The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-06-19
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE PILOT
WASHINGTON. June 16th. is.

was taken up on its passage, little mean at
tempt was made to alter the title of the bill so
as TO read ''a bill for the renewal Of the charter
of the suspended banks of the District of Co
lumbia" To the honor of the Senate, however,
there were found only II names; Allen, Benton,
Tappan, Wall, and Wright, appearing in bold
relief
POINSETT7S STANDING ARMY.
Mr. Preston moved to print 10000 copies of
this stupendous attempt to array the militia OF
the country and place them at the beck Of the
President.
As soon as this motion was made, Mr. Clay of
Ala, insisted upon clogging it up with whole
volumes of extrancous matter, about much
connected with it as projects prior to the revolu
ton would be.
Mr.. Clay said he had no objection to the print
ing of Gen. Harrison's reports; for the more he
saw and the more he read of those reports, the
brighter appeared the patriotism, the Judgment,
and the statesman-like qualities of that distin-
guished man. The difference between his pro-
positions and that of the monstrous attempt of the
Secretary Of War, (Which had been endorsed by
the PresidenD was, while the one was an open
md palpable violation of the constitution, the
other was proposition to amend it. Therefore,
there was no parallel to be drawn between them,
As is usual, those in power voted down every
thing, and document was ordered as volumin-
Gus possible, for the express purpose of blind
| ing the people, and calling of their attention
from a measure, which, if the venerable spirit OF
| the proud commonwealth had not taken alarm
at, would doubt have passed; and there is
little doubt would be used Of the ballot box
; failed) to secure the Presidency in perpetuity.
The party is reckless, and viii stop at nothing
to secure themselves-the money they have, and
they need only the sword Poinsctt and the Pre-
sident concocted plan for that; but, happily for
the liberties of this county, the people took the
alarm in time, to save them from despotic sway
Mr.. Clay said, in the course of his remarks
that he had no doubt if the election terminated
in favor Of the Administration, that the project
of Poinsett would again be introduced, and pro-
baby passed. Let the nation look to tits des-
tiny is in its own hands.
CLAIM OF FULTON'S HEIRS.
Mr.. Phelps made powerful appeal in favor of
this claim, going at length into all the minutia,
| and insisting most strenlously that it should
meet the favorable consideration of the Govern
ment. He appealed TO the Senate, whether
when the State of South Carolina had given
$4,000 dollars for the invention of the cotton gin,
: that the Government should not give like sum
, or invention like that of steam, which has
! been Of such incalculable advantage
: NEW BAIT To CATCH GUDGEONS!
The Globe holds out, By way of inducement,
to voters, that the policy of Martini if reelected,
viii be to 'fremove all the old Clerks, and bring
in from the woods, young and healthful men,
with fresh minds and energies"
What base and hagitious attempt to tamper
with the free suffrage of the country!
This party have SO long falsifed every promise,
and violated every principle, that this last move
will fail to seduce even those who otherwise
might be unprincipled enough to be caught by it
WASHINGTON, June 10.
.nr. Clay, (Alabama,) made another brutal
attack, this morning, the editors of the Intel
ligencer, and its accomplished reporters of the
Senate. He charged that well known and re-
spectacle journal and its reporters, as lbellers
) and perverters Of truth. Now if there be one
thing more than another, for which that sheet is
distinguished, it is for the impartiality and cor
RICHNESS of its reports and the dignity of its edi-
: torial columns In times like these, however,
nothing yirtuous correct is suffered to remain
, unscathed, and the best evidence now of indiyi-
dual worth is the being assailed and villifed by
such people. Let him go on-their day is short,
and hence the attempt to libel and defame any
, man set of men, having any prctension to vir-
tue or intelligence.
Mr.. Allen said, in his usual pompous style
''Hear all ye nations of the earth, and this coun-
try in particular, have it to be understood that
hereafter, shall be responsible for nothing, but
what appears in the first person singular 60 i. ,
D A satirical lady near me, gave him Immediately
T the cognomen of &C the tall ganglng pronoun, p
: which he will no doubt carry to his grave
More of this subject anon.
/, WASHINGTON, June Is, 1910.
! In the Senate, this morning, almost the first
, move was vulgar attack made on report Of
the Intelligencer, journal long characterised
or the justice and impartiality of its Congress
sional proceedings, by MIR. Clay, Of Ala, wher
the whole hinged on misconception of tina
Senator, whose party is SO addicted to trick an,
a misrepresentation, that he fancies his opponent
fready to proceed in the like of chicanery
The banks of this District, and, indeed, tn
. whole banking system of the country, had Sc
we're sskeel-hauling," by those malignant sppo
nents, Benton, Tappan, Allen (the trio of gol'
humbuggers.)
Mr.. Merrick succeeded in obtaining anothe