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f IV;w v.. rWfn tKVriifh fhanl could not hare done it more eftctPaiiYl j . ' . 1 '.. . I
iras at the seat of government,; and had M e) inar, Mr. , Calhoun exclaim, .i'-W"1
the best opportunities of acquiring: In- . Save me (rom mxifhentU.? 0 4 p , QKPMMii' rt
foUionHissements .oncel JSA
imposins appearance, and : have had removing somecOe ulifavorle im- , ... i? Holmes, of Maine: iaid'th,!. bd
" h yCammvmrat&l hr L Raleigh Vt jitter,
'.CASSIUS-Ko. IT.
Ecoxojrrin.:aiLiiovj)r.
, Great toxins in the ' Wax. -Veptrtmentr., ;
' t Whatever mav besaidof the con
duct of Mr. Calhoun! JhendSi their
courage willbt be Called in cruestion.
: To pass oJT upon ' the American peo
ple the most magnificent, the most vi-
sionary, ana me roost exiravapuii opv
: retary of War we have ever had, as a
model "of prudence v and economj,re
quiretl a bold 'defiance ofrpublic opin
. ion, of i which our history happily af
' fords but few exampTf s. - 1
, : As the Secretary's economy is eJEP"
.i.i.'.iijlr.-l:. vtv--Hcloriolo
friends, with military filiill, have turn
Jved thewholeof 4heir artillery to the
" defence of this point. - - , n !
' E?ery thing that has had tendency
.to reduce;the expenses of the :Army,
has been ascribed to the superior man
agement of-Mr. jHalhount- All thd re
trenchments introduced by the Radical
Afembcrs of Congress have, been at--x
tributed to his. econcrmy. The : money.
' saved by the, reduction of the Army,
which Tie' obstinately opposed, fs'car
f ;ried to hiscTedittjTiatever we have
gaihed by favorable seasons, abundant
. crops, and - the reduced price of provi
sions, Is Claimed as the work of this
economical Secretary ; and should it
.ain marina in ,the j wilder ness which
. may be wanted for. the support Of our
iorces mere, it win ne consiuereu
: .-I , . . o. ...if . . . - . . i i, 1 air. riouucs. ui-
more weight than any others upon , mi pressions wnicn tuese statemenxa are bfConCTess, the sum of m0DOper annum,
subjflcVand therefore are more wortiy calculated to maKe ""--if ,-r was 'appropriated for; the.' purjiort -ipf cmiiz-
States : tliat it had; been apprehended, by
the wrrdiner of that act, that the sum, thus
In sratement, inJ!8l8, icost us per man
:i;at meset statements, is, mat WtMrto theear ,:18 S?99 46 SeSlbeS
whole fcbme itithin the period of making a differenceof 815154.-- Zatiod only of uch tribes or Indians as are
i their fimUs, wK6"were as; fit subjects for the
The uestIon bemsr ftut tl the adonfinn !
the amendment; it passed unanimously in tW ' '
ft -m - ..',. . T
amrmaure'? :ana tne .resolution as amended
wjas ordered to Jbfe engrossed for a third read!.
ji,viV THE GEEK CAUSE.
On motion of Mf. tebster, theonse' then'
resolved itself into a committed of, the whole
oil the jBtate- of the union. 'Vt it i V t.
- ( Mtv (Clay offered the following: which he ,
dtsired to lay on the tal?7e forconsideratlon;
Resolved by the; Senate and House of, jthtZ
tentative of the United "State in Cofijreit 0i.
