Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-15


discussion OF the Bank Question: Sir i: sm cspa,
6e OF understanding an argument, and certainly
hs'ened To the gentleman with close attention, the
gentleman from y. laboured 10 convince tins Ifou.e
that the Bank should be allowed To mnnar. its own
conccrns How stands the case Mr.. s? The Com
monwcnlth of Virginia, is the owner Of more than
one thlTd OF tho capital stock of TINT bank and vet
the gentleman over and again. has told you-le
the Bank alone. she knows her own concern. host
but sir when we ask you To permit the so ckholJers
ot the Canal Comrany. 70 manage their affairs the
gentleman from +, tells you-by means,--the
Legislature OF Virginia must do ii for them hat
SIR, the Legislature OF Virginia, OWNING tho pnltrv
sum OF about $1,000 dollars, in a company, with
capitai OF millions, engaged IN the magniic ent on
tcrPriEe: OF cutting Canal from Washington TO
Cumberland, and asking such notification OF her
CHARTER as ny enabling her To acquire he funds will
continue the same from thence TO Pittsburgh Sir.
the proposition OF the gentleman falls BY his own ar
Gnmen's MI Speaker, affirm that it the amend
n4ents proposed by tbe gentleman from F. shall pre
vail 1t VIII be utterly useless to invite subscripions
" STOCK TO The western sec ion OF the canal for not
one 'ar viii be subscribed on such terms--I trust
postponed.
The gentleman from Prince George in his oppo
ston To TINS bill has thought proper 10 int reduce IN
the notice of this House the worthy individual who
standing to that individual the double relation of CON
su'uent aad representative. The gentleman from
r. W. Tells you that he il cunning ard desiening
man, that lie is visionary, &c. Sir, ifhe gentleman
"""' RiS'iNe III the pubIc services OF Cha's +.
Mercer any thing TO chsl enpc his es,cem il i The
,n'Sorfuc not the fault of the gentleman from Prince
q. S'r, the individual alluded to may be visionary
ior ne has conceived the possibility of surrounding
the i"ny Allegheny aRd of mingling the waters OF
Inc OHIO and the Chesapeake Bay-brt SIR he could
never imagine the possibility of communicating per.
sPcaci,y 10 c'gen lemnn from p. George Sir
nave marked with attention the course of the gentle
man IN TINS House, and altho he he very ami
aoe man, he never can have the CAPACITY 10 under.
stand Cha's F. Mercer. Impossible sir-ut,crly i'm
possible. lie tells you sir that this is q scheme To-
ehtrap you-and that after while you will be called
on 10 subscribe money Aud suppose you are sir
does 1t follow that you to give it. win not sue
ceedhg Legislatures be rs competent 10 refuse or 10
give as ia the present.
Mr.. MCabe pro csted against the unfairness of at
tempting to defeat great public measure by direct
the prehlHdIce which may happen TO exist against
one OF Its otHcars 70 the nstutionand called on the
House to consider the bill upon its own qualities
Wheeler gooq or bad, and to pass reject it uccor-
AR. Rires of p. G., in reply said he had the same
opinion OF his Perspcacitv. expresseS by the gent lc
man from Loudoun, (sTr MCabc.) Flo was a
straight forward man, pretending to no front ner
sp'caci'y, and generally speaking what he thou ght
MIR Fo"loer hoped the would not sustain the very
harsh procedure moved by the gentleman from Prince
george although, indeed, with his friend Ioudoun he
w9"n rather see the ball etniiey postponed than anmel
ea whh the amendment of the gentleman from Frederick
The chesapeake and Ohio canal he remarked was an en-
'epfse III "ch IN, cons'uens-he might well say, CT
ses OF large and important section of the
wa he o,y INN
mem upon an enlarged scale at least from WHICH they expect
Ell 10 derive certain aad permanent benefit had 90 far en-
co"eed many and peTplexng om sources
o rom winch II had right TO expect kndlier friend
treatment In ,he nepicnt stages Of tie enterprise and
snoe they had collected aid from Virginia This State had
however prrscvensly refused recognise its claims mprn her
justice and had treated scheme visionary aud foreign
10 Tie interests OF her citizens. II had nped over
az uhcues and bid fair to realize the favorable aniicpat
{" us nehds had trumphed TOO without the of Viz.
great This body now to convert her nne, in
difference into entire hostility her TO pcIex and
eHoaf,aSs The operations at company winch she
ny eveiy consideration OF justice to her citizens
courage but which she had so far Ie the chay pecul
ton Of foreigners.
To the amendment of the Senate had no objections [,
was appended, he presumed IhTO abundant caution He
speak thus iavorahly amendments of the gentleman fam
frederick lie considered the propositions OF that gentleman
which should characterize tho sections of that Important
work as calculated to defeat the object 81 the memorial
MIR. Faulkner was here interrupted and guve way 10
Mr. UaSon Of Fred, who said that as tie amendment
oil the Senate, III his belief would tain the chief end
IN view, and as gentlemen coming from the same
quarter with himself were opposed only TO the two
last, he would not prorac the discussion by insisting
on them--but would defer his opinion to theirs. Tho
Cd and Sd amendments were then Withdrawn by Nr
MIR. Rirc, of T. G., moved to postpone the bill
and amendments indefinitely.
MIR Faulkner hsped the motion indefinite
would not prevail lie felt indeed from personal
kno" ledge Of the feelings of the House. that they possessed
an accurate ea OF the true object aud purposes the BIZ
however aTli the attempt made enlist sanst certain
sClluss "o"lu not NC treated haTshy unavOTably.
10y the conditions of the charter that copany
they are inhibited from commencing the until
Tie eastern section OF the canal is completed Should Iey
commence sooner, they forfeit their charter The object Of
e present bill is to dispense y that condition the charter
10 npowcT the company TO commence the
soon as majority III interest of the Stockholders, shall give
their assent To such Oommenccmeni expressed ia general
meeting called for the purpose, OF the annual meetings
oi the company The bill was IN pursuance OF resolution
ut the company adopted general meeting of sockhsd
ers and the support of the the char.
Ter were strong They clearly and succnety forth
the memorial which had just been read.
Mr. F1t kner could valid objection against the bill
Inc request was reasonable, and evidence the increasing pro
etess aud prospects Of the enterprise Even admitting the
pausiiy Of some of the views uTgedb 10y the gentleman
frederick they could derive force alone il coupled With pre-
Vsion imposing an obligatory condition the company
commence the western section eastern
bni rs tbs m stood al present. simply yestng etonary
power ~ the company 10 tho section when
majority or interest Of the stockholders should think prop.
eT aud cXPeden, he could perceive the force OF
That bill could only take effect and provided when
received the assent Of all the parties the ogna copa;
70 WIZ me aseh Of the Of the United States-nI
Fennylyana and Maryland lie therefore some loss