intellect appear degra
ded, by his self abuse of it!
Odious and painful as i the task;. I must
not yet dismiss this letter without exposing
a sly and cunning insinuation of Mr. S.
against the Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives, unworthy of the merest A. 13."
C. politician. He insinuates that the Spea
ker is guilty of prejudice and injustice to-f
wards him, in pronouncing his amendment
out of order, thodgh he did give the Spea
ker's reason, viz: "that the resolution
(Slade's) was not yet in possession pf the
House. " He again harps upon this theme.
It was under this influence, says he, &c."
when the Chair said, "it is not nbv in or
der.' Again in the last sehtrricq but one
of this notorious letter lie repeats his harp
ing. But the rules of order," says he,r
4different at different times, nrcventrd me
from offering this amendment." Is this
truer Did he not know the a hsnrditv. tho.
impossibility of offering an amendment to
a resolution which the! Flouse did not pos
sess? Was it nccessarv for the Snen'lcrrtn
tell a member, of half an intellect"; that it
was impossible?. Was. Slade's resolution
in possession of the House? Nb. What
prevented it? Atherton's resolutions and
of course Mr. S.'s wise intended amend
ment, (for as yet Mr, S.'s teeming bfairi
had not brought it forth it was afterwards
written for the benefit of his constituents
an afterthought,) died with it,' if any thing
could die which never had existence. No;
the rules; properly speaking, did not pfe;
vent his ofleriiTT his ampnilmsnt: hut ih
. o ' "w
application of Atherton's South-sustaining
resolutions. 1 his is the wise, the only pa
nacea: It is painful thus to drag to the light, tho
petty acts and inconsistencies of a gentle
man, who whatever may have been his kb
litical aberrations, seems to have been con
sidered estimable in private life. It would
have been fortunate for him to havS "ie
mained iff that quiet retirement; he ofTectl
to love and desire so much. But if urged!
by the flattering huzzas of the gidd multi
tude, (as the Whins call the fie'nnlp.l and
goaded by a'frlbition and overweening vani
ty, ne uver&ieps ine mouesiy and proprie
ty prescribed to the asniraht to the honors
of a public station, more psnecialfv if he
surrenders himself to the most unbridled
license and intemner&nce in writiner and
j ( . . . o z
speaking, he must not expect to escape the
i u r :. j - ifk. ...mi j
lusn ui censure anu same. u ue win give
an unrestrained course to his political ac
tion and conduct, until even the se'curit)f
and perpetuity of oiir admirable institu
tions are brought into peril, his mi
management, he must not expecV to V
"unwbipt of justice." As yet he bas not
usana dollars ?