tcmbled, - That the people.; pf- these United
States would not seewithbuCserjouV ihquU '
etude any forcible interposition, hy the 'Alli
ed Powers of Europe in belialf of Sal io i
reduce to their former subjection those parts
of the continent of America; which have pro
claimed and established for themselves, res
pictlyely,; mdpendentlGovernments, : and '
which have been solemnly, recognized by the -United
States..;:f AM::' $ 'Hc iA' -
y The committee of the whole haying resum-
e4 the consideration of the resolatinn recom
mendinpr an appropriation ip 'defray the ex
panse of a mission to Greece . ;v ''
the expenditure of thel'sum appropriated j I "Mr. Poinsett oF S. Carolina; then rose and
; but that lie ncL not iseen such a statementij addressed the house at considerable Jenenh &
His present object, however, was to inquire Jm conclusion offered, the following as 'a.sub-
whetherthe act mfirbt not be so modifiert aslstitute tor the resolution ottered bv Air Webi
to extend the benefits of its provisions tooth- sUr. s ''Si . p ... l
er Indians than those situated On the frpn- ' iJle'sohiedt That this howe'views with deep'
tiers.' He, therefore-submitted the follow- interest the heroic struerle of the Greets tw
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4 sd much- gained by him on account of
t " S1" savings in the .War' depart
ment"1
v No srnall part of the Secretary's
..great savyics has been attributed to the
- tern m " i 81 S.' - Whatever merit there
may be in the establishment of that.sys
tem. .it is1 due almost exclusively to
Col.' William, late a very; able and
. and patriofte SenMor from Tennessee ;
: and certainly, afibrds n strong reaso
for exalting3fr. CaHioun. 1
-Tf there has 6een any rreat savin
..tinder tins stsfemy the credit is due to
the- manaremenf of tne Commissary
' General, JMr. Gibson,- who is truly a
' man of business and edonomy.. '- But
surely Mr.. CalhomV is not to be made
A- President of the United Stated, because
Georae Gibs; is a tery good Commis
4 $arv ueurral. . . i L
' . r?h 6 rapidity with which the.old Ar
r .- my accounts have been ferouirhf to a
;'v';; close, is owing Yhiefly to the diligence
y 'of the' Third Auditory Peter Hagner,
an intelligent industrious antf vigilant
; v oftcer, 1 and Vho was so before M r.
: - j Calhounlvas known in the War" De-
-. partrpent. : , - .- j ::
All the credii due to these ofneers,
' and all others attached totbe WarDe
. partment, ; is carefullj' collected j to
. form . a stock of merit for' the Army
. N Candidate, .in this his time of need ;
but to be restored, wijth' interest as
soon as he- shaJl become President of
PC TV.
MAVr aavwA IV w -
V" vThese" great savings, -which are af-
onii rift iiroll ?t Jofllfo onrl 1 rrt- rcall
0UUUU IIVII U.lUlkl UliU iUUJ llbll
of examination.1
.'Thefv first thins: that strikes U9,
lonki
WI w " . -v - r. ., . . I . . " j . :
Mr. Calhoun's Administration of the Uut the whole pt thSdinerence ougnt hocateJ on the fronders of the counfrvi that
War iipnartment-ana auora us ineiiioi, 10 uc cuarireu' ttj, uic wnaiiKoiivc sccri i mc juaw imjh ihucj whmhi
opportunity of cOmparins: Mr. Calhoun ot the secretary ot war.
olHib witn vr. eatnoun or josjz, uy
which . it : .would appear that between
those two periods, he had altered his
practical economy much more for ihe j zation, which, under the law of the 2d kind, the : Penobscot Wnd the Passamaquoddy
better. T, 4-1 ! March, 1821 ; is fixed at 6, 185 men, offi- hnbes
Tf -ffi,.MArhia nrfnarfrripnt. how-!crin ufieri. aaannears brthe return ot i 4U,,CU ,U1U' """""V" c y,
- a. uit auauoyvuw wf I . . . ?.T rr J-' .. . . , I the. prnonr) titTA a 'aim "ann
ever, were not managed in J 822 wth the acting Adjutant general ot the 9th
- s Ti l.l 1 L I "VT lOAO , '
more economy tn an mey snouiu nave nuvcmucr, ioz. - - .. - .'
been, vhich Will not be pretended, then i ne ranks oi me army,' noweyerwiu
they vmust have been managed with the rarely ,be full agreeably to this organi
utmost profusion and extravagance in zation. In 1 822 the aggr egate of the
. -4 'I - w . ....i.M.J 2.0. IZ Oil Vk A-B-k - AfrhMAIH!
