The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-02-17
Report o. tAs Judiciary Committee on The
tGte v'oldtions Of The Charter Of the
Bank Of the United States.

Ddnk OF the United States.
Mr.. GRUNDv, chairman of the Judic-
tary Committee, has made very able and
unanswerable report on the subject of Mr..
Biddle's late fagrant and arbitrary over.
throw OF the old charter of the Bank of the
United States, to set up his new establish
ment. The report shows that, without a
semblance of right, in direct contrayention
OF ltr charter, he sequestrated all the pron.
erty OF the old bank for the benefit Of The
new--that he took no steps towards ga set
tlement and liquidation of the affairs and ac.
counts OF the corporation as expressly re-
quired by the charter-that he presented no
schedule Of the debts and effects. and allow
ed the General Government no access 10 the
accounts of an institution which il was
bound to see honestly closed-that instead
OF winding up the concern, and canceling
the notes in two years, he now reports near
lly Sl6,OO0,000 of its paper on hand as a
banking fund, and is actually passing out
millions of this money, after the institution
is deiunct, as circulating medium. In a
word that the President has blended the
two banks, and gone on with both, in utter
disregard of all law.
These facts have been before alluded to
in the newspapers, but they have now been
the subject of investigation have assumed
an uthentc shape, and have been tested bv
the judicial acumen of the ablest urists of
the country. The report, therefore NAV be
looked upon as perfect legal discussion of
the matter, and the result Of the INQUIRY
quiyaent in point of authority, as regards
public opinion, to an elaborate judicial in
vestigaton. Globe.
EsDaazsr-sSassa
The PERCEPTION BI1L.-The debate
on this Bill, which passed the Senate bv an
unparalleled majority-twelve votes. onlv.
having been recorded against It, was vofy
interesting. We regret it as the mostin,-
portant act Of the present Session; and if
the people, generally, and more, especially
the pioneers" of the West do not remem-
Der its friends and opponents, we shall be
most sadly mistaken.
We have said the debate was interesting;
and if may judge from the specimen in this
days lntelligencer, it must have been pe-
culiarly so. The principles of the Aristoc-
cy have not been so shamelessly upheld for
a number of years; and Mr.. Clay, as their
champion, has proven himself right val
liant Knight, although, like more than one
of the same caste, he splinters his lance in
a most unworthy cause. Never have the
enterprising poor---those hardy settlers.
who cultivate the land ofthe "Ei Dorado"
been subjected TO more rancorous abuse
than the phillippics which fell from the
| lips Of the Honorable Senator from Ken
lucky, in his furious deuunciations AGAINST
aneasure calculated to equalze the bles-
sing OF property, as much as any other ex.
pedlent which could be devised. Never
have the collusive operations Of those who
estimate the citizen by his wealth, been
more sisnally defeated, than on this occa-
sion.
There are TO terms adequate 10 portray
/ he noble conduct cf the Democracy in tbe
8. nate, during this contest, They toiled
tog, ther from the commencement to the end
Of a, debate. Mr.. Webster, also. voted
succes, lively in favor Of the bill. His de-
sertoh was bitterly and severely reproach-
ed bv he Knight of the Coalition, who
openly ass, 'rted that che had ingloriouslv
fled, and ieh 'eu inc Vioialors oi the law
the intruders. -the tresspassers-ihe inter-
fir. squatters." 1t must have
been witherine retort, that clever majority
upon the Senat6s, inyective!
The Amendment offered by Mr.. Mer-
rick, the new Ssnat, from Maryland, de-
barring Foreigners ff9 the enjoyment Of
Presumption rights, wa supported with
uncommon zeal, by Il, kentucky hon.
This hateful provision. VII zen carried all the
bitter Partially, and all l. 'e ProscrlPtlye
distinctions, of the new-fangA "a Native A.
meriean Society, beneath anass unea regard
for the multitude, was expos u by Mr..
Buchanan, in a masterly and conclusive
reply to Mr.. Clay. The people h. ave cause
to rejoice at the defeat which has 'eiallen
their enemies.-Lancaster LnteHise, qeer.
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