Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-03-11
CONGRESS.
From, the Globe Eel. 20.

From the Globe Eel. 90.
IL the Senate today. MIR. McDuFFlE
moved his resolutions making the direct
and simple question rs TO the constitution
al power Of Congress TO assume and pro
vide for the payment State debts. We
refer to the congressional! columns for
.hc debate on the proposition. We
reached The Senate in time to hear the
eloquent and cogent remarks OF Mr..
WALKER. which expose most thoroughly
the policy to which Federalism now dl.
reefs all it's aims and efforts. Tha. poll
cy is, to unsettic every thing that has been
established by the Constitution, and by
the course OF the Government under it.
This is 10 be done by holding out expcc-
ta,ions inducing the States to abandon
the duties they owe to themselves: aud TO
devolvc tho discharge Of their obliga.
lions on the General Government; and
thus introduce the principal practically,
which was the grand desltlera;um Ct
Federalism in the beginnng-a consoli-
dation OF all the essential powers Of
sovereignty in the federal head and hand
We are not surprised that the Federal
leaders in Congress seek to shroud them
selves in mystery, and make their ap-
proachcs on this momentous question
" til great caution. lis one in regard
10 w..,ich the efforts Of the greatest men
of Il. eli party were toiled; aud a. a peri
Cd, too, WIEN the dangers Of the design
were less appreciated than at present.
Tho moo>trn and minor partizans of
Federalism, however embo!dened by
the success OF e,.rontcry in their late ex
poits, under its new appeilatlon Of
Wnigery-may well be excused Tor the
n,odes,y which withhold, for the present
ali open declaration OF tis'r purposes.
They must be allowed to untold their
scheme step by step. In such march
as they now have in view, aud on such
an enterprise, they must be allowed is
10 make their progress slowly--making
one stage during one season, and fortity
ing their position to maintain it-as the
Romans did their camos in the progress
0! their conqacsts. The Federal party,
as their first step, brought the foreign
creditors OF the States to urge their de-.
mands Oh the General Government, and
make their Judgment good and u,.dis,nu-
ted in the archives OF the State Depa..t
ment. The next stage was to bring pc
tltions from their parlisans in the indcb.-
ed States Into Congress, and their make
lodgment for them, as the bes; mode of
answering the foreign demands which
our Secretary supposed did not call for
direct answer from him The third step
was the Hon. w. Cost JoHNsoN's bill to
consumma,e the foreign and domestic
projects, after being brooded over and (os-
tered for some time by those to whose
care they had been committed. The
time is not ripe to bring the proposed
measure into action OH the theatre Of
Congress. 1t has a part to perform out
side the halls Of Congress, before it is
brought TO appear in the last act on tie
stage. 1t must first operate on the States
to repudiate their debts, by arres,ing
their efforts to pay them, while awaiting
the result Of the newly broached scheme
on which the Federal majority refuse 10
declare themselves This gigantic mea
sure is, then, merely made to show itself
in Congress at the present session, 10
p5ralyze the honest and vir.uous action
Of the States in the extrlca,lon OF their
own affairs, that they may be taught,
like the WAGNER in the fable, 10 look 10
Hercules alone for help.
Inc House, at an cary hour Of to-day S
session, resolved itself into Committee
Of the Whole. The mos. prcmineli
bill taken up was that which authorizes a
reissue OF treasury notes now outs,and-
ing, but which become due in the course
Ioi the present year. Upon this bill, Mr..
BARsARD proposed to engralt his subst
tate Tor the cHchequer scheme. The sub,
stance Of this scheme is, tina. the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Shall borrow SIS.
/ Ooo,ooo Of paper money from the State
banks, stamp it. with the credit Of the
Government ard then deposi,c it in the
same banks, 70 be checked on; according
as the demands on he treasury require
it. Mr.. FlLMoRE strongly objected tc
tue introduction OF this proposition as an
amendment 10 the treasurynote bill, on
The ground that the subject was not analo
gous, and therefore out Of order. The
Chair occupied by Mr.. plckESs) very
prompuy decided The proposition TO be il
order, as it was but another form OF bor-
rowing money. Mr.. CUSHING now step
ped forward to put in his amendment
lie offered the same bill which was re
ported by him last session from the seIec-
committee appointed 10 consider the Pres,.
dents recommendation Of an exchequcr
and which DANIEL WEBSTER, on the o9l!,
of last September. in Faneul Hall, pro
nounced to be mot worth the parchmcn,
it would be engrossed on Mr.. CUsnlSc
made his speech; alter which, the com
mittee rose, and The House adopted q
resolution to take the bill out oI commit
tee a. 3 o'clock, leaving MIR. WISE bu1
three minutes, when the committee sal
again 10 say his say. On taking the
vote, it was found Mr.. BARNARD's scheme
had but 81 adxocataa Ar Cnsunc,s oh