Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1838-01-09

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'o Us" s. d;,c .,,;n,,ance of the use ~ shch
institutions for the purposes so'o''o' "'
With suitable provisions Tor 'he'' 49, -
,,;shment through the agency OF fu"",
n;,.ors. Considering the opinions OF '''n
,m,ses Of Congress on the first two provost
lions as expressed in the negative IN "hion
entirely concur, 1t " unnecessary TOT me
n,,,ia to rocnr TO them"
Now. sir. suv that hut one plan, one
mode Of relief alone was proposed ny me
prosiden. n. The late special session. brt
orc was officially prop"sed, n"d an' one
daily brought to tho consideration oil Con
es.ss.
MIR. Chairman, did YOU ut that time, hear I
any plan rroprosed Err the creation OF a
National Bank? j. there "a gentleman "n
tl,s floor who did hear Of such prop,Si-
ton or plant What was the plan! What
its f..a,ures2 What the amoun; Of stockl
To be held for what duration of time? On
what terms? Who proposed it? and howl
Whence did ii come from the Executive.
or from whit committee? The creation Of
National Bank, sir, was not proposed, and
the Presided knew SD nj the time he penn
ed his message. Certainly he did not al
| lude Ia the acton and report of the Com
m;iee of Wavs and Means upon the pet
tons referred to them. Sir, we all re-
member the manner in which that rcpor;
was made, aad the action upon ii. Did that
committee xamine the merits OF anv plan
for National 3 nix? Did they advise and
consult, and deliberate and dcbaie, whether
some plan for National Bunk might no.
|. be devised! No. Memorials were reicTr-
Cd TO them which they never read, accord
linqto their own confession, in committee
and in their report upon these, they assu-l-
cd the prnvince to say for us and our poster
i.v. now and for all time to come, that a Ma
floral Bank was, under any and ali Cir
Ic,t.nstancez, under any and al! changes oil
public sentiment and interest, .inexpcdient
and this without setting forth single ren-
san or argument for the negative propose
ton. 4 mere negatiUe proposition it Was
at a time too, when the country was gToa u
! inc with distress. and earnestly md pain
fully looking for something positive to be
done. Was this negative proposition thus
| introduced. considered, and discuSscd!-
no, The debate upon it was cut oil by iho
previous question. What was said on IT
was spoken peacemeal in the morning hour
the proceedings of the House upon il were
anv thing but final; and the Judgment q
The House upon it, is emitted 10 any thing
but cur respect It was respected by n
one ut the time. Who regarded it as SCI
Ting the question of a National hani2 n
onc--no: even the President himself. >
muc,, for the mode of creating Il nations
bank
The opinion Of Congress was not OK
Fl pressed in the negative fairly and directly
unon the plan of again rcviving the depn
site system of the act of The 22d OF June
1896. That mode was no; proposed b,
the President. 1t was presented in III
form OF an amendment 70 the Sub-Frcasur
hill by nv colleague (Mr. Garland) and &c
lcc.ed. in part, because Il 'ras an amend
| mszt. Several voted ,ugufrst that plan &c
an amendment, because they desired to re
serve the main bil!-.hc sIh-Treasur
< schcme-for separate and signal dom
: They desired TO put that bin TO death b
! itself-to sentence it to solitary fate
strip it Of all its appcndancs and expose
, naked in the form in which the Chris
l man ofihe Committee of Wavs anil Mem
: {Mr. Camhrelengl boastca he desired IL :
go the people 1rerioas 10 IKE fan elections
.
: of this House and of the people. |; WI
: peculiarly preserved from al! amendment
r WIS no. permitted to escape unae- m
: modiGca'on--but was deliberately Sc
2 apart for torture, and death. and FINAL sleep
D And vet. notwithstanding it was thus prf
: de;erminedly doomed, and its fate sealed
: as it was thought and hoped, forever, it
: again presented to US!
3 Solemnlv final as was the vote condemn
: ing it, the President, in defiance of the wi
of Congress, and of the people, reiferates i,
e recommendation! And, sir, why?-wh,
in the name Of the penplc-whv, in tn
name of that respect which is due from
co-ori,nate branch of the Government =
r why is this rejected, spurned, condemne
prorosi'ion again thrust back in our teeth
2 Sir. looked upon tho message of the pre-
D sent incumbent to the late special session
; OF Congress as the holdest political pane
: ever officially promulgated in this country
setting IN as it did, the monstrous here's
oi despo:ism. that the Cosernmrrt is GA
; thing cnd tie Pcor1s aaofaer-b,It this ,nce
sage, sir. now under consideration. is ho's
!, err than that, all hollow! It dares osd "a
jtes The nil Of tie people, manifes:lv dc
ciared against the aboniuahlc hereSvM
Mr. Van Buren, he personally timid. he
! politically brave. Here is no sshackin,
out" Sir, he plainly. fatty. promptly tell
You why he will no.. in this instance. res
pect the declared will of the People. Hca
him
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