Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-22

Mr. watkins said appeared him. that the gentleman
rom r. Cly was actuaed more by deadly hatred to Ge.
"ers, Jackson, than by any other motive.
(hr Watkins's proposed amendment ,cus rejected
"" MIR. atkins motion, amend the resolution by
saung, and that our Senators instructed, aud our
requested their efforts 10 pre-
ven me Bank OF the U. s, from being re-chartered
mr.. w: SAID, u It was intended TO out with our
opinions |" should be done fully. He believed there was
"Jo"y OF me rouse against re cartering tho Bank,
ard he wished them 10 saw So
mfr 30 'ker wished to put House right on hi. CUES.
ne senate has s,opeds resolution, which declares
the Bank Of the u. 3. unron.itu,ioos The House was
now going on very WELL adopting these resolutions.
these Instructions should he given. hat would they
oen' 70! simply TO tell Senators do what in
ano'her resolution we declare TO he UNCONSTITUTIONAL He
ougn' SUCH an instruction superuon When the fourt,
oc... should be taken up, MIR. b. sad he would, il
,I W oue'eu, ietain the Honse few moments K
pu why he should for that resolution, which
VIC vo en against on a former occasion.
regard - @ sau was Idle TO give instructions with
o;a 20 one branch OF the subject aud the other
0p%'o"s ought to be expressed on both sides alike
zones Of E. City said the difference between the
49, Jes's was thi--that the subject OF tho deposites
now before Congress; while the re-. cbarerng al the
pan, pa"s not. and ho did know that il would he At
'east ths session. - ~
Mr.. Rosne said he accorded ,.;,, -,
oooen,and but wished him to Withdraw his motion and
" 10 lie fourth resolution, with which IL " "a NOR,
i.y connected He wished that this expression of
opnon should be had-not that he or S.n.,o
or representatives But from the negative ,n,nner H.,
80, "e SUBJECT has been treated, might have bee in
erred mat the Legislature did no, look viii, ,;.,nn,h.
uon on the re.charer ofthe Bank Mr. r. J;d mo, 49,
win Inc gentleman from E. Civ that nm. .nh;sc,
..;S was now alone before the people Mr. r. had
e"y in me debate, and he repeated tit Ia ths
re-charer oil the Bank, which lies al the boom of al ,h
glamour IL was plain that this was the Tact, ,ha he
h," h, may read: The deposes is made the ostens
oiS out me re-carter Is the real question at issue
Mr.. Colston said, that the reasoning of gentlemen on
.s nouon would perhaps be sound fthe questions were
same IL was clear, that when the LEGISLATURE de-
Saied mat the deposi,cs ought not to have been
my au not thereby declare that they ,,yh, 20 H.. r,o
ed But the declaration that the Bank IS neon.,;,om,
ifs o.ct,.
"nc" gentlemen endeavored TO establish between ,hs
'Sjee's, aid not therefore exist. There was one
u 'ns subject which called for noticeso ne,
~ erroneous did II seem 10 Mr. c. He heard /, ,sn..
q" hands that the removal of the de posites II bosn
Si OF Tue present distress in the community The
., ouum OF That depression which il felt nv eve,v
Oh me Ct liens, Is upon the Bang (;eo,ls,n.n
w. Is The vile and infamous conduct of ,h ~,
%ch mas created all this difficulty H. in msk;no ,h
declarations, II was intended 10 mpute AM u,ese
the NIX other than that which was necesssrv 70
,lse.'' Mr.. =. denied their truth. That the Bank had
pee" ofcsu 10 curaiI was well known-that n, could mo,
nave done otherwise, under the circumstances ougb, 70
oe equally apparent. But the curtancnt was far loss
a, 'ngat nave been reasonably anticipated. The Go.
'er"neh' mad Withdrawn nine millions from the R,nL
and the Bank had curtaled less by about three al
Mons 'nan Inc amount Of the deposes withdrawn We,
gentlemen were constantly rising 10 tell us of IN. v
conduct OF the Bank He should like TO know of The o
.eman from Goochland whence his information was OH
'aeo, ana 10 see the document from which he derived
people by the Bank Mr.. e. convinced that the state
ment was groundess and that the Bank had done no moro
"at was necessary 10 secure itself.
