Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-16
;, followed Mr.. Buchanan, and urged the

walker followed Mr.. Buchanan, and urged the
| ".s, which the Government had in putting
4 Bank. which so far from accomplishing the
4 -. for which IL was chartered, BY lis suspen-
hr,adth and depth to the evils which it is as
IN bank only can prevent. The suspension
4 .,nal Bank rendered the malady universal and
continuance If such Bank could not re-
Il :. sky or ninety days after suspension, Qh's
i 4, ;ne 10 which its loans are lmted) 1t could
~ He was wiling to give this time TO recu'
4 fore The forfeiture should attach. 10 refuse,
. 2-eyidc for the winding up OF such concern,
,-,vea itself insolvent BY being incapable In re-
rce months, was 10 insist that the regulator
4 ,-r,ncy should be an insoivent Bank-that an
4 a;5'c currency should be the medium OF pay
4 and from the Government-that all the Co
4 =, deposi;es should continue TO flow into an in.
i alter il had become notorious as a bankrupt
4 u, without the possibility of taking any mea.
:, ..cure lis means, in the absence of Congress,
node proposed in the amendment were rejected.
E.. Woodbury. showed that the great orac!es Of the
| ,7r,y a, the time, when in the highest credit
4 nose who now object TO the amendment, had Sc
] : urged il the only mode Of giving stability to
. and a Bank currency. He quoted Mr.. Biddle
polnt when Intercepted by his own friends OF
.,a---ss Committee this subject He quoted
1 ,,,leton and MIR. Gallatin to the same point
/ g. Woodbury. replied in u very decisive argument
y serrlens proestation against the right OF repeal
| Tess in regard to the institution now about to
..5lJ,i,ed, 10 assume the duties of the Treasury
s~usnt He entered into the nature of the Fiscal
=. nd showed that the power it exercised was
| -, most important of Government concerns; and
aas on the pretext alone that II was necessary
.,spsr as Government power that the constltu-
Il ont 10 establish it was asserted
,.sson being then taken on the adoption OF the
,c5rlsu, the vote stood as follows:
v...rs Alien Benton, Buchanan, Calhoun, CLAY Of Ala
- ru,pn King, Linn, McRober. Mouon, Nicholson
,.yr, smith OF Conn, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Wil-
W.attur, Wight, iouns-22.
N...r, Archer, Barrow Bates Bayard BerTlen, Choatc
H,o;ucSy clayton, Dixon, Evans, Huntingdon Kerr
y ug.ck Miller, Morehead. Porter Prentlss, Prrs,on
Sm.n Of Indiana Southland, Talmadee, Woodbridge,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
: Speaker gave the floor 10 Mr. Bovine of New
! .oon the resolution in relation TO Mcleod.
(, Bovine made an eloquent defence of his consti-
q. who had been called lawless bandits on the
I He said the Y were animated by that spirit OF
.en.ence which warmed the breasts Of the patriots
fa,:,..x, and led them on to glory. tie said d
- from New York had introduced on this floor,
ne The purity Of the transaction, Ohe burning
Caroline) SIR Allen McNab, the author of tins
nm, transaction himself Mr.. Bovine gave full
N, Of the transaction At midnight thirty three
rs Of the L. States, unarmed, retired TO their
/ j ard the Caroline, to sleep the sleep OF death;
u Of British soldiers secretly stepped board
| American yesssl-they towed her into the cur
Niagara, and sent her over the misty cata-
winding sheet Of fire. He criticised the acts
| i. Webster and Mr.. Crttenden, and showed them
~ unenvia5le light. He censured Mr. Linn OF
Yo,h for calling the people Of New York laaciess
| NJ He ssid II he could reach the ears of the
| s. Schenectady, whose streets had been baptized
NE blood, aud fire: or, the ears OF the sons OF
k.,,.. whose eyes looked out upon the plain, bat
! n our coun,rys glory, he would say, this man is
| representative. He said that Mr.. Linn attacked
- people, not because he loved his own country
!, i because he loved Daniel Webster more Mr..
