Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-21

claim The courtesy Of that gentleman lie was never In.
cned 10 enter into debate, unless where no could
not avodu Mr. c. said that the position in which the
House was now placed was strange one And he wa,
Tree 10 say-whout intending TO implicate auy gentleman
hd''u"s,'y-'hat degree OF tact aud management had
been made use OIL in producing this state of hinys HIGH
ralleyrand himself had been here could moi have be
exc, eded lie had been used 10 plsn course In ali his
proceedings He stood here responsible 4, t,se who
seni him here, and TO others had never s al. his
business to manufacture measures 10 sustain any Marty
ough he hau been long Ia the councils OF the county
aud had acted, at times. he believed with all parties civ
ing the votes his conscience dictated II a,terrL moi IN
him. whether he stood solitary unit on the records Of
~ ne rouse ne needed u not On the subject Of the Bank
OF Tue United States his opinion had always been uno M
ne had always looked upon agent of ,b.
government They were now informed by the re- solution
accepted yesterday, that had been over and oy
ed unconstitutional by this General Assembly,: and If So
where was the necessity Of making the
.he principle Is 50 hrmly settled, should it be
Pea'eh NJ hi time, unless to foesta public opinon p?
his Bank question had been the hobby on which many
gentlemen had ridden into Office in this House and
elsewhere But should its be in mt
ing u down. calamity would be inflicted upon the couu.
Try which would be universally felt AM. The neonIa
g,n iihen that the Bank must he established
as 'hey did in 1916 There not man at that time
M"o "u not see the necessity Of renev wing the charter
lie confusion into which the funds of the country were
'hrown, brought conviction TO every mind Aud Mr. Ma
olson was considered the best defender of the Consu
uo' ny signing the charter But the question now before
u; e rouse, was properly, the act OF the administration
a' snJect' and would any here saw that tile act
wasnot unconstitutional aud arbitrary Would thev no,
.n, eoNe on. ana denounce it, as il deserved, without
"ee""! VIII, 'ner censure, any subject which might
be deemed paiaon Of the measure He thou tI.at
mere was reason 10 fear that the representative of
.he country would be placed in immediate ieopardv nm
'ass he entertainments OF the Federal Executive
sanction once given the tyranncai spirit of
Tia, sh, aud !. would be impossible withstand it,
H. s".y power standing asrde the Constitution, with
he sword IN one hand, aud the purse in the Other could
opposition. But gentlemen say u.s. .slet him
e ihey seem TO argue that because he once before
violated the Constitution by carrying war into n.,ce
county and good came of ittha this las, act should be
silence But this syren song did not cars
away the Tears ull the suspicious with which Mr. ~
contemplated the Unauthorized conduct of the President
es @ would not deter the Legislature from it's duly
Unuer .he present view OF the question, Mr. q concluded
oy SAYING that he should against tho ndefnts ns
Ie M the hops that some gentleman NOV.
