Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-26

OF the United States as evidenced by document read
TO his Cabinet the 18th of September, 1885, by his
subsequent dismssion of the late Secretary of the ea
sury, Tor the assigned for said act the APP
polntment of his successor, exercise of power
over the Treasury OF the United States given TO him
ey the Constitution and laws and dangerous to the Ii
berries of the people"
had The honor then TO be member of this House,
anu deemed II my duty TO submit substitute for this
fist resolution and preamble, which will read:
" hereas 1T is deemed essential by the General AS.
ehoy OIL virginia. That the power levy taxes TO APP
Propraie money, and TO control the public revenue
snoulu DC made to abide practice where alone il has
been conided by Constitutions in the re-
personalities oil the people; and whereas all experience
oi The actual operation OF Governments demonstrates
n' le assumption and exercise, by them, OF unautho
sed powers become precedents ii silently acaucsced
m Tor progressive and still greater entertainments:
United States, exerng control over the Federal reye
nue. oy causing the be removed ON his own ro
posioy from The u States Bank, (wlere it had been
uepVsi'eu under authority of an act of Congress pur.
porting 10 charter said Bank is in the opinion OF This
Assembly an authorised assumption and dan.
seIous exercise OF Executive power
beg, SIR that you will observe the language of the
committee, and compare it with of the substitute
mat II may be which condemned this conduct of
the President in the strongest and least terms
know, Mr. Speaker that it is unparlianentarv to cali
.''e names oil members in debate, but an, speaking
now OF what is history may excused for taking tbis
liberty TO those who were then the draUaot;s eSs,
mere Let US refer 10 the ayes and on the adoption
Vi uis substitute, and we find among those who then
voled mat Tins prosecuted Patriot had been guilty of
| dangerous assumption of power, NIessieuis BANKS
SPS"Noi- presume, with suc,
sS"ueinaiiJ mason OF MISUNDERSTANDING there is
some such individual here now) (Mr. Wilson said YES
r ne ~ UGt'ns-fere, sir is the gentleman him.
syn VINO now comes forward to find some balm in Gead
or the wounded feelings of this same President-tbis
prosecuted Patriot-Sir, who has fifty thousand OIL
Ses at ms dsposal and who every tay one hmm
arSd thousand knees blending their pregnant hinges,
before hiyes, sir, here is the gentleman from Goocb
land-and he comes TO soothe the o,j;oJad a; ,
President. Sly " e
mr.. WATKINS. Will the gentleman allow me TO ex-
planf ne gentleman from Albemae ought TO explain
| nlE N,ll, g,.s..
vo'e oil which he speaks AMI who acted with me
were compelled to choose between two propositions and
10 TAKE what was the lesser evil.
MIR GiLMER. l thought, sir that before I had ,,lo,
.e iui measure of the gentemans foot in this affair
we shoe would pinch litte-but his explanation will
not 90 iiad he stood up boldly and Acknowledged
that he then thought the President could do wro5
put that he had changed his opinon and now though,
"e Ioulu NOT ne would have deserved CONNER da,iou
a' least Tor his candor. But his explanation does MOI
eXtIcate him from the meshes of this journal for the
language OF the substitute stronger than that of ,
eoiiin'ttee. Sr this disposition destroy records
which suspect had origin i'm the dcstr,c,;o1 80
certain record some where in North Caroina-,hs effort
oil Pohucians To cover their tracks that they may ~ J.;
the plea of nm tiel record, seems to be n ,rowIr Ill
ana VIII use this Journal before il is DESTROYED Thai
scnlehen may see Tor short retrospect OF ,,yo
years But this is digresson-l was taking Tho 80.
ui'u noes see the name of Sloane | think tberS s
one mere yet, who answers TO that-Roane-he is
he Is among the people H0ueman- have f1;enSd H.
Oh tiat name, OF the iamily-indced must h d.
-Id'~o0d-he has gone TO the House of Peers nm
htnehet0e, Hays, Garland of Meckle nburg-I see
them all here RobeJtSon he is zone too am6n IL
eheru6s That sit up aloit Carrot too-lhe genlemao
| from fTeSton knows one of Thai no,no 81.
