South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1834-12-27

the business ofths place, and, in con.
sequence, had reported TO the Direc-
tory that j, was not sufficiently extern
sive 10 authorize them 10 establishing
a branch there. Well, in contempt OF
that report, that it was unnecessary TO
establish a branch, the President OF
the Bank of the United States had
since directed that one should be es-
tablished, as he (Mr. b. would now
proceed TO shew. Now, about that
time, he struck the first blow at the
Bank, which he had the proud conso-
Iation to believe, was the means of first
exciting public indignation against it.
| To the establishment of the merchants
| of ST. Louis, after having only short
time previously received the informa.
lion that branch was not to be es.
tablished 10 their city, one was sud.
denly opened, and, as it was alleged,
"for the convenience of the Govern.
ment )" and the funds of that branch
had been applied to political objects.
Yes, a speech which he had delivered
on the floor of the Senate on the veto
message, had been reviewed; and
$4,000 copies of the "Reviews" on it
we're distributed by the Bank, and a
large portion Of them had been poured
into his Stale at the time Of the election;
while the speech itself was suppressed
in the Register of the Debates in Con-
gress on the subject. Yes, $4,000 CO.
pies had been distributed, while the
speech itself was suppressed or, at
all events, was withheld. He had not
seen better description Of this affair
than what he would now relate. A
gentleman had once made speech,
and sent it to certain press, the edi-
tor of which took great liberties with it,
and when it came out the author said
sit was nothing but diminutive met
amorphosis of what he had said"
So much for this subject.
In order thatthe Senate might bring
the matter to an issue, he had drawn
up a resolution, which he wished to
| have considered as q part Of his re-
marks:
"REsoLvED, That the Committee of
Finance be instructed to obtain from the
Bank of the United States copy of the
report made by the agent who visited st.
Louis. in consequence of an application
from the merchants of that place. Also,
the answer and copy of the letter ma
king known to the said merchants that a
branch would be soon established there. "
If the Commute had sent him a
note, he would have put them 10 pos
session of the facts, and the mortifica-
ton would have been spared to them
of having communicated to the public
an untruth. Now, this went TO shew
the necessity of putting on every Com
mittee at least one individual who differ.
ed from the rest, if it was only as a
spy. He was not going into an exam
inalion of the report then, as time
would not permit Of it. But there
we're some things in it which he could
not now avoid noticing.
[Here MIR. Benton alludes and pro-
nounces the charge false ofthe President
being inimical to the Bank because he
could not manage it--snd then proceeds
to say. that the Bank had occasioned the
pressure of the last year--and appeals to
God, that he had the power to examine
the report before the American people, &
to call witnesses, as he could do, to dis
prove at least forty of the statements
made in it--and finally concludes by ask
ing, must not the Committee feel the ne
cessity of altering the Report' J
Mir. TYLER said that nothing
would please him more than to have
the report Of the committee which had
been so furiously assailed by the Sena.
tor from Missouri, referred to another
committee for their most rigid exami.
nation-and he would like the honora.
BILE Senator (Mr. BENroN) to be one
of the committee-[Mr BENTON rose,
| and extending his hand to Mr.. TYLER,
and approaching him at the same time,
said, "Give me your hand on that
should like it too' and took his seat
by Mr.. T.
Mr.. TYLER proceeded. Let the
honorable Senator summon his wits
nesses, and take depesitions without
number-let him then return with his
budget to this House, and lay them,
with or without an air of triumph, on
the table. But he would find himself
mistaken. All his witnesses combined
would not be able TO overthrow the ties.
timony upon which the report Of the