Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1838-06-20


/ Pos'mssers should he chosen directly l.,
he peo!ic, Instead of receiving their ap
Poinineus as they now do. And we ara
clad 10 see that it meets with the apprubs'
ion Of the Wing press throughout the conn-
'ry. II this change can be etfecled--and
We do not see why it canno'--it Will de-
priye the Post CGice Department Of pow
sr that is loo oijen perverted.
Correspondence Of he Baltimore Prfriot
WA>HIYoroy, Wax 81, 1898.
In the Senate, to-day, M9ssS1ay prcsant-
I'd two memorials. pr,yia; f,r the establish
nent Of a Matt MI y INK = ua from Ilart-
lord, Connecticut, numeroasly signed BY the
rliizens of Thai place, wilhoi distinction 81
par'y--ihc olhcr f.Wn jamaica. Long Stand.
\. \. PuTporting To cmcnlia from the ven.
nanny If the country, most of whom were
formerly supporters Of the Administration.
Mr.. Clay TOOK occasion 10 refer TO The
in eery part Of the Union, be-
coming daily more and more numerous aud
decisive, h'vinJ that the people want n
National Bank
He minated, however, that he had no
nope of sura a institution being establish
ed by a congress constituted as the present
is:-and that tn best thing they could do,
was to close tn session soln--gp home
and receive the E instructions from The pen
pie. lie wishes lhat Mr.. King would call
mp his resolution lor adjourning and fix en-
early day. lie tod the Wire President he
would much prefer to see him at the Great
Crossiug,!
Mr. King said his resolution for adjourn
mcut was iakea oui II hi> hands. Besides,
he thought the house OH yhl now to desig-
nate the day; as hat baiy had more bust
ness before 1t than The S nate.
Mr.. Webster suggeste lhat the adoption
If such resolution by the Senate, fixing a
lay not too early nor too distant, say July
ID, might he useful in urging both branches
o greater diligence and activity
No more was said about the adjourn
nent
Mr. SiIas Wright expressed wish Ia
s,k into the petitions: and learn what the
,eirtuners wanted, whelher il was new
ank they aimed at, or the old one; IA
whether they desired T. have Mr.. GaIlaun
t the head, or Mr.. BidIle. He would like
o have a nit with Mr. Buchanan about he
lace mosl eligible as the site Of the Ma
,onal B nix "a future.
MIR. Clay told Mr. Wright he had an op |
,mtunil, Cor such tlta few d'ys ago (whcn
he presented his prof ct for National Bank
,ut did mol profit by it.
The petition from Hartford was read
Mr.. Niles though fit to make it the occasion
Of many ili-tempered comments on the
" higs Of Cunuec i0ui and OF the hole UNI
IN. Ii is proper that the signers Of The p'
tition should know that Nj. Niles had he
eliruniery To siigmalize il MS bearing false
hood on its fiIce llc denied that il emenal-
" from men without distinction Of parry.
lie spoke of the sSners, their friends, and
Ihe whig party throughout the country ~
the m, 81 coniumelious manner; md cunclud
ed By breaking dul j1kc about $ me ne
gro fellnw who could only play one tune,
which was gwen forth on eXeSLo OCCASION.
So (said lhis exquisite comnedlar,) It H.
with the wings, they have but one tune land
that is "Naliunal Bank! NIuonll b .nk -
Really, DR.. Niles must be sprung fou
thas rod of Humnr, who, when lac ieas Ell
the Deiiies, caused bursts OF inexIng ushn
hle laughter 10 roll along The skies, am
shake lie hrune ofJupiter himself! \ me
but he, IN these LATER days, can prolnce
the ''geldS asbestos"
The ro,urt ON This ''leaped Thehan," was
obvious and rogent. "And what sad aMr'
CLAY ."..ls he sony of lie Administration
and Ills friends?"-"Sub TIeasury! sab
Treasury!
Mr. Clay then commented IN proper
terms, on Dr.. Mics VIII losaie denuncIailon
Of the signers; aud has sweeping charge OF
lalsehoud, when 1t is Improbable that he
could know in So numerous list the names
Of men of all political parties were not en-
braced.
MIR. Niles returned to the charge with
greater accerbily of temper than he had
displayed before. lie repeated lnl the Pc
ttion was not signed by any bul The "nhie
bank party" and added that the wings were
in the habit Of making nnfonded stale
mcuts, such as this. lie charged the Gov
erner Of Connecticut with fragrant misrep
resentatlons IN his oiiicial message; whel
lhat func ionary said be was elected by IN
neapIe without distinction OF party. IL
declared his assertion was moi bounded Il
ruth. Following the example Of an "lilu'
trous predocessaf," President Van Biren'
Niles attributed (ne triumphant victory 4
Connecticut iOpcarrupiou-to the most eA
uraordlnary continuation of means, eve
known--to the uss Of money--inlmidatIO
purchasing Of votes J!