Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1811-01-28


that the fubi:a had been diicouried
on its merits. He was ia hopes that
would have been tbs cafe. But the
refolution OF fha -1. w7s calcula-
rel 70 excite ra e1ruls The
Secretary, hl lIIt, baa W. ne pow
er by the charter, = 81. TX hlt OF
the ltockholders. and tl- efore, the
call Of the houi- on him would DC
improper.
Mr.. Wright faid the charter pre-
vented any man but tockholdsr aud
a citizen Of the United States from
being director, and have we not
right TO enquire whether that part or
the charter has been violated or
whether it has been com Piled with !
/ am authorized, faid Mr.. Wright,
70 fate, that the preident of one OF
the Branches is nor citizen Of the
United States: that he was cenfed-
crate of The celebrated Aaron Burr !:
that he is traitor 70 this country.
Mr.. Quincy faid the gentleman
from Maryland ought not to make
fuch remarks, without being willing
10 avow to whom he alluded.
Mr.. Wright, l alluda, ar, 10 the
PrefMent of the Branch at Ncw-Or-
leans.
MIR. Fitk;n faid he conGdered the
rslolution of very little importance
he wilhed the main queition decided,
and although in favor Of it, he had
no hopes the charter Of tho Bank
would be renewed.
MIR. Molely did not feel The folici-
tude he had felt on the fubjef.-
II was ufual, he iaid, for the Chair
man OF Committees to givs iupPort
to the bill which they reported to
the Houfe but in this cafe the
Chairman Of the Committee on tic
Bank (Nlr. Burweil was endeavoring
TO deltroy the work of his own hands,
a. ioon as he had got it out Of them.
Mr.. EpPes, it will be vain. can
tell the greatef man from Conne6ti-
cut, Mr.. Talmadge) to hope that
this queition will not take party
turn. 1t is party queition, and will
take thai couric in the deliberations
on it. Ii commenced in party prin-
Ciples 1t was the hrit Gueition
which divided +; unalterably divided,
the two great parties of this country.
MIR. Love commended If we had nor
q righr to dsnlaad the information
contained in the refolution, fill We
might rsq0.G il, and if rcfu:ed, We
had right TO draw our own conclu-
ilons. Thsre is part Of the rsfolu-
ton, laid he, which we have a ,isbt
TO enforce, and information which is
important for US 70 pofeis i allude
TO the amount Of loecie in their vaults,
and the amount of individual DEPOT
its.
Mr.. Knicksrbocker faid it wa. now
openly avowed that this lubjcd was
to be decided upon party grounds. :
If 70, WIZ call for information /?
Why Procrafinate ? Why talk about
the uncontltutionality Of the meat
ure s If thi, queition is to be dsci.
ded on party groands, / know is
fate, fir. And that il is to be, | have
no rcaicn TO doubt when the declar-
ation comes from iuCh a quarter as
the hon. gentleman from Virginia,
hir. Eppes view that gentleman
as the leader ofa party in this houfe !;
and | believe no man OF the party
would give an independent vote at
ter iuch declaration.
Mr.. Marlborough did nor believe
that the independence Of the houCe
was to b ihackied by the opinions Of
any member. lie ihould vote for
the motion, but conhdeaed it upne-
ce14ry.
Mr.. Talmadge did not with to
withhold any information, Bat con-
tended the refoIution was NOT within
the powers Of the hculs, and was
therefore improper.
Aftsr remarks from MIR.
Stanley, MIR. Montgomery, MIR. Pitt
man and Mr.. Fix, the quchion was
taken, and carried by ycsy large
majority.
UnAfl State5 Brrk.