The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-05

Out Of any money IN the Treasury not otherwise APP
propriated.
After some remarks by Messrs BARNARD,
BOVINE, ARNOLD, CUSHING, and the SPEA-
kER,
Mr.. BARNARD moved to Law the resolution ON
the table and the yeas and nays having been taken
the question was decided in the negatiye-yeas 81
nays l07.
MIR. BARNARD moved to amend the resolution
by striking out the words be instructed" and in
sert In lieu thereof that the Committee report with
all practicable despatch, the principles and material
Facts IN relation TO the fine imposed upon General
Jackson by Judge Hail. in 1915, and the opinions Of
The Committee on the material questions involved
| IN the law aud the facts with regard thereto.
] After short debate, the morning hour expired /;
and, without dsposng of the subject the House pro-
ceeded 10 the consideration OF the
BILL TO REpEAL THE BANKRUPT LAW.
| Mr.. BOVINE urged the importance of gentlemen
combining themselves TO the rules Of order and pro-
ceeding TO the transaction of the public business
Various incidental matters, he said had been brought
into discussion. lie did not think that the President
OF the United States ought TO be called wretch
low creature, and an unprncipled man but they
were, IN addition, gravely told and he had heard OBJ
servations on this floor of his political friends
that such is John Ter and such this Administration
that no Democrat should accept of office under them
Nay, public papels connected with the Democratic
party held the same opinion; and, in uxta position
could hold office under the Administration for the
| reason that The President surrounded, in his
Cabinet, by Daniel Webster and John c. Spencer
What would such persons have done IL these Cab-
net officers, so obnoxious, dismissed who ould
take their places The Democrats would not he
cause II was said that they would not accept Office
under the Admlnstrati n. Now, he would yield 10
no man on this floor in attachment to the principles
OF the Democratic party But while the discussion
was in progress 10 whether the Bankrupt law
should be epealeu and W shall he tha
President, what did gentlemen suppose the people
were thinking about And what did the people care
what particular man is President OF the US SO that
the Constitution be held sacred and inyolate and the
Government carried on prospfrously, and lis princi
pies preserved Who did gentlemen think the mass of
| the people cared who administered the Government
so that IT was well administered Gentlemen on the
other side (the Whigs) desire to PROSTATE the Admi
nistraon and this desire grew of the fact nc.
cord to their assertions that the President has de-
serted their party, and has violated his pledges TO
those whom he has deserted; and, matter on What
principles the Government is administered The Pre-
| sldent must be Frustrated As for himself he should
on all Administration measures which nigh, be pre-
scented to him in his representative capacity conform
himself to the principles which the Democratic party
professed TO enerian and il they in his Judgment
were salutary and proper he would not be backward
or wanting to sustain them. Even if the Chief of
Ashland were in power, and should propose a mea-
sure the enactment of which was, according to his
| notions demanded by the public interests he would
accord 10 1t his support as readily as if Mr. Van
Buren,, or any other gentleman of the same party,
occupied the Presidential chair. But they we're told
that they could not rally around he Administration
because Daniel Webster was thtrc-" the great ex
ponuder Of the Constitution He had been some what
| amused with this and similar IMPRESSIONS. However
for one, faulty es Mr.. Webster was politically if he
(Nlr Webster) was disposed to renounce his errors
and embrace the Democratic party as Others had
done, he would receive him. as the Democra-
tic party had received thousands of others
who had left the Fedora; party and Joined the
Democratic. lCries Of "Good," good" " This was
his doctrine, and he was not disposed TO deny it
And this being the case, why now should the door
be closed to Others Ii that test had been applied
he could point out gentlemen on tn floor who would
have Teen debarred entrance into the Democratic
ranks, and who would not now hold their seats in
tins House. lie himself was brought up Federal.
ist OF the old school. A taught And until he was
twenty-iou years OF age, he never entered into the
political arena at all When, however he oxauin-
ed public questions for HIMSELF he decided to sup
port the principles OF the Democratic party and ne
would repeat, that, If the iniexibe rule had been
adopted, he and others must have been shut out en-
lire " A angh When once satisfied that Daniel
Webster had changed his political creed and was at
hearta Democrat, and ready and willing to co-ope-
rate WIN the Democratic par y, he would be ready
to receive Mr. Webster well as any other dis,in-
guished individuals similarly situated "A voice
'We can't take him. He had not said that the
Democratic PARTY would he only spoke for himself
and did not profess to speak for the party TO which
he attached And he would nos make an an
peal TO the House TO bring this scussion
to close. The question perfectly understood
and the minds OF gentlemen made up and he desired
direct vote, that the odious law might be repealed
as demanded by public sentiment.
Mr. BARNARD inquired of his colleague whether
his (Mr Bownes) successor TO Congress was not an
open and ayowed advocate of the Bankrupt law;
Mr. BOVINE replied that he had no information in
his possession which would warrant him in giving an
affirmative response but he believed that his sue
cessor was friendly to the BANKRUPT law This
however, was not question that entered into the
election IN his district. And he did not know another
gentleman IN his district, except the one alluded TO-
who was favorable TO the law
Mr. MERlWETliER said that he would vote
against the repeal; and he read various extracts To
show that there existed detection in the ranks of
the Democratic party, and he observed that it ap-
peared from The giving out Of the gentleman from
New York, (Nlr Bowne,) that he was not ayersc to
enlist under the banner Of Mr. Tyler and if he (Mr
NJ could judge from the remarks of The gentleman
from Ohio, yesterday, he (NIr Weller) too, posses
sed similar disposition And he desired the gentle.
man from Massachusetts to inform him which party
he expected to bid, when lie (Mr. Cushing) put up
the Administration OF auction
Mr.. CUSHING called on the gentleman from
Georgia, or any other member Of the House, TO put
lis finger on a sentence in his speech which author
lied the imputaton. Let tie gentleman select from
that speech the sentence which justified the remark
or winch the gentleman can declare unjust in prnci-
pie or untrue IN fact
Mr. MERlWETHER said that the whole speecb
itself worranted the inference
Mr. CUSHING again asked the gentleman TO be
good enough to put his finger on any part of the
speech which was unjust in principle or untrue in
factY
Mr.. MERIWETHER repeated that the gentle
mans whole speech had confirmed what he had said
Ar or he concluded his REMARKS
Mr.. PICkENS addressed the House in favor
Of the repeal OF the law, viewing it as unconsituon.
al. No matter how much he disposed to relieve
the unfortunate, he conceived that he owed higher
duty to his country, aud would not permit his indvl-
dua feelings in this instance, TO influence his public
conduct.
Mr.. PROFIT said that there was always a ma