Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-09

meetings held al the Wing head quarters nigh, after
night and that there were gentlemen from the South
and elsewhere who harangned the people all these
subjects Among The notices upon the lransparencics
was this: "No National Debt" And here (said MIR. B.
the majority had announced bill that must result in
the creation Of national debt. Another motto exhi-
Liled was, "No Executive Bank" Now, he would
ask how if hank were created at all, II could be other
wise than Executive' If you called It National
Bank, or by any other name, il must be an Executive
Bank, be cause 1t executes part OF the functions OF
this Government. Both the l1otoes, then, in relation
to bank and no debt it seemed, were about to De
lalsiiied.
Mr. MORGAN rose to point Of order. His object
was 10 ascertain whether the House was to be detained
by discussing every thing under the heavens HIS
point of order that the gen;lemans remarks were
entirely irrelevant and had reference TO The SUBJECT
under consldeta tioj-
The CHAIRMAN said that the question nov pend
ing striking out the enacng clause OF the BILL
and the gentleman had right To go into the whole
merits of H. but the gentleman must conine himself I"
he provisions of the bill in what he may think proper
TO say.
Mr. BROWN resumed The gentleman from Geor
ga (Mr Alford) had, in the of his remarks on
this ubject yesterday, introduced the Mcleod ques-
ton, and ne (Nlr. b. thought lie was not wandering
further from the subject than the gentleman TO
whom he had referred. lie wanted to put The Wing
Representatives from Philadep hia the right ground
in regard 10 The question of Protective Tariff. Mr. b.
went on 10 remark that he believed the gentleman from
Virginia (Alr. Wise) had participated in some of the
proceedings ofthe Wing meetings At the North prior
TO the late election, but he did not know whether he
present at the held al the Masonic Hall, Phia-
phia where the notices he (Mr. b. had spoken OF
were exhibited. There motto he rccollecicd
that called for Protective Tariff and, if these gentle
men from the South who present and really OPP
posed these questions uttered sentiments in approval
Of those notices, then had they acted falsely and hypo
critically.
1 Mr.. WISE remarked that the gentleman had made
an attack on him.
4 Mr.. Brown SAID il was onl ! in play.
/ Mr.. WISE remarked that 1t serious play and
he must be permitted 10 say, moi only for himself, but
for that Senator, that he never with HIM AT Pha
delphia. 1t true, he (Mr. w had addressed
Wing meeting al Masonic Hall and lie must say that
the op:nrnns he maintained in the South he main
,ained in lie North There had been decP pon IN
his part and ne confessed tina, lie did talk Of Bank
and Of the Tariff bat he put the contest far above
\ Bank and Tarf-as social end moral question and
as opposed 10 the last Administration. During the last
contest, throughout, he was we'll aware that he
differed from members Of his party on the
subject Of Na.i onal Bank Tariff, and Distribution
These differences were merged among themselves
in the South, where there vas Bank and anti Bank la
r;ii and anti Tariff And of the first acls OF
his party and It's press, the endeavor to excommu-
ncae him for lie principles which he protested. An
attempt too had been made, most nngraeiul!y, tyran-
ncay, and opprcssiyely, 10 excomnnnicate and de-
nounce him for lnse very principles which brought the
where lie had always stood these great questions
and had taken the same ground before well as after
The election in regard to them. He had been hypo
critic towards neither party, and he could not. therefore,
sit quietly and hear himself implicated in charge Of
want Of consistency.
that he did not charge the gentleman with m
consistency lie had always looked upon The gentle
nam a. of the strongest opponents Of the party with
which lir (Mr b acted, but he had always believed
,. and tntpn mt
The gentleman, however, in his explanation, had VERT
lied the fact which he (lr b. had alluded to- that the
Wing marty did hold out different views in different
parts oflhr L. :.
rSIr Wise here briefly indicated the course Of
Southern gentlemen attached to the Wing party during
bc lae election as having advocated the doctrines OF
The South al meetings held IN the North IN The most
frank bold and undisgnlsed manner
Mr.. b. proceeded He maintained that The gentle
man from Virginia should have risen, when attending
political meetings at the Morrill, as ne now rises IN 'hls
hall among these Representatives, and have told h,s
. audience That they could not have protective Tariff
! And while the gentleman then helping his wing
allies We the Democracy of The North, were standing
I'm in fnvor Of Southern rights. We were defending
his rights while he was in The enemy camp. VT D.
here read some extracts from wing papers, 70 prove
iba, be and those with whom he acts do understand
wha, public opinion has been; and ne commended mat
ba, was here represented by the majority to be public
opinion was no snch thing. He next read from the
dtnne OF
Tho nron,;scs made b. the Wing party 10 introduce
evsrm or moral reform into the administration OF inc
Government, and commented upon the manner III
which they had carried them out, particularly IN refer
ence To the appointment of officers III Inc custom nonse
:, pb,de,,h,a He said the people there were shock.
al ;, ,o Id selection which had been made and added
that he was afraid there would be very iit'e, any,
vrnne comnr into the Treasury if such appointments
| as these made.
NJ r after some further rcmarka in regard to what
nj n1n
was public opinion IN different PORTIONS u '"I "o
was proceeding to argue that in consequence oil tue ap
nortiopment bill, passed by wing Legislature ~
Pennsylvania land which operated most unfairly ana
rnius;lv public opinion not fairly represented IN
lis legislative councils, VINE"
MIR. DAWSON to a point OF order. | ne gen
,Ion,, ,yos oonr into an account OF local quarrel
nd L yy,rid submt to the House whether they ought
ia allow j, 10 BIZ made The political arena LOT Inc DISCUS
sion of this question, and whether It was te question
beG,r. The House The gentleman had been gong on
an bour and half combining himself but little 10 Tue
subject before us. lie wouiu asA tue :
fine himself 10 the subject
The CHAIRMAN said the gentleman from rem
I,n, HAD been requested to conine his argument 10
The subec, before the committee Inc gentleman Ia"
boan called n order several times, and he could not oe
allowed to 20 into the discussion OF SUBJECTS winch ra"
no.hno IN do with that before the committee. ne
gentleman must CONNIE hitisei ~ ~
out the enactng clause
Mr. BROWN again resumed his remarks by saying
that he knew il was unpleasant! to the majority to hear
these charges made ngains, the Wings and ne Two @ouo
return to the subject of the public lands ne ,n Sc
rd n the Language Of the President, and TO that oil
the Secretary of the Treasury in regard to there beng
deficiency in the revenue and of the necessity OF re-
sort,po 10 some means OF meeting the wants VI .ne
| Covernment We all knew that The country from 'hs
North 10 the South was not in state of defence and
,.ha,her the late Administration were to blame on tha'
account or not, bcOoved this reform Ad"n ad a
- 10 nut it in state of defence and ne would ASK
g h,c onnion had not called upon this Congress 10
mt pt the whole seaboard in condition for war If that
Calamity t were 10 overtake Mr. Brown next next aa
yeTed to the report Of the Secretary OF WAN war IN
rsl,ton TO the dapda,ed condition OF the ierl' s
';nas Of the country, generally and also to the dei
lio"s u The revenue of the Post Office Department
Which he earnestly maintained ought to be p'Gs'dSs e
for and yet here we were spending Out sasm ,'e to be-
"p c.u S' apon the people TO talk about distributing
the revenue derived from the sales Of the pup nn
lands. when our deenccs were in state wh"my Wy, 'n
thp u