Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-31

OF this House on the principle Of the hin AMI
wih th'sv view he moved to strike OUT the CIV
acung clause. 1t was not his intention 70 do.
'a'n me committee by any prolonged discus,
$40" he wished 10 direct them nj once IN
me principle Of the measure, and, in doing so.
ne should submit to their considerable s.,,r.,
general principles Of national law. and !, few
facts, which he thought had bearing ON m.
uext) :" 'u'
Mr. Tracy. of N. Y, took the floor. in SIM.
port OF the bill, and had been addressing tho
House Tor some time, when
on mo'i"o of Mr.. Wright, Of Ohio. tho
COMMITTEE then rose and, ha wing obtain I'd
leave to sit again, the House adjourned.
The late Loan.-W. observe that some ~
wv, cs,rrh papers complain that the late
'"an Of Five Millions Of Dollars was snfr.r.S
10 he taken, at four and half urr csn, H., ,,.
bank of the United States, seeing ,hs, .s
they aver, individuals offered premiu,ns g..
PORTIONS of the loan at that rate of in,rr..,
Called for. "'e 'ouuiy
"edo not pretend 70 understand much .,e
.ness matters but the following facts, which
we have from good AUTHORITY. viii ser,.,.i
throw Some light upon the matter.
Inc aggregate of all the ind, iduaI o6..,
'"r portions OF this loan did not -xr..d on..
hall of the whole required amount. Th.so
oilers We're made at par, and at various rail-
y. aa.a"ce upon par, The highest Of which
QUO -, moi rxcred two and a half per cent.
Inc BARK OF the United States offered IN
'ase 'hr whole, but nothing less Than tho
"h"'r, OF The loan, al par. In no other man
ner could the government haY. ful6II.d Ill.,.
intention OF the law tn an by accepiue the hid
oi Inc Bank "f The U. States.
Again The government, owne nm. er,.
ni tue whole stock of the B,sk of In, u,;,.d
STATES, ana Is OF course, entitled In mn, en-,
Ut the whole prof of III. Bank. IN. o.
81 ihr Bank tn take the Who'll. Of mi. L,.n
The low rate of one and "A half per rent h,io,.,
the legal rate of interest, shows that IN. Ri.
h.d that amount ofcapital wholly unempluv-
eu' and of course unproducti,e. By tb. no
SntlHti"n "f this loan, that unpro,iuciiye CAM.
TAI - made To produce t. ihr Bank nm io,sr
EST OF iour and half per rrnt.-nne fifth Of
when WIN oe repaid 10 The U. States in The
.hapeoi dividends on the capital stock mo
Bank. 49," " ''e
Making allowance for this ren,vma,t :,
will br seen that, though nominaiiv pav vino
tour and ball. per cent. interest on tins loan
me government, beiog itself partner in The
u ank "h'ch has taken it, will, in effect, be
PAVING only ahactiOn more than tnre. anil ,
hait per cent upon the loan.
We iorbear to enter more par,icnl,r,y inf q
mus matter, inasmuch as we perceive thai ;,
resolution has been laid on the ,abl. or I'M.
House of Representatives, which will probahlr
elicit an official explanation of the whole Al.
fair. s,se., d.
Major Gen. Wiufieid L. Scott has arr;v,d
IN this city.
Gep. Scott has been, for some time mas, If
WEST Punt, as president Of board of officers
convened at that pos, f< the purpose of reyis,
ing me book of field exercise and mareu,rps
OF infantry, which was adopted a, The cl,se of
'ne 'a'e way and Ia Correct and enlarge thn
military rules aud regulations of the army of
the United States. Amy u
me Board has, we ,ind rs,aud. accon,li.h-
ed the object for which il was constituted
T,o r, MAT, Jour,
dent of the United States, for The Sts,. nf
Louisiana, have given,
For A"dre" Jackson, Syotes. For Pr.s;-
For John q. Adams, votes. ( dent.
For john Z. Calhoun, votes for Vice pr-si.
dent.
INDIANA.
For Andrew Jackson, votes, as President.
for john Y. Calhoun 5 votes, as Vice Pre-
sident In