Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-26
a"essLs'S EGAsl.
POOR ARTlFICES OF me OprOSi

POOR ARIlFlCES Oh TliE OPPOSITION.
We give bclnw Il succiuct history CT the tric%s OF The
RHaEf SCRIPT party which harnesses IL" House "i repre-
s"nin..v"s N rrgu!c 10 tie ~pr"p"Srd Committee 0! inIni'
~ ~ iavrst,n%!" their charges al the last Session. 1t
WI! be r an]"r.ttrvd that MS Wise came forward as the
foreman o: In" u hate aud Bell concern, with his " N'.
;lu!e Il accusa:lTIS. IN iUr!ocs rnnts Gay alter cay, an"
that !' Was followed by i multitude u: c"adJut"rS, Hr.
Bell ii!i.ag lbs post ia lie scrIe, by a sprrch - many
days Gu.u;iua, !" empty bench"s. The Whole tine Ia
Ken IL the delivering torrents OF abuse, that poured
d wa lAr ran un IT," Administration, c"uia not have
Ge"u tess iitaT i.Tly days; aud il lhr power ct the spruk-
prs had been ~ "niulprtr,, as they supposed, the Co
v:Tnnrul must have been overwhelmed under a &C.
iuEp t.! Yields.
Mr. Drrmgnn!e, a representative from Virginia, dis.
tiuGuISird Iur !u!eul tisplGy ed III the cOul.c!!S =: his
State, as wril a. for .nndr rat!"n in his politics! irriings,
pr pc. d L resolution vi lrGniry, II biIng ME-. WISE >
w'd' sff"sGi"g uid oivrrgins propositions L" some pFac'
Iic:i Il ue. trial: and result. Ills resolution lr TINS OBJ
iect VIII IT, iui:nd below. /: will be seen that al lie
lnreehnid. hltssrs. WISE AMI Pey ton h"lh voted asains;
lur riiurt made TO bring HIS proposal TO an lmhn duu!e
drcIsi"n. IL Ia2T took tie current ot those lrs"!'Iil"hS:
Ia " iIicn i"c Eoar wus r"nsnutd 1rom day 10 DAY, ai!d
al lasl, either pressing business obtaining precedence, i
sIunlbered unli late IN JuEe and then, wien every
b"dy saw that the urgency U! the Indispensable business
iuGtrTeG aHl accumulated for final action nj lEc c!"sr 81
The session, and IN wt!!Ch ali were interested, preciu"' q"
all prospect OF acting OH AIR Dromgooie's resolution:
(wniuir, II passed, could not BE- acted "n for want Vi
line,l Mr.. Isr proposed l" call II UP
It NH be ir-cr. we'd that The Opposition lave attempt
ca tne sanir game at iHe IFtSeDt fsSl"D VI -
lit wrG his vIl,iica,Inns OF TIE Administrative Us al Iii"
iasl SESSION; proposed Il resolution vi inquiry II such
an lnur finite, unrat!!aInruiury shape, taat lie supposed
would r'narr lis adoption I,npossIU!e; and men a':rI1'
ILeGtS would lie pr"pIStG, 10 save Which II would Ge
necessary to abstain iiUin the call O. the prrv!':us cues
,lon-the U;ily Lieals of pre- venls:S h!i:l a:d bis !f!riiis
from srraH!rg cut The session, and Tie House from
taking II question. !larI:g ~ coH!rired Inc fla''tf,
Mr.. " lsr rriurned home. stud stseral weeks, Gi!d MS
friend. Mr. rIcArns, wien IL "us moved 10 dsposr OF
his r. solution, urged The aDSt ace Cl Mi. W lse rs Il rra'
son ;yr pos; vu,i. mIrnl Dir. v Isv i.uYing rrtuchcG. and
his resolution hrl":, cat!cd ~, lie quits against ;ac PFtr!'
Gus gutSitnH htmS,j "a :vr d.rv cliy ":,ailsl i!e pFupO'
slil"n winch Was 10 cut Of all the amendments, aid
give thin his prupus,d Inquiry IN ali lis isliGtl ane
LreaG!h, as a>K, q b, himself! :! The great n!has oi lie
opposition j"iurd IN dis vUle, " Eicn was tn C"priv" tiIrIi
OF The opirpi lun'y oi cUnvIclipg HE administration o!
ali the c"rrupliIl> A.4 abuses, clines and !I!sd"i:"hi!uiS,
ul "h!ch Il has hrvn CtaIerd curing lie last r'ght ears
And VI hat Was tur season urged by NJ. WISE a4"iiist stl.
