Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-01-27

Mr.. Slado presented memorial from the Legs.
lature of Vermont, asking repeal of the 2ist
rule. Mr.. Wise moved to lay it on the table,
Mr.. Slade asked for the yeas and nays. 1t was
laid on the table, 81 to &C.
On Friday and Saturday the Treasury note bill
was under discussion in the Senate.
In the House, bill for the apportionment of
representation, fixing $4,000, as the ratio, was
reported, and referred to committee Of the whole.
Petitions continue to pour into both Houses a
gainst repeal Of the Bankrupt law. The Wing
of Saturday says that letters from Washing ton
state the repeating bill will fail by tie vote, or
by two majority against it in the Sena,e-but that
passengers say differently. and that Mr. Clay will
vote for the repeal. We don't believe word Of
this.-Mr. Clay will do no such thing.
The proftless and vexatious discussion on Mr..
Browns resolution in regard TO the Bankrupt
law, which had occupied some seven or eight
days Of the time Of the House, at an expense of
something like thousand dollars day, was
happily got rid Of on Thursday-and in manner.
too which might be amusing, were it not for the
intolerable cost of the farce, and the humlia,inp
exhibition i, affords of its getters-up, when strip
ped of their stage-dresses. In vain did the Wbius
protest against the measure as involving use.
less waste of time.-In vain did they point to
the fact tina, our Senators in Congress needed no
such ine'r"c'ions, being already opposed to the
law. The prompt and insolent reply was--You
want to shy the queston;-you are afraid to come
to vote upon it, And if any thing was said q.
bout the folly and righteousness of these evsr.
lasting demands upon the time and patience of
the Legislature, by pert demagogues, who use
them as means of gaining notoriety, the ready
retort was-This is just the argument of the Fed.
eraiists oil Old! on are sacri!egiously assailinp
the great doctrine of estate Interpostion.''
which constitutes the post-revolutionary renown
OF Virginia and her Statesmen! Quite modes.
truly las if there could be no question as To the
right or propriety of these gentlemen undertaking.
to thunder for the good old Commonwealth -
But mark how small thing at last exploded tho
iahcied "cRiSis," and drove these exclusive cham
pions of State Rights from their own cannon! An
amendment was offered by Mr.. Toer to the eflec.
that If Congress should fail to repeal the Bank.
rnpt law, and any attempt should be made IN
modify its provisions so as to include State Cor.
porations, tho General Assembly would regard !,
as violative of the Constitution, and subversive
OF the rights of the States thus embracing the
only thing which was likely to arise in the case
at all worthy of estate Interposition." This of
course, was adopted, but not with tho consent or
appreciation of the supporters of. the original res
olution. No--no--it was no longer their tbun-
der, and they could not 90 for it, They were
perfectly willing to denouce a mere BANKRUPT law
tor individuals-but they could not say that set
OF Federal officers might not rightfuly be sent
IN among MS to wind up our Banks, our Internal
improvement companies, our Academies, our COL
leges, and all other incorporated associations. on
plea OF Bankruptcy, and sell them out to the
highest bidder-thus virtually annihiIatine the
powers OF the States, and bringing us under one
grand consolidated Government They preferred
an indefinite postponement of the whole subject
We hope the people will note this thing, as it
may enable them to place better estimate in fin
ture upon our par excellence State Rights cham
pions, who, when it comes to the tug, and anv
thing is really to be done to sustain the Rphts Of
the States, are pretty generally found ready to
putin or at least to enact, the Trumpeter's ex.
cuse, t'rat they are mere blowing, not fighting
men.