Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-16
TwENTY.SEVENTH CONGRESS-.
THIRD SESSION.
TuESDAY. January 10, lsa3.
IN SENATE.
fConeiuded.l
THE EXCHEQUER.

THE EXcHEQUER.
Mr. PRoFFIT. who had the hoor addressed the House
reply to Mr. MARsu,LL and. in the eour-e OF his re.
marks commented vrry severely the touous course OF
the Wing marty lie could not keep the OF them and
az no one time did he know where find them. Al the
session. aarge majority Of them declared that the Pre-
sdent guilty OF mPeschable offences; and now, when
ON. Of their number stood boldly forward and brought
forth charges which found impeachment sta
king hi. reputation, name. and fame the Truth of tom,
why they gone. This morning, decided that
the President unimpcached and unimpeaehnble. He
willing, and all the business OF the country were
willing that they should Withdraw their costs and
let drop. For his he would have been perfectly wl
ling that the impeachment should have he would
like the black silk gowns, and other uaPPings OF
court of but did for the rcsou
on he did believe in the truth OF the charges
that they contained mPeachablc matter lie conceived,
however that every gentleman who voted ior o'n''ea
that the charges did contain inlpeachable matter
Mr.. r. p. MARSHALL here asked leave To make an
explanation which being granted he said that he voted for
the resolution but did expect nor did he wish, To bc
understood as committing himself the questions either
the propricty OF impeachment, or whether the
changes contained mpeachable matter, which was one OF
gravest and difficult questions which could be
brought forward Further he had examined that ques
ton. Tie only in favor OF giving the gentleman the
Committee, and nothing more.
Mr. PROFFIT. Well, sir, here is ono OF the hrs' law
yers the House. that for endorsing the charges as
containing impeachabe matter. take Tor granted That
n the lawyers i'm the House will the thing and
that the vote on the resolution was kind OF aeconmodS-
ton
Mr.. COOPER of Georgia, asked leave 10 make an eN-
panaton lie far from thinking. in the vote he gave,
OF expressing any opinion regard this matter lie
merely intended that due the gentleman from
Virginia Congress and due the officer, that he
should a committee of investigation lie did not
believe for that could be found dscar
ing the charges impeachable matter.
Mr.. PROFFfT hoped there would be no more eNpIana-
uons and that he might be permitted 20 The gentle
from Virginia. seemed, to be left alone IN his
glory.
Mr. Bolts asked leave to make explanation. lie
prouder Of the position he occupied than that OF
other gentleman on the floor.
Mr.. PROFFTT made n remark in reply, which was not
heard and then notice the remarks OF the gen
teman from New York. Mr.. GRANGER, and the charges
that gentleman had made against the Executive and ms
friends that floor. The gentleman said that he Mr. ~
aud his friends took the pet lamb and crippled 1t, and he
thought, with the gentleman from Kentucky, that the gen
toman from New York perfectly competent speak
about sheep Mr. p, for himself confessed that the
teman speech the most shecpsh speech he had ever
heard.
Again. said Mr., P.) told that the friends Of
the President follow his lead all occasions and in i've
minutes AFTER in direct contradiction what he had Just
sad he charged with dsageeng with the President and
making his bill One moment, the gentlemen
charged him (Mr p and his friends with following the
Presidents lead; and the he charged them with having
taken the Presidents pct lamb and cropping IT, and cutting
it, tail off, Why did the Wing party have their
cuses as formerly and agree upon plan of attack.
