Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer., 1834-04-17

a next. On this motion,
Mr.. oRsYTH asked the yeas and ma So
p which were ordered, and are as follows. t,
wit:
j. AtEs-Messrs. Black, Calhoun. CLAY
Clayton Ewing, Frelinghuysen, Hendricks
hlng of Deo., Mangum, Moore, Naudain
Poindexter, Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Rob
bins, Slsbee, Smith, Southard, Sprague
Swift, Tomlnson, Waggaman, Webster
24.
NAYs-Messrs. Benton, Brown, FORSYTH
rundy, Hill, Kane, King of Ala, Morris
Robinson, shepiey, Tallmadge, Tipton
White, Wilkins. Wright-l5.
I MARCH 26-Mr. ,oUTHARD Dresented
the proceedings of meeting of young
men of Philadelphia, opposed to the course
of the secretary oil the treasury in the re-
moval Of the deposites.
Mr.. PRESTON said that he desired to take
his opportunity to make remark or two
upon memorial which he intended to pre-
sent, from meeting OF the citizens of the
third congressional district IN Pennsylva-
MIA. 1t came from the young gentlemen of
Philadelphia; and he thought, coming from
such source, 1t presented an instructive
lesson. 1t proceeded from class of citi-
zens who were uncorrupled by the world
and 1t therefore spoke the lessons of wis
dom. The sentiments thus ayowed were
natural, proper, and necessary to the times
in which we lived. These young gentle.
men represent that the constitution has
been violated and the laws trampled on.
We had now been discussing this subject
three monlhs-the whole continent had
been shaken by its absorbing influence,
and in the midst of all these things, occur
rences have taken place. aud are daily taxi
ing place, which would shake our reasons
under other circumstances. We see one
of the departments OF this government
bankrupt to the amount OF $4,000 and
yet 1t passes unnorced. But who was it
that performed this act? The secretary OF
the treasury? No. But the secretary of the
president of The United States-a secreta-
ry not confirmed, or offered to be confirm.
ed, by the senate. We were now here,
almost at the first of April, and the extra
ordinary spectacle was presented of three
high officers Of the government, exercising
tirmed by the senate. And what was the
situation Of our foreign relations? One
court, high up the Baltic, was entirely
without representative; kept open for ne
gctlatIon. Anolher more important one :,
lthe court of Engiand, has been for Two
years without a representative there. a
government where, according to the
presidents admission, negotiations of the
mosi importnt nature we're lett depending.
An army o soldiers was marching aud
countermar1ing through several Of the
states of hkUnlon, and YET nothing affect
ed the publE mind, such was the interest
and anxlelyIn the present state OF thugs
AT no perlot Of the government had there
ever been such congregation Of remarks
able facts collected together. 1t may well
be said thatwe were III ID revolution, hIth-
erlo bloodeis, but l. was not so now mur-
der had beel committed; blood had been
split; the lie Of an indls ldual had been
sacrificed il performing duty secured to
HIM by the constitution. And what i'm
preston die this make? The name of the
individual who had fallen he hardly knew
Petitions aid memorials were showering III
here from all quarters, complaining ot this
usurpallon OF power, and gentlemen say ,
have patience and all will be we'll. Yes,
when the distress has attained its utmost
iimlt, then we shall have relief When
ihe storm has proslrated the forest, a new
growth will take place. They make a
solitude and call it peace.
i REMOVAL OF THE DEPOSITES.
i MARCH 2S.-Mr. CLAY resumed his
speech, began yesterday; and on conclud-
ing, he offered the following modification OF
his second resolution, and asked the yeas
and nay S on both.
Resolred, That the president, in the late
leXecutlve proceedings in relation to the
public revenue, has assumed upon himself
Authority and power not conferred by the
constitutlun and laws, but in derogatlon o
both.
MIR. MOORE then rose and briefly explain
ed the reasons why he should vote agains
both the resolutions, and was followed by
Mr.. MchEAN, who said he thought it his
D duty to give, in one word, his reasons fol
5 the same vote. He considered the resou
Q tlons as purely censorIous in their charac
n ter, and the adoption of them would be M
}, remedy whatever for the prevailing dlstres
of the country. Blu, he thought it right t.
e say, that the vote he would give was not t
h be considered decisive evidence of wha
), his course might be when decisive mea
: sures of relief should be proposed.