Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-11
TO THE EDITORS.

"WAsHiNGroN CRY, Feb T.
"a new speaker has appeared upon The oor NJ The ~.
nate oday In the OF the new Senator from C.or
gia, Mr. KING lie SPOKE in reply to Mr. PotNpExrrn
no az na Grass OF southern speakers who had
ns "a" m the price oi cotton the removal OF the de no.
sites The reply was ofhand without notes. confined "a
ne point he began with, and continued Tor an hour with,
our once losing the thread of his argument or dealing
dow an,iss IL was Of the ciearest closest ami mos,
pieces oil reasoning events OF the session
e"eu forth, and equally remarkable for correct, ex
"e"'' ana accurate, u mute details He cut up
y 'ne roots aud hung up before burning sun 10 ,vither
ue, Tue whole class OF speeches which ascrbed the
" he price oil cotton to the removal OF the deposites
nose who had brought in that argument dill rise to
reply Webster came TO their reiiet, aud Showed hs
,enss IN complncntng the Senator Tor the ability he
"au displayed, aud congratulated the Senate upon such an
acquisition 10 its talent. The delivery OF Mr. K,Nc cor
responded well with his matter; copious and select In
susge; clear and modusted voice; natural gestures;
uexibie features and unassunng self ssion H.
hopes" ' ''s"'''
Tbs ,nhioet Of discussion Mr. Clay. resolution, far ,,,
ing tho eedt on Me'c.an,s Bonds, &c. '' extend
Io IHE kDi1ORS Of 7ITE EvoUrRER
Wmmg,on. Eucdnna County, Fsb i. 1881
- ~ ~ .e"'-"ih establishment, behelJ in your pa
per OF The 81 inst parcel OF resolutions a..
senmeht. OF the people OF Fuvanns on the remoSi of
mo ana stating that they eioqueu,ly sdvo-
ea'eh by Capt B II. Msgruder and opposed bv Col G;
strange aud Offering as the only hy they were not
aceu o ne Ia'eness OF the hour, that they were post
Poneu uhi' me next court They should have said that
large majority oil those present opposed 10 the m,
should not have troubled you with this note If ,h.
whole tacts had been stated. As my name stands as a
EEL a din
myself and the people OF Fluvanna TO state facts az thew
occurred. Capt. Benjamin II. Msgruder did report ,bs
solutions and advocated them in his usual eIoouenf
s,yeand they were opposed, and succes.ollv too Lv
Col. u. a. Strange, who had prepared resolution. an
proving OF the course pursued by the acknowledgements
anu anu, IN rong terms against the unconstituon-
amy OF the United States Bank From the lew VIII,
mad assembled beng only about forty presently and the
dsy lar spent Col Strange moved that the resolution. be
iaia over 10 the next court and the gentlemen wished
It, he would meet them Zig ut i'm the morning ami co..
nue WIN them until ten O'Clock at night, at which time
majority OF the county would be present and then the
voice OF Fluvanna could go forth to the world h,nJ
some majority OF H. present voted for the
and was generally believed by that majority that there
would he nothing published until after the next ling
as mere was no motion 10 publish the same and hest
tate not TO affirm. If Stranges resolutions had been offer
ed to the meeting as they to the committee thew
would have been sustained The preamble and resolu.
lions presented TO the committee by Col Strange read
mus as well as my memory serves me:
whereas there Is reason to apprehend that the Bank of
the United States will attempt obtain renewal of lie
charter at the present session OF Congress and whereas
1t is abundany evident that said Bank has exercised now
es derogaory TO The spirit OF free institutions and dan
gerous 10 the liberties Of these United States
Resored, by the inhabitants of Fluvanna conv.,.d .
the Court House, That we consider the remov.I NJ h
public DeposiIes from the Bank OF the United States as
required by the best interests of our country and that
proper sense OF public duty mpeously demanded that
mat Institution should be longer used as depository of
the public funds.
Resolved, That the Representative in Co,.o,, 49,,
s district be instructed, and the Senators in Congress
from s Stale be requested, the influence TO pre
ven he echarerng OF the Bank of the United States
public Deposes. " '"o
RssoUed. That copy Of these resolutions be sen, TO
tative from this district.
Resoued, That the foregoing preamble and resolut;ons
De forwarded TO the Editors of the Enquirer and tha,
'hey be requested to publish the same.
Ihe above believe TO be a fair statement of the ,ro
Ieeuhgs o. the meeting, and you liberty to publish
The same, II you think proper.
am, gentlemen, yours with respect
BASH. NJ JONES