The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-27
CONCR ESS.

The correspondent Of the .New York Post fur.
nishes The following interesting account oflhe pro-
ceedings Of Congress on the 18th lust:
"The Senate to day was, Mt last, INDUCED with
the long postponed consideration Of The veto mes
sage. I he reasons for further delay of The debate
M longer existed, inusmuch ~ all had been done
that could be done 10 qnell the excitement among
the wings aud To get up new bank project. Mr.
Clay accordingly look the flour, and in the course
Ola speech much subdued in tone, from VIVA, it
was probably originally intended 10 take, shaved
up Mr. Tyler MS IA traitor to The wing party aud The
wing doctrines, Let any one read the speech,
eniasculutcd as it evidently is, aud sayed over with
equivoral compliments, and it will he seen that it
purpose il 10 arrangn Mr. Tyler before the wing
p,rly for perfdy to that party, 1t sets out with
The assertion that Mr. Tyler, in his address to the
people Of the United States, pledged himself to
sanction bank in terms that every one was salts
fed with, and deemed unQuivocal lie asserted
that. wilh his sentiments rs now declared in the
veto message, he could not have got one vote Al
Harri-hurgh, not single electoral vote. As 10
what il now to be done, he cheers OIL his friends
To the passage Of the remaining mensures--tells
them not to 90 away in disgust and confusion, but
to cherish the harmony OF the purity.
new bank project, but he would take M pnr, in il.
He would not, however. throw any indictment in
their way. He did moi however think he would
vote for this project lie could not tell and was
unad,i.pd what course the pesidenl wou d take Us
10 the bin now talked Of. 1t was certain that h.
would veto every bill allowing Of local discounts.
\ bank Of exchanges was talked of, but even for
This the President must have the assent Of the
States.
Mr. Rivcs rep'ird very successfully 10 Mr. Clay,
IN the ujec Of Mr. Tyler's conduct, which he
warmly vindIrntrd, in every particular. As 10 u
new Bank, Nr Rivcs appealed To the Seuare--lo
abandon Ire idea for the present, and 60 home and
consult the people. lie io'd them that another
attempt would end in another abortion. bank
that would he satisfactory 10 the I"op'e would moi
be II ade without great drlibera,ion. nor without
consulting wise and practical men, WIN were moi
po'iii"nns. lie wonld never have any thing to do
with making Bank n mere party meanurer. Tie
insisted thu, the llarriSburgh Convention avoided
III" question Of Bank or nj Bank, mud were nfad
10 trust The issue before the country They, there.
fare, select candidates knnwn ~ anti Bank men,
Gen. Harrison he insisted, would have taken the
sane course with Mr. Tyler.
The quslio" was taken on the hank bill and the
vote was yeas IS. nays "a, a follows:
Hens-Nessrs Parrow, Bates, Baysrd, Ferrpn.
Chonte, Clay Of Kentucky, Dixon, Exams, Graham,
HENDERSON, Huntington, Kerr, Nangun, Mcrr'
Nier, Norrhcad. Porter, Pren'i.s, Preston. Sun
mons. Sn iih Of Indiana, Southland, Tallmad.e.
" hie and Woodhri,ge-2H.
Nays-Npssrs Alien. Archer. BENTON, Puchnn.
IN. Coihoun. Clay Of alabama, Cln,ion, Cu,hhm,.
Fulton. King, inn, McRobert., Nnnlon. Nichol.
son, Pierce Rives. Sr,i"r, Sturgeon, Tappnn.
Walker Wi'luns WoudLury Wriyht mud