Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-12-31

fore him, hat IL lie Fvroliecied lie language, ne
would submit, the Seaaias ~he'ber the part ne re-
f..re5 10 wa, no, 10 this effect: THAT THE CON-
,o;,,ee should report to the president. 10 case defs
r,,;on, should be found 10 exss, 10 the end socly
thai the defau,ns officer might be promptly remov.
ed: aud that they should ia any event. report TO
Coaeress that il might apply snch legislation as IL
,hour bt proper" Was not this the sum and sub
stance OF that portion ot the Presidents mes
sseef
Here Mr.. RtvES answered in the affirmative
Mr.. WRIGHT continued. Yes it was--and was
!, candid exposition To the Senate and TO the coun-
Try. tina, the Senator from Virginia gave o. me re
sideu,'s reccnne nssiion. lie would ash II won'd
M, have been but Justice. both 10 the document
and 10 the officer. TO have give The ppfpon ioI
which the recommend by the frss'den' OF
the amendment Of q committee Of eong'eS was
made and would il not have oeen o"' ios' 70
h. made 10 Congress- II seemed so TO HIM, aud
win Thai remark he would let the matter rest One
siocie observation more, ans he vas done. Hah
.orr of The re- uarks OF the honorable Senator. uader
the circumstances, have come from ono OF the gen
,emen on The other side Of the House. !, would not
h.,. .urpri.ed him. Such liberties were often Ia
len bv poli,icai opponents in all parliamentary bo-
di,, am, il vas always that gentlemen in the OPP
POSITION felt bound give all the facts, Tor the pur
nose of basing their remarks. But such remarks
comm, fiom standing IN the relation OF the hon
orsble Senator, he could not but regret. lie re-
,neubered that during the recess. some one, descr'b
in, the rositou of this honorable Senator, spoke oil
him n, mar ,auinc an armed neutrality. standing be-
tween the two grea, cou,cnding parties IN this coun
.y Now lie was compelled to admi, that II the
scut,emans position was that Of an armed neuirN'i.
~ that position had not precisely been unde,sloed
by him. Il 1t meant hostility TO both the great belii-
rercnts that definition was not The one he had g'vcr
10 il, and he should hereafter be compelled TO under
stand il in different light from that IN which he nov
did.
Nh. RIVES begged leave TO say few words in
xc,dy lie would soon have believed that the
spu would have fallen from the hrnahept Ms that
The President would have restored the come xon be-
tween the Bank and the Government. This Gov
eminent has altered its relations with the Bank sucs
the last session. and am to be rrp,oached with m,
condolences init! The honorable Senator from New
York mir WaIsur1 expressed HI. surprise that
sianding rs ] do. holding the relations do to the
President should have taken the course have OF
this subject That gentleman perhaps. knows those
relations better than do. But the gentleman ms
t.kcs me- il he thinks that any nmaiions OF the dts
pleasure cd ode Executive shall lerrfy from dc
nouncing that course against which warned hun
ose no responsibility to the President Tor words
utter here. ] sn responsible, and responsible alone
10 that old aud untefrihed Commonwealth which
have the honor In part 10 represent IN tins body
The gentleman has been pleased TO alludc TO til,
armed neutrality. Could there be better "a
qualification OF II than my course hero 10 day
have been fighting against tie Sub lreasur,
aud The BANK. am HabiihE
ssinst them. but with this advantage over IN,
former position. that then they assallcd me upot
e,tbet hand; now they both approach me from thu
same side. lie would sill defend himself let I'll,
attack come from what quarter II may. iio was AZ
armed Neutral, and no vassal, and he begged the
gentleman from New York to notice II.
Mr.. WRIGHT after few observations not dis
tine head. said that his only purpose in rising
was to refer y single idea thrown out by the Sena
Tor from Vre mia IN the course OF his remarks, ant
that WIS that his Mr.. W'sl remarks threatening
the Senator with Executive power. In reference 's
that he must Of course, be Judged by the Senate
and audience. 1t nigh not be safe fcr him TO Judge
himself lie could only say that nothing was iar,he
from hs intentions than to have gwen u'tcrance Il
any idea OF the Kind lie could not believe that an,
expression OF his was possibly susceptible OF an
such construction. lie had spoken the Senator
remarks as having disappointed him. standing IN tn
relation he did to the President. lie spoke IN n
tone of censurc aud the Senator must be aware tina
he knew that the Prcsdcn, had no power over lno
as a Senator from the proud Commonwealth OF Vir
r,pa aud that il would have been both VAIN and fool
ish in him to utter such thought. lie could no
believe il possible that any such construction coul'
be put on any thing that had fallen from him, ap'
he for the purpose Of saying that no such 'h'nt
was intended. lie did not intend 10 be PERSONAL,
unknd to him. and did not believe that his remarks
could be so construed. lie had nothing further /,
say than that. II the concluding remark OF the Sena
tor was intended 10 apply to INN, he repelled an
spurned IL.
Mr.. RIvES asked what concluding remark tn
gentleman referred to
Mr.. WRIGHT. The gentleman. on concluding
said " that he was ,assal Of the President an,
he begged the gentleman from New ok 10 remcm
Der H..
Mr.. RIVES sand \ few words in reply, whcl
were not heard distinctly