Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-06-19

sideratiOn oil The kepOft OF Inc Commit
| tee appointed to investigate the affairs OF
the Post Office Department, and were
engaged upon that subject, until late
hour.
In the HOUSE, Wednesday, lth.-
They ngain proceeded to the considera
ton of the Kentucky contested election.
At 7 o'clock, the hour for going to
press, the House bad come TO no deter
mination on this question. AT that time
the following proposition, by Mr.. M'Kay,
was under discussion.
"To commit the Report Of the com
mitiee on Elections, and the amend
ments thereto, to a Committee of the
Whole, with Instructions to bring in a
Report, declaring the Election in the
9Th Congressional District 10 be void,
from uncertainty and irregnlarity."
\ InSENATE, Thursday, June 18th. -
Mr.. Tomlinson presented a memorial
signed by n large number Of inhabitants
of the town Of Lyme, in the county of
New-London, and State Of Connecticut,
condemning the Removal OF the Public
Deposites, and praying that Congress
would speedily re-charter the National
Bank, with suitable modiic ations, and
replace the public funds in its custody.
\ The memorial was referred to the
committee on Finance, and ordered to
printed.
Mr.. Webster presented the memorial
Of 937 citizens and electors of Tompkins
county, in the State Of Newly ork.-I
The memorial, he said, was short and to
the point. The signers declared,
"That they have for several years
past, and until the last six months, en-
joycd, in common with the people Of the
United States, great and increasing pros
perity. Trade and commerce flourish
ed; agriculture, manufactures, and all
mechanic skill, yielded a fair profit to in
dustry and ingenuity; the currency Of
our country was considered safe, and
sufficient supply was in circulation, for
all business transactions. This state Of
prosperity continued until the unlortu-
nate Experiment" of removing the pub
lie moneys, which has brought ruin and
dismay TO many Of our most enterprizing
citizens, and loss and inconveni ence to
all. The produce of the agriculturst
does not yield an adequate return for his
labor-the enterprise Of the merchant is
paralyZed-the manufactures, artist, and
laborer, look in vain for their accustom-
ed business, and the reward of their toll.
Your memorialists, Witnessing the de-
ranged state Of the currency, and the
general prostration Of business, call up
on you, as their agents, who possess the
power, to give them relief The Con-
has vested you with ample pow
er, and your memorialists call upon you
to exercise it for the relief of your cen
stitucnts. We are no Bank applicants;
we ask for q national currency placed
beyond tho power Of any one man, with :
which to try Experiments. This will re-
store confidence, and money will circu-
late in its accustomed channels. Busi
ness men, and all, will be cheered at the
prospect of returning prosperity. With
the hope that some measure may be I'M
adopted, they pray, Sc"
The county of Tompkins, (Mr. w.
said) was an inland county; he had not
had the pleasure of visiting it, but knew
its interests to be the great interests of
the country. The memoralists were
not bank mcn-not men who were panic
makers, not men who are panic Struck
They ask Congress to look to the inter
ests ofthe people, and act wisely for the |
whole country, and they are confident I
heir-own interests will then be safe - A.;
They demand safe currency; they de- /
'ire security for prosperity and encour- O
,gement to labor
Mr.. President, we have now received
memorials, lamenting and deprcciating 4
he course of Government from almost o
Every quarter Of the Union. Notwith- 4
tanding the signs which some branches II
# the Government manifest, to resist all II
hange in the present unhappy and dis l
strous state of things, and notwith- O
fanding the near approach Of the end of q
ne session, these memorials continue to $,
make their appearance daily. l hardly
now, sir, when any one act Of admins II
ration has spread so widely, and affect &c
ID SO universally, the daily comfort and 81
prosperity of whole community. The n
proves how intimately the 8,
appiness Of oil its members is blended n,
nth the operation Of law, and how deep 70
, Government is responsible for the hap II,
mess of society. ol NJ
This memorial also was ordered 10 be =
rinted.
The resolution Of Mr.. Wright, provid-
e pay and mileage for the Hon. Eli. 4
IA X. Potter, while attending during ia
Ic contested election Of Senator from &C