Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-10
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70 sg III the Goth Of February. Or TO such
act W. ~. ~ q Congress may adopt IN lien
ists - a.e provided also. that the banks
Of t,'s g by the 10th day Of January IN
shat ~ a coin Of the U. IS. all is notes
the ; NJ ior any sumdes than one dol
OF y Ar. NJ. urged, as an argument. N
lar. e the measure, passage N the
iass' s,es.soe of the President, from
lale .s he inferred a distinct intimatlon
W'l,'4 ne general government would per-
ina 4, the resolution which they had
se1s stsd. tocall forthe public dues IN spe 1
aeoPi - 81 the 30,h Of Feorcary. lie
eas' .olyl that no state pride ought 70 ne
cO@ ";;fed as he was sorry to see had been.
ts ~ attempt TO produce a concurrence
V cen our Own measuses and those Of
.~an' ,tess-Cougress having exclusivelF
~ noaer under the constitution. 10 re,
e snG our currency He asked ifitwa-
sot hotter to CO operate with Congress,
. ~ whose measures ne might calculate
I'm some degree Of assurance, rathef
,ssn with the banks of the middle states,
,sbose interest had indueedtlien to select
ne ION JuIy, and who's interest might
;nduoe them 10 change u Besides, a
raa fact HAD come ept; that they we're
.bnt II send Mr.. Sergeant ole OF thely
bgar, to England for Eve millions 81 s."e-
cue that har wcul] get them on geat'
forms as Spanish DoAarste selling II
London ar y per cent below par. aud al
teg AZ The expeuces being deducted
w5alg leave c'eir pei,fit Of 2 per cent
q nat the U, 5. Bans mig lead its
own ,tocko}ders the $peeie topay up Their
lai3 iDsaneat, Instead Of their coming
into oar markets toebtain the specie tipm
our banks. if they sl'auld open on the
e0tb II Feb aarv. Mr., ii, said. that II
this 4aase co 5tianea to sit only til tbs
l5,F Jaapal J. they would be able 10 k9a"
VIA sep Congress woesd take; a
Congress mnst terminate on the 4th OF
March. the 6u5lic dues mus DC collected
aud timely 5otige would have 70 be slYef
to tie collectors Of The reseaue, scatter
edm Iudiana. the Missouri. &c. same-
time before The Goth of February, whe,
ther they mPant 70 adhere 70 their reso
lulioa, AZ. NJ also cmtended, thar nuf
banks would be able 20 pay specie BY the
goth Of Feb-uary, as all they wasid have
to do woald be 10 co1ser; their pubhc
stock, foreign notes. St. into spec,e.
Mr.. Smyth was net',atis tied "ath the
idea Of passing an act depending 90 re-
solution of CongreSs-that II was our bll
siness 20 adHimsteg relief to our own
banks that cOngres was power'ess Tor
this palpose for, il they should adhere
to their resolution, how Should we standfI
Congress- waald thas say, our vault
should be open, while those Of the osEer|
banks were SHAT. lie stated that the
gentlemen from Louaeua wished tf2
banas to briag l.5G0,9a0 dollars OF spe-
Gle. With the3f sSac&, &c. at sacrifice OK
SSa0O0 only; but as the illstalment Q
the National bark would rsglue $3.50
GOO, there would br greate. dehantiI
ior specie, It's price woaid ri>es Shd tie
Gust tUaaF banks more thau S2,G03.~gr.s,
Mr baker mayed 10 aueud sir, Med
cef; absitaie BY striking out 50 Maesi.
as Soajd Cause ii TO be read, instead 9
the act If last winter heiAg suspended,
that 1t sAou i she and the sane is hege
by repeaesi.n He was oppo<ed to Inc
0l1giaal ot' ard the substitute, hecal,se,
particular dly pas oamtd in eaca, to,
the sacie reason, ne lad b.en last winte.
opposed to 80 iawealch had been I'D ,pr.
ed We see lien ibid that on tee / 5tn
Nov. The oailas woaia pa, as If there
wee magic - that taw: lie had ;heIl TIE
misfortune to ffd hiase { IN a small mi
Aolity, but nug he tab,es Gese turned !
and be teaad ltG.elf Il !aree majority
Oa tllai question:, lie asked If thereI
were how any particular ela9ic in the 2afli|
" feOraary crthe tof July ? Cou 81
aol TIE people ct Virginia Iegisl4te. T.
- without locking to Congress-
ne ,houset il enough that in lcgi iatinsl
-. ''Fg,nla ne passed no law which con-
uayehed The poaer. of Congress. thereI
N"s 10 moe iaasic in the 1st Of July.
because we we're aDt sure that the North.
srn oalAs would adAere to the dar. aud
"e ,,aa 10 ldeaot an, dependence on me-
ns; e4G'pptatlons. de begged leave !"
s svta Tue house OF a trite adagc, Ne
s Ss1' %'Fa crepiiam--Aye had better
s SaSA .o0ar last, and coa6ae on selves to|
SUBJECTS more within eur comprehension.
!. we had best leave ii to those who had
"s Stes'est interest in the matter.
o. ,' oceu called TOR the ayes and noes
Az "a motion Of Mr, Anthony, (who said
g., ~s MOTION to repeal altogether was nov
NJ. me nrst time brought before The