Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-05-31

Il 81 ,raas,,i, nm
. rbc Jis,j,gni.brt senator then spokc At lcnrtlin
f,ya, NJ ,l,r resolitin, nc ureed il on grounds of
.,a,icne, ,,.cnssi,,. mi II. n,,fa,, o,,ctiee of
ths Goye,n,n,,,. .,J e.,,cia, h. dressed upon the
Ifon5s or,bo ,,,,yi !, ,,,,c, ,te f,et thar the Adj
minst,,lio i NOW aiming "a carry into effect the lat
Ter clause of the resolaton in regard 10 bank notes
and ,ha with The excepfion of hrs, n, four all the
Se,,t,,s vino surnnr, The Administration have here
,ofore REGARDED and now look upon the operation
| The Treasury Specie Gre nlar as unequal, unjust.
/ ,,J greatly ini,rious
B9SroS followed IN A long and more than usually
| nosy bl3ste,np hurricane sreech in defence OF the
4 Soerie TrcuI,y H.. saw there was not the suacs,
prospect of saving lbis Gvorie project OF is. This
e,c,icd all Is hi, and he poured # out with a VIC
lenee and urofu .on which even he never exceeded.
Mr. Cay again rose aud said lhaf at the sue ges-
ton OF several gentlemen lac would move to strike
out tic last clause o the resolution namely the in
junction 10 discussing. IN The words following
land shall be subsequently, disbursed IN course
OF public expenditure to all public creditors Who are
willing To receive them"
/ By doing so, he understood the resolution would be
more acceptable to Senators.
lie also expressed hs slllngness To accept Mr.
/ WlnsrERs amendment, rs mod Gcation oil his reso
luton.
Jhs. however was not III order, rs the subject
had been referred and reported upon But the a.
/ mendmeni OF Mr. WEBSTER was agreed 10 without a
division.
The question then recurring on the motion 10 strike
out the last clause OF Nh. GAYS rcsoluton,
Mr. kISG. of Alabama, rose, aud after high flown
.nlogium on Mr.. WRlGnrs report, declared tins de,
termination To vote for striking out this clause and al
so oi striking out the injunction 10 receive the notes
/ of specie paying banks lie was agains, both and
/ he wondeted that Mr., CLAY. after hearing Nh
Uaghfs report, shoud persist in urging such propo-
stlions.
/ Mr. CLAY said he would ask the Senator from Al
nbana, whether, alto the resumption of specie pay
ments, he would agree to the receipt oil notes OF
any banks
Mr.. kiSe replied, that lac "woud rest on tho res
olntion oflslG; which gives to the Secretary Of the
Treasury the authority 10 receive AT his Discretion
the mites Of specie paying banks
Then SAID Mr.. CLAY, ''the Scn1tor from Ala
bama aud myself agree m Que thing we concur thai
the mites OF sound banks ought to be received q the
difference between us is, that Irish 10 make them re-
cc1ua6ie Law, and he uses 10 kare The RECENT Of
them 10 the DISCRETION OF rnr EXECUTIVE"
Nh. GALuouN next took the door; and gave his
new allies lecture on the y, oprirtv oi insisting on
nothiu; else than the "Lonshtaiionai Currency -
agreed thatto strike out the clauses Mr.. Glars
resolution winch refer recent and disbursement OF
bank notes, would leave IL To the discretion of the
Executive alone To determine whether specie or bank
paper should be received. le dec Jared hs most de-
clsise opposition 10 giving an, such discretion He
was for RECEIVING nothing bn, raid and sirer.
Mr.. CAinou> WAS only hide less vehement than
BrxroN IN denouncinp all propost ms to repeal the
Tleasnr, Specie Circular though not quite so long
wudrd: aud he concluded by telling his Sub. 1rea-
say friends that .they are acting like children" in
/ advocating The D,yo,ce one day and ewing their
support 10 ptopos,lions for The rrpeal of the Specie
i Circular aud III. recent fbank papc, On anotbcr
Meet the anrslion like ,nfnt" he xcl,imed "Vote
down the " hole of Ibis ,e,olui,on, DO the honest
aud far thinr!r'
/ When he finished Nj, Cray asked him WHY hc
did not bring forward rcsolution maxim il ,,,ocr,
tire on the Srclptary ftIe Treasury IN ,ec,yen
luz but soid and siircrl That would bring the ones
! ton directly before the country
Nj. CaLuouN replied that the princple had already
been voted down several times and ,ben ,e,,,rning
/ 10 his angry mood he de,Encd somr,,h,, sL,,nIy
THAI there was small BODY, few persons occnpy
| inc middle ernun1 yotirr for ,he a,v,,ce and 90,
gong 10, The receipt Of bank nane,--,l,, dcj,ot,3
crcrg thing
! This attack ON those who had o,,osed Ri, mar, If
up Nj. Curunrnr. who CAV, Mr. c,I.uony .. 1 Re-,
/ hand Tor an Oljr,r" liz a,n,.J ,h,, III, ,.s,,,.
/ referred to- 50 unrr,r,ousIv wcr, f.y ~ n,mho,
They eonstil,ed very I,ree n,,,,on and
slili larrcr po,,iop al ,ho,e who snnno,,,d ,hc cor.
4 otation Of The Goyernmen, from, III. R,nls ia -
mcmbeted tia, Mr.. C.,uo,~ had bel,,e r,I,.J III.
sub Treasury ,ilI H. The shane ,,,rceivcJ a.. f -,
As he now called j, ..ch,d,s NAV" Snrh innuar.
was ,lmost nnwo,iby of no,,e Lec,nsc :, ,',,..,,.
sp,uuc merely from i,,s 40, ,nl a. c,,,,,., , 49,,
i disappointmeut BIN fcont,ued NJ, ca evo,y man
who expects ,bat in sncl , body as his b, ,sU ~,
even las reason is 10 nrtr. will he d,.,nno,u,.di
! Such are the gentle terms m winch M, "a,
/ .nrx's new friends a.. ,l,e,Jy ,d,,,,;.;,,, L,,,
| n~p,.Ir n, rvprcrs ro M, = NJ, y,, ~.
/ no,xrrpr IN
NJ, Crrnnrnr u,s,o, n. only se,,,o, Nv .,o,,
NJ, Cuuorx's lectures and lennrc;,,,ons and ,,,'
peals. "to ac, like men. were felt to be in,utlerabc