The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-07-21

i WISH you Wouiu ItiHdih tiiV" S"P"''''
courtesy and forbearance they exhibit, as
a minority. in our debates. Clay's friends
are down in the mouth.
WASHINGTON. July 13. 1s4l.
!. In The Senate The mnrning hour was oc-
cupied in discussing the propriety of pas
sing a bankrupt law al this session, which
terminated without any thing being elicit
ed which wornl show probability of
IT'S even being seriously considered at pre-
sent. The Bank bill was then taken up
and Mr.. Wright moved to amend the first
section by striking out the 100000 shares
to be subscribed by the Government He
said he had listened in vain for any argu-
ment in favor of the connection Of the
Government with this Bank. But recent
4ly we had been told the Government was
deeply in debt, and now we are to be
sunk ten millions deeper in debt to pur-
chase Bank stock. Mr.. Clay replied with
considerable petulence, and inlimateh that
the object OF. the Democratic members in
the amendments they proposed were to
render the bill odious, and for Procrasti-
nation. He alluded to the long time the
bill had been befure the Senate, and the
necessity of prompt action for The relief of
the counlry. Mr.. Wright replied to the
charge Of offering amendments with view
to rendering ,he bill odious, and shaved its
iniustice Mr.. Calhoun followed, and after
expressing his surprise that such charge
should have been made. and showing that
%of the twelve days the bill had been b :
: fore the Senate, eight OF them had been
consumed BY its friends, and f,ur only ky
its opponents. But he thought there was
something further intended by the Sena.
tor from Kentucky, and he wished him tn
stale whether his remarks were intended
as precursor 10 measure for abriding the
right of discussion in the Senate. Mr..
Clay replied with much vehemcnce, that
he was ready To bring forward, To sup
port, anal tn vote for a measure which
would put the business Of the Senate in
the zpowerof The majnr,y. The people
Of the country were crying out in agony,
"action, "sctinn," and they would stand
by those who would .ndeavor t, put an
end to the interminahe discussions which
Senators seemed disposed to indulge in.
Mr. Calhoun said tn Senator might bling
on his gaG as snnn as he pleased. The op.
position would not he deferred from pXer-
cising all their rights, and would not say
one word less in consequence OF the Sen
ator. Under The plea of faction, action"
the Senator was endeavurne To force
through that body series of measures im
which were involved the principles which
had separated parties from the beginning
of the Government, and which it would
require four full sessions af Congress to
discuss fully. The Senator said tie aeon.
ised people we're rr, ing ''action, action"
but he understood the cry too well 10 be
deceived. The cry cave from the specu-
lators who wished relief at the expense of
.heSQmmunily, and he never heard the
cry%fI "acti"n, action" by the Senator,
but it sounded to him like "plunder, plum
DER He repeated, that the minority
had no intention to procrastinate debates.
They anxious to get hume from whence
they dragged to this city by the impa-
thence of gentlemen to force their mea-
sures ON the country; but their wishes
would yield 10 their sense of duty to their
country, and they were determined that
no measure should be run through that
boiy until it received full examination.
and If the Senator imagined that this
would be prevented by his menace of
gag law he would soon find his mistake.
Mr.. Benton, Mr.. Linn, Mr.. Walker,
MI. Wright and Mr.. Buchanan followed
ina similar spirit, and must have con-
yinced Mr.. Clay that his attempt to gag
the Senate will fare differently from what
it did in the House. It is to be regretted
that the Democratic members in that bn-
dy, embracing as they do, so mnch talent,
should have permitted themselves 10 be 50
effectually muzzled. The House is. nov
in fact bun mere Wing faction, employ