Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-09-17
Tie Extraordinary Session ef lie !,


the Bank i. dead. The Wing Address conicsses,
that there is prospect Of lis adoption during
the administration of MIR. Tyler. they have car
RED indeed the outrageous measure vi Distriou-
tion-that is 10 say, gwen away ihree millions OF
the public money ut the very moment when they
| want il themsclyes-and must raise an equal amount
| by fresh taxes new loans.-but we understand
| if there be deficit IN the Treasury al The next
session, rather than make new loan or lay higher
taxes the attempt Will be made 10 repeal TIE disrou-
ton law and pour back the sales OF the public lands
into the Treasury. This movement Will receive the
concurrence of Mr.. Tyler There never was session
Of Congress extraordinary, 50 raught with bad acts
or cfor;s-and so abort,ve the grand object Of
movers as The which has just ,ranspired- never
one, in which the liberty of speech and the dignity
of the House Of Representatives were SO completely
,rampled under foot BY IN arrogant majority Thanks
TO &. J. lngersoll for the mastery view he has exh
bed of the late extraordinary session, in the follow
ing Letter II supersedes the necessity of our making
any elaborate structures for ourselves II holds up the
"Sesson Of the Eeoes in the most correct aud odlous
colors. We beg every Republican TO read II, and read
II attent,vey:
We call the attention ut the public TO the letter Of
Mr. ngersoli, which appears in our columns this even
ing 1t brief but comprehensive and pointed his
tory of the hundred days OF Federalism, which have
Jus; 10 close, rather catastrophe. Short as
has been this revived reign OF terror, II was Ion.
enough to eahbit Federalism unmasked, with all the
features of the day Of Alien and SeditIon laws aggra
waited by despotsm enhronrd IN the very Halls ~ le
rislatinn Mr. lngcrsoll has done good service TO the
country by exposing, with clear method vigorous styt
and happy Illustration, the conspiracy Of an npsart
majority 10 rcyolutonze our representative Govern.
ment-G Globe.
To The People Of The THIRD Congressional District Of
/ Pennsylvania.
/ Fellow citizens: Unconstitutional suppression ofiree
dom of speech having deprived me vi communication
with you through pubic debates this letter rrsprled
TO- order 10 give you some account OF tie ate me-
morsble Administration aud revolution oil tir Eunc;ec
DAYS.
Gen Harrison was prevailed upon 10 begin his brief
Presidency Us unnecessary extraordinary session ri
an imperfect Congress. discodant party to b.
cemen,ec hy acts OF Congress, establishing National
Debt and Bank O. Discount, crowned hy Distribution
Of the Fable Lands altogether restoring asd aggran
dzng the discarded reign OF what iniscalled strong
Government.
4 To ensure their striking enactment and captivate
awe the community, large majority III Congress or
ranz-d both Houses by much more partisan commit
tees than ever ei, before and under much arbi
;rary rules. No measures were permitted 10 lie nitro
iuceG but such were said 10 he Indicated by the
President s message. For Congress ihu- - crouch 10
| the Executive would be unconstitutional and deroga
tory, under airy circumstances. But when It came 10
be seen that the President was much more opposed
than the Republican part oil Congress Y. what was
Published us programme Of his measure. hs restric
ton became prepostcrouS. Pant vi the plan OF sub
eclion was exclude al petitions but such suited
The majority: and Il strange II see ;ic most cla
morous advocates OF the abused right OF .sc:!, Gem.
bnlng with others Of party, 10 prevent the people
from being heard IN that way. An absurd violation OF
every citizen right " debate inflicted hy fixing
the length Of speeches, which were moreover mostly
Suppressed altogether by gag, known As the previous
question THIS absolute despotism Of the many,
tyrannical than that Of any MASTER IS unknown IN
the Senate and rarely used IN all RATIONAL dete ratSe
bodies II is regulation perhaps essential to curb
abuse Of discussion, like Imprisonment, appro
pirate ONLY to offences in the last necessity bat
10 the dark ages when continually imposed i, was
throughout the late session. upon the representatives Of
some eight millions OF ireemen, reduced II mute and
passive OBEDIENCE allowing no amendment 10 be pro-
posed 4 word 10 be SAID There fee Gell-
Iteration during lie late hundred days Tie few laws
enacted made bv downright force.
