Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-04-03
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Ear. SILLsBEE, aztec a few remarks, pre-.
sehiea series of resolutions passed by
The Legislature Of Massachusetts. compIain
ing OF the stale of the currency of the
. country, recommending the restoration o
she public deposiies to the Bank of the u
states, and praying the recharter of The
SAID bank. Mr.. S. asked that the resolu.
tons might be read, referred to the COM
mittee on Finance, and printed.
After they were read
Fir. WEBSTER said he fully concurred ir
me sentiments expressed by his colleague.
these resolutions were undoubtedly the
opinions OF the people Of Massachusetts
IN every town and parish the removal O
the depostes was disapproved of, if not Sc
Vereiy reprobated. And himself and col
league would not be the true representa-
tlves OF Massachusetts, if they did moi
> mold language clear and strong, that the
cause OF the distress was to be found in
the removal of the deposites, and if they
did not declare, in her name, that her in.
serests were greatly injured, and the dis
,ress on all parts OF her population was
deep and severe. She expected them &c
say this, and also to say, that they look tc
congress alone for prompt relief. In one
OF the resolutions, an opinion that u ma,
ional bank, and the restoration of the de-
Posltes, are the appropriate remedy, is int.
mated. 1t was now several weeks since
he had given pledge here that he would
submit to the senate some measure of re-
ilet. 1t was now three months since the
existence OF pressure was asserted. II
was then denied, but now no one seriously
denied or doubted the alarming state of the
country. lie could not but suppose that
= the executive saw and amented the dis
fress; but yet no new remedial measure
was proposed from that quarter, except the
experiment which was gong on, and it was
tair to receive the late report, made by the
committee of ways and means in the other
house, as manifestation of the views of
Of the executive, made in authentic Ian
guage, and having the merit of being unc-
quivocal, that the deposrtes were not 10 be
restored, and the bank was not to be re-
chartered. This being the case 1t seemed
to him time to redeem his pledge-the sub
ject had been before the committee on Fl
nance, and he was authorized to say it met
the appreciation of majority of the COM
mittee. He therefore gave notice, that on
Monday next he would introduce bill for
re-charterng the Bank of the United States
for some limited time. He saw the diff
Guilty attending such proposition, but his
sense of duty would not allow him to shrink
from the effort He had two objects in
view in submitting this measure. The
first was to give 10 the community prompt
relief, and this it was the duty of congress
to do. He knew of no remedy but the res
,oration of the deposites and the re-charter
Of the bank for limited time. And when
he spoke of prompt measures, he laid out
of the question a new bank, because that
could not be done before the 9TH of March,
1886. The remedy proposed would be a
prompt and efficient one. Secondly, great
object to be regarded was, to propose mea-
sures in such light as to conciiate any
thing, and to give up every think, so that
the object could be attained, and relief
giyen-such measures as the whole coun-
2 try would say ought to be adopted. When
he considered the present state Of opinion
in the capital, and entertained by the ex-
ecutivc, he was convinced that any mea-
sures proposed would be attended with diff
Guilty in their accomplishment, and should
be submitted to the people, and receive the
destiny of the people; and under the i'm
pulse Of intelligence in the community,
which would be sure to be attracted to any
such measure, full attention would be Civ
lit; and his only hope and wish was, that
their decision would decide this question
His opinion, also, was, that while the pres.
ent state of things continued in the coun-
try, the adjournment of Congress ought not
to be thought Of Our constituents would
no., and ought not to welcome us to our
homes till relief shall have been given.
We have the power of giving relief, and
they look to US for it. The state govern
ments are not competent to it. The evil
arises from political action, and the RENE
dy must be by political action. No vote
of his, therefore, should be given to vacate
our seats here, or to consent to their being
vacated, till something efficient and salts
factory be done.
Mr.. FORSYTH said he congratulated those
who were constantly pouring in their me-
MORALS here, that their prayers were at
last likely to be heard and to be attended
to by the appropriate organ of the senate.
Not one petition had been presented which