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

NINA and ,o.
10y ,hai" snbect For himself, he had always oenes,u
In, tono ess did not possess inc co''S''''''
cl,ricr kauk other corporation au III I"u -" a.,
,d hs, the President Of the u. $, i'll c"ntr"l9 me
nnuc of the country, had assumed Il very dangerous
md uuautto:z"d prcrogayc. Was There mol Il 'a!Ge
majority of The House, who agreed IN both thr:: "f"',
ons, Had they declared by their votes: linen
should we permit this tcriiam ga;d this trd n"n"sciP'
party hang like an incubus upon us anH f"!ai ." 10"
sill Of these inajortcs by playing as n1Ee'"c'9l
first side and then Oh the other: lie "t23e"
gentlemen rccollert what they Ia! wi;nrSs'" ys
scrcay \ member who was advocate nj least "' lac
cuns!itutinnaty OF the Bunk. had moved an l'o''%
poSpomc,ntnt. At The instance OF lis !rI'h" rom
t,rshurg that motion Withdrawn: WIN 'ne ."rs:
Grciara. ion that it would be rrnewe; again u W." ~
,ucdia,cIy renewed bv member vino had always t,rh
against acting at all on any branch al Tue s'' =:
motion Of tic gentleman rom BcrErtey' i"" u'I %
.Iuced by the adoption Of the resolution "'''" "E @
gentleman from SpotlSy ivanla, and conrH'l@ ''"
Ire resolutions AS to the removal of tic drpo"S NOV,
If we refuse to separate these questions, "c" ivy Vt
acted ON as well apart rs logcilicr what '"ay ''""'-
Whv the a:rocacs OF; the Bank had "it 10 renew
their motion TO postpone and The party v Il" "u "P'S'u
all cnourv at once became their natural all!rs.
MIR. Wilsyx saiL-Mr. Sr"akcr, "a initiate lie style
of le gentleman from Alirnarlr-l ask Is II Po'So'e
That . is an extract from speech ol the same i'ie'"'i
from Abemare. who delivered the SPeeeH ~ "'''1 W.
listened Saturday:
Mr. GuaEK--Ycs, sir, the very same.
Mr. WusoS-l sorry that cannot compliment
the nentleau upon the consistency OF his two speeches.
would adysc him. for fear Of falling INTO similar con-
radic,ons in future, 10 obtain the passage OF political
ac OF Limitation extending 10 little less than Two years.
providing for the cxpunging OF every speech D! MS ~
vond that period by drawing black lines around 1t and
across it, And have doubt. were such law passed.
the gentleman from Anemarc would often lind 1t con-
vcncut to avail himself of tile statute.
1t was asked the other day by tie gentleman from AL
bCinurlc whether the member from Boctnurl
who voted for his substitute. replied then that WAS
the man. and now add. that am the individual mem
toned in the above cXtract from that gentleman speech,
AS having always been opposed action on the sub
icc aud further refresh the Irmory OF the gentle
man. | will read the following passages from the pro-
credngs OF that period:
(hlcm tic Eagaircr Jan. Is ls3i.)
Mr. Co>;oa the indefinite ns!poacmrnt oil the whole sub
''' (From same, Ixn. a3 lS3i.J
AIR c"S'o" Observed " IS he hIm much expressed
on all should withdraw his and conscri. lila,
w"u Withdraw lie requested gentleman Petersburg
his proposed resolution Mt C. confess he
Utor w:o believed III the G;iTaty u the Biuk OF
the United States but he prepared I" nlothc discussion
NJ Wilson, Iotcorr,, the for iaieae posi-
i have shewn, Mr. Speaker, by the evidence oc the
gen.lemaus remarks delivered al the time when
the impressions created BY the actions and opinions OF
those around him fresh in his mind that there
50 40 members, (among whom he has dcs gnaed me-
who wished 10 give the subject the g"-by, ana
against the whole proceedings from beginning to end:
And yet lie charges with Inconsistency aad has
deavored to shcw tia. was in 1855, willing 10
the President.
Mr. GlLMxE do not contend that there was any in
consistency III tho conduct Of the gentleman from Butc
tourt. | willing TO believe that ne did enter.
tain the opinion that the President could wrong.
hlr. WILsOS. | claim tie acguItiil from the
charge of Inconsistency, for ihirlynine others who voted
with me.
