Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-04-15
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From the National mteHgeacer.


The NATIONAL CURRENcY.-Weh had the plea
sure. few days ago, to present to our readers
luminous report of the Senate Committee of Fl
nance upon the subject of the National Currency,
according throughout with the views which we
have heretofore had occasion to take Of that sub
ject. We have now the high qualification of be-
ing able to state that Report was yesterday
made in the House of Representatives, from the
eloquent and able pen of Mr. lMcDu6fe, Chair
man of the Committee of Ways and Means,
which does honor to his talents, and to the indie
pendence and industry of himself and the Com
mi,tee. The report is of such length. that We do
not know when we shall be able to publish it, but
of such interest that no reader, when he comes
to peruse it, would wish it shorter.
| The Committee have taken every point of the
question, evading nothing, shrinking from no diff
flcultv. avoiding no responsibility. The report
examines the question concerning National
Bank as presented by the Presidents Message,
under three great general heads, or divisions,
viz: First, the power of the Government to esta-
blish Bank as an agent for the correct and pro-
per administration of the financial concerns OF
the country: Secondly, the expediency OF estab-
fishing, with that view, such institution as the
present Bank of the United States: and thirdly,
the expediency of substituting for such Bank,
| hs
Message of the President
! Each of these points is very fully and cOnclu-
sively argued in the Report. The decision of the
Committee. is uaequivocally in the affirmative on
the two first of these questions, and as decidedly
in the i, peTa Ss on the third The hsa,
sure. are perspicuously stated, and the climax OF
the objections 10 it is presented IN terms wh'cn
we quote from the Report, that they may speak
for themselves, as follows:
:. But the inevitable tendency OF Govern
ment Bank to involve the country IN paper sys-
TEN. is not. in the opinion OF the Commlttee' lhe
greatest objection. The powerful and IN . me
hands of a bad Administration, the irreais''oie
and corruptng influence which II would exercise
over the elections of the country. constructs ati
'obiection more imposing than all the otnerS unit
ed No matter by what means an Ad'hi'''sua-
ton might get into power, with such a rehe.'-
ous engine in their hands, 1t would be almost I'M
possible to displace them W''h'm some "'""'"
Ions iaterposition Of PrOrideace."
OF this Report, ten thousand copies were or
dered 70 be printed for the use OF the House o.
Representatives
COLUMBIAN INSTITUTE.
Officers of the Columbian Institute, for tn
, President. John C. Calhoun,
: Vice President, UlliGm Cranch,
Secretary .4sybur Dickins,
Treasurer. Bailey Washin gton,
Counsellors, Uilliam Elliot,
: Henry HINT,
! Thomas LaW.
.4ler'r M'UiLlinms
lillian ". Seaton.
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. In the House of Commons on the 5th OF Marcf
4 another unsuccessful attempt was maze 10 'rahS
for the Elective Franchise from the obnoxlou
: horouuh of East Retf6rd. to Birmingham; uPo
. which the numbers were, tor the proposi'ioh'
: AGAINST it l5S. Mr.. OConnell Afterwards
. forcible speech, in the course OF when ne II
!. nroached the Aristocracy OF England WIN ia,
inc :. swindled the people out OF their r,sh, U.s.
nroposed that the experiment OF elecuoh 0. ID
J. lot should be tried at East Retford. me sugSe
non was warmly supported by cir r: Duiue'
> Mr.. Hume, and Mr.. Hobhouse, but IN seheI'
d was codly received even by the usual au'oca''
IF of Parliamentary Reform.
u A. q Lamb had strong objection TO the ba
tom God forbid the time should ever
c io' Rr;,isb voter would be obliged
"a ln mto corner TO put his ball into box i
" sui of coming boldly forward to vote Tor u
e s he liked best.-'Hear.l On the sugsestl'
IL Of Mr.. Peel, the motion was postponed.
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H. po,ors STATISTICS find the folio
y En IL ,be Congregational Magazine In Engal
er a and " Wales. the number of Cathedral DiSnt
OF @ae = 80. Of Church Livings, 1882. vi
er 49, i0I4 are in the gift governments 5.'o9
lie M atnrch -e4 of the universities; l97 oil pup
tn ,he Gnu nso of the mobility and gentry; and
ed o ." ih nbsSitants of respective parishes
10 tota number of Dissenting M
eS'i hese $50 are Roman Catholics aSs p'f 81
terrain: 1865 Independent; $40 aIsr .,
fist; o7 General Baptist; sSo 9uasfrM Met
f WESLEYAN Methodists; 4a4 Cai'lhiS''' 'Hs''