Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-11-05
Richmond, Tuesday, Nov. 3.
THE RANK-Tnruh,.u nnd Coons,

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THE BANK-TmabuM and Cooper.
INrnbuH continues to gore DIR. Cooper about hi,
pamphlet. His argument against the Professor OF
Columbia College is irresistible. The following @ <.
tracts from his Sd No. sufficient specimens of his
execution
"Hc (Dr CO. speaks Of the uncons,i,uopal,v of tho
present Bank, as an 'indeii6ie faint How ndeIiblc.
apprehend tha' word to mean something be erased
"a slain hot TO be got out-'somethny offering an i'm.
v'ncibie objection Yet how is the sct lie who calls
""s' pe"d'ng Tor Ill. avowing himself its support
rs,,.r oy hls poor playing with terms that
retrieve our freedom! l. this lip. to kee
our constitution holy, while ow very hands are
dering or deGacing the shrine!
But "rher-he enumerates, rs among the means
through which the Government has completely sue
ceeded IN converting this Confederacy into Consoa ed
desposm, the plastic character Of a Constitution.
'chch Congress claims the right to mould at pleasure
and CONSTITUTE AS ExiGENcIEs REQUIRE" Thi. is
indeed, the whole natter the alpha and the of on
wrongs Does he propose to remedy it' He does
How! BY constituting that Constitution, in the same
manner Just as erigences may require! BY turning
completes In the wrong; and yielding up the only prnc-
pies and the only party in which any hope OF saving
freedom, under the present Government or re-
ing II, under any other!
"in No 2, find other declarations equally strong and
s seems to mel equally decisive OF the which
nevertheless, the manner passed over i'm Or
der to urge considerations ofle and less weight
axe the following instance:
The institution Of Bank, authority OF charter
s.a . an m, o at
wight not this seem TO end the srgument?-Is this
reason proper to lead us to join in supporting the Bank
roSoes.-who would imagine tina, he. who Indignantly
tells us so, was about to exort u.s. scrpural wise o
thou, and do likewise,''
But whatl Are we, the unseluced the .s
me unwaverng party just prepared su.
any thing, that the the federal pow
msht % sopped-aie to receive very wrongs
the very usurpaons of masters rearon. not las
heretoor-) for determined resistance but for cowary
or dishonest submission
Dr. Cooper processes to answer the two first Nos.
OF IUrnouH The reply is feebler than his
Pamphlet To show how loosely his PRINCIPLES sit
upon him. we lay the following extract before our
readers. This he announces to be his last appear
ance IN reply to Turnbull for his duties as Pres-
dent OF the College have now commenced, and The
has) no time to spare for newspaper discussions ny
Hear then has last creed Of principles:
suppose were member TO Congress il is objected TO
me, Will you state rights man, strict
violate your oath 10 support the constitution and vote for
the re-chartering OF this Bank! would reply: Sir am
member OF legislative body that for nearly l6 Is
years past by frequent majores has repeatedly settled
as ,he constitutional rule by which they be
ha' The constitution to receive such as
he exgency OF present circumstances, and the general
welfare point out as most expedent not consent to
this rule believe il is meant to render the constitution
Use subservlen to the views of congress majority
nut such be the decided rule Of this house. long set
ued ana regularly acted on, how help myself? Al
any rate what member OF majority has right TO saw
una" may not CONFORM 10 his own rule of construction, il
oy so DONG can prevent the liberty Of the country from
being sacrificed the altar Of despotc power! n YOU
are atIberty to use your legislative maxim TO establish
monarch on throne, have a right use il to pre-.
vent your designs? In assembly that holds the const
uiiona oath TO he strictly binding il is so TO me: in an
sembiy that has annhilaed the obg alton Of that oath
nave right Tor my own purposes, adopt if think pro.
per, the adopted rule do that the liberties of the
country ito most certainly depend defeating
Jackson, ann sustaining his opponent but do saw tina,
he current oil political events sets very strongly that ay;
ana MINK we are not safe tive put in the
power OF that wilful and vindiciivo man.
Here we have the real Jesuit, justifying the means
by the end Sacrifice the Observation-Disclosures Won,
oath, If others do the Such is the rule of the
President of Columbia College He further Ills us
that we must defeat Gen. Jackson at all events
and, therefore, we presume, DIR. G. supports the
Bank. Wv
The Northern friends of the institution therefore
need not lny the " faterng JUNCTION 10 their souls
because DIR. Cooper is i'm favor of II Renewal of the
Charter Depend upon it, he does speak the senti-
ments even of the nullters-Inuc bless of the South
Turnbu opposes his doctrine The Charleston Mer-
curry affirms that the s. Carolina Delegation with
one exception, will go against the Bank. The very
No. of the Columbia Telescope, which contains
these Nos of Turnbull and Cooper gives us the fol
lowing explicit information about the present view.
and probable votes of the South Carolina Ropresen
tatves We hail the statement with satisfaction:
"We are amused TO see, in we forget what Nortbetr
paper the TACT stated that eUery member o| Congress
from 81 Carolina except one is faron Of re-eharfer
ing the Bank IF the IT, States The fact is certainI,
very accurately stated, the matter of humble
There is, however slight mistake, as TO another point
The Bank; the eight, againstit."
! The fate Of the Bank is sealed-And let us ncve,
forget, we owe this redemption to Gen Jackson.