Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-21
Richmond, Friday, June ga.
THE u. s. BANK.


to sgmatise these Editors as his obsequious follow
ers? Can q. be Judge Cooper? We should be sorry
to believe t-for, it would show how deeply even n
mind like Coopers can he ccipsed by the prejudces
of party the ebulltons of passion First he tells
us that the institution of Bank by Congress is an
impudent us,,rpation of power. .Nrt, he asks whe-
Their the Constitution is not nuitity-a mere piece
oil parchment with seal dangling at the end of il"
-sacrfced by the Proclamation, and the Force
Billy Then he tells us, that it is i'm vain that the
commercial and monied classes will be satisfied
without National Bank under existing circu,nstan-
ces"-and still more vain to expect that the Con-
stuon will be altered, to authorize body like
Congress to act, who determined to consider this
republic consolidated northumberland then
that there is coin enough i'm the country TO trans
actits current rac-that "banks more than CON
venient." &c. &C. C's merit step i'm logic is that the
present Bank has undergone fiery ordeal of invest
gaton"-and that it " has come out with no loss of
reputation" but that =" the people arc fiy satisfied
that the able man at the head of it, has been as ho-
nest as he is able" Wen, and ,ckat then? Why-,hat
we must put up with this Bank-becanSe. Gen. Jack,
son wishes another Bank that he can contro-tat the
seat of money speculation, of characterization.
&c. &c. is New York-that &" Mr.. Van Buren, has
been an active manager among the various bank d-
recons of that City, Sd. "rhat there is full and
reasonable ground 10 suspect that no combined plan
of the Banking interest," and the money dealers of
that stock-lobbng city, could be put forth by in
ftuential men, against without his concurrence:
That with his usual caution aud prudence. he will
not shew himself prominently in favour of any plan.
Is to be taken for granted; but that any plan can be
put forth successfully without his concurrence is not
TO be supposed by any person even tolerably CON
versant in the party politics of the day:"-@ That
Mr. Van Buren, is hostile the present Bank of the
United States that he will urge the success of some
substitute, over which the Government can exercise
controul; that he will find the means of bringing
the State governments under his influence Inv the
instrumentaty of State Banks."-And as n nroof of
this suggestion being probably true c. thinks ft 10
refer to "Ihe outline Of National Bank ciiLr Incl
10 mn y(.,,Ln A. al.
printed for Newcombe and Cropsey, 73 Wall Street.
New York, Is pages Drawn up by Il committee
of a meeting of Merchants, convened the goth of
FEBRUARY, 1888, to report plan for new National
Bank"-C. disclaims all personal dislike to Mr. "
Buren-he has no fault to "find with his moral char
acter and motives, his talents or his general con-
ducr-but says he sis very dangerous because he
Is "a very wary and very willy as well as very
wise man'--wllo keeps his own secrets, sc. &c
Now, we ask the author of this driyeIlino
statement be Judge Cooper? Can it be a man who
processes to be bold, unfnching State Rights man
One who stickles, with the grasp of death, to the
strict construction of the Constitution? Is this the
man to halt between two Bank faiths-to cling to the
lesser evil-nstead of boldly denouncing boL ayoioa
ole euttS? Away with both Banks, say we--and so
we trust, will say every iniexble friend of the Con-
stltution This panic about NJ. Van Buren, is also ms
Silly as II is unmany. IL he should be PLAYING the
game that G. apprehends, say ".7tcay 10Th him
Let no such man be trusted" But upon what grounds
does G. suspect any such thing? Mr. VIM Buren,s
friends, who are in his confidence flor willy or wise
rs he may be- he will have such men about him "
deny IN the most peremptory TERMS that he is for
any substitute. As for instance does the Albany Ar
gus--in the following emphatic clear unpalaver
ing, trumpet-tongued article:
"THE BANKs-PREsENr AND pRosprcr,vr ~,
aoors oil The agents and partsans of the u States Bank
are unremiited. They seize upon every circumstance
claim every evcntpervert every report-reigh cverv
feather, and catch al every sawas helps in this extra
NIFTY OF their patron AMI employer. They exceed even
this degree of industrious devotion They reach to the
m ne md Of
the Bank every individual we'll as every ne
whatever may be his aspect of hostility time or
aho'her mat may DC supposed 10 be either needy or tai
ana they pursue with implacabe haired every man who
dare' 10 stand out against the potency Of the Bank or
who ventures TO warn his counrymen of the dance, 70
be apprehended from the renewal of its charter
The present game is to insist upon change of opinion
IN us favor from those who have heretofore
hostility to the Bank-a hostility said, by the individuals
protesting H. to have been founded on constitutional OBJ
lectons and then TO insist that the change not radical
but matter OF necessity, choice between evils an ALL
Tentative between the present bank and ga ec bank of
increased capital and Wallsrset location" The remark
applies few perhaps ALL OF The friends Of NuliGcaio
in Congress, and 10 ,c late Mr. Jehn Randolph in par
cular On this subject, the Richmond Wig, which pro-
fesses no.. TO speak far MIR. r. and which lauds him.
simply Tor his alleged avowss ia favor oil the Bank as
warmly ash assaed and opposed him when he
ell as adversary of that institution lean anv tng moro
PLAINLY show the seryiiy OF its depondants thus replies
10 INC argus and audes to what il designs the reader
shall Understand Mr. RS expressions and CHANGED
views in relation to The u s. Bank in his dying moments:
who head h@ give stronger testimony HsoSns in
u
Regency, whose tool the Argus is that interest and not
~ because they could not contoa it, aud because
their attempts themselves Of
tug down. was but preparatory and stop
uon OF anotner which they might conou and WELD
men IN their designs Of President making dominion And
sn Of f' ssG "na w. HGa S S asaoS Of
already developed! VIII the Argus Regency with Al,
port that scheme ?" ''F''''''' - '''"OP''O'' sup
"Without stopping 10 inquire whether such was the oc.
cupaon OF Mr. Randolp's dying moments and whether
IT IS the Office OF sincere friendship To represent it, we
deem proper TO meet AT the Threshold the impuation
That The friends OF MIR V H. oppose the charter of the
present Bank only with view TO the incorporation OF
another, and That the question therefore mere choice
between the old and institution. We are aware
that TINS Is the ground only which the Bank and lis
retalneTs seek TO gain friends in the South but the plea
under which Mobilization seeks Justify eiarinp in
consistency ana s Abandonment Of it's assumed cOstitu-
iond' position upon this subject But is entirely fall
lacy 1t is subteruge, which will avail lis authors no.
thing Neither Mr. Won Buren,, the great body of his
political friends, favor either Of the present or of
n.w charter They oppose not only the existing Bank
Inc thing as is its monsrOus powers and its I'm.
scrupulous application OF them in its attempts create
strength Tor The renewal OF is charter, but tic rineipIe
Ihey do not conceive it to be necessary business ma
chine, nor safe free from great abuse ~ a de postsry
OF power lhcy conceive IL 10 be, in hands,
Peealy IN lis present hands, dangerous engine OF power;
from It's very nature an adjunct Of The aoefacy and al
war WIN the democracy and cerln IL extended
the period OF another or new charter to control ber
ties and to oyer-masier Inc government. Mr. " b. and
the mass OF his political friends have had no share in the
scheme Tor new bank, and entitled 10 none of the
responsibility Oh such measure. The Nullers there
ore must aOandon their prelence. They 90 for the
BanS they choose thus TO exhibit themselves f0r ITSELF
Ihey have no Plea escape, FROM the Inconsistency Of
urging measure which they have all along profess.
ed 10 consider inhibited cofs utiou