Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-06
TIE s.l.et Commute. on IA. Asui,, Of "a. v,,on

IHe Ssl'ef Committee on the Agairs Of the Nation
The suggestion TO appoint a Committee TO pro
coed TO Washington TO put the nation 10 rights.
hnds general favour. II is the very hest cxpeden,
yet thought OF. Ii is the most economical for the
committee VIII pay their own cxpenses-and the
o'ate VIII save at least $500 day by their absence
IL Will be the most-thc only eife-,ivo mode The
aoomInable federal authorities have grown so unru-
~ as TO pay no attention TO our thunder whatever
We petition, we memorlalize, we resolve and re-
'olve:-We remonstrate, we protest and we threaten
but oil in vain. The distance is too great-,hey
treat us with silent contempt. Blu, let General
Bayly, from the heights Of the Capitol at Washing
ton, shake his ambrosal curls aud give the nod
and let Mr.. Brown be at hand to ply his auger-
and our life upon il, they bring those intractable
suhordinates TO terms. We shall hear them begging
for'quar,cr in "a hours. The Committee, il is I'M
derstood, are TO have plcnary powers They may
depose Mr.. Clay from the Dicta torship they may
suspend Mr. Tyler in tho discharge OF tho functions
OF his office, and they may turn both Houses of
Congress-neck and heelS-out Of tho Legislative
Halls.
The proposition, VIC repeat, is generally appro
we'd. The only difficulty VIC have heard stated is
with regard to the authority, and the precedent for
such Committee. To ohyiaic this, we have ran.
sacked the Constitution and the Report and Re
solutions of'93 and '99-and we regret to have TO
confess, that we where find IN either of thoso
celebrated documents authority for the proposed
measure. But this signifies nothing; for in the pro-
gross Of our search, We stumbled upon precedent
exactly in point, which removes all scruples. Il,
comes from one, who neither cats nor drinks, with.
out FIRST consulting the constitution and the Resou.
tons oil '9S ahd unless his procedure had the sane
ton Of these immortal instruments, he had never
undertaken il. We may therefore safely conclude
that the proposed Committee is explicitly rccogniz.
ed by the highest authority in the land. Tho pre-.
eedent which VIC quote, varies little in form-but
it is IN form only. Instead Of a Committee oftwo
self constituted, it is designed have a Committed
of seven doputed by the General Assembly of vm-
ginis.
BRANDON, June 2Sth, 1888
only Denr Sr-I write you in great confidence.
III am now in the country, but shall be in Richmond
"nn Saturday night. Don't start-but will you ~
40 Washington with mo immediately | undef
"stand the Sub-Treasury bill is lost Now is the
time for compromise never; but my letters from
"both sides OF Washington ffionGs state that
"they do not confer, aud understand each other
"Gnrand writes me that he is willing to go for the
Especial Deposito rather than do nothing, but says
"thc Sub.Treasury side will not, while they Qhe
Sub.Jroesury party) complain that the Ccnscr.
"vaiives will not compromise-that they go for
quilting down the Administration at all events
(Which cannot believe. In this stnte OF the gnmo,
ct strikes me that if a frank and honest man were
There, who could talk TO- both sides. that he might
"know how far each could go-wkether there was
dny CHI Of their agreeing a. II so, what OF
"bringing them together, and talk fully and plainly
10 each other II might do some good. Will YJu
Ego with me 10 Washington IN the on Mon ia y
"morniog IN case find, getting home, that there
| SIS any chance Of doing any good by gong1 Write
"me immediately on tho receipt Of this. " yon can
| go tell me where you will meet mo on tho rail
| road; and e find IL useless for to go, tell the
| "where must address you on Sunday, 10 opprise
| chat cannot go. As TO my political view, 20
will find them spread through all thelr details m
| the Enquirer. They arc unchanged since 20,
| "leit M. still go for compromise-ftr the SPEC
"cia Doposi,e, on the principles of Woddy Thomp
4 'ton's amendment On this ground, | havofeis n
90 believe that the Sub-Treusuty friends Of tn.
Administrator would be wiIllngto meet ustOW,