The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-25
TWENTE-sIXTH CONGREsA,
FTom pa CorIepondeaee d AL Rnl -.


!. n JUNE /.
! To-day the House took up the Sab Treo
ufy OH 20 good earnest, aud its alten,jc
vas exclusively confined TO it. Mr.. Lee
% rem. spoke IN lis defence, and air. Brocl
way. % Conn. against the measure.
ne Senate was the greatest theatre
attraction. Dir. Clay presented memoir,
IRON j. 7. Reynolds, late Postmaster !
neynoldsburg, Ohio. .1'hs assmori6li.
says he has recently been reris,ss4d. an,
without cause, having as he, 81. Vi ~ !,
discharged the dtfties - { - ...,..,,..rrfiluly
lie asks justice at the f1p1s Of Congres,
ana OF The Government, and since be canno
obtain THIS justice a, the hands Of the e
nIllee. BE- asks for an la/uu
eo'uuo', IN order tTatV''
cause Of has removal
Mr.. Clay sa.s That be was requested 10
preeai the petition to the Senate. He did
not feel himself at liberty 10 decline the
rtqiesl, especially as the petition had been
placed 10 the hands Of another Senator, who
had deellued 10 present it.. There was no
practical remedy in tie case before the Sen.
ase, bu, the ua,ure Of the complaint was no,
Of 4 character ~ be passed over without no.
lice. Tho petitioner had been dismissed,
apparently for no good reason, but probably
because he was politically opposed to the
head Of tho Post Office Department. The
complainant asked hearing, and no hear.
Ing vas allowed him--lor a specification oil
any act Of NAL administration in the dis
charge Of his duties--bul none was given.
Those who refused him the justice to inform
him SHY lie was removed, were those who
removed him.
Mf. Clay went on tospeall more al length,
10 regurd 10 the power Of tire Executive,
which had been exercised IN the removal Of
officers. Instead olpayng any respect 10 the
people, the President, ~ lis appointments,
rewarded those whom the people rejected.
t!o4 aas ltwith the present Postmaster Gen
era ! Was be ual rejected by the people aud
condemned ia the number Of loar or I've
thousand How was II with the newly ap.
pointed Minister to Russia Was he not re
J"cted by the people after an appeal 10 them
And how was It ~I,h many others Mr..
Clay continued his remarks for the purpose
OF showing how little regard The Executive
and the Administration had for the will Of
the people.
The BsDkrupt bill was then taken Up,
and MIR. Calhoun expressed BIS views at
length upon The two bills before tie Senate.
lie opposed both biils-tha, OF the majority
because i, was altogether Unconstitutional,
aud lhal 81 the minority because Il WAS On
constitutional 10 importsn, particulars. The
provision for involuntary bankruptcy he re
gatdtd as unconstitutional The ouy COZ.
slItuiloua provision ii Il was that which
contemplated compulsory Blukruwcy.--
This be regarded as Constitutional, bu, So
odluus, that no one would vote for the pro
vt.iun Il il was embodied Ia a bill by itself.
The vote vas then taken upon the ques.
ll5n-" Shall Banks be excluded :" The
following are the Yeas aud Nays:
r14z-Mcors. Anderson. Calhoun, Clay Of
Al. Ci4y oC kv., clayton. Cat:en8yu, Cl'abaft,
Davis, Dixon, Fulton, Huntington, Henderson,,
kne, ku gAt, Llmpkin, MerncA, Moatoa. y iah.
o.fs Phelps, Porter. PTcn.iss. Preston, Robinson,
Siylct Smith 81 Indiana, Soulh-si, FA.ma4ss
and Wubstrr-2~
Ngu-- Mcsau. Allen, Benton, Brown, Ha.
ehanau, GfIndy Hubbard Pierce, Raauc SMITH
of Conn, Strange Sturgeon, TaPPsn, Wallace,
Wan, Williams and Nuehi-l6
Mr. Virgil, has the door tomorrow, and
Mr., Clay has slgnliicd has intention Of SPEAK
Ils upon The subject