Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-08-26

Pendent. They yielded fEst the name Of the Insli.
Nen, second the place Cor the mother Bank and
they compromised in reference to the branch.
~ President, Mr. Clay eon,ends also gave a hope
friends who elected him that he would sustain
NIB: In his address 10 the American people, two
e Gs%ta o., o. zoe Iams ne e
tes.sing the currency question in a manner which
s.psed hope with al that he would have approved
% . Bank.
Mr.. Clay contends further that the President could
never have been elected fit had been supposed that
he would have vetoed Bank He would never have
vnie Of one Of the Electoral Colleges. The people,
not anticipating the contingency which has happened,
did not scrunize the opinion Of the President upon
the Bank question before his election The politicians
who had been associated with him might have known
them. but the mass OF the people did not stop to make
the inquiry.
IN regard to the opinion Of the Message, Mr. CLAY
thinks they are not only incorrect in themselves, but
not all in accordance with historical fact There the
conct OF opinion for example, is referred to between
the Executive and the Legislature, the impression left
upon reading the Message is that i, is a sort of bal
Nnced opinion between the Legislature and the Exec
ntive So far from this, the tact shows that two Pres:
ldents have directly approved of the Constitutional
power-Washington aud Madison-and two have in
directly approved by giving their signatures to Bills
Incorporating Branches Of The Bank-Jelterson and
Madison Five Congresses, too, have recognized the
Constitutional Power, and not one have resisted it,
GenJackson's veto did not deny the power TO create
Bank, and the Message of President Tyler was re-
garded by as endorsing the power to create
Bank. The President, TOO, in stating his question,
had omitted all reference TO the Supreme COnr', winch
was a high branch of the Government, and which
had sanctioned the constitutionality of Bank The
division Of opinion, therefore, equal, but opinion
was nenry all one way.
Besides the argumen, of the speech, .he statements
in reference to the conception and progress OF the Bill
were most happy and appropriate. The personal al.
lusions showed how much Mr.. Clay had yielded to
the public good, and in what spirit nc had Yielded
Iln hs,o, h.,no Tho
Prospect OF carrying out measures of favorite char.
acer not only to the party to which he belonged, but
TO the country. A Bank the United States he con.
ceived to be the most important of these questions
But il had faiIed-not hopelessly he would say-for
he yet without hope that a Bank Bill would
pass at this session. At least he would bid God
useful measure Of Finance, and in all measures before
Congress, $50 on, 20 on, go on" said Mr.. Clay
et Us 90 our duty, our whole duty and nothing short
ofthe end # the Avenues to the people should he
t'nte here before return home. Let not return
i.dsgust, but remain at posts until all the work
before US is accomplished"
The brief speech Of Mr.. Clay occupied an hour
and half Mr.. Rves volunteered defence Of the
fsesidcnt and spoke about as long in reply. Ills
Tamsrks evinccd preparation for expected attack
aBn me President, harsh and uncnmpromisng in its
nharacter-and the n,ildncss Of Mr.. Clay seemed ."
ysase tie Senator no room to display his intended de-
file holdness at Mr.. Claws remarks. The spirit Of
tha remarks vac Aercfmc not only in bad taste, but
iMhad temper although charac'er'zcd throughout by
all the President could have wished. Nothing could
have been added to it. either to add t" The opinions
offered or the force OF the defence. i was, ho"ewr
xlit. VII an assumed gravity OF manner and dis.
clay Of srsuprriOrity, Of The untcfritied Common
wealth Of Virginia." the Virginia schc"." 1.-The vir.
Rnia preccdents,' the Virginia Presidents" Vir.
gnia honor" and Virginia statesmen" Bah! For
men who have have no practical idcas-who vote hn.
sh.Dplly negntively-who ress, all measures and all
enIE
dcnlous, especially for Mr. Rives, who has continued
% vote against every measure Of the President, nj
th,ugi, he is ready to vndicac the man as the role
~ h'nor.
Two or three opinions in NJ. Riyrs remarks, how.
ever, are important Firs'. then. he saws he draws
ftasa the Message Of President Tyler, that he would
Mpprove Of Bank Of the United States or rather
FISCAL Bank which would answer ell the purposes Oi
6spvrrnn,en', regulate the exchanges, and perhaps
heneht the people, by exercising certain powers ct
Eecanaiv. however like n ,rle Virginia impractical.
ade. he j. t"T p"s'pninG the currency question little
tAng"r. in order t" hear little more popular thunder.
and con,mnning little more with practical men,
Between the present and the long session o Congress
N least he is fr leaving the public monies under The
&ea'r Of the Executive, as they under the rcso.
Thirdly, in answer to rumor limited at hv Mr.
Clay, he wenlh NOT. rnder considerations take n
r'nrc in the Cabinet. Mr.. Rives wishes the world to
know this.
ss1he last remark Of the Senator from Virginia
drawn forth Ivy one from the Kentucky senator, who
FepPaCd what dame rtln.Or has n"srr'en ilat Ihr
Hresiden, is surrounded by Cnrporals guard. in the
sehape 81 low. corrupt and vulgar cahal-n second
Kitchen cabinet " hn whisnrr'n" poison into tho
rnrs of the Chief Magistrate will not sav. snid Mr..
Claw that the Senator from Virginia is nf hat
bal but will say that hs remarks and heretofore
show that llr is Of the Presidents Prvy Council
Mr.. Rvps denied this. and protrssed TO have no
knowledge of the views Of the Executive, except
such ne liz drew from official communications.
H Mr.. Archer closed the debate with n remark nr
two asking Tor explanation in reference to the cahnl
alluded to by Mr.. CLAW. MIR. Clay acquitted his
friend, but furthermore this deponcnt sal eh not"
were tile words Of the Senator.
1t was oclock when the question wns pnt, and the
vote upon the question pending was as follows Nays
25-Noes 81.
Yeas- Mcssrs. Barrow. Bates, Bavnrd, Berrien
Choate, Clay Of Ky. Dixon, Evans, Graham, Hen.
derson, Huntington. Kerr. Mangum. Merrck, Miller.
Mnrehead. Porter. Prenfiss, Preston, Simmons. Smith
Of Ia Sou,hard. Tallmadgc, White, W"odbrdee-25.
II Nays-Mcssrs. Allen, Archer, Benton, Buchanan,
Calhoun. CLAY nf Ala, Clayton, Cnthbert, Fulton
\ King. Linn, McRoher,s, Mouton, Nicholson, Pierce,
Rives. Sewer Sturgeon. Tappan Walker, Williams
( Wright Youns-24-Ib.
WASHINGTON, August 20.
THE NEW BANK BILL.
The important measure of to-day in Con-
gress has been the introduction of Il Bill to
ohl;eh RonL If tho limited Stofoc