Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-11-21
TENNESSEE DEMONSTRATIONS

On the 30th ult., the Loco Focos Of the Tennes-
see Senate brought up their batch Of Resolutions 10
instruct her Senators, Messrs. WHITE and FtsrgR.
as to what shall be their duty in respect to the more
important questions that may claim tho considera-
tion of Congress during the approaching session -
The Resolutions instruct the Tennessee Senators
LIST, TO vote against a National Bank Cd, 10 favor
Of the Sub Treasury Sd, against Mr.. ctiuenden's
bill to secure the freedom OF elections, or any SINH
lar bill 4th, against the distribution Of the pro-
ceeds Of the Public Lands 5lb, in favor Of a bin
repeating the duties on salt and 9Th, TO support
in good faith the leading measures Of the present
Administration.
Last week, in an article from the Baltimore
Chronicle, we presented to our readers a specimen
OF tho imbecility of the lower branch Of this same
Legislature Of Tennessee, whilst endeavorire to
Poll the Hero Of the Great Crossings OF The track
OF the Vice Presidential course. Ii is in mind this
week, to record the absurd and inconsistent pro-
~ceedings Of the upper branoh-and as these devel-
op themselves more especially in the discussion Of
the resolution insfructing her Senators to vote for
tbs Sub reasuIy, we will let a notice Of this part
ofthe proceedings suffice.
From the Nashville Banner we learn, that, to the
resolution IN favor Of the sub.treasqry, Mr.. AMBER.
son offered the following a. an amendment:
Resofced, That a corporation is much safer thnn
any individual agent, however responsible he may
be, because 1t consists Of an association Of inJiyid-
uals who have thrown together their aggregate
wealth, and who are bound In their corporate char.
meter TO The extent Of their whole capital stock for
the dePosItes and that il is the opinion Of this Ge.
neral Assembly tina, the heaviest security which the
most wealthy individual could give, would not make
the public deposites safe at the point Of large col.
~lections.
Whilst a member Of Congress, Gov. Pork held
the sentiments embodied in the above resolution
but as the National Administration now hold said
sentiments to be heterodox, and as Gov. Polk feels
himself bound, like a good and true democrat, to
Jaee aoonf' as 1t may seem fit to his much appro.
we'd good masters at head quarters-so felt also
this subservient Legislature that it was incumben,
on them not TO remind the Governor, by adopting
the amendment, ofhis somerset: Therefore,, the re.
solution was laid on the table.
Mr.. A.. thinking that they might poy more regard
to what were once the opinions of Gen. Jackson,
moved as an amendment to the second resolution.
the following:
Resolced. That we have confidence in the ability
and capacity Of the State Banks to perform all the
duties OF dscal agents for the government.
This Is the language Of Gen. Jackson's annual
message to Congress, IN I336-three short wear.
ago. However, as the adoption of this would give
a death blow 10 the resolution approving Of the sub
treasury, and as it is not now the belief of the Par
ty. that the State Banks can perform all the daties
Of fiscal agents for the Government, this amend
ment was quickly laid on the table until mex, christ.
mas.
As these Locos displayed so little courtesy in
laying aside the formerly favotite doctrines Of the
old Hero and Col. Polk, Mr.. ANDERSON determin-
ed to give them something from a more potent
source than either of the others-even from the
Washington Globe and he offered the annexed re-
solve:
ResotDed, That the independent Treasury is
disorganizing and revolutionary, and subyersive of
the fundamental principles of our government, and
OF Its entire practice from 1889 down TO this day;
and that it is as ~polpable as the sun tina, the effect
OF the scheme would be to bring the public treasu-
ny much nearer the actual custody and control Of
the President, and expose it to be plundered by a
hundred hands, where one under the late system
could not reach 1t. In such event we should feel
that the people had just cause for alarm and ought
to give their most waichiul attention to such an eff
tort to enlarge executive power and put in j its hands
the means of corruption.
This is the language which was held by the CO.
vernrnent paper in 1884, when the Sub Treasury
scheme was FIRST introduced into Congress. by Mr..
GORDON. But this amendment was also ordered
to lie on the table and here the farce ended
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