Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-08-01

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money had beeo los, by the trnss witch had recently
stamped payment IN this Dist,ic
The OBJECT OF this casi to show that public money
had been osihy the change OF tie iepo,irs the
Secretary OF The Treasury had selected Banks witch
unworthy OF ,rus-snj the resolution was, usual.
roduced with speech full Of all manner of misrrpresen
taticns.
The Secretary answered--noi Bank seiscted by him
had hailed The Bank OF Alexandra lad been the d. POI
STORY Bank for the small collected there.
foundation Ut The the balance due from
It at the tine il stopped No dollar Of the
public motley was danger except small portion Of the
Navy Hospital Fund, which had been invested the
stock of the Bank OF Washington many years ago, and
which Mr. Southland had suffered remain there all the
10 blamc for dat lose, Mr. Southland who made the call
fully responsible any one else. The Secretary
oil The Treasury had no control OF the subject
AS was always the case wcrd said about this
report in the Senate after The iasehonis
IN Mr. Souihars speech had been cut in every d.
recnon, and the report exposed them not there
FORE convenient to talk about them conduct
OF his political i'iends who managed The Bank OF Wash
ton, where these iands had been invested.
10. MAY o, 1851 motion Of Mr.. Webster a reso-
luton was passed. calling Gu the Secretary OF the rrrasu-
ny Tor copy Of the Attorney Generals opinion in citation
10 Transfers OF appropriations.
II Mr. Webster wanted the opinion of the Attorney
General the usual and proper call be-
.ase an me opinions are recorded there But the impu-
taion Intended to be Secretary OF he
which had been made in hi, department. we're not war
ran'ed by the law officer Of the and thar the
file ia his Office.
Mr. fancy snswered--lhere was no opinion OF any AT.
'ofney General OH the subject in his Departments but he
procured from the Attorney Generals Office a copy of the
only opinion that had given in relation to rams
lers OF appropriations, and the Senate with his
report The opinion oil the Attorney General had nm c
aoh TO trapsiers of the description which had been made
m me Treasury Department 1t WAS evident that thew
mad been rightly made and were fully warranted nv he
actoi Congress. We heard more OF these irsnsers
OF oil the Attorney Generals opinion. Neither were ey-
er again mentioned in the Senae
IL. May Z, Is3I.-On motion OF Mr. CLAY The famous
car was made for the comparative OF the first
quarter OF 1888 and 1884 The oject OF this call was to
manic md ,i,o
measures adopted by Mr. fancy had our
and destroyed our revenue.
As The statement called for were mt in .
OF the time the call made. it necessary 10 obtain
,nem from The different custom houses Measures were
Immediately taken 10 procure the full and accurate
his report. '"'e
hesa not speak Fl The effect of tina, report The
unrvaied speech OF Col Benton hos attracted the public
attention 10 II strongly that content. need no xna
rom us Whenii was presented, the panic makers
In The Senate panic. inessi the real
prosperity of the country. Mr.. Webster ATTEMPTED to
stop the reading OF it, Col Benton, always wa,chu and
aoc saw the motive, and defeated and exposed the de.
sign From that hour heard distress spee chcs
In The Senate The whole body OF panic-makers ran
AWAY 10 the Post Office aud attempted TO get up new ex
cemen' aud panic in that quarer ia order TO draw
OIL The pub attention from the anmating pictures of
pubic prosperity, which presented by the official
statements which accompanied this report The attemp
10 escape was in vain Col Benton held fast 10 their
ground, and at the same time tore away with no zerv
tender hand the mask they had been 20 long wearing
ihs was the last call made by the Senate on the TTea-
enry department They wanted no reports the
Secretary whom they had been iuriousIy assang
through the wHter. They determined to go home; aud
as Inc session was about 10 close the OF Mr.
lsnry was sent In days after this report as made
When II came up for decision a word was said against
hm--not charge made. From Clay down to Chambers
(he heal aud the tail OF the Bank lorce all was silence
Not one impuation made against his or con
duct Official private No reason suggested against
the propreiy Of confirming hs nomination suen and
sueo woe executed The mandate OF the Bank-which,
soon as Mr. ahey was appointed, had in is
Official paper in the usual Bank phrase OF command thai
was no' eXPecien that the nomination would be con-
hrmed by the Senate
Thus for The first time in The history of our Govern.
mem, has cabinet appop' rejected by tie Sc
nate find something like apology tor such conduc,
long session was employed in eucesvoIing hunt down
me Individual and to iisen on him something mis- 1T
destroy his chaTarier. He rejec ed u no seems
of al! events But his rejection sufficient 10 an
pease the fesenne oil the Bank. His character il nos
sole must be ruined, aud Of dshonor xed you
blin aud 10 accomplish this work, such me as CLAW eb
sier and Calhoun, employed in the senate Of
me " States, during al long session Of seven mon.hs-
The ndsidua Tins aEssied asked 80 forbcarAnce from
them-an courted no favor He stood onn,oved i'm ia,
defence He net aud repuised the assaants in hrs mi.
vAe aud official character steadily firmly, aud con
tnued 10 pursue viii, unerrng de ermination the pa,
wheh MS duty TO the country required him TO follow
he has been rejectedp mark has be upon
him. so far as the decision OF The Senate en- accomplish
him and them.
And it not Tie least remarkable circumstance attend.
Ing his rejection that the very moment when the Sen.
ave were engaged in this final act of deadly hostility the
House oil Repses- ntae actually engaged in con-
su"ans ms scheme oil finance and putting the seal OF
her 'ppteoahon on tie whole OF his measures. They
had previously s clacd that the Bank og not 10 be re-
1nsf'efed anu 'e deposi,es ought Je restored
ney mao p'sse Inc gold and silver bills nded by
nm, and The only which remained TO be acted
on was The bill regulating he deposi State Banks
ana 'hs "as passed by he House OF Representatives. by
~ increased administration majority hour that
Mr' fancy was rejected by tie Sende.- Globe.
MAJOR BARRY-AGAIN
The partzins Of the Bank tie friends Of hfessTy CLAW
Leigh q Co. and the opponents OF the Adnnist
netsiiy continue their uIusdGable relentless ar on
ms csimable public whose only is having
auoeu 100 mueh 10 The accommodation the public Tie
OBJECT OF these continued aud trades is too OBJ
mous' we should think, TO be mistaken by the people.
me present policy OF the enemies Andrew jackson
IS 10 "'Nhdrdw public attention much az possible from
,ne neIarions conduct, the abonnable abuses OF the
United states Bank, and fix il o her object. The
FOst Omce department IS one of them, and season
we shS'i poini out another. MAJOR Barry now we un
oeFshnu' most actively engaged IN rendering available The