Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-06-25

saw before, and IN all probability never will a,
), asms- nat meeting decided that the sub-Treasu
y should he repealed. desire that that decisio
snai ne carried into instant and immediate eIIsc
Wy maxim Is, that "lf twere done. when tbs don,
men twere well 'twece done quickly IL
'or these reasons that shall vote for The ,c.ors1,
ration of the vote of Yesterday; and in do;n so h
me appeal to the majority OF this House to refer IN
uoJec. 10 mat committee which is likely TO repo,
most speedily upon il,
mr. ADAMS said that when this subject had bee
up yesterday, and different gentlemen had pr,po,,,
some TO send the Till to the Selec, Committee on m
currency, and others to refer il TO the Commute
Ways and Means he had stated that, in his opi
niVn, 'he OH might very appropriately be sent q
e''hef OF those Committees; but that for his ow,
par', anu with view to himself trouble. h
vu preferred that 1t should go to the Committee
Ways ana means. Since then he had changed hi
opinion. He now knew a little more 49,, ~, ~
composition OF the Committee of ways and Mems
Snu me motion OF the gentleman from South Carr
Ina una mt Csmpbelll this morning, had enlishtene,
nun sun more on the subject. When the hi
was before the House, as it came from nh. g.
nae, u mad presented, 50 far as the r.pe,I n
uhe Suo-lreasuTy went, very simnIe on..
~ "; .ne olll contained full, unequvocal repea
VI mat law. But there was a second section
III regard TO which MIR A. had happenrd 10 d;ty.
rom the gentleman from Maine, (Air F.,sen,I.nS !,
W ue ptopriety oil Immediately acting upon il. an,
nc sN houSht that that section Of the bill sboul,
&c meturey considered and reported on bv som,
COMMITTEE. But he did not desire that commute,
should be the Committee Of Ways and Means. Ia
cause, from the proposition of the gentleman from
Sou.h Isroiina Mt CampbelD this morning, il an.
PIateu 'hat, IN that committee, il was a oue,tior
whether the Sub-Treasury law ought TO he r.n.,IoJ
AT al; and the discussion OF that question ,r,s
20 carry the House to the month of August, bsfory,
Nootained any report from the Committee
| NOW, the Sub-Treasury law before !, ,.s,.,
'nat house, had undergone a very great abnpJ,n..
VI discussion. AT three or four preceding sessions
Ne measure had oeen forced upon the Hons, al
10y ~ me lace OF popular sentiment, until At
/ frnf uErlEFl IL
~hit sort OF a majority, and how ob,,inoJ ~
gentleman from South Carolina very we'll -.
MANY gentlemen now present would we'll rens,,I".
ne eau.tauon with which, while the last rays of n
EeP'tIhS sun were gliding the walls of thai cb,,,
Der, that gentleman had risen and told ,bc HI
'ha' his measure was but the first i'm n series ,L,,
were to iollow-and President Van Burcn ia ,ni
nE Mot'u lhat The day on which he had signed Thai
ON Wasa second anniversary of the National Ind
pendence. Now, il was on that very h;I 80.
than on any, or all other measures of hi, Adr,in;
uouoh' the People of the United States had tax,
W''h .he PRESIDENT as 10 this great measure Of
American independence; and by the votcs Of 80
teen and very nearly twenty or twenty ons So.
lhey hau decided that, Tar from being The -,
measure OF American Independence II Vs. So
sue more calculated than all others to DESTROY that
Independence, and therefore they would NO i,n,S.
nave that man TO reign over them Iv.II 1850
Der, SAID MIR a. during the abundant discuSsions m
had here upon that bill, hearing g.ntlepcr g.,
urhe 10 tme speaking OF the "voce of the P.onIc
esppf
or OF That voice demanded at our hands the nnss,g
oil the bill. And remember, too quotation rcssS
10 US from certain democratic Grafton in ,ybeb :,
was sad mat democracy was eternal Justice ruirc
.itoSsn vac feople'' Now, cannot but be liz
te diverted 10 see how eternal iustie. sn.,L;,
| through the People has decided this ouestidn RI
Iaush'l And It occasions me- confess some I;,,I.
surprise that the SINE gentleman who was ,Len 80
nor 70 say vocierous about eternal ius-
| uee speaking through the People, should now no
urging tins House TO go in the very face Of the p
PIE, after ihey have declared their will in tones NJ
huhaeT as TO This measure. | did hope that there
"Ou'u nave oeen no question IN this House at least
on mat point. thought We should have boJ no
parties a: 10 that question. | thouob, Tho, ,Ls a.
