The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-14

Mr.. SEWER would, then, take back all that part
relating to a committee. However, the Senator did
say that two gentlemen Zone of them Mr.. Sergeant,
Of Pennsy lvania, of the House. and the other men,
Der of the Senate) called upon the President TO ex-
ercse their influence, and bend the pregnant hinges
of the knee, that thrift might follow fawning," that
the President might be induced to sign the Bank
charter.
Mr.. ARCHER observed that he had made no such
assertion but had said that various Bank bills were
proposed but had failed TO obtain the concurrence OF
the President.
Mr.. SEWER remarked that, at all events, that
idea was advanced in the Senator'S speech ana IL
also appeared by the same document, that prominent
gentlemen of the w hig party called on the President
| TO get him TO On Bank bill; and II the Senator
would reflect he would ecolect that he also said that
they honored such man as John Tyler
Mr.. ARCHER repeated that these gentlemen had
been induced 10 believe that the President would con-
cur in their views.
Mr.. SEWER said that what struck him with as
constituent was, that one ofthese persons VINO waited
upon the President and bowed at the tootsool OF Ex-
eculive power, was the Attorney General under the
administration OF General Jackson And how was
the party, which thus represented, received by
this Supple man-one thing to-day, and another
thing to-morrow"} The history Of the times told them
all that they made nothing out Of him. What had
they seen The language OF hostility commenced
on that question, and IL had been repeated from that
day TO this but in contrast of the course Of the
President this question with that of the actors
the other slde they would find TO be greatly TO the
benefit Of the President who had preserved his pro.
prley, and in doing so, had preserved the propriety
of the two Houses of Congress. Who were the me
who implored the President TO sign Whig Bank
charter Why, they of that parry who told the
Senate that they but the regslre's of Executive
euc5 and palace slaves Il Us used and dictated to by
the PRESIDENT As To the Land bill, the President
had shown himself TO Ice honest and consistent Eve
ry Senator knew that that act could have pass
ed and received his sanction, if he had dreamed
that the Compromise act was to be disturbed and
he honored the President for his honesty and
consistency He defended the President tor de-
tending the measures which he (Mr. SEvIER) sup
ported. But his object in rising was to assign TO the
Senate the reasons why he would vote against the
bill; which were, in brief, that he would not lntTust
them with SO much money that he had not conf
dence in their political honesty, and that discretion
was given to the Secretary of the Treasury to dispose
OF the stock proposed to he issued, below par.
Mr.. BERRlEN explained the circumstances at
tending the Fiscal Corporatiou and said that he and
Mr. Sergeant called on Mr.. Tyler as members of the
same political party as himself, and not commit
tee. This was the spirit in which the President re-
ceived them and they were treated with great cour-
tesy, and there no rudeness whatever upon the
part of the President.
Mr.. ARCHER said that one of the assertions of
the Senntor from Arkansas was substantially correct ;
for, he did remark that one of the Bank bills, which
was passed last summer was framed in Difference to
ouPPOoSu
other day, and would now repeat, instead of com
mittee seeking Mr. Tyler, he sought them.
+ Mr.. CRlTTENDEN replied to the remarks of the
Senator from Arkansas in relation to certain refec-
lions made upon the Wing party and in ausion to the
remark that he (Mr, Sevier) was not willing to trust
themwh the amount proposed to be negotiated by this
bhe said that The moment that the bill passed the act
would be placed under the contIol of the Executive
Department, which had been euogized by the Sena-
tor. But, notwithstanding the amount in the BILL the
Senator but few days ago voted to restore the
nue. from the lands
MIR. LINN addressed the Senate in relation to the
proceedings of the Wing party
Mr.. KING expressed his deep regret that he
could not vote for the BILL and he stated the
which induced him to oppose it.
After some further remarks by Messrs. BERRIEN
and WALKER, the question was taken on the pas
sage of the BILL and it was decided in the affirma-
tive--yeas 26, nays lS-as follows:
NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Berrien,
Choate, Crltenden, Evans, Graham, Henderson,
Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Merrick, Miller, More
head, Phelps, Porter, Preston, Rives, Simmons,
Smith, of Indiana, Southland, Sprague, Tamadge,
White, Woodbridge-26.
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton, Buchan-
an, Calhoun Clayton, Fulton, King, Linn, McRob-
erts, Sc vier, Smith, of Conneccut Tappan Walker,
Wilcox, Woodbury., Wright, Young-1S.
So the bill passed, and the Sc, ate journed.