".'If the armv was not sunDorted ; in 1 included. This appears! by the return 1
j . . , k I . . .'mm' . r i r--- -i . ... . .. ...TT.w.w.., vVi"vi siiu urn ui w mi vi r rc
joio more economically uiau nt ure i ui uic acuugaujuiaui. wuuw vi u.au i , ifTOiwa, inai uie v-ommiuee on maiaiji siaanc in me sentiments he. has expressed in
rio rf 4Ti rlnllir npr man, nndftr a I of -NnvAtnhpr. 1 822. And this return I Atfairs be instructed to mauire whether anv I their favor s in svmnathv fnr thelrsuflVrmfr
contract system, in time of profound signed by the actingadjutant General toflteraUons . H neSeiin a tk"Fnl !nt r the VelfaTe acd in ardenV
. J i uf:.- .iki!! ...L- J??,riA kkw; I mer,provision . for the civiization---f the Ir-1 wishes' for their succes.w.v i i . i M'-M- v
peace, it must nave oeeii uecauac uiav inaKeii: very iroiic tuu waueu mj uic au;:nfi- u i wiiw v-' wjtu - li .
av.tPrn-w- hndlv administered. 1 Mior Gral. but ri what cahac tv. Z"r:: 7?m7. cqipnuixee ne. ,
vr" 11 . v 7 , i , J r r 7 i v-iL i- 'iiiicnia, ou w iuifin:, pal i ui uic mo, t,ci us sicca upon mem oefore we pass reso-
The : Commissariat system began to whether, as. Commander m Chief, or as 1 provided by the act, to be applied to the in-1 lulions which i will riot sav are mrre imoVato'
go into operation m uiai ear. ic jassisiaiii aciinjr iiujuwin uiiciai uucb uvuwu wihijii mC I'luiansiu uc jspcccue&on, ana tnereoy conrniK the
Commissary. General, and other officers not appeaf by fte record.' Ii: goes how- State, of .Maine, or any other State vhere nation to' a war; AheJ issues of which. -is" net
subordinateltohim; were appointed and ever, td'sTieV that the Major General "?,ns ironuer.se veij thuman sacjtjf to calculate.
i .i.,ir.fv,wl Ik... . aa'Jja Wu.Kn. fluen?en- w i V . : . ptr Cuthberth; . pf Geo honed that the
unuci Mj,;iu.u " 'f.V'Vlo'r? 7 . Mr.r KufffirIesrom the Committee on kmdtiou to rise would Wrail' '.ThfMoli.-
tj4ns of the Gentlemen on the Greek ques
tion covered, of themielves verv important
ana very delicate ground, but that which -tbet
Hbiioufable Speaker had since offered, add.
ed-to; the others, threw onen torliseuRsion V
...... w..u.v.ii.tU ui ouror; ij;n rciaitoiiS; ana .
ii wMciiainiy proper, that Jli?y should all
oe pnmcui, vand submitted to the most deli
berate reflection.;?-.; A'-- ":. i --:
lr. Clay then rose' and said he honed the
Committee1 Would riot rise. 1 ; TT tn.td th
gentlemen were.now.nreriared to act onth
f vujl!swin respect jo yreece ana as to
iim wnicii: he :Jba4'H himself .ubrtUted, and
wjiichrthe gentlemen from; Virpnia had, he
must sai', gratuitously; iind "without fust rea
son, aihicieo; to m 7his . ooseryatiQn vit ; vas
oyf no means nis wisn tnat it should nrhov
Mr.; Ruggles from the Committee on
claims; repprted Unfavorably to the pejtitiori
Of Hanson Kellv. f . ..; ,
Mr. Smith presented thememoria,! of cer
tain manufacturers, and ot!ers of the City of
some services, it must oe atioweo, witiisianaingaii tne itaaicais nave saia
however, that the beneficial effects of to the contrary. - ;r
the system could not be immediately - Mr. Sterling's rate of expense per
realized.1 But in 1819 the system was man for 1822 should be increased more
rauon, anui vei vciy. muc man 5iu ner cent: uiut is, uc sjiuuia c.lao of a:v; r"rr.r;f
improvement then took place m tne ex- have divided the whole expense oi tne tee on Commerce and1 Manufactures.
