Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-04-24

LIE - certainty the mo0uoot oomluDUuuOu VII
which this country has been curssdfor many day. -
public functionsry Of the government has gwen par
ty since the 9th Of Jan. last and the President has
opened his house but twice this winter, winch Of
course was attended with no expense. The visitors
to Washington are at less what 10 make Of them
selves, complain of Congress bore, and are fag-
ged out by the dullness Of the metropolis. During
the preceding administrations even that OF old jack
son, whose name is now beginning to stink In mems
nosris, the secretaries and other members Of the
cabinet, understand, showed their hospitality by
giving parties week AFTER week, successfully; but
now if they were afraid of their approaching fate,
the present members Of the cabinet shut themselves
up in the recesses Of their mansions and save all
they can for future emergencies. Van Euren Is go
enarossed in watching the operations of his oppo-
nents or is sprtess and parslmonous, or feels SO
much elevated above his countrymen, that he seems
disposed to have no intercourse with society, and 10
give them opportunity to boast of having partaken
Of his hospitality.
The court Of Martin the first, is really shabby
concern. Private individuals under the necessity
of sustaining the charaeter Of the government and
Of showing by lheirlelegant Hospitality that sose-
metropolis Of " The parties of these have
been both nun FStss splendid during the winter
AT present, everything here in the fashionable world
is dull, fiat stale, and Improbable" Even fancy
ball has been voted down. and forced to give way to
giant and dwarf The poor owner Of some fancy
dresses here has been almost ruined by advertise
ments, and made sick by :" hope deferred;" and the
legs OF the maitre dc danse bave become dropsical
from the want of exerciscH Porter's magnetism is
considered as humbug, and Catn's fine gallery has
been insufficient to attract the leungers of the city.
Professor Espey has succeeded in infusing into
OF them knowledge of the winds and storms with
which, by way Of illustration, have been visited for
some days past, and some have returned north to
cape the cold weather here, which has all the severity
of winter and gives TO vegetation cold and cheer
less hue. 1t is melancholy to see the ladies moving
about like troubled spirits from the gallery of the Sc
rotn a. hot F hal ~ndr,
ing into the library of Congress in search of variety
and amusement, and finding none.
The proceedings of both houses have been very
dull and undressing of late and an attempt has
been at last made TO bring the session to a close.
resolution to adjourn on the first Monday in June
next was introduced into the Senate by Mr. King of
Alabama Preston supported it, and as soon as that
was ascertained, King wheeled round and oppo-
sed his own resolution. Preston, in good hundred
style remarked that he was very unfortunate for he
not only could make no impression on the party OPP
posed to him, but when he joined them, they instant
y turned refund and voted against their measure.
He had merely pated the bantng of the senator from
Alabama the head, and been disposed 10 treat it
kindly notwithstanding its paternity when its father
wheels round and kicks out of deors Calhoun too
discovered his usual consistency on this OCCASION by
declaring that he would oppose the resolution to adj
journ, though he had voted for ordering it to third
reading, if it was intended that the House should adj
josrn before it passed the sub treasury bill, against
which, it will be recoected, he had finally voted, and
which he had denounced pernicious and useless.
There is no claiming this Proteus. He is like poor
Toms mps here, there and everywhere. But the
most singular phenomenon is that he and his few fol-
lowers consider all this exceedingly consistent.
The bi making it penal to issue the notes of the
y. s. Bank was attemptei to be amended yes'er,;
day by Niles and Calhoun, by striking out the penal
section Of it. The amendment was however with
drawn, to allow the discussion the merits of the
bill TO go on; but the Wing Senators are not very
axous to arrest or discuss being willing that the
have in every thing else relating to the currency,
and TO allow them to make on all that remains,
Of what may be termed currency, now existing in
the country. Wall held forth at great length on the
subject yesterday. He endeavored to show that the
Garter of the Bank, and the time which had been
granted wind up its business, having expired in
March last, there was no legal obligation the part
OF the late Bank, TO redeem its notes, and therefsre
their issue and circulation were both illegal and
constitutional; that since the establishment Of the
new bank of the United States of Pennsylvania, but
three hundred thousand dollars ofther had been
issued, while the whole business, with that exception,
had been transacted with notes of the defanct bank,
and il contrary to law to alter or Issue the
notices Of bank which had no existence, il was ne
cessary and proper 10 impose severe penalty such
as should attempt 10 keep these notes IN circulation
Mr.. Preston coneaded that the bill was unconst,u-
tonal, that Congress had no night to enact it; that
the corporation was dead and mona bat the Legsla-
ture of Pennsylvania, would have right to prohibit
the reissue Of these notes. He asked If any lawyer
there would say tna the orgelng OF the notes oil the
late Bank of the United States could be punished by
Congress, and that nothing more could be made of
the circulation of the notes, than that it was breach
of trust. Judge White took the floor and spoke for
time with considerable force and good deal of
humor, the unconstlutenality of the bill. He
said in conclusion that the Senator from Missouri
had quoted letter from the occupant of the Hermit
age which had been embodied in his speech, and on
which he would make a few remarks. Gen. Jackson
had said that the branch bank of the United States
had been established at Nashville. at the solicitation
only Of few arstocrats." He had the curiosity to
ascertain who these arstocrats were whom he thus
denomnated and he would read the list for the edit
cation of the Senate. He accordingly read out some
names headed by Felix Grundy, and followed by the
devoted friends of Jackson. These were the few
astocras, said he, who petitioned for this branch at
Nashville, men who thought as Jackson die,
who acted at his bidding. Felix's face became red
der than ever and swelled like turkeycsck's gls.
The Senate were in a litter, and the galleries IN a
broad grin. Ii was done with 50 much gravity and
the hit papable, that the effect was electrical.
In the House, the Cumberland road bill was again
under discussion, and Mr. Csrvn, gentleman OF fine
talent from Ohio, making humorous and effec-
tive speech on the subject.
HORACE.