Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-13
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Howard WIIuEEs, Sec ry.


PASSAGE OF THE BANK CHARTER Is THE SENATE
The circumstances under which the Bank charter
passed deserve commentary, which We have not
time 10 make this evening. There arc n iew facts to
winch we call attention, TO mark the character OF Tie
Transaction.
First: The charter for this new Government of the
COUNTRY, passed the Senate without obtaining the vote
al the majority Of the members OF that body here
fifty two members-Tennessee is only half re-
presented in the body. II her full representation had
voted the fraction of, voted the question and the
other dissenting member from the bill tMr. Clayon)
had compelled do his duty, and vote according
his of his oath, tie charter would have
fallen in The Senate
Next: Ii alr. Henderson had done his duty yeser
DAY. attended as he bound 10 do, and voted, he
saws lie would have voted according 10 the dictates Of
his conscience the compromise the amendment, would
have been rejected and then alessrs. MerTick and
others, who stood pledged to vote agans, the ball with
81, the amendment, would have defeated the measure
The Bank charter nstra! of being passed by the extra
Congress convened for the purpose, thus in fact
passed by The absence ot Mr.. Henderson, 1t ought,
therefore, read be il enlctef BY the absence OF ar
Henderson, instead Of "be il enacted BY the Senate
and House of Representatives in Congress ASSEMBLED
If the charter should then become eiiectua 10 fix
upon prrsen, generation The grca, moneyed dynasty
proposed il Will be the first, OF the call Of
mutlatei Congress-a Senator from Tennessee yes
ierday would have sed the bill-and secondly, Of the
conduct of two Senators who a5sened themselves, and
M, their conscenees demanded. The vote Of either
would nave defeated the bill
1t carried at last by the vote OF Nc Preston, vino
VIGOROUSLY violates the almost unanimous pubic sentI-
nrnt q! li,s State.
VIII the President sanction a bill ;hns worked
through the Senate, by what Mr. Hando Ph would term
black leg gementamd containing, as Il does be-
vond ri! q:es,:o full assertion Of the power in
pose branches the S,aes-which has been again and
again pronounced by the President downright VIOLA
,inn Of the Constitution of the L. We think not
On cur return home from the Senate, were greet.
cd y letter from great man SIX hundred miles DIS
ian:. whose ken have often found reached beyond
all others, which makes assertion on tins point. we
have frequently found his assertions, prophecies, and
se pubs! the following Of ha, character, and leave
il be tested by the future: CLAY 'cW mt get ms
Eank bin passed.. Tyler rW reto IT. '-Gt0te
Mellon From The Journal Of Commerce we learn
that NcLeods counsel have determined not 10 appeal
from The late decision Of the court the habeas car.
pus The venue is changed 10 Utica, where he sill
soon be brousn; 10 trial TIE Journal of Commerce
says there is ao reasoaaJic dou5t IF his aeqniuai
BIT ihis i; seems, will not acqu the l. States. The
Montreal Courier says
"Great Britain cannot in honor put up with such
Gccis ion and will alter Mr. Mcleod 10 be tried
for an act which his Government has assumed as lis
own. The time has arrived when there can be no
more dailying about the matter; and if our neghoors
viii persist their sssum ptons, let them take the con.
sequences, for however much we should deprecate
war with them under ercnt circumstances the soon-
we decide this question The better ENGLAND c"ulo
not have better cause: and in Canada we have never
been 50 wel prepared for trial of strength at
sent; 4 gain we say, If must come let II come at
once ori, very evident that unless settle all our
disputes now will be only putting oil The evil DAY to
period when nay not bs well prepared to deal
with our wll;nl and heads;rong ne'gh5nrs.