Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-12-28


out consenlof The Senate; and upon resolu.
lions proposed by Mr.. Benton, providing for
the national defence, and especially upon
the action The President had taken 10 secure
their favorable consideration. He also drew
up and presented Protest against the uc-
tion of the Senate in adopting a motion 10
e&punge from It's records the resolutions by
which, in 1884, it had expressed It's disap-
probation of the Presieen,'s course in 70.
moving the deposits. -.
In November, 1886; Mr.. Van Buren was
elected President, TO succeed Gen. Jackson.
During that winter, although The currency
question and others, which had grown out
Of it, continued 10 occupy the attention Of
Congress and the country, and although Mr..
Webster spoke frequently upon them as they
came up for discussion, no great topic called
for special effort. la February, he accepted
an invitation, from very large number Of
meichanls, professional men and others in
the City Of New York, 10 attend a large
public meeting. His speech, delivered on
this occasion in Niblo's Saloon, on the 15.h
Of March, 1887, embraced comprehensive
view Of all the measures by which General
Jackson's administration had been disIin-
guished. He spoke at length Of The Tariff,
Internal Improvements, &C., and called The
attention of the country 10 the movements
which were on foot for the annexation, Of
Texas 10 The United States. He declared
his opposition TO that measure, mainly on
account Of his centre unwilingness 10 do
any thing that should extend the Slavery Of
The African race, on This continent, or add
other Slaveholding states 10 this Union"
But the main part Of his speech related 10
the action OF The Administration in regard
10 the financial condition OF the country,
After the adjournment Of Congress, Mr..
Webster made rapid tour through the
Western STATES, in the course Of which he
was greeted by the most cordial welcome on
The part Of The people, and addressed large
meetings at Wheeling, Va, Madison, la,
and other places I
President Van Buren came into Office on
the 4.h Of March, 1887. One Of his first
acts was 10 call an extra session Of Con-
gress, which met in September, 10 provide
Tor the serious emergencies created by the
almost simultaneous suspension 'of specie
paymenlsby the banks, throughoulthe coun-
lry,sin The month of May. Az The meeting
Of Congress, the Independent Treasury sys-
: ten, ssas- -brovshs forward By tho Administra.
!, lion, which lproposeato dispense aItogptucF
| with the aid Of Banks, 10 provide adisiincl
, set Of officers to take charge of The public
(; money, and 10 exact specie in payment OIL
E all public dues. MIR. Webster opposed The
/. whole system, as impraclicable and certain
! TO prove in the highest degree injurious Il
The interests Of the country. In q long ant
!, able speech al that session, he Sc, forth hi
f view Of the duties Of the General Govern
n ment in regard toihe Currency. The mea
!. sure did not pass a, the Extra Session..
It At the next regular session, on The 27'
9 OF December, Mr.. Calhoun offered reso
/, luton against the interference Of Congress
e with Slavery in the District OF iCoIumbiG
3 declaring that ii would be ''direcl and dar
ID gerous attack on the institutions Of all III
,, slaveholding sIates," To this Mr.. Clay, o
Y the 10Th Of January, 1888, offered a subsl
/. tute, declaring that such interference woul
10 "would be violation Of the faith imple
le in the sessions by the States of Virgini
III and Maryland, a just cause Of alarm 10 III
Y, people of the saveholding States, and hav
of direct and inevitable tendency 10 dislu
IN and endanger the Union" Mr.. Websl'
IS, opposed both, upon the ground that he cou
Q. see nothing in the act oil session, nothing
nj the Constitution, and nothing in The hislol
ht of this or any other transaction; implyir
i, any Limitation upon the power Of Congie
a. 10 exercise exclusive jurisdiction over Il
n. ceded territory in all cases whatsoever.
up On the 18th of January, bill was intr
NJ duced into The Senate by Mr.. Wright, 10 G
le- lablish the Independent Treasury sysiel
ci. which came up for It's second reading on. {.
ey 30.h. Mr.. Wright, in advocating the p'
III, sage Of the bill, had taken ground agaiT
iu. The allegation tina, Congress had anyhi
is TO do with providing currency rol The pc
Of Pile. "Let The Government said he,, :"
Ter tend TO its own business, and lei the peol
rn- attend TO theirs. Lei The Goyernmen. Ia
ep. care that it secures sound currency for
The own use, and lei il leave all The res, 10
ten Sta,es and TO the people," These ominc
7i sentences were the keynote Of the spec
in which Mr.. Webster made IN opposition
bu, the bill on the next day He denounced
,Iic sentiment which they expressed as ulte
ess unbecoming Republican government, {
en-. opposed the bill as in the higaes, degree
en- furious 10 the public interest. On The 1
its Of Feb uary, Mr.. Calhoun, who had, at
had extra sc ssion, nlimated bis purpose 10 S
ha, port The Sub.Treasury Bill, and had iss
lre. a letter 10 his constituents on the subject
nth ring The recess, replied 10 Mr.. Webs
loc- This eiciied from Mr.. Webster, on the I
srn. Of March, another speech on the same s
her ject, much more elaborate and complete {,
the The first. He discussed at length the r
ines lions Of capital and labor in ibis country
,ger uses Of the credit system, the progress
no the country in agriculture, commerce,
"A re-. manufactures, and the extent 10 which
con- progress was due 10 the system Of cr
icial and the absolute necessity 10 both the c
we'll ernment and the people of sound 3
rlia- paper currency. He yindicaled, by CO
the iuiional exposition and by recurrence 10
cited tory, The righ, of Ahe Government 10
sin. Banks in the custody and transmission c
nry. funds, and pointed oui The disastrous co
g Of quences which could no. but result from
,rnor Introduction Of such q system ss ina. "
con. the bill in question proposed 70 es,qb
upon He closed BY referring 10 The speech Of
and Calhoun, and by very sharp examin,