Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-04-07
SIXTH CONGRESS l., .c..,on.


bankrupt law one from New York asking \
for the removal Consul Tnsi from the Con. /
sula,e OF Havana. and another from Phila- I
dclphia, asking Congress 10 incrpose for the |
release of VIM. Lyon Mckenzie, imprisoned |
for breach Of the neutrality laws of tho L.
This last petition was also addressed 10
the President OF the United States The Sen
ate adjourned over 70 Monday.
The House Of Representatives pursuant TO
We compromise oithe preceding evening. wen,
into committee of the whole on the treasury
note bill al twelve o'clock. and debated upon
1t TIL half past ten o'clock at night, when it
was reported without amendment, II was
then ordered 10 a 81 reading. read third time
and passed. The debate was carried on bv
messrs. Graves, Black, Pickens, Everett and
others. Various amendments were oflerc !,
among which was mr.. Profits to appropriate
Sl50,00o Of the $1,000 900 TO the competition
ofthe Cumberland road, and all speedily vo-
ted down. The committee finally rose and
reported the bill the previous question was
moved by mr.. Eastman, who said he consid-
cred that motion the best speech he could
make II was secondod--thc main question or
dered, l05 to 79-,hen the bill ordered to be
enurosse1. rs TO 7G-and then the dill passed
! 10 to G6.
During the debate, it is said
Mr. Morgan alledged that certain prominent
members of the Administration party were
/ federslisis, and stated, particularly, that mr..
Buchanan had declared, on some occasion,
many years ago, that if he had any democrat
ic blood in his veins, he would Let it out. mr..
Ramsay and mr.. Klein pronounced this TO be
false and slandorous, and mr.. Cooper Of Penn.
asserted that it could be proved TO be true
This matter made quite an excitement. the
speeches of mr.. Smith of Me. in reply TO
messrs. Graves and Morgan, were very hui
morous and racy-chieny relating 10 party
and personal matters. mr.. Afford of Georgia
made the crack speech of the day, however.
lie drew the whole House around him, and
kept them in roar with his witty salles a.
ganst the Administration.
On Saturday, the House held a short ses-
sion, and passed number of engrossed bills.
The stale subject of the New Jersey election
was taken up, and the morning hour was
passed off by speech from mr.. Medll, of the
committee, in defence of the course pursued
by the majority Of the committee.
Monday March 80.
The Treasury Note BW.-This bill which
occasiCned so much excitement in the other
house, and such long and angry discussio rs,
was passed by the Senate this day, having
gone through all the forms in five hours. The
management of it was left to mr.. Hubbard,
who acquitted himself with his usual zeal and
through by vote of 25 to s. The discus
sion was very animated one, between mr..
Hubbard and mr.. Webster.
Mr. Webster was the chief opponent of mr..
Hubbard, and made one of those clear and lu-
cid arguments for which he is so remarkable,
when he puts forth his strength. lie express
sed his regret, that the prospective as well as
the present situation Of the treasury, had not
been taken into consideration. lie showed
that there must be permanent dehcii, and In
sisted on the propriety OF permanent provis-
ion to avert it.. lie contended that, If the gov
eminent wanted the money, it would be inf
ntely better to 90 into the market and borrow
it from abroad, at a reduced rate of interest
than 10 procure it at home in the manner
sought by the bill, at high intercst-when
the procuring OF il in that wav would be atten-
i ded with still further enbarrassments to the
G business Of the country. He said that form
+ erly the banks paid interest for the use of the
/, government, deposites, but now the thing was
reversed-and government paid the Interest
by deposiiing their treasury notes in banks &c
: be drawn on. mr.. w. spoke also Of the e.
S conomv recommended by the President-ant
:, said, some wholesome examples would have
u been better than all his preccpts.
II MIR w. took occasion 10 show the necessity
y OF an increased revenue from impost duties
C and said that at the head of the articles he
! would place silk. Twenty millions OF this ar
ticle had been imported in one year-for whom
81 was it brought What poor man was the bet
ter for it II protected no poor man; it die
y not warm and cherish the limbs of labor anC
, vet came as free as air, and there was twenty
= millions of dollars turned to rags in one year
c Mr. w went on to show the necessity OF tn,
: adoption of some such measures for the con
= yenience OF the treasury and the permanen
=, security Of tile country and expressed his re
; erei that the measure could not originate il
e this body where he could have on opportuni
~ Of introducing and advocating it.
This being Monday, the house was calico
by states for petitions. a great number o
these were presented on every variety OF top
e ic, public and private.
Many remonsirances were presented aGains
/, the rule adopted at this session, excluding al
% petitions relating TO slavery and the slave
= trade.
+" When il came TO mr.. Adams turn 10 prcscn
his petitions, most persons looked out for
flare up of some sort or other. But mr.. Ad
ans stated that he had oil petitions, and h
\ moved that he have leave TO present the who'll
i ia mass, leaving it to the Speaker to separate
Is from them those petitions that came under tii
rule, and TO refer the rest OF lay them on tn
Di table, according to their character.
" Those which the Speaker should reject n
'e coming under the rule, he hoped would be re
E. turned TO him, to be transmitted 10 his poster
ily.
N Some opposition was made TO tn
ID proposition, by several members Wit
IN thought they saw something of mis-