Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-08-12
CONGRESS.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore .ameriean.
WASHINGTON, August 3.

UNITED STATES SENATE.
MIR. WRIGHT presented memorial from
tho Chamber of Commerce Of New York, 8
against the passage of the Tar 9
if Bill i'm its present form. The memorial q
was referred to the Committee on Finance.
A memorial upon the same subject from
merchants Of New York took the same ref
erence.
Also the proceedings Of the citizens Of
New York at the Canal Street meeting in
behalf of National Bank.
OREGON TERRITORY.
Mr.. KING presented memorial from
citizens of Alabama upon the subject of the
Oregon Territory.
Mr.. KING said that at the next session of
Congress he would ask for Legislative pro-
lection upon the subject Of the Territory.
MIR. LINN was glad to hear the intention
Of the Senator expressed in behalf of future
action. He would go with any Administra-
tion in the vindication of the people of Ore |
gon, and concluded with offering resoluti IN
which lies upon the table for one day.
REVENUE BILL.
The Clerk of the House brought in the
Bill from the House in relation to duties and
drawbacks, and the Bill which passed on
Saturday i'm relation to Military Land War
rants. The Bill in relation to duties and
drawbacks, on motion of MIR. CLAY of Ky.
had its first and second reading and was re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
The Bill to extend the time for the issue of
Land Warrants to officers and soldiers of
the Revolution was referred to the Commit
tee on Public Lands.
Mr.. CALHOUN presented a memorial
from citizens of Cumberland County, Va,
upon the agitating questions of the day.
The memorial denounced National Bank,
and said it should be repealed as soon as the
opponents of the Administration had the
power of repeal. The Distribution Scheme
was also denounced, and the Extra Session
pronounced uncalled for. The Bank Bill
was declared unconstitutional, and the Dis
tribution plan also, the last particularly for
the reason that in the estimation of the me-
morialists, it was designed to re-establish the
American system.
Mr.. Calhoun said that he should only add
to the remarks of the Petitioners the opinion
that the Bank question did not enter into the
recent contest which resulted in the election
of President Harrison and Vice President
Tyler. The mass of the people did not con.
template the establishment of such an insti
tuition.
The memorial and resolutions were read
and laid upon the table. After reading,
Mr.. HENDERSON rose to notice one
fact in the memorial in reference to a u. 5.
Misunderstanding the u. S. Bank unconstitu-
tional and appealing to the records and jour
nails of the Convention which framed the
Constitution of the United States. He con-
tended that the unconstitutionality of the
Bank was an assertion not only not proved,
hut not attempted to be proved at the presen,
extra session of Congress. We had heard
the assertion at the Cross roads, seen it in the
public papers, but it had not been proved ant
could ,a not be proved; Whenever 1t was al
clearly intended by the Constit n,i q measur
6, Mr.. CLAY of Ala. took issuo =.
senator from Miss. lie contended tha, a., ,h'
fdesuoh ~, was limited in the convam,;a u''
J;sn, ne question as 10 Corporations nns
70 oua ana 1T was denied that the no' wa,
Irai Goyocor corporations existed with ttn p 1--WE
voted againgte lite wGGh' 81 fitg rnouoht Il
most conclusvely maintained that there was
no power in the Constitution to charter Ma
tional Bank
Mr.. HENDERSON re-asserted what he
to National Bank was never voted upon in
Convention. The record which the member
from Alabama had referred to, proved this
III proved that the question was not taken,
and that no vote was ever taken. Mr.. Hem
derson contended that Senators who opposed
the Bank and drew their authority from the
proceeding in the Convention in regard to
Corporations, violated Indifferent questions
every day. They applied the principle in
reference to Bank and violated it in ali 9TH
ers.
In conclusion he re-asserted that the state.
ment in the memorial twice repeated was un-
true, that the question had been put in the
convention and negatived. 1t never had
been put and never had been decided.
MIR. CLAY of Ala. re-asserted his position
also, and interpreted several statements in
the Madison Papers to prove what he had
said. He considered also that Mr.. Jefferson
was some authority for the fact, and read an
opinion from Mr.. Jefferson, which he conceiy.
ed sustained his opinion--and taking all the
evidence together, he conceived it proved he
thought that the question was proposed and
rejected.
Mr.. HENDERSON said in regard to Mr..
Jeiierson's opinion it was record of memo
ry after years intervening. He stated con-
Versation which took place ten years after,
and trusted to ten years memory. He might
be mistaken, and if he was not mistaken his
statement conformed neither to the Journal
OF the Convention, nor the Madison papers.
MIR. CALHOUN contended that at least
IT was fair statement that the rejection of
the proposition OF the power in regard to cor
poratIons was equivalent to rejection of a
proposition for National Bark.
MIR. MOREHEAD quoted from Mr.. Gerry,
a member OF the Convention that no propo-
sltIon to reject National Bank or i'm regard
toa National Bank had been proposed
This was said in the hearing of Mr.. Madison
aud uncontradicted.
MIR. ARCHER said that as the memorial
came from his own State, he ought perhaps
10 say something in reference to il. As the
hcnoriallsts had, however. chosen another
organ, he should say nothing except on one
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