Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-08-16

There. tie though " pf more advantage than even
Spain, Prussia, ., Russia.
Mr.. PREsroN Offered the following amend neni
Which was accepted as a modification, By Mr..
CLAY:
And tho same information wirh regard 10 such
increase 81 dininniion during the four years fan
1929. The Tour years from 1888 aud The four years
ttam 1857"
Mr. BUCHANAN rose and replied at some
terg,h TO Nj. PREsroN. in whieh, after contendng
tha, the cry Of ,eteut hment aud Return wss oyet
on one side, Wilde the practice the other. lac
glanced a, the diplomatic measures # this county,
which, Looked al from n distance ,nle ht do sey
well, but when taken intn hand. would mt be fouud
what they were "eiacked up To be-" lie defended
with much zeal. the superior importance OF the
court Of Russia over that Of Bt2.l, any other,
even those oil London and PARIS.
Mr.. SMITH. of IndIsna desired TO proceed to
1iie orders Of the day, and gave that
rw and every da, thereafter, he should INSIST on
full Observance Of The rule.
Mr.. kmg desned To reply TO direct npuiali6ns
made by the Senator from South Carolina on Ihe
mission 10 Russis.
NJ. PRESTON disclaimcd the slightest idea OF
SAYING any tlnng in,lous OF conumelions either OF
the mission OF the Seostor. lie had merely spoken
cd the pleasure which resulted from shou say IN
d ally passage to tie II, glpns If the North
without nlendng The slightest dtsrcspect. Indeed,
II he mus say what he thought, II would lie t.attle
clay was entirely loo shoti.
Mt SMITH moved 10 proceed To the orders OF
the day.
Mr.. CLAY. Of Ala. hoped he would Withdraw il.
IN order To gave hls colleague (Alr kINo) ~ oppor
tunty 10 reply.
Mr.. SMl I'll could MOI Withdraw his notion
Mr.. W RICH | rose 10 iuquite INTO = point Of
order TIE Senate had given permission to pro.
'recd AID he rule sad espfess, they should proceed
the orders OF the day ''unlcss otherwise ordered"
which he believed had had been the fact IN The PIE
sent case.
The CHAIR said the motion Was in order under
xhe rule.
Mr.. R1VES ,houchl II bctIet TO proceed with
she discussion untl II was finished These incden-
ta matters, when postponed, generally found to
oreupy the morning hour frequently or whole T
week, and ofcn running nvrr INTO the day. Nj I.
* then made brltl statement oi the Of Mr.. /
KING.
Mr. KING explained thai the business before the .
Senate Was sinctl, IN order. Tint tie Senator llon
dudisna could oD, reach hls object by muyl1g to
LAY the subject on Tie table.
Mr. SMITH, OF Indiana, moved 10 lay ii on the I
table.
Mr.. RlVES desired 10 say u few worl., obsrr-
wing that lie would oUuino hun ell stnetly 10 the
subject OF prescription OF The diplomatic corps.
MI. SMl lil Il Indiana, sad one explanation
might beget another. lie had EVERY wish aud cve,,
desire 10 oblige, but lac must le4,u It To The Sen-
Mr.. CLAY, Of Alabama, asked il the Senator mo
we'd to lay on the table with view 10 eve To Tie
gobyl
MI SMlIli answered by no means. bat with
the sole view OF proceeding 10 The licr 81 the dl,
The question wa lheu taken layiug the sub
jet on The table, and decided The affirmative as
follows.
fEAS-Messrs. Bates Bayarl. Benton. Br,rien.
Choaie, Clay, OF Kentucky, CLAYTON. DIxnn, Evans
Graham, Huntington, Ken. Liun. Mcuck, AlIc,,
MoreheaJ, Potter, PIcbtis,, Preston, Simmons
Sm',h. OF Indiana. Southland, Tallamadge, White
"a.
NAYS-Messrs, Allen, Archer. Barrow. Bneh.
anan, Calhoun, Clay, Of Alabama. Cut6heu, Fulton.
Henderson, King, McRobcrs, Moulon, Nicholson,
4; YES, Smith. vi Connecticut, Sutp,nn, Tappan.
Walker, Williams. Woodbridge, Woodbury., Young
-e2.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the consideration
at HE order OF the day, being the bll apptuprllo
Tor limited period the proceeds Of The public
lands.
Gu motion OF Mr. SMITH, Of Ind several amend.
nents OF the committee were adopted.
MI. CALHOUN offered the following amend. 7
men 10 be added TO The u d Of the ,rco1d secure,
"Ffoudtd That nothing herein contained shall
be So construed Is to co v,tt the dlsrbutyc shares
assigned 10 the several States into debt due them
OF to prevent Congfessi ON repeating this act when
ever IT shall deem the public interests To icqune H.
except sotm as IT ma, relate To The said grants"
lhls was advocated by Mcsst.. CALHOUN Al.
Len and Others. and opposed by Mcssfs SMITH
ii lndiaea, WOODBRIDGE AID PHELPS
Il vas lhen rejected: Yeas u, nays -
various Other amendments we're proposed and re-
Jecird AMI, ate, session OF NJ al seven houts The
Senate Adjourned.
house OF REPRESENTATIVES
MI JONtS. OF Virginia, lose aud SAID lac had ,
oten requested by puhhc meeting OF Tie Demo
cfalc patiy oi the county o FanquIrt, III the Sfac
OF virginia, 10 present the resolutions adopted by
tha mrctag on The 20 h ulDImu: request with
winch II afforded him pleasure 10 com, y, as the
resolutions expressed the opinions entertained by
mghlJ respectable portion of the people u that
county ON The deeply interesting quesuans which
HAD i,heo and stll conuuurd urcup, the attcn-
ton OF Congress. The preamble expressed, Ms the
seosr ol the meeting. that the present extra session
oiConstess was MOI calltd ioi justified by AZ, of
lhe reasons which had been urged III It's support. ,
lhe resolution re reconstructed IN strong aud ioleIbIe
Terms against the passage OF law Ion the estaL-
aishment OF a National Bank, whether under the 5
title Of unnod States Bank. Fiscal AGENT and !
whether sad Bank shall be located N The DsltIct
o'Co'um0ia OF elsewhere; against the pass ce Of )
any law ioi the distribution OF le proceeds al he
sahs OF the public lands; against anlncrea,e OF
Tue iafiif, against the creation OF national
debt.
These resolutions expressed the strong md decided
opposition oil the meeting to all those ucasures-au
opposition which he believed was not less stronp or
neci"eo WIN the DenIoctatc patty Throughout. the
Union.
Mr.. sad as there was subject now pending
before any committee al the House to WHICH these
resolutions referred. he moved that they be LAID
the table. ard printed.
MI POWELL remarked that iuasmuch ~ the
resolutions presened Game from he district mhlci,
be had the homer 10 represent, lie leh himself IN
uuiy bound 10 off some exp anaIion, thereon lhat
the House miphI be ftit1y uuSs.s.pd IA, ,y,,,,