Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-06

/ "A dtttIn IN.
| With the protection which his high sounding rnouo
on,ade was calculated furnish against the bloody
incursions from the British side oil the iakes "s"
Iate exploit of Drew and McNab was like'y 10 ,c,e
an the SLIGHTEST renewal Of disturbances OH the NoI'
ern borders. rp,,,,b ,oa no
On the sea coast even the harbor oil portsmouth W."
overlooked in the bill This Messrs fierce anu Nv S
bnrv proposed TO remedy, will be seen wing" ."e
tailed report is given. Mr. Sewer pfoPosea ~ dmen,s
nit The hill for the purpose Of introducing anne
g. fifty The frontiers at exposed points lhe NIL"
was voted down by the party supporting @ cranca
ardmen,s were then offered without relele".e
10 the committee, the debate on one u why"
rested by the ad journment.-"'00'J
- uor,sE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tho Inurnal of Saturday was read ana aPpio'e1
-. crpcFANT moved that the House resolve IL
W VT Co,n;,tee of the Whole OH the state Of ''e
/ ITnion for the purpose oil lah,"g W ~
! commonly called the Bank Biil- -, 9 b;
sTbs House resolved itself into COMMITTEE o. S,, Inc
Whole on the state of the Union, (Hir. 1oh " va" ."
of New York, in the chair :,.a,, -,
;ncoroorate the subscribers TO the Fiscal BANK
Of the U. 5 ,,,,, ,hs committee pro
Good 10 The consideration OF the Senate p'' 70
uniform system of bankruptcy throughout '"e
States. -, i ,oo, rr;nted3
Mr. STANLY inquired if that bill had been Pr,n,ea'
Tie Clerk replied that il had not yet been printed.
Mr. STANLY said the House had refused ms ses'
sion TO take up bills that had not peer, n,;,,ee
Mr ROOSEVELT then moved that the comlhlt is
IN The Bankruat Bill, heretofore reported from Inc
Committee on the JIdIclary.
/ Some conversation followed. ~ g
After which, the question, on the motion OF WI DEL
,n, ,as mi, and decided in the affirmative.
A., R0nSPyEIT said he perceived It was the m
,o,or NJ Tho House 10 give the bankrupt law the so-by
Laughter ,,,s;dor.,ion of The
bill 10 incorporate the subscribers OF 'e s''' pam
Of the u. >. 80 ,,,.lo,
Th bl was read through after which, II was taken
,hc first section having been read, and The ques
,;on beiuy on the adoption thereof
Air SERGEANT, Chairman nt the Commute on
mo Currency who had reported The b took the floor
mn tho nurpose Of supporting the general measure
10 f,r nc the limited time allowed HIM By the RUE
should permit lie said that the Objects Of the present
called session of Congress were well uhoefs.oou W
tho peonle of the United States: and, as there was no
Emo n sror. in roiur into an enumeration of hem he
should content himself by saying that they n'gh. an
he comprehended in this, VIZ TO put the aa,rs ~ e
Union in order The House, thus Tar, fad iulhed le
expectations of the Public, and performed It's dhty. y
had now arrived in due course at measure thuch
looked IN or vast importance, and which lie consider
cd as Indispensable necessary to the administration OF
c the Constitution itself lie could not now enter INTO
nroofs; but he would say that the Constitution never
worked
ort such machine rs this bill contemplated again to
INTRODUCE into the Government, and thereby 10 render
ia great plan complete. When ms Dill shouiu nave
baen dismissed Of there would then remain (thougi ne
. hoped not long, the Sub Treasury Dill ana 'e pam
runt bill 10 complete The enumeration winch had been
made of The ncipal which ought 10 occupy
the attention Of Congress at the present extra session.
! MIR s stated his present object to be 10 remove
doubts and difficulties, If any existed IN the m'nds oil
members Of the House lie should not 60 INTO the con-
a Il he
IN, noson would be, that that question was now set
o lied and his man endcavor would ne 10 sho" mus
Sou,e gentlemen might be disposed TO ask why
e take any trouble 10 establish such position Do
I. nat every BODY know, and feel, and acknowledge
that il was settled question, and had been Tor nan
l. century, Yes: il was very trnc that 1t had been
e treated in point of respect, with as much regard
"a If IL had been inserted IN express terms IN lle
81 letter of the Constitution. nut l"'s Mae nv. ~"
a 6cien,: for, whenever the question was INTRODUCED
II n,o discussion 1t was obvious that there remain
4 ed still a lurking remnant Of the same dlhcuhy
which had formerly attended IT. and which was more
c, or less productive Of embarrassment. lie "sheu
therefore to deal with the question, and hoped 10 bt
lila "a dispose of so as leave no doubt on any mind
10 The House was for the most part composed oi law
ID ycrs but of lawyers acting as statesmen. ana ne
ii therefore should not deem 1t sufficient 10 actress
c. bem every argument which might be resorted 10 ~
css;onal encounter There were questions which
e ,bong ,v mirht seem first sight to be merely am
strictly professional were, nevelheess o"hucu VI
il which addressed themselves TO states
rr man These we're entitled TO respect Hhle tntf'
were others which sprang directly from the Consttu
lc ton Itself and to settle which, must 90 INTO tn
CONSTITUTION seli-an authority which must ever b'
admitted as final much by the statesman as tne us'
of In taking an historical view oil the question: MS ''n'
re would admit merely That ne shoua ~.
of the argument, and leave lhenh - '"e i
: He should 90 back, back almost to the period wler
this nation first asserted its independence ne mus
look at one of the goomiest periods IN our wloe ns
lie evolutionary history-he meant the year 'ou "ne'
the Representatives Of the nation having coniederae'
Themselves BY articles agreed on in l7IO, Qhough no
n fully carried out till l7o) for the purpose Of carrying
e on The struggle against the power OF 1reat nr'a' ie
" sorted 10 the very measure proposed IN he pieSei
i'd In Tho ;aeo oripnated in 17o0 and the Journals
L. yopId show that no sooner had il been conceived W
the pstro,s of that day than II was instantly aaope'
8, Conrress-vz The I'd OF June, l'Su-a. a ''m
when Maryland had not yet joined the eon'eueiae
r And in December 1871, it more openly espoused I'M
Rank which had done much to enable the states L
lie brinr the war to triumphant conclusion There wa
IN an ordinance of Congress IN l'cl, incorporating m
d first Bank of the IT, ST. and in ITS preamble tat oou
Of employed these memorable 40 18Th III
II day az they had been then, and containing 'fuin he
@ " 10 be more especially appreciated IN Time OF wa.
II va, aWbereas the eyiGencics OF the u D render
n udispensaL NECESSARY that such an act be
passed. 49,
III one nr,lo.r historical facts which one liked 10 Tesor
TO- for il came 10 us haowed by the patriotism OF u
h. cause and Of the distinguished actors IN H. lie WISH
III ed The committee 10 keep this resolve in memory
a Here before the adoption Of the Constitution. who
was afterwards given the country as its CHEF ness
a. ing, and by winch its Union was consonaa.sa ne.
n was the confession Of Congress that an exIgency I'D
~ arisen land might again arse) IN Whlch .'d''on
Bank had become essentially necessary to the pub
r. lie welfare When the Constitution came to De esla
bshed the great object in view was to establish s..
more intimate union among the states ana II was y
h ant movement The mperecton of the articles
e. confederation became daily more apparent; and as
nj was but five or SIX years after the resolution aooy
~ quoted it was impossible that those who ramea u.
new Constitution could have forgotten THIS, ana coui
he nurnoselv have dropped of that instrument po"e
I'D which hey had themselves declared to be nd'spensaD
al necessary nor did they do so; the PROSTATE rondlo
of the country the exgency did arise, and one oil Tue i,fs
acts adopted by those great who mad iraHca Una