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ole hue and cry against United StAtea banh
nOtrs Ls, Ne ssk u thsy are nos bss,ss
than the potes of any 0tAsr BasR Lat NJ
AK Hthey are DOT current every whsrs-iI
they are not st . premian q the sxtrsnss oI
the Uoioai N you cannot travel every where
with thsn--if they are mol better and will
not command even greater valac than sssa
your Treasury Notes woald not yoa, and
yea, AMI yea. Sire. prefer the notes Of. thi,
Bank 20 your Treasury Noiesi why then.
this var upoo the bills Of those Banks.
Sir. Clay thee proceeded in the sxAmiaa A.
ton Of hts ave propositions, and read an
iamsnse amount of testimony In dsfsnes Of
zach Of his positions. Extracts we're read
from all the messages Of Gen. Jackson, from
NJ, 6rst Inaugural TO his Farewell AdJre..
10 the American People Mr.. c. ihsa read
from the messages and letters OF Martin Van
Buren, 10 prove thst he vas determined to
yak IN tbs footsteps OF Gen. Jackson.
Mr.. Cay began with the present President
~ reading from VIZ. Vac Bu.s.s letter in
sss-sr TO the Baliimore Coaveaiioa. accept
hiB the nomination conferred upon him 10 De
scand'dats Tor the Presidency Of the United
States. The PTesieent here, SAID Mr.. clay,
sPsaks VI himself the Aoaoisd ..nt.,r,,-
meat" The definition given 10 '.ia,irssnsni'
by al American Lexicogrs pier, 10, said ur.
u, ''iooi" tie - thea the honored fool 60
carry oui the plans and policy aud primer
pies ofthe late Adminislratio the honorsd
tSel, happy IL he shall be able To carry on,
aud pet'ec. the work which General Jack
con Had oeSuu. Mr.. G. then read from otber
uoeumeois u prove that Mr.. Van Buren,
taeant aud was JeiermiDsd to follow IN the
footsteps Of his predecessor.
hr. Clay then spoke OF the Attorney Gene
raj OF the United states, aud the part he
took IN the Treasury Order Of July, l536, re-
pealed by the Senate aud House OF Repre-.
sentat'ves al the last Congress. The late
President OF the United States pockstsd the
repeal vi that Infamous order, and the Altor-
nsy General ,sde himself convenient 10 The
Presideni. MIR. Clay said that he once
thought better OF the Attorney General, but
The part he took 'nthaI transaction convinced
hun TIA, he made NO adjust remark when be
called him a max, made convenient 10 the
Executive.
AID why. continued Mr.. Clay. did not The
successor repeal tins Order whsn a.. knew
that frOln the Tar Fast To the far West IL wa.
od'ovs aud UNPOPULAR Why dad be not do
~ Because he was the boaOre d tool 10 carry
oui and perfect the principles Of Gen. Jack
son.
Ar. Clay here introduced Treasury note
"A $50 note. Look at u, Mr. President,
and tell me " q ~ not an admirable counter
felt Of bank bill-a most admirable eoun-
terfsii Of bank bill-signsd ~ bank bills
are signed, CLOSED over, embossed with n
beautiful vignstts. aud all The beauty and
ornament Of regular bank billi
speaking Of 2eesivers General. Mr.. Clay
said, whrre did this idea Of Receivers Gene
raj originated IN France, With Napoleon
In Frsn"s, whore tho people love 10 be q
"a. =
IN s"y eaPacity-~here 10 requires 100 900
ctfiesrs ~ put it into operation, and ! had
thought that il might have originated with
France and NspoIson-
But Il did not originate with France, con-
tinued Mr. Clay. With whom did Il origi-
nate theni With WHOM and where did my
friend, the shsirmsn Of the Committee Of
Finance get hi We'll, have been looking
for IL origin, SAID Mr.. G. and in scare hing
for information have found that IL began in
the good old Kaieksrbseksr days Of q Gers
tain 0oVSrner or General Fletcher, Of New
Amsisrdam--a rash. wIIJ. furious, dare de-
vii, General Jaeksoa Of fellow, who cared
Tor no body. and. dad not mean thst any body
should be about him, who did not care for
him. Well, lao years ago. or thsrsabouts,
this Governor established those Receivers
General.
uetS nt. 10y tcso IN anrtract, ood found
the word Receiver General used as sppliea.
bic TO The present bill ~ ""ly being received
in the same way IS proS,asd for By the bill
before the Senate. WAT ~ss the effect Of
these Receiver General upo1 the revenue
why, the poor abo dependent Ol5ssrs in the
employ OF the General Government had 10
petition the. Legislature for their low and
piiiful salaries.
PasS tbss bill. said Mr. Ci-v, anh the day uiIi
come When you viii hud sor Srrsrst-st-Arms
add your DoOtkeepers T'tt,u.t,pg for lh-ir SALE
rea Mr. Clay thea referred 40 Mr. Van Bu-
rem ~ the drplsrr Of the Sub Tres,urS hill He
tsthe grotismaR Who lives ia t',r Waite House.
And his eudOFsrr - the Rr~ eoa,ert-ihs Senator
from South carolina Too years ago this en-
dOrSer sid of the drawer. ths, lac Vi none OF the
high and Iotfy qosIity Of sbv 80, Il beasts Of The
fosrN, but bad all the lov aud skulking propen-
si'es - the mesnea beast IN the Earu Nov
s4id Mr.. e., never had so b,d -, apiu,on OF the
drawer. He is ge''slenar. mid. aad presidrs
18th dtEn''y So his place, bW Siiir ! respect the
msa dslsss ths aasgis,rsie.
MIR. Clay then replied 10 Nr. Calhoun -
The Senator "'quhs u.s." a. he lays. Yes, be
qun rs and he went, 70 use the language Of
his most distinguished ally-the senator from
H'ssouri-solhsry and aloRe lie quit us,
the Wing Party, as he calls US and went
over TO the enemy. "horse, font. add dra-
goons." But his horse, foot, add dragons
vas himself, add himself sloae--aaoae besrs
A'fa company. lie has Iefl rs, sua he vent
into the Trojan camp of the enemy, distruse-
'nS and dlslrustsd. Whsther Ih y arc honor
90 ~ his acquisition leave TO the honorable
senator and the party with whom he Is allied.
0A@rfeT q fss.--Nr. Clay slii aOba Toe
noor' and have time 20 write no Iaore.