Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-01
out Of the whole Of The New England por.s during the

ont of the whole of The New England ports during the
iasi year.
The communication wa. then referred to the Commits
tee oa Commerce., and ordered be printed
MIR. Tailuadge offered the folio wing resolution which
lies one day Oh the table
ResOired. That the Committee on the Judiciary be in
sucted TO inquire into the expedency OF by law
the effect OF hens Of Judgments obtained in the Courts OF
tue United States. anu OF limiting such liens to same
the several States.
PUBLIC pEposIrEs
The Chair then announced TIA. Special Orier being the
Of the Depo>t-s, when
MIR Forsyth resumed his observation. in defence of the
Epor a,i the act and spoke until quarter before three
O'Clock, When he concluded.
VA mo'iono Mr. Sprague the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Bees des the reception of Reports Of Committees, &c.
(oi winch an account viii be given in our ncxt,) Mr..
Chisn's Resolmion coming up once more the unf.
nishea business Mr. Denny addressed the House in sup
port. snd closed hi remarks with the hou; when the
House passed TO the Order OF the Day.
The De- o'i'e Question being resumed
Mr. Huntington conlnued and concluded his speech in
favor OF the restoration OF the Depos e proposed
tie motion OF Mr.. McDutfe.
-Four gentlemen endeavored TO obtain the floor
(Nr. 6orham Mr. Nanderpoei, Mr. Wise. aud Mr.. Ar
sher) when 1t was given by the Chair 10 Mr.. Archer
he House then adj burned.
IN SsN,TE
"Wednesday. Jan. 90
MIR. Frelin shuysen presented further memorial Eom
citizens Of Newark, New Jersey the subject of the
removal OF the public from the Bank of the nj.
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. wilkins said he had received tina, morning by mail
Two peu'ion' trn citizens Of his state with request
present them to the Senate He would observe that the
nst petition in his opinion, related mater Of such
he possibly have done His opnons, said OH the
subject OF slavery, were well known; nevertheless hs
was at all times unwiing,o ob,rue his opin ms,
ter oil such decacy, who strong and valid rea.
sons Tor 50 doing. The petitions, he continued, were
couched in the mes, ec,fu language. and. though
they adm, that Congress had right inter ere with
abolition the District of Columbia. where they be.
heved Congress possessed the power to legsate On
subject delicate, Mr.. wilkins saiJ he could onlv
pursue the which had been taken similar cases
aud moved the reference the petition to the Comit,ee
ON the District oil Colombia. This motion w az agreed to-
MT. wilkins ssaid he also held in his hand petition
which touched on the great subject agiang Congress
ana The whole nation This petition by his own
neighoors aud immediate constituents and he believed
had been produced by observation which fell from
Inn on the other day. relative TO the Of the present
distress OF me country In the meeting which had been
held at Pittsburgh-and he willing TO confess mn
nerouy attended, aud by large portion OF his consti-
nents-there was resolution passed which, in some
measure, bore him. in quence of having used
the expression to which he referred Out Of the
proceedings oil that meeting, grew the petition he
held in the his hand and which he would
Inc proceedings represented that he mistaken in
ceved in his (Mr VS. town wi Ia much regret and
very great asonshment They ascbed distre pre-
Hang In the Western country, to considerable extent,
TO the removal OF the deposites lie did not know that
ha petition spoke actually that distress now prevailed in
the Western country but it rather referred to the alarm
q
tress which would inevitably hereafter take place owing
TO the removal of the deposes. Ii referred
70 the breaking up entirely Of the internal Western
chahges and attributed the particularly to the in
terrupon of the commercial business OF that country and
VI 'ne eh're western waters, TO the removal of the de-
posites. " ~ NC
Notwithstanding the declarations of that neetinq and
notwithstanding the facts alleged in the petition he did
not acquesce la the opinion that distress did exist i'm the
Western part OF the country to which he now paricurlv
referred He admitted that the of the
nal commerce of the country aud that which n
at.r al h,..,
ed and our merchants exposed to very rabie in
convenience by measure adopted by the Bank of the
when they ascrDed interruption and E@eiseHea
The removal OF the deposites ~ "
his lriends-for such he might well call ,hem-al,ho'
'ney were ms political opponents, entirely under
wrong Impression; and lie should be glad TO make sn
se observation, which he wished be made known 10
ms constituents, to show them that they are labornp nm
deT material mistake. owing 10 TN. removal
81 The Deposite. There resolution passed bv the
Oned States Bank almost months before this even,
and It was that which had caused the breaking nm of ,be
exchanges OF the Western country. IL was i'm con,e.
duence Of runour That the public deposites he
uansered from the Bank, that this resolution of the
oil August was passed, almost two months preceding the
removal oil The depo.i,es voluntary and unne-
cessary ac on the part Of the Bank long Ie
removal OF the deposes, which broke up almost en-
The internal Western exchange.
Let his constituents recolect that The Bank in con-
sequence Of vested capital and being snread all go ,
country by means of its Branches had the internal
oi te country IN lis own hands; and by sing lie
accomplished. 1890 e Wv was
ne internal Western exchange was dissolved nm the
i"h VI hugust, which was three four months be fore
me Puoiic deposites were removed at New Orleans
ihese mistakes were perfectly natural and would hammer
"In ie" gentlemen Undertake. in the long room at
Puohc 'apern TO settle great constitutional questions
TINS meeting had given its opinion OH the subject of The
Tehovai OF the deposites, concerning which much had
already been said this floor, and a great deal We, re
NAMED TO be said oil both sides The resolutions intro
auced oy The Senator from Kentucky were co,npIicai.J
IN heir character, aud required great deberaton upon
Xef hara n.
OF lew individuals, appointed by public meeting re-
unng into bar-room and after remaining absent sbou,
Ve minutes, bringing decided report on the sub;ec,
ne consequence was, that bunders had been com
m'ed Que OF these he had already exposed: the o,ber
was that which appeared in the second of lbs
senator rom Kentucky, and which asserts tina: there
no huthoy IN the Secretary OF the Treasury TO renove
the deposes, and s he had assumed power which IA
io' Deiong 10 him. IL this language had been appied IN
.he PRESIDENT, might have been used with some pIus
oy but when II is asserted that the Secretary had mn
authority, II was as great mistake the reference of The
breaking up oil the Western internal trade to the
oil tile deposies. ~ ''"'
He must say that there was no distress in IN.
part oil tie country All the banks were firm and hsr
notes were all at par. He wished gentlemen To Iook ~
he prices oil hour grain, aud all other apricult,.
'ai pr0ducts; to look at the prices Of manufacturers
articles, and, above ALL at the prices of real estate
III fu'spurgh, siuce the removal OF the deto ties Real
e,ae nan reached since the LIST Of August the highest
prices which 1t had obsned .ince toe French and
The Indians deolated that part oil the country lie le
'ne deepest moruhcaon when he found such a neopl 90
Wose OF the west, arbuing their prosperi,y mr.
10 such cause as the transfer OF the denosi,es frou,
one BANK TO another. Their property stood oa far lii
Ieten' 'ouhuaton depended their industry tbsir
sR' and TIER enterprise Their capital wa. IN he found
their