Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-13

influential allies. The effect of this conditional proy
50 Tor at the end of ten years. gnhcr
cd from MIR. Wright remarks, (Which we are MT abb
TO convey i'll detail or in his own clear Ian III; re } |
would be to generate great and miscellaneous imfu
to shake the stability Of the concern and all the
commercial and Legislative action having
MIR. Clay replied with great impatcncc and seemed
quite ncensed that those opposed 10 the b, should
tempt to improve it, lie said something about ns
dlous amendments
MIR. Wright very coolly responded but let Mr.. Clay
understand very distinctly that Senators would he
deferred from doing their duty 10 their public interest
they supported from any regard IL the personal srn
slliveness lie evinced when the lneaments Of his of
spring closely scanned 1t was lost-Ayes -,
nays %
Mr. Woodbury. moved to strike out the thirty mil.
lions capital of the Bank which, if the motion had pre-
vailed, would have left it mere Bank OF deposlte
On this, Mr.. Woodbury. made an argument OF con-
siderable length, replete with information and adml'
rable views on the subject under discussion.
Mr. Woedburys points in next. In the course
| of his argument he insisted that sit such mammoth
Bank went into operation-which he doubted-it would
and must be resisted by the Democracy. 1t was an
avowed party bank, and must take the fate of party
measures"
The question seems not TO have been taken on his
amendment
| THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Brown Of Tennessee finished his hour, and Mr.
| Linn of New York commenced his maiden speech in
favor of Daniel Webster, and his way Of showing the
dignity, and preserving the honor Of the nation. lav
ing dry subject, Mr. Linn finished in thirty minutes
Mr. BOVINE Of New York got the floor, but before he
said any thing, the House resolved itself into the Com
mtce Of the Whole House the state of the Union,
| Mr.. Briggs in the chair.
Mr. Mckay Of n. Carolina then commenced speech
upon the loan bill the question being, "Sha the enact
ing clause be stricken oui" Mr.. Mckay said if there
was debt, he for funding it once, but he was
opposed to borrowing money for current expenses lie
alluded TO the various mistakes in the Presidents mes
sage, and the Secetarys report. lie says the Secre
tary has not only given for criticism in his report
but after it got into the hands OF the Printer change
of 900 was made in putting down the figures.
! Mr. Hunter OF Virginia made Of the happesi
speeches that has been made this year lie criticised
the acts OF the majority and said that they were DIS
posed from the measures presented to the House. to re-
duce this Republic 10 the situation of ancient Rome,
when the SIMPLE and valiant Sabine Of the Eternal City
was reduced to the contemplate lazzaron Of modern
Italy. lie warned the majority against the war that
they were encouraging not between sections oil the
country, but between the classos-the many and the
ew-he rich and the poor The tax payers and the tax
consumers Of the land lie said that revolution
would be the Observation-Disclosures II might be, but
still revolution-that would destroy the institutions Of
this country.
/ lie showed the errors Of Mr. Ewing-said there was
no necessity for called session, and ave!red iha, if
Mr. Ewing spent his money as every Secretary had
save one from the beginuing-there would have been
but small deficit even if Mr.. Ewing was right in re-
dcemng Treasury notes in this year, which would not
be due until the next. lie said that there would be,
under proper administration OF the treasury q ba
lance of S3000,000
Mr. Holmes ofSouh Carolina then obtained the floor,
and made an eloquent speech. lie was very severe
upon the old Federal party that had, with the exception
of spasm two, laid dormant since le00 lie used
up Mr.. Ewings figures and made the majority arnaz-
ingly uneasy during his hour Of delivery
! MIR. Gilmer Of Virginia now arose to oppose the
bill. He sarcastic and eloquent He denied the
necessity for oan and opposed the measures OF the
majority. lie showed that the Florida war was war
where no aurels could be gained II not war
for Epic, but for the ggere poet TO sing lie al
uded 10 the various splits IN the Wing party and ask
ed what the measures OF the Administration
| the Chairman of the Committee OF Ways and Means
the Administration, and were his views the Admnisra
ton, or was the under eurrcnt-the Wing party proper
improper the Administration. lie would not under
take say, but he went for his country, and he was
rlad that there Administration party here. The
slockholdcrs-the people-now would be attended TO
without regard to the President and Directors.
/ Mr. John Van Buren, of New York made his maiden
speech aud opposed the bill With eoquencc and earnest
ness lie sad figures would not lie according to an old
saying; but lie bound 10 say that figures IN differ
ent hands produced different results. lie alluded Ia
the false pretensons of the Wings and the solemn
mockery ofreorm, which meant unconstitutional taxes
squandering the treasure of the country, and helping
foreign bankers and Jew stockholders, instead Of the
good people OF the Republic. Ills remarks VIII DC
given at length hereafter.
Mr. Weller of Ohio with Wing chart in his
hand thu had been used at the elections IN Ohio, m
stead OF reason 1t was map with columns upon II
Of four millions Of dollars TO the nch showing the ex
penditures Of the Government from the days OF Gen
Washington TO the days OF Mr. Van Buren, On one
side, at the fifth inch, the ] mark, which was the
ma xmum of expenditure 10 be abided b. in the tu
ture. Mr. w. then proceeded to show that the present
party had gone two inches, SS,nOO,D0O above the
mark and asked the majority how they dared to de-
s ceve the people in this bareiaccd manner.
Mr. Weller said he believed the promises Of
the majority would go for and when they told the pco
pie of Ohio that they wanted Na,iona! Bank, he felt
confident that the establishment Of such Bank would
be one Of their first measures.
lie said the people whom the gods destroyed they
first made mad; and he believed that the Wing party
was mad He said they had the ladle party, and The
Charley boys in the House, (auding to Mr.. Clay
, man Charles,) the Wing party proper and improper
the under current and the upper current lie wanted
TO have the bill limited the existence Of the presen,
Administration instead of for the term Of eight years
because he felt confident that in four years the Demo
cracy would rout the Vandas and leave the Eer-
nal City to be built up by the pure and the noble OF the
earth.
Mr. Weller can only do justice to himself, and We
will leave his speech until he gives it at length.
Mr. Underwood Of Kentucky arose to criticize
Mr.. Pickens for giving him slap about his ignorance,
whcn in fact, Mr. Pckens alluded, we believe, 10
another member from Kentucky, who did call the State
! Rights party humbug. The committee having been
reduced TO bakers dozen, at half past four o.
clock and then the House adjourned to Monday, at 10
A. NJ.
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