teated party would have acquesced on that subi.c,
u.s. W hSIE las.ihS honor, they have acuuiesced in
nc result OF the election. give gentlemen of that
parry ''e hshes' credit Tor the temper they mani
Igs'eu uhGer SO notifying defeat, end did bone
| they would have submitted with equal ori.,nnr,s
and decorum TO the voice Of the People so dis,inc,
~ uttered IN reference TO that one measure which
ABOVE al others, went to decide the late Presiden-
ua! election.
say this tsaid Mr. A } in order 10 Justify n.
cnanse OF my vote II know any thing of the sion,
OF me times, majority Of the Committee of W5vs
ahu means nave made up their minds not TO report
70 I's IlouSe the snIre repal of the Treasury
IaW they want TO modify l.; they cannot give il mn
entieyi they must retaIa some small frseroep, :
snse psnk OF the old vessel as the shipbuiid.rs 10
when ihsy break up a seveuty-four aud wish tho
"s" 'esse' 10 retain inc name which rendered the
al least SINGLE plank that on tins they A.
adventure, hereafter rebuild the whole Fronr, 49,
reiharks oil the gentleman from South Carolin, he
Stsh' u mink that ms colleague is a little scrunu
Ous aoou the specie clause, and he considers him
very CONSCIENTIOUS IN the matter, he is willing to ac
cohmouate him. a taught Now, am as wili,e
as lie gentleman be TO do any thing in reasons
ou' really hope he will not ask us to remain here
ti'i Christmas celebrating whether we will rere.I
the SUB. Treasury law or not
MIR FIJI MOP
on the present subject. lie had v.s,s,d,,, -
me motion on which this bill had been referred IN
the committee OF Ways and Means and. as he had
remarked at the lime, he had done 50 by order of
VIC committee, but was himself Indifferent as to
"hch course II should take. IL might be- perhans
no more than proper to state that the Commute bod
nov oeen iu!i at the time the order was given Al
though he had felt bound to obey the direction NJ
'ie committee, he vas himself entirely willing that
tue Voie OF reference be reconsIdered The rnn,,,,,
tee had more business 10 attend 10 than ans, o,b
OoOngns 10 the House. Any gentleman ,vbo
"oud ook at the second section Of the senate b,II
nus ~ once perceive that 1t required serious de.
IOerauon. lie believed that an,ony tho ,,ai,,;,,,
~ mat House, there existed no difference of onin
ION as % Tie propuety OF repeating the sub T.eo-
slrY law. The first section Of The senate Li;I
"olldi he presumed, receive the approh,tion of.y.
cry gentleman on that side of the House; but i,
might not be quite 50 clear what il was proper 10
DO m reference 10 the second section. her. ,Lero
might very well exist a difference of opnion. and
10 reference to measure Of such weighty importance
theIe ought no doubt or uncertainty to prevail in
'he country asto the meaning of the Leglsstnre-nIl
AmniSuHy ought 10 be removed
| Inere had been allusion by his bonor,lIs
Trend from Massachusetts, (Mr Adimsl in r,ierencs
70 the views OF the members Of the committee a a
on lnlt point Mr. L. wished 10 say word The
gentleman had assumed that n ma ority OF the com.
nItee were disposed, not 10 repeal but TO modIv
we Jaw, so as 10 eaVe portion OF Il still in force
Nhhl means OF knowledge that gentleman miobi
possess, Mr. r. Gid not pretend TO know There
'"ghI DC such determination or desire in the
minds OF members Of the committee bpt M =
knew OF no such thing. The committee Rad ne 90,
han out little intercourse, and therefore ne migbt
nave The less means Of knowing, but il was not ON
'"aE s'o"hu mat he was now willing to consider.
nc committee on the currency had been charged
WIN preparing substitute TO take the pIace I'm.
SUI feasufy alter II should have been repsoIed
u seemed, therefore, peculiarly appropriate
o should be sent TO them. II was theirs TO nro-
vide against the temporary inconvenience that ni,b
occur during the hiatus that might 1st between IN,
IePea OF the present fiscal agent and the enacting
substitute. IL was Tor him 10 saw yyhat sbo,,I,
DC zone on this subject. There seemed 10 him I,
DC some doubt whether the enacling of the secont
clause OF the Scnate's bill would no, revive IN,
state bank law Of 1856. This was a serious nues
uonj Tor he believed that the State bank svs,er
I was almost as universally condemned by the PeonL
as the sub Treasury. In regard 10 This. Mr. r.
WouId express no opinion, further than 10 saw tba,
" u became indispensable IN order 10 Eli IN A.,
space between the repeating Of one svs'en, AMI a.,