Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-23
Richmond. Thursday, Jan. 9:s.
THE DEBATE-in Congress.-THE VIRGINIA LIE.
GISLAT URE.-TuE PEOPLE

W, ID
port OF tho Administration. "A gentleman writes
that 1t was "a splendid Speech--that it tore Clay
all INTO taters-that lac heard in his life more
triumphant argument, delivered in finer taste
that rI'eted the Senate, galleries, and ALL for the
last two hours OF il, auth more Intense interest tau
any Speech which has been delivered here this ses
sion--and that when he closed, he was surrounded
by members of the Senate of all parties, who con-
graduated him on the splendid effort he had made"
On Monday, MIR. Webster took the floor i'm pre-
senting the resolutions of the Citizens of Boston,
These Resolutions ascribe the public distress to the
Removal of the Deposi,es.
We have some account Of the movements i'm
Boston, in the following letter, written on the l4,h
instant:
"lhe proceedings OF the Bank meeting you will have
seen; was altogether slim affair But,he efforts Of the
Bank agents, to excite AMI iname the public gsnst the
Uovern'en are great aud asDg: still, do not believe
they VIII succeed in deceving "a majoiy.-The political
esnng however, is strong, you well know in this part
OF the country; and its ordinary force added all the
vinolcuve bitterness, which proud, chafed bsflled
lied arlstocracy can infue into il. The project
Bank, offered In our Legislature. by Mr.. White, the
friend oil Mr. webster put forth feel the temper Of
the heuse IL was found TO be such, that motion
was made to-day, and committee raised to enquire iutp
the contracts OF the deposc Banks, With the design Of
annnlng their charters. doubt, IL they dare come up 10
is pont-and still they may MIR. Blake, late DistrctA
orney, aud recently, il not director and solicitor
the Boston Branch, the real though otensi-
BILE OF the resolution. IL will hence be seen. that
the Bank has its retained members In State Legislatures
well as in Congress In fact its every movement adds
new proof Its dangerous power; and Put now
money and not the people, will rule in future. &c the
General Court were to repeal the charters OF the selected
Banks here, would be proof that the Bank intends TO
enforce McDuiies principle that all loca Banks mus,
be given up to make for the moth; for If il can
sacrifice Bank now, il can twenty, when it wls"l
MIR. Webster, in the Speech which he addressed
to the Senate on Monday, noticed both the Resolu-
tons from Boston, and the Plan of the New Bank
lie called upon gentlemen TO restore the Depo-
sites; but to look further, and provide an effective
remedy against tbs arrangement of the circulating
led tbot IL
TO adjourn, till 1t shall have passed some law, suita-
Die TO the exgency and satisfactory to the country"
and that he knew of no such plan, but the re-
chartering OF the pres - Bank with notifications
which he should hinr elf prefer, the establishment
Of neW Bank-(we suppose upon the plan of MIR.
White, with capital of my miiiionsi adopting the
capital of the present Bank part of it, and dis
trbuling the remaining 15 millions among the seve-
raj States IN proportion to Federal numbers &C.
&c.GA MIR. Heston, of the Legislature of Penn
sylVania, has also submitted to that body scheme
Of 50 million Bank, but organized i'm different
manner-And can these gentlemen be serious p
MIR. Jefferson pronounced the old Bank, of only 10
nillons,) to be some of the most deadly hostility
existing against the principles and form of our Con-
stitution-,hat an institution, like this
ny ITS branches every part of the Union, acting by
command ana IN phalanX may, in a critical moment,
upset the government" This was only Bank Of
ten millions capitalize present is 35 milons-and
Its tremendous power is felt in the present dis
tresses OF the whole Union.-And yet il is at this
moment, while II is threatening to grind us in
TO dust and ashes, that we to be startled by
more powerful Institution of ftly miiiions.-But
whether we are to have this new Bank or the
present one, MIR. Webster tells that one or the
other must be adopted, before Congress adjouuns-
hin nus ann"',n'"i'ss.a0-sluce Nghts' men cant
ana tell us, that the Legislature ought now to sbrnl,
from boldly protesting against the constittionajtv
0I lhe brnk We say at once, and we are sure the
People will say il, with far more emphasis than we
do, mat nowls the day-and nows the hour, for pro-
oh
we may almost lay down our arms-ard perb,n No
our liberties.
IL was said the other day i'm the House of Dele
gates that the Virginia Legislature had only once
protested against the Bnnk-and that by their
resolutions in 1911. This is u mistake. What said
the celebrated Report of Mr.. Madison in 49, 1900 ?
"ihe pTst question here TO be considered is whether a
spirit mas In sundry instances been manifested by the
government TO enlarge its powers by forced con-
srueuons OIL the constitutional charter.-Tbe General A
semby having declared their opinion merely by regret,
nns; W gehera terms that forced constructions for
iargng The Federal Powers have taken place. it does not
appear 10 the Committee necessary TO 20 into sperca
moh Of every instance TO which the resolution NAV aude
he Aiien and Sedioa Acts being parc ariv named i'm
succeeding resolution are Of course 10 he underwood
as included 10 the resolution. Omitting others which
nave ies occupied public attention. been less extern.
sVeiy regarded as unconstitutional the resolution NAV
pe presumed 10 particularly TO the Bank Law which
nom me circumstances OF its passage we'll az the
ue o 'ne construction on which il is founded, strikes
o dchioh win singular force; and tho carriape tax
distinguished also by circumstances i'm its history hav;
similar tendency Those instances alone ifresuItinS
oW 'orceu construction and calculated TO enarpe The
powers oil the Federal Government the committee can
not but conceive to be the case sufficiently warrant This
part oil the resolution" ~
III iol2, the Resolutions passed also refer IN
ose Which were passed in 1871, safer mature de-
liberation, and upon solemn conviction thar tho
INSTITUTION oil The Bank of the u. S. was unconstit,
uoha, ana nstructing the Senators of this State il,
Song,css 10 oppose tile renewal of the charter of
that Bank" The Report of '99-1SOO has been re-
adopted by subsequent acts of the I.epslnt,re-and
among them, by the resolutions of 1900 which nro
nounce 'tbis Expose having clearly ascer,o;ned
'heJust limitations of Federal power and bnnnlv
pointed out to future generations the lust rule of in
tefpretng The instrument. The construction tic,
paced OH the Constitution was submitted To the de-
c'sion OF The most august of all tribunals and sus
iu'nud ny the Judgment of united America
we rust That from this Expose the pconle of V;r
gina VIII never recede-and that at this irving ond
per'ois hour, their Representatives i'm General A.
senbly will come forward and boldly uroco;n, tic
of the Bank wv
/, ~ me House Of Representatives. Mr.. Seoborn |
JONES, OF Gcorgia, came forward to oppose in. rosie
raton OF The Deposltes. We have the G,llo,.;n : |
character of the first part Of his speech
AS@"dci % a hffo from IVdshingfon Cffv da,es u, |
~ nuaiy 20H. 1884
, hs 20" VIII see, the debate still continues NJ, tho o.
uo" OF 'he DePosites. MIR Jones' OF eorgis conmsnc
Tvs Peech, aud spoke about two hours to-day and gavs
10y W monoh Tor adjournment in the main h;s |
Pescn Is very good; points IL is able RI, 4, j.;
perhaps TO be chiefly valued in this: he i. Nl,e
'nu MS speech Will be read by those who might otber
wise no' read one on side Of the question ,rus,
nus sincerely, II will have the effect oi opeuins tIo
!, =, W., parry 70 The true question: Shall the Bank be 10