Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-21

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them. We exempt the President from having excr-
cised any active will ia that which he has done. The
convictions Of the community, tho common sense Of
the whole country and of every party IN it, acqui,
BIN OF I'LL moral responsibility for that which he ha,
addressed to Congress- :. II is his, but by adoption
merely. Neither has mind conceived, nor his hand
wrote what is by courtesy, styled his message. I,
carries the impress of another spirit far more adro
and sklfdl. Let the message be critically examined
and compared with Mr.. Van Buren's opinions, stua.
ton and aspirations, and candid man can well hes
tate to doubt. that the primary object of the whole
aad oil it's parts To advance the ends of his ambi
tion That which in our jadgment, Of all the propo-
contained in the message best and most art
fully adapted to this contamination is the attack on
the Bank Of the States. No other mode Of cleo.
pioneering can unite many partizans. There has
ever been strong party eagerly opposed to its con.
sttutionaty an who look with dread upon the politi
cal tendencies and capabilities, Of great monied cor.
poration These gratf"d and secured There is
in every State of the Union, a multitude of Banks
chartered by the State Governments, with intercsts
directly opposedt to the Bank of the U. States, and
surveying it with much the same feelings that the
mouse watches the cat who crcunscrbes its motions
These Banks separately, WELD mighty influence
operating upon the hope and dread of the BODY
polite, and united would bear down all before
them. TO effect this union-to incorporate them in
crusade against the Bank of:he U. Statcs-to avail
himself OF the excitement and drec, to the purposc
OF his own Advancement, as means of accomplish
ing its ultimate ohec;-these views deveInpe N. Sc
cret of the Presidents or rather Mr. Van Buren, :,
attack upon the Bank of the U. Sta,cs-for that and
the scheme of Government Bank are at leas, uni;
versally believed to be his-and account for that
which without them, is nsccnuutabe WHY does
the President persist. after Oh manifestations in
Congress, in urging his attack upon the Bank, WHY
does he persist when the charter will not expre for
years, and when his Suggestions for that period,
cannot be productive of any legislative RESULT lie
docs not persist with any such expectation. He docs
not persist with the view of efiac,ina any public oh
ject. The purpose, solely 10 combine all the el,
ments of opposition to the Bank of the States in
one solid and formidable phalanx to fight Mr.. Van
Buren's way to the Presidency
Mr. Van Buren, has worked elsewhere than a,
Washington, to bring this matter to bear. He has
not worked in rain. There are those who can tell
more about il.
1t may he good thing to run down the Bank of the
u. S:ates-hut rha. 10 think of a Statesman
who has suggested this premature hostility iniurous
to the pecunury interests ofthousands and conferr
ing no public benefit consequence Tor his own
private advantage? who avas himself. ofan nm
bounded influence acquired over the Presidents mind
by nnistering to its nrmics get hin, to subscribe
opinions merely advanced for his Individual benefit,
DIGEST OF CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Overwhelmingly Dickerson gave notice
OF an intended motion to introduce a bill Tor the
ralief Of Fho Cooper offs. Carolina
Mr.. Clayton Of Delaware, offered the following
resolution:
Fesofred, That a Committee be appointed to eS
anime and report the present condition of tho po.,
Office Department; in what manner the laws regulo.
ting that Department administered; the distIibu
ton OF labor; the number of Clerks and tho dutes
assigned to each: the number of agents; who're and
now employed; The compensation Of contra ctors: and
generally the entire nagement Of the Departments.
and whether further and what legal provisions nav
he necessary 20 secure the proper administrator Of
it's affairs. VI
The question of to what Committee this rcso,r.
ton should be referred, called forth warn, d.h,,o
which we consider remarkable, that VIC publsb !,
a, large.
Mr.. White bad objection to the pronosod in
quiry; but he felt generall. dis osed to The rssm
OF special committees wh"r he srbject matter or
teo He, therefore. hoped tina the honorable move,
ofthis resolution would modify as to refer il to he
Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads unIo.s
be could assign some reason for sendnr i, IN Sc
cial Committee 'P'
MIR Clayton expressed the opinion that this inourv
was not necessarily the business of The Pos, De-.
COMMITTEE. That Committee had arduous and Inn.
ponant duties to perform. The session would be
short and 'hoy would probably not have time n a,
tend to any other matters than those which 80
!lly belonged to them. lie thought that the mnor.
taoce OF the subject now proposed required its refer
encc to Special Committee. lie did NOT, tboro-
lore, feel inclined to accede to the suggestion of The
MIR. White said he would then move TIM, Tho ro
solution be go modified to refer il to the Comm;,,oo
Oh the Post Office and Post Roads There was
notnns 10 Il which was not proper for reference TO
the regular Committee. If the whole aff,;rs or ,h
Department were TO be examined and considered. the
investigation would lmpart to that Committee fund
hereafter. "' ~ '"e'n
Mr holmes hoped that tho resolution would M,
DC 70 aIlenaeo. n great deal Of labor would have
TO nc performed by thia \.