Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-09-21

been saipiy, Tor John tyler was always pad'. 20
nhe rted but little property. and haa acquired non
Rat this reminds ne Of rumor ] have heardhiy
colleague speak much abou, rumor perhaps he krws
some,hinr about this. The rxnor was, that the re-
sdent was to retire from Office, and that CONFESS
should vote him donation of hundred thnuand
dollnrs NV colleague it is said much favf o.
The plan Sir this scheme which weuld havpu'
some money into that empty purse. But does mycoi-
league truth suppose that no statesman can pos Oily
he actuated by any higher motive than money! )oes
President Tyler owe no duty TO has country? H1 ne
soul so mean l,ile TO be well content if youwiii
but fill his PURSE He does not know the man. or ne
would at once abandon all hopes of such scheme -
And now after all this cry, in what has the President
d iered from Congress but the single nu Our ihea-
Bank BILL He has approved abb" that President y,
sures. Did not NY colle2Gi Bank bill unless he hae
Ter bound to.v@hch he had held all his lite long;
But INV colleague says that his message at the open
nr of CONGRESS he referred the whole currency 9ues
ton TO them 10 adopt whichever course they thouenl
hest and that he therefore bound and pedgeu -
siun any bill which Congress should pass But did ,ne
President say that his opinions had not changed ne
| IA 40, mood IN say So His opinions were known, ana
| M change had been witnessed by any body.
wns lately loukcr.on in another chamber oil .h'S
Cantol. and there heard Senator from my own S'ae
ask a certain very distinguished senator from ::
,nckv when the latter denouncing the hypothe,',
cal treason of the President, whether one veto "ou
constitute the President traitor The answer was,
hu no means He then further inquired whether
second veto if it came, would prove the President
traitor, To which the Senator from hehluc%. no
Lacomn so much wiser than the gread head and leader
r b;s marty, What but these two vetoes can he pom,
an, N President Tyler in which he has disappointed
any hope not say expectation, OF ms party
thing - a., - c,esi;on
,hich must add IN Justice 10 myself IT seems 10 lhe
In, Tho only source of all our financial dicuues ie
in defective system Of State banks The State BANK
srstem of this country is extensive and The lnsu
tons have been so badly managed that all our dhcn
lies have grown out Of this III every BANK hole
was what should be- tho actual representative oil marc
money, and convertible into such money at pleasure
and the knowledge Of this fact should every where IN
SHIRE confidence should hear nothing about the ne
cessty of u. 5. Bank regulator Ii the States
would but regulate their banks all our difficulties
wonld he at an end. They have the power and they
alone This Government cannot regulate them lh'
States can compel their banks to pay specie, AM
If the banks cannot do that, are they not deusve re
representatives. of credit which does not exist:
could saw much more on this point, but | forbear
wish nv own position to be understood. desire INT
influence of this Government To be brought to the ai'
of the currency where It is practicable but we neVe
can do IT here.
solicitation Of MIR. Bolts, yielded il TO him for live mi
nutes for the purpose OF explanation.
Mr. Bolts sald In my remarks OF tins morning Ell
deavored to avoid all personal reference, even 10 INT
President himself, further than was ndispehsaos ~
fair development Of his public course; particularly on
| avoid any offensive remark to any individual on TN
floor. But the gentleman from Virginia, finding hun
self at fault for substantial defence for the President
has made an offensive personal assault on me- IL
does not give an offence direct, but he nslnuates a
offence which is with objectionable as one NOR
directly given; and he refused at the moment vine
called on for explanation TO give II, choose TO con
s,rue il in an offensive light
The gentleman refers TO large bet had made on IN
Presidential election and thinks am ready "to hcad
the President since The bet won, but that hepe
TO send him ahead until he was elected which, he says
smells too much Of The jockey. Sir the reference wa
altogether unworthy Of the quarter from which It came
it Was low, vulgar, base, dshonorabIe, and insolen
reference Mr.. b. going on, when
, Mr. Profit claimed his right to the floor
MIR. Gilmcr | cannot hear such language applied
, me.
: Mr.. Bolts. You are obliged TO hear it, and hear
: repented---
M rIIere the voice OF Mr. Bolts was lost amidst CRIES
. order and the loud circumstances of MIR. Pront, VIII
r protested against any such being made oil his cou
iesy in yielding the floor. The Speaker called air'
i 10 order and he thereupon resumed his seat.
= Mr. P. resumed his speech, in which he Iauded III
i President to the skies.