The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-03-04

NiAh III lie FebsNtfsniy l4N fhepA -
appealed, nDlhiag slte VAS Pfafs fsd z :
sutsiiiBts d ilE place. The elnaiiisi ~
ne eatnuy. afisr ne FFpssi 81 lAil las
wpsld bui b. Ihai Shieh bad esen o.
rnadiiioa from 1887. snd before q, all
he Isl dsy 81 lssl Islyi and ihe sans
modes 81 nansgiHg lhe 6nanres might %
pursued whirh Mr. Van Buren aderifd
beloFe lhis Lao had sxistsnre. The
law establishing The treasury Department
made Il the duty IL he Tressarsr = ne
United Stairs 10 lske care 81 al ne puo-
lie moneys. and lie resolulion u 1916
recognised The mode in which ihese mn
neys fhould be paid cot No sabsiiiuis
was Tor lie present seeded. II The Sc
nasor wanted % know uhss woula thr n
nsnelal policy ofshe new Administration.
al Mr. e. could lell him Was. thai when
,hst Administration should eome into
power. that policy would be submitted 10
Congress. Besides. Sir. C. and hrs
friends knew-he said il with III rfsnee'
that no Substitute ILsy could row FRO
pose would be adopted. They wisked
10 restore thai slate 81 lhings which ex-
isled prior 10 The LEI Of july lssi; and
lLen The way would be open ler What
ever measures might be deemed proper.
A 10 he psnicplsr mode in which The
Senate should express lis determination
net 10 repeal The law. il that were rs de-
termination, Mr.. q. Was entirely iadifIer.
emf. All he wished was FAIR expres-
sion Of Inc opinion Of The body pro o.
con. If he objec, Vas 70 defeat the pro
posed repeal a. this session. be uas as
wiling thai i, should be done b. laying
his resolution on The table - in ~ other
way.
Mr.. ALLEN denied that things would.
by The repeal. be restored 10 their condi-
ZION prior 10 July lssl. The public mo.
ney was then in the deposiie banks. es-
Adjustments m,uy Of which sere not
now IN existence.
Mr.. REUEL WILLIAMS, Of Maine,
stated that cerlain resolutions. passed
by lie Legislature Of Maine, 10 relation
10 The sub Treasury laE. rendered il ne
cesssry for him 10 say something in ex-
PLANTATION fine vote he should now give.
Mr.. w. then weni on 10 explain. in sub
stance. that he dldnoiregsrd The resolution
as an instruction 10 him 10 vote 10 repeal
this bill; berause though the resolution de
clared that il was The will Of his consli.
iuenis tina, the sub Treasury should be
repealed, the legislature refused 10 take
The responsibility ofexplicisly insifueling
him 10 vote 10 repeal il. Had they done so,
he would have obeyed. But, as they only
instructed him that such was The opinion
of his constituents. be must take leave 10
judge as 10 that fact; il might or il might
not be their will; but, as the Legislature
had no, taken the responsibility Of q pc
slIive instruction. 50 as 10 make his act
theirs. he should vote sgainst The repeal.
Mr.. WALKER went 1t great length
into an explauslion as TO the evidences
81 public sentiment in Mississippi on the
subject At The sub-rreasurv; and arrived.
after stating q number Of facts. al the
conclusion that /, was doubtful which
way public opinion preponderaled. But
his course was decided by the eonside.
ration that, if the Law be repealed, the
country would fall back either upon The
regulated or unrsgnlsted state bank sys.
ten. To which he was utterly and irrecon-
ellesbly opposed. and so were the peo-
pie Of Mississippi.
Mr.. SEWER renewed the motion to
lay The whole subiee, on the table; when,
the question being taken by years and
nays. (erery Senator voling.) il was de.
cided in The sflirms,ive-Yeas 81, nays
20. So The subjee. was laid on The table.