Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-04-24

he, instead OF lie httle scraps of Amendments
Ahcb were very well as far as they Went, but
We y trhng, and only served Ia c. Oug the c
and iormiy of the scheme, the Senate had &
TUNED the blli heal by, m ali tie beAu,y OF ,he
original INST tuition, II would have passed thTo'
the House swlf er thsn The current of PO,O-
mac.
MIR. Hubert replied TO MIR. Webster in de
fence OF the bill and of the course he had pursu-
ed IN relation to it. He dlsavowed any comp. o.
mise Of opinion either IN the principle or The de
tais ct the bill. He had sought me best liF hts
to ga de hum IN deciding on This bill he I'D Ia .
tened to tn gentleman trOu New Hampshire -
o"e who would, If any could, point OIL ITS defects
aud convince him of its danger but the only
objection he heard from that gentleman Was IN
government direction. That objection, MIR. II.
sand was not with HIM strong Que and he was
free TO say that if ne had the pow er OF legsla ing
at his viii he would hesitate before lac gave any
casS OF men the control of an institution uf thlrty
iiNe millions of liars, without r.zeryirg 20 60 2"
government strong check on them SIR Il
protes' ed with warmth against the prescription
which had been denounced agsinst those who Il d
not on th.s suoi ect go with the majority OF hat
party IN the House opposed L. the adnuis tr3t,on
lie dsclMmed airy such influence over his pub
lac cenduc he came here to &C according TO
us own sincere CONVICTIONS, and should desplse
himself If he c.uld submit to act - his or tla
&
Guided 10y declaring his SUPP Crt ofthe bank bill
To lie dlsm red he expected 10 hold not q
cents worth az It's stock, as he WAS not able 70 do
so-bui the bank he believed would De = area,
bench, 10 the country.
Mr. U'ight "a he was one Of those who had
aded IN pa ing down the old Bank, and was sure
tina, thousand years at er he was buried, his
vote on that occasion would be a monumental
prpotOt his worth and his regard for ;he best in
terests OF his country. He p-osed Il Oh The
ground OF meEped ency as well as demonstrations
atty but the Supreme Jude al tribunal had de
clded IT'S consrItnuonalty by often recogsIzIu.
it as party and it was now too late To aus ut on
the objection. MIR. w. argued some time in IA
vrof he bill and, adyerting to Mr. Randulp :
epihet 'h-t the bank was a scheme of public rob
berry, and ais declared intention % hold as much
of ITS stock as lie could, Mr. w, said his friend
from rginIa ought to recollect that the receiver
was always considered as bad as the thief &c
MIR Harden next delivered length ms views
of the question objectng TO the plan of bank
As embraced IN this bill, on constitutional ground
| as well as from belief OF il nexpedle cy If,
was member Of the Ken,'y Leg stature a, The
| time and was one of those VINO bad instructed II,
Senators TO vote aga nst the old bank because ot
us unconstilutionaity, and his opinions renamed
| unchanged, though he perceived some of hose
! who had acted with him ~ the case ludei chac
changed their OPINIONS and were nov supporters
! ofthe bank &c.
Mr.. Sharp spoke in reply 20 the remarks o.
| MIR Hardin, respecting he instructions IRON Ia,
| Kentucky Legislature, and justified his opinion.
| on the subject Of the bark
Mr.. Southland made few remarEs, principal
| ~ % shew that it was not on the ground OF n
constitutionalty that Congress had ref,r,ed 10 re
! new the cha er of he old bank and that it had
been recogn. zed by he courts, &c
| Mr. CrosreH0r replied to tie observations ot
Mr. Webster in dec ded manner. He denle
! tie right of that gen leman to lecture o,n,1
members Of The house for the course which the =
duty prescr bed to them. A to tie changes nj
| prnc pie, OF winch the gentleman had 50 ken
| Mr.. c. sad he did not mean TO enquire uhcths,
| the gentlemen on the other side of lie house had
acted consistently; but this he knew hat las.
! year the gentleman had been proud 10 -hake
! hands with them IN r,atipn 10 the bank, SC 80
! The geu'len n had spoken Of another chance n
! principle, alluded to gentlemen from hs de Of
! the IL use VIII vol ed for the presenl bn. I
! reply o this remark, Mr. G. sad, in tie f..
! place, he had sOme'h ne ofthlt Id puftani-al
| principle va him, which objected to beng drilled
IN TO- vote in h,s or that manner, or wha ever any
/ gentleman chose TO call question Of prime pie.
| Why did the gentleman ral the power Of ap.
| poiD'men o five dir, ctOrs gwen 10 the govern
| ment a question Of pr ciJle The que5' .pn rs,
whether one ff Of the dtrec ION gives he gov
| ernment a control over The bank ! soy no, SAID
Nr G.--the gentleman says yes, and, saying so,
this must bea question Of pruc.pie. m &. ri
G. said, appeared 70 he he course &c i,r zen is-
mans argument--the force Of which he der.el.
He Showed, that IN he state banks 10 New York.
mot undertaking TO say how It m ght be 10 New
( Humphrey such Failures had been nc0rp1ra ed
whilst General Hamilton wa, in the full vi.
gor OF his life and influence, aud it was ne b,
ms party too, &c rhe gentleman has sud this
control would be lever in rhe hands of the gov
eminent II was a straw, Mr. G said, instead Z
lever, and could not move m eagle, much less
I'VE and thirty millions OF dollars. When, even
on This sid Of he house, did h.s feature become
question Of principle Mr. & went ON Co
sheY, that he had cd TO the feature .u qucs
ton, and endeavored to procure It To be expuu-
ged, but he never considered it, nor had IL been
debated but as q question ofdet2l An leg,sia.
ton, he proceeded to argue was founded IN ihf
idea % mutual compromise a. To- mod tra,jnn OF
details and this clause now so much obisc.fG
TO, could produce no possible injury to the peo.
pie or 10 the government. When and where
d d this clause sTOU IL 70 principlel who could
tell, he sad he way IL travelled, and where IL
became pr.nciple--not in he oreu E,ce Of day
-he would not however here relate its bistorj
II had not been principle with him and never
should be nv G. went on TO say, that he had
never heard a wish expressed from ans side of
lhe house lbat the government should have an
absolute control over the operations Of the bank
&c. When ,hc discussion of dis bin had been
frs. opened, Mr.. G said be had heard an able
aud eloquent 'peech Of the gentleman from New
Hampshire, on the subj c. md that every speech
in which tbc evils Of the present sys en- were full
" depicted. had convinced him nfihe rxpedien.
cy o. uIe establishment Of Ills bank az better
calculated than any ding else 60 remedy the
vi. The gentleman had concluded that sdIre--
with saying, uIat IL Congress rose without bro
vldmg proper remedy thev would deserve ia, (
ezecraiion Of the nation Mr.. said be b.i'eY |
ell it, and believing, as be had flny tsh'c.cJ !
hs opinion the other day, thai there ""s ~ re ]
medy but the bill On the table no Mould Cs.