Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-28

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I.or.s;on Such has always been the result whenever
49, aan..c, If \ Benton and u Calhoun, a Nrightahd Z
p,,h,ran with those Prospective lenders OF tue ne"
conrciis-a Clay and Il Webster, Z Preston ahn III
( tenden. has fairly brought them n conflict II Tue Wy"
a;scnss;cn Of The Senate. Each o! these, with various
the eloureu nj md commanding pubic speakers III taal
~ have mingled III the graf deh1tc, and gwen iheiF
r;cws upon the subject ofthe Presumption Law and upon
,Ine various principles involved IN The amendments pro
n,sed The distribution hill has been brought Directly
, ',,da- discussion. Mr.. Webster commented upon lnis
nro,nsit;on ut treat length on Saturday last; and to-day,
. H. Alien If Ohio, having the floor, made a very con
> elusive. able and eloquent reply, meeting III tue a'5",
ments If the opponents of the bill ms ne aaVahce''' ou,
5 particularly and especially Ieierf'ng' u uaos.ahmsn,,s
pn;u;ops aiyocatedb by the Senator IRON massachusetts
!, The known and acknowledged powers OF Mr.. Alien IN
n,hl;c debate. his extended views upon great hat'oiiai
affairs. and the true policy essential, III u n"."
, Of public opinion, TO promote It's prosperity a"u n"Pp'-
moss will render any allusion TO his successful ana ON.
mandinr etforta useless task. II VII ~
Ter presented to the public at length. . r.
North Carolina obtained the floor, and VIII occupy inc
attention of The Senate in reply tomorrow.
sr Duncan. who had the floor in the House on the
Trr,suKy ,orr BILL, spoke at length IN ia'of OF 'hat
measure, and in reply TO Messrs. Barnard, Evans,
] Thompson of South Carolina, and others. -,
He made some very cutting illusions 70 'We 'l'oefai
course pursucd by the enemies OF the Administration
n tbe dscussion-,o the wide range OF The debatc-the
i severe, unnecessary, and uncal,ed-ior illusions mace 10
the PREslpryT and his frcnds-and the Just retrIbu-
ton that awaited those who had thus hurled tieir mum
derbolts at the party IN power.
DR. Duncan continued until four p. IN, when he
gave wav for a motion 10 adjourn, and will have the
floor AGAIN to- morrow.-G i0he.
Tuesday, Jun. &c, leil.
Nr M,ycrH having The floor, continued the debate
in the Senate to-day on the pre-cmptlon bill. lie was
rlaJ. he said, Of having, through the courtesy OF the
Senate, the further opportunity Of delivering his senti-
inenls and opinions upon the subject under discnss!oh,
and norlicularl; To relutc the singular and ili-tounded
assumptions OF some of The advocates and defenders of
the law sought here to be enacted. MIR. Mangum went
al considerable length into an examination OF the argn-
men,s adduced III support OF the PTc-emPtton measure;
n measure to which he said he must ever interpose his
,.cblc ooposuion.) but he more particularly and point
! cGly arnued against the proposition OF MIR. oaihonn To
ceie the public lands to the States in which they lie,
mon certain conditions, as the most threatening and
dangerous to the nation Of any great public measure
eyer brouoht before the American Congress.
lie also took upon himself TO defend the cause OF his
friend mir. Webs,erl in his vote i'll resisting the propo-
sition 10 raise an appropriation Tor the defence OF the
country. introduced here some years since. An allu-
sion had been made to what Mr. webster had INC" sa'd
! about his intentions-ihat he c0aid sooner see hc enemy
Of his couniry Janering dorm the 'cais Of tic Caphoi,
than girc his rote far snh an appropriation; ana Mr..
Mangum, in abiding TO the reasons then operating IN
his own mind Of a similar character, expressed his
ureat reuret that the declaration thus made had soon al
ter been repeated and denounced in the othc. end OF
the Capitol, and that il had also been unfortunately IN.
, troduced into this debate.
