Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-03-12

strongly show their opinion. he trusted tnal
the Senate would not prOlong their slttihg 70 tiy
any such experiment, for the TACT was diIeauy
most clearly decided; and he dld not tninK tnat
by Senators remaining here Till oeptemDef, any
purpose could be effected.
MIR. WEBSTER sad that it had struck MN
with some surprise that the gentleman from
Georgia should complain of delay In bringing
forward measure of relief, which the gentle
man knew. probably against his own opinion,
was in onnosition to the will Of the Executive;
and which the gentleman had told the Senate,
over and over again, the Executive never "ouio
sanction and over and over again, measure
which would not be consonant with the puol!io
will Would it have been proper course, IN
the eyes of the gentleman, to anticipate the de-
SIGN of the Executive in reference to the sub
iect of a remedy. How long was it since the
gentleman from Georgia had told the Senate
that the Executive might have plan to present
to the country2 How long was it since the gen
tleman had said that this plan would have been
ere now presented, but for the peculiar organi-
cation of the Committees. In a manner calcu-
lated to deter others from acting, the gentleman
had told the Senate that the Secretary of the
Treasury had plan to present, and that this plan
would have been made known before this time,
if relations of more intimate intercourse had'ex-
listed between the Committees and the Presl-
dent; and he (Mr. w. had waited until the
Committee of Ways and Means of the House,
whose relations of intercourse with the Presl
dent were Of a more intimate character had an
nounced that no plan of relief was to be expect
ed from the Executive branch of the Govern
ment Now, for the first time, this announce
ment had been made and no remedy was now
expected by gentlemen on this side, unless 1t
came from another quarter than the Executive
He had himself two months ago, when he had
first adverted to the plan OF remedy, express
c11I To 1ooI hi
movements of the Executive. He had said
that he should prefer to see some plan introduc-
ed under the favor of the Executive. Nothing
of the kind had made its appearance; and, until
the report which was made by the Committee OF
WAYS and Means, no one of those who are in
the way Of understanding the views of the Elk
ecutive had intimated that nothing was to come
from that quarter. 1t was now stated, distinctly
enough, that the experiment which was now IN
progress was the only remedy which was to be
presented from the Executive 1t was not there
fore, in his opinion, at ali out time, to present
his plan. He had waited to see if some one else
would move. No one had made any movement
and now plan was about to emanate from the
other side.
As to the terms on which the gentleman from
Georgia would give his support to the rechartel
Of the Bank, highly as he respected the opinion
of that gentleman, and much as he should value
his aid, he did not know that it would be posi-
BILE to obtain him as an auxiliary. But that gen
tleman would do what would enttle him to the
everlasting gratitude of the people, if he could
or if he would, name any terms on which the
passage of the bill could be secured so as that il
should receive the full form and force oflaw.-
If the gentleman would name any such terms, ne
(Mr. w. should receive them as affording some
CLEAN of hope in the midst Of the terrible dark
ness with which the country was surrounded
He only understood the gentleman as speaking
for himselfhe wished he could understand him as
speaking for some one else. If there was any
gentleman who occupied station nearer to the
Executive than that gentleman did, and who
would bring forward any proposal of terms on
which the final passage of bill to recharter the
Bank could be secured; if these terms assumed
any character within the extreme verge of alb
surditv, he (Mr W. would pledge himself to
vote for their incorporation into the measure.
AS to the terms stated by the gentleman from
Georgia-the reduction of the rate of interest
the power of the States to tax the stock, and the
exsenton of the control of the Government
they were all topics of great importance, and
would, when necessary to be considered, re-
celve all due consideration. But in the short
and simple form in which he proposed to intro
duce the bill, merely to continue the charter OF
the Bank for brief period, he had supposed,
as the gentleman from Georgia had voted for
would have preferred to take the institution
even in it's present form, in order to give relief
to the numerous important and suffering insti-
tutons, which would be relieved by the rechar-
ter Of the Bank.
The gentleman from Georgia had said, that
the power to recharter the Bank was with the
people, and that, if they desired its recharter, il
would be rechartered. He agreed that the pow
er was with the people, but it was a power
which the people could only exercise through
the organization of Congress. The people
could never accomplish the recharter Of the
Bank in any other way. The gentleman from
Georgia had said, that the people would do it by
filling the halls of legislation, in.the next Con
gress, with those who would represent their wish
es But, although this was one way in which
the people could effect their object, there was al
so a shorter way in which they could make their
desire known and obeyed. The people could
by another process so express their opinion, as
to make it imperative on the conduct of their re-
representatives., in spite Of any prejudces, pre-
dispositions, or predictions which they might
have entertained. The gentleman from Geor-
gia, however, had said, that the people mad al
ready decided that the Bank should not be re-
chartered When the proof was asked for, the
gentleman gave back nothing more than what
had been so repeatedly answered before.