After further remarks, he denied that he was in IA
Of the Presidents eXchequer plan in all its details; but
nevertheless he surprised passing through Cincin
nau his way the General Government, find many
persons in favor of it-from 5000 5000 Of whom in
that city had signed petition Congress- praying ts pas
with very distinguished Wing gentlemen their head
The report of the gentleman from New York, which ong
mated tins debate he had doubt every Democrat would
wish Prnted he doubted they would vote TO
PRINT 10000 copies for the strongest in
favor OF the subtreasury that emanated from CON-
mec earth. lie knew they said the sub treasury had
some errors but word in that report against the
chequer, argument against a bank of the United
States. They against expansive power: and
that right and it argument against bank OF
the United States well against the Presidents exche
querl He pursued this theme time; then replied
based the assumption that the officers Of the
Government would issue more paper than the law allowed
under the exchequer pointing the issue OF treasury
notes, which not known to exceed the authorized
amount under Mr. Van Burens the subsequent Admin
siraton. He then cited show the influence Of
leading politicians in procuring for their friends loans from
national bank. lie next noticed remarks made by
the gentleman from Kentucky MIR. MARSHALL yesterday
un the present oxchequer PLAN
Mr.. MARSHALL explained
Mr.. WISE desired the report Of Mr.. MAR
STALLS remarks which appeared in the National nteli.
gencsr of this morning. far they regarded himself
In that report Mr. MARSHALL made to that he (Nlr
W. had said that he might be walked o'clock in
the morning. and he could tell what Mr. Tyler would do in
relation any
Mr. MARSHALL said he did not make any such
mark.
Mr.. WISE continued What he said in the remarks re.
fered to by the gentleman from Kentucky Mr. MARSHALL
was, that he could tell any morning o'clock, when
fairly awake, whether Mr. Tyler would sign United States
Bank bill or not He did TO know what he
would do upon other subjects He could make addi
hOna remark. IL weeks after the death of Gene
raj HARRISON when he (Mr. W. his circuit
ing for Congress, before he heard the death of
The OF his death accompanied with the inaugI.
val address Of John Tyler, in which stated that
would, regarded United States Bank, follow the
pie of the fathers of the Republican faith Between that
moment and tho interview which he had with Mr.. Tyler
after the death Of General Harrison, he had hesitation
the which Mr.. r. would pursue upon the sub
Ject He did not know whether he would follow the
pie Of Madison the hand of Jefferson the
other Yet always having believed himself that a bank
OF the United States constitutional and knowing that
had been decided he had hoped the President had de-
IN aIaF
lslment OF such institution Under that IMPRESSION
and with this doubt upon his mind he Washington
His r interview with the President dspeed every doubt
ana from that time forward he could not have been walked
up without declaring that John Tyler would sign a
bank bill lie knew John Tyler's history we'll John Ty-
Ter had been his constituent also he had been John
Tyles He knew his in the Legislature Of Virginia
and m Congress- and from that knowledge he enabled
10 make up his opinion
Mr.. T. +. MARSHALL was glad that the gentleman
M WISE had made the correction Of report of s re-
marks. lie (Mr. NJ had himself intended to have made
the same correction.
Mr.. PROFIT resumed and proceeded 10 address tI,e
House various political topics Of the present day He
defended the President from the charge wishing 10 have
ms exchoquer scheme passed without amendment and
without the doting Of and the crossing Of lie
charged upon the party opposed him. that they passed
bank bill without the doing Of an the crossing of T.
and without aordng opportunity for due consideration He
charged them with making report which avoided the issues
before the country and with condemnation Of the exch
quer project by committee which there was not friend
of the President to yndcae his He pressed upon
the consideration Of the House the that the Democratic
Review and several leading papers Of the Democratic par.
had advocated plan Of finance precisely similar that
Oi the gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr. Cushing and
replied to the remark that the friends Of the President
thought way with regard asure and s friends
another
Mr. CUSHING asked permission 10 withdraw the mo.
uon he had made to commit the report the Committee Of
Ways and Means on the oxcheQuor the Committee uf the
Whole on the state II the Union.
Mr.. EVERFTT objected to the withdrawal Of the mo.
ton.
MI PROFFIT resumed. He replied 10 the remark thnt
M o an l.
iho friends OF the President, worth rush, by say.
ing that this showed that the friends OF the President had
aRroed 10 diioT among another without quarreling.
They were all independent Az % the remark Of the
gentleman from Kentucky tMr. Marshall, that for long
une slept with Websers works under his pillow he Mr.
~ would say that he believed Dickens nore generally coli
Jed Bon had made the same remark about his seeping with
some books about HIM lie Mr.. P.l believed he should
hereafter get pe Of books and put them under bis head