Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-04

tho blame ofilie Administration, not the Banks, and
to the honor of the truly great statesman who then pro-
posed and insisted successfully in the COMMITTEE upon
the amendment. Passing in the Committee, why did
1t not pass in the House: will tell you, Sir. IL ac-
tually defeated the BILL The Administration de-
eTmined 10 have the bill il was, without any such
limitation and restriction by law, or to pass no bill at
nil. The Opposition was then wisely determined To
guard The deposes by sauary provisions 81 me Eiha,
or 10 deica, altogether, and leave the whole RESPONSE
bIty upon the Executive which had "taken the respon.
slh'liiy' upon itself Well, Sir-the Administration
had suffered = defeat in the Committee. The amend
mehl was Too wise, too proper, too "aard-money LOT
"hard money pnrsans to dare to vote II down, even
under the srlctest party drill. What then was to he
done' All the party schemes flank specuatons, IS
Sues loans, discounts, and depositc concoced by the
pets Of a 'pet bank"-Reuben NJ. Whitney concern,
were likely 10 be knocked in the head by this "sprcte
clause amendment, as it called CONSERVATION
was in the whole camp-but "bargain and compromise
put all right and saved all appearances OF victory
Those of the Administration party who had voted for
the amendment and who could not do otherwise, were
told that if they would only reconsider the vote on the
amendment, and reverse their votes and defeat IT. the
bill should be quietly laid 10 rest and their party acgl
ance and conscences both should be saved and trou.
BLEED no mare by call to vote again either for the bill
ar the amendment that session. The bargain was
struck, and the bill was laid aside or run over rather
for that year. The journal, Sir, shows every one oil
these facts, repeat, except the mor'nS consideration
and the bargain.
CONGRESS araiu met in December, lc:3 and the same
contest was again begun and continued over the "spece
clause amendment" Mr.. Polk went into the Speaker $
char, and MIR. Cambreleng became chairman oil
WAYS and Means. Under his lead the same war con-
tinned and lust as thought were about TO WIN the
victory 10! IA sudden thought seemed to strike Ger
tain great leaders OF the Opposition All three OF
them (Aessrs Clay, Webster and Calhoun,) seemed TO
cxclan At once, like the Greek philosopher Eureka!
Eureka,-"We have it," "Gige rs the surplus for the
States and yon may do you please with the depostes OF
the Federal Government You may place them in hun
d-cd and one rotten harks, 'c;O a specie clause, II
YOU please provided you will depose the surplus with
the S,ates," Magnificent scheme! Tempting bait How
successful it has been in bankrupns the Treasury here
in Turing on the States and individuals toeyery species
If imnroydence-in helping to hoat bad currency
in making bad lebts--in causing "dcicicnceS in
making prctexts for another high tarif-le the present
condition of our people, OF our State and Federal
Governments, Of whole country, at home and
abroad attest 1t ook-'t pissed effects are tc!i.
THINK nv stars MIR. Chairman, that there was onh
Opposition man, though bnt one, and iortyiiree Ad
ninistration only, who voted against that InIqutons
barrain. The vote always was read-"Nays 13 De-
,uoerats and Mise" That vote am prouder OF than
any ever gave in ny public life.
In hot night session, during the last days OF the
long session Of july 1886 that depose act passed. and
Sir as il was going out OF that door next to the post Oh
fee an enrolled bill in the hands OF messenger, was
upon the floor exciaiming-thc author OF Nulhcaton
mir. Calhoun and the author Of the American System,
MIR Claw the authors Of the compromise act sitt'ns
naar and looking on was excaimng-"lherc goes
the first blow at the compromise nct-there goes the
heaviest blow ever yet stricken at the legislative pow
or of Congress the public money-tlcre goes a
direct sanction Of Executive usnrpaton-there goes
heavy blow at the land ordinance Of l767-there goes
.r,I,.,n ,,Il ttpS1 nd nj tp-
yEtherc goes the deathwarrant Of State rights ana u
Zen Jackson will only veto that bill, fraugh with
NOR. mischief than any all other acts put together
will forgive him the multitude OF his SINS Ana, o'
The next day. hearing that he was inclined TO put M
veto upon il, very near gong 70 INN IN person
10 mplore the exercise OF his constitutional
ton. c,,oc ~.
