The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-09-03


dcrabc confusion, determined by a vote OF
los TO 0S, to reconsider the vote of yes
tcrday by which the bankrupt bill was
laid on the table.
The question on the motion to lay the
bill on the table was then decided in the
ncgatlve-99 to III.
Mr.. Stuart of Illinois was now intro
duccd, sworn, and took his seat.
The amendment offered yesterday by
Mr.. Clifford in relation to the state insol.
vent laws, and which was adopted by the
house, was rcconsldcrcd and voted down.
The vote on the final passage of the bill
was now taken and resulted in-ycas Ill,
nays LOG. So the bankrupt bill passed.
The house then adjourned.
.4uguSi l9.-S0atc-'rhc resolution
offered yesterday by Mr.. Woodbury. in
relation to disturbances. &C., was taken
up, debated, and adopted.
The distribution bill was then resumed
and the debate continued until IL o'clock
when the senate agreed to take up the
bank bill and veto message.
Mr.. Clay opened the debate by long
speech, in which the conduct of "Ty-
Ter too" was commented on with the ut
most severity. He commenced by read
ing extracts from the presidents inaugu-
raj address, and cndcavored to show that
he there had expressed himself favorable
to bank, and indeed he (Mr. O. had
never suspected that the president was OPP
posed to the measure until he came to
Washington. when, to his surprise and
regret, he heard, for the first time, that
there were still doubts and scruplcs
hanging on the presidents mind. 1t was
then that, in the true spirit Of Cancellation
and compromise, he agreed TO provisions
which he otherwise never would have as
scented to. There was, in the first place,
thc.namc, but revolving as it was 10 his
car at first, he had consented. Then was
the place; under different circumstances
he never would have consented to have
the mother bank at Washington. And the
same was the case with amendment to the
10th article (the compromise in relation
to the branching power which lie had
been prevailed upon to propose so as to
remove all the sCrupes of the president.
Yet how had this friendly spirit been re-
ciprocated by that functonary lie was
sorry to say that it had been treated with
degree Of harshness that was entirely
unjustltiable.
Mr.. c. then commented very severely
on that part of the message in which the
president refers to the difference of OPT
Mon that has hitherto prevailed in regard
to the cons,tutionaily OF bank. From
the mode in which the president put the
case, said Mr.. c., it would appear as
though the authorities for and against a
bank were equal. Now was this histori-
cally true ! There had been five congress
scs that had decided in favor OF the con-
stitutionality of a bank-thc congress of
'9l, of 1914, or SIC, of 1882, and the
present congress-and but one-that of
lSll-against it, and it was doubtful whc-
Their that congress decided against bank
on constitutional grounds. And how was
it was the presidents! Washington had
signed the first bank bill, Madison the Sc
cOnd, and Jefferson and Monroe had col
latcrally acknowledged lis consttutionai-
". But there was u coordinate branch
of the government-thc supreme court
whose decision was binding on congress
which had decided this question, and
vet that decision had not been noticed
by the president.
Mr.. &. then referred to the historical
view which the president gives Of his po-
sition hitherto on the bank question, adj
mitted that it was correct, and said that
if Gen. llarrson's death had been fore
seen, Mr.. Tyler would not now be presl-
dent. Gen. Harrison was known to favor
a bank and the people had elected him
to obtain one, and if Mr. Tyler orr {.
insinuatcLD had acted honorably he wouId
not have frustrated the peoples just eX-
pectations he should sooner have let
the bill become law without signing It,
or he might have resigned.
Mr.. Clay concluded by saying he had
understood that some of his friends were
arranging the details of bill that accord
ed with the views of the president. lie
would say God speed them, but he should
take no part in il.
Mr.. Rves replied to Mr. Clay at great
length, and fully answered the vindIctiye
attack that had been made on the presI-
dent. We cannot do justice to this speech
by abridging it, and shall ontcntoursclves
with the following extract, in which Mr.
X, repels the idea that Gen. Harrison was
elected on the issue of bank or no bank
"Was Gen. Harrison selected with re-
ference to this question! In 1919 ht
was associated in the same cause viii
John Tyler, and in the 18th Congress he
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