Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-06-28
sgea a, to P'even, any sudden and injurious drain

sSea as to prevent any sudden and INJURIOUS orai
The country demanded an institution os,his .,,.
se,Sr, rnd It was not TO be regarded as excusiveI
a wing measure. There are two elnS,e, a. onr,
nenN on general political views, who are eonvinee,
OF TIE necessity Of some institution or ,sho are orl,
waiting until the opinions of their .ops,,,sn,s
nave undereone n change. He had received man,
i,,;' 0ne OF these suggested a capital Of so;
nTns' lie looked at the amount Of the capital
\ and then carefully fled IL awsy Another had bee,
presented by n member OF the Society of Friends
winch looked to a grand National Bank with no mo
hey out such as Congress might from time tn tim,
oppIoPrlate. lie called on gentlemen to look to III,
pu6c interests, and to act with deliberate wisdom
and patriotic spirit.
| Mr CALHOUN wished for little more time I,
ook INTO the Bill, and would move TO pos,ponc the
Iutther consideration oftho bill until tomorrow lie
complimented the Senator on the fairness Win VIII.
nc had stated his views in advance He denied thar
the public feeling SO far as the Southern Whies arc
concerned, was settling down in favor of National
Mr. MANGUM stated thnti, North C,rolin,. he
hnd u rom indisputaLle authority, there was not
one wing IN hve thousand who not in favor of
National Bank, and about half Of the other
pa,y.-he called on his colleague TO say if such
MrGRAiiAM corroboratcd wha, had fallen from
his colleague
MIR CLAY hoped there would be no postpone.
ment
MIR CALHOUN enforced his desire for DELAY.
some conversation took place between MIR Clay
and Mr. Calhoun on this subject
Mr. BUCHANAN hoped and believed the Sena.
brief delay.
Mr. CLAY. Indeed cannot.
Mr. BUCHANAN. Then hope the ma iority
of the Senate would indulge them
Mr. CLAY. Nous rerrOns
Mr. CLAY asked for the ayes and noes on the
motion to POSTPONE, and they were-ayes 35, noes
%.
The further consideration Of the bill was therefore
postponed
Mr. CALHOUN said that he had been informed
by gentleman that the feeling in North Carolina
was not such as the Senators from that State had
suggested.
MIR GRAHAM said he hal been n member OF
inc Legislature Tor several years, and could say
| mat he believed there was entire ununimity in
the party IN favor OF Bank, and that many OF the
| other party participated IN the feeling.
report irom the Secretary Of the Treasury was
received and ordered TO be printed; 1000 extras
were ordered to bc printed.
MIR SMITH la. from the committee on Public
Lands, ported the Bill p divide for the disribu.
Ton OF tie proceed o. the Public Lands, with an
amcndmtn
RELIEF OF MRS. HARRISON.
| Ihe Senate proceeded to consider MS in commit.
tee OF the Whole, the Bill for the relief OF Mrs
Harrison.
The amendment of the committee was eoncurred
| in.
| Mr. YOUNG suggested that there was a sum of
1 4
hooks OF the Treasury, which it might be well to
take ont Of this sum.
| bill, '''0
Mr. BENTON opposed the bill, and denied It's
eonsutn'iona,ity as well as its ,xpedienGy.
| Mr. BAY ARD replied and defended the report OF
the COMMITTEE and the passage OF the bill.
| Mr. BATES objected TO the bill because il did
not give enough. He would have given $4,000.
lie made very eloquent appeal to gentlemen, and
te"uked the!r scsupeS OF conscience with considera-
| be effect.
Mr. TALLMADGE presented n petition from
the citizens OF Troy, praying that the sum may be
increased to $4,000.
MIR CALHOUN made some remarks acains, the
cor siItntIonallty OF the bill.
MIR BAGARD replied with much force
Mr. WOODBURY. opposed the bill.
MIR BENTON moved to recommit the bill with
instructions TO report the ground on which the bill
was reported.
Mr. BEltRlEN replied to Mr. Woodbury..
The debate was continued by Mr. CALHOUN
Mr. KING, Mr. ARCHER and Mr. WALKER
ana others, when the motion to recommit was Geci.
ded IN the negative and the amenimen, ordered 10
oe ensrossei and the bill TO be read 4 third time
I-s Senate then adjourned.