Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-28

osps criminal nothing so fraudulent" nothins
,s,,inI TICS, as Il has been said TO be. The in
. | N"sV" expressed by me was to give the PreSi
~ an opportunity To sign HIs OWN sILL-a bil
Nu'Sh came here as a cabinet IN 1ssurc. That wa
ml u,snnet proposition. How were we to "hesd'
hlh by presenting TO him I've Very hal he IN,
,IuiSeu recommended; aud thus to cuI him OF iron
uN eonnrN'on with the Opposition which | be
neNeu TO be his purpose aud wish to forui. Wa,
Nn's"ny thns very crnlns2 Was this "heartless'
p'OSeuu or repeat that hat was my propos ton
by getting him TO sign his own bin. TO cut hin, ot
ron the eonnefIon with tho cppOs ton " hich be-
nv'euH twas ms purpose and his wish to FORM ant
uhtea oshSre IS FORMED. The President and hi
ehus were tobe cut otfftom the pre ext for tcport
insa oank,by their being "hcadciH by Congress IN
Us presenting bill which he had himself approved
~ the Cabinet. IL must be remembered, that NJ
.ne u'he mat letter was wrltcu, the present bill
NO" sent bv us 10 the Senate, WAS not IN the con.
Ceptlon OF any. My lcitr. wa, written i'm the
morning. before the Veto me sage came 10. We were
| 20 cut him oil, To head him, by presenting him
t ,nS o',' reported To the ScnAt, by Nc EWING
wa Whlch hNd been Ten weeks before Cong esS md
"hlch the President pledged himself 10 fii(y mem.
gers OF TINS hous" 20 sign. wow then informed
lhai the President could not sign his own bill And
Why bec'use he had never read u"-up to the
/ lSth OF August | deny II Mr. Ewins's plan
'i oanS. on Cannot f,sten II on him as his. IL
was the Presidents plan. Way there is not a man
or "onan-no, not n boy OF any int llgencc IN the
country, who does not know that such bill as that
never was, OF could have been drawn, to meet the
views Of the Cabinet No: IL was drawn To suit the
President who has changed often as the sun ma,
risen since the present Congress met. The last EX.
eh"nse bank bit was not then IN the contemplation
D OF any man. IL was framed from the "ylcws shad.
owed forth" IN the Veto Message: with the exnreSs
nope that u might receive his signature, bcl,cvn. It.
IN good latin, 10 Gc bank 10 which stock wound be
Sueseioed, buith's Is not the time to 60 into that
subject. IL was framed with the express, intention
10 obviaie any objection the President hal mn,
forth. Yet, markme: Il will no. BE signed, AMI
when 1t comes back here shall have some things
% say upon Il. As to my letter, | claim the
whole responsibility, and fully exonerate the Wbp
party from any share IN IT,.
The debate was further continued by MrPROF-
FIT, who went al large into explanation and de.
fence Of his course.
BY Mr. DAWSON, who after some consr,tul,.
tons on the freedom Of debate, invoked the House
10 return 10 the consideration OF lhc bill before IL
Andby Mr. BRIGGS, who strongly urged the
same appeal In 6uesy replying TO the attack on
MIR Granger, Mr. b. stated the following facts.
Since the fourth OF March last there have been
less than 1000 postr'asiers appointed; whereas IN
IN $50 Mr. Kendall appointed ssS7 pos,naster,
exclusive OF those appointed to cfHces
In $50, 2,21l poStmaslers were appointed c,rlp.
sive Of those TO MI new Offices.
MIR Mckay then proposed the following modified
nro position as an amendment Of the gentleman from
VIrgin,l, mir Gi,mcr.)
That the President OF the United States lac md
he Is hereby authouzcd IL case il i, necessary ~ en-
aoe the Post Ohce Department 10 meet lis preSen,
engage ucnis and pay Its debts to cause n sir NOT
exceeding three hundred aud forty seven thousand
dp-rs 4 the mOney which NAV be bor-ou.5 :,
eS-- uua c the act entitled An act authorizing
loan not exec ding the sum of twelve millions of
lcaars, approved July 2lNt, ISL, TO be apped to
the use O. such Department for the purposes afore
sha, an' Co. oe Tembursab.c out of the accruirg |
funds ct O.. Deladmsnr; the said money to be acc /
counted 10. N the manner prescribed in The serord
section OF The act 10 chsnge the organization o. n @
Post once Department. and tn provide more effect
Ga.lv ior The settlement Of the accounts thereof
passed j. ,, lSIl."
