Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-26
baltimore, Feb. Is.
EXTRACT TO the EDITORS.
/" Washinpfon, Feb. IS, 1914,

{" Washington, Feb. IS, 1871.
After ire senate had disposed cf
the rerriar busines which was PRIOR
10 ITS nature, the debate en- the Uni
,s@ Sta,es bank bill was resumed.
/" Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, chained
the attention of the cenate, and Of
e'owsled eailefiesto speech of ali rut
ar heur sId t..enty minutes con,in-
u, nee,--abounding ia s,rorg and PER
sp'cu"us argument and in stubborn
FAC 8, pronounced in the most natural
and emphatic manner. Such dis
play ci iorcefui oratory have never
wi'rs ssed in a Legislative BODY and !,
ii decline the asFemps TO report from
naere recollection an accurate sketch
olthis 'ma,chless Grafton if my mem
orv was deluded to do homage to my
admn a'ioo, tie merit Of the speech
~ : be found an ample excuse ior, my
delinquency.
arc. preface his arguments by
irw remarks On Tie momeD,ous
Consequences of the decision they
wee about to make-The theme hes
iHcecd been bJns:rtl over and over.
discrssed IN prin,, Canvas scd in debate.
|le inteated, there fore to vote. in ST..
lfnce on tie question hut, as gem
t'enaer had opened their II agszines of
argument, he mus be justified for re-
vawing them. The gentleman from
Virginia { NJ Giles,] had yesterday
uniulded he resources of his fertile
mind III an unparalleled speech; but
the extraordinar, character Of that
speech had Displayed not only his. x
st.less ing auity blu, his greal YER
szt.iity ojnd ment. II splendii cf-
irt reInndedki:n Of the pc dica eut
IN whichfhe celebrated orator OF Virgi.
MA {P@triek benrrl wss once paced
his eminence az the bar had loaded
BIN with the most important causes
IN TIE state. but his alb ltics were not
tasted beg end their capa city. Mr.
Hrers rad spok n very ably for two
hour but be nistook the tide of his
t;sut, ard epoke against II Tie
cileut, ~ DIS ract:on, told him he had
ruined him forever thar n argued
% he wro-g side. P6h! is thai all |!
Iepiied ti'e prompt advocate; be at
cate apG II set every thing right.
lie continued his address 10 the court |:
cbsei viug, that he had only been sta.
tag wha' his am go i t night aledge |;
end 20 proceeded to refute all he had
said. ~ ultlcas the honoratle sena.
tor wotld also reinstate himself
I" l'hS gentleman from Georgia,
(Mr Craw'erD H&d Rpatiated on the
untai-nsss Of makilutffis party ques-
tor 1t was extrc kele unknd in that
gentleman, alte~ haVi g himself fied
10 tie enrmS's camp, to.hurl s,reasm
and reproach az tn faithful band who
remained firm ca their pest, and stood
their ground. Mr. G. ex lsinsd; he
did not say 1t was converted into par
~ question heie, but such had been
tns csse elsewhere. Then, sir, it was
the more uppeue Gus to reflect on the
couduct of gentlemen in the other
housI, who had no opportunity to re
fute his assertions !; but he ventufed
To- affirm that there was nos solitary
instance OF eesertlon from the party
to hieh the honorable gentleman had.
gene Cver;s every fede 81 member
adbe.ed q bisposiiion with obstina
6 Mr. Claythen entered into an ex
PlaDatiou Of constitutions, (in which
he genersiy ncurrrd with the analy-
sic o. & by Mr. Giles)- he federal
government was peculiar was com.
posrd' OF enumerated powers Bestowed
~ aid taken from number of other
gDys THmerts, which had delegated
Saansum authority for ns,ional OBJ.
.j.-c's. What was incident 20 n ex-
pr s. P " r might be fairly exefcised
---bu', b no magic of implication
could a jis.iqpt, substantive power be
derived {; SUCH tkwcr must be express
" given, ami, herein consisted the
er' a, feature of the federal goyern.
ment. Gentlemen, in TIER rage for
construction, bsnt their course over
the consultations It was centended that !