The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-08-11

were generally voted down. The bill was
then. ordered to. be- .engrossed fora third
reading-the yeas and nays not being call
ed on the question. The House then ad.
journed.
WASHINGTON, August 2, ls4l.
In the Senate, this morning, Mr.. CAL
houn presented a copy Of the proceedings
of a.large and respectable meeting Of the
Democratic citizepspf CumberlsHd Coun
ty. Virginia, expressive of their cent?
ments in relation. to the important mea.
sures npw before Congress. The Resolu.
tions are well drawn, and assert that =
National Bank is: an institution Of deadly
hostility to the. principles of our Govern.
ment, and mischievons to the interests of
our country: That soIemnly impressed
with the conviction: of the unconsli,ution.
ality and injurious tendency Of a National
Bank, should lone be established by the
present or:any future Congress- no mat
ter.by what game,. or whore located, they
hold it to be .tRs 'Ggi, and bounden duty
of anysucseedIpg Cdngress, whether the
people shall hare given it the power. TO
"cfear away its rubbish" and to establish
in its place a'ststso compatible with the
Of the Constitution. and with
the spirit of oat Republican institutions.
In word, they 90 decidedly for the re-.
peal Of its charter. They deny that in
The election of:Gen. Harrison. ti.e people
decided in favor of National Bank. as in
Virginia both Harrison and TYLER were
on the grounds Of their hoslili-
" to .ha, institution. They utterly dis.
approve and condemn the proposition TO
distribute the proceeds Of the sales Of the
public lands, as a measure unwarrented
BY The Constitution and insidiousIy design.
I'd as an entering wedge of system COM
oining an indirect assumption of the debts
IF the States. with protective tariff,
against both Of which they enter their SO.
emn protest and remonstrance.
Mr.. Calhoun said he would not detain
he Senate by commeting on these Reso.
utions, but he would say he coneurred
anst fully in the sentiments contained in
hem. /,
Mr.. Henderson thought that it was in.
:umbent OH those who asserted that the
Bank was Unconstitutional, or who en-.
Iorsed the sentiment, to produce some
'roof to sustain the position, and chal-
enged the productionof such proof.
Mr. Clay Of Alabama, read from the
ournal Of the Convention, and the Madi.
on papers, The proceedings on the mo.
ion of Robert Morristo give to Congress
he power to grantchariers of incorpora-
ion. In the vote on, this motion there
we're three States in favor. and eight. in
opposition TO it. ,Esgs.
Mr.. Henasrson denied tlst 4tisp ptacecd..i i
ag bad refssepce to AIN NationaE Bank.
Mr.. Calhoun said, il was sufficient for
i'm and those who thought sBithshim, that
he Convention had refused, and that
more than once, to. conferSon Congress
he power 10 Incorporate; as il fully jusli, /.
ed the assertion thattheS bill which was
ecen,ly before them, was an usurpationo
f power not granted by the Constitution. !
Mr.. Archer said, as either himself nor
lis colleague had been selected as the or.
ans ON that floor Of the meeting, he re.
arded il as presumptive evidence that it
i'd not represent the popular feeling Of
he State, He said the doctrine of repeal
pas but another form of Notification, and
hat Virginia repudiated alike Nullifca.
ion and Abolition.
Mr.. Calhoun said, il repeal was to be
considered Notification, the Senator would
ind many NuIlifers around him. Indie.
'enrcnt Of the unconslitulionality Of The
sank. he asked how was it passed through
hat bndy!. II was well known that ma.
ority Of The. Senate were opposed to the
or whatever it mig be call
ID, of the Senator from Kentucky; and
rhen that, was managed by two Senators
absenting themselves, how was
t passed. repeated Mr.. G., giancing a.
ir. Preston! Under such circumstances
lie considered the attempt to bind this
country in the shackles of Bank for
wenty years. as a gross usurpa,ion, and
he never in his life performed an act with
n0re pleasure than he would vote for the
epeal of, this bill Whenever the Democra.
" had@the power Of repeating il.
Ms. Re1ien said this subject had at.
racled sQme attention this morning, and
ne gave gshtfemehno,icc that he had the.
meeting in Fauquier coun,
y, Vigfnia, which asserted precisely the
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