Or KENTCCKV,
In the Senate of the U, State. Tuesday July 27H
Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, said ihilihe de
fect cf hearing Mill continuing, to which he
alluced yesterday, depriving hirnof tbo sal-
tsfsrlian of lieirina other Knnntora. : and
tireveotmg him fiota to regulating or modu
ting his voice ss to be fsvorably beard by
thero, he bad occeeiiW for all the kind in
dulgence ol lha Senate in the few obsorva-
tions which he now meant to sddress to it.
W During llie progress of this bill, Mr Piesf.
T deol, il has--Ven clearly manifested that
1 there decided majority of the Senate jo
favor tif "the establishment of National
- Bank.. For himself be believed thai it stood
out prominently ai me mat among laose
' measures of relief which be fervently hoped
would be genl-out by Congress, from ill pre
sent session, to re-eaublish the business end
the prosperity of the country. Oiber mea
sure would undoubtedly extend much re
lief, but it would be limited end not general;
- ?. whilst every section, every intereii, every
perion, rich and poor, would be benefitted
by the bleniug of i eound currency. If we
pass ell otber contemplated reassures, and
fail to pies this, we shall fall fir short of tbe
j ist expectations of a eufleririg people. But
the paasagVof this only, without any otber
measure, would hate full justified the con
vocal ion of Congress.
, But notnithsiaiiding lbs urgent necessity
of a National Bank, it well known, on
all sides of the Senate, that the bill is it at
present stands! in reaped to the branching
power of the bank, cannot pass tliii body j
I but will be rrj-ctad by a majority of 86 to
t " Hi, il all the members be present. Under
ibi'e painful circumstances, what ought to
ba doDaisiJ-weetirt-he-wrttboiiH
I fulfilling the hopes, of those who, sent as
here, in respect to a National Bank ? We
have tbotisht it due to the counirr. and
'--J?HLw!!L?i!.' 'fftitPB to leave no honors-
- 1.1a MAMa innn.nT..J (A 1. ...... .AxJ a
currence of opinion, if possible, among
thore members of the Senate who agree ss
to lbereccaity of a National Bank.; Wi
hive accordingly conferred and consulted
. together, and interchanged opinions land
views, in that spirit of conciliation and con
cession which should ever1 entrusts those
wno ere tinttea in opinion as to tne object
accomplished, but are unfoitunslely divided
on suboTdinate points. .We have" not look
ed beyond the Scnals. He (Mr C.) does
not know, docs not wish, snd has not sooeht
to know, the opinion of the chief of s co
ordinate branch of the Government, in re.
epect to the proposition which he was about
to submit. Not that he was wanting in
high respect, personal and official, for the
exalted to whom be alluded, but because it
was, in bis (Mr CVe) judgment, agiinsl tbe
spirit and genius, of free institutions, that
lbs deliberations of the Legislative branch
of the Government, during the progress of a
great measure under its consideration, should
be effected or reguiited by opinions, real or
imaginary of the Executive head...
The result of the consultatidn to which
he has referred, has been an smendmont of
the 16th fundamental role, which be was
about to propose. The amendment pro
i poses a modification of the branching pow
er of the bank st reported by tho commit-
tee., lie adheres (snd be believes all tbe
nineteen political-friends who soled with
him in rejecting the amendment proposed
by the Senator from Virginia, Mr Kites, ad'
here) to the unshakha conviction that tli
bt ftnrmtrrron
is that which was proposes? by . tbe comnait
lee. Their preference' remains entirely cn
changed. Cut seeing that it wasimpraclics
- able to carry through the Senate a bill with
that modification of tho power, they and
their differing brethren baveaaxioualy aoughl
a substitute which might be satisfactory to
all.' Tins lie hoped wee found in the
amendment which he would now read.
,-; '' And lbs eaidireetoremay; ateo . esrattrstr
. one or mors eurepeteni nfficea ot discount and ds-
. postte to any territory or dm riot ot tbe Untied
Mates, and id any state : snd when established,
the said office or offices shall not be removed or
withdrawn by ilia said directors prior to ths ex-
i ntraiion of itie charter, without the previous
sent of Congress: Provided, in respect to any
' State which shall nor, at the first session of the
Legislature thartul held sfter the passage of this
i act, by restitution or oilier usual legislates pro
ceed in jr, unconditionally assent o dissent to the
' siapiBtimfiitwi aucti office or unities within it
the assent of (he said Stats shall thereafter be
presumed ; and ; provided, nevertheless, that
'; when it shall beooroe necessary sod proper for
. ed in (tie lunairtuinin, to uubluiU an olDce or
offiuts in any of the Biatee whatever, and lbs
usublish merit whereof shall be directed bv law
it vital) be tint duty of the said directors eslab
list sucn oiiice or otnees accordingly."
