The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-01-11

Il mraet party oP'''' Iona The re- |
N.Y. ,or the suffering country a'o"ol ,,,a.
s %,s the motion having been as'''' ~
r,,Imadgo moved its reference to 9 n'
NJ i" of nine to be appointed ny '"0 '''
fnl .h,Don spoke nearly two hours. lie cor
Nj QUINN IN nressien he said had gone abroad tna'
cNd '"0 r ".r ot this plan 1t was measure IN
# was !" Cabinet we're said to be united, and
Nhc" ~ ,ied by as able an argument as had
p a0O" L.o,obt before the Senate. lie was
pef De'" ,ort the measures Of Mr. Tyler, for
bl0O' 9TH the country he owed him debt
.,;ude for his resistance TO the f'sca' pan"
n".nora,ion. This plan proposed the issue
fa .,,snt of paper money, which would be
M o''O. a., IN the hands Of speculars; to this he
Fop'' ,omn and decided opposition From
the plan in every aspect, ne could see no.
# lint n great Government Bank, and as
no was totally opposed TO it.
III -. c.,houn said the report was very able, sim
,,,rcit, and manly, and furnished triumph
'anc,,ion Of the ground taken by his party
o,oL If the United States, if not unconsli-
.., was inexpedient. This admission had
-. on much OF the space between his party and
M ~, FINN whom it came, and all they had TO do
~ ~ stand still, and time and reason would
III tho rest. He agreed with MIR Buchanan that
IA s,hore contained some fatal defects it was
tank in fact.
"a n, Riyes said if n Committee were raised, they
amid mot recommend any scheme ola Govern
Il, .nt Rank: consequently the remaks of the gentle
u On INessrs, Buchanan and Calhoun\ were en-
81 ,ov uratlous He did not believe there was
BOy man prepared to give this measure an unquaii
lad sunport There must be material change in
M fundamental principles, so that 1t should not be
Obnoxious to the charge of being a Government
Bank; it must be stripped Of the power Of disconn-
Ing bills of exchange, and of the functions of
Back so far as the lending the public money was
eOncerned otherwise he should be utterly opposed
\ it, He was glad that the Wing party were
disposed to give the plan candid examination
when it came before them, and did not, like gen
Acmen on the other side, condemn The measure in
advance.
In the House the Committees reported many pri-
( ne bills,
a Mr. Hopkins asked the consent Of the House 10
arOluce bill for the repeal ofthe Bankrupt Law.
wn refused.
81 MrFlmore attempted unsuccessfnlly TO prevail
pom The House to take up the Loan Bill Mr. 'Cush
6bg in answer TO an inquiry said he could not tell
hen the Committee on Ways aud Means would
port upon the subject.
The Tariff was then debated IN opposition by
E essrs Eastman and Meriwether, and the House
l&pu,Ned.
Washington, Dec, so.
NJ I'm the Senate The esident presented com
aunIcahon from the Secretary of State in answer
~ Resolution of the eth instant, st ating tina no
Imposition has been made between the Gown
pens of the United States und Grea; Britain, with
.fIalon to their mutual Right of Search, since 4th
" March, 1910.
u The plan for the "Board Of Exchequer'' was
2ga'o taken up, the question being the motion
4 Mr. Tallmadge TO refer to Select Committee Of
Nine.
Mr Mangum spoke more than an hour, in de-
\ ded and entire opposition to the scheme, which
4 SAID was repudiated on all hands, was an I'M
pSn'ng push for absolute power, such as had
pesef been known In the history Of the Govern
Fen', proposing to superadd to the already over
FOwn patronage Of the Government, the money
'wer of The Country; it would break down the
Phks, already rotten, would produce distress and
P@ry, and overshadowing all, the Country could
Pen lay down in that tranquility and repose which
pewter Of the plan desired-in m can and mer-
FNary despotism. He preferred the Sub Treasury
any form to this mons trous system, which was
Plhlng but the s:Fiscal Corporation" put out in
Pe rain, and exposed unrl struck down by the
Runders Of the Veto, it was now resuscitated, and
Paced under the shed of the Treasury Depart
penl plan so corruptng in Its tendency and
gasplng at absolute power, SO ultra n measure,
u mad not expected from Virginia strict coustruc
\ onis,
n "MNou' taking The question, the Senate went
M'o Executive Session.
"e rouse, the Speaker presented state
FF'ni '"at mad been laid on his table, that 80 900
Sp ms VI me Compendium Of the Census, instead
''O'o as ordered, were now in the progress of
|,"s'and would be completed unless stopped by
"Ouse The statement was referred to the
r,t Committee on the Census
\, iarlf Question was again TAX en- up, and
'"e.ner, concluded his remarks in favor of
M A. of protection, and in reply
&b,, a." weller and other gentlemen, repelling the
slyb;a. u Increased expenditures made against the
vsn o. ""' showing the items of national debt of
IN w.. 1--WE millions dollars entaied on the present
Ira.