Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-25


Mr. Grayson, iron, the Committee, supported the
BILL dwelt upon the glory and advantages sccruOg the
dence Of orders consuming the prize lie contrasted
this exploit with the naval victories in last war;
concluded by urging the equity and policy Of pubic
MIR. Crane. though opposed to the appropriation Of
the sam proposed, objected strongly proportions n
which the money was to No shared. The bill assigned
to the commander the lions share. In such an exped
cn the services OF the were of great value, and
they ought to receive IN ansogy to the provisions Of the
piize law.
Mr.. Pseker replied, and defended the hill He insisted
that the great glory Of this exploit lay in the chvay and
enthusiasm OF the officer who planned aud conducted tho
expedition. The men, by this BILL would get twice what
they would have been entitled under the prize law
4 had the vessel been brought out.
Mr.. Crane replied. and
MIR. Parker rcjoiDed.
MIR. Chiioa then made very animated speech In Cd
position the bill and alluded the grounds OF debate on
former tie argued that Decatur had received
the highest reward, in pomotien, iase and fortune; and
that he never In his lifetime had thought OF urging any
such claim. 1913 Wy
On motion Of Mr.. Halves the Committee then ro,e re
ported progress, and had leave " 81, ain
Mr.. Whit'iesey ssked1esve make motion for rant
pg the use OF the Hail. Tuesday evening next 10 the
Congressional Temperance Society
MT Halves o. jsc ing
Mr.. whtle.ey movcd to suspend The rule; which was
and agreed to.
Mr. Thomas, Of Loussna, observed, that to. morrow
was the 3D. day when usual for public DO.
dies sit He therefore wished to move tina, In. House
when il did adjourn. would adjourn 10 Monday next
Objection being made, he moved for the suspension OF
me rule. was suspended accordingly, ayes ia, noes
q s"a nereupoh the House adjourned over 10 Monday.
Mr.. Patton Of Virginia whose course on the de,os,.
question was not certainly KNOWN who had been set
down by both sides favor of sending back the de-
posites to the United States Rauk, on Monday
decidedly against their resoraon in shor, but able and
pertinent speech.-.E Y. Zoe. Post
MIR. PATRONS REMARKS
U" the opposite Guestion-mdde in the House of Re.
presentdtiues on the lzth inst.
The Speaker laid betore The
by abou, 900 OF the merchants and other inhabitants
praying Tor the restoration Of che deposite' to
Mr. Patton said the accidental connection which he had
with the memorial which had just been read conncc.
according 10 the usual custom Of the House, should cali
for the eading OF memorials this II pro.
per- and hsps necessary that he should state without
entering upon any discussion OF the questions Of cons
u;lona law national policy which constituted the To-
pics OF ke memorial, that 1ton Of the
aud in'eIences contained in 1t he wholly dissened
shall not, @sad Mr.. p at this late period of tho day.
avail sell oil the example which has been freque
y sci in the House lately, TO enter upon elaborate
position oil my opinions and the reasons which have in
duced me 10 adopt them. hope to have opportunity
OF doing at large before the discussion in the regular
5rm aud on the direct question, shall be terminated
For the present. beg leave to say that do not agree
with the memoriaiss, that the Chief Magistrate i'm the
course pursued by him 10 procure removal OF the de-
poses by the Secretary OF the Treasury, by the re.
moval OF Mr. Duane, has been guilty OF any unconstitu
tiona assumption Of power. ! concur with the memo.
alss, that the questions which have arisen out of this
aer 10 Involve an inquiry as to the proper line OF dis
hnction and separation between the Executive Leysla-
tive, and Judicial departments Of the Government as
secured by the Consi u,ion, an the separation OF
which, and restriction Of esch Of which, within its
own orbit, essential the of the pub
lie liberty, according to OF the received M xms
e tree government But il seems TO me, that il the
principles asserted in the memorial OF tn, citizens of Rich
mond, be adopted and carried legitimate con-
sequences there will be accomplished utter
o the barriers erected by The Constitution for the protec
ton OF the Executive branch Of the Government in the
administration OF the functions devov upon it, and very
rapid stride will be made towards the contamination, SO
much dreaded by the Fathers Of the Repubc-,he con-
sodaion Of all the powers Of Government in the en-.
guphing vortex Of the legislative department.
think with the memosialsts, Mr.. Speaker, that the
proceedings OF the Executive, in this matter, were un-
wise, inexpedient, and i'll timed; but the same time
suppoDg that the President honestly believed that the
law Justified and the public interests required the
al OF the deposites, <and have right from any
dence before TO say that he did not) then
me- that was his constitutional right aud official duty
displace the recusant Secretary OF the Treasury.
la relation TO another proposition maintained by the
momoriaiss differ with them. do not admit that the
removal Of the deposites involved any violation of pub.
iath, or that any obligations Of contract require Them
to be restored. regard the question, whether thew
ought to be restored, question of political
IS not agree, question of "Bank no Bank" That
is what any other may think as 10
WHISTLER United States Bank ought to be re-charte
or not, has nothing to do in my judgment, with the
qiry, whether the depoes ought be restored or not
But am at loss TO comprehend how any gentleman,
who looks at the depoie question Of political expedi-
ency, can keep cut OF view the inquiry whether the Bank
oil The United States any Bank oil the United States
soH be re -chartered.
Ii is NOT, 10 he sure admitted by tho me noriasts in
terms, es 81 Is to be gathered from the whole scope and
tenor OF the memorial, that the commercial distress and
dismay which exist have resulted from the act of the
removal Of the deposles ITSELF but from an
that the Bank 10 be chartered the Executive
branch Of The Government has an attitude of hos.
y to1he Bank this be true what relief can YOU afford,
How DO you remove the disnay OF the trading
by returning the deposites with assur
ance that the Bank Is TO be chartered The imputed
cause OF the disease will still remaa in full force and any
reet DC Afforded by The administration Of the proposed pal
atve il must necessarily be temporary and after few
months the evil must be renewed add be felt with aggra
waited severity. In this respect, the question:
the Bank OF the United States will be echarered una
voidab'y connected with the proposition whether the
posites ought to be restored not
AS 10 mat question, every gentleman, looking TO the
signs OF the neste the known ana ascerained opinions
OF The Representatives of the PeopIe-be Represeufa.
tires OF the People here, and the RepreseRfafpe of the
People al the other cad OF the cymust Judge Tor him
self
For my own part, reason 10 suppose that the
Bank OF the United States will be re.ckarered, or that
Bank OF the United States will be established IL that
question to be presented believe there would
be majority OF at least forty in this House against the
establishment OF any Bank Is II likely that this maori-
ty will be changed know Of ground on which such
an expectation can be INDUCED. II believed that the
Bank OF the United States would be chartered would
vote restoration Of The depostes Instantly.
have been induced 10 make these few remarks, with
out propediaoH pectedly, and indeed, may saw
by an accident for the purpose Of preventing any possible
misrepresentation oil my op'aons, which might have re-
suited from my making, without explaaaoD, the motion
which now make, that the memorial be referred to the
Commtee OF Ways and Means and be printed.
The motion was agreed TO-.
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