Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-06-19
From the National InteIIipencer.

! From the National InteIigencer
10 the senate yesterday, Mr.. Webster,
in presenting paper from the wings Of
Lancaster, (Pa.) on the subject of the
effect of the illegal and Unconstitutional
removal Of the public deposites, expires.
sed pretty much a. large his views Of
the present aspect Of public affairs, as
well as of the prospect for the future.
In doing so he required TO the views
which he had expressed early in this
session, of the probable consequences
Of the control assumed by the executive
over the currency Of the country, and
to the remedy which he had felt il to be
his duty to propose III the shape Of a
bill for renewing for limited time the
charter Of the bank ofthe United States.
The last notice he had given in regard
to this bill, he said, had been that he
would call il up on the 2lst Of April
But. before the 2lst Of April arrived,
the other branch Of the legislature had,
BY decisive vote, DESTROYED the exist
ing probability of such IA measure re-
ceiving the sanction of that body. The
executive branch being also known to
be opposed to any action of government
in that direction, he had thought it, and
he now thought it, unnecessary to press
that bill upon the attention Of the sem
ate. When, therefore, il ever, he
should move the senate to take it up for
consideration, was at present wholly un-
certain.
Mr.. w. went on to present some views
in his usual forcible and impressive man.
ner, Of the general subject of the con
dition and prospects Of the country
He stated his belief that the conviction
was becoming universal, even amongst
those who seriously wished to believe
otherwise, that the "experim nt," as il
is authoritively as we'll as Familiarity term
ed, has failed, signally failed. Whatev-
ever casual or transitory relief circum-
stances might produce TO certain parts
of the country or portions Of the people
yet, it no remedy he interposed, Mr.. w.
expressed the opinion that such sum-
mer and autumn are to be passed thro'
as the whole country never has seen.
He demanded, whether the friends OF
the administration in congress we're rea.
dy to break up and 60 home without at
tempting any thing, either IN present
action, or in prospect, to relieve the
country from its suffering condition.
He believed, for bis part. they were
bound, by every consideration Of con-
science and Of duty, to carry through
congress some measure of effectual re.
lief The evil under which the people
suffer, Springs from no external misfor-
tune: it is from within; it is the conse
quence either Of bad law or administra-
ton Of the law. 1t is, Mr.. w. argued,
a political evil-a political infection, one
which the three branches Of the govern
ment could, W IRE they so disposed, cure
in week. This, he said, was Ease
pressing heavily upon the consciences Of
those who produced the change in the
condition Of the country. We (said he)
have not removed the deposites, we have
not violated the law, nor broken the
constitution. We, on the contrary have
foretold and deprecated the existing
consequences of that measure; yes, for
bid them, SO long ago as when we we're
smiled at as prophets evil or prophets
false, and the mention Of distress was
the provocative to sneers and sarcasms
from gentlemen on the opposite side
As to any law Of congress to confirm the
present state Of things, it would only be
to make the distress perpetual; it would
only be to give legal countenance to
that which is already an extreme evil
Mr.. w. went on to say. that no man in
either house could be more DESTROYS
than himself for an early adjournment
Of congress; but he was not willing, anx.
ious as he was 10 adjourn, until those
who hold the power in the government
should say that they have nothing to
propose to relieve the people. In a
word, upon those who hold the power.
he meant 10 leave the responsibility for
1.-The present state Of things.