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


sufy as the other; and made by this very lih funia-
mental article Of the Constitution Of the bank Look at
1t! Look at the alterndiivc Where brenrhes are not
established, the State banks are to he employed. The
bAnk OF the u States 10 select the State bank the Sec
Rotary o The Treasury il to approve the selection and it
lie does the Safe bank selected and so approved be-
comes tho Keeper OF the pubic moneys; il becomes She
depository OF the public moneys ttraus!eis them il ,-
mem ou does every thug except make discounts tor
oc mo,her nink anu issue notes: does every thing
wn,ch toe ted' raj Government wsns done and that is
ho'mng DC" what bank OF depore cin TO-
he Government makes choice between State banks
anu nfah,h osoks They are all to her.They stand
equal IN her eye';-hey stand ,qs the charter of the
odok i,si AMI the horror that has broken inst
'"e o'ae banks, u thing OF icccBt conce ptiona very
lnouern tnpuon, which is rebuxed ami emn.d nv
we very an hoy TO which It traces it's source. Mr. b.
said, tho State banks were Just as much made tho ,c,r,
treasury by the biik charter, as the United States Bank
Itself wa- aud that sufhcem TO anuihi ate The
meat which now sets up the federal bank the federal
treasury Bu, the TACT WAS that neither was mad, ,be
treasury, and, II would be absurd to .urh ~, i,
Tor an Instant: To- the federal bank may surrender her
' anu cease To exlst,-it can do any moncn, i,
res'-e o'atc banks may xpire upon their lui,a
"ey may surrender; hey be dissolved, i'm many y,y..
Wn % ease 10 exist and then there would treasury,
what an idea, that the existence CT the treasury of MI;
eP"ov' IS 10 depend, not upon Itself, hut upon cor.
pora"on-' which may exist, on any dsy nv iri,
o"nwh or their own crimes Mr. b. hoped that the S.n,
,o from virginia Mr. Lsgh) who Just referred TO The
'edera bank, as the federal treasury would find an ,,,
ment IN this ith fundamental rcIs of the cons,i,,o r
e osk sscishi'y large to claim his attention and 10
receive from hun that answer which others had deemed il
100 ins- hiicsnt 10 merit "
Mr. Leigh rose sui pledged himself 10 answer Tho 49,
guncnt OF the Senator rom Missouri a. soon ss , -
OF the debate would allow him to do 3, ,,ith, curse
s "i'n The rights OF others Who were now enu,l,J IN
MT cfundy said he at loss perceive anv car,
=. A'on between INC extra allowances in tho Post office
department. and Ia, memorial from Culpeper Co Vii
m.h vas ho' IN The habit OF m king de 6ene esse
'Peechcs heIe out he anxious TO have ,b.se ex,
allowances fully investigated. We had the ,sn, - ~,
1. master General made this subect-it was ord sr
Gu 70 DE printed and would be ready Tor our cx,;n,,;
ue hdu oceu Informed, u fe
men, 70 wait until we sboulh have the Of ascer.
samng Tor "hat purpose these extra allow ances were
maze, "hat services were rendered for them and wbe
'her or not the public had been materially benrGr% ~
&C.," n"u as sn''' ~ he saw for wha, purpose thew
were mahe ana that they not for tn. pubIc aooi
he Woaid be as ready TO condemn the act a, a,v '
might all perhaps join in saying he had excluded
h us ,om"odaons too lar, but before censured W.
' see 'ha' me h'ai oil the department had bcanc1
me money upon its iav rites. Extra allowances hal
paw e''1eors on the Piedmont route highly impor,
Az, ne ana II should be found tina, the allowance was
' ",oie 'hdn Tie services rendered were worth bo
'hought no one oughtto COM lain IL was moi fire. Aim, liz
department ialriy 10 take up the blue book prk NJ, =
were ai"wc 'Soo, ana then because 3, $4,000 more
c.n W. 'or extra services, 10 say il worlhy of
cehsure. We should first see What were Tho 80, W
s OF 'he con r"ci ana if ali onaI services were rem
"ereu' compare them with the additional rrice and 49,
ceh'nrc az might be necessary ' " vac"
If ,s er rose to pspound an inquiry to the Chairman
ue Committee on Post offices, Sc. we had bocn no
eSy 'our month IN session The public have had nro
'ee"rGS rom the Postmaster Gepera from ~ hi. !, ~
anes' mat Tue Department out of order The ,nh
n h~ D,s
nee Comm,ttee, and he desired 10 know VIVA, nro ",
committee had made in the developemen of he , Wv
in ,bs partnent, and what were the impe dimen,s
,,;t, " "eVeiopemcnt OF its true coniiiion M.
