Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-17

dunno the panic session. avshing odous ePi,het
on President Jackson and the government auu 'ie
whole Of which were received here with so much honor
commented upon with much zeal, and printed with
an much haste and now forming SIX volumes OF docu-
mens on our shelves. To the third objection, no ques-
ton of fact is raised. The fact is admitted one oil
the resolutions declares the repeaaby OF ih's sca
Bank and the duty of Congress to repeal H. ms -
admitted and justified. say the people have t'eh
10 ask for this repeal, and 10 be respectfully
when they do ask for il. 1t IS their r'gh'' u'," g. ,bi
themselves to assert that right at home au ~ ,hs
representatives TO vndicate II mere " "a ,hen, r
who advocate Abolition pcttons-wno w""' .. -
ce;ved and respectfully Considerable ney o'Jec'
reDsaL petilion as disrespecitui: II So &c. e foP'
know i The Fauquer memorial mas oeen ieiuseu
printing BY this body for , which relates to The
.aJ That is proof that the paper IS thus uea'eo, De-
cause the word repeal is III II. :, o., 800
unon the PRESIDENT. The LAND EiLL was .ne u"
6n;sbed business of Yesterday, and at the stage OF
amendment in Committee Of the Whole Mr., 1iay
moved 10 Law it on the table, and take up the oi re-
pealnr the Independent Treasury Inc motive ioi
this sudden move apparent MI Saihoua a. o're
openly exposed it. lie characterizrd !, Us al ue :
,a I'D Indecent attempt to forestall the decision OF
Tho Executive in relation tine Bank bill ii nc signed
the Bank BILL the repeal Of the independent reashry
law was useless IF the Bank charter were Ve.oeo' .he
repeal was only intended TO emoariaSs, oy 'h'o"'ns
hh ,bose who we're now contrving TO effect that OBJ
;ect had ciancred against for years After DISCUS
sion of an hour or two Mr. Clay OF hehlncKy euecteo
his object The bill, amended was adoptea, ana
sent back to the House for final acnon' anu III ess 'a
half an hour ushered into the Senate BY the Clerk oil
The House for the signature Of the President OF the Sc
nate and then doubtless sent under WHIP 10 IRE
sident Tyler.
mir. BENTON thought it would be every way re-
spectful to the Chief Magistrate to walt ana
ms no harm could from delay either 10 the reope
or 10 The country. The Sub-Ireasury was measure
,o,L inv 60 we'll that no reasonable individual could
possiby find an objection TO IT. An additional reason
why it ought not be pressed was, that PROVIDED
for the repeal of the depose act OF 1880 and placed
the sword and the purse IN the hands oil tue lresoehs
-ameasure which gentlemen that side OF the Sc
nate were wont 10 view with 50 much holy horror IL
also repealed the $50 limit to the payment OF Bank
noles which had acted so benefctay i'll keeping trash
out of the Treasury.
The Senator from Kentucky had given as reason
for the repeal that the Bank bill authorized the IS
sue of SIS notes. A ready answer might, however, be
given 10 that. The Bank bill was not Law yet, and
might not te, and, therefore, that argument turned
upon a reason which did not then exist. ii might be,
or il mirht not be Another reason why It ought not
10 be pressed was tina, it would embarrass the Presi
dent be. Use # the charter does not become law,
then the public moneys would be without the guardian
ship of Congress, and completely within that oi The
Executive.