D0iceH-he has obtained leave of absence from, t,
| people, and is not here-.Iic N.He1-,b si Il
think l heard the voice of some one from Sc,, -,
now proclanlng upon the journal of the Sen1Dis
why does he not begin the war here p Baycr,,, ia
Hlehd from Shenandoah-he is always here sir I an,
sorry that the tenth legion does not stand i'm the linz
as IL ana then with those who yet bde bv The old O.
ihohweaith But 1t is said that these votes were be-
!, zen mere alternatives think have shown, that if
was so, esc gentlemen happened choose the harder
OF the alternatives. If have not the men,ories Of 49,
gentlemen viii probably be refreshed, refer to some
other woes wen, sir then comes the vote ON dc
amendment as amended and il was adopted I'm, ny
fortunately the ayes and not taken and ge
ueihen may attempt to lend prove chat thev y1,d
thus or thus hear now, excIaiming vooi.r H.,
ne voted no--and the wounded pigeon always tir,,
This sir, is fair commentary on this q X
tenn They argue that there is no need of 77nnssoaf
mere Is lapse OF only two years; and no one k1oy b
ahother voted simply because ayes and noes yer
not called what proof has the gentleman over The
way, that he voted no-and how cun he eslablis, ,I
iactt IL the journal perfect we should GnJ b,
III his rsht place. unless indeed this expunpng process
OF some o''r rateaen process had swept away the re-
i,,n mr. WILSON OF Boeioqrt If the gentleman will 70
niue farther ne will find that the indefinite po
ponemen especially because of the adoption of bisf III
sUtute. r " ms 'uo-
MIR GiLMER: | am coming to that and Will oo . T.,
Tie farther too find, sir, that the next dny Inc i,I
oil Jannary) the gentleman from Botetourt did moe =,
postpone suppose, sir, that after one niobt Tef
ms loyal conscience him for HAVING tbo,,h;
mat the PRESIDENT could do wrong and that his ,,,e
was 10 eXpale ms offence But will shcw YOU present
/ mnf Isp Ia
Posli1ne indefinitely. find you, MIR Spenker vo,,,
mo- had also Mr. Garland of Aleckenburg vo;in, -
o" ""ich seems That you and he could not cunsept
l" et go this subject next find motion To recon,
nit-and upon that question Messrs Banks (Ss,eoLerI
wilson, ct Boleourt, Watkins, Garland OF MeckIen
burg, iOlleman and others, voting no On the nov, A.,
motion was made TO reconsider the vote refsu,, D., -
commit, and find that Messrs Banks and
cohsiuer III seems, also, that Mr.. Colston lreouenl
~ moved 10 postpone indie 6nitey-he was no, aud -
NOT one oil your paentrighl friends of the President
ana yet the gentleman from Botetourl contends tb,1 M
eh'lea 10 an acquitta from this char0e of isnr,s,
because ne moved to postpone, while The same nolion
H"S "aue ny olhers VINO always did condemn The Presi
next vote which shall advert TO is ON Mr. Ntti. e
proposition 10 amend BY adding the following
- nat Tins Assembly does not intend by The decloro
ION % iS opinion as 10 the consIitutiOnally Of the u y
DaN' 10 qualify orIo any manner impair Tie force oils
transportation OF Tie removal OF the drposiles
On this moton attempts were made by Air Ro,no
MI wager, Nir Williams, and Mr. NIc(nllocl, a.
amend The amendment which failed On Tucsdsy !,
seems, MI Garland of Meokcnbure who on te MN
before had gotten himself into a scraue vyiitdre,y go
motion at the mercy of the House Otbrr on,.s,ta,
hch occurred not of sufficient consequence 10 lie mo-
uceu now, unless shall find IL necessary to bfiug s.
cihcatlons against all these gentlemen y no IL is said
nave now made up their minds to for his expnno
s pSoS i".n Tue question REQUIRED on the amend.
nent offered by Mr. MARSHALL, and it was adoped bv
yole o ninc'y-one TO thirty twO-and find that Mess
Da,Rs o. 20 voted ia The affirmative
DIR. WILsos OF Botetouf. No, sir-look again if Won
please. "s'" you
MIR. Gilmer-Ah, yes see there was one a,,so,f, |
from the iold-Mr Wilson of Boteiourt voted ~ 49,
negative Well sir, these resolutions thus frieo "a
u"eIoeu, went up 10 the House Of I,ordsand ,Jc,,
came Dack lhe all crossed, the all dotted thc verb
nouns, bdyetDs, proportions, functions &c aft adj
beau turns the Knot Of bis cravat The G,sf $3.50
ton, as ~ was handed down to US from above i, ,i;