Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-27

| 49, 'ePP"n, w ahef, Wilhams, Woodbury.
NAfS-Messrs. Archie, Barrow, Bates. B,y
are, bettlcn, Choa'e, Clay Of Ky. CLAYTON Evan,
Hf"hao', Henderson, Huntington, Kerr. Mansum
he'.SN, Niuer, Motthead, Phelps. Porter, Prem
| Stilgo-2L '''N
| MIR BERRlEN then moved that the bill be refer
rcd to a select COMMITTEE OF five. The Other ,.ler
| committee had expired 'S'Ne
| Mr. CLAY rose to second this motion. and to y
| press the hope that tho motion would nr,y,I m
iscls rs stated by H., Senator from G.or.i, ,,s
| Sotect-ihe committee that rep ,rted tho or;s;p,
OIL mo lenser existed lie had M desire To h,y
any hing particularly 70 do with The rim M,
friends Of the measure he hup-u micht lie nII,,.",
| t. ccnccct something thNt would suit IN, ui,b,. :,
/ The cornity II twas said tLero WAS bu, or, 80,
i'om ihe Sublime 10 the ridiculous and this bin 90,
confirmation oi the assertion Such WAS IL ri
ing Tor the Ser tor from Ccoi sa Iu.t he would ma
vote To- connect him IN any way with Su.h me-,
sure, and he hoped the motion q refer tn d, s.Iec
committee OF ave to be appointed 10y The Ch,i
would prevail.
The motion having been .r-ro5 70 H. IN, -
referred TO a selec; committee of five eons;,,,,. ~
Mr Betrien, Mr. Evans, MIR Archer Nr NJ
head, and MIR Huntington. '''''
"r MIN, then moved 10 proceed 10 the con.i.
ue,a''o" VI E'eeuhve business. lie said 1t seemed
10 We The understanding yesterday that they werr
oso INTO Executive session to law to d,snos. n
some OF the business before them
Mr. CLAY hoped not; there was nothing ron.
S''u "''n inc Executive session that might no; b,
delayed Tor some days. The land bill VS. ;,,,o,
tant and should be disposed of at once IA. -
ood that several gentlemen desired to ID. head on
me subject, and those wto wished to sneak on IN,
on u ready he would prefer that they should 90
on. ' ~
Mr. KING withdrew his motion. and IN. hill r.,
the distribution Of the proceeds of the public ,nJ
was put on MS ihird reading; when
MrCaLtiOJN rose, and IN a snerch ofnr,rtyyo
ou's, opposed me b'iI on the ground of its being
nEN
MIR ARCHER followed in favor OF IN, J,,,,it,,.
ton OF the proceeds ofthe public lands and snokc
until entirely exhausted, and had to give ,yav he.
fore concluding his remarks
he Senate then went into Eycc,,;,, ..,;,,
anu aitct some time spent therein. adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
we'd. ' '''d ana appto-
- On leave eiyea, Mr. JONES, of Virginia, offer
cd certain resolutions adopted by public n,eet,n,
oil me people OF Goochland county, Virg.nin.
NI' j. SAID that the preamble 10 these resolutions
Su mat III inc opinion OF the meeting, a crisis
"su arisen NhIch thre .icned the purity aud safety
OF me institutions OF the country by the res,or,to1
OF that Federal misrulo which pro poscs ia, ,s,,,
oi National Bank; the adjustment of the tot,T
win view 10 the protection of domestic m,nuc,r'
tu'e' the creation oi national debt SC to be en-
oy Inc Application OF the gag Jaw; they there
lore resolve INA; the grant Of charter for N,t,on
a. BANK by Congress is a pdipabls violation of tLe
constitution, unwISe, ineNprdIenI, and dangerous to
the liberties OF the people, and that .boulJ surh ,
Chr'er oe granted, they pledge themselves TO use
hi honorable means to procure IT'S repraI ns sne. ii
~ as pcssi6 e. InSt Congress las no power TO IN,
pose 'arih for protection; that It possesses no CON
suNuNoaaI authority the subject Of internal I'M,
PtoNementS within the States; lhat the creation of
!oan Tor twelve millions Of dollars was unuecesss
~ ana uhc5iIed tor 10y wise administration of the
hnanceN; that Congress possessed no power to dis
"loue the proceeds Of the sales OF the public lands
among the States, any constitutional rsht TO raise
money from any source for dlSIributlon In sbo +
mat the resolutions condemned IN strong terms
" the "hoIe batch OF measures which had been in :
uodneed a; the present extra session of Congress
AS these resolutions had been printed by order OF
the Senate, and were now IN the pusseg,ion oi
members, he would move that they be laid on the
table. ~
And the motion being agreed to, the resolutions
were laid on tie table.