- Two opposite opinions prevail aa to the
branching power.: According to one, the
previous assent ot the Slates is necessary
sccording to the other, it is not. The dif
ficuliy, bis been to reconcile these conflict
ing opinion. , That is the object of this
amendment, we., who think the power
1 exists to Congress cannot consent to sur
render or renounce it. We can consent to
. no bill which might be cohstrued to imply
sucn surrender or renunciation. But we
think thstrtn treating this corporation, it
will possess no more nor less power than is
conferred upon it by Congress in the char
ler which brings it into existence, it is not,
in our view, indispensable , that it should
possess the branching pewer unrestricted.
We era satisfied that unrestricted power
sihould remain, where we respectfully think
. tbe Constitution bas placed it, in Congress,
and ibst Congress should forbear, to invest
the Ueok with the right to exercise it.
-To the opposite opinion, held by our
friends, we are disposed) ao far to, concede
sstrt'sdmil thai l!it bank shall not be al
lowed, m he first instance, to establish an
office of discount and deposits in any State,
without ths previous assent of Us Legists-!
luie. But, then, we think it but right and !
reasonable lo require that tbe Stat should
a branch within
Iba limits of tbe dissenting Si ate, however
urgont the necessity, without an express re.'
servstion of such right, aince, after granting
a chai ler, Congress could not add new and
onerous conditions to it.
' What will be tbe practical operation of
tne amendment f The bank cannot be or.
ganizsd.so as to commence business, before
tbe 1st of January next. After it le orsan.
4zeoV-iniWr squire some twoor three moplbs
to make the necesssry preliminary prepara
tions, to put tbe branches into operation.
Many, if not most, of the Stale lesislstures
oegin ineir next sessions on the first Mon
day in December next. The sessions of
the greater number of these will have ler
minated before the bank ia ready to locate
tie tranches, most or Ihe State Leoisla
tures will probably readil vend nncondition
ally assent to the establishment of branchos
within their respective imita Few. if anv.
of those who do not expressly assent, will
dissent r so that, by the time that the bank
is orenarsd lb nlint il
If, the aiDcntlmcnt, which rcccgnizaa tl.e
light of the Sate to prevent the introduc
tion of a branch within it, aska that this
right should be exercised at some time dur
ing the period of the first session of the Le
gislature after the passage of this act ; and
requires that its dissent, if it be opposed to
the inlrodaction of the branch, should be
announced iu unequivocal and uncondition
al terms. Is it unjust or improper, when,
conceding to the Slates such a power, the
amendment requires that it ahould be exer
ciaed within a rsasonable time i Without
such a limitation, the question of the estab
lishment of branches within the States might
be an. agitating question during tbe whole
period of tbe twenty years of the existence
of the chatter. . With it tbe question must
be definitely settled in less than tear from
tbia time. Is U not a great and eufficient
concession from those who do not think that
any assent of the Stales is necessarv, to ad
mit that every one ofhj. twenty-six Stales
may prevent- tbe introduction or a branch
within it upon two conditions: . 1st.' That
they dissent, and,! 9dly, dissent during the
period of tbe first session of their respec
tive Legislators ? Wilt any one asy that
the question ahould remain an open and
disturbing question for tbe long space of
twenty years f , s it at all unreasonable to
require that it ahould be settled within the
ped which vsnes from two to six months
of tbe first session of the Legislature?
It may be objected that the amendment pre
sumee assent ir tne Legislature remain si
lent, or does not ssaent unconditionally or
disaent. But is it iinosual to infer assent
from silence ?--s It onressonable to sup
pose lhat, if s Stale csnnot bring itself to
dissent to tbe introduction ct branch, the
introduction of a branch wilhin its- Itmits
According to thai amendment, there are
four cases in which offices of discount snd
deposite rosy be eabtisbed. I at. Where
a legislaiure, whose citizens bsve subscribed
S.OOO sbresrf.eqaife one. 2d. Where eny
Slate assents. 3d, 'Where the first session
of the legislature alter the passage of this
act ebail have expired without its declaring
unconditionally, its assent or its dissent.
And, 4th. In any Stale whatever, whether
iu haa dissented or not, within whose lim
its it, may be necessary and proper to estab
lish a branch, to earry into effect any "of the
powers granted by the Constitution, and
Congress shall require it to be estsbltsbed,
U rosy be said tbat thia fourth easel eewrte
ttie power, and recognises the right in Con
gress to establish branches whenever it (hints
proper to accomplish tbe purposes of say
of the granted powers of the Constitution,
and so it does; but il asserts (be power in
the language of the Constitution. If the
constitution bas granted tbe power, it as
serts the power j if it bas denied the power,
it does not essert ths power. We think it
baa granted tbe powef j and, in uaing its
language, we mean distinctly to assert tbe
power. But those who do not think il grants
the power, may, nevertheless, well consent to
the use of the lsngaage employed. Il pro
poses no immediate exercise ol the power
to establish branches; That is not now ne
cesssry. It provides for it crvilingently j
and, when the question ofestablishing of
fices Sclnalls ' OragNMi I if wiiw
may interpret the clause in Ihe amendment
according to his conscientious convictions.
