Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-12-03

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e hhence OF tue Secretary Of the Treasury may de-
sn'e In the mean time, six per cenuin i paid 10 that
ae upsn All the ueo incurred Tor merchandise by the
South ami West and i've per centun discount /. Maid non
all the money Of the other States which is sent 70 ha, mar,
Ss Tor Tue whole supplies OF the other States When the
Instant merchant Is thus Informed that New York hank
notes will he taken at par he immediately ;n,o,ms hi
eusomers thai they him those note. ,hsv viii
DC received in discharge Of debt par, to the exclusion If
the paper oil the Farmers Bank OF Virginia wiic ,,s,
SINK 10 i've per csntum below par, even in Viren;a.s
they will not bring in commerce Orr f.r,". "a,
our planters WIN In due time be informed tia, the RI
notes OF Virginia will not be received excent a, ~;
count IN discharges OF their debt; and pay Tor their
nour or tobacco, II any notes paid then, whi.h .
at par in the depoe Banks Of New York The prics ,
low III proportion 10 the scarcity OF the notes sought
or ,hey are paid in their own deprecated paper 90
By this means the notes ui the New Ya.k N,ts ,.;,
soon supercedc the OF the Banks of ". 49,, - ~,
system thus established six per per annum viii
oe Pad 10 those dependents OF the Treasury uno, ,h
whole commercial transactions Of tina, ci,v nsrhn
amounting to- sum almost equal TO the Of MA,
| city. 0 VI ''"'
Nor is this all-'his becomes poli,ica, .n.;, ,,,
welded ny the Secretary Of the Treasury who bv ,bis
authorised to send more agents 10 .
py into the condition Of the Banks, aud re,or so go.
mink proper, oil Banks in which even The connon,.y
se Is n'eresed-and such is the nature of the avrco
Bank oil Virginia aud its office at Norfolk thar ihew h
actually agreed to pay adequate proportion of he x
oil the Secreays Agents. whenever he NAV think
10 dispatch one, and acknow ledge
III the service Of the Government" They also ames -,
make weekly returns Of their accounts and neru, th
secretary or his agents to make examination, xIsnev.
ne pieases-a privilege here toiore de- med necas
% , nls commonwealth, which has deep an interest IN
Bank OF Virginia, agrees give collateral
o inc safe Keeping an honest disbursement of The United
Shtes money, whenever the deposites shaf col Co.
halt OF the capital Stock Of said Bank ac,av n;, -;
when Tue deposite does no, exceed of the can;,
ey are required to give collateral security whenever the
secretary o, Tue treasury may think proper to demand II
The Bank OF Virginia and its office al Noroh hs;n
mus under the surveillance Of the Secretary il is hon
by TINS arrangement to submit itself to his osper,ion h
any one OF MS agent, whenever he NAV tbnk nro :,
aespa'ch a'end who receives his guerdon from m. Rns
Tor s act oil duty lie is also liberty 10 wi,br. 60 h; 800
anu dismiss this Bank from his service n. n
ne credit o Bank employed upon these term, canno,
;,', man DC injured, whenever the Secretary shall
muaw MS countenance, which will be supposed VA
aone on account OF insecurity, and f required 10 ;v col,
,aera security may not be easy to determine how !,
can DC done, or what il shall be- This arranyemsn, =;
made upon the happening OF a certain con,na. s Is
curry Is 10 be given for the safety of the In;,e3
The C i. "ee'oore IL mas enjoyed the confidence of
funds. ~ "'P'''o'y h part OF her
Inns arrangement well calculated TO subject all such
banks TO the control OF party machinery and ,hI a.
Secretary Of the Treasury 10 curtaiI the accommo ae
All VINO 40 business at such banks and induce io,ns .,
sI ~no nave not heretofore been readily accommo
as me secretary has already desired some of the
Banks in his service, TO accommodate Iber.iiv ,.
