Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-10-21
Twemty-Fifth Congress.
esss SPECIAL SESSION.
correspondence of the Journal of Commerce.
gdpis WASHINGTON Oct. 9TH, ls37.

correspondence ofthe Journal of Commerce.
sdpa WASHINGTON Oct. 4th, 1887.
q You will see that MIR. Sergeant, today
moved to commit the Resolution Of the
committee ofthe Ways and Means de-
claring that il is inexpedient TO establish
a National Bank, TO the committee of
the whole on the state Of the Union, with
view to obtain here fuller and more
free discussion. Mr.. Biddle is, however
continuing the discussion ofthat subject,
in committe Of the whole, on the Treas
ury Note Bill. The discussion will take
place and pretty fully, before that bill
gets out Of committee. Congress can't
be bamboozled, if the people can We
have got for once, good House Of Rep
resentatives-the most respectable body
we have had for years; and the next e.
lection will make q still further improve
ment. No,''' |
4 The Indians, several large delegations
ofwhom are now here, are to give US a
'sGreen Corn Dance" or some sort of
dance in Franklin square, this afternoon.
The Sioux are very proud of the new f.
merry given them by their great father,
the President. Their dress consists of a
laced frock, with silver epaulettes, Grim
son sashes, and leggins, and hats and
feathers. The dress is not half so inpo-
sing or graceful as their own costume,
A council is TO be held for the purpose of
reconciling the ,Sacs and Sioux, between
whom war is now pending. 1t is doubt
ful whether the Sioux nation will confirm
the treaty Of sale of their lands east Of
The Mississippi
81 isReported for the Baltimore American.
pelEdal IN sENATE-Oct. /.
gaNr Mexican and Mr.. Prentiss presen-
tediremonstrance against the admission
ofTexas. -0" -a..u.
.l9Dn motion of Mr.. Lynn it was order
ed that when the Senate adjourns it ad,
ourns TO- meet on Monday.
dMr. Robinson, from the committee on
the Post Office and Post Roads, repor-
ted the Joint Resolutions requiring the
postages 10 be paid in advance on letters
sentby ihe Express mail without amend,
ment, g % e H-
Mr.. Lynn laid on the table resolu-
ton requiring the Secretary of the Sen
ate to transmit public documents to the
delegates from Wisconsin, and, on mo-
tion Of MIR, Lynn,
The Senate ado urned till monday.
TUESDAY, Oct 3.
SUB TREASURY SYSTEM.
MIR C.4LHOUNS OPINIONS.
The divorce bill was taken up, and
Mr.. Calhoun rose, and delivered his SEN
timents. fa 'a.a.
Most of the arguments, said he, of sen
ators on the other side, have drawn from
The questions of relief and convenience.
They are important, but have received
too much attention. He was willing TO
leave them where they now stand.
There were other more important con-
siderations. The banks he SAID, are now
important political institutions, not mere
money corporations.
He referred to the remark of MI. Clay,
that unless a national bank, or some sub
stitute for 1t, should be established, dis
union might bethe result. With this de-
claration sounding in his ears, he said, it
became a duty to look into the nature
and consequence of the banking system.
He then went into the history of the
origin and growth Of the banking sys-
tenn. ...l......... ........ 81
s.r. Calhoun then asked, shall we res.
tore the union between the banks and the
government; shall we return 10 the sys-
tent" ~. .-.... ...
He declared that the system was incon-
sistent with, and uufavorable to, our re-
publican institutions. The money power
istothe bodypolitic, what the blood is to
the animal system !; and the life-blood is
smaller in the former than in the latter.
Me,declared farther that the system
waE unfaveurable to the labor and busi-
ness of the country. 1t converts the
whole community into spectators and
politicians as the only safe pursuits in
life. i ngllsi eaal m a
He maintained that it was most unfa-
vorabIc totbe moral and intellectual de-
yelopment of our race, and illustrated
this position at length. The occupation
overshadowed every other profession,
by holding out greater rewards and in
ducements. ltabsorbed the whole pop
ulation ID, the pursuits of gain.
Why, should this government connect
ITSELF with any ytinstitution fraught with
such. .eyilsl Heireferred to the reason