Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-23


House RErHI:sESrATlrI:s-jH rMidy Ort g.
Alr Gould (of sumnrr) Introduced the following Pre-
anbic and Resolutions, which were laid on the table for
day:
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas. the Resolution in,rnducedby the Honorable
i"ny Clay, and adopted by the Senate Of the United
States, the 2' day o March. ISL prornuncing the
Judgment of that hnr against the President of tie e.
States, being guilty q! "ass:IsnI upon himself au-
iorily and power aot conferred by the Constitution and
laws. bat in dcr".saon Of both, is sclfa violation n
the Constitution. aud attended in its cepton pro-
grss passage and IN the subsequent efforts made 10 per-
pcuatc it precedent upon the Journals, by circul
stances deeply wounding lie fundamental principles of
Republican Government; whereof the following fact arc
given Us
SPECIFICATIONS.
1s The saia Resolutions originated in an attempt Of
the hank Of the United States to control The government
Of the country. ON the la;h Of October, ls} Mr. Clay
having visited Philadelphia and held intercourse with
The managers Of the Bank addressed public letter tu
OF tie leading friends of the institution ,sessrs
John Sergeant, J. t. n,e.so and o,hrrs) which refer
ring TO the removal OF t2 dppnstcs, made tie issue l,.
tween the corporation and the administrator Of The Cr-
neral Government. in this etnpla;c lauguage Cen
tccn, Disguise is usrcs'tl: :iair is crre when we
must decide, whether the Constitution, the laws and the
checks which they have respectively provided. should
prevail, the will OF man. In the settlement Of
that question shall be found where have ever been"
This the note of prepara,iLu-ln conformity with
this distinct pede, Mr.. Clay, the Goth of December
1888 Introduced his Resolution specifically charging The
in the disnsson Of Mr. Duane, and The removal Of the
Depostes The managers IF the Bank, instead Of .!c
House Of Representatives, every where visible
the prosecutors Of the spurious impeachment. They laid
upon the tables Of the Senators, Pamphlet Address Of
The Directory Gcmouncin5 the OF the PrcsidrE.
towards the Bank Wherein the justify their pro-
c'e"inss agans lin, By lhrnin lis that OF
roNniefte!ic The iria:ds and a.rats Of the Bank. in
,ne mean tine, wcss active in every section Of the
un.on' IN getting up memorials and petitions. to
SUSAN Tic cnarTs made cga!us! The President in the
Senatc--pnhilc meetings held BY them in popu.
los citeS, towns and counties. and committees sent
10 washington TO sustain t,-pul,ic distress was
occasioned Ivy extraordinary and unnecessary calls
upon the debtors OF! the institution and general panic
created by the bankruptcy Of Merchants Brokers, and
such Banks in the power of the Bank of the Uni.
ted States The public alarm and the oppression of in
dviduals were aggravated by the circulation Of nearly
million of panic speeches. for the part paid for out
Of The funds of the corporatonund by the harangues of
members of Congress some Of them the counsel of the
Bank in the courts oflaw) in city to the capt.
toll, appealing to force in the last resort accomplish
the objects OF the Presidents assaants and giving birth
to military associations the deliberations of
Congress. -.-.