Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-01-16
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a.r, and Directors on behalf OF the StskhoierS %.
,he Rankofthe United States asking ior sfene"al
Of their charter
RANK OF TIE UNITED STATES
aoe, ,ba ai,,vc MENTIONED memorial WIS rad,
NJ NeDuFFIE moved II refer ito IT, Com
miuee of Ways AMI Means.
M, DAVIS nfSo1th Carolina. moved to Tfiif
COMMITTEE Of the W hoe House on ihcstie oil
the Union. g.,
A ,,,t,o, was also made TO refer At n n Select
C,mm;iec. ..4. -.
N, WAYNE, ofG,orgin sid. thath hal en-
s,rr,e, o.,as,,n expressed his objection 10 the
ysf.rence of this subject 10 the COMMITTEE 'i 'yS
and Means and he should not trouble The nous'
H.. r.,e.,,ng now what he advanced at the rom.
nencsment of the session IN favor OF th' appoint
roen, NJ a select committee hut he called upon gen.
,lemen 10 consider what WINS the attitude oiu' '"h
n,ttee of Ways aud Means IN reference 10 inc
Bank question, and to compare It with the o''u.i'
in which that question had been presented u vac
Ho.se by the President OF the uW'fd Sla''s III"
he would ask whether 1t was not mhhics"f l'of''
10 sul,pi, the memorial To a committee entirely IN
committed upon the subject. But lh' was ho' pl'
object for which he mad rl5cn-the present question:
.wsrc b.(ors he entered the House that a memorial
of tins kind would this morning be presented, and
v,ben he looked back upon the occurrences oil The
b,., four wceks and remembered what had lNfn
n,ecc At, late convention in Baltimore and thc
natives which had been avowed for bringing Tor
ward the subject at this time ne most say thA' S'l-
tl,men ought not IN permit petition OF tt's hhd 70
receive the attention Of the House. Who could
doubt that the presentation Of that memorial was
IL fact party measure, intended TO have an inPor
tsnt operation on persons occupying Inc hgheSt
offices fthr Government lfhoweverl 1t should
be considered necessary To enter upon The subject
nj ths presen, time Mr. W.yVE sad he WAS pre-
p,red 10 meet IT. But when gentlemen sn~ dis
uncty before their eyes, the motive oil sneh pro
ccedng, he hoped that Notwithstanding there
might be me lorlty IN the House IN favor oil Inc
Bank gentlemen would moi lend themselves To that
kind e acton Could II be necessary 10 take up the
question Of re-chnrtering the Bank at the present
sessent Gentlemen all knew, that tour years
mus, pass, before it's charter would expire and that
Congr.s had power to extend the period, II further
time was necessary to wind up IT'S affairs. 1t was
Known that other subjects Of an exciting character
must CONF mp lurng the present session, and could
there I've ony necessity, or propeiy, N throwing nd
dtona matter into the House calculated to usc that
excitement ye, higher He trusted some indiyld-
ua would follow HIM who might be nblc 10 present
the suh,cct - the House IN a stronger hight than
he could lie shoudbc willing IN the very outset 10
npet It by motion t, lay this memorial upon the IA
bic hut he would not make that motion ut present,
inasmuch as il would preclude discussion which
he wished to s- proceed He would therefore, r.
serve himself for such ultimate acton IN reference
ioit as no might consider proper
Mr. McDUFFIE sand that ifhc even could sup
pose that the Baltimore Convention hal any thing
TO do with the presentation vi the present memorial
he trusted that he at least would hc free from the
suspicion OF acting in this House the agent of
that body, II my man in the United States could
be free from such suspicion. 50 far however
a. regarded the President, Directors, and Company
oftho Mother Bank, he must say, that so fan as his
situation had gwen him an opportunity OF having
any knowledge Of them, (and hc had much 10 do
with those ecntemen) he did not believe that there
existed within the limits oithis Union IN organz-
I'd body more perfectly exempted from any just la
bility To the charge of acting from political consid.
eratons; and SO far from having had the remotcst
connection with any political movements either at
Baltimore or elsewhere he should rather come 80
the conclusion that the present memorial had been
presented after consultation with tho party In
which the gentleman from Georgia, as we'll as HIM
srlf belonged than with those of opposite pdrty-o-
Yinloas He regretted exceedingly that his should
have been regarded as political question: hut II
was the misfortune Of our country, that no subject
OF any kind could be started which hal reference 10
The general interests ofthe people but II must IN
stantly be converted into political question, and
connected with that alLahaorhlng topic, topic
which he feared would one day PROSTATE the liberty
ofthe country--lhe election of President Could
not the consideration Of any question referring 10 thc
interests Of the country, he entered upon, but II
must be TO put tins into office aud that man
Quit Could noquestion Of any kindhr disposed o..
with c aim impartial Judgment lie should deep
ly regret If any gentleman IN urtng on the present
subject, should be influenced Ivy the question, how
its decision would touch the election Of tins man or
that He could not possibly see how it could have
any thing to do with the matter. Why must tins
be made political qa Son at this time more thnn
al any o,her7 Did the gentleman from Georgia
suppose that the pngress Of publication would be
nlch that at any future time personal considerations
would cease To operate 7 IT, while the present IN
c,imbent occupied the Presidential Char the Bank
question must ofnecessity havea political aspect
was il to be supposed that two years hence when
there were two more gentlemen, candidates for
that situation the discussion oft would he any
more disinterestedl No cried Mr. Med il is
the impcrfecton Of man that presents the difficulty
and until that shall cease the gentleman from Geor
gis will never &c, ont oft The President and Di
rectrs of the mother Bank had been governed, no
by political Or party motives, in presenting this me
mortal, but by the obligation under which tl.y lay
not only TO the stockholders, but to the Government
OF the United States What would be the effect O
refusing TO renew the charter, or to act upon ii,
subject, till two years, or till single year, befor
it expiration? Could the gentleman from Georgi
have reflected upon the consequences That Ban
had given credit of $50 600 400 to the people c
the United States What did he suppose must h
the effect Of suddenly Withdrawing that credit II
effert rot only 10 the ndi Yiduas % whom the crnd