Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-01

y, ethoP Sh NV hiSh uloAt'u W ~
pone, and 30 when the same motion was renewed yester-
day. Their object was TO preserve a dead silence as 10
the whole subject. For himself, he had always believed
that Congress did not possess the constitutional power to
charter a Bank or other corporation, and he had never
doubted that the President OF the u s. in controlling the
revenue oil the country, had assumed a very dangerous
and Unauthorized prerogative. Was there not a large
majority OF the House, who agreed in both these opini-
ons' Had they not so declared by their votes? Then
should we permit thisteytium quid, this third nondrscript
party to hang like an incubus upon us, and paralyze the
VIII oil these m%ajorites, by playing as a make weight,
hrst on one side aud then on the other? lie begged
gentlemen TO recollect what they had witnessed yes
terday. A member who was an advocate al least of tue
conslth'ionality OF The Bank, had moved an indefinite
pos~tponement. At the instance of his friend from Pc
tersburg, that motion was withdrawn, with the express
declaration that it would be rene wed again. II was i'm
neuiately renewed 10y a member who had always been
against acting at all on any branch of the subject. The
motion of tie gentleman from Berkeley, had been in-
duced by the adoption of the resolution offered by the
sehVeman from Spotsylvaniu, and connecting il with
the resolutions as To the removal of the deposites. Now,
II we refuse to separate these questions, which may be
acted on as well apart as together, what may follow
why, the advocates of the Bank had only to renew
tneir motion TO postpone, and tho party who had opposed
All enquiry, at once became their natural allies"
MIR. WILSON said-Mr. Speaker, 10 initiate the style
ot the gentleman from Automatic ask is il possible
That this is an extract. from a speech of the same member
from Albemarle, who delivered the speech to which we
listened on Saturday?
Mr.. GILMER-Yes, sir, the very same.
MR.. WILSON am sorry that | cannot compliment
the gentleman upon the consistency of his two speeches
l would advise him, for fear of falling into similar con-
tradictions IN future, TO obtain the passage of a political
'NNe' ANthuiuS ~ Il lllle less tnan Two wears.
providing for the expunging of every speech of his be,
yond that period by drawing black lines around it and
across IT: And L have no doubt, were such a law passed.
the gentleman from Albemarle would often find il con-
venient to avail himself of the statute.
Ii was asked the other day by the gentleman from AL
bemorie, whetherI was the same member from Botetourt
who vored for his substitute. | replied then that / was
the man, and ! now add, that | am the individual men
toned in the above extract Fl ON that oentlemapis sneecb
as having always been opposed to any action on the sub,'
jet; and further, to refresh the memory of the gentle.
man, will read the following passages from the pro-
ceedings of that period:
CFror the Enquirer, Jan. Is, 1884,
ios ar coi'.0n moved the indefinite PostPoacment Of Tho whole sub
A.. From ne same, Jan. %, 1884,
on all hand. tina, he should withdraw b. motion, and considering that
. %0'. siah to postpone ,9deini.ely, could be made a! any time, he
not o pres his proposed resolution tomorrow. Mr.. Q. confcssedh he
~ ~ o., United states: but he was not prepared to go iniot the discussion
Mr.. Wilson, of Bo'o,our', renewed, the motion fO~rindcGaito post
L have shewn, Mr.. Speaker, by the evidence of the
genttemans own remarks, delivered at the time when
.he impressions created by the actions and opinions of
.nose around MN We're fresh in his mind, that there were
80 or 40 members, (among whom he has designated me-
VINO wished to give the subject the go-by, and were
against the whole proceedings from beGinninp 10 end
And yet he charges me with inconsistency. and has -
deayored to shew that | was in 1880, willing to censure
the President.
consistency IN the conduct of the gentleman from Bote.
tourt, am willing to believe that he never did enter.
tam the opinion that the President could wrong.
