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"a the way. and support the msasuss IL
can. opl measures may yet Be carried
out; and 10 all | say--Shsll We Ne sxciteC
BY cay improper feelings. and 20 hCme IL
disgastf No. no. vol Come what may
isi os 81 this eud OF Penntylvsnia Aten6s
co our duty. our whole duty, aud nolhinr
short Of our duty. We Owe this duty e
The country. end Jet as not fall short OF H..
Mr.. Clay having CONCLUDED his re.
marks. the Private Secretary Of the Presi.
dent appesfed with three messages from
the President. aud Information Of the Pre-.
sidentS signature 10 the Ball fOr the es,s
blishment Of a uniform syuem Of Bank
rOPicy Ia the United States. The same
Bill was only this morning signed by The
Pfesident OF the Senate
MT. RveS Of Va made some remarks In
reply, and in vindicaiion al the PTesiden,
Of the United States. He thought the re.
mArus Of the Senator from Kentucky re.
solved themselves into en- srFaigument add
InealpaiiOh Of the Pfesideui. He thought
the President bad pursued consistent
course. and that the frat address Of the
President. issued on the 9Th Of April. held
oui no hope Of Bank. in regard to the
FaiheJ Of the Republic. be considered
The President bad The testimony Of Madi.
'On ia 81. and JsGerson also. in favor Of
his opinions. even in spite Of ell which
bad been sSid 10 the contrary 10 reference
TO Mr. JsGfeTson.
ME-. R,ves eontended that the reason
AR. Madison had signed The Bank, was
because he had changed his opinion IN 90.
gard TO the eoRSIitutioRali,y OF the Bank
Not only ibis. be Wished 70 show that the
eiFeumsisnees were different, end such as
TO excuse NE. Madison ADD rot Mr.. Ty.
Ter.
Mr.. Jefferson Wss vindiea,sd in like
manner Ter signing the act Of 1904, BY
hieh . branch Of the U. S. Bank ives
established in New Orleans. and an act OF
100. for punishing the CONTRIBUTING Of
Bank paper AR. Rives referred 70 Mr..
Clay'S speech Of 1911 10 fad en exeuse
for the eel ot Mr.. JefsIsoo in Opposing
those iNo Bills. From this vindieaiion
Mr. Rives drew the conclusion be had
stated. that the President bad shown re
sPeet ios the Fa,he's Of the Republic. by
vet1inR the Bank. He bad. he conceived,
! ibe light Of their examples.
Mr.. Tyler was. moreover, a strict State
Rights man. distinguished in that school,
and rendered conspicuous for bis devotion
TO Slate Rights principles. Mr. TYLER was
further vindieaIsd a. having ell his opin-
ions we'll known upon the vexed ones
tons at the time Of bis nomination at Har.
nsbuTg. Mr.. Tyler,s opinions Coz q long
time past, in ell his published papers and
speeches. were referred 10 Tor The purpose
Of showing that The Executive had been
consistent in his opinions. 10 opposition Ia
Bank Of the United States. Gen. Her.
riSOn was placed in the same category by
the Senator from Virginia. and MF
RivsS endesvoFed to prove that Gen. Har.
risoh would have been equally opposed Ia
Back Of the United States.
Ia regard TO the message Of the Prssi
deni. Mr.. Rives saw nothing ia il which
did not SuIhuTise the organisation Of 9
Fiscal Age5t Of exchinge, aud capable
Of performing some Of the powers Of bank,
ing, which would be beneficial 10 the Pev
pie.
De. RiVss. 10 conclusion, vindicaieC
the President from the harsh language il
which the Senator from Kentucky sal,
the PFesiden, had clo,bed some portion o
bis Message. lie thought the Plesiden
bed done Vhai be had with q clear con
science.
With ell due Difference 10 the SenatoI
from Kentucky Who. Sir. Rives said, hs,
exhoTisd his friends 10 go on and make
Bank Of tie United States. be hoped "a,
such effort would be made 81 The presen
session. He WAS Wesnsd and worn ou
By these dog day sessions. and hoped the
90 new fiscal measure would be suemp,
ed now. Let The question be postpone,
until The next session. Nothing bot evil
he believed, would come from action upor
any Bank measure ~ toe pfsaeat session
Of Congress.
| AF Clay said. in reply 10 The Seosio
from YiTginis. that be deeply regretted 9,
hesF bis remarks. and he Wisb be had *
pressed in reference 10 Bank Of the q
Slaies lie was sorry 10 see The senate
willing % leave lhe 6nsutes 81 he eoun
ny uadeT ihe control Of lhe EKeculi,e
u Vas . complete rRion Of The purse On,
the ssOfd.
The second speech Of hr Clsy ~ 70
ply 10 MF Rives wss Of Tremendous pow
~ sod sHect--ihough very brief 10 NJ
sourss Of u be made q dieiaimfT 70 ~
Senator from Virgins, q sny iblepiion &
ineulpals be President loS his conduct
6sme FsmaIks aers continued By NJ
Archer end ~ Rives; when as o'elprt
The vote wss tsteh end VS. o. follows th
qaesiion being Shall lbs bill pass p
7 Ayes -. Noes "a
w4saseroa. AasO" 70 1871