The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-03-27
Congressional.
Correspondence of the NY, Express,
NNo.L,nrton March

,u Ill Won. with undoubtcd truth, that the greatest
.necch ever made in the United State, or perhaps
IN nnv public assembly, has to-day, in conclusion,
been made by Mr. Webster. The manner OF saying,
os we'll as what was said yesterday, was seemingly
the perfection Of the exhibition of the powers Oh
human greatness. But to-day M webster has sur
passcd not only the great speech begun yesterday,
but all his iorWer efforts, not excepting even ms
famous reply 10 Hayne of South Carol lima The
language Of eulogy may justly be exhausted IN
speaking the praises OF an effort as unsurpassed us
believe il incapable of being exceled by tho most
distinguished man in the civilized world. The nm
preston it has left upon the multitude who have
heard it will be deep and abiding and not forgotten
while the memory of the nearer has power to iui-
I'll its high office. Even party aud sectional preJu-
dces strong as they are, have been emerged lnlo
the natural and noble feelings of wonder and admI-
ration The warmest and the biiterest political OPP
ponents jealous in their commentators OF
The intellectual part Of Mr. Webster's speech as are
his warmest friends. Conviction, however, they
will not acknowledge although they are convinced,
for the feeling which could approve Of the lnielec-
tual part, must have felt the power OF Mr. Webster
maslerly argument against the bill before Congress-
Even the champions of notification, and they are
now, for the most part the champions OF this GOV
eminent Bank Bill, speak OF Mr. webster speech
as the greatest made by man. Tho speech OF
Mr. Webster has not been you may suppose bar
rem constitutional speech, confined to law and the
deductions from established law nor has 1t limited
itself to analysis of the principles OF the Consti-
tuition or the Bill before Congress, OF to any law OF
the land or to any one subject So far from this he
seems to have embraced every thing relative to Com
merce, Credit Labor, Capital, Finance, and all the
great questions Of the day compass so small and
Comprehensive 10 be understood by all.
The House have turned the whole of the North
Eastern Bills, Memorials, Messages, DC, into the
Committee of Foreign Affairs. | fear the Commit
tee room will prove the tomb Of the capuies. The
session is too lar advanced, to do justice, and
this will be the excuse for doing nothing.
The Appropriation Bill was before the House dur
ing the day, and seven eghths of the members in
the Senate listening to Mr. Webster.
March IL
Mr. Norvell of Michigan. introduced resolution
declaring it the sense of the Senate that no one
concerned in duel ought afterwards TO be appointed
TO any public Office under the United States.
A bill reported by the Committee on Roads
and Canals, making an appropriation OF $40 UOU Tor
roads in tho Territory of Wisconsin.
Mr. Morris, from the committee on Roads and
Canals reported bill for dividing the Territory of
Wisconsin into two terrores-lowa and WIscon'
sin. The bill was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
Att o'clock the Sub-Treasury Bill was taken up
Mr. Robbins of Rhode Island took the floor and
spoke for little than an hour with great force
aud interest. His voice, however, was SO weak,
that can hardly gire,you an outline OF his speech
The object of his remarks was intended to show
the effects of the subTreasury Bill upon the Banks
and upon 1.-THE People of the United STATES
The effect OF the bill he averred would be to
lock up the great house of national enterprise
and national industry. 1t would destroy both the
means and the mind of the country. 1t would
eign war, and when the minds. and means, and
country were destroyed, hope and consolation went
with them. What avaiIs; said Mr. Robbins, our
vast extent of territory when you take from her the
means whereby she lives when like the barba-
rian, you trampe her interest into the dust OF OPP
preston.
1t will not do, continued Mr. r., to affirm that all
this is declanmatory language Lock to that portion
of the bill which demands now partial and ut-
maely exclusive payments Of specie for public dues
The effect of this part Of the bill was to withdraw
specie from circulation, aud to hoard it. The gov
eminent was constantly demanding, and constantly
drawing specie. The Banks under such state of
things would be compelled to curtail their issue TO
irightful and runous extent
As consequence of all this, every bank note
would be returned to the Banks. Every hav-
ing such note would present it and demand specie.
The Banks would be upon all times to supply
the demand of the Government for specie. The
Bill would be death warrant to the banking in
situations, and the effect of its practical operation
would be TO bring about the, by some, long wished
for extinction of all banks. Private banking would
then succeed public banking, and base and ire
sponsble currency would 60 abroad over the land.
The banks gave support or encouragement, Mr.
Robbins affirmed, to nine-tenths of the community
BY this war upon the banks-ths attack upon the
banks--and this extinction of the banks these nine
parts of the whole people to be made the suf-
ierers from this bill.
Mr. Robbins enlarged upon these topics at some
length, but his voice so low that the reporter
could not hear.
Mr. Robbins continued and further said that the
effect of the bill would be 10 unhouse your mechan-
ics--closc your workshops-spread desoation over
the land Upon the great labor of the country, its
effects would he ruinous and desoating-carrying
US back to the dark ages of the old world.
1t was not long since, said Mr. R., we were upon
the high road to prosperity. Peace and contentmen
reigned throughout the land The rivers did moi
find their way to the ocean with more certainty
than did we have the assurance of prosperity under
our former regular, safe, uniform and constant ad
vance. Our motion was onward, and all were
happy. The cry against Banks, Mr. r. continued
is that they WELD dangerous power Who Great
cd banks? 1t was the creating power that &c
blame, and not the banks-they that gave the power
were the dangerous party, if there was danger.
Mr. Robbins was followed by MIR Benton, who
has begun long speech.
In the House, Mr. Pay inter-, on leave, presented
memorial the subject of dueIing. Referred tc
the Select Committee
Messrs. Fairfield and Nj. Morris gave notice o
their wish to offer similar memorials but the House
after two counts, refused by yeas and nays to sus
pend the rule, to allow of their pre- sentaton out 0