Without the insertion of the provision in
the charter recognising the power of Con
gress lo establish branches, if State dis
sented. Congress could not enforce on the
tntlriDTTOaliTSbmMroT
regulated cxclnnf?, retivcJ Lininess, anJ
restored proppcrit.
Twenty-seventh Congress.
FIRST SESSION.
Correspondence of the Hulthitore Jlnuritan.
' WAsiiiKOTOff, Aoenst 3. 1841. ''
UJVITEV STJTES SEJMTE. '
BKCRET aPSSIOX. '
Mr Allen's resolution to confirm nominations
with opea doora waa called op.
Mr Allen defended his resolution, considering
It due to the body as it was in tended sa a change
of long established role, '
' lie would not go into tbe original motive for
adopting lbs Rule, nor would hs propose lo in
clude l eaties, for it was manifeatr that theH
iiouiu so, oe oisoe in puono. in regard to nom
inations they abould be mads public bveaose oth
ers weis made poblio, snd nominations were in
tended for the poblio by their Uepresentatives.
Ths prople had a right to know not only who
were tlieir servants, but what ware their reasons
forther nomination. , Mr Allen apoke also of
ins opnions or tne dominant party upon ths sub
ject of ofline-holders, and referred to ths Invita
tion !a the President's Message to scrutinize the
eomiiations which be should make for their con
firmation: Steret seaalons, Mr Allen contended lo con
elosbn, were. Anil-American. Mr Allen having
fininad his speech, . :
Jb Clay, of ty., said the propositios of ths
Senator from Ohio waa not to be tolerated for a
mom int. The long established roles of ths Sen
sts could not be repealed They had been es
tablished in ths wisdom of the Senate and were
Imheriona their. charntr.--H should now
move tbe yeas and jiaya which were lordered.
Tbe vole stood yeas 36, noes 20, '
rORTUICATIOlT SIM.!
The Fortification Bill was then called op ss
ths onfiniihed busineatof ths day, '
" Mr Wotderide-e defended the amendment pro
posing the fifty ibooaand dollars for Detroit, and
Buffalo. Mr Wi gsvea plcioreof iheanrTerings
on the frontier during ihe ltiBt war, r If war
should come s;ain, Detroit would be burnt lo
asbee snd sjie city sacked. Upon ths Lake al
ready en which the city is built might be seen
long, low; black, farmed steamer. Another
waa boildirtr, and if danger was to co.ne ths
trigutiui ravages ol tbe last war Would be repeat
ed. i - t'" a , -
Mi Sevier expressed bia gratification that the
amenomenia lor ths LAks had been pressed bv
the Senator from Michtwan. He favored the.
coone recoisnenaeo oy me late Secretary or
war,, ; Hen regard to t ornfications on his own
ooroer. itiey were recommended hy thsseere.
nryoi vout neglected by Uongress. Mi
Ssvisr made a warm appeal to tbe Weaiern Sen
ators.and kojed they would ur.iie and resist the
BUI aitogethw, If they could not gat appropria
tions for the defence of Ihe West. .
Mr Preaieji.of 8. C, hoped no such -coalition
would be formed, t fa matter of this kind- it
was evident (here must be s compromise. One
set of woika most be attended to before another.
Semetimea on had preference to another. The
appropriatiooa fur the North and West would
anccsed thou for the Atlantic Slates.. Mr Pres
too mads an appeal lo Senaiora to make Ho aneh
combination aa ihe Senator from Arkaniss had
Invited. JN good would come of it whatever
Mrfreslon.nl 8. C, showed, too, that Forte
were not necessary for Indian defence. Mnnni
ed man were tier, ami they would bs givao to
mi wmry Mwt w ii DeoaoisVieeessary.
. Mr Porter of Michigan pwied ht his amend
menl, and iboughl he found a reeommtndation
fii it in the present year in the Report vf the
War Department, dated June, 1841.
Mr Huntiogion said the appropriaiiona propos
ed were ooroparatively mure important than those
now nnifnr mwimrhm.' wl.- hJ Ooch in-
commended, if granted would be eomoleted
What was - proposed by $"enatorseould not be
compieiej. tie objected to the time and man
ner, and to Ihe work, if Incladed In ih hilt
He would vote for the approprhtilon at tbe regu
lar eeaaioo or in the form of a new Bill. -"
Mr Linn aaid he should move an amendment
to thebiffintehatf of hrs cons'itucata, and he"
promisea mat nis friend, air Sevier, would do
tnesame,- TTr--: : -...
- tut tvniiaoi ino. complained again that no
appropriation bad been made for the Western
aisles
Tl.e dvbaie cnJf-J in the leclion of the Geor
ji claim, 23 :a 11. - - ..
.The oiher ainendaients for Stale Claims weie
It pressed.' .
