Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-08-26
THE ENQUIRER.
LlTCHFlELD, AUGUST &c. ls41.


0TWe have given up 40 much space in our paper
to the Veto Message Of the President and the proceed
ngs Of Congress subsequent thereto that we have lit
lie room left for other matter. We trust excuse is
necessary-fr all are looking with intense interest to
see what Congress has done or will do, especially
since the President has fit to put his veto upon
The Bank Dill passed by large majori,ies.
1t will be seen nv reference to the proceedings in
the House, that another bill for Bank, or Corpora.
ton" has been presented by Mr.. Sergeant. Letter
writer's from the city express the opinion, very conf
IDENTIFY, ms they did also in the Of the former hD
that the bill will speedily pass both houses. md re-
ccivc the sanction the President. We shall see.
The Bankrupt Bill has passed both houses, and i'm
medate!y on being presented the President receiv.
ed his signature. The yeas and nays chow that it
was made too much Of party question. Only three
ocoocns voted for t-Messrs. Roosevelt and Wood,
Of N.-York city. and ono other member-while some
twenty wings voted against it. All of the Connect.
cut delegation, Except Mr. Trulnbul, not present.
but opposed to it,\ voted in it's favor.
The Land Bill was to be taken up for cngrossment
in the House on Monday last, and would probably
s favor.
passed through both houses this week-nnd il is NC.
eved that it will be-Consress will undoubtedly ad.
journ by the middle of next week.
Hon. Perry Smith, the gentleman in the corner"
has been the pas, week in our village, attending to
lawsuit in which he is a party. We no, hear whe.
Their he intends returning to Washington the present
session. Probably however lie will do go il the good
Of the party requires it.
o. Mr.. Smith has received letters missive," and
started post haste for Washington.
The power Of Congress to establish National Dank
an open question The Argument
"The power Of Congress to create national hank
per re over the Union, has been question OF dispute
from the origin NJ our government. Men mos, justly
an! deservedly esteemed for their high intellectual
endownents their virtue and their patriotism. have.
IN regard to II, entertained different and conflicting
opinions. Congresses have differed the approval Of
one President has been followed by the disapprovnl
ut another. The people M different times have &C.
guessed in decisions both for and against it,
Veto Message.
Now, Mr.. Editor, I desire to know how long il
would take men Of high intellectual endowmenie. ha.
wing different and conflicting opnone, and Congress.
es who differ, followed by the approval Of one Presi.
dent and the disapproval Of anoiher-,he dear people
agreeing with ALL ask, how long it would take these
mighty powers to settle this question without the aid
Of the Judiciary, the constitution remaining il s
have supposed the trainers Of that instrument fore.
seeing, from the nature Of man, that questions would
arise upon which the decisions Of deren, Congresses
would he in opposition, and remain n,erminaby open
and unsettled. without the aid Of independent tri-
buna. wisely created the Judiciary, with full power
to settle all questions arising under the constitution
and that this very Bank question: that has abs,ac.
ted the brains Of the President him to omit
in his message any ausion to this tribunal, has long
since been settled by 1.-THE only power that is au-
thOrised to or can do il. M.