Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-06
CONGRESS ore THE UNITED STATES

MORNING BUSINESS.


MORNING BUSINESS.
The Pfcsctat OF the United states aid before the
Senate a repor from lh9 Postmaster ScHera' IN &c
fertnce - tho mail ar ncemcnts 10 Missouri, and
Arkansas. rLS report wIs .At upon he tHbls.
vi CALHOUN presented ;he proceed ass Of n
meciiny IA Ams,,a Coulty, Virgin. cdversc To the
Wing n.easrtes Of Congress, winch NcrH Land rTOn
the a Pc.
m mora. vas p-c-entcd " N's Buchanan of
Peinn. RELAXING 90 Oh ride ct I,m".
CkEESOUGg'S STATUE.
The Conm't.ee on tho Library exported The Bill
from the Jus' ik'ns Al apprC pria''cr for i-et..
ougL, Saw. ~ III, .vas res .hj,G TVS ard
pss Cd will 1t yn-udmeu
POTOMAC BRIDGE.
Nj HERRiCK from the Co ,mi,tce the Dis
u,'t OF ColnHLia, -er1r'-d the House "'l ,proar'-
nunC 90 To- the repair Of the Potomac p.luCS.
The Lii was ,tTo-trd With ujmsut ~
ius ~ nc. ssary nave the work SUI -1tc d. bl
one If he Cove Lnr n - 'ines,s. ~, Pl1 ca.
Ell 10 ne yeas AID r1vs whi;A 'eTs C.jeteG, nd
the Bill wa ca. ~ Il vote -, ii - ,.
FlSC AL BANK.
~. ARC lEi s..- The but ioi Ine peculiar ros
ton he occupied, should not dyay h- pDssnga II
n. Iii, cpr moment 'le hal oprosol 80 TO-. ier
Il y, m relation to Bank, ~ brought ior ',rd az
the g. csent session, nd Is, Lad uvo~oi Ia self y
favor OF the b. row b',Urc .le Sena', and wHS
in its Avor. D'ny It who nray, the currency lues-
,io1 was he grcat question At issue n ,he recent
contt-'
In reea-d to IT,, iatai Of pla- fo- keeping the
public money there great diversity cf linz
iUl. Tn SUB. f.eAsusy was condemned as an un-
safe, uaskilful md dangerous mode OF keerIns the
public mOCey. | am o, opinion that LaUS OF Dis
count, Exchange and Deposit is unconstitutional. II
the power OF discount could lie got rii OF, his OBJ
isctions were removed. Loans and discounts were
the gtcate evils OF Banking. Exchange wsTe a part
OF ;he Fisca powers OF the Government and an
sential part. The Government spread its domn
ions over the whole district Of country. IL was ne
ceSsary to the transaction of its business.
Il could not be expected that specie could be trans
ferred from New York to the upper Mississippi
N wagons for Government purposes. Ii had the
power 10 resort D other means, and what more
cheap, more safe, more appropriate Than plan like
this. Supposng you could not guard against the a
ouse OF all powers-What theni Should yol eN-
ercsC no power Should you have none If the
Exchange Power ran into the Dlscountng power Il
would be on the part OF the Directors direct eNer-
else Of power inhibited in the charter. We had the
power TO deal IN exchanges because 1t was absolute
~ necessary TO the action OF the Government.
4 CORPORATION established in the District OF Column
bia was maniicsiy proper, because It performed du-
ties incident 10 the Government. Its agents
all limited TO Government purposes. II any
would show him that under the proposed hill the
corporation could exercise any power that Trcasu
ry Board or the Secretary OF the Treasury could
not exercise without It, instead of being the friend
aud advocate OF the bill rs he was, he would turn
round and vote against II.
Il had been said by common rumour that in the
event OF passing the Bill, It would be objected 10 10y
the President. Mr.. Archer discussed the Bill for
the purpose OF showing that 1t was IN conformity
with the Presidents We've. lie did not believe the
Bill would ho vetoed, or that beng vetoed, the Pre-
sident could he sustained by the People. Much Of
Mir ArcherS speech was addressed TO the People
Of Virginia, and contained a score OF reasons Tor
voting for the bill.
Mr BUCHANAN followed in the debute. He
said the Wing party had done much the present
session. and best Of all they had done themselves.
Mr. B. proceeded Immediately to the consideration
OF the Bill. First he pronounced an eu.osy upon
the President Tor his Veto. This was followed up
by inlmaliUn that tie PRESIDENT would Veto the
Bank Bill before the Senate.
Nj. Is. then proceeded TO reply to the Senator
from Virginia. the Senator from Georgia MIR. Ber-
rien) and MIR. Morehead Of Kentucky, who had
spoken some weeks since. The Constitutional ques-
ton was argued for the purpose OF showing that the
question had not been settled. In reference to the
present bill he thought there was but one step from
1.-THE sublime 10 the ridiculous" The bill, Mr.. !