Tie Bill was . then rrponed lo the Senate,
s wo amenitmenta for aurveya ($30,000) and
sreaases fJtO.nOOj Bjere eunenrred in.
MiClay, for financial reasons, moved a non
otnerrencs in tbe amendment for a Western
iioefal. A debate arose, pending which the
Senas adj turned.
;, 13USE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mllobbard aubmttted a resolution of inquiry
direiieg the Post Waaler General to investigate
thstiuse of the delay ot the great Southern
Ms In Baltimore adopted. , -
peiitioo fur defending the Chesapeake Bay
bwteam war vessels and soother for a furiifica
tia at Havre ds Grace weie preaented by
Aissrs. Kennedy and Mason.
Mr Oliver of N. Y., moved the consideration
tbe Resolution which be gave notice of yes-
trdav aa follows s - - .
I Itetolced, Thai ths Rates of the House be
i far amended, that all amendments offered in
lomooittee ef ths Whole, whether adopted in
amroittee or not, apon ths bill fur the establish-
renkof a fiscal bnk. shall be voted on in. the
louse, by yeas sod nays, one fifth of tbe mem
trs present rrquirine ihe Same." . ,
Mr Oliver said this was Important resolution,
ad be trusted that the House would now assent
l its adoption. Hs hoped this, especially, would
a framed.
! Mr Fillmore, of N. Y., rose to s qneeiion of
tder. He wished to know if the resolution ef
Is cotleagee fMr O.) waa in order, Tbe speak
S replied in the affirmative
Mr Barker moved to lay the ResoluRon on lbs
jil - Kinallv. the reaolution w ce
ed to their establishment, or by their ailence
have authorized an implied assent. If there
should be some half a dozen Statea thai
expressly dissent, thai fact will not at all
impair lha utility of Una national institution.
For if in the large commercial capilala of
tne Atlantic States, and if at Cincinnati and
Louisville, or Lexington, in tbe interior,
branches be established, sll the national pur
poses of Iba institution msy be fully accom
plished. . v
I bus, Mr. President, may this indisoensa
ble national agent be put ioto complete oo
eralion by March or April, at the furthest.
unereas, it u m nol established at th it ses
sion, and can be at the next. It would nrob
amy do next tan twelve months before Ihe
nation can realists ihe benefits anticioated
r. t.. .... .... .
irom a osna oi tne united states.
. These are tbe views, air. fsaid Mr. C.I
which he had taken of this deeply interest
ing question, tie believed be sbsred them
with those friends who have hitherto acted
with him. We consider thai we have made
great sacrifice of our own wishes snd pre
ferences in consenting to the proposed mod
ification of the branching power. ; But it
a s ' m . .
nas neen maae tor our country and our
friends. And be ardently hoped that there
would be a just apprectstion of tbe conces
sion, snd the spirit : of tbe concession,
now proposed; that it would be here
and elsewhere by
a corresponding friendlr
,,.,.f, ,. , - . ,m. '"w wuuis uauun diiviii rc
IL i,. U Z0 'Pecficd lime ' joice in having once more restored to it the
and in some practicable mode. lAscordinjj. t Ineiiimable banefita of a aound rttrancy.
Mr Allen proposed as an amendment in ihi
offered by Mr Woodbridge, which was, that s
ftoaiing defence should be placed upon all the
Weaiern wafers. It proposed also that, 100,000
snouio do expenoeo ror placing an armed aleam
er opon Lake Erie.
The vote waa then taken upon Mr Allen'
amendment to Mr VVoodbri(lge'ssmeadmenl,and
it waa rejected without a division, .
r The question returned opon the amendment of
toe Senator Irom Michigan.
: Mr Calhoun aaid he should vole against it, be.
cause he intended to vote against the Bill. He
considered the system ef fortifications as a bad
systsm. ,T Ihe Naval Defences hs looked sa
the more Impoitaot defence and nol to fortifica-
uons.
Mr Clay of Ky., said he could not vote 'for
me ameodroent proposed, and that solely upon
financial reasons.' Ths fieasnry would not ad
mit of sueh expenditures. I have, said Mr C
some fixed opinions opon ths subject of fnriifini
jsjisdjlayea 107 noes 84.
DH1TED STATU SANK,
fore 1 1 o'clock, s motion waa mads that the
How resolve itself into Committee of the Whole
for Me purpose of further considering the Billito
ineobarate a Fiscal Bank of the United Statjea
M Clark of New York, resumed the Chair
ft'ffIMasonpBr"Md:, addressed tbe
Hone1 in opposition to ihe Bill, saying; much less
or He bill under consideration than the party
nol Hce of the country snd of Maryland. Mr
Matin contended that the Representatives from
ths my of Baltimore snd from two other elec-
.4 ttonjDisiriois .nisjaMrJaditlieJrjstitiients
opoj the aobieci ol a Uank, tie would not ad
roitihat mora than two of the Maryland Dis
tricjawerein favor of the Bank, and argued that
ihetther flvadiattiota wersin eppoaitiun to the
liiil ' v :
:' Nr Brown, of Philadelphia, . addreased the
Cosmiuee against the Bank, enterine at length
andin detail into the legislative enactment of the
Stae of Pennsylvania which led lo the charter
of he U. S. Bank of Pennsylvania
fir Waahington of North Carolina, spoks in
belilf nf the bill in a vary able speech -
?r Fernando Wood of New York spoks in
eprHition to the bill.
