Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-01
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HOUSE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. i.. %.
EXPCNGiNG RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. WILSON Of Doetourt, sGG CONSISTENCY IN poll
lies MI Speaker is considered feature III the
characters Of public men; and yet it seems to te nluc'
priced even BY those who do not exhibit 1t IN rlr own
public conduct. Little look for the exhibition OF
consistency Jealous pariiEaEs, anxious L" carry some
object Of lkcir own defeat some a!eas0rr r"psTu
BY Others confess was surprised to tear l@ genie
man from Al5emar!c appeal I" the J'"fhai o! our pro-
cecdnrs two years ago, prove that those %'o now
advocate the resolutions undCr consideration we're, III
tat a,!~ocacy guilty OF gross consistency !e '0u-
dao:, of my surprise being the declarations OF tie gen
tenan nj the tiIc alluded 10. trus. IN Inc course o.
The brief defence which deem it my duty - :akc of
INV OWE course shall, withou: much difficulty, be en-
ub!ed to show that tie charge OF Inconsistency lies At
his door and not at mine STALL Quotc't::at gen'ic
mans own words and ii in doing ito use a.! express
sion Of his IL should tread his toes, hope lie will
Only hu,ter." Should show, as think can, by ano
ther appeal history, that he has not cad fairly
and fully ask him, he asked myself and "iIrrs on
SATURDAY. comfort himself with the rcilcc!ioa slat he
is on!r "wounded 6y the truth
On the OCCASION To which attention has been call
ed hack the gentleman from AJrnac anu myself were
both members Of the Committee appointed on tile sub
.ct Of Federal Relations OF which Mr.. Barbour al Cu
pepper was Chairmar Tie frat subjects thu occupied
tc:. nttcntion the contracts o: III" GENERA! Go
yrgrient with the Virginia Banks: which, stated by
the gentleman rom Aiocinar!e on Saturday, were
sciatc4 before any action was had upon item. Tie
hes branch Of tie subject, Che cuntuct OF III" Prcs
d,n',) which t!c thought, and n'w tAnk, VIC had
thin 20 10 with, subsequently taken up III tie Com
,nlicc aad preamble ami resolutions reported to
the House. The gentleman from :tbcmarir offered
substitute 10 The FIRST !csnu;ic aud he ailirms that you,
Mr.. Spe.er, and others acting wti YOU, including
myself in the number, ccncnrcd II: tie ccnsmTc OF the
President, by the votes which gave upon the adup.
ton of his substitute. so far this declaration re-
Idtcs to myself, shall slew from tie journal kat
voted fer the gcnt.rnIans substitute competing pru-
position, because preferred the resolution prn?os.
I'D IN, l,. pEy;If, a Thai; t.,pi
not.lng morc than TO. members to for one
proposition in preference TO another and finally
against both il would be impossible to settle
com pick question: not such the practice. 1t has
always been considered u s0.nd course to choose be-
tween two ii.=aSu:'$ although consider both evil
when the question Vi preference between the two pre-.
sented-and on his ,rGnnd gave my vote in favor of
the gentleman substitute, rhuL l., tbs Cou!n.l,.& and
the lIoS.e. The ages ali not taken the
final question "a adopting tie amendment rs amended,
although | perceive that division was called; and al
though voted IL the neGSt:c on tit question: Il does
not, course, appear the journal But The two
solutions hen compared wi!l satisfactorily shew that
INV object was mitigate $40 in the vote which
] gave for the substitute.
MIR. WILSON here read the FIRST resolution reported b.
the committee, follows:
"Resolred as tie sense IF tbs teuermi .2sSsmby That
the removal vi The paJ!Ic MONIES OF the u. States
from the places where by law they deposited upon
the responsibility and by tic order Of the President Of
the United States, evidenced by document read to
his cabinet the 18th OF SrpcnLcr. 1883; by his Subsc
quent ds:assiou OF the late Secretary of the Treasury
Tor the assigned Tor said and the appointment
of his successor, exercise of power the
Treasury OF the United States, not given TO hiu by the
Constitution and laws and dangerous to the Liberties Of
the people.
