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

comnoc,s with States in regard to such ahes' liz 'a
,ba, on The fulf!ment of existing laws h'u, -
gu, the compacis, there would ai"ass '" vi, s,,,
- !, cnses of ingant and oppressive 'Elt'c'ua
he r;ah,s of the States secured 10 mem " III Wv
s,nc,ions of the Constitution as wen as t'e e"f
some of which h alluded 10. r,,
A. Sewer then went at large int" tho Poiicy o. Tue
measures, and placed them in new and striking
lights. mt, -. wo,,,hr;dro discuss.
cd some insulated topics connected with the p'" N
brief but vigorous speeches, when TIE oeou'c was
iourncd until TO morrow.-G'ooe.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
UednesGay, .4ug -, ISL
Tbc inurnal Of Yesterday read and approved.
Tie SPEAKER, laid before The House letter from
VIM W. Sealon, Esq Mayor OF In. cry "' "'s"'"s
ton, communicating copy oil Tue 'p'ocecuinss y. :"
larne and highly respectable meeting OF cizehs' eA
,reSsve nj the opinion OF the meeting on the iate fot
nns nroceednps of few dlsordery persons, most OF
them presumed TO be noniesidents end OF the outrage
IN The feelings Of the President Of The u D on the oc
casiop of his rejection of the Bank o' neSe procee0
nps are signed by the highly respectable committee
appointed by the meeting ior l.e Pp pose " mana,
two Houses of Congress, and which consists oi Mt.
Ss.,on the Mayor, Richard S. Coke, Joseph Bryan,
Nathan Tows son, and John ?. Van Ness, Esqrs
Mr., BRIGGS moved that the proceedings be laid
ON the table and be printed
ton would be 10 the committee Tor the District Of Co.
lumbia TO which Mr.. Briggs asscned, and they were
'e'e''e0 - Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
On motion of Mr. BRIGGS, the House again re-
solved itself into Committee Of e Whole on the state
of the Union, (Mr Everett Of 'rmont in the char)
on The bill making appropriate is for the Post Office
| Department.
| The pending question being en- the motion Of MT
Gner to amend the bill by adding thereto The follow
INC provIso:
prorld, money thereby appropriated shall he ae
Post Office Department. hereafter when ht
e S a co II u1% e I'm, ay witch Office Depart
nent may heretofore have paid INTO the Treasury"
MIR. CARY said he merely tor The purpose o'
ineuirinr OF the worthy and able chairman OF he Com
mee on the Post Oice and Post Roads II thai com
mee had taken into consideration the le..ef Of 'he
Postmaster General in reply resolution offered some
time since nv himself calling on the Postmaster Gene
raj for information relative the detention OF the South
ern mail in the city Of Baltimore thirteen hours
Mr. C. considered this subject OF great importance
10 the whole country, and trusted the committee wonc
act promptly on it, lie had received two letters from
tho President Of the Pcersbur. and Roanoke Railroad
| comn,a;ninc Of the ujusce OF the delay of the mail
and the particular injury TO his road in dlvetng trave
| from it.
fee had not vet acted the subject but thought IL pro-
bcb!c it wonld IN few days
Mr. STEENROD was very DESTROYS, he said, TO vote
for the appropriation contained in the b but he could
not consent 10 do if, as he believed by voting Tor II
the Post Office Department was TO be fixed on the
Treasury Department, and thus become dependent on
the public Treasury. And he, therefore, sincerely
hoped that the chairman of the Committee the Posi-
Office and Post Roads (hlr Briggs would consent Il
the amendment indicated by the gentleman from North
Carolina (Alr Mckay;) and, instead of drawing money
from the Treasury, give the Department power 10 Dor
row such an amount as was necessary 10 meet It's
cessitIes.
fThe amendment indicated by Mr. Mckay, hut no
formally offered, and which Mr. s. alluded, gives au
thory to the Postmaster General, under the direction
of the President othe u. S. 10 borrow the Of five
hundred thousand dollars.
Mr. hopkins made a few observations in opposr
ton to the amendment Of Mr.. Mckay. lie objected
to the expense and delay that would result from this
Department negotiating loan and thought that If Thu
money 10 be advanced 10 the Department, it hat
| better come at oi the Treasury. II th
loan was negotiated, il would not be done upon th
faith of the Department, brs upon the faith q! tn
Government lie preferred the amendment oi hi
colleague, Mr. Giimer, which provides that the mo
ney shall be reimbursed oat OF the future receipts .
the Department. By the report al the Department &c
companying the bill, appeared that there baan
ces, due from posmasterS, to sufficient amount IN re
mhurse what would ne required for the real wants Q
the Department. Ii, g. had heen stated by the Chair
man OF the Committee the Post Office and Pos
Roads, the Secre,aryh the Treasury could part wit
the necessary amount Niihcu, the expense and della
incident TO loan, he MIR. II saw no good reason VIII
they should resort 10 The latter alternative. For him
SELF he much preferred the ndmen OF his colleague
| from Virginia, Mr.. Gmer.
! MIR. LlTTLEFlELD sad he was very desirou
that provision should be made by which iios
mail contractors who were 6aTa fde creditors of thu
M no Esadb s report this i
that a sum exceeding ten thousand dollars due Il
contractors in his Stale. lie said those contract
ors were not exclusively Of either political party liz
believed that the rules u The Department in relation Il
a..
not interfere with the eit.ng Of contracts. As far q
he knew the practice Tor many years had been to re
ceye sealed proposals, and The lowest bidder if able
obtain satisfactory surstes TOR The faithful Performance
Of the service required Of him, always obtained In
contract. lie had no, been informed Of the names
the persons in Maine to whom this sum often thou
sand dollars is due, and ot course he could not tel
whether they his political friends otherwise
nor did he wish 10 know. tie could speak Of the mai
contractors in Maine high minded and honorable
class Of men, who always fulfilled their contracts will
the public without any regard to personal inconre
nience and pecnniary sacrifice. Such men should no
be delayed Of their honest reward. The Department
required rigid performance the part of the conrac
tors, and but justice that they be promptly paid
AS to the manner Of making provision for the payne
Of these claims he was decidedly in favor of the pr
position Of the gentleman from North Carolina, N,r
| Mckay,] to authorize The loan Of sum sufficient
meet them, 10 be refunded whenever the DEPARTING
should be III 4 condition 10 do. This is The coues
which Always mas oeen adopted, aTd he saw no reaso
tor departing from The usnal method. The Treasur
never had been taxed TO support the Post Office Depart
ment, and nc hoped il would be at this time III
said if THIS method was adopted il might produce m or
rigid examination Of the claims presented for allow
ance. He Aoped The amendment proposed by the gen
tleman from North Carolina would be adopted. ii
would most chcerfuy give it his vote
Much hid been said, III the course OF this debate, il
relation to the qualifications of The present head of th
Post Office Department. Whatever might be said O
his other qualifications, no one would deny that Ic
a good csccutioner He has cut OFF heads s. nc
he has been IN office than all his coad tutors in tina
bloody work put together. Not content with max I'M
headess trunks of all his political opponents within hi
power, he has commenced Defending his poli,aca
| friends.
If is TO be credited, bis own official head
Ia lie taken off, and if that should be Tie Sc
there would, probably, be but very few mourners.
| Gentlemen have related some amusing circuns;an
ces curnecteL with ;he removal and appointment o
pns!na>''s IN their districts. He (alr L.) would men
ton one case, which be had examined into. 4 gentle
man N country village in his district received his Of
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