Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-21
Virginia legislature.
DEFERRED DEB.aTE.
HOUSE Or DELEGATES.
IhuFSRnu Ian. lG-
Jun. sV'
REMOVAL OF THE DEPosITEs.

REMOVAL OF THE pEPosIrEs
On mo'ion OF Mr. Coston the Resolutions on the sub
yee. OF 'he removal Of the Deposi,es &c taken up
ad MT u renewed his motion Tor the indefinite lost.
Ponement OF the whole subject.
MR. ~ said IL might remarkable, that he, men,
e OF the Committee, agreeing 10 all these resolutions
with one exception, should the indie fate postpone
ment oil the subject. But was well known that there
wa party in the House embracing considr rale mi
notity, who Of opinion that the Bank II the Uni,d
States was constiiuonay chartered, an that Congt e,s In
establishing it, did not exceed is Legitimate pow ers-
There was large ms ty who entertained the opinon
that the Bank UNCONSTITUTIONAL and these IL
say that they bound by their oahs to declare this sem
Co.on think ,hat we, who believe the B.rt eonm
tiona are equally bound by oath, 10 msutan the
eonsii'uionaiiy OF the BAnk he thou, hit himself JUS,
as much bound Ia sustain the powers which ne believed
TO exis' IN the Constitution, as genl men who Thought
differently were to deny them. The two parties stood ON
perfectly equal ground in relation to that question On
he suJect oil the removal OF the depoes he happy
10 Know that those who held sentiments with him. formed
part oil large majority Of the House. They agreed IN that
point anu he could see no necessv Of mixing up the
SUBJECTS They both agreed that Congress had the pow
iosay where the public depoes should be lodged Thus
FAR them the friends of the Bank, and that party equally
opposed TO the Bank and conduct of the President
thought and acted the former thought
themselves much aggreved by the course taken by the
latter, who had evnced so much egard their own feel
ings an, opinions, aud little for those Of Mr. PARTY
with whom, on the primary question before the House
they had acted. Mr. c. under this view of the subject
vor OF the indefinite posponement Of the subject
nc anu his friends had good right insist upon not
being orced to adopt proposition which was hostile to
Their continents as had inrude the SUBJ
Jeet OF the dcpostes, extraneous questions having no
necessary connection with that subject Ii was an agree
meut entered into in the committee that no foreign sub
should De connected with the question under conse-
raon u gentlemen had chosen Afterwards to Introduce
resolution declaring the Bank the United States un.
constitutional he should not have objected But lift was
70 De retained with the resolutions on the re.
moval oil the deposites they shake hands ond mart
friends We, said Mr. c. have great reason TO COMPLAIN of
such determination; for gentlemen had adhered TO the
understanding which had been made this state Of things
would no, have occurred He believed that the whole sub
would be thrown on, Of the Houses that portion Of the
House who believed the Bank constutionaj and ,bose
who desired that resolutions should be adopted pires
lion 10 the deposes, would, when combined be able IN
carry the motion Tor indefinite posponement. There
were some points OH which the former not so far differ
from General Jackson They could 90 with his friends
easily az with another party, in case their
Wishes were denied 'hem And IL the friends with whom
ey nau acted were so ready to join the friends of the
PRESIDENT Mr. C. could do the same, when the object was
an Important one For himself he did not confess such
an enmity towards him. be willing to adopt
censuring his conduct, il. coupled with others II yo
ing for which his principles were 10 be sac,iiced-
He therefore hoped the House would indefinitely post.
pone the subject the only relieving them from
the dilemma in which they were placed.
