Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-04


wednesday. He did not intend be personal; make
use oil quotation" "alse hel He had not act
He confined his room on Tuesday gloomy state
OF m'nd ocess'oned by personal when
ne esns 20 'ne Rouse ON the following day. tho propriey
" 'e"x sne VOICE OF Virginia be heard the constn-
nonay of the Bank occurred to him. and he had
the s"ggesion' OF his mind In presenting his re solu.
Hon. he did not act psrz an Ia this matter a. NJ. had
never sacrificed party his POLITICAL prinr,nss ~ ,n,
was The Ac he might shew by referring 10 his v,es .,
year on the subject Of Federal Relations At that peris
against The solicitation Of hiends and the warnings OF
mics, he had voted against doctrines Of The Prorsna
on, and had IN every way in his power shew ed his re-
pugnance 10 the Force Bill
The Speaker here interposed and said IL was not in mr.
uer TO discuss the Proclamation the Force Bill on this
motion 80 WIS
Mr. Stevenson said appeared us much in order, as to
Commons. ~
The Speaker said that was upon another question.
r stevenson said the principal groun or this motion
seemed to be, Difference to the wishes and of
: party The friends OF Virginia principles were out Of
consent to undo wba, they done or pro,raet the
'engm Of the session by useless waste OF time.
10 BIT booker said he wished the 4h resolution r-aj
NC was OIL opinion that IL stated fact borne out by the
history o. our legislation. THE clerk read the resolution,
MT d. sand WAS here stated that the General Assembly
n"u frequently and solcnniy expressed its opinion that
the power assumed by Congress charter Bank az I'm.
constitutional. He would ask the gentleman from Spo,t.yI
ss' what periods these frequent expressions OF this
opinion had been made.
MT Barbour at the instance Of one or two gentle
men around him, TO say. that IL this was agreed TO-
be inn atelv
upon, DINER resolutions could he offered no delay
DC incurred While up, he would take 10 saw tina,
ne was grained that the motion TO consider hal been
a"e' ana p'essed That II had come from the quarter where
u originated, as 1t was Illustration Of the fact that IA.
people were alive this ali-inportant subject s bev
ouu "e throughout the county, ia iulness OF time. Il
"a' Tue pubic did not the essity Of the
connection oil the two subjects and wished them to he
10 refer to the opnion OF an illustrious man
,eeoIoed oy Sir William Temple Of the great De.
w.t. that the system by which he was enabled to do 40
us ~, e constant habit Of doing but thing
MI d. would appeal TO the gentleman from Spott.
yVaha 10 accede to the proposed disconnee o. the
two questions, as the renue we're ed and rv M
Ken from his own county, Mr.. Is. would undertake TO
vouch Tor decision Of the question against the gentle.
man. Wv ee
Mr. Marshall sad he supposed it was in order. upon
miv% a re- % 10 make use OF asy which
's" moues Tue House TO re commit 1.-THE Speaker said
such course would certainly be in orderl Then will
'a saia nr. M, IN the way Of argument, preamble
and sundry revolutions, which calculated i'm inv uw
Ole opinion 10 relieve the House from the dilenm, in
Wn.cn Is al present involved, aud which, if the subject
ou oe SEM PACK 10 The Committee, shall there offer
as . substitute for those before us.
Whereas, II is essential the Just and constitutional
OF me powers delegated 10 the General Govern.
men' That the several departments thereof should he Zen,
separate and distinct, aud that neither should in,.rfrs
win The duties or the functions specifically allotted 70 m.
