Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-22
IN SENATE

nv ~ eengs or from desire on ,e part Of ,he
u'''S"y anu cruelty towards tho bank.
70 DC continued.
IN SENATE.
=, Tuesday, Fe5,uoyv Is
Mr.. Hendricks, in pursuance of no,;cc o;r., -,
ton of h ana introduced bill improve the navig.
sT " Wv, '1 river abash; which was twice read AMI g
erssu 20 Tue Committee Roads and Canals ""' 'e-
rh.h; enurcks presented the petition Of number Of N,
post roads; which was referred 10 The s soyse, OF
Post Oilce and Post Road. 0"''"0' y" tue
=. VIRGINIA MEMORIAL
MIR. Tyler rose TO present me,eer,f nou, a.. ia.
W eu'ho' signed by nearly nine hundreJ al Tho cir;
zens, ana certain resolutions adopted by the ,souI ~
the memorial h. 81 o ,e state o. Virginia In regard to
nu oy the Senate, that he had rarely very r,rely ha
.sea upon, since he had been member Of the Ssna,a
~ uuy similar to that which he was then l.,
,ne act OF performing. The people of the Stat. ,;
ne represented, in part, this floor were con,c,. ~
the s"ny u,ifa"sances; to leave the expression of
r sentiments 10 be made by those who repre .cr,.J
mem ana their Interests in this House and the other and
eir departure IRON that course, the present occasion
bore TO Senators the strongest possible eycnce oe ,
deep agitation OF the public mind The men,o,;.i s.e
signed by persons Of all employments and nnr.,, S
pessh'eu an array OF names which would compare Tor
e'ge"ce aad the attributes of high moral car,c,er
with any similar number from any city or town az ,,
Cmon lhey demonstrated against the late procss,;n
n h hn anu Secretary Of the Treasury as nvoS
fancy, in the belief that in order 10 prr.e,v. Iih m
a was to keep tho three Depart
en's government separate aud distinct-tLev re
with alarm the late measures of the Presi az ;
within the vortex of Executive power iudci,I All iS
glsia'ive functions, and, in the forfeiture nronnnnI
most valuable franchise, or privilege of Ina, o.
which had been soemnly ratified to il bv cb,r,r ,i
Isuon ana Tor which it had paid they recognize brep,
VI puohc dith and violation OF individual rights Il, H.
persons oil the corporaors Mr.. TYLER said Ib,, .;i
he concurred with the memorialistS mos, fill -; '.e
Jors ne should abstain from going into their cons
derauoh now as he proposed should his Aesitb nern,,
aud the Senate so please, to express his apnions
large upon them after the honorable Senator from Penn
syivana (Mr Wiikins) should finish the .neso i,
al sfs ala
'nat deep gloom rested their city and hung ovrr 'h
;OSs,sv na commercial enterprise and manufacturing
cd. That all the pursuits Of lie were paraIized Th
consequence thereof, the great staples Of procton
wnh 'ne last sixty days. That exchanges had tsllen
from eight TO thirteen per cent in the same period r
as an evidence that no accidental Circumstance OF trade
mad produced this state of things but that all
on the condition Of the money market: thai every |
every hour brought with it its fluctuations The meme
riaists saw no gImmering Of light through the ,o",U
enshrouded-them. >"a' wa" WHICH
They looked to Congress for relief. They ask not said
Mr. u renewal oil the Bank charter No sir thew i'm
pore that stable system may be introI,oed NJ, on
resting on Executive wili-not Treas,rw res,;n "~
agents appointed oy the Execuive-able be displaced
al ms peasure-hodng their existence but Al the
Of his notwithstanding and ephcmersI a, ,yb;m n az"
price or passion, or political motives make them but rest
ing on law-permanent, enduring Iaw-aw M, =, ~
changed but for high reasons of State policy o Se
the wisdom, and sanctioned by the exnerience NJ CO
gress measure OF that character they look for the
restoration oil pablic confidence; and to such nsasmr
alone can they lock, can the country iook Thass
were Inc views and he must say, the sound views OF the
IL any man believed that this mi neoriaJ c,,,o h
on party or Parizan principles motives he did yrsa,
'Dlusuce 70 me cause OF truth Men had signed it, who
would as proudly scorn such impu. atoms AZ he .,, J
was similar ascrpton to himself for anv n,r, ~
his course here No, sir, said he; these men .ns r
Dsnuea.s as reemen-as tho supporters of free
uoVs,hmen'-anu, he trusted, that at ali times mo mat
ter who might fill the Presidential Chair tbey would na
vh, IN expressing their spprehensions for
Puonc noery when 1t should he broup hit into danger
Nor let any man believe that their s,acn,en,s ~,
10 the pressure upon them, not 10 be on
pressure was real any thing, ether than the memor
al were necessary TO satisfy the Senate of that he wod
read sentence from the letter of the gentleman who
forwarded The memorial To those who knew hin, il vs.