Mr.. WILSON. 1 claim the same acouit,nI from Tho
charge OF inconsistency, for thirty-nine others who voted
Will mt
MIR. GILMER. | am willino ,b,,
nine. hv
Mr.. WILsoS. | claim it for forty. l trust, after the
reference l have made to the speech of the gentleman.
we shall hear no more of inconsistency: or if I'VE do tba,
he VIII refer to the conduct of some of the yvorn,as,
,oulte Rights men, who at that period 6inched from the
OF their principles, and said il was moi the
proper time TO declare the opinion of The Ingis-
latnre on the question of the consututionalitv of c6aT.
tering the United States Bank. My opinions were
then known publicly and privately-and moi Won
the gentleman from Albemarle supposed tbot ma
~ iayor OF 'he censure passed upon the President, or
'hat 4 WouIu not nave voted to suppress the whole nro.
ceedings. lie knOicS that / did move in The comuit,ee
mat they should ask to be discharged from the conside.'
ration oil the subJect-nay, more, SIR: 1 made n sueecb of
fifteen minutes, longer than my speeches nsupIIv ~
In favor oil that motion, and on the vote being taken
s.o9u' sir' IN lhe glorious minority OF one. The journals
WIN also shew, that alter the adoption of the Substitute
oil the gentleman from Albemarle, H(my vote i'm favor of
whlch, he now argues was AN evidence of my willing.
10 censure an act OF the President, which | always 40.
proved, and believe Ia have been one of The wiscst IF
ms adminisiIationD the journals, | say, will shew. tLot
90 VIC LOT me INDEFINITE po~stponement of the whole
SUBJECT, having once made the motion for indefinite most
Poaement myself. Ii seems to me, Mr.. Sneaker tho,
1 need not cite further evidence in my defence from the
charge OF Willingness then TO censure the corduct of the
President.
The remarks of the gentleman from A. in relation n
The vote on the motion of the member from Fouoni.r
now no more, (Alr. Nlarshall0 are equally uniust he
argues that those members of the administrator nor,y
VINO Voted iorihat resolution, gave, by that vote, a con
hrinatIon OF their Willingness TO censure tho Pres;den,
This declaration, said Mr.. w, does not apply tome he.
cause l voted against the resolution. But / maintain
s""e .oSc VIZ Nptcu % II resolution did mt fbarch,
sanction The censure OF the President. Those who are
acquainted with the proceedings of that dav. know H.,
Tue resolutions IN this House were finally reduced -,
KIND oil cornProInise-a form of legislation which ia he
coming quite common TIE resolution offered nv Mr.
Marshall was an essential part of this conpromise n
was drawn up in language to which The frnends oc a.
PRESIDENT could not reasonably object; and. as il mercJv
emJiaceda statement of facts, their vote unon !, conI1
~ "nect theIr known opinions on the censure embrac-
ca IN the previous resolutions, TO which they had disnlav-
60 tnelr opposition both by their votes and speeches.
might prove this position by reading other extracts fr,,o
inc speech of the gentleman from AlbemarIe winch 4
nave already quoted, in which he shews Llat tbere
'"ce Parties IN tue House, either two of whom could
Vole dowh the other. But, as 1 desire to be brief. | will
not delaln The House by further extracts.
But the gentleman asked, in the course Of his remarks
why did not the gentleman from Botetourt vote for In.
.recOmmltnent OF the resolution ?" The renlv 4, ill.,
Is TO be found IN the passage which have
4u1ted from his speech; aud | need not repeat il liz
lcilS you IN That passage, that he wished TO separate fbe
consututtonality of the Bank from the nsn 20 a..
resident, while nee wished to keep them tooe,hcr W.
lnought them as intimately connected as man nnJ 30.
ne wished TO divorce them Surely this is c~ri.'
hhuon enough OF the votes of those with whom | was as.
10 say IN his remarks on Saturday, IN relation 10 tMc
amendment offered by the gentleman from G0ocIInnd
o IL senate 5 amendment, TO insert the word " abnse -
OF assumption, that the former phrase was strong
n thah the latter. But l think this position cannot Hc
j maintain that an ASSUMPTION of no,ger a.,
'les The a%rrogatoD Of an authority not Possessed yyLI.
ne abuse oi a power implies that Inc individual gnilfv Of
IA onence, possessed the power, although The time ~
ne manner OF its exercise might constitute an abuse of il |
Mr. fRicE explained. lie considered The censure ms
equivalent IN the one term or the other,
Fr. WILSON further maintained the Distinction no.
"eeh the Two words. have one or two remarks a.
maze on tDe opinions expressed by the gentleman from
'yettc ana Nich9las-He disclaims being actualcd by