Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-09-25

country.
"Reso,,ei, That Saec, Committee be ra.s
ed 10 report 4 b..l accordingly
Mr.. P. said that ), aaSrc-,ec,'y c'ear from tire
asst Veto Message Of the President. 'aa, 10 Eaak
ofthe United States could be ez,a5i. stad during
the present Administrator. and il was necessary
and proper that some measure should De adopted
which would place rhe public treasure ID ths Gus
tody oflhe law. lie always had been, ana s,ill
was, opp sei TO the union Of the pur, and the
sword 10 the hands Of one man, and he hoped
Congress would not adjourn until they had adopt.
cd some plan which would NEE, the APPRECIATION
Of the President, and remedy this state Of thinrs.
Mr.. Buchanan loIlowed,and expressed his con.
cunence IN the opinion Of Mr. P. that there was
no hope Of the establishment Of any National
Bank, or corporation, with private stockholders,
us loNg as John Tyler shall continue to be Presi.
dent Of these United States. lie congratulated the
country upon this auspisious event. He believed
that it would be hailed with pleasure by majority
Of the people Of the United States. Business
would now flow in The regular channels Of trade,
with ut beng disturbed by political oellauons re.
speeding The currency and the establishment of
National Bank. While he preferred the indie
Pendent Treasury 10 every other mode olheeping
the public money, he was disposed, for one, to
adopt any reasonable middle course which might
be suggested by the President at the next session
provided that it kept entirely clear of the estab.
Ilshmenl Of any banking corporation of any des
crption.
Mr.. Walker expressed similar views. As ohe
State Bank .deposto system, It was tho worst
! which could be devised by tue ingenuity of man.
Al the request Of Mr. Clay, who sad that he
wished the Revenue Bill which was now in sus.
ponse between the two Houses TO be disposed Of,
before they decided on adjourn:ug,Ihe whole sub
jet vas laid on the table until to morrow. Mr..
Clay then SAID that the Committee Of Conference
on the Revenue Bill had agreed to recommend TO
the two houses as a substitute for the disputed
proyiso in the Revenue Bill. the following.
Provided, That, if in virtue of this section, any
duty exceeding the rate l2O per centum ad yaio
rem shall be levied PRIOR 10 the 30th Of June, l842
the same shall not, in any WISE affect the dispose.
ton Of the proceeds Of the public lands as provl-
ded for by an acl passed at The present session Of
Congress. and provided uuher,lha no duly high
Ell than 20 per cent ad valorem shall be LEVIED
and paid On any unmanuIacured article
This was agreed to, and the Senate went into
Executive Session.
Senate aud the House." SAYS the Mercury, " is
confused piece oil patchwork, swaddng, we
suspect, virtual abandonment! on The part Of the
Senate, Of the compromise BILL"
Congress probably adjourned on the 18th inst.
after having been in session three months and a
hall, md what has been done for the good Of the
county, We will briefly sum up tho most I'M
porIan, acts passed.
/. A Bill to borrow twelve millions of Dollars,
thus creating national debt, for which Mr. Wood
bury clearly showed there was no actual necessi.
ty, aud which never would have been created had
Nj Van Buen's administration continued in
power
2. A Bin to bcs;ow on the Widow and heirs Of
Gen, Harrison some 20 thousand dollars ii
most unjusudabe appropriation Of the peoples
money, and unprecedented IN the Legislation Of
Congress. Ollhe same character was the bill
approprialIuI several thousand dollars TO deiray
| ii. "A ih,, lot nj
3. A Bankrupt BIl--an act Of very question:.
Die expediency, and whch,as il is not to take el.
feet I'LL the Isl OF February might as we'll have
been postponed TIL the regular session in Decem
Der.
A. The Distribution Bl--an net to distribute
among the States the revenue arising from the
| sales ofthe public lands. One Of the worst meas
ures, we believe, that has been passed by Con
gress within the last twenty five years,
8. An appropriation Of several hundred thou
sand doIIars to meet the deic, in the Post Ollic
g Department. Under the administrations Of Gen
Q jackson and Mr. Van Buren, this department ne
, yer drew a cent from the Treasury.
Such are the prominent acts Of this exuaordl
nary Sesslon-a session unnecessary and uncalI
ed for, and which has cost the people nearly
. million Of dollars.
. On the 20Jh Of April last when we publisher
}. Gen. liauson's Proclamation ordering the ex
ia Session, We pronounced 1t a suicidal act, an
r predicted that It would ruin the Wing party. Com
y iog events cast their shadows before" and
, tnere Is any truth in the signs Of the times, on
/, prediction viii soon be verified
If SaS3goSrSc ,<7s- So