Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-26
Asslcglaia Alstsa.
TUESDAY. FEsRuAax. as, 1871,
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Estrcct ot'a letter from a Msm6sr of
/ C2Hgress.to the Eattor offae Argus,
dated Washingtou, FEB. 81, 1911.
Z" doubt not but YOU will be pleas
ed with being Informed hat Yesterday
afternoon the Senate took the question
on striking out tue first section of the
bill for renewing TIL. charter of the
Bank of the United States, which was
carried. TWAS, however,a very close
vote, the Senator's being equally rlivi-
ded on the question. which was dcrer-
mined by the casting vote of the Vice
| President.
:" In The CO nmunicaeions lately
msde Of dispatches, from Mr. pinkney
there is net any thing am told which
furnishes ground, tor expecting any
change in the British system of agrees
sion. -
The communications respecting
the French government do NOT, as far
as can learn, contain any thing cal
culated to exclude the prospect of thar
goye Intending 70 abide by It's
promised revocation of the Bertha &
Mii:.n DEGREES"
sET- It was not to be expected that .,p
instruction like bat OF tie Bank Of t.s
United States woald expire, eycu a
natural death, without considerable
excitement. There are too. many in.
d;viduals Interested in its fate TO have
permitted it 70 die IN quiet: Presi-
dents of the mother bank and her
branches cashiers and other officers /;
and chat favored class who enjoyed al
most exclusively the. choicest benefits
which bank can bcstow; forced a
party of portly appearance, laud of
tongue, fierce of aspect, and which
could enlist in its cause numerous
host Of n.endicant scfibblcrs, who,
like Swiss, are ready to fight under the
banner of any faction for pay. Let
us learn from he great struggle that
we have just Witnessed, to be eau ious
how we Incorporate monied societies
upon nationalscale and let us con-
gratulate the nation AT large, Che truly
republican part of tin partic u,ar, } on
the consis ency otthe mass Of the de-
mocralic party, which has just demon
STRAIT d that it is incapable of maintain
ing doctrines when out OF pow err whif h
il wopll disavow when in the Direct.
on of public affairs. :.
1t ,bere is any thing to lament IN the
occurrences which the discussion of
he Bank question has occasiened, il
is the unfortunate reprobntion If the
press which one zes two gen slemen of
Congress have suffered themselves to
go inc. 1t dogs no. credit to their
! zeal; aud detrac fsmateriallv from ire
! character of their understandirgs. 1t
shews thar they 90 not comprehend
the gcLios of the government ofwhich
they re part, and chat they confonnd
Ia spirit OF liberty with spirit of fac.
ton. The history of our English an
crstors and our own history, are suf.
hcient TO couvinre any mar who has
read them, that free forms Of govern
ment and equa! laws'are Of little avail
unIess supportedby spirit OF liberty /;
and that this spirit, SO easily wounded.
but so difficult TO be subdued, is all
ways jealous, rsisiLg its voice at the
first appearances of danger, and regard
less OF consequences where public free
dom is at stake. The .BanE. of the II.
States had been notoriously used as a
political engineSto the destruction of
republicanism the principles UPON
which It was originally established
were an i-repubilcan, and even urcon-
sti,utional. When, therefore, repub-
iicans .saw that this engine was about
70 be renewed, when they saw pro.
fessed republicans joining with the en-
tire federaf party to renew the char
ter, is it co be wondered at that they
took alarm! that the democratic ress.
es spoke ia tone Strong and decided !!
that they reproscired individuals for
abandoning the established principles
OF the party and that they disdained
to touch IN any other strain than that
OF manly independence question so
interesting 10 the spirit OF liberty
Gentlemen, IL seems, wish &c be criri-
cised with tender and sparing hand
whilst they are demolishing the very
rampsrts of fresdoml They do not
think thry are doing this mischief:
Granted but the people do and IN