onsr anu whereas, the disposal Of the public treasure
ought 10 be- as has ever BEEN under the control of Con
gress, and not Of the Executive " WI
L. ne IL therefore Resoiced, by the General Assembly
OF Virginia. That the removal oil the Federal Deno.i "a
from the Bank OF the u States and the several H,"rhes
tnereo at the instance and upon the respopsibtv o s
rresaen Of ne United States, in opposition to The de-
careu VIII oil Congress- Is at once
lie faith - ''e pun
2. Resolved That this Assembly does NOT consider ~,
9ues"oh OF Tue constitionay Or unconstutiona y OF
the existing Bank OF The United States or OF anv similar
'nsuon as question necessarily connected with the
removal oil the pepostes, and that not allow the ex
preston lis opnion IN regard 10 the latter subject TO be
qoahed or The orce Of It's be impaired
oy the simultaneous indication Of any opinion in regard
to the former subject. e
d RESOLVED, That this Assembly will proceed so soon
as the enquiry shall be deemed expedient 10 examins
incorporate Bank. "
The embarrassment whch attends the consde and
ultimate disposal OF the resolutions in their present shane
and wnich u is The object OF e-commtent TO
arises from the circumstance that new sub.c, fore
10 The Original purpose OF the has be en- in,ro
aueeu. mere are many gentlemen who think that the
6esa cue question Wifi IF sss
",, ~ eN themselves compelled to
eoidhg 70 Their sentiments on each,
Ihey could not express their opinion that these subjects
oug 10 DC kept separate IN the only way which here
to'ore occured namely, direct against the resoIu
uon offered by The gentleman from Spoyvania declar.
ing That Congress has the 10 ncor
poraie Bank. They the beating OF ibis resoluo,
upon the rss but reasons for rejecting il ,y n
accompany their vote they determined 10 take il with s
obvious consequences. Now sir, of the resolutions
when have just had the honor read contains uoon lis
lace The reaaon why the General Assembly will not couu
these subjects together The scruples of those p.u,e
VINO believe The bank TO be UNCONSTITUTIONAL but at the
same nc DO not wish or intend TO invalidate the xoes
sion oil their censure in regard the removal of The dc
posite will thus be removed But should doubt remain
The last resolution, which declares that this Assemble will
oy separate proceeding, consider tile question of cons
'uuonai power 10 incorporate bank ought to satisfy the
most punciilious. Wv
Mr. M said il was al all times proper that every .b
Ject legislative enquiry should be presented in its Sim
Pest form. unmixed with the consde OF anv Other
when must necessarily embarrass it, The true nj
the House can only be obtained by discussing one siec
al Time and surely if ever there was que .,on i'm
winch II was desirable 10 obtain the lear
preston oil the opinion of this Assembly, thai s
presented oy the removal of The sosites Every man in
the community is affected by il. Its influence is felt in
the price oil every bushe OF wheat every pound nj to-
vSo oe.e 'h's question now, so lar decision can
settle 1t, and lie, ms have the question of consntionav
morrow you please Whenever that mn
lion shall come up, shall probably be found in a minor
w out tie sense oil the House will be satisfactorily as
ceTsined ~
Keep these questions connected and wb, is the res,
mere are gentlemen IN this House think the B,k
unconstitutional, but have voted against the resolution IN
that elect because they objected the and the man
ner oil Its introduction There others who think the
Bank CONSTITUTIONAL but yet have voted in favor of the r
souon because they did not approve tho other resolu
tons adopted by the House. Who then can ,a,
lair expression OF opinion has been given on these i'm
poran subjects, when each has mate rally affected M
other? Wv
Every mathematician knows that the dissection nj an
angle u problem easy of solution, and beautiful i'm
demonstration; but cir the Hiseetion Of angle has
been the oppfobrium OF Geometry from the infancy
oil that scence TO the present hour IL s boael, a..
W ciassed with the quSda of the circle and other
npos 16Iies And whence the difference In these "a.
ses! The inclination OF two lines only sufficient TO as
certain the direction OF third; but the position of three
is necessary Tor tie determination Of a fourth.
similar diheuly occurs in the case before us. Pre-.
sent one question at time and there are but two parties
upon each, and the of the House will be f,i,lv
cer'aneo combine the questions aud complexity afi-