Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-07-19
C.-ANp MIR. CALHOUN.


Z. in the "Coumbia Times" may rave on upon
the Bank of the U. s. The ST. Louis Free Pfessn
speaks infinitely more TO the point, when il comes
out on the 18th July in The following emphatic man
ner against the whole institutions or any of its sub
stitutes
"Snce that powerful stroke Of the Presidential arm in
arrestng federal usurpaon by which he gave we hope
an e1ectuadeaih blow 10 the mammoth Bank " i'm all her
encroachnan the rights and pendence OF our ci,-
ztns me people themselves are beginning this
suyec-an not his alone, but every other
the extent oil legitimate federal power that the autbori.
conceded TO The general government by the Constitu
ton (True) The people are as,onished TO find on er
aiming ior themselves, how much limited those
conceded by the States are found TO be- than was
generally pretended Ivy Hose Whose interest was to ex
tend JedtralnsurPdt0n True, dgdin) BY such there
was said 10 be implied authority the Constitution for al
most airy assumption OF power; and those points where
ey could not get round the most plain restrictions they
were determined mat 10 use The expression OF j. Q.
Adams the general government should not palsied
by the Constitution. (Aost irueD
he consistent politicians Of the present day. the
real democratic republicans, begin see the necessity
OF combining themselves TO strict literal constrc.
on OF the Federal Constitution, and longer of i'm.
Phtd p0iceTs, where Of plain sense can discover
the permission OF power whatever Constituting then
this hond OF our Union in literal manner we find no au.
Ioriiy for 'tiona Bank OF any kind; and il becomes
apparent 10 every manoi common sense that the engh
ell trainers OF the U. S. Constitution never intended to
give such enormous powe TO the federal arm
alt is well known that the great CHAMPION of tho
"Amsrcan SYSTEM when lac was, in realifu demo.
cratic republican, that is before ambition aud The love of
power had tempted him commit certain oolitca sins
viewed this in far different light than al present
and some twenty years ago, could have found the Con-
siit"ton no authority for bis ia, orite "Sysem with all
her odious Wegifimafe offspring, u S. Bank Tariff his
disposal of The Public Lands, SC. (Sd rrue)
We hope the respective States will see pocy in main
tanning their right of establishing regulating their own
banking institutions; and find necessity Tor
re-chafteF oil The present oous federal Bank establish
ing any o'Ier 9sl@ The ioIIowing ex-
tracts VIII show That the two powerful States 10 the
Union, New York and Virginia will probably take lead
IN pursuing such in relation 10 this inportant sb
Jecl as every other State will ind an in adopting
And then the Free Press" does us the honor of
repubIishIng the article which we some time since
prepared on this subject Never was any thing more
empbatical!y true, than what the ST Louis Editor
says upon the Bank and all the implied potcers For
years nave we been attempting TO show the neces~
shy OF tying down the Federal Government 10 tho
Oond. The powers conceded by the States are IN
deed much more limited than the fcderal;s,s over
aumItted-or Than MIR. Clay now lays do,yn-or than
Mr.. Calhoun would admit in 1876 or would admit
down to this hour, And yet is il moi most amusing to
see me auhacIty, with which this ambitious aspirant
rs now arrogating TO himself the honor Of defending
the Rights OF the States?-Nay, frther-of denounc
ing others Tor their federalism, because they cannot
go to his own extreme of notification With yyba,
lace can Mr. Calhoun WELD this of prescription
against others or how can he cry himself nm as
defender OF the doctrine of State Rights? Hear him.
Hear how This man, so long ultra federniisk upon
every constitutional question, and now federalst
on tie Bank and on Internal Improvement prates
about the spirit Of federalism" and the principles
of the Republican party in his reply of the ID ,pst
TO committee of Hall county in the State of Geor-
gia
we have indeed, been compelled meet the spirit OF
liberalism IN its worst character; and with it, what en-
rely concur with you, is far dangerous that pseudo
Republican, which has appeared among us Of Iae: and
which, while processes the doctrines OF State Rights
Fes the principles and practice Of conolidaton FAR be.
You'd what The Federal party IN The days of Hamilton and
dWes, eptT conseiveH II is this spurious off prne which
lenders e present. crisis so nmnenfy dangerous the
CONSTITUTION sHd Liberty OF our country. The Ameri-
can people are emlhenty RepUbcsn in their character
anp eeliDgs; and were the contest openly bef,eetn
me fsoo great parties, tchieb haze long dirided me
country and tchieh must continue to divide u.s. so long
as our present institutions exists short would be tho sus