penunures oi- uie var ueparuiiCTii. HArmy ior maiyear oj DmXi i, .uieuciuaii -
not more than should have resulted from J number of men- in service, instead of Tcesdat,-Jan. 20.
the reduced price of all articles neces- 6442 his estimated number. This Would! Mr. Van Buren gavei notice that lie should
sary for the support of an Army at that w ve the sum of S370 21 and reduce the mursaay next, to mtroauce a
J 4 " i r,. f 1-4 A rrt I mint resolution. nroOosinsr an amendment to
v....., ... , v,u,x4 ... --.- - - ' " I tho onnof tilt nn tha TTn teH Gtna. ' nn 4h
Under a well resrtilated contract penman. H ri: subier.t of th nnrnf rinntrrm to mnt.
system, - in time of pea e; the Armyf s'fhere are other f circumstances to be I roads and canals. i i
riv be a cheaply, but perhaps not as fake's into the calculation. To make! The report of the Gomroittee on Claims,
well,-supplied as under a Commisanatlup the annual amouhts of the expendi-
system. In fact, the present Uommis- turetf ot the Army, trom which Mr.
sariat system, so far as it respects the Stirling has taken his rates of expense,
nurcnase oi suDniies lortnearmv. iscs- ie mciuaes tne cnars:es ior me
sentially a' contract system, as will apf subsistence, forage bounties
near bv the 7th section ot the at ot the miums. and other expenses c
. a i l a "' i . . nr ri" ti i J i a..': a.? ' I impu-c rf tlin rf'nmm! 5rvnf tKo inKicKt
i r .ni. i' rl i l' .i ' x-4. I Messrs. Branch. Macon. Bell. Edwards of Illi-t rcct of animadversion, what he hfbedmcon
tne Army, viz : I nai tne suppi.es ior nesann quarter muster uepariuie. i, nojs keU cnaV Smith Vari Dyke, and trc vertibly to pr veihat that rlution, or
the Army, unless in particular & urgent but excludes the expense ol the Mill- TonTTnan. inni.R Imnn hP annrt th, somethinp- lit it nW i,inrt.,t ri
aear 4Ka W a barp ' m i a m .Vk ah I I o A' nrl A trr ' . . ' I 1 ' . a - . - I !tl - . . t J ai .
vases, mc otuciiuy vi pnuum i wi r ziLauunij. 5 i ciaim. a mouon ot jur. Aiaconi to reverse i migni prerare 10 surrenoer our inenv. U
otherwise direct, shafrbp purchased bif ln the year 1818, the ( transportation jie ? report of the committee prevailed ; and I the gentleman wished time ttf consider it, he
ccount otthe othcers alone, amounted I"16 report was re-committea, wititrmstruc-isnouid' ne accommodated: ne
unfavorable to the petition of Hanson Kelly,
! of North Carolina, was taken un for consider
ation. This petitioner; claims an additional j coaisidered. He had distinctly stated,' at thV
sum ot mcmeyi which heatates to be due him, time he crrert d it, that, ne; wished iherely to
, and pre-1 Carolina, for supplying! rations to prisoners, jonj. Ajt ..a proper time he should xall it upV,
f recruit-1 during thedate! war. Mr.ilRuggles stated tliej fo discussion. He Would, lioweveH--iriciderti-'t" r
I lv Htvrrvrli' s!nr. iV til 1i.an 'nviZ itt.Stik.
mrAAAmA hiiui.; iv imh w.vil. lli.ut .JI DIALS'"
to . g43,341. In 1822, to a compara
tively small sum." " i
In the year 1818, the recruiting ser-
Iff-
upn pappr,but will Jiot bear the test
ot examination. j
In the Columbia Telescope, of S
Carolinjuof 16th April," 1822, by way
of shewing what immense savings Mr.
