The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-10


understand tina: MI Clay lends the whole weight OF
his influence in its behalf, and urges that the com
plants of the Northern members In regard to the
bank, TO which their own section IS comparatively
indifferent, demands Of the West return in kind.
A bill reported by Mr. Morrow, Of Ohio, from
the Committee on the subject, extending the time
for issuing land warrants 10 the officers and soldier
of the revolution till January LIST, 1915, read
three times and passed.
Another bill, from the same Committee. extern
ding the time for locating and surveying lands for
certain military warrants I'LL January lst, lS44 was
read twice and referred TO the Committee OF the
whole.
August 2, ls4l.
The revenue bill was received by the Senate
this morning, and re ferred TO the Committee on f.
nance.
A memorial was presented from meeting OF
Virg inans in Cumberland County, against ma
tional bank, which they held to be unconstution
al. Upon this, Mr. Henderson expressed his sur
prise that the party in opposition had not gone
more deeply into that question, during the
discussion Of The bank bill. This, of course,
brought debate upon this novel ques-
tIop,in which Messrs. Clay OF Alabama, M orehead,
Ca lboun and Archer participated. Mr. Calhoun
adopte the notion of speedy repeal ofihe bank
charter, alb out which such clustering is kept up
by the noisior Locos, and Mr.. Archer told him
be must not expectan support from Virginia, Of
such a doctrine as that. After talking some
length upon this inject, the Senate concluded to
address themselves to business and took up the for
tfcalion bill. Mr. Preston made able exposi-
lion of the objects of the measure, in his usually lu
cid and elegant manner, and answered all the OBJ
jections which have been advanced, both to what
the bin provides, and to what il omits.
He said il was the aim of the government, at
present. to make exposed Atlantic frontier as
defensible posi- BILE, without loss of time TO which
end the appropriations were desired to lap 10
Jure next, as Congress was in the habit of post
poning these subjects until the last of every ses-
sion. The appropriations had been melted out
with great equality to the different sections of the
seaboard- though the object had been mainly to
provide for the general defence where such provis
ion most needfu and important. In regard to
the West, he said that permanent and expensive
Notifications there, injudicous on account of
the constant tendency of the Indian frontier to the
Westward
AS to the Notifications the lake shores, it was
far necessary the British side, than on our
own, as they would find sufficient occupation, in
case of war; in protecting themselves from hostile
incursions and domestic instructions.
He concluded his remarks by moving amend
ment appropratng $3.50, 900 for military surveys of
ouI inland and Allan tic frontiers which was adopt
ed.
Mr. Evans moved to insert appropriation of
$40 900, for arrearages due account of military
roads and surveys, and for keeping in repair the
public property, which also was adopted.
The House went into Committee of the Whole
this morning-Mr John G. Clark Of New York in
the Chair, and took up the bank bill from the Sem
ate.
Mr. Sergeant ofPeInsy lvania, opened the debate
with historical view of the action of Congress, the
Supreme Court and the different Presidents, upon
the question of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES thence
as he proceeded, powerful arguments to prove the
complete eloment of the whole question in the
affirmative. His speech evinced the most COM
plete familiarity with the subject, and was distin-
guished by terseness and cogency of reasoning. He
proved that Jefferson, in sanctioning the bill which
in 1904 authorized the bank establish branches,
had exercised the very power which his namo had
so often been used 10 discountenance, and that
Madison, not only when in 1916 he signed the char
ter, but in his veto message of 1915, when he
"waived the question of constitutionaty," had as
sumed that the question finally decided and set
at rest-so that whatever might have been his pri.
vate opinion upon the question, considered
new one, he was not at liberty, President of The
United States, to vetod charter upon the ground
that it was not allowed by the Con stitution.
Messis. Mcclellan, Of New York, Saunders, of
North Carolina and Kennedy of Indiana, spoke a.
gainst the BILL and Mr. Stuart, of Virginia. in its ia
var
MIR Mason, of Maryland, obtained the floor, and
the Committee rose-alter which, Mr. Morgan pro-
posed for consideration, reso luton that the de-
bate should cease on Friday next, and the House
adjourned.
Mr. CHADwIcK-l noticed in your paper of July
20, statement signed L. J. of the time his corn,
which he says is an early kind, began to show its
tassels and silk. Ipant the large rowed corn,
which is about 10 days later than the early kind.
II began to show its tasses and silk as follows:
! Tassel. Silk Tassel Silk
1895, July 2 July IL 1896, July l July Is
1927, June 90 (" IS 1928, g 9 16
1929, July +" 20 1890. " /" II
| 1881, June 81 {" S 1889, " 10 " 25
1888, July 3 &c II 1884, &c Is
| 1885, +" " % 1886, :" I6
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