Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-07-27

Mr.. b. said he not only recoected the historical Incl.
dent to which the Senator had alluded but he remember
ed also the particular character of the acts upon which The
unfortunate monarch had placed his One was the
decree against the emgrans booming to death every mans
flying from the erros of the revolution The other was
decree exposing TO death the Priests, the ministers of re-
igon in France To lettering age rem Bling mo-
Tiers, and terrified children, atemp ping escape from the
guotne, to preserve the teachers of religion from mas
sacre, and the temples and affairs of Almighty God from
being stained by the blood of his ministers were the ho
objects Tor which the unfortunate monarch exercised HE
hg prerogatve Is there thing these hich ought
sneers?
What said Mr.: b., the result The Postcards, Sir,
me iish-w women began TO shout Madame Ve0 Marie
hntoinette, the unfortunate Queen of France As often
as she showed her head, whened with premature frost by
tcFrors oil the attacks upon the Bastle Tueres at
The iron grangs Of her apartment, they hooted at her.
-hdddme Peto! The king every where greeted by
the mob and the pkemen with the cry of Monsieur Ic
TO- Even the young Dauphn upon whose birth our revo
uuonary Congress had congratulated their ssgreat and
gooa any, aud the French nation, sdgmatzed
Lue Peto And now, after the lapse OF 40 years when
the ervor Of revolution has passed away when the mon
arch and his family sleep in their graves there is no
hg togve passion an ascendency reason, Amer
can SENATOR on this floor has the magnanmty and Justice
to attempt TO revive the feelings of the Partisan mob
DID 1t stop here? No Sir; Monsieur Teto paid for his
teme'y in daring TO resist the bloody of his
eous prosecutors with the loss of his head The blood Of
his wife, scoiled at MADAME VETO, streamcd upon
me scaiiod and theirinnocen child than muir
deren ~ the studied cruelty Of his keeper, under whose
hands he persisted in prison.
But, said Mr. b. what application did the Senator from,
nneh'uSKy intend TO make OF his historical incident
The aIuson was not unmeoning- not without point
and object 1t is impossible mistake the intended an
pIcaion Ariul revolutonss set on the ishwomen and
mob OF Paris TO nicknorne the French King Monsieur
Veto, with view make him odious that tbev uipbt
the readily accomplish their bloody desgs Pres
dent JACKSON is now pointed the National Republic
for the nickname of General Ieto with osi
the people may infer He has his upon an act TO
deuge his country with innocent blood but TO per-
petuate an odous monopoly, and power
snbvesye oil the constitution and dangerous TO the ber-
ties OF his country. But that is his crime He is i'm
the way OF ambitious who his much as
they hate his person To give the Bank full sway and
open te pain oil power TO our modern agiatos he
be siismazed with the nickname OF General Vefo and
rendered odons to the country If the wishes of his
sai'ants could prevail our people would be taught
the part OF the Parisian meb General VeO, then like
uonSieW peto would be brought to the guillotine and
then, sir, he lciH be in nObOdy's tcGy.
Mr.. Clay throughout his speech had made a studied,
and frequently, theatrical effort in his criticisms and re-
marks on the veto message ridcue and dparaee Cen
Jackson He did stop Idicule and dsparagemcnt
He strained, perverted aud msepresened the Presidents
charges upon him: instance is in charging the presi-
dent with having attempted convert the Bank into n
political tool, and then turning against it, and denonncip
IT because he could not il toola charge which
was put down by Mr.. Ingham the other in Charging the
President with mpung to the House of Representatives.
conduct which he had imputed TO the Bank. Such low
and iliberal artice employed against the President bv
any Senator, would have been essentially oGensiy. To-
every liberal mind but coming from rival candidate for
,ne PRESIDENCY 1t was revolving disgusting, sckenng.
