Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-01-16


tons Il twas ~ The power of genlcmcn l. discard
III such feelings in considering thf grcatqu.s'en t.
which thfs rlc mortal referred, he 81" hnleo
that II might b. donc.
AIR CAMBRELENG, Il :. Yofk, sand that h'
heartily loin.d IN lhe wish just expressed ~ TIC
gentleman from South Carolina, Mr. hcDcffIt.I
thatth le,t might b. approached without any
hing lax naitcul excitement hu thEt h'itnai
anl himself must i've far beyond The ordinary
lrn.th If mans life, # they ever lived l. sec th"
question separated from party considerations }
Introduction DID moi yery much deeciEc hun INA
gentleman IN the bcglnnlns of the session had' f'
prrSsly sind that The Bank question would .le'l
IN his Committee throughout the Residue ol lpe >.
sion
Ierc Mr.. MeDUFFIE mtcposcd. and 81"
tha, The g.nt,man had 'nnrcy IN sunderet""'
Ihm-that he lad never made any such assertion
Mr. NBtEI.E.Nti sad h stool corrected
". ronenred " ith the ccnilamnn that The snlgre
a4-lt {, be- met bat hc hoped that IN consldenns II
The llarsr would deliberate lonc and reflect mature
~ They would thoroughly examine tn Effai
auction. whether any Bank III the country conld
aavt the power to issuea currency from all it
branches IA every part Of the eounty-Pny h1le no
where
Hero Mr. MtDUFFIE WINS about to lnterposc
whom Mr. GAMBRELENG sad he wns not g"-
as to enter into the merits Of the General question
but had risen for the purpose Of suggesting IN Inc
gentleman from Gcforgla, tMr. WAYtED not 10
move 20 ioy tins memorial on the tab.' lie "hs
flf himself wdhus and ready % meet the SUBJECT
lie WISHED also 10 make nppcnl 10 the gentleman
from South Carolina Mr. hcDufrn,) whether he
would persist IN his motion 10 refer the memorial
tho Committee If WnY aud Means, sceue TINT
in should 20 10 q Select Committee that gentleman
would occupy ~ such Cotnmllire the same stntioh
h. held IN the Standing Committee to which hc be
Ionred nnd whether h. would rot consent thai the
,ah,rtof rrcharrrng the Bunk should 20 10 a select
conn Itirc a. II lad heretofore done2 lie ial
Ionrd with hat gentleman IN referring 50 much ol
ihe Mrtsaga asrcnted 10 tins subject 10 the Commit
tceof Ways aud Means. But the consideration oil ii
memorial which would require the whole SUBJECT To
be sGd 10 the very bottom was, OF itself, sufficient
10 occupy COMMITTEE during the whole session OF
Congress. The Committee Of Ways AM Means
was rhnrgcd with the revenue and finances OF the
country aud could not give II that attention winch
required lie therefore suggested 10 the gentle
man from South Carolina, whether he ought not
in Justice 70 others us well AS TO himself to move
the reference of the memorial to a Select Commit
tee
Mr. McDUFFlE replied, thotto do so would not
be IN comply with the order OF proceeding III the
IIo1se, inasnurh as the subject appropriately hc.
longs to the Committee on Finance
Nh CAMBRELENG, thercnpon moved that
the memorial be referred 10 Select Committee.
Mr. COULTER, Of Pennsylvania, sand that he
had not been so fortunate ns the gentleman from
Georgia, Ar WAYNG, n0amuoh ~ he had not
heard tbnl such memorial was tins day to DO pr
scented to the House, asd the only reason he tn
any particular interest, MS To the disposition oi H.
wns thht many Of the petitioners resided within
the State from winch he came. lie had the same
interest IN the General subject with other culzcn' Of
tn country What was the subject before the
House A p,ullon had been pre5cnt"dirom mum
her al hgy respectable citizens ON II SUBJECT rtal
" interesting ofhe nation llud they not IA right
70 addrrsg ha House Had they approached 1t
with An aldgtss upon a h"h and frivolous SUBJECT
\ subject mpop,r to occupy the attention Of the
Legislative body No. II was subject which
claimed the attention not only of that ilouSei Tat OF
the whole Union A subject which must undergo
the acton al the Legislature Mt some period not far
distant aud how was II proposed to treat these
citizens lfha had not misunderstood the gentle
man from Georgia, that gentleman had proposed
that these citizens, together with the subject o.
which they petuoncd should be contempmouey
thrown under the table, and that on the ground that
II subject not fit at this time u occupy the At
teutou Of the Representatives OF the United States
What were the reasons advanced IN support OF tins
position Why that the subject otthe petition par
took of party character or that the presentation Of
the petition was connected with certain other polll-
cal movements IN the country. This might be
GOOD reason with the gentleman from G"org,g, as
he very possibly WAS nthe secrets of the party
that had met at Baltimore but Il, Ton himself he was
not He stood ON that floor as Representative OF
the People-prepnredt 10 act on the subjects which
IN that capacity might be brought before HIM
lie was Governed by no such consdtratlons-h
knew of no conncXlon of the memorial with any
party or othel proceeding at Baltimore All he
knew was that the petitioners resided IN the State
Of Pcunsy lvdnia that they had right TO present
memorials andhad acted properly IN dong so, and
mere allegation that the paper was connected with
political movements al BALTIMORE formed no rca-
SON why hr should not exercise the responsibility
which had been committed 10 HIM. II had been
sad that the Bank question always would be con
ucrtcd with the politics ottic country. lfthat was
true IL was objection that would apply equally at
all times But such was not his view Of the subject
lie hoped that the areat experiment of a represcn-
tatiyr government had not completely failed that
Legislative Assembly could notrrouounce upon
great subject connected with the interests Of the
country without being governed by The predllec-
TONS for men and by feelings Of mere party politics.
The moment he should bc compelled to believe that,
he should conclude that the great republican expert
men' had failed, for 1t was the same 10 him whcth-
or dcspot on the thtone dominecrcd over the couu
try, or some demagoguc who issued his prociama
tons, from committee room, OF clseW here con-
troilcd public opinion, and ruled the country L
great questions of National Policy were to be set
tied on the palny politics OF the day, or by NOR,
pret.nce for individuals til people ought to know
II 1t was because he believed that that House wa.