Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-06-28
TVsEyTf-EEEE CONGRESS-.
Correspondence efBe Batftaore Patriot.
NI,euINsraN Juu. 10 -
SECOND SESSION

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| Wen the Sub Treasury Bill, alias, the indie
pendent Treasury Bill, alias the Reform Bill al
last taken up BY the House Of Represe natives aud
10 Judge from present appearances, It's discussion
will he long and thorough
Wien Tie hour iof morning business had elapsed,
the House. on motion oil Mr.. CAMRRELESG, went
INTO Committee oitlc Whole, aud then on 0aother
motion from the gentleman, the Bill To pro
VIDE for tie collection, saie-kecplug, transfer aud
disbursement OF the public revenue, was taken up
! hy vote of l32 III favor oi the motion; and being
! read, Mr.. CAMnRELfNG, who was entitled to the
noor gave way to Mr.. TnoMPsoS, Of South Caro-
/ liza, WHO moved substitute.
| Mi.GARLANp, Of Nrg ina. said, with Mr.. CAMnEE-
Lrnu's leayr he would without resofting 10 amend
mcnts OF substitute, test the sense Of The House
the merits oil Tie bill, by moving 10 strike out the
enaciing clause.
Mr.. CAMnRrLESG then took the floor aud open
! ed the ball with Of those speeches, whose
point PATRIOTISM aud practical character, never
! fatto throw tho "GLoBE' III a paroNysm OF won
! der aud admiration.
| Mr.. PIcKENs followed in support Of the bill, i'll
speech winch YOU will fad III the various harangues
made the subject, by ms hle-lcader,
! Nh CALuouN, aud as the original form is better
than the copy, why | will refer you to your back
numbers for them.
The House then wen, into Committee on Bills
FOR establishing Post Routes.
WAsnINGroN June 20, 1888.
Great as is the interest IN the proceedings Of
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sures before II, the Senate to day WIS the
trlcvc pant OF the Capitol, Mr.. CLAY, OF Ken
lucky, gave full exposition OF his views concern
lng that other almost vital Gueston-thc Bill Tor
running the North Eastern boundary Line. After
showing IN lucid aud iofcible manner, that the
hue WAS clearly defined III the treaty, Mr.. CLAY pro-
ccedcd To expose the shallow preences which Great
Britain bad set up for the tract OF territory in dis
pute-lretcnces, which, he sad. no English gen
tloman oil honor would put forward dis
| q the boundary between his
aud auothers lie thought it the duty OF Con
gress To aud the President IN maintaining our claims
as guaranteed by the treaty. and with This view, he
certainly disagreed with Mr.. BuCnANAN, who consld
cred the ball IN question as tanlainount To dccara-
Ton otwM lfthat was so-why then we had been
At since the time act has been III existence,
authorizing the President TO elect the object OF the
bill before them MI, CLAY Iheu referred To the
jurisdiction assumed the disputed territory by
Great BnaIu-how she had only marched
troops though II, which was not absolute right
bat depended on the pleasure OF the country passed
though bat had even imprisoned an American
civil officer. Bearing these facts IN mind, why
stfue the bill into hostile act 1t might lead 10 a
war. that Is. II by any British citizens dis
possesscdo OF property but no such results should
deter us rom insisting ON our rights. lie dcpreca
ted any such caamitous issue, but II Great Britain
refused To accord justice to u.s. he was prepared to
pursue that course which his ancestors had followed
IA the war OF the revolutions and III our second
| struggle. He thought the best way would be To
Icicr the bill TO Committee, with instructions 10
make report embodyng ia form condensed lucid
and calculated To be read and understood by the
people, claims, and that IN the opinion of Con
grcss they should be maintained. II tins appeal to
British equity aud honor, did not exact from that
nation settlement OF those claims then. lie repeat
ed, would be forced 10 resort 10 the last appeal
IN such caseS-howevcr calamitous IL might prove
with the oud consciousness OF having right our
side lie concluded with expressing the hope that
the bill would be acted upon one way oticr-not
LAID ON the tablc-or disposed OF IN any other man
uer that might imply doubt as to the validity OF our
| claims.
prolonged debate ensucd, in which Mcssrs.
| DAVIS. CALHOUN, BUCHANAN aud WILLIAMS, took
part-aud the bill finally referred to the Com
mtee ON Foreign Affairs.
The Bill for aboIishng Imprisonment FOR debt in
certain cases, amended by the Judiciary Committee
was ordered 10 third reading.
Ia the House the Sub Treasury Bill was OF course,
the leading subject. Tho immediate question
pending was on the motion Of Mr.. GARLAND of Va,
to stllhe out the enacting clause. That gentleman
WIS entitled to the floor, but hc gave way Mr.
BnoNsoS, who presented amendment which wall
come up IN its order.
Mr.. GAnLANp then took the floor, and made an
exceedingly lucid, forcblc aud effective speech in
opposition 10 the Bill
Mr.. DnoMGooLE followed in larauguc, in which
he chiefly insisted upen the unconstltullonalily OF the
Government to employ State Institutions as agents
III ITS fiscal concerns
Mr.. WisE asked him if he understood him as
maintaining the idea that government
thorlzcd TO employ state banks public deposto
lIcS.
Mr.. DRoMGooLE replied that he certainly did
Nh WISE then quoted remark made by the
FEATHER OF Democracy'-Mr JEFFERSON, when
membcr OF W AsHI>GToN's Cabncl-that he thought
| National Bank unconstitutional and unnecessary
because there were State Banks III existence.
Mr. PRENTlss, of Mississippi, next got the door,
and said he was glad OF GARLAND's motion to decap-
ltatc the bill, by striking out the enactIng clause,
aud was wlllin; 10 assist IN the executions. Mr..
PRENTiss then after abiding in humorous way
the odd nlnglng OF all kinds of argument v ich had
been twisted together, TO support the bill, proceeded
10 sketch It's onsn and progress, which IN any other
hands would have proved stale and tnptofable, but
clothed with hls power Of sarcasm, d playful hu-
mour, fvetcd the attention aud excited the ninth of
the entire House lie then bounced down ON the
speeches OF Messrs PIckENs and CAMEElIENG, and
lts brought into torciblc contrast the outpourings
oi zeal III Mr.. PICkENs' speech of Yesterday with
certain passages from speech made by that member
on the llth OF March. 1887, which must II I'VE PROV
ed any thing but dehghllul "reminiscences, TO the
South Caroluiau, who Was thcu tie Autpodes ofhis
present self.
Nh. CAMnRELENG was next noticed for his discrc-
ton IN not joining pIlnell IN the fight, stand
iug dlooi, pointing out the enemy Il his followers,
aud crying ''ihere he Is seize hm ~ One would
suppose he is not then l2adcr but the Coinmssar,
General. lhcAt abiding To the same gcntlemans
boast OF the thriving state of the country under the
present Sub Treasury Bill Mr. p SAID itlcnind-
ed HIM OF quack who after reducing his patient to