On leave given, Mr. CARY presented resolution
adoped The said 10y most re spectacle meeting ~
CITIZENS o. the town OF Petersburg, at which the
venerable and patriotic Gei'i Daniel G. Butts nr,.
sided, and Charles Campbell, Esq, acted as Secre-
taTy.
MIR c. awaited hins .lf Of this occaso, TO ,ypres,
h'S cntlrc appreciation Of the sound cons tut s,aI
prime pies Contained in .hesa resolutions ami ,krJ
THIS house and the wh ic Country to give .hem ther
most profound consideration for If tloy be "abs,rca
TONS they were the pure principles of liberty Of
the Constitution, OF Union.
MIR &. asked that the resolutions be read by the
The resolution were read, and Laid on the table.
On cave given, MIR COLES presented n memo
rial which, lie said, he particularly DESTROYS TO
present upon the earliest occasion because il came
irom constituents the most OF whom were political
" opposed To him, and hOrN lis respectful language
towards Congress II was entitled 10 every attention
usually gwen 20 similar papers.
The me. lorill which he held in his hand was
signed ny number OF merchants, manufacture s.
and mechanics of the town OF Lvnchburg, in the
N he taItg a
that silence on the part Of the People generally
should not he cons:rucl into acquescence in the
views OF those nteres cd in the passage Of = hank
rupt lh"i al tnnI they view wI,u alarm the efforts
winch have been male TO create false IMPRESSIONS as
10 ne Opinions OF the People on this succc'. They
demonstrate against the passage OF any bankrupt
Ia" al ils extra So sion, when much other bust.
ness Is likely TO prevent that deli craze examination
az IN 50 Important n subjo-t; and they cntr at
CV' 5fesS, at leas', not pass any uankrupt law
" lch SUI 70 have reL ospectvc operation.
Mr. Z. sand TINT Ifhe had received the memorial
at an car ,rr date, ho might a.e en-, ,vorod 10 %
tam an opportunity to urge % length the rel-
sons WI Il had induced his constituents, almost
unanimously, p" he opposed TO a 4aukus. law
buI as the subject had passed from this House,
az that It vas proper Tor him now to do was to
ask that Tie memorial be received and laid upon
the table
And the meInoral was laid on the table.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
The bill reported by MIR Buggs, for sppropria
TING Si97 6j7 10 enable tic Pos, Office Departm, nj
To meet It's engagements aud 10 settle tie claims
upon H. was under consideration all the rest Of the
day.
The Bill being read, after an explanation from
Mr.. BRIGGS, MIR FLOYD Of n. Y, one OF the
anti Administration members, rose to address the
House. The merits Of the Bill were not d,scuSssd.
and instead OF reason for not paying of the debts
Gi the Governmen.-by paying uf the scores Of
Post Office contractors, to whom the Department,
Is Indsbted-the speech OF Mir +. dlgenerated into
an attack upon Mr. Granger aud the dominant par.
~.
The personalities Of hr Floyd were replied 70
with much earnesiness by Mr.. MORGAN and
oihr.s o! his colleagues.
Mo BOVINE, a opposition member. also made
an httack upon Mr Changer.
The discussion was partirpated in also by .eyc-
raj other members, including Mesus ROOSE-
WELT Of n. Y, REYNOLDS Of Ill.,, DA WSON
Of Geo, Gill FTENDEN Of N. Y, Mckay oil
n. G., GILMER OF Va, and CAMPBELL Of s.
e.
Mr.. REYNOLDS and Mir FLOYD took - upon
themselves 20 s-y, pending the discussion, that Nj
Granger would be dismissed from tho Cabinet and
all The other Heads OF the Departments with him
The debate closed az three O'clock but the qucs
ton vas not "a ken in Committee, and the subject
therefore lies over until 70 morrow.
a Bill IN relation % the distribution Of the Cen
sus papers was considered, passed and sent TO thu
Senate for concurrence.
-
Robbery n the DIHUMs Bank.
Information reached town yesterday morning
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