Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-22
Richmond. Saturday, Feb. 99.
THE QUESTION TAKEN

readers that the question has at last been taken j.;
the H. OF K.-and that the proposition to refer the
reasons OIL the secretary OF the Treasury for with
drawing the Deposes, to the Committee of WAYS
and Means, has prevailed by majority Of 30 votes
The reference has been made, siript Of Mr. AicDuC
ees obstruction to restore the Deposies, or of Mr..
Is a most triumphant result. Tile wishes of the
Bank have thus been thwarted-and the opposi-
uon party are completely chap-f fallen. They hoped
to carry the H. Of Representatives for the restoration
OF the Depostes-thcn to array the Representatives
Of the People against the Presdent-,o cnl for the
veto upon the Resou0n-nnd thus to agtnte the
country by every species of appeal, panic and ex-
element They IRE deceived in their calculations.
lney House have substantially decided with the adj
m'nstraiion The Dcpositcs will not be restored
ana Inc Bank will be consigned to the DESTINY which
the Constitution awards to il.
The main question was brought on on Tuesday,
Jorlty upon TINT point small, only Amor is il
astonishing; for the agency of the Previous Question
Is often forced, and frequently unpopular. Some
vote against it, because they wish to speak them
serves, or have friends who desire to s?eak-und
as 1t shuts up Debate, it is considered by MANY as
touching The liberty of speech. Hence the effort to
carry the Previous Question has twice before failed
on inns rcsoIntion-nnd now il succeeds only by n
majority OIL A. Ii is not, therefore, by any means n
correct test of the sentiments of the members m, the
wan question: 1t is that question which consti-
tutes the best index-and here we have nett mn
jority of 80 votes
v 'SAos"s'us u'ot ctcTy vote IN the city
gwen on the question-some 5 or (not with us
against the Bank such Seldcn, Coaiter Sc1 vot
Ell with the majority, possibly to prevent the mnres
sion Deing made, that this decisive vote Ten
seats were not filled on that day, viz Messrs Aptho-
ny OF Penn, Bates of MISS, Boudin of vn Bull
iard OF Lou, Conway ofN. c., Davis of Mass, Ellis
worth OF Conn.,, Lee of N. j., Singleton offs C.. and
Stewart OF Penn. The vote OH the main oues,;on
was lou 10 9S. Great interest and excitement ore
SAID TO have been exhibited but the result is n fri
uinPhant one. We consider the fate of the Bank
as substantially settled by this voe-and we hone
tne country viii now get partially quiet. 1t is n
Ieariui spectacle TO see the mischief which such
great moned Institution is calculated to produce
we night well quake for the Liberties of the Re-
PuDic-if 1t had power enough to cocrce a re char
ter. No man could have SO successfully stood nm
against Its mighty power, as Andrew Jackson.
IL mas lately been pronounced from the house,
tops, that the Representation from Virginia would
De found IN proud opposition to the whole course of
me Admnstration.-It was tauntingly said by a
Bank print in this city, that MIR. Stevenson would be
the only man from the Old Dominion, to oppose the
restoration of the Depostes. Look at tile votes.
MWe a, Cninn, davenport, Ghoson, Loyal, Lucas,
mason, Patton and Taylor-The Speaker is tho
ioth-nnd y on the other side-Mr. Bouldn's seat
vacant. Thus the Delegation from Virginia ia
equally divided on the question of reference-And
th's too, in the very teeth of the Resolutions which
have just been passed by the Legislature!
Let the Committee of Ways and Means now fear
lessly 60 on. They have great duty to discharge.
Inc country expects it at their hands. Let them
OBTAIN power to send for persons and papers, and
tnen institute the most searching investigation into
the conduct of the Bank. Let them probe oil it's
ABUSES to the bottomnnd unveil all it's acts i'm rela-
the fees of its Counsel-botb in The mother Raul
and all its Branches. When its secret transac tions
shnii oil be brought to light, they will probably fiji
tue country with astonishment and Indignation