Calhoun' nas made for the nation, we
ban e the following statement of the ex-J
penditures of the Army tor hve years
.Torthe year 1818 f3,702,495,04
. ' 1819 3,384V731,95
,.1820 ' . 2,816,414,11
-. 1821 1,180,09353
Estimate for 1S22' , 1,800,424,85"
J7 The rood People of South Carolina,
m : t . " to .1. It . ,1
TnoT-veniy Dejieve, that uiey have!
a a .m
contract to b? made bu the Commissary I account
General, on public not ice f to b deliv
eedm on inspection, in bulk And at
such place as shall be .stipulated :
which contract shall be made under vice cost 8155,873. In 1822: nomore
such, regulations as the Secretary of I than 823,579 -Most of the contingent
nr l li . . " . 1 I . aI. 1 ; ' - a " "
v ar snail airect. -- ; lexpenses oi me army were greater in
The most important difference bei 181 Si than m 1822.
tween the two systems is this: 'that r It is not doubted, but that the Com -
under the one, . the contracts for sup I missary General, has made considera-
plies Were made by the immediate di- ble savings in his Department, by his
rection of the "Secretary of War- un- care' and diligence i in forming contracts
tder the other, by the immediate direc- for supplies. If to all this, ve add,
tionoftheCominissary General; which,' what has been eamecrby the reduction
for the time being, is certainty a great in ther prices of all articles necessary
improvement. ;. lor tne supply, oi an army since toio,
In 1819 the expense of supportingthe aDout 33s per cent, on an average- we
Army, under the.conimissanat svstem,H shall nnd tnat jr. tstening's great du-
was at the rate of S434 70 per man.
In 1822, under the same"system, it was
at the rate of 8299 46 per man.' And
Mr Sterling-was truly surforized that 1 Calhoun more extravagant' m the fof
it cost us so little in the latter, but for-1 mer year than in the latter or more e-
got to be surprised that it cost us so
much the lormer. ,; .
tionsHo prepare a bill for the relief of the pe
utioner. ; -;. ':..rtr,.
The Senate adjourned till to-morrow.
mirlit take
days, or. weeks; if he pleased, for more, ma
ture reflection t. but if the!liberty of the coun
trv was worth nreserviher. wa must rouse our-'
selves ; we must take deeded ground, or. we
are gone,-at least in prospect. - He trussed
that the committee would now proceed ; hef
pledged himself to shew to iUhat tus tocsinrf
of War which had beensbun-Ied, with so much (
eflTect from pne side of the house to the other'
was, when examined, .a mere creature of the
imagination. Hex. hoped that the resolution,
House of Representatives
Monday, Jan. 19. c
After the presentation of numerous peti
tions and memorids. . ,
The Speaker laid before the House a com
munication trom tire ITeasury Department, of the gCntieman from Massachusetts would
containing the anDual; statement of the a bejadopted. The measure mr;which it pre
mount received by the several clerks m that pared was in strict accordance with. the 'noli-
-1 - - - a f . . . a.- a. -aj " - 1 a I 3 .
cy tof the country, wrth thepractice of all our. .
department, during the. year 1823.
Mr, Tod, from the Committee on Manulac-hp-L-M-.f-Ani th ilnv7rf immnrtnl
t s, eave notice that,' this day', two weeks. ivic;w? iA K;. u.r' I ti-1 l1Teoi..rf,
should call up the tanffbill, and he pre- trt j arrnM- th Wtknin-ftom VrtA'rtS
a statement of tbeicomparative dniiesl Lra1.u. -mmAi:. ; k-.vL
now existing by lawj and as proposed by LmJ b: ti ; ku f ' ,
1 i .. . m i. I... linn . 1 w. m.A"
m " I70
ference in the rate tf the expense of
the army ui 1818 and 1822, can be ac
c)unted for, without considering Mr.
tur
he
sented
as
that bill ; which was ordered to be printed.