In spirit Of personal umkndnesS 10 the members
Of party prescribing these destructive reyersas .;
The institutions Of county, deem It solemn duty
to call public attention 10 them. They mark era in
American Republican annals. They viii be from
Europe with nyilous delight the practlca! acknow
edsme that free Government lmP.actcable. They
are as Viii prove, fatal 10 udcous legislation. Thcy
constitute tyranny insuirTabe than that Of
single tyraai II the people could have i!ta 81 such
dragooDins law making, they would s:igmatssc II ns
they did the act Of Congress BY which members voted
themselves unjust compensation Ii Is called cnctgy.
1t is supposed that energetic action is popular, as II
ought 10 be bot not visor beyond aw. There was
not the least occasion for il during the late
i The majority large that II could carry any
the supplies and reasonable requirements of admins,
,rson with alacrity. II gives pleasure 10 declare
that, without distinction CT party, with few excep
tons there existed throughout The House of Repre-.
sentaives general disposition for good order and per
sonal decorpm, if not frustrated By party aud the
pre- Ealing object Of egitiDate party cr;!! is TO dsc
pine followers for some Presidential candidate.
|. ought TO be known well wi,hou, as II IS within
the Capitol that laws not open enacted bat hatch
ed in the Iotbed Of frequent caucus; resorted
Oh. ipipn d.ut gtpl,e af
tious assemblies than their party adYers1rics Cont
nual Of large majority modern con;rvaGce
part Of The system Of irregular Government Bills
resolved in caucus, drawn Ike the bankrupt act, BY
distant lawyer, probably paid FOR il, then nitro
Guccd in either House oi Congress with declaration
that however imperfect, Objectionable, and revolving,
not single alteration mas, b" allowed, listened
10 You say, fellow citizens, whether THIS what
ycn elect members 10 Congress for. During the late
session neatly all the ciatfnen Of Committees al the
Whole of the dominant party, aud, however res
pectable could not violate us caucus orders Whou,
one solitary exception. even the act Of grace 10 the WI
dow oil the late President every passed. Tie phrase
H. was orclby rushed through tie several readings,
which also are Of them ttrar and rapid tor
naliues-In fits OF the previous question By sort Of
Cesarean operation, the whole Of the hundred
DAYS came into premature and unnatural beng, which
il The why, as Will show you, all the prncl pal
ones proved mere aboTticns.
BY revolutionary misrue, the v;olen. control the
wise The discreet and best inclined portion OF tine
ruling party are mastered oy .he outrageous caucus
:, letters torture majority and enable minority to
overthrow the whole. Tie first Bank bill Of The hun
dred DAYS was carried by this kind Of dsspo,ism, con'
,rary to the will of majority OF both Houses. Tie
Bankrupt bill carried contrary the will Of ma.
jori,y Of the House OF Representatives. The second
Bank bill was despatched, absolutely despatched on
shor, allowance of two half days for discussion Not on
Of minority of ninety members was heard on y. One
of the two legislative days allowed Us was SUNDAY,
which by the Constitutions and high authority, u eS-
copied from The ten days the Pesiden! permitted to
employ to consider any bill charter for t@snly long
wears coming as was said from The den of mpquty IN
Phl.denhi, and mashed up in caucus which the Pre-
sdens veto brands broker shop, was the bastard
! offspring OF few hours debate
THIS The kind Of legislation to which Il Is all I'M
,or,nt ,b,, un,rsrsal attention should he called
crush Otherwise the House of Representatives. may
degrade Itself beyond redemption Already it has lost
constitutional prcponderance, and IS sinking, like hs
n,r,y nerb,,s n,r,v reaction-for ! am wiling to
arree that all parties are liable to e1cesses-lt be-