Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-16

l which give him high reputation. IL was a trea,
70 near hmto day, cutting right and lefl-now at
Mt van bsrco, Who had changed his opinions up.
on the bankrupt Bll-now at Mr. Benton, who was
no exemplar for him or any body-and now .r.;n
~ Nr Hubbard, who he thought had better add to
ms proposition to include Stale Corporations. ano-
sner whieh should allow Congress to put States,
noeIues ana subjects into a commission Of bank.
, luPSsy' Leave the States alone" said the Arkan-
| sas senator. "Eou are servants We the States
| are your masters. Hands off. Touch not an inch
OF our property. Our Banks belong to us; we own
mem. DO otmeddle with any thing belonging to u.s.
you act IN reference to the currency at ALL act in
the spirit OF charity and iorbearance The coun,rv Is
aistres' Seek not TO add TO its s ctons by harsh
ana unsenetous treatments. As for power Won
might as well say the States shall take arsenic from
nanoS as 10 say that the institutions OF the
states shall be put in a commission Of Bankruptev
oy your power. will vote for no such propos,-
uon. care not who supports Il, will not. c,ro
no. what Mt Van Buren, thinks, or did,-or Mr..
oeS'on' or Mr.. Anybody else. act for myselfln
such IN substance were the remarks snoks, in
the teeth Of the Senator from Missouri. who nm
dertakes to be the dictator OF his party They yvsr.
received with delight the Senate and created s.sl
ing enough to call MIR. Wright to the rescue of hi,
o. and admired friend MIR. Van Buren,, and to
.he ad oil Mr. Benton and his ultra proposition To
include Banks. A set speech was made bv the S.n-
a'or from New York, to prove that under the Con
s.Iuuon, the Banks and other Corporations of The
o.a'es could be controlled by Congress. There
""' ""y ponCy WIN the SenatOr.-but
w"hout reservation or qualification, he contended
.hat the Corporations of State were as much sub-
Jeeted 10 state legislation the People of State
Mr. wright took strong ground also in his spe,cb
against The passage OF any Bankrupt Law. As \,
respects the city, he insinuats, if he does not saw
mat large proportion of the wealth and proner,y .,
,he city are adverse to s1ch law and the act of liz
Iass Session he deems as disastrous as IN, gre,, G.
90 OF the petitions from other parts of the State
SO, ana from Albany in particular. In conclusion oS
aIi 'nat ne had TO say, Mr.. Wright gave those Who
heard him, to understand that he was neain,, the
passage OF Bankrupt Law,-but if any should
pass ne hoped that Corporations would be included.
nothing doubling the power of the Constitution IN
iotce State Institutions into commission of bank.
| ruplcy. 0'"A
Mr. Calhoun resisted Mr.. Wright as soon as he
Gould get the floor. He regarded the doctrine Ia il,
uown oy the Senator rs the most da nserous assume
ton OF power ever promulgated against the risbt,
OF the States, and was astonishcd that such n nosi
ton should be maintained. He SPOKE asa;rs, :,
warmly, and argued against il with great a6ih,v.-
replying to Mr.. Wright, and rejoining when his first
argument was answered. Thus the war was kcn,
up through the day without ceasns, aud the ablest
OF the Senators took part in the conflict IL was
scene IKE this In the House. which created all the
feeling which has been manifest in regard 10 the
opinions oil some OF the Wing members of the House.
ana II there was division Of sentiment there there
Is much more OF division here. With as much
propricty night be said in the one c,se as in the
other, that the Wing party are separated beyond
the hope of union.