Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-03
Richmond, Tuesday, Sept. 3.



BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.
lsth No. Of Cato-and An Ma. of the NJ Lnfeiiigencer.
Cato is TIE true "Mercenary Swisso of the Bank
-ifhe he Stephen Simpson, (as the Globe and the
Baltimore Republican suspect him to be,) we arc
not at all astonshed his only prost,utinp his
principles, but his veracy, for his pay In the new
paper which he has lately established in Philadel-
phia, the "Bunner," he is no doubt prepared to
abandon every position which he took against tho
Bank III his Letters of Brutus-but TO go further
and to realize in his person, the following pic
ture which Bruius exhibited Of the INDUSTRIOUS one
ra'ions OF this mammoth institution:
LET the Bank Of the United States answer. Far Ia
1t from to declare that bribery was resorted to; paw
nent of expenses made. II is suhcrn, to know that
hs immense ,nonied influence Of This Bank can lay the
whole Newspaper Press of The United States under
"hJcc'on TO H. either though the hopes its avors or
he dread oil its vengeance! lie, the fact be noted,
and let every American lover OF Liberty lay his hsnd
mron his art and whether Cooperation Of
Eng'lsh Nobility shall influence so nmenso
and fgh,fuI, the public Press Of the coun,r,
cannot how ever, believe The rumour sometime current,
that these dirb"ors Of the Presidential Hieroglvphic
received hom the Bank domceur OF $1,000! / do not
pehefe ~ because Press imbece is tot orth the
pice ot bribery"
We are now prepared to show, that if S. Simpson
DC the modern Cato, he has sacrificed all fair deal
ing and genuine veraciiy at the feet of the Bank
lie has the audacy to pervert i'm the most shame
less manner, the published, official op nion present.
ed by MIR. Jefferson to Gen. Washington in Feb
lI9i-Cato states 1t as follows: Mr. jeff; rson con-
cludes his opinion on the Constitutional question of
Tie Bank, by advising General Washington NOT TO
ve'o lie Dill, should majority of both Houses of
Congress agree to pass it, His reasoning favors tho
qualified power ofthe Veto"
But, what does Mr.. Jefferson REALM snv.
| Nothing but necessity invinciLe by any other
means can justify such prosiraon Of laws which con-
s,itm'e Tie pillars OF whole stem OF
WI" Congress be too sra-lace ed carry the Constitution
INTO honest ELECT unless they may pass yer the iounda
on Jaws o ,he State governments, Tor the slightest con-
The negative OF the President is the shield proyi.a
me CONSTITUTIONS 10 protect against the of the
| e. L. uH nj ihe Eyu.
dietary; OF the States and State Legi laures The nrs
SEM is The case oil right remaining exclusively " it'll the
states, andis, consequently those int bv The
Constitution TO he placed under his proe con.
must he added, however, thai unless the Pre-
against this BILL is toerably clear that il is no,Soa%
by the Constitution il the pro and the con hang 40 ven
as balance his Judgment, just respect the wisdom
OF the legislature would naturally decide the balance in
favor OF ie opinion IL is chiefly for where thew
are clearly 'sied 10y ambition, interest that tho
Constitution has plac ed a check in the ne gav. IF re
President" " "'
The reader will mark the distinction, at n single
glance Cato says, that Gen. w. was advised against
le use OF the veto, IN case the bill should pass Com
greSs, (the only case, by the by i'm which the Pres
deht could exercise the veto at ally But Mr. Jeffer
son advises him not to veto unless his mind is 80
tera0ty cfear-that il is unauthorized by the Consti-
iuhoh." The inference is therefore direct that if
ms mind be satisfied on the point he ought TO veto
It: Now, ii is precisely in this predicamen," thar
General Jackson now "standeth" Yet what cnn
we expect better from such man us Stephen
Simpson? p"'"
But, as the saying is, we will kill Two birds "a ;,h
one stone. This extract from Mr. Jefferson's opin;on
pnis to rest all the objections which have so lorg
tortured the Imagination Of the n. Integencer about
the veto power III the of the Bank MIR i tho
sra-laccd interpreter of the Constitution expresslv
reserves The sleeping thunder of The Veto for The
case IN question. Does any man question if ,h;,
bahk Dill had been presented TO Mr.. Jefferson for
ms signature thai he would have hesated one mo-
ment TO reject il /? ~
iherc Is another passage i'm the same opinion
y wnic' we would respectfully lay before the worthy
Ea"or OF me Norfolk Herald. In commenting upon
paragraph in the Enquirer, he predicts that ano,I,er
D"hk VIII immediately follow upon the ruins of ,bo
preseht-'that the Government and the PEOPLE cam
hot very wen get on without the aid of such an I'm.
s'uton--iIat The "Pcoplp will demand a R,nLr
un" 'na u VIII he IN vain 10 their demand with
do''n's OF lis constit,Itionaty." We have no nm
Prenehs'ons OF any snch event The People will
scarcely consent TO violate tie Constituiion-Tbev
| nave far better resource If The wants NJ H.
country should he found OH n fair expe riment IN do
n,ahd The power, they will amend the charrer
MI >. however, shows us in the following passage
no" 0mer arrangements may he made and how dan
Serous II would he to assume any such power unou
any such grounds: f "P'
! The existing banks WILL without doubt, enter info ar
engagements Tor lending heir agency, aud the more y o.
DIS mere VIII be competition among them for il,
hce"s, this bill delivers US UP bound TO ,l,c m.ni
o""K WHO are Tree toreiue all arrangements but ON er
own terms, ana HE public free, on such refusal IN ON
P"y any o'ner bank That OF Philadelphia, believe
LOW fo=s this business by their post nores Will, Ia, 1
WIN Tie treasury, paid by any Stats co
W "ho" thcy are presented. This expedien inf olon.
e"ces 10 prevent the existence OF hat u,c,ssif I;.h
may Jus"'y The assumptions Of a nom enuer,,,J ,nxsr
a. means Tor carrying into effect an enumerated ON.
ne 'hg may be done, and has dome and - oil oa
"O lils assumption; therefore does OF .,a,, o., a.,
"gree OF necessity which can honestly Justify H.
! III may he said, that bank whose bills wouIl have
currency all over the States would he uorc co,a.,s.
,hah one whose currency is limited TO single State So
u wou" lie sun more convenient, that there sboud he
oahk whose bills should have a currency al over n,
"ol'' but u does not follow iron, This or souy
my ha There Exists any where power TO establish such
u"N' OF Mat the world may 20 on ve,y well with,
'Can II he thought tlst the Constitution intended ,,
r sade or two of convenience more or less Corere.
sno'd br authorized TO break down The most ancient snd
"hnaneh'ai laws OF The several States such as ,Io..
against uofmdn, the laws OF alienage the rules
ne acts 81 distribution, The laws eschesr and freurs
and The laws Of rnon,poiy," wa e""e'
Tor ourselves, we assure our friends of the He
rHih maj we lave no idea Present that nnv sub
sl'iute WIZ be adopted for the present Bank. And
Tor one, we pledge all our humble abilities TO opnose
us soon as it may lie proposed.
THE NEXT PRESLDE.vT.-[No. IL
we nave freely submitted our own opinion, Tint il
was 100 early to stir the question of he succession
we we nave NOT made up and put for,n snv sci XXI"
a' ,'e','"'e eDcct-lccause more tlnn ,I,ro go.
'O We u'Ciared in this miner thnt ,vo ~, "