""Speech Of Mr. Fessenden, Of Maine, Upon The Army Appropriation Bill (1842)"" is a political speech delivered by William Pitt Fessenden, a senator from Maine, in the United States Senate in 1842. The speech is focused on the Army Appropriation Bill, which allocated funds for the maintenance and expansion of the United States Army. Fessenden argues that the bill is unnecessary and wasteful, and that the government should focus on reducing its debt...