THE GREEK . QUESTION.
iven to the "nation
The pay of a private is $5 per month
for the vear - - -' - i
In 1822 the rationsmight have beeri
ha; at 12 cens eacli - . -
Clothing at $1 75 per month
h whoeyer:filied the War Departmentr''
r . rso believe -.'that this great man by his
.? superior economy, has made all the re
, induction in the excnditnre of the. army,
. ' hat. woujd appear, by, the, "ahove state
?v inent . and that in 1822 for instance,
y he saved to the: nation "nearly two miU
1 .i lions of dollars. v
:?.?THe sura of expenditures for 1822,is
4 stated yy ftj piaU, that is by gu ess work,
amf-is'too low, by nearly 129,000 Dol
lars and the sums stated for 1320 and
21, are still more remote from the truth,
as wiir appear from more authentic
Statements, mad e by "Mr. "Calhoun's
friends at-Washingt Jn.' v '
- rThe day before ; this grekt display ol
Mr," Calhoun'? savings Vas -maiifB -in
South Carolina, a similar;display was
pad 6 atjthe Seat of Government -Mr.
Sterling, of N6w York, 3If .Calhounjs
confidential friend, in a speech in the
4 Ilouse of Representatives by. way of
V;yyfh'ewing " tht tjie'evpences of ther
'xhv haif been reduced to an emTint. and
' until 'ft rap dittf .rljfsu rprisiny" gives
the folloVing statements: ,.A,
'rA.A 'V: y.: perjmatiA A- Redaction f
" $151,00 . for the year 1818 ,
434,79 1 --:i819: - $16,87
515,88 v;- -.ri . . .1820 - 133,69 . -'
'287,02 ,-.':.- 1821s '164,55 :
'259,46 -AM S -1822 . .153,11
the ablest man O61" expenses, estimated at
43 80
21 00
5 20
r... . - $130 00
The privates ought to cost us annu
ally about g ISO each. 7 :
In 1822 thet average : expense of the
Army, officer, included, was at . the"
rate of S299 46 (say : 8300) per man.
But this, Mr. Sterling's opinion to the
contrary notwitnstanciin. was rnncii
more than it oudit to have been.
Will our farmers add planters whose
hard earnings are. taken to- support an
Army of 6000 men at the annual rate
of 8300 each, be persuaded that their
money, in" this case is r expended with
depreeof economy truly S'.rprisifig. J?
rhecountry labors under great pecu
niary distress, fromwhich we cannot
anticipate any speedy felief-the produce
ofAgriculture sells at a price that will
scarcely defray thel expense of trans
porting it to market and at no period
of our'history cotdjtle artidles neces
sary for clothing "Oor troops' be had a
so cheap a rate. And is our Army still
u cos i us at me rateoi jiiuu per man r
Unless the articl es. necessary for the
support of an Army , shall command a
better price than'they- have for two or
threey ears past, the Army can & must be
supported ata cheaper' rate than it- has
been - ';A : : a i-A;A'
' But,Jf 8S00 per man be considered
i. ' ' . - - . ... " " 1 .- "a,
mrilee ft niir minds On tne nuestion ol tne."
rf K n . Ilmi rt A 4 N . . n ..rm4. n4n rm rv tf An I i - . , . ; - 1
1 T ..l"-. f'f"' r'i"".1. lot. reflections on sue h a subject I Is it now ;
'.I. .1. ' . A 'A : AA ' . 1
jini we are ior tne nrst nme to .- sieep upon?
it 2" He trusted not,; He didhppe.Jhat, ere .;
this time, every, gentleman had made up his
mind on stich a" ouestifin. .: The'Trooosition
fs before us." It asks us to speak a .chering
word to tlie :jGreeks. - Gentlemen; naa.wnr
that Was asked of them. " Let them say, dis
tinctly,, wliether they conld give so much en-
couragement as tmS to a nation ot oppressed
ments on jthe snbieeL in a lonir thnirirh pln-1 . r b A ? Y :iiLi . , ;
T --. r I 1 " T" ,-w- T ' 1 ATm,m b a .III 0-rv-M3at mwud Vila 1I jam
ut mere are cerxam supposea great Hr 'l HT'ru..s is ! - 'WIUUJI1 h v4ti Vrtntracted. but mistaken no ev.