Mr. Hooe OF King George, said, IL have the mental
a sure nave no the physicalstrengh to make Speech
therefore do not rise for that purpose merely rise to
ask this Houseto impore this body not to undo what wa
nave done. pray them TO let Old Virginia be Virginia
once more let her place herself an erect position be-
tween these two contendng, il rival parties-wht
she Gays TO the Bank oahe your existence I am vour
open ana uncompronisng enemy let her also say to the
tenace from u.s. for your late assumption of
power Thus, SIR whilst she holds up with the one hand
, anu expiring Constitution she suspends with
oher over both the head Of the President and that of
the Bank the irresistible power of her sovereignty: saw
10 Them In the bold irankness OF Vgnans to withhold
remuneration oil the illegmae existence of the one and
the usuPa,ion Of power the part of the other would
De no more or less than TO invite invoke the
mandates OF King regard, Mr. Speaker, the present
question as important any that has yet taken upon
mis SUBJECT Now is the time for the Republican and
state Right power OF this Bouse display selC-now il
Rome most. ~ "
Mr.. Mcdowell said, that he had intentionally orborne
10 engage in the desuory debate which this subject had
undergone hoping that the subject ITSELF having tho
roughly discussed in private, would have been decided
here without needless delay; and willing so far he was
personally concened submit his vote itbou anv sne
cia exposition of the views which il rested 10 sc
criticism as the public might please to pronounce On
Yesterday however in consequence of the many points
aced upon, and the what confused procedure of the
House upon some Of them. he had overlooked tho Ian.
guage OF The proposition which related to a United States
Bang AND had thus given vote upon which did
acy represent his opinion This, therefore, he had now
risen to explain The resolution referred TO- in the
oroadest TERMS hat"a or any United States Bank is un.
constitutional The ground here assumed MIR. Nc d. said
was broader and more exclusive than he was TO
support, and he believed that gentlemen would perceive
spon renechon That the distinction betw the con-
su'"uohai power OF Congress to establish q Bank for
the hsca purposes Of the General Government and me
present Bank with its numerous corporate privileges wa,
JUST anu substantial distinction 1t 10 evident and unde.
nlable that Government like the Federal one which il
charged with the collection the Of % mr.
o millions oil dollars annually and which may be charged
win sun greater amount, should the situation of affairs
require II, must resort fiscal agent a,
ana proper to the execution Of its duties is of no
consequence what the title Of that or NAV he
whether II be called Bank or not Some one is me-
cessdry, and this he believed, the experience of that CO.
Vernnent had fully established. The present Bank has
acted as this hscs agent for the General and
mus lar s constitutions, character might perhaps have
oeen unobJectionabe, but its charter has to
such agency, other privileges and powers which are Of
corporate and private kind altogether and which have
no necessary conDexion with governmental Objects II
Is because oil these the House well know that
the right oil Congress to charter il has been mainly oues
Toned IL was not in order, Mr.. Med said nor was il
necessary TO an explanation of his VOTE that he should
specify, were he even prepared 10 do So what were the
notifications which the banking principle could undergo
before IL could be brought within the warrant of te f.
derai Constitution What he saw by his vote "a
10 'hs subject, upon yesterday, this-he present
BANK OF Tie United States giving corporate powers for
private uses was unconstitutional but he nea an, no more
nc aid moi mean 10 say that the Constitution admitted Of
nothing in the nature Of Bank, matter how cons,ruc
ed or how carefully restrained the necessary
operations of the Government ~
Mr. Brown asked whether the motion 10 poslpone in
definitely should fail, il would be i'm order 10 law The rs
solutions on the table, and portion of them as
new proposition. "
The Speaker said that they could not be amended. I'm,
'ba substantive proposition might be offered
Mr. Brown said he would deian the House but f.,v
moments 10 explain course which he proposed 10 mr.
sue should the opportunity be afforded him Ia ~ L,ny
ne had oeen oil opinion that this General Assemble
noou express Its sentiments the question OF the con-
su'uonay OF Bank Of the u States and against lie r..
ea,,' ne nso Yesterday thought IL proper that the re-
solutions IN relation to the deposites slouid be scco
med by disclaimer OF their being construed as viJ
the question OF coDsitutonality but he bad ,,i. +
immaenai wbether lie avowsI Of the PRINCIPLES az ,Ja