VINO nave duties to pay. Nor such an ARRANGEMENT
oerwise tanhave an injurious effect pon the paner an
SOCK oil the Farmers Bank of Virginia i'm which ,ba
commonwealth also has an interest, by giving nreer
ence 10 he paper OF one Bank the other which con-
seq9en'y must be sought to the exclusion in a measure
| OF the notes of the other. " "''"su'e'
am compelled again to advert to our Federal Relations
ana call your attention to the attitude in which ,h r.
vernment OF the United States has though, nroner ~,
IN regard TO the States Of this Coniederacy: which
GnJnn emo, produce an anxious recurrence TO the
I principles oil Liberty, and 10 enquire how far
the claim to unlimited power SET up bv the anb "a, ar
,a government is sustained by the Constitution and
Jaws made 10 pursuance thereof" This dutv Low.wor
u"Peasah' VIII have to be performed and that covers
mem restricted TO the exercise Of such power onIy a, has
benefit of the Sat-, ee, 70 DE USED alone for the
% " .ue Saes' whose agent is, the liberty of the
peopie OF I'M: commonwealth must be numbered among
Tue things which have passed away e
The Tariff of which we had 90 much c,rso O., 49,
pain' has been placed more satisfactory iooing h
act OF Tue last Congress; yet the same nome Mt
when forced by the authority of the States 10 Weld ,t
act OF justice, ii has been accompanied bv No. ; s
outrage upon the liberty Of the people, and the sovereign
E e n S,aes, by an act which has been styled the
Dui, known on the Statute book as an Act fur
"er 10 provide for the collection Of duties on imuos,s
~ 70 conceive the motive which prompted the
government OF the United States this papabIe vioa,on
OF Tue constitution, unless traceabe that system of
snres which the friends Of strong government have often
so unitorm ST. 90 ne eoniederacy aud which has been
uoimy anu resoluteiy resisted by the friends of ii.
perry ana Tree government On former occasion b,s
msna o, power been exertcd the Constitution of
ee country with more daring mptiont leaves no,
me sembance Of freedom the people or rights IN ,h
ae IL has at one fell swoop under the prete6ce of col
iecung the revenue, abolished the State Covernm.n,
annhilaed their courts conferred ,Inon Tho p1;
unlimited power, and placed at his disposal the Treasury
e Arny' the Navy and the Militia OF the United States:
on'y 70 oe used according to his CAPRICE but even an.
hin to confer this power upon any whom he NAV
nK proper. Ii enables him give preference TO one
'o'''e'' ny removing the CUSTOM house of any
ne may choose, on hoard ship of ar and demand.
ing cash duties, instead Of allowing the usual creJ;,
ough me Constitution expressly declares that s.no ono
Poit shah nave preference any other"
hyPocrical hypothesis is made the foundation of mi.
hc'' assumes that "unlawfu obstruction combinations
or asemoages OF men, may render it "impraccabIe to
execute the revenue Iaws' although ibev we'll Lne,
una, me state authorities had ample power TO such
evils Indeed, it requires but cursory glance A. that
s'aute 10 discover that Congress- acting in confo,
WIN Tue VIII oil the President have obI;ou.
20 ray mold on power, which, il plainly and dirrecv
caneu' would have shocked the democratic shirt nj the
whoe conederacy. For, il claims complete
o' ne United States Courts the State Cours-ren.
ue'ing the DEGREES OF the latter nugatory when nm
YET ,s act they may be brought in conflict with the
onen states Courts, authorizing these Courts IN I;he
rae Offenders committed prison for offences aoans
,ne o'ae laws and imprisoniDg those who act in con
ioniy 10 them. IL authorizes the taking away beyond
"e "s OF the Stale, and ncarcerating in military for
Ues4 or perhaps prison ship, the citizen who NAV be
guy OF ebcying the laws Of his own State made nv hi;
own representatives. Such some of the provsop Of
nese enactmens which strike deadly blow AZ The very
, " a our institutions, and sap the deep foundaon NJ
.y i'sen The sovereignty of the States Is disregard
co uer constitutions and laws abolished, and their Ie
g's,aures become an idle, empty, unmeanina pageant
u IS permitted the slaves Of the desposm thus O..
'aoshe'' annually to enjoy, those of former ACE
were permitted by their masters one day in The
liberty. f " '" 'o"e-'os'
. me well remembered Sedion and Alien l. 80 ~
% ny Tue same spirit OF innovatio and
ns' sought 10 stihe the liberty Of speech and of The
ess Dy The terrors of whilst The Latter in
vested the President with authority 10 send rro IT.,
MONIES INTO another land, those whom he chose 10 cons
az aeh enenes That new system or rather that
VI our eHisting system, sought 10 be effected by S
e'e"on OF the United States Courts, and civil process