III
Senate had expressed its opinions OF the Subj reasuy
had repudaied il, and sent It to the other oranch oi
condemnation 1t (sad Mr. p The enactment OF
the SubTreasury by you that brought US INTO power
and the first duty we owed TO the country was lis re-
peal When first taken up gentlemen asked Tor NJ
lie more time-ionger, yet little longer, spare tlis
dear and cherished measure And now alter Two monls
delay they still ask for mercy, more mercy u was
strange that they should be enamored with measure
that had driven them from power Could any man doubt
after the sentiments of the people, clearly expressed
against this measure that they should hesitate to pass
Judgment upon 1t; Could any man doubt that the express
sion of sentiments which placed the PRESIDENT III MS
seat would be dsre Garded By him: Could any man
doubt with what deep satisfaction he would sign the
death warrant OF SO odous measure. The repeal oil
this bill was the frs, offspring OF the Wings, and now
il ought not 10 90 to the President And why: Be-
cause It was calculated TO embarrass hun Thus gen
tlemen all at seek throw their shield and bucker
over the Presdent-they Who would have kept HIM out
OF his honors and power By telling hun how uneasy
ssis the head that wears crown les, these gentle
men, forsoo,b, would take hin from the banner under
which he fought, protect hun from US, with whom
he fought There is an old proverb STALE he admitted,
and vulgar gentlemen might think but, as Tar as
he was concerned he felt It's force IN this case, Imeo
Danaos Il dona tertntes. Ii vas happy for them and
their common country that the Presiden; and his friends
could not be separated He Eel. deep respect for him,
and his attachment had grown with his acquaintance,
and he should regard his hand par!cida ne had at
tempted do any thing 10 embarrass or wuy inter
rup the deliberations 81 the President But this
measure for which that patriotic officer would thank
them This motion not necessarily dependent on
the bank bill. The constitutional power extended some
ten or twelve days twelve days, because two Sun
DAYS would intervene Should they pause, therefore,
in the discharge of Their duty' Why do so lie be-
leyed that the People had passed Judgment, be-
tween this and the bank, but against this
sure every where Let them then, do their duty TO the
people al least, that what they alone respon
slbe for.
Mr.. BENTON said the gentleman would not find him
very anxious to come between him and his friends he
could promise that He thought the maxim dORQ fe-
7entes sc did not apply 1t was for the President to-
object, and not those who were pressing on him. tie
and they might stand a very ditieren! hghtye The
Senator (sad Mr. B. has carried back to Troy, and
therefore object If carry hun back to
mote PERIOD for example more appropriate and equal
Iy classical | allude to the famous Laptha and Cen
taurs that feast which began in wedding and ended in
fight And there is certain other feast, which We
all know Of, that might end in the manner in
which aid TO one OF the parties may be welcome before
the wedding
Mr.. PRESTON retorted, 'the gentleman need no,
lay that haerng JUNCTION 10 his soul, for the wedding
would end weddings generally do, the CATION
Of the species.
Mr.. RIVES did not see that any delay was necessa.
ry 1t did not follow that the amendments must pass
OF necessity Did gentlemen mean to keep the Sub
Treasury a plank by which their side of the Senate
was to be saved' He could assure them they not
disposed TO trust 10 slippery chance. The amend
inens nigh, be rejected he had voted against them be-
fore, and should do again II this were the fact,
why, they would simply repeal the Subireasury, and
the President would not be left with single alternative,
gentlemen had supposed Whatever nigh, be done,
from his knowledge OF the President, he could say that
would have the moral courage and irmness TO
meet any contingency.
The debate was further continued BY Alessrs. CAL.
HOUN, RlVES and others.
When the question taken on Mr.. Cahouns mo.
ton postpone until Saturday next and decided in the
negative, as follows:
Alien, Benton, Calhoun Clay Of Ala Cn,hbe
Fulton King Linn, Mc.ohsrt-, Moaton, Nicholson Pierce, Sc
yc smith cf Conn, Sturgeon, Tsppan, Walkr Williams,
Woodbury., Wright, loung-2l
.Says-acssrs. Archer Barrow Bates, iayard Been, Ruch
anan Choate Clay n.y.. Cla.on, Dixon. Evans, Graham
Henderson, Kerr M-rck, Miller Moreh.ad Pir
prenss Preston Ryc Simmons Sni, al Indiana, Southland
TailmaJ &C. White, Noodbridge-.s.-.tai Int.
The consideration of the Distribution hill was then
resumed
The land distribution bill was urged after the repeal
Of the Sub-Treasury AS in the case OF the National
Bank the bill seems to have passed in caucus with an
understanding, that essential amendment should he