Mr. Gmcr said, that he would add a word If ex,,,r..
"on' IL would be remembered that lie had heretofore
votec against all propositions instruct our and
he should continue VOTE He had therefore voted
against the amendment lust offered bv the aon,, t
ooochiand and should vote against all proposiiioss IN
amend the third resolution Of the Senate and against the
Mn Watkins ,cifhdre,o his amendment
MT Wiliams-in presenting his motion to strike OH,
me resolution Dstrucng Senator's &c. in relation
10 the restoration OF the depostes and if in their
opinion ii would be conducive 10 the public iutere."
SAID, mat Congress had all the facts before them .ni H.
wing 70 leave the question OF restoration TO their
our Senators should believe, not onIv ,ba,
me Bank OF the United States sale deposi,orv ~ t
puohc money but that the public good would be subserv
IS ny |e,r restoration TO it, they would act accordingly
not hey ought to oppose the restoration IL might he
me pressure would be increased by the transfer from
'he state Banks TO the Banks Of the u. s. The numc
rous Banks in which the deposites had been placed
nave made large discounts calculating pon the con,nn
ance IN their keeping, of the public funds: and If re-,
were Withdrawn, those Banks might be compelled to re-
rench and thus OF distress be created bv tho
transfer He therefore, not having the facts ~ ,
Tor leaving in our Senators the sound discretion 70
he deposes remain where they are or 10 ro
them TO the Bank OF the u. States as NAV he No., ~
ducve to the public welfare. ~
=, Mr. Cos0n said he hoped the gentleman would go
step farther, and add "and conducive alone 10 the
sona interest of General Jackson's party" r
t'hr Wttt,dms's motion toas rejected
Mr. w atkins moved 10 amend the 4,h resolution h
adding instructions TO Senator's SC to nae Their
States. " ~ -'"" VI Tue "
MT watkins ssid he did not know whether IL was in
oder 10 DISCUSS during the tendency OF the present
non, me proposition submitted by the gentleman from
Berkeley in relation the conduct of the United States
bank III II were, he would proceed to establish thu, II
oeen such as ought to forfeit the confidence of everv
patriot and friend to the permsnency of our
that u had used for political effect immense power
greay TO The prejudice OF the country and vloy a.
variance with the true intent and legitimate object of lie
creaion-lt had Likewise welded this immense mover ~,
perPeiuae its charter regardless of the ,ha,
might ensue "'a'
And il the documents he had consulted were ,r,. an,
ne had no reason to doubt hem the Bank had wan;onlv
inflicted deep injury and distress on the comn
y' uhwarranted by the of the roetry o.
he condition OF the Bank ITSELF That the removal f Tho
neposites mad not been necessarily cause of the
loot mar we must lock for that cause in the de.
termination oil the Bank produce if possible The belief
that the finances OF the country cannot be MANAGED i
ont us age"cy) Is made manifest by the condition. o Tho
rank on the LIST OF August last when il was apprised The
aePos.es would be removed ON The Let OF December
when the present panic and outcry of ruin and ;s,
was resounded throughout the whole country
by reference to the documents in relation n The s
lec VIII be SEEM that on the first OF August last, when
me Bank commenced its curtaiIments the denos,es
announced 20 seven aud half millions of dollars speak
sau Mr. W., IN round numbers-on the It Dec bere si,
remained in the Bank about seven millions bsvnn hs
diminished only two and half millions
vi 'ne hrst OF august, the discounts amounted 10 sixv
Tour millions OF dollars, whilst the LIST of December fbe
were on'y MY Tour millions Now, said MIR. W. can il
be believed that curtailment of ten millions iva ,ecos
sary TO meet dimnuon of only two and half ,n;ln ~
deposites! NO, said he, IL and will not he believed
by the bone and siDew Of the land the commoo neo,
VINO have no other interest TO suLserve but the
OF human freedom 49, "'e
Mr.. Colston said he was pleased that a,,.,,;o
called TO this subject and he hoped il would NOT be Io
ed 10 dropJ until the public made fully aware NJ b
rue state OF the facts The gentleman from CoocIand
nsa not slated from what documents he drew the compu-