Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-06-20


quent action OF the Senator
"6. Not more than two branches to be
established or retained in any State and
not more than one, except in the States
10 which they now exist, without the as
sent Of the Legislature.
II. Bonus Of $500 900 to the Govern.
mani, payable in the three first years. in
three payments"
Here is the evidence ofthe originsl
paternity of this "bill of denominations. !"
What memorable instructions Mr.. Dali
LAS was not only compelled to vote
against bis "own CONVICTIONS" but also to
give life and being to the Monster"
which was to ruin the country, and al its
Republican institutions, had not tho "liero
Of New Orleans" like Hercules Of old,
wrangled the Giant IN its Infancy =
Novel instructions indeed and a most
'dutifui Senator! Bot further: Mr.. DIAL.
LAS having gwen life to this dreaded
"Monster." does not then leave it TO its
fate, or to the tender nursing of strangers,
but watches over it with parents ten
derness aud fostering care. Ecce signua:
"May 10. Mr.. DALLAS gave notice
that he should, on Tuesday next, move
the Senate to take up the bill to rechar-
ter tho Bank of the United States"
JAgain:-
~'May %. The Senate resumed the
consideration of the bill to modify and
continue the act to incorporate the sub.
scribers to the Bank of the United States.
"Mr. DALLAS addressed the Senate for
about an hour IN FAVOR OF THE
BILL"
1t would seem that even our not loo
scrupulous contemporary, could not say
that Mr.. Dallas, ia these particulars, was
bound by his insiruefioas. certaiaIy
hero is prima facie evidence Of 'free
sgency," and support of the bill con
amore. What says the State Prnlerl
We will now notice some Of the uotes
Of Mr.. d. 1t will be seen, by reference
TO the original bill, that the assent Of the
States was required to the establishment
of branches within their limits. But we
sfnd that May 20, motion 10 strike Out
this provision prevailed by vote of ayes
%, noes l6. Among the affirmative
votes will be found the name of Mr. Dali
LAS This vote, too, was doubtless in
strict accordance with his instructions
But further: The bonus Of $500, 00O
10 be paid by the Bank; was subsequent
ly altered TO 100000 per annum for fif
teen years-making total Of SO, 900 600.
What magnificent Corruption Fund, y
and for this too. Mr.. D. voted. Now
was this all. The principle Of Distribu
ton has been most unscrupulously assail.
ed by the Locolocos Of the present day
And speeches, editorials, reports, anc
even labored addresses from Locofocc
Legislators to their constituents, have
teemed with denunciations OF the policy
of "raising revenue for the purpose O
distribution !" Mark the consistency o.
the so-callcd Democracy Here was to
be a sum Of $3,000,00O raised from lhi:
Bank, and certainly it must be classed as
one Of the revenues Of Government. The
question Of the proper distribution of this
revenue was raised, and motion of Mr.
Sprague, that the Bonus be divided
among the States in proportion TO their
population" was agreed to, ayes %,
noes 19-Mr. Dallas voting in the affirm
alive! Where then slept the ,hunders Of
Locofocoism! Will not the Argus, even
at this late day, atone, by launching its
fierce denunciations q. the had of its
"Bank Candidate" for tho Vice presiden-
cy?
But we have not yet done with this
"instruc,ed" candidate -
"June 6-Mr. White of Tennessee
moved to amend the bib by inserting a
provision that whenever the public Depo-
sits shall exceed an average OF 81 900 600
interest thereupon shall be allowed oil
three pr. CT"
This amendment was negatived, Ayes
%, noes "a, Mr.. DALLAS voting in the
negative, and thus by his vote deciding
the question
We now come to the. fnal passage oil
the bill
"June 1.-THE bill to modify and
continue the act to incorporate the sub
scrbers to the Bank Of the U. S. was
read third time. The question being
on its passage the same was taken by
yeas and nays and decided as folows:-
"Yeas-Messrs. Bell, Buckner, Cham
bers, CLAY, Clayton, DALLAS, Ewing,
Foot, FRELlNGHUYSEN, Hendricks
Holmes, Johnson, Knight, Naudain, Poin.
dexter, Plen,lss, Robbins, Robinson,
Ruggles, Seymour, Silasbee, Smith,
Sprague, Upton, Tominson, Waggaman,
WEBSTER, Wilkins--2S.
"Nays-Messrs. Benton, Bib, Brown
Dickcrson, Dudley, Ellis, Forsyth, Grun.
dy, Hayne, Hill, Kane, King, Mangum
Marcy, Miller, Moore, Tazeweh, Troup
Tyler, White-20."
But Mr.. DALLAS, as the Argus in.
Inmates, was not content with sim pie
vote in favor OF The bill. He did "defne
his POSITION" ard here it is. A precious
moroccan truly
GOA his name being called
"Mr. DALLAS said, that being called
to vote on the passage of the bill, he fell
it to be his duty to make brief Statement
to the Senate. He had been returned Il
tho Senate on the list of stockholders, al
holding a part of the stock in the Bank
As soon as he found that this subject woulC
come in for discussion, he had directed
the stock which he held in the institution
IN he sold II had heen sold he had re-