Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-15
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MISUNDERSTANDING Proceedinos
me Senate again proceeded the consideration of the
SubTreasury bill.
mr Webster resumed the floor and addressed the Sc
maze aoout Two hours and half in continuation and
CONCLUSION OF MS speech against the bll-parcularly
IN favor OF the constitutional power and duty of Con.
gress 10 regulate the curency-;n reply to Mr. Calhoun
siilution
Mr.. Robbins bnvioe indicated hi, de.;,. :, .,, =,
The suoec-The Senate adjourned, after al executive
session
The Fl. Of R. were principally engaged in the Gene
raj Appropriation Bill.
The " Intsligeneer cries up hr Webser's Speech to
tie skes-lt characteristics il "hs grea, Speech-we
y say Inc greatest Of all his speecheson the Cousli-
luton and the Union, their origin powers and obllgn
IONS. The soemnity and eoquence Of his close were
as Impressive and sousrring his argume had been
enscenoant and unanswerabe In saying thus much of
tins extraordinary Speech there is of The crowd
go auditory which heard him. who will deem the praise
too hgb,' sc.
This is indeed high prise if not ertravaeant-AC Cor.
respondent writes U.s. 81 heard Mr. Clay upon The same
question: but should disparage The former by any CON-
Parson Indeed, am satisfied, that Mf. Webster car.
ries off the palm
"A correspondent writes US from Washington, On the
I3th, that he "nclned 10 SuJpect from some indca
TONS that the bard money feature will be stricken out
of the bill"
Another Correspondent; thinks that the bill yill pass
BY the casting vote Of the Vice President, unM the bill
be So modified as 10 satisfy Mr. Mors-bul he considers
1t problemeca whether it is practicable 10 carry the
amendment, viz to strike out MIR. Calhouns section.
Strike out the hard money featu1e-but there remain
the more exceplionabe feature Of the E1eeure agency
and the objection of insecure repositories Away too
with these!
The calculations from Washington are still various
some think uncertain. One of our Correspondents
says, that many Of the Sub Treasury men are sanguine
of success in the HouseAnother, that will be an ex
ceedingly nice vote.
The estimates vary else where The Baltimore Chro.
nice Of Tuesday gives tabular statement and sums
up ZIG for the BILL and 122 agoinst-And 3 vacancies
in Mississippi and Mane-But Gen. Ripley's absence
reduces the for it 10 1l5-The table of the n Y
doubtful 3 vacancies, &c.
We give all our statements, we get them-The
reader may form his concusions-Bul for our own
paris, are asonlshed and gteved that so po.lan an
innovation in our financial system and at such period
OF genera! embarrassment, should be adopted by cast
ing roe in House, and msori,y of or If can
possibly rub through in the other House-Our friends
ought 10 pause long, and ponder WELL before they carry
1t on such terms.
The Fredericksburg Arena holds US 10 too hard respon
s6iity when 1t Pronounces that he Enquirer vii! be
the event OF the Bill becoming law, virtually RESPONSE
ue for all its deso!atng cfects are we The &C.
neral Assembly: 1t pays loo high com pliment,
and 1t holds over Us too severe penalty.
We saw yesterday letter from one Of the staunchest
anc most distinguished Republicans in the Valley in
District represented BY SubTressury member of Com
gress He warns hi, delegate in the Legislature cal
low The resolutions 10 sleep the table To take them
up and discuss them, will only be throw irebrands in
Inc midst OF you &c, &c Are we 10 be held respon-
sioe, too, for The sentiments Of such men:-Such an
opinion was very genera-and we confess was ours.
The Arena says a, lung oppose the only means
OF ayeng the calamity the sincerity of our opposition
10 the bill will be suspected-This is hard measure in
prevail upon the House to take up The Resolutions
Can remove the tie in the Senate: