Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-01-20

all accessory 10 lllt Sdllts e.t
e Mr.. Bolts sent a resolution TO INC lhaIri
: which after being modified, read as iolows
Resolved, that a Committee of nine mem
bers be appointed with instructions diligently
= to inquire into the truth of the charges pfeerr-
cd against John Tyler, and TO report to the
lIonse the testimony taken to establish such
charges, together with their opinion whether
the said John Tyler has so acted in his official
/, capacity as to require the inierpOstion OF the
constitutional power Of the House.
Mr.. Cave johnson moved TO lay the res
!. oluton on the tabe-lost, ayes l01, nays 10.
Mr.. Underwood moved that the question
should bc--Sha the main question be n0c
pui' And the House ordered the question TO
be put by large majority. n
Mr.. Granger usked 10 be excused from vo-
ting, as one of the charges preferred against
the President was that OF removing innocent
persons from Office, and 10 that offence he was
Ipariiceps criBiinis. Mr.. Granger was eXcu-
scd by vote OF the House.
The previous question was then put, and
the House decided by "a vote )is3 10 l27, not
TO adopt the resolution.
The House then took up the consideration
Of the resolution from the Committee Of Ways
and Means, upon the proposed Exchequer,
and the remainder of The day was consumed
by Mr.. Profit in vain, silly, and disconnected
twaddle, that nobody listened to.
"Wednesday night, Jan. nth.
Mr.. McKeon resumed his speech, and oc-
cuped the unexpired forty minutes of his
hour, in reply to Mr. Gushing, whom he
charged with the attempt, either 10 seduce
or intimidate the Democratic party into the
support of John Tyler. lie said the Dem
ocratic party could neither be coaxed nor
driven from their principles, and these coin
cided with those ofihe President in one sub
ject alone, and not entirely on that which
was his opposition to the United States
Bank. They approved of his yetoes, but
not of the reasons that he gave for them
Mr.. Tyler was in favor Of paper currency,
and as far back as 1884, had observed in
the Senate that he was in favor Of an amend
ment to the Constitution, comforting the
power of the General Government to create
Bank of the United States He was also
in favor of the distribution of the public
lands whenever the duties did not exceed 30
per cent.
lie had approved the remedial Justice bill.
and the tariff for protection. To all these
measures the Democratic party was opposed |
That party was opposed to paper currency
IN any form, to protective tariff, and to
the distribution of the proceeds Of the sale !
OF The public lands, whatsoever might be the |
rate of duties. 1t was also opposed TO the |
remedial Justice bill, aud to the action of the |
President in the Rhode Island difficulties
MIR. McKeon was glad that the next con-
test was to he one of principle between the
Two parties, and that The Successful party
would be under obligations, which it could
not disregard, 10 carry out their distinctive
views ia dtH siiaG
also rejoice at this. Let the people every
where, understand that the sell-styied dem
ocratc party is bound if il succeeds, to des-
troy all paper currency-to substitute direct
taxation for tariff, and TO sustain The doc
trine that our constitutions Of Government
may be rightfully subverted by the illegal ac-
ton of a mob. 1t cannot be thai The people
will sanction these destructive and disor-
ganizing doctrines If our Government be
the thing these Democrats would have il TO
be, if II has no power TO legitimate action is
to Cypress and destroy, il is not worth pre-
serving and will not be preserved for this
people will not long sustain a Government
that shall forfeit their attachment by waring
against their industry, and by refusing to az
ford them that security against violence that
the consultation of the country derngnds.
The Administration is making poor pro-
gress IN It's formation Of third party !
party of moderate men of both parties. Be-
sides the original guard, it has succeeded in '
attaching to itself only Mr. Bovine and Mr.. Z
Weller of the democratic party, aud posi- ;
bly, Mr.. johnson Of the Wing party. The
Calhoun democrats who act with the guard.
support the administration only as means l.
'i advancing the interests Of their favorite. y
Mr. Raynor took the floor, after Mr.. Nc II
Neon had finished, and devoted his intro L
iuctory remarks TO an explanation of the a
easons which would induce him 10 vote for S
he repeal of The bankrupt law, although he c
lad voted for the law at the time of its pas 81
age. He would not, however, vote for the '
'ill before the House, unless the proviso t
Uniting the time at which applications could a
e made to the 9th December last was tt
tricken out. He doubted the constitution b
! power OF Congress TO enact this proyiso- p
e had no doubt offs injustice 81
lie charged the necessity of the bankrupt ~
NV to the distress brought upon the country W
locoloco msrule-making war upon the W
redit, and experimenting upon the curren- p'
y OF the country. The commercial COM P;
lunty had been Frustrated by no acts of Ia
lelr own-they had been led on by the in as
ated currency of the Jackson era. The m
lstress under which the cuntry was suffering ca
the time the Wings came into power, had az
rown out of twelve years of Democratic W
lal administration, and the bankrupt law Te
as forced upon Congress, as an act of ius-
&c to those that had been ruined by the
nbecility mismanagement and corruption ar
f the Government ~
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