The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-11-05
Vol. S-----No. SO.

there Is a constitutional power in the yenee
raj government to establish d national bank.
IS an apostacy from the republican cause,
then Mr.. ,'efersen and the tive houses of
Congress during his administration, who
considered that settled and an sdiudicated
point ;n6. III repeated instances lcgis,ated on
the. principle, and passed laws recognising
the constitutionai;ty of such an institution.
Then, Sir, say. Mr.. Jefferson and The nlaio-
iltF CT The two houses &C CCEprcSs during his
ttomni-Stfatioil, have arcSt2tised, rs also has
Albert Ga,.atin, -who relying on The score rf
precedent has considered this as an adudi-
Gated question and in his report Iecommen-
dcd IT'S adoption--he also has apsstatscd
from tine republican party Mr. Presto ent.
remember to have heard an Instance men
tered when gloomy and ferocious fanatic
was pronouncing eternal damnatcn on all
who died without the pale 81 his church.
that lkore benevolent and liberal person
who heard him in order to obviate such u
mcnstTous doctrine onunerated a great ma
ny OF the most amiable IF their common ac-,
quaintance and even relatives, VIII nj the
hand ct death had taken iron them, that
were not OF the same religious tenets til
this fanatic and interrogated him what I'D
become CT each of these aIniabe and 6ear
friends and relations The fanatic re, cd.
they were all in hell, to which the inter, oga-@
tor reIoined that he also would go to he j for,
he was sure if the information he had lust
received was true, he should find better M.
Pany there than in any other region he could
repair to. With the same desire to get into
good company, If Mr.. jefferson and the ma,
Jor1tles OF Congress during his administration.
and Albert Gaiiatin, have apostatised from
the republican party, also am content tC be.
an aI;ostate. ] am sure know of no pcliti-
car sect that have manifested opinions so
conSemal with my own as they have done,
and with them | wish 80 be associated
Mr.. President, ] will beg leave to remind
these newborn, unknown, self-created, ex-.,
elusive republicans, who hurl apostacy and
other denuncaticn with such liberalitv az
gainst all that will vote for this bill, that
many OF their own party, many of those who
vote with them, avow u belief that Congress-
has the powert to create a bank, but they do
not THINK 1t eNpedient at present to rechar-.
ter this bank. ! understand the honorable.
member from MARYLAND has candidly g, hos,
morally avowed this opinion--many others
are known to entertain the same sentiments
enough they will not acknowledge them
with the same candor,) who have, and will
vote against this bill To those who enter
tain this sentiment how can this be PARTY
question The only incident which gives it
inc character OF party question Isl the opi4
mon that such q law is constitutional CT o.
'hefwise and determination to vote in
the affirmative or negative as that opinion
Slsi dict2te. Now to such gentlemen IS be-
HcNc the law constitutional and vet vote a.
hstinst lt, 1t Cannot be party question -
nose who are III this situation and erdeag
vor to overthrow the bill by the preueices
they may create against it by affecting to
can 1t party quesuon, though secretI and
In their own minds they ei,tertain nc such
belief--such gehtlemcr, Mr.. President, as
act IN this manner, fight under false CO..
Tors.
MIR. President, it is painful for any gentle
man when addressing this house 10 leak
CT himself and I, make IN p;.sl tohtica; oon4
duct the theme g. his obser> ations b., in
ali 1rst aiice IKE this, hen insii!uatlll.. re-
made - caicu.areGtc exc3re the most o.
nanf seiisibiiity-when a charge ot inccI 49,
tcncy and derection of TONER pohtica. mn
ciples rs made, it is pardonabie tc take Il
reNie" CT our ras political conduct fcl ne.
purpose oi rtI.eihng charges which cieutc
emotions prcpo'noned tC the aIoCr arc fl.
deity with which We are Conscious Of che,
r'shlng these principles which We are ac,e
cused Of having Abandoned. During the.
most arduoua Conflicts CT the republican tar.
", at time when 1t was borne downby do>-
nineering g tyrshnical majoIities, s.ltho eh
occupied no prominent station, it certainly
was not my fortune to repose upon beo of
roses. 1t was at this most inauspicrus pe-
i1cd, as 1t respected the fortune of the LAR
ty to which was attached, that first ac-
qnred a seat in the other branch Of the ma
tiona legislature. The four years CURING,
which retained it may be considered as
the very time when, above any other, partc
intolerance was carried &c the greatest ex-
cess when republican was almost hui. ed
down in the streets Of Philadelphia, where.
Congress then sat ; when the REPUBLICAN,
mem5crs ere reduced III Congress ON great
ana Critical questions which served most
PfcClsciy TO Gesignste the two parties t. a,
very incoDsderabie body when ts be cali.
ted republican was in the estimation q The.
dominant party to Promulgate cutlawry a.
gaInst you II the code Of humanity, and to
cut you OF from almost all the charities of
e---at this period, sir, it was my fcrtu.e
to represent the onl, federal district in the
state oi Virginia GARD 20 be the only rer,.bli-
Can representative that tris district either
before or after elected to ongress)--it vas
my fortune torocCiFe during this adverse &
tcnPestuous period almost innumerablc ad-
dresses from my constituents, which was
MADE the organ to present 10 the President
OF the L. States, stigmatisiug with the sever
est aEiinadVersions my political conduct md
that OF the parry with which / thought aid
acted. Let the Journals # the House Of / c.
prcsentatives during this alarming and e.
Vertiul crisis be examined, and let the re-
corded votes Of that body be rescitcd ,c in
OIGcT 70 ascertain whether Nac ,rfe,;. d. -,