Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-23


The senator from South cssonN (Af. Prest,n) said,
tierc were WIDOWS and ,rphtns n has state VIII were
humans NJ Il. sud, the old certificate funding act
4 III was plead ~ the OF oil soldiers, wha had
old to spec uiarsa tw aud ss"nce in the pound, and
whom Congress voted tnsrty Sn.iln..s in the pound.
The masnu'ie" i tbs clam was carrying II along. MIR.
H. said the Magnitude ot the Assumption hill carried
hat for =, millions and the su,tuIc oi the ceriiii.
cate funding bill carried A. They got through nnmcdi-
ntely, while Amy Dardcn horse at $50 dad gct
through until forty lie opposed voting mil
lions TO spectators. who buy claims Tor hc the Co
vcrnnent; he would not make the Federal Government
insure the insurers lie would csist this ball though he
might have II study the folio volume of loco pages.
which contained it's history; he would be- resiricci
to the er partc document compiled under the direction
OF the agent he had been informed but would look
To the whole lie would defend the Treasury from
thus enormous attack upon IT, lie would do battle Tor
his country and call upon others q help.
Mr.. Shepey said, ne had been alluded TO rs n mc,n-
Der oil the committee which had reported this bill that
he had never before been this committee, would
readily supposed that he had made up his opinion hastily
ON the subject But that he had previous the meet
ing OF the Senate, examined this question
inttce- imam, but Senator, in which capacity he
pccted To be called upon act and had prepared himself
accordingly He had not with materials for the
hight; lac had copies OF the documents before him. from
an examination OF which lac had drawn his conclu-
sions But he could show the Senate how he had ex-
amned and where he had found his materials From
sources OF undoubted authority from the printed do
cuments OF this Government, he had drawn his con-
cusons, and come TO the convection that those claims
Were gust ana ought To satisfied by this
these claims against France good and might have
been recovered of that government; that they
nue.! those for which we had obtained. nJcmn;tics
from Spain, Denmark and other governments: that the
were regarded so in negotiations with France: That
if they had been urged with the same ns
our claims upon other nations aud undee other crcu,n-
stances have been, rcparaton would have been by
Franco But why were these elans elected, why
IS obvious because France up claims against us:
claims, which bound by solemn obligation
to allow We had guaranteed to Franco her possess
sions M West India IN the llh article of the treaty
wherein she had bound herself obtain indepcnd
ence; also other claims under the 18th and I'D articles
OF the treaty OF commerce We had failed To fulfil
these shpuations had shrunk from the contest
and left France to be robbed of her possession, without
raising finger in her behalf For these iniIactions,
France justly claimed Of us remuneration. some
Offset for the neglect of her interests losses she
mad sustained thereby She offered my, she urged the
United States TO appoint commission to investigate
these claims, and ready to pay the utmost tar
thing, all that could be Justly brought against her Bui
then she claimed of than the SUM of eur claims
upon her. The United States offered To her
if she would accept of 900 600 francs for release f
our obligations under the 18th article of the treaty of al
nance but she would not accept it, bat offered
lO,OOO,OOO, which we refused But these claims of
france We're finally set off against the claims of
zens and thus the United States in releasing France has
bound herself to discharge the claims thai citizens
had upon France.
MIR 8 said that it had been urged that tho opinions
of the friends of this BILL had been formed upon partial
views of the subject. But if the gentlemen wish for
the proof lac could show from official IT'S the
facts to which he alluded. He did believe that Of
hciai documents of this government presented two d
rectly opposite and contradictory prapnsitous IIc re-
he'd on the docume ntsdid rise with dson To on
ter into examination of them by s0aUe and section
by section, but would refer those ecntlcen who wore
desrous OF investigating this subject to them for proof
of all he had advanced and willing 10 exhibit these
proofs from the public documents tomorrow or at
any other time when should be tho pleasure OF the
senate tO hear him.
On motion of MIR. Webster, the Senate adjourned
Thursday, December lS
Petitions and memorials were presented bv Mr. Nc
Kcan and Mr.. Hendricks
Mr. Hendricks, from the Committee on Roads and Ca
nas reported bill making approp ration for the in,-
provement of the Wabash.
Mr. Webster, from the Committee Finance, reported
bill to exempt certain merchandise from the operation
under
Mi Waggaman, leave given, introduced bill
making appropriation TO complete the ,nEitorv b,r
racks Mt New Orleans which read twice and re-
terred
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
MIR Tyler from the Finance Committee of tic Sc
nate which had been authorised to sit in the recess ON
the Bank OF the United States, made report which
occupied upwards of two hours in the reading
a motion being made to print it, Mr. Benton rose
not to object to the printing go into argument
IN answer to the report which would proper
~ al announcer ume, but to correct which
claimed hs attention His name was made In
mgnfe 'n that report, IA very good company TO be
sure, that OF President Jackson Vice President Van
Barren, and Senator Grundy. 1t seems that we have
all, said Mr. b.. been detected in something that de-
serves exposure the offence of aiding respective
constituents, icllowcitizens ina oIrfaaing branch
banks to be located in respective States; and upon
this detection the assertion made that these branches
were not extended these States for political effect
when the charter nearly but i'm GOOD faith
and upon applications to aid the business of the conn
Try Mr. Is said, 1t was true that he had forwarded a PC
tition from the merchants of ST Louis about o2G or M
soliciting branchat that place; and he had
and supporting tber request; and bearing the testimony
10 their characters of business and pTopertv
which the occasion and tse truth required He did this
Tor merchants who his political enemies and he did
readIy ana cordially representative to act for
ms constituents whether they for him. or aoans
him, an the elections. So tar Sc good but the alteration
OF the report 49, that the branch Louis was csabsb
ca upon ms petition and his letter and therefore was
not established with political views but pa rely md siply
LOT business purposes. Now, said Mr. r. have a qnes
ton To put TO the Senator from VIRGINIA mir Vvlc,A
who has made the report for the committee III is 4bis
whether the President Directors of the B1uk had in
formed him that Cen Cadwsllader had been sent as an
agent 10 St Ions, To examine the place reoor
upon ITS ability to sustain branch?
Mr. Tyler rose, aud sud- that he had heard nothno AT
the Bank upon the subject of Gen Cadwalader harlan
been sent to st Louis, any report upon the place
being made.
Then, said MIR. Benton resuning his spocc thc com
ilttee has been treated unwOrthily scurvily -basely
by the Bank 1t has been made the instrument 10 re-
port an untruth TO the Senate aad TO the npresu Peo
ple and neither the Senate that part of the Amer
can People who chance 10 Lc ia this chamber SHOULD n
permitted to leave their places until flsclood was
exposed
Sir, said MIR. b.. addressing the Wee Presidcat The
President and Directors Of the Bank Of the United
States, upon receiving the merchants petition and my
letter. did not Send byach ST. LOnsI They sent an
agent there, in the person of General Cadyyaader to
examine the place, and to report upon ts MERCANTILE
capabilities and wants; and upon that report decision
was made, and made against the request o the ner-
chants and that upon tile ground that the bus,ess Of
the place would not Justify the establishment of n
branch. The petition from the merchants came 10 Dir
Benton while he was here, in his scat IL was frevarded
from tins place to Philadelphia the aeepf made
bis VISIT 10 St Louis before he (A1r retnrned and