wished 10 KNOW, II the inquiry was proper WIN H.,
Mr' T T.eieh no, more prompt in their action.
be,gh inquired OF the gentleman from Ter,.,
see (Ar Grundy) il lie had discovered and co,i ii
Virginia. '' VIC armament over
MIR. Grunly replied, cha, he be,isvsd vi,.,.,
'u more s'ers Than any other State ia tho Uno. S
hoJi h ne was not i.'ile surprised that any Vrsnian
man fr Wi' al IT, In answer to the other gen Ie
h ~" run virginia on his LETT (Nr Tyler he s.I ,I,a,
ne aiI not question the right OF any geutIeman r., -
10" irr ne had done his duty. But the Senate nh, be
sure OF one Thing, that the greatest vigilance ,soi
exercised and iu fair and impartial sxno. "ou' oe
"hoe ate oil the Department should be made o , W.,
ed was al Snst sage the COMMITTEES had now arr:v
~ ~ vas very diihcu!t thing II the Senate had p,ss.1
me resolution offered By the gentleman from Ohio
I"'hg)-and he hoped il would be aLop,ed 10 d,, 49,
gave the rens maze progressed more rapidly. Blu, he
P,oceed hH every thing known which In vs.
o's 20 kto ", and more than he could wish
Mfr Clayton trusted he would learn Samantha; f -,
prope,y oil these extra allowances Bu he nevs y. VI.
. ges's.n lheir whole amount lie was waited on tho
o',ier evening, by an officer the Treasure Den,,
who informed him that they couJ NOT oiys 81
IN The Comprrollrrs Office owing to Their @
IO"yn ,,I ae 'fe'sn'y building The Department, wa,
NHo"h 10 ne bankrupi-it Responsible IN tho n,
1t owed no responsibility Congress IL was en- om.
nea mat 1t had laid in the will OF one man IN din s
m as he Pleased And this things would
never oe rcmeded till the department was placed ~, ,,
same footing as Tho other departments The Pos, or
Jaw Po''ue" maj extra allowances should he apno,,;onsJ
~, ~ 10 me original contract. But he could prove
tnal IN MY cases, The Postmaster. G. en.raI l,aJ
.na' 'aW III was a department which had more $50
wan all ie other departments in the Government ~, -,
k1'e' u was aOIe Ia secure the election of .nv -, -.
NY P'1sseu' OF 10 put out any man who was in
ie fosnasier- General could ere ate as MANY cIorL.
ne p'eased-be could make fifty TO. morrow Al 80. -
$1,000 each. The contingent expenses we a, sd,ry Of
Jaw, out the incidental expenses yer. incurrc 49, ~
"e pleasure OF the department, without mr. k,o.,
"nat Inc items were From 20 TO 30 GOO $3.50 nh
sugsc'ed 70 the will Of one man. and if thew hs n, L
ennessce before The late Senatorial election he dill
nov know what elect they might have had ON tln h
ole members cleo ion. II as his convc,o, u, ~, 49,,
parVneh exercised more power than all tho nihars 80
~ was also increasing, appointing polite al por,;s,ns
y "ne'e, ana was exercising influence over the
elective franchise than any other WV VIZ
Mr. Grundy said, il was his pr;pc;,,. o. -,
ie 70 me discretion Of The Department as was possible
ohiy iedFhg u The means OF performing i,a a,nron,;
'o 70 ,he country, aud when the gentleman from II i
aware (hr. Ciayton) should introduce measure n bo
Tvs 'seieto Gown 10 that point il should have hi, hear
W support We could get all The information We J..;.a
NORTHWESTERN ing the burning OF the rre,snr h;I'
ing me People ought 10 be ioId that te oraia.,
contracts were destroyed aud that therefore their Co.,
zen 'ooiu not he asceraned. For, surprising all ,h
os'hd's were consumed, could not asce,1,io .La,
IVY WERE as easily as AZ we had The originals, When
cohuac was bid OF, record WAS made of II and J,,
iore' although could not have the ori.i,,, n -,
nsfe aus fdcs from The record given The ice tho anc
" ''s contractor, end the extra allowances and ,heto
o'e 'ne pubc ought not 10 be induced TO behave n, =,
we canDo obtain iull aud accurate ni
I. ,"u'" Oe ("hich vas not probabe) in making The
lie would not go back 10 the investigations or ...
ESQ. nut atho the gentleman then sai the Dcn,,,,nn
va ua"N'uP'' YET the gentleman iron, XIV mi p;L,,
anu o'hers, at HE very lime denied H. They s,iJ {, co.,,
az" p'ouc I've, and advocated reduction Of the