Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-05-22

like an honest man, and acInOvl,3-.s.
it has no principle in cOmmn N
State Rights Party.-DemO1a
Simply, If we did we 3oa9 49,.
ledge an untrtith, and shov tist vs,.'F
are dishonest. Our conscaa i M.
tender than some peoples.
/ Correspondence oftte Baltimp. Ps5a
WASHINGTON, MayS IL
No public business was transaet% -,
branch Of Congress to-day. Both hon, ;
/ jouTned, almost Immediately afermesasr
I'll Monday next, for the purposeof GYMS
to take up the winter carpets, pGthi9iS
the straw mating, ventiIating and d
the Halls, &c. It so happens that thsl
week, but Of course the adjournment i,
reference to such trivial matters. The
could not present mettle more attracdM,
the Halls Of Legislation! No; the sd
pose was to put on the summer es
ment
The President transmitted a mzE
Congress covering report from the Se1az
Of State, IN reference to the assault a
Steamboat Columbia, by two Mexieann
vessels. 1t was REFER ed to the Comnas
Foreign Relations.
send YOU some additional sketeha d 1
debate IN the Senate yesterday, on NJ ca
currency Resolution.
Mr.. Calhoun said he was G lad the naz
had been brought forward-it deserved d
ton. Something he thought, must be duI
give stability to the currency, or there VII
another shock-anOther explosion. HeE'
never consent to any degree Of re-maa
the Banks with the Government wt7 ID
: security is given. To re-unite Rihm Q
security would be ana of madness
He thought the present a proper al a
] bic time to discuss the subject, and be b
a Mr.. Clay would now soon bring frEad
proposition for National Bank. At@z
5 time, he declared his opinion, that such a
J. stitution was out of the question and
be the Uery a0OrSt remedy, that COIA be
ed
s He had no objection to the reference b
Committee of Finance, If they wOl1Pa
areport, but he would prefer that day d
be fixed for the discussion.
= Mr.. Davis, Of Massachusetts, opQa
reference IN a most able and animated q
There was, N his opinion, no necessity al
< commandment aa1 az 4i,oun lu-rrp Ne VA
a place the measure In such hands. HsI
mented with remarkable force on Mr. Cs
remarks on the reunion Of the GOVz
s and Banks. "YOu are, said he" nh
tide Of DisuniOn experiment-yUu hR
divorce to your hearts content, aDdWkI
result! Nothing but, calamity and d1
= Can you wish for a more effective slEss
> Is not the Divorce as complete as if he
e Treasury Bib had passed! 1t Is Rh
:. warned! to stop the experimental IA
your steps!
e The alternatives presented BY MICH
IS were the Divorce chat is the state N Ehhii'
n now arel or togo back to the State Bank
, tenn
On this point he was wei answered b ]
> Davis We did not put you (said he) n a
, sition where these are the alternatives D
d are not cur measImes-we are not TesPPoE
# for this choice Of eviIs-but any thing .
than the present state Of affairs. Nh. y
declared further, that il he thought thai
IS CalhOun's prophecies MIGHT be yenhed y
II gard to the State Bank system, and thstE
). give only temporary, prosperity, to. be hts
BY another explosion, he would still rata .
: the hazard, than 60 on the syStemu'zEi
!: the country has suffered so much Of BE
Benton next rose full of wrath sniEF-
He declared there were only twOrel e
!, complaint. One was among the Nss y
= ems that was a superabmdanee Of spe1s--
: the other was among gentlemen ES
prophesied that the Banks could nSi
. without National Bank!
This was said seriously, / asswe F5
> the speaker actually thought it tut = .
! gined other people would believe / ~
y the more ignorant and absurd q ~ y =
Foco's present, were wonderfully hola y, y
n It and Mr.. Bedford Brown gave b -. 3
sing laugh, and exclaimed, "Fhass %
5 point" ID
Benton then went into mere a6u.
y Fesolution-declaring that il was 80 n 3
produce another explosion IN time @ y 9 =
idential Election IN 1S40-to make ~. 4:
ter revolution, &c. &c. He followed -
3 wIthvitnPegation Of Mr.. Biddle and ggI'
e OF Andrew jackson, who, be &C., -
brought into the country al the hla-.
millions Of hard dollars which have -
arrived.
He finished by declaring war to t = :
!, !. against the resolution. He wished y: 3
= the Committee on Finance, that -,
met by an exposition, which WOqa -, q !.
a IN lis true colours! and HE, beioEe 3 -,
= have done with Il, would, HE believes -
son tobe thankful 70 the mover 10
> What q dreadful business this q
s. now have the prospect! ColOle e.. Il
- mg to assal the resolution. hee n
~ Clay ever be able to nerve himself 2 : !.
IS testl Pray Heaven. no bOnH D
t tism0st wonderful but no les. ~
en- this valiant speech did not produce y ~,
Is effect upon nyone-exeept 70 49,. -
he Mr.. CLAY treated il with PED 4,
he He condescended to notice i, oa5 :
.er say Itgas unlieces nv 70 make ~ - -
nE e. but that he would reply % ~
Dir. Calhoun. This increased the =. 4.
ur ted b the 6oabaslos fltgiosO style o =
81 nel's eg0istical Grafton. !,
IS Mr. Clay prooesded He did Ini
Re sent the proposition for a Bank Y y, =.
nd had alluded. Is a subject ioE genera -! =.
On But IS he had no hesitation N ayeA-s
~ was for a NATIONAL BANK, re 81
ef CANNED ArgD REGULATED, he ~
'sk cate the rep1 tons and proEislloL I. q
p llsc ~ % render such an I =.
Pc 5ensiCiel % re country. Tbs q y
Pc a. uppoEi1Iiy II dong. But ls
.es ec1 b e. e1rnecting tie SUBJ
l rgeaan
With fesot Is what Mr.. G.
sad 81 ns-1iri11. IS remarked i ~ (.
vas 81 earnest IS o1uht iiulneaa..
n Is proli5l lls
en F. was q had taken =
ne end E 4olelisnt
tvs e, If. EaT conlinue1. 2
y. tie resumption by.s lew banks g .