Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-06-05
From the National Intelligencer.
WASHINGTON Cry, May q


WASHINGTON CITY, May 81.
In the Senate yesterday, Mr.. WEB
sTER, in presenting paper from the
Wings of Lancaster, Pa. on the SUBJ
ject of the effect of the illegal and un-
constitutional removal of the Public
deposites, expressed pretty much at
large his views Of the present aspect
of public affairs, as well as of the pros.
pect of the future. In doing so, he re-
Cured to the views which he had ex-
pressed early in the session, of the
probable consequences of the control
assumed by the Executive over the
currency of the country, and to the
remedy which he had felt it to be his
duty to propose in the shape of bill
for renewing for limited time the
Charter of the Bank Of the United
States. The last notice he had given
in regard to this bill, he said, had been
that he would call it up on the 21st of
April. But, before the 21st of April
arrived, the other branch Of the Le-
gislature had, by decisive vote, de-
stroyed the existing probability of such
measure receiving the sanction of
that body. The Executive branch be-
ing also known 10 be opposed to any
action ofthe Government in that di.
rection, he had thought it, and he now
thought it, unnecessary to press that
bill upon the attention of the Senate.
When, therefore, if ever, he should
move the Senate to take it up for con-
sideration, was at present wholly IN
certain.
Mr.. w. went on to present some
views, in his usual forcible and impress
sive manner, of the general subject OF
the condition and prospects of the coun-
try. He stated his belief that the con-
viction was becoming universal, even
among those who seriously wished to
believe otherwise, that the 'sexperi-
ment," as it is authoritatively as well
as Familiarity termed, has failed, sig
nally failed. Whatever casual or tran.
STORY relief circumstances might pro.
duce to certain parts of the country OF
portions ofthe People, yet, no remedy
be interposed, Mr.. w. expressed the
opinion that such summer and autumn
are to be passed through as the whole
country has never seen.
He demanded, whether the friend.
OF the Administration in Congress were
ready to break up and go home withou
attempting any thing, either in presen
action, or in prospect, to relieve the
country from its suffering condition
He believed, for his part, that they
were bound, by every consideration O
conscience and of duty, to carry through
Congress some measure of effectual re.
lief The evil under which the people
suffer, springs from no external msfor.
tune: it is from within; it is the conse.
quence either of bad law or bad ad.
ministration of the law. 1t is, Mr.. w.
argued, political evil--a political in.
Fiction, one which the three branches
of the Government could, were they 50
disposed, cure in a week.
This, he said, was a case pressing
heavily upon the conscience of those
acho produced the change in the condi.
ton of the county. We (said he) have
notsremoved the deposites; are have not
violated the law, nor broken the Con.
stltution. We, on the contrary, have
foretold and deprecated the existing
consequences of that measure; yes.
foretold them, so long ago as when we
were smiled at as prophets evil or pro.
phets false, and the mention of distress
was the provocative to sneers and sar.
casms from gentlemen on the opposite
side. AS to any law of Congress TO
confirm the present state of things, if
would only be to make the distress
perpetual; it would only be to give lie.
gal countenance to that which is al.
ready an extreme evil. Mr.. w. went
on to say, that no man in either House
could be more DESTROYS than himself
tor an early adjournment of Congress:
but he was not willing, anxious as he
was TO adjourn, until those who hold
HE Poleer in the Government should
say that they have nothing to PROPOSE
TO relieve the people. Ia a word, upon
those who hold the power, he meant