Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-08-19
CONGRESSIONAL.


the Bank question, We are compelled TO abrIdse the
proceedings Of Congress.
ON HciA;saay. Tic m inst the day WAS prnci.
nall, consumed, in the Scuate, ON the bill, which
had been returned from The IIorse, with amend
ments, Tor the repeal OF the Sub-freasu,y. Mr..
Calhoun opposed action upon il with great sehe-
mence, principally because it would be indicate
aud difespecJuit 10 Tic Pfes,dent I'm which view he
was sasianedb b, Nj. Beutuu.) send hun tins bill
until he had acted finally upon the ba bill. Mr..
Clay however, declined to submit The dee SION ol
the dellcacy and pfoIniety OF his conduct the
unpiragc # he Senator from South Carnlna,- aud,
after further remarks from Messrs. Preston aud
Riyes in favor oi prompt action, all OF them dis
claiming any intention to emblnass MI Tyler. aud
expressing their confidence that embarrassment
would be felt by HAT iur tiionaiy, the Amendments
oilhe House agreed to. and the bill pissed.
1t is wonderful that Mess,s. Calhoun aud Benton
ane others "oi that ,k" should be careful Of the
feelings of a IIhie Ptesld,n,-snd reluctant TO
enbanass him! Il svcry cetlainlhat they ne,et
displayed so much deiicacy until they a ray Of
hope that their very ronsldeiafe course n1ghr
pcrchance "eHure 10 dicU den,m," in. or several!
Mr.. Preston II buktd this overloni ollicionsness
with emphasis and Effect. "Iimto DaRa6S ei oiona
fefenfes." The ueacheious Locos in throw lne
their chapets a, the feet # Mr.. Tyler, hope con-
verl Them into crown which is BY and 10y 10 deco.
,are iher own bfow,i Is Mr.. Tyler so0 tpouph for
that? We shall see. Certain it Is, he all
embarrassed by the bill repeating the Sub Treasu-
~. which he opprored last Saturday.
|, the House vi Representatives. some unmpor-
,ant business, the most interesting OF which av.
do ou of n, hoi la bv Al,
lo,y,-in which that eenrl,man and Other exhaust
less ..wnd bags" will find that they dnrr from The
people who tired oi paying several thousand
dollars per day for 81 czech mol wnlIh as man,
dunes-,he Banh,pPt NW VAS taken up. Nj
F,ssenaen Of Name neentIy advocated its passage
Mr. Linn OF Y owed HE same sd
suggesting, however. several Amendments. Messts
Pendleron Of Ohio, funbull Of Conn. Moore #
Louisiana, and Underwood Of Ky. also advocated
the bill Mr. Payne OF Ala though not opposed
to Bankrupt bill, opposed the details # the bill
before tie House. The House lhen adioutr ed
IAurSdoy Aug. Il - H. Senate I he resolution
some days ago oileed By Mr.. Clay Of Ala. with ic-
gard to tie appo tnent Of additional Clerks in the
Gene,al Land Office, was taken up. on motion
Mr.. Snuh OF India a, and ag,ted to.-Att,r some
other business Of mlnor importance, the Lanai DIS
tribution Bill was taken up. Mr.. Linn proposed
10 amend II. Ivy Substituting Ter the distribution
principle proposition 10 "3rIoi nate the proceed> o
the lands to Tie pubic dce' ce; other words, TO
desiroy the bill M,ssrs. Benton aud Wrghl sup
ported the amendme I, and Mr.. ralma lge Opus
ed IT, and 1t was rej' cled, ayes Is, noes %. Nj.
Surgeon moved 10 strike the Gtst section from The
bill winch gives 10 per ccrt. to the States
more Ian TO tn, old. hIs pfoposltl, led to long
debate. IN which Mcssrs Sturgeon, Walker, Blu
chanan, Clay OF Ky aud Sewer anticipated and
rejected, ayes | noes 81. Mr.. Archer LEA NOV
ed strike from The h section u tie bill clause
which renders The disposition OF the funds Oh gallo
~ Tor bridges, canls, &C., which, when lnade
to be Tree for the OF The L. S aes, in uans-
porting the mail, munitions Of war, &c. Ills pro-
position led 10 long della e,ln which Me>srs. Whrc,
Smith o( ind. Clay, Huntington aud Sewer took
pan and before decision had, the Senate
adjourned.
In the House Of Representatives, the cngrossed
bill further 10 extend The time for locating Nng.
ma Military Land Warrants. and returning SURVEYS
theron to the General Land Office, WAS paSsed-
The Navy Pension Fund bill WAS then taken up,
with the amendn ems &C the Seuase, winch were
concnned II, aud the bill Of course ouy awaits The
signature Of the President to become law. Tie
B'ntfup b II was III az ain taken up. and support
edby Messis. Milton Brown OF Tenn. lum oi y.
). aud Allen Of Maine, and opposed IN powerful
N,gnment by Mr.. Pc, e ol Ky. "ho fdiculed, wnh
great effect, "lhe fine pictures. taken from novels
the cruelty # ifon-hea ted cirduois pooi and
honest debtors'-Mr. Pope sand he did not believe
In them nor do we. Mr.. Pope also denied
phaucaly thar the government has any right 10 null
lily contract between ind,ldras-lhan which
there seems TO us Ia be 10 clearer rfoposlion.-
Whatever may be SAID Of The utilly of IA bankrupt
law to operate ptosptcivey, il is opinion that
retrospective law, besid,s beng direct cot will
that provis on Of the constitution wi ilh denies
Congress the power 10 pass &C post facO laws, and
thai which declares the iDvloablny of CONTRACTS,
will open wide the flood gates OF corruption aud
morality. The STATES make IN oh wlset aud
safer regulations touching the delicate relations OF
the power Of the general government to adept
Tor the W hole-and feel nident, should The
bill now before Congress pass, that, like the law #
lo00, IL will not remain two years upon the statute
book, before the public voice will be clmorous for
lis repeal. The House adjouraed without comirg
TO vote.
Fndoy august Is Mr.. Calhoun, who seems to
he the nnGtl tnpi,il | f,b flt l,y rho