South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1834-06-28

parity Of more than sixty.seven to one,
and an aggregate majority Of thiFty-eighI
thousand one hundred and twenty-nine
lilo favor of restoring the deposites.-
What is the duty, OF a faithful Repre-.
sentative of the People under such cir.
'cumslances Shall he, because all have
not complained, turn deaf ear 10 the
thirty mine thousand who have laid their
petitions at his feet +? In giving his vote
for the restoration of the deposiles, he
had not consulted the mere will of the
Executive, nor that of any other individu-.
al !; nay, he had not consulted his own
will. He was, what be protested 10 be,
the sincere friend of Andrew Jackson,
though he detested many of the reptiles
that were basking in the beams of his eff
fulgence, and, without authority, presum.
ing to act and speak in his name. But be
was, also, ON that floor, the humble rep
resentative, in, part, Of the people of
Pennsy lvania 4; and, ifhe understood their
interest, and knew their will, on questions
of mere expediency, he would advocate.
the one, and obey the other. Please OF
displease whom it might, he was party
man as fer as conscience would permit
\ He abhorred and condemned alike cap
tious opposition and blind & sycophan-
tic devotion 10 any Administration.
| He desired TO examine this matter lit
tie further. He had another statement,
made out by the same officer, from the
files OF the Senate, which showed that
there have also been presented to the SEN
ale, from Pennsylvania, resolutions and
proceedings Of thirlysfve meetings of the
people in their primary assemblies; also
eleven corporate bodies, and resolutions
and proceedings Of one general State con
ven,ion; making in all for,y,seven,al ge-
commanding that the public deposiles be
restored and on the other side there have
been only resolutions of twelve meetings
of citizens opposed to the restoration pre-
|sented to the Senate from Pennsylvania.
Surprising the question be tested exclu.
siyely on party ground, and let the friends
of Gen. Jackson only be heard, he was Ger.
tainly within bounds when he said, that, OF
the $500 petitioners, there were at least
5000 Of them Gen. Jackson's sincere
friends, and very many of them his most
active supporters; and several of them,
as well as himself, were members of the
Electoral College in 1882, and gave him
their votes. Then we have 5000 a.
gainst 57l +; about fourteen Jackson men
in favor, to one Jackson man opposed TO
the restoration. So,consider it in VIVA. lig HI
you please, either as question of general
expediency, Or as purely party question,
his vote was correct, if the will of the PEG.
+ pie, as expressed, was to be considered a,
all binding upon the Representative. He
had conscientiously listened to the com.
plants Of the People and, if that be trea-
son, let his enemies make the most of it.
Mr.. CLAY said that he rose to dis.
charge duty in presenting certain memo.
rials which had been entrusted to him.
/ The honorable Senator from Pennsylva-
MIA had used language and sentiments, in
reference to the course which he intended
to pursue, which reflected the highest hon.
or upon him; and if that gentleman had
waited few moments, he would have the
. opportunity Of swelling considerably the
number of those citizens Of Pennsylvania,
who had transmitted hither their disaps
/ probation of the acts Of the Executive.
/ MIR. C. said he was charged with the
\ presentation of a memorial from Hunting
don County, Pennsylvania, condemning
the course of the Executive in withdraw
the public depostes from the United
States Bank, and expressing their desire
i for the establishment of a national bank.
Also, memorial from another part OF
Pennsylvania, highly respectable, and not
perhaps much better known to the Sena>
tors from Pennsylvania than to himself,
as he had not very long since passed
Through il. This memorial was from
Canonsburg, where there was established
a seminary Of learning of very high
character. In this memorial, the petit.
TONERS express also their disapprobation
oflhe removal Of the deposites, and THEN
desire for therenewal Of the charter of the
Bank and also their condemnation Of
the protest Of the President. They de-.
clare the sentiments expressed and the
powers claimed in this protest, if carried
out iniopractical operation, would convert
our republican system, into adespotism ;
aud they further express, in the highest
jterms, their appreciation OF the conduct
Of the Senate.