Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 2 (of 16)United States. Congress
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Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 2 (of 16)
United States. Congress
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Mr. CLAIBORNE said, the more he heard, the more he found himself in
favor of the resolution. By the discussion it had undergone, he was
inclined to think it was, perhaps, reconcilable with the constitution;
perhaps it was, he said, for he was not certain. The annual revenue, he
said, of that place, was seventy thousand dollars to the United States,
besides the great consideration of it as a frontier town. He had
compared the advantages and disadvantages with respect to its relief in
his own mind, and thought it would be highly consistent with policy to
grant relief. It was a place which had been in great distress, and had
great struggles with enemies in times past. Can it be possible to
suppose that we have not power to assist in erecting that place again,
and putting it upon a footing to do good to the United States by a
return of her revenue? Certainly not. Would the committee be willing
that Savannah should be erased from the revenue? Are they willing to let
it rest, and lose it? This is impossible. Then, surely, it becomes
policy to give aid towards its re-erection. Unless the people do receive
some aid, it will be a long time before seventy thousand dollars will be
again produced from the revenue of that place.
The committee then rose and reported their disagreement, when the House
took it up.
The question was then taken, and the yeas and nays demanded, "that the
House do agree with the Committee of the whole House in their
disagreement to the motion," and resolved in the affirmative--yeas 55,
nays 24, as follows:
YEAS.--Theodorus Bailey, David Bard, Thomas Blount,
Theophilus Bradbury, Richard Brent, Samuel J. Cabell,
Gabriel Christie, John Clopton, Joshua Coit, Isaac Coles,
James Davenport, George Dent, Abiel Foster, Jesse Franklin,
Nathaniel Freeman, jr., Ezekiel Gilbert, William B. Giles,
James Gillespie, Nicholas Gilman, Chauncey Goodrich,
Christopher Greenup, Roger Griswold, William B. Grove,
Carter B. Harrison, John Hathorn, Jonathan N. Havens, James
Holland, Andrew Jackson, George Jackson, Aaron Kitchell,
John Wilkes Kittera, Edward Livingston, Samuel Lyman,
William Lyman, Samuel Maclay, Nathaniel Macon, Andrew
Moore, Anthony New, John Nicholas, Josiah Parker, Francis
Preston, John Read, Samuel Sewall, Nathaniel Smith, Israel
Smith, Richard Sprigg, jr., William Strudwick, John
Swanwick, Zephaniah Swift, Richard Thomas, Philip Van
Cortlandt, Joseph B. Varnum, Abraham Venable, Peleg
Wadsworth, and John Williams.
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