Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-30
MR.. T. =. NiARSHALLS SPEECH ON THE En-
CHEQUER.
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CHEQUER
-HorsE Oh R.rREsISrArvrs JAS. IS, 1913,
Mr. MARSHALL, after sllsioR to his former
remarks, Proceeded that he mad here III his place
N-nrcd arragu the Secretary State before the
5i g he vi bs SET EsTy q sac ys2g&
OF STATE for great and garag departure, not from single
arb,d from -peech Of ms, bat from the who's.
spirit from the grand reading principles u hi political ne.
He had been bold the Secrstsry o: state,
ms previous remarks hls ma-ter he did there
ny that he the bodily representative Of
political party and that, let MIN nod what
opinions he pleased change these and Op!-
mons when he pleased, he bound follow. Thanks
God he had such thst within e. the broad
bounds o; tins Republic He had the Sec5eia.
" Of State ms the light that Aristotle
the master OF the MactdOns the light that Ana1sgo-
the OF the Ahensns, and In. light that
Socrates thu OF the statesman termed in his
schOolOt that nc bound follow him they FOL.
lowed their orders bdI that he embodied his Judgment
the wisdom Of all these philosophers Of which he had spo-
ken.
From the manner in which he had been reported he had
been understood 10 the reputation Of the American
Secretary The fsTtEcsr possible from IT, said Mr.. NJ
In mis- Judgment 81 the value the reputation
OF the ex-senator from Massachusetts, would have out
weighed ell the sWeied dIadems Of EGrope's proudesi
princes bur inasmueh a. he had alluded aud nasmuch
~ the Government organ, in strain and style somewhat
elevated hsn usual that paper had condescend.
ed to lake notice Of hia REMARKS ne begged leave read
pa-sg- from the Faneu Hall speech. which he had al
luded, proper Introduction the remarks ne intended
10 make
adoption ot the EIchequor scheme, from the
President urged Congress by Mr. Webster and hi.
reputation - siaked upon IT, &c.
Now continued Mr. NJ a fuller endorsement could not
he given 70 any by any man; and careful and
anxious had been tue Secretary Of State this
thing TO the nation that he had taken great pains-and
great deal than necesa-to satisfy every body
how entirely and perfectly competent he to decide
question Of tins and had referred his Investigations
and experience in this fory himself and throw
around this proposition, in every form and mode all the
ms of Ina ku,v adya
and character. IL might therefore, and be,
sdercd great sanaye measure invented by his genius
and pTopU~ed tie country the very best measure next
70 tn" Constitution OF the United States that had
hit upon by the genius Of II wa then, a national
matter, and became even who had that Of faith
IN the character Of Daniel Webster that he Mr.. NJ had
had 20 look somewhat closely proposition coming from
Z him under oil these iuct-
Mr.. VI. did know who wrote this article nor did h.,
know that b was precisely n order for him to refer q,
newspaper articles in debate on this floor but he had seen
done by other gentlemen and perhaps the peculiarly Of
uIs question: aud the peculiarly Of the style al tins article
NOlh justify MN in uuicng H. lie did know who
wrote the article, but certainly contained something very
much IKE unto some other things which had been delivered
on this floor yesterday.
Mr. VI. read from the article charging him with shun.
ming apparently all precise statements and rskinp him.
self precise dca-caing on him 10 prove and not rest
content with merely ainnng that the proposed EHchequcr
Now, tcouiuued Nlr. NJ when he mad asked the gen.
tcmuu yesterday what be- considered bank be- had refused
"a give any explanation the subject whatever but had
W. VI confessed, n nat connection and Application, did
not define with sufficient precision 10 make u inteipiJc 10
him 90 least The gentleman had argued negatively" and
refused 10 define what be- considered bank. Mr. W. had
heretofore quoted passage scr passage Mr Webster
speeches. when the subject a Government Bank vas
the subject OF consider ration. where Mr. W. had denounced
Government Bsnh the very OF oil possible inycn
tons, aud yet be uo" Offered something which would
be the very best cOItnyancC which the wit 81 man bad
ever devised for i- country the Constitution 81 ,
United states. Well, II tins thing could be- proved b,
Government Bsnk, surely the Secretary u State styot
convicted, when 900 power Of having offered tho count,
The very worst invention which foreign nations had
experimental on.
Tho question hon was whether this was O. G1vc5nmen
Bank or not Now he under-tood the gentleman from
Nssfachuseus MI Cushing, CO. define Bank t0bc Joint
stock company Of priyse individuals, dealing n money
onning II for profit lnd that definition included oil 30
vcrnmeut Bank NJ ell. inssmuch Government was not
, JDint-stock company " private individuals.
Mr. CUSHING tNlr w. yielding the noDrfor explsna
tom said the gentleman would do him the Justice % re-
'm1,r Mat be- had not Woe,scd g. be- giving the dehnu1
" btnh on th' contrary, 100 answer ~ request NJ Oh
gentleman t1at b. would gave definition of Bank he ha
. i'Pi INST Do va, arguing negatively and affirmative
~ he had said that the popular ncreptaon u Bank
=. business for profit
10 Mr. MARSHALL said he nd,r.,o,d Bank-thst
me common qusliues that marked the genus 1k-, con
" hCi ." much ,n i persons who essrcred this acult
p ]" we character q" The faculty exercised Bank Nigh
o. in tne hand- Z" individuals incorporated or incorpe
a. IaIsd or 10 the hands Of single individual who mich
W Issue ms bile % Do might b. n thc hands Of C.vsrpueo
u depended on ihe nature q the thing end M, In who,
20 nsno- was. ban~ mrnt hsve faculties Anon
70 ouef Institutions the Bank Of Astsrds vas n-r,i,.,
cd one IN Europe. Ihat was Bank Of dcpo.e suin 20
'e uheses Of deposiie, end yetit Nas called Bank
~ DIV "ha wa thus institution IL wasa nonoyed inst
~ Iuuon u was bank u deposite u had ten millions
'" '''''m money placed under the control II these eoH