Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-04-18
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specie payments. N"'PN""'"
probable tha' The agents OF the Bank, with their
IS' disregard OF TRUTH viii represent, the Bank of Alex
adra as one Of those selected by In. Secre,,w Of th
ny LOT 'ne uepo'ie OF the public money when il
was removed from the Bank of The United a,es I'm or
ner 10 guard against this attempt at dec piop we tke oc
easion to state, that the Bank of Alrxand has bec %
poSo'y Tor 'he small revenue collected at Alexandria
ever since ie establishment o the Goverumen-t,t il
'of more than lory years. Its employment, has no CON
nexon whatever with the removal of the depos,es from
'he Bank OF the United States. Thu Jeno.;tcs sin. n
we removal continued to be made alexandria in the
same manner that they have always been ade from, the
establishment. OF the Government
We give this statement, because we are f,,Iv aware
,; az" ne pnonc are aware, OF the daily efforts OF the re.
tanners OF the Bank OF the United States and its aheren,s
coUin we country into confusion, aud by destroying
nuehee To produce general suspension of ,,y
nents. Every day reports indus ronsly circni,5
@ so,,e odhs is ABOUT TO stop, and report viii
generally produce the effect of making il s,o, howcy"
Solvent and well conducted may be- The peone Sos
IN Tue present condition OF things the fruits of t,ose mn
uig efforts, Tor the last four months 10 ruin tho creJ;, NJ
the country aud TO throw the currency into conrin ~
order to compel the People OF the country to surrender
cOrporaion.-Hr GiObe.
MIR ADAMS AND THE SpEAxER-The In,su;aon
Ger oil Saturday contains lsbored article Of Ar liz n
hG"ms upon The deposie gus sion which is now ,rcs.r,
W ,'e phnc IN the iorn OF speech in nded 10 he de-
V" eSeu 10 DC suppressed by the Preyious Ones.
uon. ihsre is prefxed this rejected address -,
Gu oy NE House by vote 10 cut off further i.hs.S ~,
Vi. '.e P.'' OF uie author, IN Introductory
,e"'NS' 10 'ncupae the Speaker having occasopei
me disappointment aud modification! We sLau h" y
pam statement oil facts, which we have tak., ,
ascertain ana are authorized TO make show III, H.,
respect complained OF by Mr. Adams (,pd 50 wouIi,
70 us feelings and vaniy proceeded no. from the Sns
-, ' ,ne ii?uSe-and the public will be able to iuJy.
upon what authority Mr. Adams has consdereL l. I 80
Jd'uiied III making the charges aud insi,rI,nns o,,
we Speaker contained in his introductory article W.
now proceed 10 do so. 'N' VIC
by The rules OF the House. we find that pa,;,;or ~
noas' aun other papers addressed the House are moi
M W I OF decided on the day they first present.
eu unless lie House should Otherwise allow Tara nv
Virginia resolutions presented the Gjeb,,e o LILY
n"'S 20 inuch complains OD there had been much
discussion OH various memorials and res,I,,io,s
SUBJECTS oil The Bank and dcpo,es TLs d;
cission had been allowed by the perrnis.on ami ai
Iehee OF me House, and not the Speaker We knoY h.
u1'' the Speaker frequently nierposed and ne,,n,
; e e discussion, as irregular and unusual but
",'ho"' effect; and II was allowed TO 20 on bv Tho ~
o, ne House. The responsibility OF The debate.
was therefore, with the House. not with The Chi ''
GA Monday the 81 OF March, (the oniy dsv in he ..,
"heh petitions, &c can be pre.ented) Mr. Gordon ,ra
seh'ed The resolutions OF The Assembly ri W.; pr
addressed The House the general subj r,, s,' uu
meH he was followed by his co!icaaue NJ p ,
anu ,1'e III u1 evening Mr. Gholson, OF Virgins. obrin
ca ,ne MOOR Ou yielded ii the purpose nj ed; ,'.
