Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-10-22
Richn,oa'd, Tuesday, October sa.
TIE B.a.NX-VIR GLVLq-ITIE SOUTH

ho washington correspondent oil the "CIIarlcS-
ION courier luDors under gross mistake. He re-
iers To "he effect of measures on public scnt
timent in Virginia" "Ihat there las been evoked
.says he) in the Ancient Dominion feeling strongI,,
IN favor OF rc-charerng the bank is notorious: and
1t is said, with some confidence that this feln, has
extended itself widely, and is still so rnni,lIv
sPreauhS as To render it scarcely doubtful that the
representatives of that State i'm the next Congress
w DC Instructed to give their votes in favor OF the
oaih: vi 'he accuracy or inaccuracy of this cal
Uu'at'on tiihe Will soon enable you To determined
mere rs no such change of sentiment i'm this State
ana we hazard little in saying that there is not the
slightest chance of obtaining any such instruction
from the Legislature of Virginia. The friends of
>tdte hShfS, (under whatever flag they may distri-
butte themseves,) will never countenance an Insu-
ton, which struck the first blow at the Constitution
OF their country.-Some of them may not entirely
concur with the measures which have recently been
adopted-but they will never lose sight of the true
gust OF the question. No error in point of expedien
cy can cure n breach of the Constitution Wine
her the President has acted altogether for the best
IS one question. But whether the Bank is to be re-
chartered at the cxpence of the great principles of
our federal charter is another, q peyy different and
much more important question.
we are fully aware of the Gtress which has been
laid by Col. Webb and other tools of the Bank. IN
on the late Nos. ofThomas Cooper. They saw he
speaks the voice of the South bur never WAS there
a more gorgeous mistake. lie does not even speak
the voice of the Nulliiiers-wth the execution of
such politicians as Messrs. Calhoun and McDuffie
And we venture to say, that he does not express
the sentiments of the party in s. Carolina much less
Oh thosc who lean towards it i'm Virginia. There
are strong signs of this dissension appearing i'm S,
Carolina-among which, beg leave to refer To
the first No. of an Essayst in the Columbia Tele-
scope, who signs himself "Turnbull." lie avows
himself Nullifier, ou-dnd- ouer-a political friend
Of Judge Cooper, and determined foe TO A. Jack
son. But what does he say, for himself and for the
great body of the party to which he belongs Hear
nm! and then learn, what are the sentiments of the
great State Rights Party i'm Virginia:
"lhat duty seems TO utterly forbid u, TO suffer
any misrepresentation oil our principles he set
on oo ny our seeming concurrence in the views of few
members of our party, who favour tho Bank or these
mere are two, IN particular, of eminent merits towards w
OF hgh talents, OF long and active services most
known honesty, who are leading champions OF the Bank
mean, oil course, DIR. Cooper and Nj. McDufie.
~ aim not 10 throw, upon either of these gentlemen
TIE slightest reproach The State grateful 10 them for
useunes and hdeliy TOO real and noble permit any
man. hat loves her cause, TO turn serious blow against
such honorable brothers in arms. | shall therefore
without an effort, avoid all arguments OF sor, implying
personal dsrespect aud opinions those no
uphold The Bank, not with the idle aim of exposing their
incongrues; but simply vndcae for the principles
ana purposes OF our party that high and clear and esoue
consistency, which have hitherto shed such dignity
upon our cause, and made il nobest and best loved when
II seemed most desperate and iorlorn'
sin place OF this, what methods aud what principles are
we now asked 10 embrace?-The very maxim of our
enemies The very process by which the pons are
brought about that our party
too just the champions OF pure and sct consi,u
tonai right are TO sell ourselves shallow expe
cy some false and juggling necessity, that has y. little
ace IN true prudence as in honor consistency! We
are 10 turn paatos OF dangerous abuses Of
uSurpauon We, who have so long held that no lapse OF
hne coud leg Ze serions viola of the Cons'i ion
are new To yield that doctrine, TO the Rank; larrinr
Ourselves all he while, a AT exclude from our anis
SION, the more th't coeval usurpaiion OF Tariff We
That have, Tor four years, opposed the Bank knocing oil
1ndreo Jdchs0ns declarations in JdrOr Of attc one
are, OF sudden, 10 arge those very cagaons as
e. Tor becoming friends Of the Bank
9" hen our party sh. do these things ihera is an crd
oi whateve has hitherto made hof BILE or successful
" VIII nave abandoned Principle, go search Of sue
cess; quest that have yet seen end happily
nave 'o"gh' necessary 10 orroe, al the outset
general pincirics, 10 tie ninuCr course of argument
adopted in tie pamphlet, thai have taken up In my
next wiz, Nr Editor (w'th your rermssion) examine
IN &c an some OF the leading topics, a in the pro-
d ict0n i'm question"
Yes, ace repent with this frank friend of NulIfca-
ton, TO what does the State Right Party of Virginia
owe the moral force Of character, which they have
won: "To what but this?-Ihat zoe hare kept p,re
The doctrines Of constitutional right: that ice hare
stood up lor liberty, such our tifhers keh IL to u.s.
nrSta,ned by any corrptiOn realty adn,itied oiuio-
lated by any "Surpaiion that sanctioned under he
aH-embrdcing plea Of erpediency or necessity This
was our strength. We held up a hope for the no.
nest-a railying- point for the iree-something which
would forever draw to all noble lIeartsSan i'm
mortal cause, that, though baflled or broken would
forever spring up anew, and prove invincibe at
last"
THE LATE MIR. RANDOLPH.
Som. .,f Nh, LIS