Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-05-03


power to create, where is your power,-you
who deny the creative power) to punish =
Again, the enemies of the bill say that the
offence is to be punished by the State of
Pennsylvania, which State only has jurisdic-
ton of the matter. By passing this law you
interfere with law Of the State, and take
from the State power which belongs to the
State and not to the general government
The jurisdiction of the government over the
old bank has ceased,-ceased with the expi-
ration of the charter of the old bank.
These are some of the arguments adduced
for and against the bill, which, after long
session, was ordered to a third reading by a
vote of q to IA.
UNITED STATES SENATE, April %.
After some unimportant business the Anti
Bank Bill came up, when MIR. Clay said, we
have nothing to do with the Bank of Penn
sylvania called the United States Bank. We
have to deplore that we have not a United
States Bank. A lack of such an institution
has surrounded the country with embarrass-
ments, with misfortunes, upon every side and
upon every subject.
As for Nicholas Biddle, said Mr.. Clay, his
merchandise, his nom presumption, his cotton
bags, &c. we want nothing to do with them,
so far as ! know the opinion of my friends
and my own mind. What is he to us, or we
to him, that he or his Bank should be contin-
ually dragged before the Senate? l had
hoped, said Mr.. Clay, that an attempt to aid
resumption which was made in the other
House would have been better treated there
by thefriends of the Administration than it
was treated. That resolution voted down by
the friends ofthe Administration showed that
they were opposed to resumption.
think, said MIR. Clay, the Bill before the
Senate unnecessary. Among the irredeem-
able paper now :afioat throughout the coun-
try, there was none SO good as this-nonc
preferred to this,-it was good from one end
of the Union to the other.
In the very town Of the honorable Senator
from Tennessee, (Mr. Grundy,) who had
most strongly advocated the bill, the notes OF
this Bank were command ng premium OF
l6and Is per cent.-precisey the same pre-
MUM demanded in the Nashville markettor
specie itself Throughout the South and
South West it bears a great premium.
Mr.. Clay said there was no occasion for
legislation at this moment. Now was the
time for encouragement-kind con-
ciliation-not for legislation or exaction and
punishment. No Senator doubted but that
the notes of the old bark would be redeemed,
and speedily redeemed. There was no Sem
ator who did not prefer the notes of this Bank
to the notesaof any other institution.
/ do think, said Mr.. Clay, the bill involves
the most enormous stretch of power ever
witnessed, or: that ever has been attempted
Mr.. Clay here gave his opinions upon the
Constitutional question.
Following this part Of the subject, he said
the Bill-contained the most odious and infl-
NOUS power that could be conceived of. No
Federal party or any portion Of the Federal
party had ever contended for such power
As for Mr.. Diddle, said Mr.. Clay, addressing
himselfto Mr.. B. hang him, if you please
He belongs to Pennsylvania. We have
nothing to do with Nick Biddle or Nick Bid
dies Bank. Pennsylvania made, it, and Penn
sylvania was responsible forit; and if, said
Mr.. Clay, the Senator from Pennsylvania
thinks proper to stand UP here and abuse
him, he should not quarrel with him for that.
He thought, however, that it would appear
better if Mr.. Buchanan would stand forth in
defence of his own constituents. Speaking
of the Sub Treasury Bill and one of Mr.. Bu-
cahnan's prophecies, Mr.. Clay said, when |
see that experiment buried, as l hope in
God it will be, in the bowels of the earth, then
will have some confidence in his prophe-
cies; not till then.
Mr.. Buchanan made brief rejoinder to
Mr.. Clay, after which Mr.. Morris demanded
the yeas and nays. Being ordered, they
were as follows:-
Yeas, Messrs. Allen, Benton, Brown, Bu-
chanan, Calhoun, Clay Of Ala. Cuthhert,
Fulton, Grundy, Hubbard, Linn, Lumpkin,
Lyon, Morris, Niles, Norvel, Pierce, Rivcs,
Roane, Robinson, Ruggles, Smith, of Conn.,,
Upton, Trotter, Williams, Wright, Young-27
Nays-Messrs Clay of KY, Clayton, Crit
tenden, Davis, King. Merrick, Nicholas, Prem
tiss, Preston, Smith of Ind. Spence, Swift,
White-1S.
WASHINGTON April &c.
Yesterday, the three reports in the case Of Mr. Gil
ley were rend and this morning the clerk proceeded