Columbus Democrat., 1838-06-30
LETTER PROM SENATOR TRoTTER.
WasHiSaroy, june lIih 1s3s.

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WasHiSaroy, Juae lllh ls3s.
Cna,msn:-I perceive BY az article in a late
number Of ,he Argus, which vas shown 70 me
BY an acquaintance in tins place on yesterday,
that am charged By tie EDITOR OF that paper
with hostility 10 ills resolution to rescnl tie sPe-
Gle circular; and thai the grouad of this charge
is the vote gave, in conjunction wi,h many of
lhefiauds Of the resolution 10 refer 20 the com
mittce on Finance. This is very unjust to me,
and an persuaded tia. the Editor knew il {;
for he must hare seen my vote recorded IN favor
! Of this resolution, when offered as an amendment
to the treasury bin, the evening that bill passed the
Senate. If Mr.. Clay's join, resolution, which
contained the identical proposition which have
referred to- and which was Incorporated into the
sub-reasu,y bill, had proposed nothing more, it
would, no doubt, have been acted on by the Sc
nate without the reference. BGi will he re-
collected that another branch of the resolution
proposed to compel the executive department Of
the government to take in payment Of the pub
lie dues, the notes Of each of the nine hundred
banks and branches in the United States wh;ch
may at any time hereafter resume specie pay
menis.
To have acted upon a subject OF such vast
magnitude, in the hurried manner indicated by
the Argus to be proper, would have been con
trory not only TO the settled usage Of Con-
gross, but highly dangerous. When, therefore,
the motion was made TO refer the resolution,
voted for it, as did many others who were the
Jealous friends TO that branch Of it which pro-
posed to rescind the circular. After the COM
mittee had made their report, the resolution was
taken up in committee, and an amendment which
was offered by Mr.. Webster as a subhue for
the first branch of the joint resolution of Mr.
Clay, and which embraced the substance if not
the exact terms of the amendment TO The treasu-
ry bill before mentioned, was adopted by vote
Of thrty-fo to nine, voted in the affirmative,
as the journals Of the Senate will show. The
vote was as follows on the final passage Of the
resolutions
YEAs--Messrs Bayard, Buchanan, Clay Of
Alabama, Clay of Kentucky Clayton, Davis,
Fulton, Grundy, King, Lumpkin, Lyon, M'Kean,
Merrck, Nouton, Nicholas, Norvell, Preston,
Rycs, Robbins, Robinson, Rugges, Smith Of
Alabama, Sewer, Soulhald Spence, Swift, Tai
madge, Upton, TrotteT, Wall, Webster, White,
Williams and Young.
1t is well known here that was in favor of
the measure, and proposed to unite with the
friends Of the administration from the West in
addressing communication to the President TO
revoke the order. was anxious for the reci-
sion of the circular because the Legislature Of
Mississippi had adopted with much nnanlmlty,
resolutions iastructing the members Of Congress
from the State 20 urge a repeal; and because
believed and hoped il would aid and encourage
the banks in the western States 10 resume specie
payments.
hero hose .f,e,, viii rennvo tho urgon,
and very distressing necessity for call Of the
County meetings so eloquenily depicted by the
,andid Editor Of the Argus.
Your friend and sery't.
JAMES +. TROTTER.
Messrs WonTuINGroN & LISTER.