Buchanan was sure, could not Ue signed by the Pre-
sdeGt, and he thought the Senator from Virginia |
iMr. Archery must know II.
MIR ARCHER sad-ln reference TO what 10
done a, the White House, the gentleman from Penn
syvania knows much more than do and his f'ends
know much more than my friends. However, SAID
Mr. Archer, | 10 not allow that the Senator tiom
PENNSYLVANIA speaks for the President.
Mr. BUCHANAN wen, on TO say that the Bill,
IL was well understood would be vetoed by the Pre-
siIen and II was not true lie added that the views
of the Executive were well known 10 him but he |
holci they soon would be, an lie IN possession OF
the Senator. Tie President was a man Of meta, |
nd It his former opinions ~ese 10 be relied upon, I
he was against the majority OF the WRg party up. /
on every ell.ng measure.
Ir BUCHANAN r, .urned TO the Bill, and chris. =
:aned .. N the lts,j ls ".'ls flying Sans" Bills /
Of exchange would Je drlwn ~ men Of straw o. /
on unolLcr IL WIS inposs.Je .hnt tie Presiu NJ !
sboulL spproYC such d as LIS mere pee Ala
.rs sotcies Of Blnk.ag-a specializing eamUung /
L .on surn n question rs thu, toe gr NJ Wing !
1lr,y no . ~ beior- he UnCo Sta. IS. \ ca ,
bins wao woat 90 OUT rpo such qJ-s'lon as rs,
iecarse Prcs.dcn. Tyler aoa.t ITO Brink IKE
~ would bc held m cOLtemp, and scvrr. l.
then tr. Pr +. .ni he ''nI'e. - ,ss pa no n.u
ia cn,d J..ss y-JO W. tie ILL
nrl.-re- o the ate Ne'o NJ .-.iraE 5sl' !
tho President OF t.D United StaJcS w0u.G hive Je-U
,nr mos &c be h-d not vetoed lae Bill. Ia YOU'D
ha,. dc rrvsi The excavation Of 20 pa,tes. AL h-v"
received q c cos mr. J"u o. 1.i ~ bucas--r |
spoke fyr OF hon, and half. nj throughout i. u
Iranuc- very tat I'M 10 . Wings
n. ely repisj &c Nir Llcha IAN M with
Mingled p iu,neJs aT ] severity. h had 81
tended he s. ID N have uuerc' s'~glC word ard
come 20 herr i,s 'uC1. n ~ .rrnIe, w"c be gtG
cxpe. ted would close The debate Du-t,L odd
of b. h1n1.. Dir Srna or lad made som en-. To-
CIV. ~ Senate, rom = ~ raria rad dis
cus-st tae e.el.e 10 vf'hr "hlg party tnr i4rri-
lg.. Convention. the majority ~ Gong .ess. the We
10 Mess-se anJ tie Pr-s iCrt II The Unted Sts.cs
h t,d said but lit,.U 10 reference be Bill u. DIR
a IlHt H
IN -e,a-i the Harnsbprg Cor rsn.ior, Mr. Clay
aea.-d ms 10, Senator hGi asserted, that 'U.Jc al
ed Jt AJ9I1U Sc, or tlst me- were there MS
members 81 he Convention. W was true that tho
who comros y the convention were men o!Slr.ous
opiniuns But they we're uni.ed 10 putting do9H
the late Administration. Supposing, hpwevs., that
th,y were party Of no principles, what a CO"t'
sion was that lOr the Senator from FCnusy wanna.
Such party had proved Itself strong enough 10 put
down the late Administration with al. its power,
patronage and boosted purity Of principle.
IL Is a principle, said Mr. Clay, established in the
law of nations, that when you 60 10 war against "a
horde Of pirates you set aside the ordinary forms o.
warfare and cut and STAY OF pleasure, overcoming
tie enemy as best you may with the me around.
But the Senator from Pennsyyan'a, continued
Mr. Clay, changing the subject, Is reUly 20 defend
the President for hrs veto message. Tie invites him
10 IT, and is sure he will DO 90. Yes, the Senator
who belongs TO party Jpasrngy comueruc, is
fund defending 0.uuvcs-ttcghi Power vetots
a.. would sus,aIn the Executive even 90 a whole
ssoz,. Of votocs when be and his friends If eonsis.
int would be in opposition % this moustrOus
u,ioripIe Of power lie would 90 over 10 the Exc
cutIye and invite thr President 70 come over o. him
and his party. Hc would rejoice TO see the Pfssi.
dent abandon me party, and no would receive the
man, opposed 70 him upon every question save this,
bis head.
Sir, said Mr. Cay, tho President is insu',ed by
these nsnua,lOns, and o. we're 30 his place would
repCl them. What-to unite against his party and
wish them his enemies The President IS too hon
orablo man to indulge in such perhdy. Such
trcachery would be IncOnCeIvIbe. The soil Of NIr.
ginia never had and never would give birth 10 Iea-
son.
believe, said Mr. Clay, in the purity Of blood,
Ella. I.fN rf lob. Irfffr Cd.