Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-31

I will EXPLAIN not for the sake OF myseli pe'so""y
for wish here say that akr and clanl' inc who'e
4 r,.,on sii,,y of having written that letter But Use
now in behalf oil the party Of which am proud 10 oe
member, that may discaim on their part, any se""
men, IN that letter which, probably they 90 MOI t
t,rey agree: whether they do, and from limoly sup
press the same open expression Oh Tue "n,; on
for me TO Judge For myself avow, proclaim , on
the honse. tops that look upon the conaucl VI VIZ
President as the bascs the WHIST treacheIy NV :.
his second veto comes, as cone II ihu'', a"1 o,a
will we shall who Will Use 10 aei1'u -. nv,
II o,d no Ia sh.adiDr" the President Is the'e my
VIII her. present who does not perfectly uhoefsu'
h,, Thai pbrase mcans' Ii he does mol, let me .eH
L; Tho intention was nothing so rery criminal ho
hing so "lraudulent, nothing SO "hea'ties, H. ,a
! has been said to he. The intention eNPieSu ~ -"
ms n rive the President an opportunity 70 sig" no
WV. nu1-a bill which here as a can,net nea
sn,e That was my distinct proposition HOW , were
we to ahead" him! By presenting To nun u, 'c' 81,
hi, he had himself recommended; ana th',s " .u'
, u" g ro,, that connection with the Opposition
, h;cb believed it to be his purpose and WISH 10
crm WAS this any thing very criminal: was 'h's
hon rtless procedure' repeat that that was my pso
position BY getting him TO sign ms own , wbich
believed il was his purpose and his wish to iorm' anu
I;b ibclere is formed the President and his rIehas
were TO be CT, off from the preext for reporting pam
by their being 'headed' BY Congress, IN us pesen'"
b;ll which he had himself approved in the CABINET
mnst be remembered that at the time that letter was
wr,,,rn The present bill sent by us 10 the senate
,as no, in the conception of any. My letter was writ
ten in the morning, before the veto message came IN
II W. were TO cut him Of head him, by presenting nm
tho bill repoy,ed 10 tie Senate by Mr. Ewing; bill when
had been len weeks before Congress, and nhch INC RE
sden, had pledged himself fifty members 81 ms rouse
/, N sim I'VE were then informed that the fresueht
could not sign his own bill And why: pecause ne
had meyer read it'-up to the 18th of August. deny
i wns Mr. Ewinc's plan of Bank You cannot last
/ on il on him as his 1t was the Presidents plan WhJ
there is not man woman-no, not boy OF any IN
ellgcnce the country, who does not know mat sach
bill as that was, or could nave reen drawh' 70
q meet The views of the Cabinet No, II was drawn
10 st The President who has changed as oien as me
sun has risen since the present Congress met. ne
a las, Exchange Bank bill not then IN the cone'n'
n nlotion of any man. 1t framed from the "views
Swallowed forth in the Veto Message, with the ex-
nress hone tina, it might receive his signature beiev.
mo il, in good faith, to be bank to which stock woud
be subscribed But this is not the time to 80 into That
: subject II was framed with the express intention 10
obyate any objection the President had put forth Yet
. mark me- 1T WILL NOT BE SIGNED! And when it comes
back here shall have things TO say upon It. AS
e 10 my letter, claim the whole responsibility ana iuiy
;. exonera,e the Wing party from any share IN u.