t'ha Speaker here resumed Ihe Chair, and
Iheprivata Secretary of ihe President announc
ed lie Fresident'a signature to Ihe Home squad
fonBill.1 -
." Ihe debate waa then reaumed opon the Bank
UIII
r Payne of Ala, addressed the House lo op
posiion to the Bill,
j: 'I he debate waa continued by Mr Payne until
I o'clock. -
v The fioor was then given lo Mr Bolts. The
Committee rose snd the House sdiourned
"'Vfjt kaomaiplated, I believe, lo lake the Bill
from the Comnuieeeo rridav, snd in the mean.
lime to give the debate op pretty much to tbe op-
position uroiuocis.j , , a , ;
SENATE. .
" " WASHIBOTOK, lugual 4,
removals yaoM orricE,, ..-y.U.
i Mr Clay of Alabama, offeied a resilnlinn ask
inff ihe Commissioner of the Geneia Land d'-
fice whether any L and If any, bow miny otTteers
navs oeen auuea aince ths present Commissioner
came in io orace. i At the soggestioniLtjri
Kmitb of Ind.;iUlaqoiry" waa madiio the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury instead of the Com mi s
ioner of the Land-offics.Tha fesoTuiion" lies
sver ror one day.
. ' . AMERICAIT WATER ROTTID nr.u
air Benton ulfsredJusesoluj4o-i relation to
j behave that the billows should be the prop
er innue m otion, s osueve tost oar fsvy
should bs strong enough to prevent ths approach
of a fos.
Mr Buchanan said be intended to vote for the
Bill, but that there was no provision In b be
would aa soon vote for aa the amendment for ad
appropriation at Detroit. ., .
The debars was continued hy Mr Sevier and
Mr Tappan.,f MrTappan waa opposed to forti
fications and in favor of protecting the harbors.
The population would protect the coon try at
borne, aad the Navy should protect it abroad.
Ha concurred with the sentiments of the Sena
tor from Kentucky,
' The yeas and nays were ordered and the qoes
Tion was here taken opon ths appropriation for
Uetroit.v It waa rejected, 2t le 21, ,
Mr Linn than proposed an annronriaiitm f
5O,00O fur Fort Leavenworth and Foil Gibson. '
1 b:e, ton, waa defended br Ihe Senator frdn i
Mo , and then after a word from Mr Present' it
wis rejecieo wjinooi a division.
Mr Sevier ef Ark ansae tben nrornsed an a-
mendmentef 50,000 for he derence of the
frontier of Arkansas. Ths veas and nava wen
called and ths vote stood ayea 19, noes 17. -
Mr Berrien moved an sdditional section m ih
bill making pmviaion"fbr the payment of the mil
itia claims of Georgia and -Maine, i " -f : ; v
:..-Mr-Walker'gave notice that if the Sesaior
from Gro.. should press hisamendment.he ahonld
move tbe claim of Mississippi on scconnt of ths
nr rant. fnnA
I ' ' ' ,r .....
Mr Linn said hs should move an ameitilmrnt
for the Missouri Volunteers.
Mr Kins; of Ala. aaid be abould move the
claim of Alabama, the two per cent fund inclu
ded). - ., . ...
Mr Barrow aaid if tbe Georgia Senator press
ed bis amendment, he ahould feel called opotf to
prest she ctalm ef LoeMna.
American Water Rotted llemn.csllino unnn ih
Secretary of ths Navy for the " pojenase, &e.
Ihe Resolution being a Joint one,' Was read
twice and referred to one of ths Staodins Com
mittees. ' ' ' ' ,
'" STATE STOCKS.
Mr Sevier of Ark. offered his resolution calline
opon ihe Secretary of Ihe Treasury lo inform
the Senate how much of the publio money ia
invested in legacies, Stats stocks and truat fonda.
The resolution waa adopted,1 the Senator from
Arkansas remarking tbat he wished the informa
tion jn aeaaon for the Land Bill where the pub
lio atocka were alluded to.
raRTiriCATMK KIM.
TheFortification Bill waa called us aa the
apeeial order of the day.
r iienton proceeded to defend bia amendment
in tehalf of sn appropriation of 175,000 for the
ptmhase of s ails for an Armory opon the Weal,
North West or South West. Mr B. a poke at
length in defence of the resolution.
or-i vo very eeitiy neitner wind, bait nor vain
btt.-verr eentlv. The orotweiiion mnrmmrA
an Armory lo the North .West, South West or
Wee from Michisan ro lbs Balize. and fmm
Virgnis to the Lakes. In any. State in three
quarters ot lbs colon. It waa not a great mat-
er, ana yei me locality -waa every thing.