Mr. Mex. trusted, he said, that The separuton J
which HAD OK sled for twsrty years between the !
funds Of lie Post Office Department and he funds
OF the genera! Treasury, wol.d still be preserved
this amendment
Mr BRIGGS briefly opposed the proposition.
The aeus.4 was further continued ~
Mr. IA = Z, who went into political speech
upon me olI, n The cOu OF which he said TINT
ne had 10 confidence IN Mr. Granger, because ms
Character wss MARKED with the black and hateful
stain 81 Abolition
Mr. FILLMORE slid that MIR GRANGER had d.,
MED that charge upon the fJor Of the House
-. IA NE said he had appointed abo.;ionisls
Mr. FILL dORG inquired whether Mr. PAYNE
knew his - be the Ct
hic PA iNE imIttec that 1t Iid not He then
went iU;o general remark on the Wing measures.
as designed 10 create uehg: in The reasurv -rj
50 M lie necessity Of high protective tar #
MIR CT N.LES BROWN eddre~Sed the con, !
m'tiee with uIs usu0' rpi1ity ami slrugstness ii.
Admitted that the contractors must be paid but that
might be done without such blas this. He too |
went INT some remarks or the POSTMASTER Gene
RAJ VINO haS u canned Out the vews of his partv
an vs. C.sapnIoTed OF by them. Mr. T. alluded
N I'VE pos. Office aPpoElmeu q a." county OF |
CEfSIer' Pennsylvania, Lcive o. marty p.efsr.
e"ces, * tie denied that the P-,s'u-nt was Sc. X
o : TO throw himself mo the arms of the Dem |
ocratlc party .hat they were seeking TO have him,
lie commended the Presidents course. obserying |
That when man threw his conscience To the D |
he had no longer any confidence in him anv mar.
man IN ono who would advise him to such course |
he President had passed through struggle wor.
my oil tie nob.esi Roman. lie wrs not TO be GOV. |
G,"'l by caucgses, but was the President of the |
People, sc.
MIR JAMES Of Pennsylvania. renIied With som.
severity TO the remirks OF Mr. Brown on the an |
po'aiuenis ir MIR Us county Of Chester: and with
SUI more warmth 10 the remark Of Mr. PAYNE on
w GrahGeTs abolition pTctcr- noes. He commended
I-' Ire, GoTh Vi thought and denounced with lndIg-
ha''oH the ldsa lnal a competent man was not TO
be appointed postmaster because he was oppo cd
T. slavery. Would Mr. p. ayo.. SRI. d sentiment
WodIu he prescribe all ADO .,iunis,s3
Mr. IA Nh sild that h. would prescribe them.
that he would put the brand OF Cain upon them
yes, the mark Of he'll; and II they came to the south
he would hang them like dogs: he would wal
them val
TCues 70 ordcr.l
MIR CUSHING having expressed his opinion in
g'nia' and noticed the remarks Of the gentlemen
from New York and Illinois, went on 10 sneak Of
lle improvements that have been introduced into
the Post once Department Of England. ana IN
point out the many obstacles which Law in tho ~
9l introducing similar Improvements in the s,me
DcPirlmen; IN this country. Tic warmly insisted
up'n me Government faithfully and rigiIIy fulfilling
al the contracts into which d may l. We enter #
and thus preserve rs honor 40 intcsry untaruisb
ed 7' '''''' ''''"
Mr. G. then proceeded To reply a. some length to
tae observations OF Mr. Arnold and MIR Bolts.
lln the coutse Of his remarks, Mr. &. was called
70 order tor relevancy Ia debate, by Mr. AN
DREWS Of Kentucky
But the CHAIR decided the gentleman n le II,
"fdef, on The ground las the reporter understood)
That the debate had been allowed 10 60 so far as ~
render the remarks OF Mr. G. IN order.
Mr. ANDREWS appealed from the decision Of
But the decision Of the Chair was sustained BY
the committee
SHALL
Mr. WISE replied to Mr. Marsbal
Mr. ANDREWS moved that the committee rise.
which motion prevailed
he committee rose and reported progress.
hho, ata late hour, the House adjourned.
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DEATH OF GIDEON LEE.
les;grdhy the painful intelligence OF the death