Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-21

issuing two hundred millions OF 1oFei.''e''
If were merely Question as 10 wasting tnai .u
If 10 nl,c money !; would be Of less Importance
than !, navy i nu. il is question h'oiVihs tax
er or ,ava,ioo-thet power which - coEsiaeieu NV
supreme po"cr rnder every Term OF g,aa TIA
upon which all o.hc: powers a's P'eeSu -,
onas.o, here involved ia, Whether you VIII selch '
nowerful arm Of this Government over Tie se'sII,
S..a and nermi, it to ensuf in lis voracIous MA" eli
the Ia wing power. both national aha ota'e W 80
words il is a question Ct eSpunging the Slate on
tuiicns and Governments l!oueh '''e ~ Ans
lion Il is the assumption OF power on tne par. % ~
c.o,n,or, rhich was never contemplated by 'hose
who par,c;naied IN the formation OF the so'ia'
tuition. An abstraction, ndeeo why, you ".e". sa:'
with eonai propriety that The declaration u
was q mere abstraction, ihashaen as 'nd'
do, IA no, accomnlsh the result. which II con-
red hut imposed the ecessiiy oire sorting 10 arms
in order to accomplish it. Vas that mere ahs'sact"f
n e.; !, wos ranked with the highest o! poi;,ica
acts vet was as much an abstraction as me resosG
,iona bnc,,.vnu I, ives the Senator from ta'ne %h"
n,rodcced his all.exci;ing iopic, and at lnoaen
.be, CONGRESS is almost n. lis last gasp, "nen IL 10
inst abou 10 expire 1t was that gentleman VINO mas
thrown This fIehrand amongst u.s. for hreoIana iea
il will be to the whole country. tie spoke WIN some
der,e ~ censure OF the resolutions Of the gentleman
from Missouri Why nobody dreamed two years ago,
Of the assumption Of State debts by the General 20
vernment-but now we find it is openly proclaimed III
one branch of the Government, and advocated IN .he
Legislatures of several of the States 1t was intlmaeo
n
n oncs,;on on which the Senate would soon have 10
ar, efficiently end ailirmatvely The idea seems
10 have travelled with locomotive raploty' AS ~
The orip;n OF. the idea, Senator mas oeeiaIeo
that it is entirely of British origin refhaPs y
mnv NO, be altogether OF British origin-Pefhafs
i. may have originated by the conjunction Of Inc
schemes of men OF both nations. The idea oil lhe
insecurity of American stocks was first started oy on
,ish capitalists. And an American ctzen, fooeo WIN
Senatorial purple, was consulted oy 'het as al at'ot
| hon Mt m! " or q
some doubts as the security Of those stocks, but
they were looking earnestly for other security, IN
order render it safe in the hands of the holders This
was anterior 10 The last Presidential election. ana
when the idea was thrown out, It was met by The lie
mocfatic party in the Senate By negative vote upon
The resolution of The Senator from Kentucky, denying
the doctrine Of assumption Frcm that ,ime the Demo
cratic party stood committed against assumption ana
asains, British influence in avos of assumption And
!ro.n that moment we witnessed Tie most daooi'ca
attempts 10 overthrow Ike Democratic power IN tins
country. We found the country thenceiorward agi
.at.d ~ unseen, Il subcrranean element, Tor
which one could account. as soon as the die
vas cast, and that party was rendered Tor The en-
SUNG four years poweress as 10 Inc affairs OF The
Government, it then that the assumption OF Slate
debts began to be openly proposed by those through
whose agency the English bankers and capitalists
hoped obtain the oil object to them
desirable. Then was that The counsellor OF those
bankers clothed in The ermine oil Senator first brought
gentlemen the other side tina; for onc fully ex
pect to find the hidden elements, Tie same secret
agency, entering into the approaching contest Tor the
government Of tins country. fully believe that Eng
!ish capitalists, who have more than one hundred m-
hons OF property depending, as they suppose, upon The
accGGency OF o! The political parties IN tins country
over the other; that they merchants they are, and
therefore vgilant when money is ct stake. viii not per
nit the same Democratic party, with the resolutions
which they passed two years ago still standing upon the
record 10 GENE into power for IN such case the assumP
lion of State debts would be rendered entirely hopeless
And predict contrary TO The general opinion which
prevails upon this subject, that the influence which
is 10 be rewarded by the assumption Of State debts
will be at work upon the public mind and that it will
the most and terrible struggle al the next
Presidential electc1 tba, endangered The harmony
of the people Of this country The election will not
pass oil did the last, Ana though gentlemen the
other side do not, | am sure, desire such state Of
things II will not be in the powe! OF all the politicians
Of The whole country 10 avoid or resist this secret all
Dervading influence, which two hundred millions OF
perled ap;,al exercise in country such
Mr. a addressed further remarks TO tie Senate, for
which, we regret We have no room.
The question then came up on MIR. Conrad's motion to
pore the further consideration of the subject 10
Tuesday next.
Mr. WALKER renewed his call for the yeas and
nays; which ordered
The vote was then taken by yeas and nays, and
resulted in the negative-yeas 10, nays % as follows
Yeas-Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard, Ber-
ren, Chuate, Conrad, Crafts, Critteuden, Evans,
Graham, Huntington, Mongum, MeTrick, Moreheat,
Miller, Smith Of Indiana, Sprague and Tamadge-
10
.Nays-Messrs. Allen, Boshy, Benton, Buchanan,
Calhoun, Fulton, Henderson, King, Linn, McDulie,
McRoberts, Phelps, R:ves, Smith Of CT, Sturgeon,
Tappan, Walker, Wilcox, Williams Woodbury., Wright
and Young-22
The question next came up on the motion to postpone
ill 10 morrow; which was carried in the affirmative,
without count
The PRESIDENT pro tenn laid before The Senate
communication from tie Treasury Department, re-
porting, in compliance with resolution OF the Senate
of the 18th inst, statement showing that the receipts
Of the customs for the month of January was 9l3 700
ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Several bills from the House read, ard refer.
red 10 appropriate Committees among them House
bill DDS, for the reduction of the pay to members OF
Congress, and CIVIL military, and naval officers On
The question Of reference of the rcirenching bill some
doubt seeming 30 arise TO The appropriate committee,
Mr.. WRIGHT suggested that the Committee on
Re,renchsnen, would be The proper committee.
The bill referred TO the Committee Retrench
ment ayes "a, noes not counted.
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The SPEAKER stated 10 the gentleman from Ma
ryland mr.. j. P. Kennedy that his bill on the sub
ect of reel procty treaties the regular order Of
business and would be called up then, unless he con
sen,ed to waive it for hour, permit the reception
OF reports OF committees.
Mr.. KENNEDY asserting, and by general consent
The standing committees called for reports and
the following were made:
LETTERS TO TEXAS
MIR. BRIGGS, from the Committee the Post Of
flee and Post Roads, reported bill to authorize the Post
master General 10 require the postage letters d.
recied 10 Texas 10 be paid in advance.
Mr.. BRIGGS said that This bill was reported in
consequence Of proposition from the Government OF
Texas for an arrangement on the subject
Mr.. ADAMS objected to the second reading of tie
bill and the question on printing put, and car
ried.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Nlr. BRIGGS, from the same committee, reported
with amendments, the bill from The Senate prevent
the employment Of private expresses upon the mail
routes for lie prevention Of frauds upon the
venues Of The Post Office Department.
On the motion OF Mr.. ST0kELY, it was resolved
that the Committee the Militia be instructed in
quire and report what amendments necessary and
proper to the laws of The 10 insure the preserva.
ton Of The public Of The u. s. distributed 10 the
militia If the several States; and 10 report BY bill
otherwise.