Where was the necessity of the act. We had
an arrnery at Springfield wi at Harper's Fer
ry, anu manuiaotursd tu.ooo arma a year, j We
had nbw 240,000 enough to serve us ie any
imuHiats prospect ot war. Mr Clay said it
would lake five years it put sn armory in one-
ralion, and the facilities of the two . armories
would place arms in any point of the Union.
Ons strong reason of opposition to ths appif pri
ation at this lime was the feet that the finat.c
of the country were not In any condition lo meal
the expense.
Mr Preston aaidthe ahould vote for the appro
priation. It had been sostaiaed by lbs Govern
ment. ' . - , ,
- Mr King waa not sure tbe Armory was neces
sary. His Individual opinion Vae in favor of it
If the Bill passed, tbe Armory could be erected
at Pittsburg. , ,. . j- y ,
; Mi White was nol aliogeihei convinced of
ita proprieiy, but would vote for it. lie thought
Pittsburg ths point where the Armory ahonld be
placed. He was sore II abould not be upon ths
waters of the East.
- After i protracted debate, ennveraaiinnal in lis
character, io , reference to lbs locality of the
Weatera Armory, the vote was taken and the
amendment coocuried io, S3 (o il.
Mr Sevier then produced a letter from the
Secretary f War, which contained information
which led lo ths withdraws! of the amendment.
Mr S. took occasion to do justice to the Admin
istration in regard lothe South West. He be
lieved that the countryWould not be neglected
bJMhs Adjamialrslion.
TliS auirriJmr'r.l for Aikalsas not Wins; coo
curied in, Mr Allen pioposrd a second nine an
apprti)riatiiin fur s fl laiing force npoo Lake F.iie.
Mr Allen defended l.ia auiendnient for the rea
son of British movements opon ths Lake and
elsewhere, He would never .trust to the paci
fic relations of Great Britain after what he bad
sen in relation to McLrod. - -
The veaa and nava were ordered and ihe a-
mend must concurred in by a vole of 33 to 18.
Mr Porter proposed an amendment lor the pur
chase of a site for a furiilbalion at Detroit.
Mr Phelps offered an amendment lo the a-
mendment, proposing an appropriation fur Lake
lihamplaio.' lie conceived thia Die most ex
posed atatinn of the Lakes, and that if amenil
mente were to be offered, Lake ChampUio pos-1
sessed a peculiar claim. . !
Mr Mangum begged bis friends, If they, would
not defeat the Bill, not to pile mors amendments
upon it. if ihe Senaiora-did, they would de
feat important measures, and he ahould feel re
luctantly called upon to postpone the Oeasureto
the next sessioa of Cangrrg. - -
Tbe amendment for Lake .Champlain waa
then rejected, 34 ta 16. -
The amendment appropriating (50,000 for
Ihe purchase of a aila at Del toil was then car
ried by a vote of 32 to 17. -,
Mr Tallmadge then proposed gaO.OOO for the
purchase of a site for a lorlificitiou at Buffalo,
which was losi, 21 lo 18. i' "
Mr Henderson then proposed! an additional
appropriation for the puhlio woika at Now Or
leans, which was rejected, yeas A, naya 33. '
Mr Woodbridge aaid, for ihe vessos that the
two apptopriations fur Lake Erie or .Detroit
would jeopard tbe Bill, he wonU move a recon.
aideration of the vote for tbe Naval Armament.
V Mr Allen expressed great aBtonishmeni at
I 'lilS ''"" " hoped it would not prevail... '
LfTnlr IWrigbl e Dressed the same hose. He
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considered me amendment the best in the Uili.
If there was !o be danger it would come to us
on Lake Ontario.
I The yeas and nays wei. ihen ordered snd
(he vole was not rsconsideredvajes S3, noes
.XJ...-1- --n ' 1 ' p-
I Mr Pie res moved lo atrike out all the amend
Stents which had been adopted in the Senaie,
ind others belonging to the original Bill. The
mend men i waa not in-order, and waa therefore
ithdrawn. - '
The Bill waa tben ordered to bs engrossed ta
mended. - - . ....
Mr Merrick," who has been sbaeht'si rfBB' Sat;
iday, moved to take op the Diairiot Bank Bill,
oding which, the senate adjourned.
Lin consequence of an omission of our Kepor
r. il would appear irom Ibe Druceedmirs of
luesaay mat mr Alien a resolution to hold fcx
fcutive sessiona with open doora bad passed the
lenaie. . The vote mentioned by our Reporter
was on a motion of Mr Clay tu lay lha resolu
tion ea the table, wNcb waa earned
; HOUSE OF REPR2SENTAT1VES. .
i Tbe resolution submitted bo Tuesday pronos
Ing Ihst sll debate ahould cease on iba Fiscal
Bank Bill on Friday next, came op fur conaider
ation. ..
Mr Morgan of New York, ofTored lo modify
by extending the lime to Tuesday next.
The resolution waa rejected by a vote of mora
tnan two io one i jo to aa. . -
Mr Gilmer of Va, moved lo lay the Resolu
tion on ths (able. ' -'
Upon this question lha role was, syes 97
noes iu. i ne resolution waa Ihen passed: lim
iting ths debate in committee to Friday next at
1 0 .i.ll, ... r ' .
T' A metssgs was received from lbs President
ot tbe United Mates relative lo Greenouoh's F.
quesirian Statue of Washington, now in ihe city
u uniim ui us puceo mi ioe notnndo ot I hi
Capltul. The variooa apnrooriaiinna (or ilm .
eftniionof the work were recapiiolated, and ihe
contract for carrying the work to Washington in
ihe ahip Sea, now at the Nay Yard.! J?unher
appropriaiiona are declared necessary.
.It is s matter of regret ihst it will be neces
sary to effect a..lemprary removal of one of the
columns mat now sdurrfc ihs Kast Porticd to ad
mil the work into the Rotondo. The cniimnni.
eation waa referred logeiher with inailier from
riscVfTBANs:
The House then took up, in Cnmmitte of the
vvooie the oill tram the Senate lo estok iah a
t Iscaf Binlfoniie United" Sialea. - The nues-
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nun uoioro iuc uummiuee waa a motion oiiiiku
out the enacting clauae. ',
Mr Uoita of Va , began to debate kvvdefend-
ing the conStitoiiooaliiy of a National Bank, on
the grounds of eonslitutional auihorilv: th
sanction of Washington and Madison were spo
ken of briefly, snd Iu those were added thd
cision of the Sopreme Court. Tbe hour rule
closed Mr B'a remarks, is ihe regret of his at
tentive anditors. ..
Mr Aaron V. Brown of Tenn. followiid anJ
against the Bill.
.Mr Promt delivered an animated annM-h in
favor of the Bill, independent, aa he declares, of
any party biaa. He was for a Bank and would
vole for a Bank with the beat provisions he could
get for hisconatiteenia. He had Promised to do
so, snd lo accomplish such a result he waa in
favor of a spirit of concession and compromise
amongst the Whigs. He knew there existed
differences honest differences and he called
on his political rr:enn t0 (a. ,it . b.nj orb
The Cliairrrian anflnurcrj lo i!:e I I-ufo tl.l
no cjiiDiuin wa present in the Mall,
1 he hiK.'aker rfsuineu the Lhair, and a mo
tion waa made to adjourn and lt, Ayea 17,
Noes 70. J filers were then ordered upon a mo
lion for a call cf the Hoese, and the call procee
ded until a quorum waa formed at 5 o'clock.
iue committee was then again formed and
the debate continued when the cars left. '
WATCH3IAN.
SAiisnirnY i
Saturday, August 14, 184K
fl Persons indebted lo the Editors of
this paper, will confer a favor by making '
immediate payment.
ICjF The third Quarterly Meeting for the'
Rowan Circuit,, will be held io thie place, on .
Saturday and Sunday the Slat and 22J insl, : -'.
Mr. Clay and Ihe Fiscal Hank .-W e
invite ihe readers attention 10 the speech of f
Mr. Clay, published in this oaner. on the
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subject of the Fiscal Dank, and the com
promise ol tne conflicting viewa of the
Senate on the power of Congress to est ab-1
lisb branches in ihe Slates. All candid
men must give Mr. Clay great credit for this v
efJorti which reaulted in tbe adoption of an -amendment,
acceptable to almost the entire
Whig Psrty in Ihe Senate. , Henry Clay is
entitled lo the thanks and admiration of the
whole eOantry for the pari be has acted to
warda ihe eawblisbaientl of aNtiumsl Banbv
No other man could have tccompliahed
what lie bas in. this matter.
Mr P. aaid be knew there were nreiudim
ITraad which led parties to decide on messores
in auvance. nien abould not morgsge their o
pinion bat should give Ihe proposed Wrirr mi."
sure a fair trial. He would not pronounce ths
establiahment of a Bank -as s settled questien,
and instanced General Ilarrison'a letter lo S.
Williams to sustain the assertion, He prefer
J S .I.ll'll . .. ..
re oil unnnciai sin, ne saiu, 10 the one
se it stood in loromiltee, loaded with an herma
phrodite amendment, an indescribable compound
of tails snd heads. Mr P. closed with an elo
quent and earnMl appeal tbat Ihe frienda of Ihe
Administration would give the bill a hearty sup
port, i
Mr Milton Brown cf Tana, advocated thebill
in a ahort ahd good e jeh, He is a new .Bom
ber and made a M&niuipression.