Such s the history of the deposite act Of 1876 But
FIR il. passape there would he an eIcesS instead Of
deficiency Of permanent excess, Tor IL IS
not with an excess as with cri!cehcy' oebet"e
NAV he Temporary as have shown, but an ercfss IS
necessarily permancnt-that is It may he husoanu'c
and kent, il IS in the Treasury and may be contnnav
as far a its amount will 70, applied 10 the future wants "
The Government. And 90 gentlemen now WISH III tie
f,cc f This rrhiu excess and the terms OF the copIo'
MISE to the tariff in advance ana are ey o"
nr on tcmpornry, not permanent dcfctfncy IN reve
nne IN do So in order TO make preteXt Tor anothef"S
,r;by,;ooa Sir believe this to be their object, ana
cannot 20 with them. must separate from lnehi on
his question as heretofore, and they must pardon my
consistency. ask them again-What does lhe com
n-omise establish. ! answer-that all duties shall be
;d far rercnue aouc-that all revenue shall he raised
or the purpose Of san economical administration q me
and that nonr OF course, shall be raiseo
either for yrotccon for distribution, or tor any DINER
purpose under Heaven
.n,l ADMINISTRATION required but $4,000 0O0-sup
nosr Ina, The whole olthat enough Tor the Govern
p,ut's own Durposes was raised from customs alone
would gentlemen then contend mat laey couiu ny va
another cent Of duty for protection and dstr,nuto'
Would not another cent be proecl'on per .. 49,
thnt no one will differ from me IN saying, IN snc' cas-
b,ro could he no increase of the tariff, ana at auu'
,;.na duties would be protective duties per Sc. Au,''
H., c,ep and will trust TO the argument ai'.
Admit that only what presume every ma" VIII au"''
~ + nut Won another question following III ofuer -
w ,Lo difference between the case put, and tha'
Re-. ,be Government needs but S2t,00U,UuO, anu you
La nat amount of rcrcnuc raised-lh part saJ
gu, mo 400 from customs and So,ooODoo from ian"S
and where Won giro a,edy, distribute inc
revenue from lands, and raise duties 10 supply ,e
ca.,, nj X 900 900 thus caused BY Distribution =
5;,i.rance is that in neither case you nave j
ic;or I'm. in the latter case you MAKE deiiceh's
..r;Iv not for rcrcnHe, but Tor dtstrtohitoH-
No, ,he additional duties in both cases equally pro-
tectvc per Sc; They are, because III ne'l. Cn-ess
~ n,oLc n defciency by gising aioay rercnneE "h,'
oer has Congress TO lay and collect dues 10 supply
any such deficiency made 70, what may
lay anu o pey de5s and prord for e common dc,
sS S S s' % Snss s "a"
oe iasea, no ouplied to any other purposes what
eee These arc the old and the true Republican" doc
tr,nes Of constitutional construction
How arc these positions answered and met; SIR II Is
~" - ,lIude here TO what passes in the Senate
the other went to ss" s to h@ "i
whereIme w" friend Of mine, now dead, used to say
h There found Of sea g@ T"
and curews all oGked w mo, sIg for the
soLe Of order and do not 10 call hard names
They were not birds of prey and being IN h's" 'eOa'e
found them very knocing birds
t,Twas certain''-
Glands they could measure, terms and tues p'esase
There heard one old bird, whose phys'osnomy is 'ne
nbiz of the bird of wisdom, answer the very ar
rument which have just made. tic sa'd III answer &c
this Argument .a calico, n ves
Tb;. i substantive and independent PoTer IN user
3D. Congress has power "to dispose oil anu n.ae'