Mr.. Benton did overlook the opening which his adj
versary had here presented him. He saw him laid bare TO-
The keehest chasiisemcn and he gave him strain
buke.
lie drew the contrast of civilized and barbarous ma
uons,and placed i'll high elie the courtesy the urbap
y, the gcncmany Difference and forbearance which dis
hnguished the civilized, aud refined man, in his conduct
towards his rivals and competitors Even contest f,
the hand of lady, (c said the civilized adversary was
silent the dement's of his connection HE irs ,,oro
sealed the moment his rivals character was attacked mr.
only opened TO defend him, il unusy attacked For so
high prize as the Presidency Of the IT Sta,os = W
ingon Jefferson, Madison Monroe had g xemnlifcd
what then thought be the highest order of refined
decacy, in totally abstanng from all come xion all CON
cern, all conversation, about the impending election and
rival candidates, when rivals they had. But how inf
nitcy short did that negative abstinence fall behind the
decoTOuS, courteous polite liberal and rerGcio,s aII
ons and assertions, with which tile Senator from Ken
lucky in his three hours speech has greeted the gentle
man who in reference the Presidential election stands
in an antagonist relation to himu
Mr. c. had anmadverted on the President for remark
ing that the new bank bill had been referred TO the
Executive for its consideration Mr. B. Showed that eve
ry bank bill ever yet brought before Congress- had either
originated the Treasury Department. or been Sent there
for revision, and that this lust and proper as e ~
constitutional yindicaon Of the Bank rested ;,pon the
sumption that the Bank necessary to the successful
conducting of the finances; and that the omission IN Sod
This bill to the Executive before passed the Senate was
dsrePectfu aud improper and the So because the
Secretary of the Treasury had been called upon at this
very session TO furnish the projet of tariff bill tAr.
Clay mere asked leave to make remark and said that the
resolution calling the Secretary in the House of Re-
personalities was in his hand writing. Mr. b. sub
equeny explained this circumstance, and Showed, from
copies of official letters that the Chairman Of the FL
nance Committees in the Senate and House of Re-
personalities, had called on Mr.. MLane furnish
his estimate OF revenue and bill repeating duties,
which he had declined to do, in writing, unless in
ructed by the House and furnished with authority for
collecting the information necessary to the subject lie
said also, that he authorized 10 say that the Chair.
OF tia Committee Manufactures OF the House Of
Representatives had called upon the Secretary for the
purposes that the Secretary in the same
way; and that the Chairman (Mr. Adams asked him to
draw up such resolution he deemed necessary which
he did; and that the resolution referred by Mr..
Clay. MIR r. then said, this detail of facts Showed that
the Secretary had sought The vocation Of drawing the
tariff bill declined il when duly called upon That
the course followed by the Committees on Finance and
the House Committee Of Manufactures, ought to have
been followed by the Senates Select Committee ON the
Bank; and the omission to do justified lhe Presidents
remarks
Having disposed OF these preliminary topics Mr. q.
TO the matter in hand--tho debate on the Bank,
which had only commenced the side Of the friends Of
that institution since the Of the message. Why
debate the Bank question now, he exclaimed, and
bate 1t bofprel Then the time make converts; now
be expected Why lips unsealed now, which
silent the grave when this act iis passage
through the Senao2 The Senator from Kentucky bin.
SELF the end Of OF his numerous peroaons decar-
cd that nc expected to make converts. Then, why
speak three hours? and other gentlemen speak a whole
day? Why this post tdctopost Dl0rfeB this D0sfhUs
nOits-dcbatc2Ihe deed Is done, The Bank bill IS IL
nshed. Speaking change the minds Of Senators,
and make them their votes still less 1t change
the President and make him recall his veto Then why
/ speak, To whom do they speak Wih what object do
thew speak? Sir exclaimed Mr. b., this post fdcto de-
bate IS not for the Senate the President, nor to
alter the fate Of the Bank bill II is to the Of
6cers Of the Bank-to direct the efforts OF It's merce-
naries in their designs upon the people-to bring out
lis stream Of corrupung influence by inspiring hope
! eu,1O all its Al The tolte In vcfe