After O further views in defence Of the principle
]. of the distribution bill, MIR. Mangum concluded, and
4 Nj. Benton reviied in one Of the most whitening, con-
!. vincinr, malier-ol-iact speeches ever before emanating
from The giant intellect Of that eminent and eloquent
: statesman. lie referred 10 the very dangerous, the
i threatening, the increasing, and alarming influences oil
/ British stock i1bbers, and other bankers, over the entire
business aiiulrs of this American Republic. lie read
c from a hook recently published in London. He called
[ 1t the Doomslay Book, being the survey by 4 London
! banker Of all the property, all the stocks, and all The
/ moneys, means, and effects OF the american People, 10
> show how eagerly, watchfully, artfully, and cautiously,
: British capitalists and money-brokers had fixed their
/. incuiring and scrutlnizIng eye upon every measure ana
e every moneyed movement on this side of the water.
Mr.. Benton also read a private letter from 4 London
\ banker to the directors oil the Bank Of Missouri; and,
!, also. various extracts from the London journals, show
G inG, and most clearly demonstrating, the wanton and r.
dicnlous interference oi British bankers and London mo-
}. ney agents in the politics and business OF the people OF
>. this American Union. These disclosures were truly
i STARTLING aud Nr. Benton enforced his clear and com
prei,cnsivc views upon the subject, with all that warmth
II and ability which he Is known so eminently 10 possess
in public discussion. lie did not stop 10 r~epudia,e
q the mere idle notions 81 the opponents OF the bill, but
be w,dsd iuio the very midst of the foreign instru.
/ ments that had been put IN active motion 10 pun Gown
the present Administration, and to renr upon It's ruins
c Il tremendous nioneyed dynasty III Tins country. lie
e followed up tie very severe and weli-placed blows oi
- flI. ~ ltu "a oDs'f ~ NS''' - 49,
:. cret workings Of the British Parhaincnt-thr British
il nob,li;y-,hc British press, and the British capitalists
j.. Of England, who had thrown over the people Of THIS
l., country the protecting care OF Their stockJoohers ana
n bankers upon the London Exchange-the guardian Sc
II curilv Of Government that had long had a mortgage
upoa an Inpol tant portion Of the means and the primer
If pies OF the American people. The disastrous influence
;. Of such Il tremendous and overwhelming powcr--a
q power 10 control our election, to regulate our policy
IS 10 rx our opinions, and to put a price upon our property
= and effects, was such as TO rally every TREND OF liberty
to his country $ standard, 10 repel the insidious work
d inrs ola spiri, that was thus lurking and undermining
o our free Institutions, and which would soon' II mol re-
strained by the strong arm of the Government, plunge
It this continent into all the horrors OF a moncyed despo-
tism, of anarchy and confusion.
When MIR. Benton had sat down, Mr.. Tallmadge took
the floor, and denounced the attack OF the gentleman
At from Missouri with great Indignation and vehemence;
=. ,dvertino 10 the INST elections and to the causes that
lie led to the great result that had just terminated the con-
lie test.
Ii being nov ) o'clock, on motion of Mr.. Crittenden,
the Senate adjourned.
Mr.. Duncan proceeded to conclude his remarks upon
J, the Treasury note bill, aud 10 assign at length the rea-
r sons that urged the adoption Of the measure desired rs
T. that temporary source of relief to the Government
re which the present condition Of the public revenue DC
C. manGed. Mr Duncan was not content 10 permit inc
~ broad and cxtravagant denunciations Of inc enc
ne mics of Tho administration, which had been so
y abundantly poured down upon the head OF the oecfe-
I'd tary of the Treasury and the President, 70 escape
s. a prompt and merited correction and rebukc from the"
as friends upon that floor. He referred, with great EN-,
ne phasis, and with that spirit and independence 50 wei
IN known to belong to his character, to The we siahaelS
of the opponents of the Administration; TO the ins'fu-
or ments used to tefame and 10 PROSTATE il; to the past
IN and present general prosperity Of the Union; and to
v the existing state and condition of things from the ac &C.
I'd cumula,ed expressions Of the combined interests o.
n stockholders, British influence, and the ten lhoosa"p
corporate corruptions that had united IN a nercenafy
war Of conquest over the freedom, the liberty and hap
piness Of the American people. a.
MIR. Duncan discussed generally, and at length, the