Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-11
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
Correspondence Of hs Courier and Enqtir.r.
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Correspondence Of The Courier and Enquirer
ALBANY, Jan. 80, 1871.
The resolutions, relative to certain amendments
10 the constitution OF the United States were n
gain under discussion in the Senate, and the d.
bate upon them occupied nearly the whole of the
setting.
Gen. Boot made capital speech in answer 10 the
subtetes and absurdities of Messrs Hunter, Foster
and Paige, and IN favor OF the resolutions The
General contended that the frst amendment pro.
posed limiting the time Of the presidency to one
/ tern-had become necessary, in order to prevent
the evils which had attery been suffered, from the
efforts OF the presidential ineumbents being turned
solely to the object OF securing reelection and he
commented at length on the change OF front now or
hibitsd ny 'the party leaders, in resisting the pro-
position.
The efforts Of the opposition Senators To prove A.,
national bank unconstitutional. we're met and re-
futed; and he maintained that Jefferson himself an
! ~ held BANK 10 be unconstitutional, when surh
an institution was unnecessary; but that II a
necessity should exist for such an institution.
/ IN collecting and discussing the national reve.
nue., then that he believed Congress had the
power TO charter one. Both Jefferson and Madison.
he said, were opposed to the bank IN 'gI only be.
cause they deemed Il then unnecessary and tbere.
fore unconstitutional. In proof this he cited the
fact, that Jefferson signed the bill IN e,,aiI;sb =
branch oftho bank at New Orleans, which he would
not have done u he had thought the bank unconsti-
tutionaii AID Madison afterwards recommended the
charterng Of the late bank
Poor Mr.. Hunter was fused upr Ly him. Jv T,
very simple process This old gentleman had stat
ed that 70 1884, and subsequently. Gen n vas
with hm, opposed 10 the Bank on constitutional
p,ounds; nod therefore be charged the General with
,nging his view. To-day Ger. r iot,od,,csd
Tie Journalist the Legislature to show that neither
We nor Nh Hunter were opposed TO the Bank-or
" Mr.. Hunter was opposed 10 IL, he never made Il
known, and in his opposition stood "solit,rv and
alone" in the great Empire State
AT the session alluded 10, Certain resolutions Of
Pennsylvania, so 10 amend the constitution of the
United states as to eonhne the Bank to the District
Of Columbia, were submitted 70 our Legislature.
IN the Assembly they we're referred 10 a committee
OIL the head Of which was en-. Lee the present Pre-
sdent Of the Senate, who made a report adverse IN
the proposition, end concluding with resolution 10
that effect This resolution was pissed, 90 far az
appeared IN the Journal, without a single nay: and
being introduced IN the Senate, Of which MI n.
vas member, II there also passed without opposi.
ton; and the inference was that Mr. IT. vns In n.
vor Of n, for tin record showed that there had been
a call Of the House on that day, and Mr. RI. was
present, and no minute was made Of opposition by
him
This was knock-down aryumenu
IN lhia way'Gen. X. went through with and dis
seeted all the Arguments and positions Of the self
styled democratic Senators who had spoken upon the
resoiuilons-but was more particular in drawing 10
The mistakes and false infercnces OF Mr. PAIGE re
was willing, however he said 10 excuse thai gentle
man i1riaing into the errors he had in reference
TO the eonsttutonality Of the bank. The distribution
1.-THE public dom'n, the law relating 10 Inc mower
oithe Secretary Of the Treasury over The depositss
&C. because II was fashionable Of late 10 reesvo ev
cry thing emanotinz from head quarters as orthodox.
withou, any exercise Of the judgment or will. and
that therefore, he Mr. ~ had not been very care.
fol IN his examination ~ the constitution ind The
laws, but took every thing touching them on trust
that oameifom Washington.
Cen X. said he was ready 10 meet any Of the
gentlemen upon The proprieiy Of an immediate &c
tablisbment Il National bank He was eIso N
| favor Of Mr. Clay's Land Bill--"a bill which had
| been 50 ngloriousiy smothered by Executive ineu.
| bationp Tie also rebuked Mr. p. for his assertion.
that the Wings desired n national debi, and thai
they would urge the assumption OF the Stale debts,
false charge which, he said, had come oil the way
from Missouri, and which no man DESTROYS OF The
character Of a sound statesman, who wound main
tain respectable standing, would ever make
10 alluson 10 Mr. Pys boast, that the party vas
not yanqushed, he said that i might appear TO be
\ the part OF school boy 70 whip dead snake: bu,
a. The gentleman had declared that The snake was
not dead, bot only scoiched, IL would hardly be
WISE 10 grant the party the mercy and forbearancs
whieh the Senator, IN one part Of his remarks ask
cd at The hangs Of the Wigs and f as 10 alleged,