ung ii His rNu II s"!uu"r: 1t was too late Ill the SIS
Siun. sand Ia i CnDsIGrratr inaI-tiils Wise Iildn, WHO run
Gil from lis :, sVlutIui. uId irit his ltiends To urgc his
ahar.'ce a = ground ir p'.;run"neni! lie c"iirs olcA
about The u.G4!r q! ta"uar, uud "i lii" Ion I'll January
BIS uI'!st lsLI stu:Cl "artant and inquiry 10 "ilrr'h !;iA
anu III" s2!ir G.al, III" pr, 1t nd,d iir was eager !" wiiu
up lis wuIK vi cilIaaaL: III and pT""l at Tie close ui d
lung ;: ss"I: IL Jrm:. tl!nks II too !a;e III Tie year, and
III toe srsSI.n. L. tcgin 1t Iii january :: IAN an iHlelii-
grnt cutitIy b" dup-d as To The motives "i such al OPP
pn.ilsci, ruttIug J. rWuid such accusers and sGvi accu.
SatIOis: We think not.
distract II The proceedings on the RESOLUTION Of hqniryot
lie InSt Session.
April Is, ic;G. "A MGiIuIi was made by hIr. Dfrnl.
gov!e That Tic rules IN Relation To tie priority ui business
Dr suspended, ~ liable lin IL submit lie following Ic'
Soiuii"n, VIZ:
lu,u rcd, That the Secretary u; the Treasury be d.
reclvd 10 communicate l., llls House full information nj
the iaode and manuer Of selecting banks III tic sevetui
Suites or lrlritorl $ tor The ~deros!;e Of tue public mo-
ney VI tAs United States, OF all Contracts, agreements,
CI supuiuimls euicrvd into with sald banks iUr The sale
keeping u! SAID niUnrj; that the Secretary oi the j fea-
suIN also SlutG what AIT DtS have been CuIplOyeu, the ma
ture and extent oi lErii agency, aud the compensation
which such agents have received in amy way from The
Government vi the U. States; and that lie also stale
" bal ot!cc5s ur agents on he psrt OF SAID banks have IL
any way pa uclpa!ed or been Instrumental! IN tie Tor
nation vi any such coniSEc:s, agreements, or siIPuia.
tn'is concerning the depositc and sa!e.kecplmg vi said
moneys IN SAID Gan.s.
Inc rules were suspended, Henry a. Vice md Bale
Peytun r"tiug III thu I"galIve.
April II H. iie IinuSr proceeded 10 the cons:deta-
tim vi llr rrsi!ul - moved uy Mr. DEomga, lie yrslrT-
day, calling on the SECRETARY vi tie Treasury for Ger
tuIm IuinI muliun, IN relation 10 the drposIle, III hunks,
oi le puDi!c ulIGry.'
MIR. Wise moved 10 amend said resolution, BIZ striking
out al alter lhe wuid "rrSclsed. and asserting our IT,
CURING lnc npp"Inime Mt OF a SELECT cGnimIllee. This
amendment WAS DIT bated ny MIR Wise unill Tie rxp1a.
ton oI the hour I"r considering resolutions.
On the I'D ul April, iii. Druingooie again called up
The subject. and the rules were suspended. The House
proceedcd 10 cunsiuer saie resolution. AR. Calhoun, of
Massachusetts, moved la amend AIR. W Use amendment.
wien they occur Tor the last time IN the SAID amendment
these words, VIZ: - and into the manner in winch the
PUBLIC money III these nsul.s has. been used, and Ito secu.
rty.'
/" Mr.. WISE accepted this as a part Of his amendment,
und tirn modified lis motion IN amend, by adding 10 the
resolution proposed uy Mr.. Dromgnole, that which he
proposed ~ i,!strl in lieu thereof, and mol To strike cut
any part OF The resolution proposed by MIR. Dromgnole.
And after the hour Of CHE o'clock arrived, the private
orders Of The day were announced" The debate WAS
continued by Mr.. Bond until arrested BY The orders OF
the day
April 26.-"A molten vas made by MIR. Dromgoole,
that the rules i'll relation To the priority Of business he
suspended until one o'clock this day, and that the House
do now proceed TO the consideration Of the resolution
moved BY han IN The 18Th Of April instant, calling OH
The Secretary Of the Treasury for cerlala information in
relation to the banks ia which the public MONEY ID de-
posted. Aud the question being put, il passed in the
affirmative, ~,wo.thirds voting therefor. The House re-
sumed the consideration of the said resolution. The
question REQUIRED on The amendment moved by Mr..
Wise on The liih instant, as modified on the I'D. Aud,
after debate, the hour Of one o'clock arrived, and the
orders of the day were announced" MIR. Bond CONT.
nued his remarks: