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..... v v.- Ho maf rch there ashe did before, in the Old JewlTi but he is not fit to u . .. r niniivJ3fofhV United States especially a has just iaken place sontativ this time. - . ,- in EuglandThorories havejegauied I pow ,?. TT.t ..,w.o0,1ori tbv all alliance V ni k hiivft succeeded by ilia a Kolilionists on the West India ques un This turned the scale iu their fevor. Ho w Minister for the colonies will doubt less be Lord StanleyT'by whose exertidns l7it proper, is It fair to the Souih-end an avowed Abolitionist, aou v, by rec.fff, which John RW say Was the worst sort ot canting, to iftettle these great and delicate questions? I W IS a rreat blunder. Mr Webster has, doufiff great talent ; but he lacks what is moieir. portaut, in public as well as private cochict ; mmeaii common sense. H. The Rarings-Webster -Slate Stocks Uatcs Letter. Our readers recollect that the house of Bar ing, Brothers & Co., the great London bank ers, issued a circular calling for a national guaranty of State stocks in which they were deeply interested, also at their request, Mr "Webster, then in England, wrote a pamphlet oivhi" his opinion as to tho responsibility and security of State liabilities. It is also recol lected that during the Presidential election certain letters of English bankers were pub lished, in wVtich they manifested uncommon iuteret in the result, and expressed a confi dent opinion if Harrison succeeded that State stocks would immediately rise in value. The movement of the federalists in Congress has evidently tended to accomplish this object, but knowing that to propose the assumption of the State debts by the. General Govern ment would be resisted more or less by bosh political parties, they have urged the distribu tion of the public: lands preparatory to the measure desired by the Barings. The ap pearance of Mr Bates, a partner of tho Bar ings, at Washington, immediately after the circular of his house calling for a natioual guaranty of State stocks, and this too at the extra session, is au incident which cannot, and ought not to pass unnoticed. It revives the suspicious heretofore entertained of the influence of British bankers over our legisla tion and the message of the President in an swer to a tesolhtiou of Mr Woodbury, tends to confirm that suspicion. Mr Bates has communicated to Mr Webster certain papers on the subject of State stocks, and the follow ing is a copy of Mr Bates' note to Mr Webster: New York, May 25. beg to enclose the copy of a memorial that I have received signed by the proprietors of the Mississippi stock in London, addressed to the Governor of that state. I am requested to desire you will be so kind as to lay the same before the President, and to do all in your power to induce that stale to comply with Us engagements. I have the honor to be, sir, Your very obedient servant. Joshua Bates. To the Hon. Daniel Webster, Secretary of State, &c. Upon this letter we would simply ask, what has the President to da with State stocks, or taxes as to make sure a matfwui nave to wor hard for his bread and clothing. . . Tinkering the curreucy-Mak'mg gold and silver the standard of vaftre. "if lor ,i I ... infill nnn sil- jjjo- trie currency uouisumg : and making, DanK notes 'er, der. legal ten- uniform Currency " Paperfromises undisturbed by any intermixture of coin. a Concentrating the Money rom n:.,;.trT tn th ivholn neonl'e one neckl, and annnintin(T a commission to regulate its breath ..-.ninlv West Iudia emanciDation was carriea. it 0. r ia ,Wre of stranula- J -' t. . , rt I Mil uy a Jiicaivi v n rhpsrs circumstances cive a graver u' - - . i rn .it irn v 1 1 : i imjiiiuuu . i questions under discussion .are connected with that of slavery ; rwmple,. the illegal search of our vessels on the coast of Africa ; the liberation of our slaves-cast, upon the Bermuda coasts ; the congregation ot black troops in the West Indies ; ibe British do- ius anu intrigues opou vuuu,. that tion. n,l nf s,.i:nnaUlu " A carcase i i. from Philadelphia to New tl W Oil k 1 leans. Clia j lesion Mercury. X DaIwei. Webster & Co. The N. York New Eramentions that the Branch of the U. s. Bank ariNew xork, nas assigneu sunary unpaid notes "for the benefit of the creditors oi the MotherBauk iti this City. Among them are, one note of Daniel W7ebster for 12,750 00 one other of Daniel Webster for $5,000 75, and one of J. Watson Webb for $3,090 00. These be.it remembered are in addition to the much larger loans