savings upon a variety or contracts, tne I " ""T " which must in the end re-act upon ourselves
the. whole, on the resolution some time ?ince
effere by Mr. Webster, which bin the words j
following: , k
; liesofaedm That provision ought to be
made by law for defraying' thq expense inci
dent to the appointment ' of an j Ag-ent, ' or
Commissioner, to Greece, whenever the Pre-
conomical in the latter year than ihr the
former. ' pv - , ' " 1 ;-l-'v..
In fact, so far as regards hi-slnartiftrl-
r o ! r ' i i a t lit . ... 1 -v pjii ji i
S60 00 lar agency, there seems to be bu t little siaen.t f na" ",e,em J! exP1etueni lo inaje sucn
change inis system of economy, ei- resolution" havhig been read-- '
tlier for the better or the worse, since I :-Mi.hji-r'imaiiti-'iiivWHhM'Wu
he caine into office.
than tei ore, prevents .-"T 70 "r""'1"11' ,U1
from being aa favora -1822, how is the Secretary to account
or us extravagance in 1819 Why
expenees of the army should our troops cost us "8 135 24 mora
A a mmnX. 1 i" V. . l. . I
i in !8J2, Uis greater-than before, prevents ; Jl50111? f expenditure for
1 the result of that year from
Mile as prior to that time
, . Agajn f tne whole expenees ot tne army
. mnee 1818, have decreased-aa follows, viz
1818 ; 3,702,495,04" No.
1819 3,663,735,16
,182ti -3.061,884.00
merit of which more exclusively be- KXu Z If' H1 a proposuion-so simple, so piain, so
lono-s tothe Secretarv , 1 . paper. .After , ft.r.:-,8ter concluded the hatoesa, so free'froin all real danger at this!
dfw. TMA; committee rose, reported progress andh,v. wi weteto shut pur hearts from the influence
rln. a debate on theContract fcr dell- mg leave to sit again, the House adjmirne generous; every manly feeling let
7i ti tv rinii - or mo ?n t-o no Ann a r . "i v i
IVUll OlVlig a t . U1W XaLf U11C Ull ".- ' t 1 1 ', i
. I
as foUows, viz- - per man, in that year than. in -the year
.o. of Army 8,199 f 1822 MVhy this waste of public money ?
his fnends declared ' that he! was au
thorized to say,; thatr if Miv Mix had
not taken mis contract, a loss .would
have been occasioned to the ! United
States of 75,000 dollars -the contract
havmjr been taken by Mr. Mix at half
a dollar per- perch less than was just
about to be contracted fof 0; another
person. 7', f - -ri.' . '
That this crreumstance has jiot been
published among the strong, reasons for
raising Mr. Calhoun to the Presidency,
may possibly be owi ng to the great mo
desty of liisjfriends.. As, however they
seem in a fair vajr to recover of that,
we may still have these g75, 000 exni
bited among the great savings in tlie
War department. After winch wemav
also4iave an account great savings
on other contracts tor fortincations. On
the cdntract foe: advancing the public
money to build aPowder Mfll for Mr.
Buzzard. On the contracts foreanuon.
howitzers, shot shells &cr for the last
5 years ; and ; morev especial; on the
contractswith the !essre.iJohnsons, for
transjiorting oar army. from St. 'Louis to
Council Blufis : all which! will Irebuire
an impartial and carefuL examination'
J v GALES; gives lcJtbbs''ti
try Merchants who I are been irr the ha-
- Uj 'a. i - a.a Am.' . n - . ' . . , . J a
r'i?- iTHURSBAT,jAir20v J
t Mr. Crowninshield, from the Committer of
Naval Affairs, "reported, av birf authorizing the
building of ten sloops 'of warwhich was twice
read and committed. S y ';,A
-, IMr.' Mitchell, from the committee to whom
the subject was referred, reported an amend
ment to the resolution respecting the Marqui?
