Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-04-24
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CONGRESS-.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
Friday, April 5.
Sketch .fproceed;nys continued.
BANK BILL.


BANK BILL.
The amendments of the Senate 20 the bill to
Incorporate the subscribers 20 the Bank of the
Uniteed States, being under consideration
MIR. RaHi0ibh moved that the bin and amend
ments be indefinitely postponed, avowedly for
the purpose Of destroying the bill. Mr.. X. sup.
ported his motion, by adverting to the small mum
Der of members present, and the impropretv of
passing, by a screwed up, strained and costive
majority, so important a measure, at the end of
session, when the members were worn do n &
exhausted by daily and long attention to bust
ness a measure, which, IN time Of war and of
great public emetgercy, could not be forced
Trough the House q nea sure so deeply involv-
ing the f-,lrs We { re, AMI which W 10 rive a
color and character 10 the furure destiny OF IN 9
country; measure, which If IT, and another.
Che tariff should pass into laws, the present ses
sion would be looked back 10 as the most d.sas-
trous since the commencement Of the republic :;
and which much as he depreca ed war, he would
rref war itself 10 either Of hem. Mr. r. then
proceeded tn aTgu" against the bill as unconsti-
"a, unal, nexpedient and dangerous
Mr. Calhoun said, il certainly could not be ex.
Pected Of him to enter into so untmelv and un
necessary discuss on Of he general question
The bill had been before the House three weeks
when it was maurely considered it was sent TO
the Senate and now comes back with few I'M
WHICH lilG HOUSE nau
20 pass II was unfair 10 say, that the b II was
urge@ through The House improperly and the
gent n m stalk lsoi stain tia a b nix b II
could not be passed at the las, session. II was
notorious that b. 10 est. blIsh national bank
did pass At the las, session, aud was rejected by
he President Of United States
Mr.. GTosvsHOT did not know what the gentle
man meant by a hard screwed majority He
would venture TO say that the house had advan-
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calmness as they ever did on any public matter
whatever the BIZ was not pressed thrs' impro.
neriy The pressure talked Of bg the gentleman
"as m fact directly he other way w IN 200
$ e &c buttons b. ring do n on he members of
th house, II required something more than COM
mon iirmness equi holiness urge the bill
THIS influence would every day be-. me stronger
and It the subj was deferred TO the next ses-
SION, ITS passage would be impossible. He had
never since he came into Cnugrass known a bin
passed with more ample discussion the gentle
man from Virginia had himself taken a part an
able part M it.-ltwas not Struggled through the
house fair majority lad passed it, and lie was
convinced, from informa'3o he had rec eiyed that
It the people themselves could he consulted there
would be ten TO one in faaor Of It. AIr & an
s"ered some OF slr. Randolph's objections 10 the
principles Of the bin declaring his difference
from that gentleman on the constitutional uues.
ton AID his bel ef Of It's nece sfy 20 he saf,tv
Of The country. The constitutional question lad
been long since put to sleep by the repeated de.
cislons Of all the pruper authorities af er mature
reflection, and ought never again % be revived
Mr.. hlndolm replied TO Mr.. Grosyruor, and
ntoT ed his constitutional objections to the bin.
m which be was borne out by the decision of
congress in refusing TO renew the charter of the
Old bank, which decision was grounded ON the
want Of constitutional power. tie adyered also.
90 support ofhs opinion, 20 the Instructions from
TIE Legislatures Of Virginia and Kentucky, 20
their Senators, to vote against the old Bank
which instructions were gwen on the ground oil
l1af institution being unconstitutional Mr. r.
declared himself the holder ofno stock whatever,
except 1--we stock, and had determined never TO
own any but + this bill passed, he would not
only be stakeholder TO the utmost OF his power
nut would advise every man, over whom he had
any influence, 20 do the same, because n was the
creation Of great privileged order of the most
hateful KIND TO his feelings. and because he
would rather be The master Than the slave-Ifhe
must have a master, let him he one with ep,ulet.
ties, something that he could fear and rsspec,.
something that he could look up to--but mot
IN SER with quill behind MS ear
Mr.. Hebsfcr sad this was a subject ON which
great change Of opinion bad ts, en- place Of, both
s des Of the House and anmsdyerted on what
ne called compromise ofprnciplc on a great mo.
med institution and the dssertion, NOS only oil