Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-15

Court had ruled.
Mr.. CALHOUN remarked that the Senator had but
repeated the arguments he had made III lo27, WHICH
were then conclusively reluted by able men, whose
opinions he (alr. Calhoun) considered far more ortho
dox than decisions Of the Supreme Court. But if the
Senator desirous to 20 the same ground as in
-27, he (Alr Calhoun) ready 10 meet hun in DIS
cussion.
Here the subject dropped, and the petition refer
red 10 the Committee the Judiciary.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn. announced the unf
nished business, which the motion to refer to Sc
ect committee Of nine the plan for Board Of Exche
quer.
Mr.. MERRICK occupied the floor in brief speech
favor of referring the plan which he conceived did
not possess the Tremendous powers attributed 10 1t by
his WING friends and others who had opposed it. tie
ma ntained that ii not more liable to the objections
urged against il, than Bank Of the United States,
other corporations which was independent Of any
troll by the Government. He thought that II those
who denounced it, would throw aside all their precon
ccved notions and prejudces, and act from desire 10
do something for the relief Of the country there would
be no difficulty in modifying this plan as 10 attain
that end.
MIR. SEWER continued the discussion. J'e said he
express his great sympathy at this family wing
quarrel, and the more especially did ne synpanze as
was TO lead divorce the Senator from LouIsl
ana MIR Barrow,) had said both from bed and board
and from the bonds of political matrimony. His De-
mocra,ic friends, aso he believed, synpa;hized m
those family grcts of the same party, ana as no one
had been kind enough yet, TO step forward Us pa
cfcaor, he would say word upon this family quarrel
for the sole reward peacemakes received in Tins World
and which they promised IN the second Ills SYM
pathy was indeed most honest and sincere lie would
state then what he conceived 10 be the origin OF those
auarrels 1t was not that Bank of the United States
was not established though if We were called here al
the Extra Session of Congress for any object more
than another il was 10 establish Bank of the United
States bank of 900 established, with
power to receive deposes, and 10 deai IN ioreign
and domestic bulls of exchange, with nine directors 10
supervise all its concerns. 1t had power 10 place
branches in the different Safes with without their
CONSENT and the friends of this bill not only carried It
through Congress, but with almost unbroken front
That bill was vetoed, and another precisely like IT.
except in two PARTICULARS passed also. The differ
ence was the Limitation Of the capital to S2l oCO,OOo
and taking away the power to discount promlssory
notes That bill was vetoed and yet gentlemen vino
could swallow both of these bills, heads, hoos, horns,
tails and all say they cannot vote for the bill now IN
troduced, and when there not even 1.-THE OF the
power in the bill recommended. The Government
were 10 have control of the proposed measure admit
mister its affairs and receive all lis benefits. This bill,
thrs shaped and controlled by Congress- to his amaze
meni was opposed account Of It's alleged great power
Even the old Constitution was invoked 10 save US from