Mr. PROFIT said he in,cndcd TO vote Tor tins BILL
because he believed the mcney was justly due 10 the
mail contractors and it due TO the character oil
The country that they should be paid. That he sad,
% was one Of the Wing principles lie would also tell
tell the gentleman from North Carolina that 1t was not
\ consistent with Wing pies to gag The mouths oil
their political opponents when n bill was before the
ID H,use of such importance to the country, and that
was to last for veal for twenty years. and then
m 10 spend two days in abusing postnasers MT. /. re-
minded his Wing friends Of the manner in which the
Treasury BILL the antagonist measure 10 this Bank
bill was passed when the party now IN the minority
had the power After hundred and eleven speeches
had been made on it, two-tbirds OF which had been
nade By Wing members complained bitterly OF on
oooonents for taking il out Of committee and yet, said
OF he, when | propose to give the same parry
i. chance of debating measure, am accused OF de
parting from Wing principles How had he departed
10 from the Whr party. Had he not voted for every
Id Wing that had been brought forward s SEES
d sion, Did he vote for the Distribution bill the
Loan bill the Forlifcation BILL and both of the Bank
e. bills Did he toll day and night Tor the Wing par
~ previous the last election in making stump speech
* and ranking documents: Did he not frank some
ut thing like thousand documents IN two weeks o
as the las, session, And that the battle had beer
al fought and won he to be put out of the party be
he cause he would go in the party trnces and serve
ed party hack. The gentleman from NORM Tatoin
le asked him to came back the Wing party. How hat
10 he ever departed from the principles OF The party III
he stood where he always stood, and if the wing part
vi chose depart from the principles they proessed De
he fore the election he of course could not be with 'hem
MS f,hcy chose 10 enter into ntrgnes and bargains an
- managemen and piling the Bankrupt bill upon TN
of Land bin and the Revenue BILL and these upon tn
he Rank bill why let them do it; he should not go Will
them. n,
re sd mt Of Il IT, 8. upon the md now assumed, n
he would tell them that the people who elected John ~
Ter would never believe that he had acted teacherous
Is WAS ST VIAL as IL ere opinion the Pes
den; and his Cabinet, they ought 10 go out Mr. /
concluded By saying that if gentlemen would only lie
10 him alone, lie would not say another word curing TN
I'm reminder Of the session. :.
n The debate was further continucdb MIR. DAWSON
Ge who after some congratulations the freedom of de
he bate invoked the House return 10 the consideration
ad Of the bill before IT,
.hos NJ, thp m
IN appeal In briefly replying to the attack on Mr. Gran
ST. ger, Mr.. B. stated the following facts
ma Since the fourth of March last there have been les
than 600 poslmasers appointed; whereas in lo3o Mr.
az Kendall appointed postmasters, exclusive OF los
A. appointed TO Offices.
In lS40 227l postmasters were appointed, exclusive
of those TO fill new Offices.
~ Mr.. MCKAY then proposed The following modifet
to proposition amendment TO the amendment o
ke The gentleman from Virginia, Mr. Gllmer
17at residen; Of tho L. $ be- and he i hereby author
ized is ssary I" enable The ost ounce pepafmsn
three hundred and thousand aoiar
IN If HE money may he borrowed in execution OF The &c
of entitled An act authorizing loan mol sScesuins ir sum
o twelve millions dollars approved July 2lst lr to he ap
10 IT, maahe out ii Tie accrn. oftlc Department, th
o. said money accounted for in the prescribed IN III
second the ac 10 change the organization Of INC a'
Office Department and provide more eiirctnay Tor tie settle
IL ment OF accounts thereof, passed July :, lsi
he MIR Mex trusted he said, that the separation whicl
he had existed for twenty years between The funds OF Tit
in Post Office Department and the funds OF the Genera
Treasury would still he preserved And il could onl,
IN be preserved by the adoption OF this amendment
vs. Mr.. BRIGGS briefly opposed the proposition
rs The debate was further continued by
lis Mr. PAYNE who opposed The bill in its present shaP
and commented on the political and official conduct
st the Postmaster He said he had confidence in Mr.
Granaer. because his character was marked with In
err black and hateful stain of Abolition.
MIR. FILLMORE said that Mr.. Granger had denie'
n that charge upon The floor Of the House.
of Mr.. PAYNE said he had appointed Abolit'onlss
III Mr.. FILLMORE inquired whether Mr. Payne knew
ce this TO be the fact:
h. Mr.. PAYNE said he did not know IT of his own per
he sonal knowledge, out ne nao 'ie hosna'oh iion
be soprces thai he could rely on He made this staemen
lie on his own responsibility. MIR. p continued his re
II. marks a, some length commenting with much fore
sh on the Wing measures of the present session, all
re- Treasury and onsesueny the necessity for hig