Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-12-24

public faith. Hc eamo there expressly for the par.
pose OF violating them lie received his sppoin,men MT
the tool and instrument OF tyranny. He the Sece-
,ay Of the Treasury He remove the deposites 1t is
insult to the Nation TO cay 20. II is false, speak
legally IL lis false. lie made IL by the Pres-
deui WHO had no right to the public money
than have" Why, sir, is the President. from the fact
thai he appoints cre usurp to h,nseIf all law
aud all power' He appoints the Chief Justice Of the w.
State: Well sir. suppose he should say Chief Justice
marshall, when criminal trial, Condemn that
man!-or as the syrant Richard said, " wish the bast
ards dead Aud suppose the Chief Justice should clsia
some little right think for himself about the matter :s
the President Instantly say, (.upposinr his power
equal TO his wil) 81 di-inss you IRON office" Is he
tear oil the judicial robe from his shoulders and put there
an instrument who will do The deed OF blood! Why not,
sif would &c all fair according to the logic by which
it Is now attempted to accumulate all the powers oil Co
vernmeni in the President of the United S ates
But. sir admitting the Secretary to have possessed the
power to such order, aud to the deposes
as he has DONE viii now proceed briefly TO examine
the reasons he has submitted to t. House justification
OF the act Now, without stopping TO ascertain what
weight the reasons assigned may possess say that weigh
they more or less they in the slightest degree APP
plcable TO the subert Admitting them to have what
weight you please, they touch the question at is
sue man they had re.Pec! to the religious opinions Of
verning reasons; not OF those which have been
thrown IN after. thought.
The bare fact that the power OF removing the public
moneys from the Bank committed to the Secretary Of
the treasury, shows II 10 have the Of Con-
gress that the national should be removed
ALL only Tor reasons imne diaely connected with their
safety, AMI with the convenience of the Treasury They
entrusted TO the control OF the Secretary the great
financial officer oil the government Such being the case,
what kind OF reasons they be which will Justify him
in removing the dePostcs from the Bank where by law
they had been placed? were shown that the Bank
not safe place keep them in that admit would
he conclusive reason for removing them. Or, If the
Bank had not complied with the sipuaons OF the char.
ter in facilitating the transmission OF the public moneys
and otherwise accommodating the Government, requr.
ed by law TO do, that would be satisfactory reason Or
IL were shown that the Treasury could make arrange
ment on terms favorable to the Government with
the State Banks that might, perhaps, be received
the Bank comply with its engagements to government
would be reason greater or smaller according to circum
stances.
But SIR cried Mr.. Med. what are we told, That the
deposes were not safe in the Bank OF the United States
Why, sir, we have il now admitted, from all quarters,
even by the gentleman from New York himself (Mr:
Csmhreleng) who prophesied very dismaly on the
subject at the last scsson-aye sir, by the Sec etary
himself, under his hand that the deposites safe
perfectly safe, in that Bank. And no, only so il
that from not having beeD-as then strenuously
endeavoured to be provedan insoiven concern and
safe place in which TO trust the public money! the Bank
has too much specie in its vaults Yes sir; the fault
now the other way The Bank horribly unreasona
ble that though has ten millions in specie lying in lis
vaults II wants sill more. All, them that the
Bank is safe place OF depose. ELL sir has the Bank
failed in complying with any OF its s,puatons' Hasitre
fused TO transmit the public TO any part of the
Union, when needed by the operations OF Government
Sir, speak knowingly and deliberately when say that
there is not Government the lace Of the esrh whe-
her the space covered by its authority be small large
which has been well served in its financial operations
as the United States Look, sir at the astonishing fact
doltar-no sir, single doar-has ever been lost by
means of the agency for the collection and transmission
and disbursement Of its vast Nor is this all.
Net creditor OF this Government has had TO wait one
moment for the reception of his Dues far this agen-
cy has been concerned. And more than that when he
got his money, IL ,1os MONEY God grant may be able
to say the same two years from this time Thus il ap
pears we have been, in relation to National Bank in
the full tide of successful experiment Our
from rottenness and run has attained 10 such degree
oil soundness aud purity is unequalled by any the
same extent in the known world. We have had to
pay mere nominal per centage for exchange, however
distant And all the fiscal operations Of the Government
have been, in fact, carried without expense. And
with good Bank, solvent Bank, the most solvent Bank
on earth, and with perfectly safe and sound currency
thus enjoying all that heart wish departing mt
oil our national interess-wha do hear? After two
years oil unremng and unexampled persecution, after
all manner OF ISLANDERS and bes, which have recoed OH
the heads OF the libe,iers; after the most desperate
tempts prove insovent have been abandoned i'm de-
spair though the Bank has strictly and fully complied
with every stipulation contained in its charter vet have
the public funds OF this naon which been placed in
inns Bank by force oil law, been removed from by The
President OF the United States, withou, shadow
OF Alright; and for what? FoR OPINIONS SAKE. Yes,
sir, for opinions sake In this land of liberty; where all
men were thought e enjoy the right Of opinion per-
iecion and the right too, Of all the influence they could
acquire and exert IN Tree community great institution
mas been assaeG and the rights and property oil widows
and orphans ramped in the dust by the foot Tyrant
land this for the exercise of the right of opinion Pray,
sir, what right has the President say that the stock
holders OF Bank, its officers had right interfere
in his lection believe they have not nierfered in IL :
confident there are none OF our citizens who have
in greater degree abstained from meddng the poli
cal contests OF the day Bu supposing they had aken
active part in them what right the Presi-
dent to forbid IL? Because has placed his capital
in Bank, is he therefore TO be disirsDchised Is he
therefore not 10 dare open bis mouth is violated ma
esty to oppose the election OF particular President
Why, sir, in the days of Tiberius himself this would
scarcely have been viewed as violated majesty
Sir Of the put forth by the Secretary true
in point Of fact far from being listened
and received by this House. is of such kind that the
very presentation OF il ought to excite the lyeest ndp
nation What is the English of all this? What does the
President mean, when he says that the Bank must not
thrust its hand into the public affairs Of this country p
What does he mean. when he declares il for the
Bank to possess TO exercise any political influence or
power? Sir, will tell you what he means. Does any
suppose, il the Bank had consented whate yer
the Execuiv mandate had required do-if had put
out Jonathan and put in JohDbat should have yer
heard word OF objection 10 its political power Sir the
Presidents meaning is perfectly plain When The Pre-
sideDt says that officers OF Bank ought not 10 inter-
fere with political elections, he neither more nor
less than bis-You must become the tools, the crea-
lures of this Administrations you must be dispaced-
That, sir, was the attempt made do not say by the
President, but by some who the Executive
door, though part of his Cabinet il was attempted
TO influence the Bank 10 put out the President one of
its branches, who confessedy competent the dis
charge OF all the duties OF his station, purely the ground
as il always has done. So far the parent Board is
concerned cannot Of course, speak with certainty for
all the Directors and officers Of all the branches though
believe ii TO be true OF nearly all Of them all its
bers have studiously abstaned from all interference with
political concerns-because ii their interest do So
They went further than this they made desperate
effort conciliatc the Administration But too late
The plans and purposes Of certain individuals had been
hwarted and the feelings Of the President had been and
still, wrought upon, that he thinks there