Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-22
TIE SPEECH OF THE SESSION
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. JAN. II. 1si.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE, JAN. II, 1912.
Mr. DEAN, Of Ohio observed, that when the
motion was made for laying this bill uron the table.
he had voted IN favor Of II, and II might be neces.
sary and proper that he should briefly state the
reasons which had led TO that vote, since II was
perfectly well known, wherever he was himself
known, that lac was IN favor Of the system OF Tre,-
sury notes, whenever such al emergency occurred
as rendered II necessary 10 resort TO them The
system ought to have been pursued long ooo md
" Il had been, Il would have prevented many of
those disastrous results which were now presented
by our public affairs. But MIR ID. had objected to
the bill now reported, because It was in such n
shape rs must prevent him from giving Il his SUP
port lie had iet very anxious that an amendment
should he attached to the bill, and he had voted
with view to give time for such a measure. lie
had another Of lection to the bill and il was directed
against that very clause which the Wings seemed
10 ihink a SUFFICIENT reason why they should SUP
port the bill. The clause he alluded To was that
whose edoption would commit him as s,nctionin,
the principle that loan should still be in the power
OF the Treasury outstanding the issue Of Trea
sury notes. That objection alone was fatal 10 the
bill. What Was II proposed to authorize m,
Government not only TO issue these FIVE millions o.
Treasury notes. but also to mako a loan Tor sever
milllonsi Was there any thing IN tie bill n pre
vent both these measures from going into effect a
the same umel Were gentlemen " ling 10 yof,
/ for bill which went TO alarm the Government viii
/ a power never intended 20 be conicrrcd7 II tia
.
\ that this Government wus waiting like a bsggar fol
n loan Il could not now obtsin IL should AZ once
and directly nvow its preference FOR Treasury noses
then he could 20 for the bill.
/ Nj d. said he had been somewhat amused. nj
though mercya silent locker on, at the course pur
sued by tho Wing party on this occasion. lie &C.
loiced that the time had at length arrived whcr
gentlemen Of That party began u view things IL
their proper lght.-'Fhis measure ofTreasurv note
was we'll known fnvoritc with the domestic p,,t,
] n nd tho Whtuc hnh rnff rd 90
Of attack, and poured out on Us advocates the mos
violent denunciatOns. lie was glad to see then
now, willing % repent Of their error and retrnri
| their steps. Had this been done during the LAT,
disgfaceiul and disastrous extra Session-hnd IA,
rage Of political nnaticism permitted men, al tha
time 10 see the true public interest the credit " th
country would az this day have stood high and 30
Government been honorcd by ne own citizens mt
feared and respected by all tho nations Of tho earth
IL now appeared 10 be The dernicr resort of yghnt
vas going 20 call the broken down Wing p,ry
n voice: "Clli u soft - the truth" when m
wing orators dcscanfed in such moving strains %
the disasters md cnIlmities brought upon the coun
ty ~ democratic misfule, they proposed % te'iev
The dear People by the ridiculous measure OF a lon
oftwelvo millions Of dollars For twelve long veet
that party had strained every nerve IN PROSTATE AN
dctiroY tho character Of the Government Tho
had hnalIY gotten into power, and they had MOI
accomplished their oble"t. Mr. ID. wished 10 Go
n that he Ia the oluquence II Ciccro, to fnmen
nughterl then he would show up all tho deformit
YES, the naked deformry--oi Whigeerv
Here a member had risen 10 call Mr. ID. to o.
der.l
Il a voice; do not disturb the orator in his nrh
4 Of o'oqusnce.
n Butt the point When M rea,cied on The III
nsters which had been brought upon the country
q tho Wing pary he did, he confessed w. feel excite
. The wrongs Of his country made tho blood run
. yes, run swiftly through his veins. Laughter nj
y cries Of 81 suppose SOL While tho Wings and
n mo Wing presses were crying out about the ~
D nd distress which pervadcd the country nh Il
- Wing orators on this floor insisted that loan %
y would be most glorious act n relief And Mr.
j. himself remembered 70 have hosrd n very oloque
= gentleman IN that House declare that bill viii
l. held out sufficient inducements N cause the ri,
d capitalist to disgorge his treasure from liz hidd
o rceesses was glorious measure Of rclicf-Are
menis were adduced m favor of tho measure ,vb,
n were not worth the lifting and examining. II