only necessary TO mention The name of Tboma. R,,hr
ooru 70 ensure ~ the reception and confidence he asked
Ior lie would say, that there existed no man ,,;n h
wide limits OF the Union, entitled 10 confidence and
respect. ms Is his language: can assure YOU nv
dear sir on whatever OF honor or Judgment nosssas
mat the evils growing out OK the removal OF the demo-
sites are daily increasing; and that all men, except those
VINO, from The possession of funds which NAV enable
mem 70 take advantage OF the disesses of their Derb
bors look to the future with horror unless an Immediate
remedy shall be applied"
Before take my seat, said Mr.. T. ask 10 be ;nd,Io
ed IN one or two remarks The call has freouen,iv bce
made on the Senator from Massachusetts mir Webster,
he MI T. was e mu eoI"'nuee on Finance, OF which
y agency For bis part he could see no pronri ,v fo,
Una. ea uni the sense Of the Senate shouid be July
Executive were sustained in The power II had s,sred
over me subject then Congress had nothing 10 do with
H. The great question before the country was
me ffesident or Congress had right to establish a
treasury agency. The President had done an and
u was decided that he had done so with full
aha auhoy that decision decisive of the
asto me Legislative authority. The Executive aboritv
was, n mat event, co extensive with the whole subject
he lie g'slsure would encrosch upon his power II
aSeo s' FOR his part, he believed that the presien,
nau Invaded tho Legislative functions in a vi al poin,
n nau gsasPed the purse; and he was happy 10 find
,L nc 'a' morning sustained by The memorial from
v"'vpu, cru he resolutions from franklin LoyyIand
sno n'gnsuu seemed TO be united. The voice rom The
nrs had Deen reVeTDersted by the mountains nj ts
and ne trusted mat The sound Of that revetcr,,on
not cease unitbe whole country should be ro"s.d in,
knowledge OF The great principles at issue '''''
lie concluded by moving that the me mortal an, s.,
lions be read, printed, and referred TO the Comm,,e ~
FINANCE; which was accordingly done. w
- KENTUCKY REVOLUTIONS.
mr' Bbo then rose and said that he was rb,rged T.,
one Osnch OF the Legislature Of the State of
WIN tsI,en resolutions which had passed in that body
sno wnc" were expressive Of the sense IL entertained
me dangerous power which had been exercised bv IN
thei mdgIsWs'e o. the United States In retnovjuS IN,
Puoc money rom The Bank appointed by law for te de-
poslory OF The national revenue and oiacn. d, l.; a.,
banks and, also, against the manner in " hch s
dous power OF the veto had been exercised bv ,he
Chlci Magistrate on several occasions wv r''''"
AS one OF the Senators representing that State ~, a.,
hoor o congress, every respect, under all
wmoue from MIN 10 the expression OF any opinion NJ q;
thse Of The Branches Of the State Legislature hut a. a.
ume' lac eii peculiar qualification 10 being called ON