This il the first resolution Of The conn.ttce-the sub
s.ue Offered by the gcntictnln from A.1elnarc
follows:
"R.soleed That the recent act ofthe President Of the
u. States, exerting control The Federal revenue
by causiD. the to be removed on his rcSpou
sibl!tv trun the u. States Bank, (were 1t had been de-
posted under authority Of an act Of Congress purpnrtng
To charter said Bank is, in the opinion Of lnls Gcncr
al Assembly, unauthorized assumption aud dangerous
exercise Of Executive power.
Now, Mr.. Speaker. | ask attention 10 the difference
in the language of these two rrS'n,inns The substitute
declares The conduct OF the President unauthorized
assumption and dangerous exercise OF Executive pow
err" Severe censurc, | admit bu. it does hot as the
original did, say that the renewal of the tepostcs was
violation Of the Constitution, and dangerous TO the
liberties Of the people. 1t seems TO that :hcr ca:l
be no difference OF opinion 10 which Of the two IS
the most condennatory OF the President. | thought
them is my opinion changed now, that The su6Sti.
tue essentially SD:tcncd the expression OF ccusGe, and
1 voted upon il, as did upon many other otuls r;cr
that impression. The comparison 81 the resolutions
to to afford sufficient evidence that dis.
posed 20 choose that in which the the light
est. But if proa is needed, will produce il pre-.
scntly in the words Of the gcnr.naa from A!Ienarlc
himself. voted for c"ecy amendment having for It's
object to cssen the ccnsule; aud voted against all OH
the final questions put them. with tie exception OF
the one introduced by tue gentleman from Sputlsyva
na, MIR SterensonO which declared that Cong ress had
no constitutional power 10 Charter Bank Of the United
States.
Mr. Speaker, you remember we'll the division Of yar-
ties here on that oGcasiun. The House divided into
three distinct srcons-the Federal National Rcpub-
iican pary-thc Republican party-and the Nuica.
ton party. 1t was triangular DIVISION and the war.
iarc was essentially Triangular one tilrors hou the de-
bate on the subject OF The deposes. The varying M.
ture Of the questions presented The House rspea;cdy
changed the array Of Tic parties
Whenever the question the motion &c the pcmhcr
from Spottsy lvania presented, IKE AcpubIhau ,rt
voted with The Sull.hers i'll It's iavo--whrrcas v, w.
rncrnbcr from Berkeley (Alr Cols:on) moved il ;J
mite postpoucnient of lie whole subject the kc,plI;c
party and the Frrrass found voting si, I,v s;
Tor that motion. Then came ,nution ,c.co:iuj;
with the understood object Of reporting heavier cen
sure upon the President, and Of getting rid OF the rcso
luton as TO the consttutonaity of Bank Of the l.
States The Republican party voted with the Nulirrs
against this ,noiion upon tie principle which
they had voted for the substitute o. The gcpclrau from
AlGemarlc--thcy preferred the resolutions they :E;n
stood before the House. the chance of what might
come from the Committee. |. was on my vote on THIS
question, to Iccommlt, that the gentleman from Abe
marie laid pecuii Stress bis remarks Saturday
It WINS on this vote Of uine at ae exclaimed with d
tone of triumph Is this the member from Boic-
tourt:" tell him it is the IGeaher fron Bole.
tourt who advocates the removal of arjus:
sure of the conduct Of the President and who then vot
ed against re.commtng, and more, whose vote that
notion was shewn by the gentleman from AlLeularlc
himself TO huyc been ggen n: the purpose of screen
NO The President from unjust ccnsure. The gentleman
viii not trust deny the evidence Of his own recorded
declarations
GMr WILSON here read the following extract from the
e6ates in the Enquirer Of January 90 1891
a!Mr. GlLsER said: There was party here who had