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CONGRESSIONAL pEsAru


The following is the conclusion Of the speech of
Mr. WIIpK, OF Georgia, upon the iepositc qucs-
ton:
We arr told this " experiment" " IN not be n
baH'ioncd, whatever nm, be- the CONSEQUENCES
until II has been tried anal fails
And What sort At experiment - IL The pr,.-
Idcnt has the Agriculture. Commerce, Manufae-
tnrrs, and Constitution Of the Country With a
Barge portion ct the fortunes aud ha,l,iacss of
twelve millions oi people IN his erucihlc. II !,
On the snbtcrrsnrsn FRI &c the Palace anil Ne can
all discern through the smoke what alchemy $, /,
-, that promises TO extract . metallic currency
"ut ~ misery and rum, a,id to r,storc the Voii
age. The cries ct the Wrtches NhoSr substance
seonSuming ia this stitches cauIiron are drown
ell by the attendant spirits in bursts &c mock ing
laughter, miyed With tauntS and hitter irony One
gibh"ring clf traces a earieatnrr upon the wall,
and calls u "rA>IC DAr." A voice of unsstthI,
music, ct and scnrnul ~ the accents OF Arch
angel ruined, rings ia the sufferers ear. tie scs.
ing eNhortation, "GrodH. sinners. gIoaa >" while
the guardian angels of the Treasury unable, To he
heard amid the din, hold Up u mighty scroll. la
ibellcd "BISE iSyEsrisATIoSr
la introducing memorial of 2sOO Of the yo-
'ers Of Albany, Mr.. WEBSTER made som. very
appropriate r,markA We give few paragr.phs
Sir, our condition is peculiar Onc har,il,
M.
hountics Of Providence, and in a time Of profound
peace, Ne arr poor. Our Secretary IL the. Trr.-
s'rN. sir, ~ not Midas His touch does NOT tnr,,
every thing to gold. II seems rather 90 turn eve.
J ~ thing into stone. II stops the functions and
,hc action, ot organized social life. and eony-aI,
TIE whole body polite. II produccs Kind of in-
Simultaneous petrifaction. We see still The, form
at our once Hetive social system, hut is uithou,
lie. We can trace the veins along its cold sur
lace, but they arr bloodlcss; We So. th, muscles
but they arr rno,ionlcss; the external form is vet
lair and goodly, but there is n cessation of ,h,.
principle OF life within.
SIR, " one could look a, the state Of the. roun-
10y, At THIS moment, Who had never ht.srI VIA,
that " ENrERINESr" is which Tia. S,.rr,.t,rx -
Trying, he would naturally suppose him To be-
"nae nceronancer, some Prosp-ro, Who had
power over the principle of action in the. Who'll.
naton, and who vas amusing himself by The r,-
crrisc 81 that power, IL seeing hat sort of a
spectacle great, busy. stirring community voId
exhibit, ~hen his wand should bring all its mem
bers tn sudden pause; cheek them ia a moment
OF great activity, anil hold every one in ,L,. nr,
else attitude ia which hc should be- found. when
The charm b'gins; a. Painters, though thcy can
not requirement progressive action Ola the Canvass
can lct represent action suddenly arrested or a.
The interior 81 thc mountains disclo>cS animal,
caught "a iull life nnd NigOr, aud embedded for
/ lugv.
! Or. perhaps, sir, such spectator isht Snnnos.
Inst our Secretary had hc, initiating infauiit GU
riosity, which thr,I,ts its busy fingers into th.
opened watch, for the sake OF seeing how ur,,,y
It's iue wheels will look When they all stand still
Que of the gentlemen now here 10 extensively
concerned ~ the business of ation on tI
western ami Northern canals. lie il CONNECTED
WIN lines, which own, together two hundred ca
nal boAis' aud usually employ fourteen or fiftc,n
hundred men, aud as many horses. An immc-
h'ate loss OF cInplOy nent. for al least half OF lii.
