Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-18

Slaughter (against) and Flood Lor the Resoutions)
kept the floor. This modest distribution OF
the time, than would have suited The tsle Of the orator
ct hanawha The Senate will get at the question: we
suppose, in all this week, as the merchants say.
THE i. $. B4NK
The Pennsylvania Essayst-the Senator from IA
nuwha-lle Fredericksburg Arena-the Alexandria Ga
zrlte-te Wings, large little ut MS, about IN
terterng with Pcnnsy vana chartrrng the Bank Ut the
u S-3orccd! The Alexandria Gazette says:
"Ou Grud Er;nnna Enquirer artificial
r-rur N Rank OF the United What has
bn.,". Tor tho chartcr OF the Bank F"-
svrua. State i..tIuIiou:"
N"w. nave but plain to rive to all these
grntlcrlrn II they will put their hands np'n their
h,ar.s and say they do conscr nnuSly believe, that
this 'iSa; ui tIr L. States du,s NJ: us1:: soon is
it gels lis charter from Pcnsy IL rrtcmd rs 0prF"'
tons into othcr SntrS we will then admit their right to
catechise about interference But they know the
thing well we do-and it is all hunbug 10 pretend
to deny IT, They know that Penusy lslnI4 Is Only the
"foot Of ground which the Bank is place lis lever;
and therefore il is rng with the "i the
public to talk of lis being exclusively pennsy lvana
charter 1t is intended to operate the other STATES
of the Uuinnl is on to be nearly the pint u-
der another frn-,hc Mrlcmpsychosis Of the present
Bank under the charter of Salp-and therefore 1t Is,
principally, that we oppose II
And what sulcun problem does the question present,
not only TO PENNSYLVANIA but TO the whole Union -!
What Shall one State Legislature have i, in power,
by bare majortiy acquired by temporary party CAUSES,
to make rrePeaIabIe charter, for IS millions, (and
why not 100 milIions) for thirty gears, Gnd why not
100 ycars without appeal 10 the people and contra.
~ their wishes Shall they sell their poseriy, to
the Sd generaont may be- to arisocratc irrespon'
sble cOrpora,onand what is more, not only to affect
the State which creates it, but SEVERAL perhaps all .!
the States uftS Union: The Convention oi PcnnsylVa-
mia is about form Constitution. They had bet.
ter look TO it, We advise them it il be not imports.
nent interference party TO hedge i'll the power OF
their Legislature for the future, with sure guards against
Il repetition of such abuses The Convention Of n. Y.
engai,rd the Constitution, which they formed in 1921
the following clause which is well worthy Of the cosi-
Iteration of other Conventions:
Awr. = SEC a. THE assent of twoIIrds of the
bers elected each branch OF the Legislature shall Ge
requisite every bill appropratIng the public monies
propertyfu local private purposeS-0r creating, con-
tinnng. nering rencsring my body polite eOpo
rate TCUn. Of ~ i.-.N0r., lS2l.
The case Of Col. Krebs is not vet clucidacd We re-
fer to preceding columns for the eharge itself, and
Tor 4 variety ofd'taaS connected with It,
The Com.nt;cc appointed investigate TN" circumstances
ncctcd with the attempt made ~ bbr Mr. hIr cfocd tho
lt, THAT owing t" the absence q" 'e rfSo' 'itas' they
unable 10 proceed in tho ve'sno bat they have take"
IrIng before them those lcrons."
The last account of the Bank is in the following letter
from the National Gazette:
ll.unsnuaG Jan. IL, lS'G, hall past 10 o'clock.
"The bill TO incorporate the United bank brsu
derod by the he transcribed for third rra"s by rotn
Of ID To H. will finally the Senate t"n"" by vote Of
81 -. One Of m lnds u the Jill accidentally absent from
his seat when the above vote taken"
EXTRACT Of Letter from Member Of Congress, to his
tricnd IN this City, dated UaShis ,tOn, Fcdruary lIM.
1.-The effect of the vote the Expunglng Resolutions
in the House Of Delegates of Virginia, is such here as
you could not brcve without being present The Tx.
pungng news, and the ofthe reception OF the Pre-
sidents Message in England and the French King
Speech all got here the same morning. The Demo
cratic Members were ccclriird-evrry eye was unu-
suully brGht-cvery cnuntcnance wore smlle-whilc
general buzz of conversation filled the Hall. Members
went from srat-galhcrcd in groupstalkcd loud
and lst-and all in few minutes informed Of the
facts.
But 'methinks hear you ask, What did the Com.
bined Elements say and do = To this only say
that no day has passed in House, that exhibited
a more perfect state Of melancholy disprcd, sour 81
lence! 1t day of waling aud gnashing Of teeth
to them.
q" saw hut one Whig! manifest the least degree of
pleasure the subject of Forc gn Relations He,
the amabc Storcr OF Cincinnati did rxhbl, the feelings
Of Patriot
The James River which had frozen down 10 James
Town during the very cold SPELL is again opcn-and tie
Steanl-B Boat greeted us Tuesday evening.
Tie Potomac sealed up 10 It's Enout-but We pre-
sumo, is nearly broken up BY this time.
5 We hive Of Mss hani-and hepeuk the ps.
ticHce Correspondents The dialogue, HE
which he Uf his during the
ycar 1885, from time admirable. The letter OF til" members
obc House Delegates the Exungns the
TO the Republicans Virginia. but must wait
ncxRcad Bcnton Speech. II is worthy fia, Of
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