.5ugh brought up Quaker, loved his country
Yen Mr. Bownes hour expired, he said, the iron
= 81 tine had Gu, his head off, and safe down.
: Young Of New York then obtained the foor,
the morning hour had expired.
| House resolved itself into Committee of the
on the state of the Union, Mr.. Adams Of Mas
;sr,,s IN the Chair. Bill No. =, to provide for the
m; Of naval pensions, was then taken up and
II r12aiped by Mr. Wise.
r. kav moved an amendment "repealing the
+. So
& Naary of Virginia moved to add-"after the
\ cay Of january, 1910"
II. NeKay accepted the amendment; and after de-
!. !: :rea, interest, the amendnent was adopted.
Yl.Kay then moved to limit the pensions to those
>, sho 90 not receive full pay. Yeas "a, nays 81.
va, adopted.
w.. Wise, Arnold, Clifford, Burnell, Stcenrod,
i.an.on, Mckay, Calhoun, Fillmore, Mallory,
.le.s debated the questions in the committee IN
..-r manner.
i & Siams of Conn, moved to extend the provi-
j ~ oil 10 cover the widows of Lawrence, Ro-
:; Tiers, for the next FIVE years.
z. kag sad the effect 10 postpone the re-
NJ &C. Of So for FIVE years.
/ II amendment vas rejected. Yeas 40, nays So
| u, then laid aside to be reported.
VI WISE now called up bill number ., approprlat'ng
tee' o- providing ordnance and ordnance stores
IT. NlY7.
y Mckay said he was going to move to reduce the
patton. but he had doubts whether, under The
II. House could consider the bill at all he saio
- 81, asked for loan of Sl2,OOo,ooo, and now
! !! an appropriation proposed not noticed by the
=; r.. q: Secretary in the estimates. MIR. MCKAY
=: edace the sum $500, 900.
r. Pt.'T, 81 Indiana in favor OF being hoerai
-. ;hs navy lie said one of the promises maze
people by his party, was that they would increase
-,.-ndl;u-es. not reduce them, when they got IN
.z'..l vote 10 build Custom-house at Boston, as
:. = the Cumberland road.
!. T;,lett o! Kentucky now arose to put the
b; ,he right track He thought 1t had run on
IL sforn was not always a reduction OF e. nses:
. R,in, to take the responsibility OF this exPen-
y. W,rd Of New York said he should vote for the
appropriation, and he regretted that Mr. FRONT
.aoe sach sweeping charge, that the Democrats
,e,as4d 10 appropratng money for the defence
.,aatry Mr.. w. read 4 statement giving lhe
7s.oe and the Navy of Great Britain, france,
| + ni,ad States and drew comparison against
| .'yr he thought two steamers or two sh'ps OF
! could enter any of our harbors and put CITY
4 = cnn;r.bu; lie said if Canada should be IN
':-nt, and ask 10 be admitted into the Union, her
atom would be rejected. We have no desire 70
s. Territory, no, our own, but, as we did IN the
+ Texas, keep the peace, and keep to ourselves
Ward .ated that for the last fifteen years, with
si.-p, on OF the time when the country was under
scnnistra:lon OF the venerable gentleman from
I''2cduset,s, ow in the chair, the Democracy mad
- most liberal appropriations for Notifications,
,id paid off the national debt, He considered the
n. time an important period in the lifetime Of the
D. and, as a Representative from commercial
! IL felt bound TO vote for the appropriation.
Wise insisted that the committee should give the
can Jack Tar gun to fight wth-g've HIM that,
e-e would be no fear Of England, France, or the
aoxers of The world.
y N,,bet of Georgia was in favor Of doing justice
navy He was opposed to letting i rot, or stag
i aged canvass over the broken b''lows OF the
! rep He considered that the navy Of ENGLAND
He paid we'll merited compliment to the
| nan from New York, Mr.. Ward, and agreed with
sentiment
Il Mckay opposed the appropriation, and argued
aaar
= fillmore wished TO know whether birthstone had
estimated for the navy separate from the army
y WISE answered Mr.. Fillmore, and then to show