La Fayette, striking oat the preamble, and
all that follows the word fe ResoiveaV? & sub
stituting the following: ; i ,
; That theMarquis De! La Fayette bayjng
expressed his intention to visit this country,
the President be requested to communicate
to him. the assurances of! erateful and affec
tionate attachment still cherished towards him
by the government and people of the i United
states.; " -v- .. - AAA
nd he it further . rofeei--That, as a
mark of national respect, the President cause
to be held; in ntdiness a ship of the line j and
invite the Marquis to take passage , therein,
whenever his disposition to visit this country
be signified." I - ( . 1 4 ..-''.'',-v.
.' Mr. Livingston of Louisiana, rose to express
the hope," he migjit' without impropriety say;
the Comctjoni1 that the?wspludon would r be
adopted imaniniou&ly by thk hoosel . Not on
ly wexr the merits of the illustrious ' many to
whom jt had reference -wuversauV known 'in
these States, hut they - htd b6en persoBilly,
repeatedly, and publicly acknowledged. The
history of his connections witb the U.' -State's
was personaDy known to some of the 'mem
bers of this House-Tit was known to all who
had read ti.e story ofur rerolation. ,Jt was
a connection wliicb did honor o bpthr-to the
country that received and - to the- individual
who rendered thetfu ': f ,.. r-xl A -
gentlemen say so, at once, f, Uut he could telf "?
thp gfentlenjah froni Virgmiaj.tfiat he who fol-1 .
lows the dictateaof a heart warmed with btlr
manity, and with the; love ijf freedoms-has at
better'guide thrri tfiat cold, unfeeling, pence
calculating policy, which inks,' h'efofe it Is,
mtnaced, and will never 'do a' noble' deed,
fop fear bf some remote posslecbnequen .
ces of conceivable danger. ; ; ' ','''
fc 'Mr Randolph, mfreprysplamed the'ob''
jebt of his motion, which was simply to' have '
Ojeseveral. resolutions '"printed, that' tbeyf
nfgbtbe. better compared and,considered--;'' '. .
lie begged the.'partlon of the gentleman ; he , ,
did hot mean to interfere with his resolution.
Mr. Foot, of Con." -hopecL.the committee?
Wjouhl rise. The : amend mieiit-he sald en-V
liirged (he'ground of tliscuSsion, and the res ! ;
olution of the!8peaker widened the field stilt -moTe.
;H h'ped, for his oWh part,tliat the
rlutibns would all be referred to the tJbnjK :
mitteVon Foreign Relatiohsl;"-1 'Vv;':v"'!:
Tr Thetiestion was then taken on risingand
report! and it was xlecided in the negairre!tj; f.
fUyes84,noe ' ,t
TMrr llwie-ht: ufafassachu setts; rose and ad-'.
dressed thtf commtee5 at gref t length, de
cjdedlv in favor of the resolution sabroitted
by Mr. Websterr rlien be bud concludeoV ,
rj Mr. Mangum reriewed'the rnotion to rse.
He hoped thegendenanfrpra Massachusetts'
Would imlulge hfmlri the motion ', IU could
assure thgenUemin he" l.ad come to tb i
housevesterdav with his mind,f he thou my
fullr made up to 6jbjse the' resolution t but
tiy the lum'n ous and able-fc-asoningof that.
geniieman, nuucicrjuuwuun
shaken, and he asktfd for farther time for rer
cctionWhereupon, A'. :h-? '''?'' '
! itinii waa kiwi. a'nd the " committee
rose, ;iprtec pross, and ,liad leave to at
iigain, and oh motion flr.jllsylor.he re- '.f
I- ' : H.oo :. ;:,-9 "cen tne onject oi Mr-fcter.W Messrs. StevensbhoTV
; - iS -ofS - - : - MC lig to shew fo the people whose mer
AlSz -i'92?1791- ; A44l' must support:' our &ridirW ?5 Pe' fotme,-.'niust be of - m ineidmeiiw-'in .bii&tl
v-SeNatlntd frti&
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