made to Webb and Webb-ster at Philadelphia, Here we have a key to the refusal of the Whig t I members ot the Senate to prohibit loans io . StiL.:-- .rn t,a nov Rank Bill. 1'here are also notes assigned ot Jos. Jrioxie & Co., (or upwards of fourteen thousand sev en hundred dollars. This Joseph Hoxie, we understand, was chief singer at the Tip and Ty orgies before the election. Henry Clay and William L. Brent tlie black-leg Plays Fal$e. It appears that William L. Brent, was promised by General Harrison, the office of Dlstiict Attorney, for the District of Columbia, and that after General HarrisorTs death, it was given to: Philip R. Ftndall, of Washingten, a vtry good gentlcnwn, as far as we arc acquainted, but a man of no more than ordinary talents, and whose only c'aim, the Globe sayp, wai ginia Senator. ; WTe doubt whether, in the whole range of letters, not excepting even the withering sarcasm? of Junius, there can be found such bitterness of invective and re proachful scorn as in the following words ex traded from the speech of the orator of Roa noke, in the Senate of the United States. : "T his man (mankind, I crave your par don) this worm (little animals forgive the that he very frequenUy contributed to the National L insult) was spit out of the womb of mean- NORTH-CAROLINIAN, TWMfn. B A Y N E , EDITOR ANiD PUBLISHER. Saturday Morning, July 3 1 , 1841. ICF" FINAL, Vote on Jhe BANK bill in the Sen ate 26 (or, 23 against it, the 2 Virginia senators 'voting a gains it. V Speaker White his Igaorance of duty, and rcctlessness of Principles of IIONORsand Justice It is said, and we", doubt net, wi'h much truth, that the present Speaker of the tLiuse of Represen tativ s, John MVhiie, of Kentucky, is 'indebted to the influence of Mr Clay for bis present situation ; a place, above all,' which shou'd be the reward of merit ; wh'ch should be filled by a man of known integrity, and peifect impartiality in theadininistra Uon of juslkej and yet we see a man, who,! if report be lr re", is the willing tool of an aspiring hack poli'i cian,rntrusted with the high post ot Speaker,o! theHo of tleps. The following, which we cull from that able dissecter of whig carcases, the Globe, and which we InteNigenctr, and as we ..further suggesF as some Iitt!e satiafaction for being expelled from office by General Jackson. This, of course, was mortifying to Mr. Brent, who, by some means fuund out that it was through Clay's interference that-Mr Fendall was appointed, and immediately addressed Mr Clay, inquiring if such as the fact, for says he, " considering our past re- laTkn. and especially two conversations which 1 liaa Wt&you upon this sXtect," he felt that it could not be trVe. Air Clay replied, that in consideration of historic and intimate acquaintance with Mr Fendall, an acquaintance brought about by their connec tion with the American Colonization Society, he had addressed a strong letter of recommendation in his favor tbvt'resident Tyler. . r , Mr Brenrthen tells Mr Clay of a former conver sation they had together, in hich Mr Clay told him it'he had the gfVing of the office, he would give it to Mr B-, in preference to any other, if General Jones would not accept rt, and positively staled that he would not interfere between him and Air Fendall. . . . . . . . . Mr Brent then tells him.uhat he views nis com as " insincere,.inconsisten; have, heretofore placed upon yomcharacler, as NO,lf 1 JNOR AUL.lu AlAiN aVghtto have pursu ed." ' '. VV . ' - ' What think ye ot this, yc H; Henry Clay, the leader ovour paity, I the world, by another leader of your District, as insincere, inconsistent, and as no honorable man would have acted ! Air Bront also states what follows : AVho has ever trusted Mr Clay that has not been repaid by the same deep and black in gratitude, unless it has chanced that his self interest ordered it otherwise? In making this charge, startling as it may appear, I am ready to furnish the proof that there have been others, more distinguished "than I am, who have felt the same sting of? ingratitude. Yes, I have now in my possession, open to the pub lic examination, the lecorded opinion of Mr Clay's ingratitude, as expressed to me by one whose "lightest word" will far outweigh, in public estimation, the most solemn assevera tion of even Henry Clay. I have the proof that no less a personage than General William II. Harrison considered Mr Clay as false to his best friends, repaying their best exertions in his behalf, when it suited him, with c ungen erous treatment." The expressions of Gen eral Harrison, in a letter dated ' North, Bend. 1st March, 1S38, in reply to a letter of mine, urging upon him the support of Mr Clay, should he be nominated by the Harrisburg Convention, are as follows : ' "I icill do my duty, even if Air Clay is to be benefitted by it, from whom I have experienced only ungener ous treatment, in requital Jor years oj devoted ness was raised to a higher lite than he was born to, for he was raised to the society of blackguards. Some fortune kind to him cruel to us has tossed him to the Secretary ship of State. " Contempt has the property of descending, but she stops far short of him. She would die .before she would reach him ; he dwells below her fall. I would hate him if I did not despise him. It is not ichat he is, but ichere he is, that puts my thoughts in action. That Ai-FHABUT which writes the name Thersites, of blackguard, of squalidily, refuses her let ters for him. " That mind which thinks on what it can not express, can scarcely think on him. An hyperbole for meanness would be an eclipse for Clay. Extraordinary and Astounding. Occurrence. Wc seldom or ever heard of a more extraordina ry occurrence than the following : During the winter, we always put.our ashes into a barrel, to preserve them for making ley, with which we wash the ink from the type. It is always neces sary to have straw of some sort in the bottom of the barrel, to act as. a filterer. Ve had been in the habit of using wheat straw, but that not being conveni ent to procure, it was suggested that pine straw would answer the purpose, eo wu sent out into the .suburbs and got several preen branches ot pine and put them in the bottom of the barrel, and they ap peared to answer every purpose. This was in Apri r5 IBs A . F ... : :i c close, sultrySsarrier mornings we were nodding over the BaltimoreMiun, when a sudden burst, as of a pistol barrel, broughiNiift.to a standing position Upon recovering from the sfclderi&hock, wc hasten ed out into the piazza, where stood nut.. ley barrel ; and what was our astonishment upon bhj staves, hoops, ashes and coals, laying around Jn contusion, anu a majestic young pine, in lull vigor of youth, tho only mark of where the barrel set! Mcljeocl. It is slated that McBeod's trial will take luce in September, in Utica, New Yorl .The Evening Journal will doubtless take care of itself in the controversy, and wc would eave it to do so, did not what wo consider the heterodoxy of the Journal of Commerce find some protessors here. Ji.n"land m tact maintains that wc have no claim at all upon All a V . her. ane contends mat ner Uanadian sub jects only pursued and punished pi-nates, and destroyed ' a piratical vessel, and as ' pirates and " piratical vessels" are alike the lawful prize of, and legitimate subjects oj punishment by eveni nation, wttlmut account ability to any, she can by uo fair inference of either law or logic, be held to " distinctly maintain," " that the affair is essentially na tional, and ought to be adjusted between the two supreme governments." Before she, or her advocates here, can make it " a natioual affair," she must withdraw the charge of pi racy ; umu mai is aone, it must remain any thing but a national affair: aud even after such withdrawal, it would, as to McLeod, be still au act of private murder committed under a public pretence, the supreme govern ment " ot this country, or the" General Ijov ernment," rather, still retain iug its right c national action against the really " supreme Government" of Great Britaiu. We believe the Governor of New York is right, tho Su preme Court is right, the' Albany Kveuiug Journal is right , and if iu this belief we are right, then the Journal of Commerce and al who hold its views, are wrong. . FIRST SESSION. IdP'Upon the first page, we publish a sperch of Mr Boi.ton's, on an amendment to the -Bank bill, proposing to make all discounts and refusals to dis counr, public, and we ask lor it a perusal ; lor no man can read it without being convinced, if even against his will, of the truth of its doctriuc. A fiend suggests that his remarks will apply to FayettcviPe. v....,., r c . : . : . . a : it.. : i "'"C,W.JL'1S "T-Pi wwgroeegu- J kx, thi.-, .hla -mivaie. well t..S or congress, goes very far to confirm the . j t .K,t '.K rent reports alluded to above. 1st. He removed Air McKcor, of New York, from his place as Chairman of a Committee, and put a whig in his stead, after the Committees had been put upon the journal, thereby making an alteration of the journa', without the content of the House. . 2d. He trampled upon the rights of Air Atherton, in giving JMr Stanley the noor to move the previous question, after he had recognized Air Atherton as entitled to the floor, and while he, (Air A.) was yet speaking. This might have been ignorance of his duty, but even this excuse is worse than none. t 3d. He decided (on the call of Mr Adam?) that certain resolutions should be read ; Air Turney ob lectcd. and annealed, but the Hnusft sutnim H tU what power has Mr Webster over the State of Speaker by a strict party vole. Ser in-, however, lui&issi ppi io malice nun oite iu vvinmu nrie;t;An in riV.K l, xvith its engagements to a foreign banker? It is sheer impudence on the part of Mr Bates to send these papers and weakness in Mr V ebster to comply with this request. v Definitions for the Year 181. , s JVeicspaner Entervrize " Stealing farmer's wagon, carrying it to market, sell ing his vegetables and pocketing the money, before the owner can overtake the rogue. " Reports from the Departments" Smokes kindled from the Treasury to keep the peo ple from seeing what the Whig are doing with the money. Finance Tho art of making any number of blunders all in favor ot the financier. c Securing the independence of the States" Tving them by the neck to the Federal crib, and authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to pat them on the head, and dis tribute to them two cabbage leaves a piece every day. "Expediting th? business of the JVation Settiu"- the government a rolling down hill, and giving nino cheers as it pitches with accelerated speed to the d 1. ".2i agonized people crying action ac Hon!" Seven Loudon Bankers writing to thir ffird counsel in Washington "for was placed, he had the journal made up, contrary to the notes of the Clerk, and all the reporters, so as to place him right.' This was on Friday ; on Saturday, Mr Turney hearing the journal read, and seeing what had been done, moved to amend it, so as to state the facts, upon which, the Speaker told Mr Turney he was mis taken, the journal was riht, and thus raised jm is sue of fact and of veracity, upon which, five mem bets (Mr Adams being one,) rose successively and sustained JMr Turney, in hi3 version of the facts, and thus convicted the Speaker of DISHONESTY in perverting the journal, and telling a falsehood to screen himself! ! ! . Mr Botts having compassion on him, moved to lay the whole matter upon the table, and the party carried it, thus showing that no sin is too black for whig connivance, when one of their own party is trie sinner. ICyThere seems to be a rumor that John W. B ier, the Buckeye Blacksmith, is to be presented with a farm. It was reported that he was turned outot his Indian Agency, but the Globe ol the ICth inst., says, he still retains it. How is it ? Information ! Heaven's sake rob us the exchequer tho first thinrr thou dost." -- Iff hellion and civil War 'WPjresuming to call in question tho Divino Eight of a cor- havoc in the whig ranks all over the ccuntry. mortgage Ot the souis aua A correspondent of the Observer, who signs him self " A Fiiond," notices the ravages of a certain bug, w hich appears to te mure formidable in its de struction than the caterpillar. We have not the smallest doubt but that this is the celebrated hum bug which was introduced by the whigs during the Ias.t canvass for President. It is also causing great opin are many ot his intimate trieuds who can bear me out in this assertion. As the leader of a great party, General Harrison was com pelled to treat Mr Clay as a political ally, and even, as such, to tender him an high office, and to consult him upon State affairs. But Mr Clay could never satisfy General Harri son, nor can he satisfy any reflecting man, that the support he gave to General Harrison's election, after the Harrisburg nomination, proceeded from magnanimity on his part, as he has beeu anxious to persuade the world, or that it proceeded from any other motivethan that of self aggrandizement. Had he withdrawn from the contest, m favor of his old mend General Harrison, before he was compelled to the act by the nomination made at Harris burg, he might talk of magnanimity ; but al ter his defeat, what other course could he have pursued to gam strength for the " succession," " 4 ml 1 1 at wnicn ne is si in aiming l nese recorded feelings ot Ueneral Harrison towards Mr Clay were not caused by the-legitimate rivalry of Mr Clay for the nomination. They originated in occurrences which took place years before, and in feelings which continued down to the date of his letter, and which were known to me, aud doubtless to many of General Har rison's intimate friends. General Harrison was too magnanimous to have suffered such feelings to be engendered by a fair and honest competition between public men.- Even to-' wards his political antagonist, Mr Van Buren, he never manifested feelings of personal dis pleasure. Those who knew General Harri son best, will appreciate and fully understand the force which is to be given to his expressed opinions respecting men. They were opin ions slowly formed, but unalterably fixed. After his failure to notice my language, as a mail of honor should have noticed it ; and considering that he has no ground upon which he could have honorably avoided the last alternative left him, I am constrained to The Rarber Secrctar3r. Since the Secre tary of the Navy has turned prin ciple barber, the Charleston Mercury played ofF a fine joke on him, by inserting the cut of a badger toating a barber's pole, bearing the unfurled flag of the Navy JJepartment,' mid immediately under it, the barberous orders of the Hon. Secretary, which arc as follows : " The hair cf all persons in the Navy is to be kept short ; no part of the beard is to be worn long, except whiskers, which shall not descend more than an inch below the tip of the ear, and then in a line towards the mouth. GEO. E. BADGER." Secretary lowing. The Columbus Statesman charged this gentie man with making enormous sums ofTof the widow, the orphan and the poor soldier, by speculating in land scrip, (a charge we have often seen made against him) and that he was speculating in Eorr.e land, when his accommodations from the Gallipulis Bank being cut off, he failed ; and it also stated upon the authority of a paper in his own neighbor hood, that his credit was so low that the hands on the public works would not take his note for a iTaifs work, unless endorsed by one of the contractor- The Steubenville Herald could not deny this, but said that the Statesman was abusing MrEwinbe cause he was poor. Now there is no man who will not take another man's note for a dayJs labor, if he knows him to be an honest ncan, no matter how poor he may be, all he wishes to know, is, if he is honest, and if the above charge of the Columbus Statesman be true, and it has not been contradicted to our knowledge, then these men who refused to take Mr Ewing's note, must consider him a dishonest man. noration to hold a bodies of the people iviihodt--equity oj re demptton. " Fiscal Airent " A lonff sooon to feed politicians out of tho Treasury window, and sivg thsm the troubIo"f breaking down the .... v- ... - door. f - - '-',2i unfortunate difference Striding across tho Seriate chamber, staring a brother Whig in thef," face, shaking both fists and telling him holies. Making the amende AssuringHhe same gentleman next day that you '-are quite astonished that some peo ple should have supposed you meant to hurt his feelings or do him any wrong. Retrenchment and Reform " -Words proper to be said or sung before election. fActhn" Throwing three millions of dollars into the dock. " Fatitious opposi tion " Trying to keep the saiu three millions fbr public use. Heliecina- the v&npie l aKing mony from those that Inve, to psy thedebt3 of those that have not. . , . "Encouraging Labor Laying such A Something else New. There being some 8 or 10 candidates for the. place cf Post Master, at Madison, Indianna, it appears it so puzzled the Department, who to give it to, that they pitched upon two candidates, whigs, and not liking to give it to one, for fear of offending the eth er, they wrote to the two, proposing that they should be run before the people, and the more popular of the two, was to have the office; but a provision was made that no other candidate hou'd run j thus throw ing the responsibility from their own shoulders, and yet not giving the people their choice. This uict-nsed the people, and they determined that any one should run who wanted the office. The consequence was, t!iere were 8 candidates, and three elections were held, and a democrat, (the present incumberrt) was elected, after all. This is someihmg new. Capt. G. C. Hutur, and 1st Lt-R. C. Asheton) have been dismissed from the army, in disgrace. The Common School Law. ' Fietn what we can jjather of public opkuon in re lation to this la w?pasaed at the last session of our Legislature, it would be better to reject if, and let them try again. " Appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Burcess S. Gai- ther, Superintendant of Uie Branch Mint at Char lotte, JN.C iCU1 Why is the Secretary of the Navy like an inferior workman ? Because he a bad jour. (Badger.) That Baltimore Sun man is a most excellent man; hear how he talks to the " sixpennies" about their succumbing course, in the McLeod case. He is a man, every inch, if he is little r The Mcljcod Case. Notwithstanding the insignificance which say, publicly, that henceforicard'l must coa- some editors of our country affect to attach to siaer mm as out oj the pale of honor hrst, this case as one ot its attributes, we apprehend because he has avowed himself false to his pledge ; and, secondly, because he has rested so long under the most injurious imputations. I have said "nothing in this publication more offensive than in our private correspondence ; and, if goaded by the publicity of the thing, he should seek to retrieve his lost chivalry, I feel constrained, by self-respect, to say, it is too late. I have waited Datientlv for a snm- it is destined to the production of the mod se nous consequences. Among these the New York Courier and Enquirer stands foremost, denouncing the decision of the Supreme court of that State, its views being copied by the Patriot here. and by numerous other echoes elsewhere, of II m . 7 a similarly dependent character. Unable to argue the question, they deal in condemnation 7 ... 1. ' 1 .1 . 1 i -. i i . , iiwu, i uioic, Tuiie mey 5iuaiousiy (witn tne excep- now listen to. I say, emphatically, that I can tion of the C. & E.) keep the argument (for wii. uuiM ui eury oiay, senator sucn it is; ot the court from their readers, to from Kentucky, than to correct anv misrepre sentations he may attempt, in his desperation, to make. Your fellow-citizen, WM. L. BRENT. Washington City, 23d July, 1841. This is Henry Clay's character, from the time he entered pol.tical life, up to this day and if the above be not proof enough of his racanncs?, and pusil lanimity, read the fo'lowing : CLAY AND RANDOLPH. Wo give below the words which produced whom they gave the correspondence between Messrs. Webster and Fox. Wr hnv no hesitation in saying, that such a course is nei ther fair nor honest in relation to the case, nor just towards their readers, who have a right to " the whole truth " in return for their pa tronage." In view of the conduct of some other papers of kindred politics, we cannot choose but be pleased with that of the Albany Evening Journal. This paper has continued to vindicate the stand taken by Gov. Seward. and to sustain the decision of the Supremd Se-" a'Pv the challenge between John Randolph and court, against the attacks of other journals in secret session, and we do not know how they I ' This the Journal of Commerce calls'" sne got into the newspapers. Verba rolenl was cial pleading," and attributes it to Gov. Sew however a favorite expression with the'Vir-J anl. J ; v 5 SENATE. Wednesday, July 21, 1841. Mr Allen presented a remonstrance of citizms of Bolmont eounty, Ohio, against all tho leading mea sures of the present administration, and all manner of fisCillitlCS. Mr Berrien moved that the bill to c'lange the placo of trial of General Gratiot, from St. Lowis to Wash ington City, be taken up, which motion was d bared till the expiration of the morning hour. The Bank bill was then taken up for amendment, and many amendments were effered and discussed, but very few adopted , t r cd to ?ay the biil trti,, the table, and ordered it to be printed. To the formSrJVli Calhoun obj cteel, but the motion was carried. "to Thursday, July, 22, lSTHfc" After the presentation of petitions, &c , thc-bill tikA change the venue in the case of General Gratiot, was debated at some length, after which, the BANK RUPT BILL was taken up and read by . s: ctions. The Bill was about to be reported to the Senate, when Mr Benton paid there were some amendments from his side of the Senate, and after awhile the S. nate went into executive session." Friday, July 23, 1S41. , The Bankrupt bill was taken" up this- morning. Mr Nicholson proposed to amend the hill so as to make it include all banking corporations, which are owned cnt:rely by individual stockholders. The amendment was opposed by Messrs Berrien, Sevier and Henderson, and suppoited by Mr Nicholson, Clay of Ala., Smith of Connecticut, Benton, &.c The Bill was then laid upon the table, upon which Mr Clay, of Kentucky, starting to his feet cxclaim d: " What! the motion prevails ? Then I give notice that to-morrow morning, I will take-up the Bank Bill." Mr Clay then appealed to his friends to lake up the Bankrupt bill again ; made the motion and put the screics to them, and they took it up again. The question thrn occurred on the amendment of Mr Bayard, namely, that it include all corporations, and it 'passed as follows : YEAS. Messrs Allen, Archer, Bates, Bayard, Berrien, Choate, Clay of Kentucky, Clayton, Evaus, Graham, Heudersou, Hun tington, Mangum, Miller, Phelps, Porter, Preston, Rives, Simmons, Southard, Tall madge, Walker, Williams and Woodbridge. 24. NAYS. Messrs Barrow, Benton Buchan an, Calhoun, Clay of Alabama, Dixon, Ful ton, King, Linn," McRoberts, Mouton, Ni cholson, Pierce, Prentiss, Sevier, Smith of Indiana, Sturgeon, Tappan, White, Wood bury, WVight and Young. 22. - The question was then taken on the amendment as amended, and rejected "as follows : YEAS. Messrs " Allen, Bates, Bayard, Benton, Buchanan, Linn, McRoberts,Nichol son, Pierce, Smith of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Williams, Woodbury and Wright 16. NAYS. Messrs Archer, Barrow, Berrien, Calhoun, Choate, Clay of Alabama-, Clay of Kentucky, Clayton, Cuthbert, Dixon, Evans, Fulton, Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Ker, King, Mangum, Merrick, Miller, More head, Mouton, Phelps, Porter, Prentiss, Pres ton, Rives, Sevier, Simmons, Smith of Indi ana, Southard, Tallmadge, White, and Wood bridge 34. After some further debate, the bill was engrossed for a third reading, as follows : YEAS. Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, J5errien, Choate, Clay of Kentucky, Clayton, Dixon, Evans, Graham, Henderson, Hun tington, Mangum, Miller, Phelps, Porter, Preston, Rives, Simmons, Smith, of Indiana, Southard, Tallmadge, Walker, White, Wil liams and Woodbridge 26. NAYS. Messrs Allen, Bayard, Benton, Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay of Alabama, Cuth bert, Fulton, King, Liun, McRoberts, Mou ton, Nicholson, Pierce, Prentiss, Sevier, Smith of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan, Woodbury, Wright and Young 22. , Saturday, July 24, 1S41. ne bankrupt bill was before the Senate to-day. Just before the question, " shall this bill pass ?" Mr Tallmadge expressed his desire to have great unanimity in the vote. He hoped Senators would soar above the atmosphere of party, &c. Mr Buchanan thought this Bill would increase the evils of the debtor rather than cure them. He said the besetting ein of ihis country was to get rich in a day instead of by years of labor: Here was a bill to rub out and begin again. He predict ed the bill would be repealed with the s .me .unan imity that the Bankrupt Law of Pennsylvania had been repealed. He said the same objections -which were urged against a Bankrupt bill in 1819, '20, were applicable to these times and to this'biH, and the same fate would befall them both repeal al most instantly. It was impossible to perfect a law to suit all portions of this widely extended country. Mr Waiker replied to Mr Buchanan and denied many of hi positions. . Mr Berrien also srokc in avor of the BiU. - The Bill fieri PASSED as follows : ; . t YEAS. Messrs Brown, Bates, Berrien, Choate, Clay of Kentucky, Clayton, lonr Evans, Henderson, Huntinglou, Ker, Mer rick, MillerMorehead, Mouton, Phelps, P- ter,-SimnjouSi Smflh ot Indiana, ouinarei, Tallmadge, Walker, tBle, W illiams, Wood- bridge and Young 26.' IN AYS. Messrs Alien, Arcucr, uajmu, Benton, Buchanan, Chtyiot Alabama, LUtn- Kiftir, Linn, McRob- , WU. , " " Jf C7' . ' erts, Nicholson, PiercePrentiss, itivcs, vicr, Smith of Connecticut, JSturgeou, x pan, Wbodbury-and Wright 23. . The Bank Bill was then taken up, amended so as to exclude foreigners from holdmj-'sioek, in any shape or form. Several other amendments wcie ofitred and lost, and the Senate adjourned. . Monday, July 2G, 1841.. The F.sc! Bank Bill occupied the Schatc,d:ai to-day. Many amendments were offered: ' Some rejected some adopted. It , was finally agreeel to take the vote to-morrow. Tuesday, July 27, 1841. THE BANK BILL PASSED.- - , Analysis of the Globe. After a preliminary proposition from Mr Benton to postpone indefinitely the Bauk bill, which was withdrawn a speech from Mr Morehead, in which he undertook to prov o that Mr Jefferson and the Democratic party were in favor of a National Bank' and the reconsideration of and tho passage of the amendment authorizing the Bank to issue five dollar notes Mr Clay produced his plan of compromise, based, as he assumed, upon tho amendment of Mr Rives, which proposed the Treasury plan, and had been rejected some weeks since. The character of compromise is consider ed by Mr Rives as asserting, ia the most ab solute manner, the power which was held by himself and others, to be utterly incompatible with the Constitution the power to establish a National Bank within the States without tho assent of the States. It will bo seen that Mr Clay's amendment provides for obtaining the assent of the States m two ways. 1st. ly legislative alhrniativo act consenting. Hud. A negative or refusal to act, which in not dissenting, is to be con-, strued into an assent. And if both these modes the author ityof4he Stateslor tho establishment of a Batik witTmilfleir inris- d the States should pro- ion ot a iationai JJauU within lheirJiifthejhe amendment re serves""and asserts for Congress the power to put a' Bank in any State against its prohibition whenever it shall be thought necessary and proper. ( This, Mr Clay contended, ought to bo perfectly satisfactory to those who' considered it a palpable violation of the Constitution on the part of Congress to create a Bank within a State against its consent! So thought and voted twenty-five of the Federal party two absenting themselves, and in this way tho amendment was carried by a majority of one vote. Mr Clay looks to practical results, and has adapted his compromising amendment to a state of circumstances, which has forced it into a very crooked shape. Mr Clay knows that there is a Bank Senate both in Pennsyl vania and New Yotk the two legs upon which his Bank must stand, if it stand at all. lie has good reason. to know that the fall elec tions in one or both of these States will give preponderance to the Democratic party in the popular branch of their respective Legisla tures. He has scarce a hope that the consent of either of these States could be obtained to the extent of the National Bank charter oor their jurisdiction. This is the key to Mr Clay's curious amendment. The speeches made upon it t day were of great interest. Mr Clay opened the discussion. Ho was fallowed by Sir Rives, Mr Calhoun, Mr Walker, Mr Preston, aud Mr Buchanan. Mr Clay then rejoined, and Mr Rives concluded tho debate. The question was then taken on ordering the bill to be engrossed for a third reading, and it was agreed to ayes 25, noes 24, as follows : YEAS Messrs. Barrow, Bates, Bayard, Berrien, "Choate, Clay of Kentucky, Dixon, Evans, Graham, Huntington, Kei, Maugum, Merrick, Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Simmons, Smith of Indiana, Southard, Tallmadge, Whiteand Woodbridge. 25. NAYS M essrs, Allen, Archer, Benton, Buchanan, Clay, of Alabama, Cuthbert, Ful ton, King, Linn, McRoberts, Mouton, Nich olson, Pierce, Rives, Sevier, Smith of Con necticut, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Wil liams, Woodbury, AY right, and 24. Younji HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wednesday, July 21, 1841. Considerable debate occurred in the House this morning, on the Report from the Committee ot Com merce, to which was attached a resolution cdling for a Committee of nine to be appointed tosit during the recess, for the purpose of taking evidence at the principle ports of entry, as to the operation Of the present system of Tariffs, with a view of obtaining information in time lor the revision of the Tariff, next Session. Air Sergeant from the Select Committee on the currency, reported a bill to incorporate a Fiscal Bank of the United States, which was read twice, and ordered to be printed. lie then' reported the Senate Bill to. repeal the. Sub-Treasury Law. It was read twice, and orelerbd, to be printed. Mr Bernard reported a Bill to establish a unirora system of Bankruptcy. Ba. very little discussion took placo on this bill befere Mr Wise moved to take up the bill making appropriations fbr a home squadron. General McKay said that the present bill was a departure from the wholesome rule of making ap propriations specific. lie said the bill purported to be for the establishment cf a home squadron, but he looked upon it as nothing more than an increase of the Navy. Mr Wise thought G. neral McKay misconstrued the Bill. After much discussion, much of which was irrelevant, the bill was passed, yeas 184, nays 8. The Bill provides for the employment of 2 frigates, 2 sloops, 2 small vessels, and 2 armed steamers.
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