Alr. GiLNER. an willing that you may have thirty
nine.
lGr. WlIspS. | claim it for forty. trust, after the
reference have made the speech OF the gentleman
80 SIN ID W. n
he will refer to the conduct oi Of the warncst
S:ltv lights men. vino al that period iiInchcd from the
cXl:cssinn Of their principles and said 1t not the
proper time 10 declare the opinion Of the Lemis-
laure The question OF the coIsiitutionay Of char
tcriny the United States Bank. My opinions
then known publicly and privacly-and not
the gentleman from Albrnatlc supposed that l
favor OF the crnSurc passed upon tile President:
that would not have voted suppress the whole p;o.
cecungs. lie knOarS that did move in the committee,
that they should ask to be discharged from the consGr
ration OF the Subject-nay, more, SIR made speech OF
fifteen minutes, longer than my speeches usually
in favor OF that notion and the vote brnE taken,
Stood III the glorious minority OF Inc Journals
will also scw, that after the adoption OF the substitute
Of the gentleman from Albcmarlc. Gay vote i'll favor "i
which, he argues evidence at my willing
to crusure Of the President, winch always &p
proved, and believe To have been I" H." wisc$t n
his administla,ionD the Journals say, will sh"w that
voted twice for the Indefinite pStponrcnl ui the whole
subject having made the Tor .iltriilc post.
ponencn myself 1t seems to inr, Nj. Speaker. that
need not cite further evidence in my .'tncr from tIe
charge ut willingness then 10 the cuEduc OF tie
| President.
The remarks OF tho gentleman from IL, in relation To-
the vote on the motion vi the member from FauGucr,
more, (Ar. Marslail.) cqnuiiy unjust. lie
argues that those members Of the Administration party
who voted Tor that resolution, gave by That vote.
iirnatlun Of their Willingness 10 the President
This drc!aatIon said Mr.. w, tcs apply me- be.
cause VOTED against tic resolution. But | maintain
that those WAC voted for the resolution did not thereby
sanction the ot The President. Those who are
acquainted with tie proccod uys OF that day. know that
the resolutions in Inns tuusc were finally reduced TO
KIND OF colnpToiica form oil sation which il be-
coming quite co!iInn. TIE resolution offered by Mir
Maroalt essential part Of this compromise. 1t
was drawn up IN language to which The friends Of tie
President could not irasonably object and, it merely
en- acrda statement Of facts their vote upon it could
rl affect their known opinions tic cvnsurc enbrac-
ed in the previous resolutions to which they had display
cd their opposition both by their votrs and speeches.
might prove Tins position by reading other from
The speech OF the gentleman from AlDelnarc, Which
have aIlcady quoted i'll which he s!rws that there were
liirrc parties III the House, either two OF whom could
vote dos" the other But, rs desire 10 be bsci vii:
not dclan The House by further extracts.
Eut the gentleman asked in the OF his remarks
"Nhy did not The gentleman from B1trtourt for The
rcCpmmncnt of tl: resolution: :" The reply 10 Ills
question is To be iOumd in The passage which / have
quoted from his speech; and need not repeat it. lie
tells you in that passage, that tic wished to separate tie
consautomality Of the Bank from he censure of tie
PRESIDENT, While wished To keep them together. We
thought cirn as intimately connected and wife;
while he washed to Gi"urcc them. Surely this is cxpla.
Ration enough OF the votes o those with whom was Is.
sUciated
Understood the gentleman from Faycllp aud Nicholas
to say III las remarks Saturday, relation to tie
amendment offered by the gc!c:.a;i from Gooca!ara
H. In" Senate anlcndnrut To- Insert the word al;sc"
li!srnd 81 "$Samptoa that the tncr phrase was strong.
er than the latter But think this pnsnn cannot he
sustained maintain that aS&niup tIon of power in.
pies The srrogauon q: ali authority not lossesssL we
"A Iti,i I
that offence, possessed the power, alnugl the time or
Tire manner u It's ght constitute an abuse ct il,
MIR. Pace explained. He considered the crusure as
nearly equivalent in tic one term lie other.