oh wednesday, The 9th, nember.l,on Oh;o ,1I
suspend me rules, in order have tie stat, cai,o g.,
e esenaon o. pc iuons and memorials AIr Adm
- w men 'ne motion to suspend so as to exclnte
debate on The Virginia resolutions wnIrh ,yoS e '
rSI "p a. ~ 81 IN order, il there had been rene
RAJ suspension OF the rule. he Inoion 10 sI
was afterwards, we learn, withdrawn bv NJ s ,nenu
td' ""o'soh having consented 10 waive his ,iat -,
me ioor iOr that day,) and the rule bc;ror ~ ~
Wv es were called, ana upwards OF $50 veis:ons me
ino'ias &c were presented aud acted on o. H ,s
ne loh OF March the Virginia resolutions again can ~
% I'nsue' "'ion' as the unfinished business and MI
Gho'soh addressed the House, with olhc,s ,,I ~,
'i"cNney having obtained The floor and sooko, so
e. W 'o'on 10 ADJOURN, before he had concluhei
h"he"; TIC was consequently entitled to Tho a nor
Tie ensuing Monday, when the subject would AZ
up ''' "e'" come
Ana here il may be proper 10 remark uo, ,h ,
me House, we are told, only restrict debate nm n, I
peu'lon Is JFsf Presenfed-smd that on auv s,,,SS
y Wheh 'he subject is under consideration il ia onen
Ia fl,l, Il
G o' ~ ms power OF The Speaker OF the House aCc, h
'"St gay 70 deprVe any member OF the floor Wv
!, "Iy' tuesday, March 1Ih) Mr. Adams
n,,, "n'u "'e consent OF the House 10 present tho
massachusetts resolutions which was referred , ' h
,en moved TO suspend The rules for that pursosc wJS
was also rejected! Oh The succeeding ,nnr,im Nv w"
nesuay) he agan asked the leave OF the Uousn -, ~ 1911
nese resolutions, which objected to- and he secd
yea 10 suspend The rules which again refused
IL was, we believe, these occasions he enisrd my ,
approximations oil which he speaks in his prefce w. ~
authorized, moreover, in saying, that so l,r C o.
Stu ar na',s any wish to deny 10 Mr.. Adams or The
Tco, ", 1Gtn"ses The right u be beard he Eel, So
m.iou, mat Ihe opportunity should he GrieJ hi
lac aided in the eifn ''' "' 'dr as hc could,
on MONDAY, The l7lh Mr.. Pnckney was ep,i,,,,
hoor, "nd we learn that he yielded IT, for tho n, we
enabling gentlemen who had petitions am, mn. T. 80, ="
present. uiem lac Chair believe on ina, orc,;os
suggested TO Mr. Pnckney the propreiy Of HE t
anu gave MN 10 understand that ii he did lie Yo,i5 No.
hs 'sh afterwards 10 the floor! After NJ pinrL,, :,
readily as'ened to the wishes of the uouse anJ Al va"
.ue's was Called Mr. Adams presented The resolu,ors
y. 'eI Les's'@ufe accompanied by speech which in
I"e"oe Oi It's character aud violence, Mr. Polk ross
"iepY o-but IS ii understood thai fhe VIII se
solutions had been passed over, TO have pe.i,in,s t
Gu W.hOul debate, the Speaker we learn ,voutI 10, ~
ii' MI fOik TO proceed without the exnrsss ioay 81
iouse; IL was accordingly asked and bv tba o. +, - III
Honse gained. Mr.. Polk then replied 10 Nj ,%n o"s
speech F" " WI adams
y" tho succeeding Monday, 0he 2iih1 when t,e VIZ.
s'ua resolutions again came up, Mir. rncknev Joc,; ;,
sPeekg, ana The resolutions ere without dcb,,s al ~
genera" consent, laid OH The table. These are L a. ~
lacls 10 relation to The proceedings OF which Mr. Adam.
nn'PN"s'o much III 'he hrst part OF his nifoIuciou
ia RELATION 10 that part Ot the article i'm which II il ~
ca That the rules OF the House, and the Ter ro,c,ne,,s
'" are administered by the Speaker in sir u,,nror -.
10 substitute lis viii for tie will Of the House il T.;
necessary 70 remark that such nsinuations are "a gs,
s a. up,oo"1co; and OF The motives With wlic. the i'm
uIon a'S O'en made aud the authority for hem the
hevc lhem '' "''"'e' De-
AS TO The TACT Of not being able to catch i5e S,eoLo
rye and ear on the 4h IL cess,ry IN saw ,i, Ill.,
10 those WHO klow tie posi- ion, in tie House of ai
Adams aud That from which Mr. McDufEe s,,Lo aai
The Speakers wishing 10 deprive the member fo,n Nj
sschusets oil the right TO speak, we are aulbo,iza in
ing That be did not know that Mr. Adams had ,isen g3
coendtu oF The toor' Owing, no doubt, bis posio
uh,i u was announced in the public papers.
Indeed we had never supposed lie cbsrge ccrLi L,
been made against the present Presiding Officer Of rio
towards Mr. Adams, in The administration OF bis official In
Icsj aud we doubt not, from what we know add have
heard, thd every candid and lib raj man. on both .;Ics
were appealed TO, they would say that the SpeaLor T..
orehofe 10 enforce rigid Observance OF TIC rules in re-
laon TO this individual more Than any other mamie,
probably in the House, His motives TO-, DOUG en- vil ma
DOUBT at once suggest themselves to the mind every re-
fleeing man. ''''''' '''' 80
In relation to Mr.. Mssons getting The floor and the in
snas.5n whlch Il made against the Speaker we