oy the gentleman from Spo,tsylvania. ''N
Mr. Marshall could not but feel deep solicitude nm
@ subject which affects not only this Com
monweaith, but the whole Union. He could wish ,ba,
me hnai aciion upon should be such as 10 Obtain ill.,,
views OF the majority Of this body The motion 10 mot
rone e,n1ehntey might be de at any time previous to
the hnai vote,-wbile if it ~ere pressed now IL iah,
preclude full and fair expression of the sense 81 @
House He hsd therefore, risen to request the gsns
man from Berkeley 10 Withdraw that notion Wba,swo
motions might be made, that gentleman coul a;ns h;r
votes upon them according to his sentimens-.nJ ,h
na vote would still be in reserve and he could shape b
course as circumstances should dictate The mo,;on d.,
al 's time embarrass the House. and he trusted il would
DC Whdrawn That an effort might be made TO effect more
desirable disposition Of the subject
Mr.. Wilson of Botetourt said he had ,. 80
strong disposition 10 divorce two subjects which Ali M,
seem 10 deshe separation, and which were "a nima,e
connected as aud wife, The reasoning ned 10 s
'aih h's course was curious and The R,nL
men say that they willing to vote ON The snbiect 81
me consn'ionality OF the Bank proper time Bnt
seemed TO him that the only proper time WA, ,vhan ,b
subject Of the removal of the deposes was bcora tb
rouse. maj act oil the President had been mainly found
Gu OH me aleged uncoDstituonaliy OF the Bank which
was one OF the principal reasons given for the rano
val oy the Secretary OF the Treasury Another reason
given Tor the removal, was, that the charter of he Ri
exist And he wished to kAow whether bv o,ina ,b 10
poses TO the Bank Of the United States where thew could
remeih only short period, IL was intended IN rene
the distress now temporarily experienced bv second
removal! Such would inevitably be the case wbe,hsr
wa; oy gentlemen who desired their re-
orauon or not The advocates Of the Bank seemed VOL
pleased with the votes of censure which had bsan
Gu OH me conduct OF the Presidents but they were far
from being gra'hed with the resolution which had been
adopted, denying the consluionaly of the B,nk Thew
say mat The two subjects have affinity. and that they
TO take the two as they STOOL having recorded his VOL,
upon each He was rather disposed to take Them az
,e%s ron % MAKE Two bites Of cherry Like the gen.
FUSED In the vote he gave yesterday on the ~
Iered by the gentleman from Spo,tsylvana. He was no,
stu'Ionaly OF the Bank he had great doubts. I'm, h
hau none as to its nexpediency Believing that such
all all va INSTITUTION was inexpeden whilst he also doubt
60 against il. He positively opposeJ n Tho vi
soraion OF the deposies to the Bank of the United
States, Tor reasons which he had before stated He
understood that object TO be contem plated bv lie ,;J
resolution, in which our Senators and members If Cow
gress are requested to their influence to yemed H.
eo"-which II was well understood meant the return nj
the deposiies to the Bank. He CHALLENGED qen,iemen ~
say at such was not the meaning OF that expression
ANA IL that end were attained, the same scene NJ ra
would be renewed at the close of two wears IF ha t
sign oil separating these subjects should be persisted in
Mr. w said he should for the indefinite nostnona
meht OF the subject because the resolutions could onI h
,oefaed Dy MIN as al presen, combined The gentlemen
rom berkeley had consented TO withdraw his motion n
postpone ne could have pledge that the vote should
oe fe-considered This kind contract i'm Which
Mr. W. could take part, the re consideration of ha
e on .ne resolution III relation TO the of
The Bank, would induce him vote Tor uos,nonensn,
ne wished that the debates this subject might no
brought 10 close, which would not be the "a il liz ,
questions were separated Already il had been decIeJ
mar ihe question OF coDsutionay should not again he
a"owed TO pass sue Shenfio and was desiron nj
geing osck 10 The local business which was now ON The
table, he trusted tho final on this subject would be
speedily taken. ''" NC
Mr. Brown asked, whether the motion 10 postpons wer
Withdrawn, and the resolutions laid the table IL would
not be In order call any distinct portion of the
luton', allowing the others TO remain
lie speaker replied in the negative But by LAYING
item on the table they would be disposed of and the
whole would be liable TO be taken up together nor could
any new matter be introduced or any made o
the resolutions already passed upon.
Mr. Brown thought that any portion could be offered |
ami as new proposition. He thong hit this mode bo,b
proper and parliamentary. IL seemed by some TO be |
considered an unfair proceeding but he thought olher.
wise. he was anxious 10 prevent the indefinite nos,
ponemeni--aDd he would rather lay them on tbs IA
BILE and go on with dis inc, resolutions than tax. back
tie vote he had given the question OF the con.,itu
onslity oil the u :. Bank. Gentlemen must mo, ,un
pose That lie yielded any thing which he thought inn