Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-02
RICHMoND, MOvNMRER 9.
SKETCHES.
FOR FACTIOUS PRINTS.-rNo. Z.

curtain upon the Aurora-We have hundreds al
notes we have not uset--we meant to have noticed
ev, ~ charge which he has u:tered--and To- have
exposed, every misrepre sentaiien lac has made, tn
public contcmpt.-But, the public and ourselves
are equally satigiei and sick Of tie Subjective
drop H. tacr..cre, ia all probability for ever
Il was our inte .tion tn have shown, that the Au-
deserves credit fDr its adherence to the prin
cpies of TIE c,siitut;on that il with poor grace
indeed il abuses Mr. Madison Tor signing the
late Bank bin that in $40, the Aurora did nat op-
pose the Old Bank upon constitutional grounds;
that in the month of November of the same year, it
mars' lied all lis obj cIions the bank ia The shape
o' % 20 reasons, not one OF which regarded its un-
c'rstuutiona'ity although If should have been the
.trss upon the list; tina, although it abouied for
weeks and months ON the score of erf,e1Hency, IT
WAS silent about the constitutional objection; that
on Dec. 9th of 1910, it again put forth in battle
array all the strorg st objections" to the bank hut
still not one whisper breathed about its uncousti
tuonaity that it subsequently declares, tia. sup
on this part OF the question have not touched
all, and fedUe IL eractiy ne f'id IL admitting
all that can be said in favor OF it. does prove,
that hank, the Influence Of which las been much
perverted sgast the liberties othe country, should
be re-chartere after such barelul expcriecc of lis
past abuses; that here and there, shout that peri
oil, there eqiivocal sentences this point,
such as declaring, though without any STRESS es-
fect, or energetic dnunciaou, thst the general go
vernment certainly possesses rightto char,era-
ny corporation with ercfsls'e mercantile powers"
Invested otthe power right to institute bank"
Tor that 1t Cannot be supposed, that SUPREME 60
vernment, exercising the exclusive power OF coin
sg. OF S'old md sheer. and copper, is divested, or
not'nves'ed vita the power ct coming PAPER also,
whenever pubic necessity utility should demand
!" that, at the Eloment all the republican and
constitutional Journals denourcing the old u.
os Bank upon the strong ground OF the constitute
on, when this measure ultimately lost upo1 this
very gronrd, the casting vote speech OF the
i-tfh off
proves, this same Aurora, the pres mt Uehe,nsnt
supporter O. the constitution, employing this
eqnivocal Delphic style not LAYING the slightest
stress upon the argument, not advocating the Con-
st'titon, the sheet-ancbor of liberties and of
our state rights, by single paragraph ia its favour
WIN what 'acs SHch politician 7iozc pre-
sume to erect himseinto "A cenlinel over its ssfetv
when in 1910, he would have suffered il to he stab
bed without raising his voice against it, are at
some less to conjecture.
We intended To have shown that the Aurora has
bet aged the constitution when il hee,Ilessy ceded
10 The States the power To make roads and canals
that ibis was not e" little folly" il hal charged
the Enquirer with comni.ting-but q dangerous
heresy, originating in disregard TO the nature of
the go, eminent itself-that it was a leading error
| OF the Federal Party, which might ultimately con-
trisute TO sweep away those barriers, that were
calculated TO guard the rights of the States and the
liberties OF the peop e-thlt there pow err ceded
To the general government over the err .c.ion of ca-
ais nor in any EXTENDED sense over roads intended
sr commercial purposes that this rale arises as we'll
rsm the silence Of the Constitution itself as from
the Interpretation OF it contained in The immortal
| report oil James Madison in '9S and sanctioned by
| the hepn5ac0n party throughout the Union-and
that IN the last public message of Thomas Jefferson
| IN lSos, he put us upon guard upon this very
SUBJECT when he asks, " shall the revenue be redu.
ced or shall it not rather be appropriated to the
improvements OF roads, canals, rivers education
and other foundations of prosperity, and uaon under
the powers which Congress may already possess or
such amendment Of the constitution as man be ao-
pr01edby tie states while uncertain of the course
OF things, the tirse may be advanageously employed
IN obtaining the po1rers necessary for system or
| Improvement, shoalditlat be thought bestD--rbat
| this was the course ut the really wise politician
Ihatthe true doctrine Of the real friend of the CON-
sI'uton was TO be found in that memorable speech
which 6eorSe Clinton delivered TO his country On
the banA-b i" In tina coarse of long life have
found that government is not TO be strengthened by
the assumption Of doubtful powers, but wise and
eneiSefc execution Of those which are incontest-
Bile the former fails produce suspicion and
istrust, whilst the latter pres respect and conf
dence--ii, however, after fair experience the
| powers s'estcd in the government shall be Euud
incompetentto the attainment of the objects for
which 1t was instituted, the constitution happiiy fr
nishes the means for remedying the evil by amend
ment That no man, therefore, who hee iIessly
advocates such measures, as those which the Auro-
IA Jnsties, on the subject of roads and canals. can
be regarded friend of the constitution. ~. of
the principles of '9S-he is no politican-aud shall
never be ing" msgnus Apollo"
We intended to have shown, that tins paper new
en- did Z" acquiesce" in the YazoO fraud nor in the
bank bll-but that il has raised its standard against
both, contrary to ali the allegations of the Auro-
We intended also to have shown, on this head.
that the assertion OF the Aurora of Mr.. Dali
lass being one OF the earliest spectators in the
fazoo fraud, was incorrect-why does not the Au.
rora also introduce the name of Jared IneersnIl.
formerly and at present Attorney General OF Penn
yisania, when speaking of the Yazool Does he
not Know that this gentleman had his name most
unwarrantably and bsscly made use of, in connec
tion with Mr. Dallas's, with view of holIng them
both mp a3 pariicipatofs OF the Yazoo speculation
when such an assertion destitute NJ all fsunda-
ton The Editor OF the Aurora well knows this
l9e knows that \. J. Dallas had no share in it. end
lac has acknowledged this fact The fact IF the gros,
abuse OF these two respectable names, by an agent
from Georgia, also appeared in the Yazoo Memorial
itself, presented to Congress, md published with
the ofhcial dOcumeats--lIas VIM. duane never
seen this Memorial or, has il escaped his memo
ryl
We meant tn have shown, that It is not true. that
MIR. Dallas ever did deHounce or second any rro.;,n
Of Leibs or any other, for denouncing CAL
iatia IN the affair OF the Western Insurrect;on''
that Dallas. while member Of the Democrats
Society OF Philadelphia at that dav might have re.
fused 10 concur IN vote Approving the conduct of
the western Mal-cOnteuts, when a resolution IN
that effect submitted to the Societybat ,ha. Il
IS false that he ever denounced MIR. Galatin. or ev
eT mentioned his name.
We meant to have shown the equivocsting man
ner IN which the aurora met our observations on
his hostility to Albert Gslatn-thst IL sinr,lv de-
MES that duane was ever eftsed, eeause we ne.