Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-12-22
DEBATE IN THE SENATE,
Immediately after The reading OF mr.. iyter'
Report

". - ordsred IN be printed he had a word
ortwo tosay His name, he had observed, was
mentioned in the report but TO be sure IN good
companv. for il Was coupled with the names OF
Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren,, and Felix
Grundy. Before the Senate adjourned, he wish
ed to have an opportunity of showing the Sc
nate that the committee had been most unwor.
tbily treated by the Bank, and had been made
the means so far as he was concerned, OF re-
porting to the American People what was an
untruth. He had written to the President OF the
Rank of The United States, and he had done so
at the request of some merchants in Missouri
He had written To him with cordially so far as
their object was concerned, and with view 10
promote the object oftheir application. The re-
port stated, that, upon this application, branch
was established there as business institution,
and not political one. Now, mark, he wished
TO inquire of the chairman if there was commu-
ncated to him report made to the Directory by
Gen. Cadwallader, who was sent 10 st. Louis,
in consequences ofthe petition, in order to report
to the directory whether the business oithe place
would require Branch.
Mr.. Tyler sad "There was not"
Mr.. Benton continued. Then, he would re-
peat the committee had been most unworthiy
treated, and had been made the instrument OF
giving an untruth tn the American People
When he went home from this city the mer-
chants of ST. Louis told him that the petition
would be unavaihng-that Gen. Cadwallader
on the part of the Bank Of the Un ted States,
had examined into the business Of the place.
and, in consequence, had reported to the Direc-
tory that it was not sufficiently extensive to au-
thorze them in establishing branch there.-
Well, in contempt Of that report, that 1t was dn-
necessary to establish branch, the President OF
the Bank of the United States had since direct
ed that one should be established, as he (Mr. b.
would now proceed TO shew. Now, about that
time, he struck the first blow at the Bank, which
he had the proud consolation 10 believe, was the
means of first exciting public indignation
against it. To the astonishment OF the mer-
chants of ST. Louis, after having only snort
time previously received the information that
branch was not be established in their city, one
was suddenly opened, and as il was alleged, Tor
the convenience of the Governments" and the
funds ofthat branch had been applied topolitlcal
objects. Yes, speech which he had delivered on
the floor fthe Senate on the Veto message, had
been reviewed; and Is, 900 copies of the Re
vews' on it were distributed by the Bank, and
n large portion OF them had been poured into
his State at the time of the election; while the
speech itself was suppressed IN lie Register
of the Debates in Congress on the SUBJECT
Yes, $4,000 COPIES had been distributed, while
the speech ltselfwas suppressed! or, at events,
was withheld He had not seen peter des-
eruption Of this affair than what he would now
relate. gentleman had once made speech,
and sent il to a certain press, the editor OIL which
took great liberties with it, and when it came out
the author said it was nothing but dlminu-
tive metamorphosis of what he had SAID"
So much for this subject.
In order that the Senate might bring the mat
ter to an issue. he had drawn up aresolution,
which he wished to have considered as part OF
his remarks:
Z" Resoired, That the Committee of Finance be
instructed TO obtain from the Bank OF the United
States copy of the report made by the agent
n 81 n Ia, N a IL
cation from the merchants of that place Also,
the answer; and copy Of the letter making
known In the said merchants thata branch would
be soon established there"
Ifthe committee had sent him note, he would
have nut then in possession OF the lacts, ana the
modification would have been spared to them
of having communicated to the public an I'M
truth. Now. this went to show the necessity OF
nu,ting on every Committee at least one indivi-
dual who differed from the rest, If it was only as
a spy He was not going into an examination
ofthe report then, as time would not permit OF
it, But there were some things In II whlcn ne
could not avoid noticing. What the Committee
quoted il adopted as its own. The COMMITTEE
had quoted the expression hostility and vlndic-
tivpness on the part of the President OF the Unit
cd States towards the Bank" and in quoting the
charge, had adopted il, and made 1t It's own
Now this point had been so often brought before
the pubic that every one must be at no loss 10
understand IL. ne mOUeHt IL was ueh'i'hSo,
every mind would comprehend what was meant
to be Inferred He (Mr BENToN) touched no
truth. in contradiction of the report but what
was 10 be found on the journals of the Sc
nate And he would say, II was not Tor
any Committee Of the Senate to report
thing which was condemned by the Journals
of their own body. What had they done?-
What had they chargedl That the President
ofthe United State had turned round against
the Bank because he could not manage the d.
rectory, and make them subservient to his pot',
cal purposes This was the charge which had
gone through the country forthe last two or three
years.
Mr. d. then proceeded to examine what had
been the course of the President of the United
States in reference to the nomination OF Co
vernment Directors.
Who did he name as the Directors of that
Bank in 1880, on the part Of the Government?
Nicholas Biddle and some of his friends And
vet il is said that he is DESTROYS Of destroying the
institution because he could not manage 1t; be-
he could not make others fiddle at his bidding,
Who did he nominate as Government Directors
In 1917 Nicholas Biddle and some of his friends.
Who. he (Mr. B. would ask, were nominated
A.. -. nab 4, 1o22l Nicholas Riddle and