capital, and of thcsr hands ~ aIr,.I, sn,un- Mn,
Consequences Of thc Secretary ENpcrimct, -
ihis shows, sir, how the measures OF Govern
Hlcht Affect wages, Az, sir, wagrs-t,c ONLY so,,re,
! oi the poor mars Income. lio il remembered
that The Administration is WHging var for the
benefit at the poor. II has attacked the Rank
laid hld ct the public treasures, ,lisrcgar,ed the
votes OF Congress, and thrown tl,c Hhoe country
INTO state 81 violent excitement, Of pure syn-
paihy Tor tho poor, and Co protect them as.inst
The grinding power Of MONEY ed eorpors,,onsi-
wen, SIR, art the poor better of Ar. yrns,,s
higher u employment move easily obtained l.
labor more richly rewarded LIT the Senate
Judge Of this matter, when state, a. am sutIo-
rizcd To do, that men IN ALBANY Who thrre
months ago. were earning aud receiving "a eIolar
dHd - quarter dit, siE days ia the weck, are
nov soliciting rmploymen', for two tlsys la the.
week only, ADD for sirf,-fs~o ocafs ,iav And
O'ier Industrious men, Who WeT,. receiving dol
lat day, arr now content to Utk for their board
only.
Mr.. SFHAsrE, ono Of the Senators from Maine.
delivered powerful speech on fhc d,po,itc ar,,-
Iiou. IL is full Of truth. cloguenec, aud aryu-
meat. The following notice ct the exercise 81
the '~fo power by ,hc President, uilI point ou, To
the rrsdrr = few facts worthy Of observation!
1hr gentleman irO'u virginia, (Mr. Ri,es. IN
sc-rehing ior Prcccents 60 justify it, cxcre,s,. by
'hc Prvscnt Cbicf Magistrate, Sas driven laek
NOR" t'ao one hundred and tOTty Years Tor the
t1sf example 10 british history. % the rrign nj
w hlis'" III, ~ho, be- told us, brought 90 b.,
the ahigs, aud eScitcd his llr,.ruga,, i,g o,,,,r
rights. The geutlcInan has not been =, frI,r,,,,,,
~ usual ~ his historical rrcollccfona Ir,,,. Il,
- ~ uic revolution ~ loss " tiliam was brought
"a by tlic friends u liberty. Iui how did he u.e
The power thus generously conferred The his
tOri-n answers 80 tissc cniphstie words;
" Sucocss, which ever ehlarrcs the nobls mind
shrnuk W illism's 10 III thc ittlrssss al ,nIl.r
eiiafte'rr. Whcn ra'sssi o. Imperial disnit, Nv
Zee thHIs ~ the wings, tor the generous t,ur-
i''.e at rnh"gins ~" curing lil,sr1y, hc .b.n-
dUucd bis brii,isctJf., seed rut,f to 4, .l.,rr.,
ht1ses Uiu' 'i'r tories, % Ordct Ia iurr ssc thc
iutuvucc and extend ibc J,pa 90 0i the crs,.su 90
The gentleman SPOKE ~ f.ston IA de ia.
b. did uu explain iup.,if, b,1 u his rcnart b.J
aiiy siguiucsiicc, prttau o. rcfnit,d f,if, o,,
tic authority Of ti,e sansc historian ths. t.,it,t
uhich existed "a tho ipr,is 49, fsrv C.easa
Niih ~hieh W iliisu uiJtcsi lHms,f a. euLsfrc o.,
pfcrUEatses q the efo~a.
Mr.. kiNo. the nev scnaior FROM Georgia. t,a
place q Mr. TrOup,l Is ,uppo,tcr q ti,e Al /
nnslr-tiou, and "a many instances exhibits ,n..r
than ordinary osndor Ilc - for the 4. =. B.nk
principally on sscoon, Of %, utility n saor,l,ng
srfer''i currency tliough - m osig,nsi question:
be never you'd have voted Tor d, snd tl,c f.,,r
~ hos '-sr' ~ ., "s pfioslIu,Hy ds.sn from
h'' ho''ii'. % 'hs ,.isr faf~r bualfag ,ysfea. /