Mr Gamble, of Ga.; aaid ibat ihoogb ths
Dana was not a tes question dunns the ale con.
test in Georgia, the elate of the currency, aa it
was,' waa condemned on all hands. The Sub
Tressory system waa no favorite the great
question now waa, had Congresa the aolhority
to esiaonsn s oanK r II it bas, ,is a bank ihe
beat plan , Hs thought it was, snd coincided
with Mr Bolls, wbo preceded him in lh debate.
Indeed he thought it waa a closed qoeation. He
had no fears thai the power was not with Con
gress lo legislate on tbe subject, as necessary lo
earry into eneci certain pledged powers.
mr hi a renal l ol Ky.next obtained the lloor.
Mr Stanly of N. C. moved that tbe Commit
tee rise, but withdrew his motion' as thsre were
objections. ,
the motion, however, was renewed. , -Mr
Adams said he would not consent lo doins
business when less than a quorum of members
were present. . tie would willingly sit here un
til midnight if the majority were disposed lo stay
with bim. Bat when less than a qoorum were
present be was opposed to any legislative actios. '
Ms. John 11. Wheeler, late "Superin
tendent of the Branch Mint, al Cthflotte,
haa published a Card in the "AIeckleij)Uf j
JefJersbnlan',: i wlilclie""irguresvuy
muoh like a man whose dreaded day of ex
ecution had at last arrived. lie ia ready to
go, however, il seems j but it is a hard, a
very hard lot to be forced lo leave the
splendid manaion, in which he haa so lone
1ivec and. lo abandon the magnificent and
splendid gsrdens and grounds, which he baa
fitted up at immense cost to the Govern-
IienU To be compelled lo give tip these
lings just as they begin to yield their lich
fruits, is in his opinion, " mal-lreatment,'
such as tbe poor bees are made to suffer
when robbed of the fruits of ibeir hard (oil
and industry, by tome relentless hand to
sweeten the cup of power. Poor Air. '
Wheeler ! John Tyler, wbal makes you
tlo so f . , . - ,
But Mr. Wheeler asys ba le ready to sur
render his office", " having been faithful
end " having psid over every , cent of the
pablio money. This for him is well, and
we think he may take credit to himself,
that be is one of the few office-holders un
der the late Administration that can aay aa
much. We hope no one ia able lo dfepale
it. Bat even il it is true, is ihst sufficient
reason that Mr. Wheeler should always
hold a lucrative place uodsr the General
Government,' when there are so many oth
ere aa eapable of discharging the dutiea of
Soperintendeni as he is, and every othcrj
"way aaworihy T.TTt certainlyia not: Nor
do we think it in accordance with ihe spir
it of our Institutions, thl one set of men
abould be con tinued in office for a great
number flf years in "succession. Let Mr.
Wheeler retire then, to Ihe shsdea of pri
vate life; snd il he can carry with him a
clear and eaay conscience, so much the bet
ter for bim. But in ihe mean while, we
do not like the spirit and object of the gen
tleman's Card, which Is evidently denunci
atory of the Administration for exerciaing
its conscientious wisdom in relation to re
movals. Mr. Wheeler ought to recollect,
too, that ihe lata decision of Ibe People be
tween Republican Wbigeery, and Locofo
coism, extends lo bis case: and that John
TyjET. Jsuwl JL, d i tappoint. lh. wishes, atnl
pectstions of those vbahava laid on him tfi
robea of olTice, if he were' to fail in carry
ing out their principles and wishe. ' : j.
Z " IMPORTS FREE OF DUTT. ,
" ' th following artiefca are imported into the
Country aa abundantly after the levy of a Tariff
of 20 per cent, ee whsn admitted duly free, :
which levy is now proposed to be made, they
wilt bring into the Treasury of the Country aa
nuany, something lilts 8,000)00i Ths srii- ,
elessrs - . ,
Tess, Coffee, Cocoa, ' A!mmdst Currants
Prunes, Figa, Raisins, Vtface, Nuimega. Cinna- "
moo, Cloves, Pepper, Pimesio, Casaia, Clnget, .
Camphor.
Silks, lace, veils, shades, snd other artinlM of
silk snd worsted manufacture ; Camlets of gcala
hairaa Cashmeres j Worsted stuff o-ooda i l.ia.
eoa, bleached and unbleached : Tickleoburgs.u.
naourgs, sod burlaps j Sheetings, brown sad
whiis; Bolting cloilis; Wool, not exceedimrS
cents per lb. i Animtla, not for breed ; and many
other ariieies, all of which bare been heretofore -
Imported Into the Country doijf free " " "' '
. the value of the above named articlm fm- '.
ported into the Country during the year 1310,5a
ascertained lo havs been foity millions, sefeoty
aijht thousand four hundred and twenty-nine
dollars ; which if tbey had been subject to a
laritTof50perceotwould have brought into the
Treasury the handsome aura of 3,013,685 80,
more than half enoogb to pay the expenses of
iiovernment lor one year. Leayirgcmtibesp- .