Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-10

be commercial agent, it ought to be o:atei else
| where.
Mr. CLAY, OF Alabama, said il was extraordi-
| nary that opinion should be advance. =, on any
side OF this House that 1t was desirable to have
Government Bank Than an ordinary bank for COM
mercial operations. IL the FIRST time that he
had ever heard his friends advocate this I'LL now IL
was doctrine entirely new.
| Mr. WALKER sid that Gen. jackson proposed
Il. lie then read from JackSon'S message of Deem
bcr 1880, in which It was stated that Il was proper
to organize banks as branches OF the Treasury De-
/ partment. lie (Nr Walked always did and would
! prefer Government Bank to any Bank OF the Uni.
| ted Sa'cs.
] MIR CALHOUN should vote to strike out these
words, on a very simple principle. because he con
Sijercd the location ofthe Bank in Washington MS n
mere Sham and Il II was stricken out, he should
move TO fl with New Orleans, wishing as he did
to put it ne FAR from the Government as possible
MIR WALKER asked if the Senator expected to
get any thing like majority of this or the other
House for It's location at New OrleNns1 lie was
opposed to ''slIams" well rs the Senator from
South Carolina.
MIR CLAY, OF Alabam,, said he would have the
Bank at the greatest possible distance from the Seat
of Government.
MIR ALLEN said the entire government of the
institution would be under the direction of the mo-
neyCd now or Of the country. Wherever they estRb-
lshed the Bank, the controlling branch would be at
the city of New York, Tor the that two thirds
OF all the public deposites were there. lie consid.
tutlClNICs llAl cuGCteN no.
thing but waste OF tine; 1t was nothing but another
Instance OF the efforts OF an ensllved Government
relieve thcmS ives from the dominion of money
ed power, by giving organization and strength to
that power.
He hoped that the bill would not go on, of tin,
chamJc; until the whole subject had been fully aud
perfectly explained, aud not rs a mere question of
exchange, but IN the tar more important point OF
Vlew-!n rs political aspect. He should vote TO
strike out, and, # the motion prevailed, he should
vote for filing 10 place, for he never would Ivy his
vote, he accessory 10 placing in any district in the
United States, power which would burn and blast
that district.
MIR WOODBURY. said New Orleans wa. the
point where the bank should be located II any
where, because II NJ the greatest distance from
the PcIucA. power Of the country. He should pur
sue It II !, went TO New Orleans, or wherever II
went, and destroy II II he could, by every thing
which could be brought 10 bear on il.
Mr. CALHOUN said # there were no other OBJ
lection on earth, but that they could not locate 1t
any where without giving pre- eminence TO the
p'aee OF MS location, that would be enough TO con-
denim u.
The amendment was then rejected by the follow
Ing vote:
TEAS-Mes5s Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Cal.
houn, Cay OF Ala, Fulton, King, Linn, MeRoberls,
Morton, Nichvs SOL Pierce, Sewer, Smith OF Conn,
Sturgeon, TaPpAn, Williams, Woodbury., Wright,
EounE-20.
NANS-Aiessrs Archer, Brrrow, Bates, Bsyord,
Bcrricu, Choais, Clay of Kentucky, Clayton, Dix
Ol' E-NAns' bgAuAIll tlcultrspI hCrr,
Mlnsum, Merrick, Miller, Morehead, Phelps POr-
ter Pren,iss, Preston, Simmons, Smith OF Indiana,
Souihird, TaIma1Se, Walker, White, Wood
brijge-29.
Mr. CALHOUN then moved that the words
District Of Columbia" DC stricken out and New
Orleans" inserted.
Mr. BENTON, at length, advocated this amend
ment, and spoke several times.
Mr. WALKER advocated, and Mr. TAPPAN
opposed u.
Mr. CALHOUN (having moved the amendment)
SAID II u prevailed It would not strip HIM, at all, OF
his objections TO The bill.
Mr. BUCHANAN supported the amendment,
he was convinced that there no spot within the
wide limits OF the United States where this Bank
could be 50 prtIudcIa TO the people Of this coLn-
try rs IN Washington. lie should therefore vote
for any amendment to remove the place OF !Uca-
ton.
The amendment was rejected, by the following
vote:
YEAS-Messrs. Benton, Buchanan, Calhoun.
Clay, OF Ala, Fulton, King, Linn, McRober,s,
MouIon, Nicholson, Pierce. Sewer, Sturgeon,
Walkcr Woodbury., Young-I6.
NAGS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bay
yard, Berrien, Choaie, Clay, OF Kentucky, Clayton,
Dixon, Evans, Graham, Henderson Huntington,
herr, Mansum, Meu.ck, Miller, MoreheAd, Phelps,
Porter, PrentIsS, Preston, Simmons, Smith, OF In
G,anna, Southland, Tamadge, White, Wilkins,
Wcodoury-29.
MIR WRIGHT moved the printing of a series OF
amendments, which he should offer at the proper
place, which motion was carried.
An intended amendment ofMr. WALKER was
also ordered to be printed.
The Senate adjourned at quarter past 4 o'clock