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renew, which commenced when we had
the best currency in the worlds was con,
tinUed in the establishment Of lhe,Su
treasury, in indiscrimjnale denuncalon
Of "the swindIing Banks" unconsIiu.
tOnal ensctmeOts and acquisitions, pro.
ceedlngs Of countless public meetings,
and plainly expressed manifes'oes Of
ofStale conventions, Of which the last
is the most notable; so unaccounlabIe
indeed, does it appear, that conviction is
forced upon the mind that they mGst
have had
"EyeS most devoutly willing tobe blind,''
and that those who denounce them as
recreanI to the party have all the weight
ofintelIigence aud consistency upon their
side. Mr.. L took exception to, or rs.
ther dissented from, the ViewA Of our ga.
Bile and worthy Senators IN Congress"
upon this subject, and also those expres.
sed 10 the late letter OF General Jack.
son! He also ectured the hard money
adVocatesin and out Of tho Legislature!
His speech is 10 be published.
When Mr.. Lahm he'd concluded.
Mr.. Stanton moved 10 Tecemmh the
bill 10 the committee on the currency,
with instructions TO strike out The names
,0f s. Parsons, G. Swan, and Il Goodale,
who are named as corpopalors 10 the sec
tion Incorporating the Franklin bank Of
Columbus. Mr. s. explained, that the
gentlemen named had requested their
Senstor, Mr. RdgWay, 10 make This mo
HoC, as they did not wish 10 bo iucoLpo.
rated under Shis bill; and Mr. Rideway,
being detained from the Senate from in
disposition is his family, had requested
him 10 mako the motloR
Mr.. MucheA called Tor division ol
the question.
Mr. Parker moved for a cab OF the
Senate, which was had.
the motion TO recommit was then Ia
ken, and lost, as follows:
YEAS--Mesors Barnet, Denny. Ford
FnIIer, Henderson, Jackson, Latham,
N'wton, N,sh, Robbins, Stanton, and
4 Wade AZ.
4 NAYS Mossrs Aten, BARLEY, Clark
Franklin, Harris, Hazerioe, johnson
Koch, Luhm, Loudon, Mhler, Mitchell,
MAnnelIy, MCulcheu, Parker, 8Itchie,
WnIco'l and Speaker-l8
Mr.. Nash made some remarks, pro
testing against such use OF the names
oI gentlemen who had informed The Sen.
lie, through their representative on the
Senate floor, that they did moi wish their
names used. lie contraset this forcing
Of charters upon individuals, 10 Bank
with The former practice; and again pro.
tested agaInel placing charters upon the
statute book which. it 10 known, " i'll moi
bo accepted by the corporators, in or
der that Ihe Governor (ns the ,blII pro
vides) may at the expiration oI certain
time organize banks by proclamation,
and, by constituting any description Of
persons willing to accept the lolm MS
bankers, whether responsible or ire.
sponsible, men 0I character and honesty
or knaves and swindIers, insure, if pos
sibIe, banking Of some kind under the
bill.
NJ. Barley snid one single rircum.
stance would explain the proprely OF
the use made ol these numps bv the.Sen
ate The genllemun named had been
before the Legislature foF three years as
petitioners Tor a bank charter, the Sen
nte now propnsed to give them one. Ii
was for The Senate, aOd no for the ap
pIicanls to prescribe tho terms. II was
not compulsory upon them to accept the
charter
Mr. Henderson thought the hill requi
red amendment. 1t seemed TO he the
object Of lbe friends of The hill TO make
capital Of some kind-he did not say 1t
was bank capital; he thought there ought
10 he a provision to compel the perS Jtfs
named IN the bill to push the system 10
to practice, lest there should be a IaIl-
ure. As to the pretenCe thai the gentle
IneH Hamed ms c0rpOrnl0rs Oi the Frank.
lin bank 0fiColumbus had ,suce ask ed
for achmtH Of somekind, that ITeIence
could uol be set up in IeIaHontothe bank
of Muskinsum He had seen a mRlorl
ty Of those gentlemen, dnrlng the pen
dency Of lhts bull, and they had s,gulfi
r ed au indispOsiIIon to ask or accept q
, charter, Further, il was not pretended
, that more thaa two of ali the person;
proposed 10 be incorporated in all tht
J.. bank to he established bv this bill, haC
+. asked the luvor that the Senate was row
g about to confer upon them, and ther,
e was no reason tor believing that other
- woud ever accept or use the charter
k conferred upon lhem.
e After some further remarks by MI
l. Nash, in reference to PersslIng III th
n USE of the names of gentlemen after the
,s had made personal request, ihrnug
r. their representative, TO have their name
withdrawn, &c. Mr., Ford moved ii
l. previous question, 1T being near nil