Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-07-18
town. anu Villages That hs. lav.h.d l.rg. .su. oti.

own ami Villages. That has lavshed large ssus gifts
own aud OF the Public Treasure eonided 10 its safe
keeftng To accomplish neisous pun poses; that il has
succeeded in some instances in sabsdxing the Pess, there
by corrupung the cei medium relied upon
by ,he peoples That had ueiituted sudden aud
binary changes oil opinion and principle, among POI
Ici9ns; and, that II has sometimes secretly, sometimes
openly attempted TO coo'ro the policy Of the country aud
dictate the action OF the Executive. Having
and exposed regarded OF ,s ard
without the ci dproying renderiu
some OF The most damning charges il had the haidhood TO
aueinp Its Jusihcatton the
towards The Chief ,gisrase oil the Uaion. Among other
hings placing the right and power q expendng the
treasure OF he country, well its uads for the
pupheauon aud dishihuion ct infiammatory political
speeches. hbeious documents and editorial articles
necog isn'ousy upon his character, the footing
WIN tue expenditure OF money for the detection aud pun
shment OF orgers aod counerieers oil its noes bills
The time has been, when member could have been
found. in either branch OF Congress, to Justify, and
voice would have been rssed 10 defend an outrage
against the Chief Magistrate OF the Nation or excuse
such indigniiy TO the country. That was however
when we had no pank OF the United States with canaI
OF Ihify flee Millions of Doidrs welded by single
i"d'ridudi who has been expressly held by Board Dr.
reeors' TO he wholly irresponsible for the mode OF its
pendiure."
You have the in which the President has
been abused and the Bank In both Houses of Con-
gress but more especially in the Senate lie has been
denounced az fyraat, tsurper and despot Tor the
mere exercise OF the ordinary functions OF his oiice
eouneract and hold in check hs corrupt aud powerful
honeyed Colossus; he has been charged ard condemned
without the oppor unity OF defending himself, as viola
ton OF The Constitution aud Io,cs OF h. country h, tho
uiouoa' which constitutes his Judges his decusers
aid then refused the humble privilege Of placing his ex
pianaory protest and defence upon the Journal with
| the accusation.
The nominations, too, Of the Government Directors whc
as pubic SCENTS, disclosing some Of
Tue corrupt practices and violations Of the charter by the
managers oil the Bank have been rejected by Senate
without any ground of imputaion against their moral
a"ag or Their characters for integrity Intelligence
80 lar as hsve heard or believe. am aware of no
ground Tor their except that they by doing
hsT DUTY faithfully, incurred the ennity oil the Bank
III the President any other officer of the Govern.
I W. bie
OF single dollar Of the public money for the purchase
and distribution docume ns or pspers Tor hi. deence or
eScupaon, condign punishment and inevitable disgrace
would be the judgment award against him on all hands
YET mere moneycd corporation, intended to ex-
erce single political pow err may expeud thousands and
tens OF thousands OF the public advance its own
views ami interests, 10 exa its friends aud tayoes TO
suse and degrade the most valued and veneraed public
servants 10 dupe and deceive the people; and men NAV
be loud in the most exalted staions, representing the
sovereignty oil the States; and aspiring the first honor
oil the country, who only 10 censure but COM
menu and applaud and anxious TO renew its charter
| and perpeiuale its power
There is one fact in cOnnexiOn with this subject which
"as ho' aTsc'ed so much OF the public attention il de-
serves, although il has been mentioned in the public ma
pes Is this-hdd The States been truly reprtsenfed
at all ght and probably ,uoud have been settled oi6a
NE FIRST thirty days Of tse session The Legislatures of
anne New Hampshire New jersey and Ohio had cach
hen or shortly afterwards approved the course of the Ex
ecuuve and instructed their Senators accodngiy vet
nve Of The Senator's so instructed have, the
contest dsregarded what have ever believed TO be
the vital principal of representative But for
those FIVE TO say nothing Of those piy,n agsin
us south Of the Potomac and Oho) the conduc Of bs
BANK would have been censured and that oil the Pres
dent most decidedly approved the States be en-
represented instead OF condemDaory resolutions charg
ing The President with violation of the Constitution ami
Lawso The On'on we should have SEEM emanatn. from
e same 1ody resolutions OF applause representing him
as The champion Of hoih and the defender and
e hoerues OF Ills county The seal OF Senatorial ap-
probation would have been fixed upon the act of removal
lhe President would have been sxloed for his wisdom
AND PATRIOTISM aud the just sentence OF condemnation
would have been pronounced against the Bank read
leave you and others determine much force or
virtue there in the judgment the representative ,cba
seosHtes censMe J0r The praise he is ucfed 10 be-
sfOic, 6y his constituents. ~
You will have before this reaches you the repor
oil the committee appointed by the Hose to examine the
proceedings oil the Bauk, setting forth the many evasons
ana Prevacatiohs resorted by the Board OF Directors
anu ner COMMITTEE TO defeat the object the proposed
Investigation. Notwithstanding the express p,ov.nn -,
'he charter that IT shall be at all times lawful for Com
~ Vi ene' nouse OF Congress appointed for that pur-
pose 20 inspect the books, and examine the proceedin
~ me corporation, Sc the admission OF the gh, fsi
~ 10 exercise that pc" two OCCASIONS you viii have
seen, by the correspondence between our comni,tes
and the Bank, that the Directors now refuse 10 snbm
10 such examination. Language of broader latitude
Than that used in The chartereo 10 inspec The hooi
aud exal Inc into the proceedings" of the Bank could
not Wen have been adopted. The proceedings Of
me nsnk would seem, necessarily 10 embrace every
description oil act or thirg contemplated 6y the char
Ter or pretended 10 be done ia lis corporafe eaDac;
| Ihe question naturally arises in every mind-wLy
nave nave 'ne Directors OF the Bank refused its
oook' lor 'he irsperton oil the committee and them.
selves 10 an examination oath, in regsrd to the So
vera matters proposed by the resolution OF the Iouse no
tsey mace heretofore done, least ftc0
Were hey afraid oil The disclosure Of other "fsir
transactions OF the $52 900 class which might lead 20 in
ieTences uniavorabe 10 OF the new converts IN tho
uuhy Of the Bank ana The nviolabiIy OF lis RIGHTS and
charac We've they afraid that the plan resorsd 10 for
'he purpose OF getting up panic, commercial embarras
mem ahd distress, might he discovered by disclosure of
heir late correspondence? Did they fear the effects Of
hbiing The eTpense account shelving The immense s,ns
PAID TO Editors and Printers, Tor publishing and ds,ribuIing
PacHcS speeches, essays aud documen TO procuIe be
election Of President aud LENDERS Of Congress avora
Die 10 re charter and the perpeuaon of their
po"eTf what charge OF mismanagemen or corrupJion
mas been made against he Bank the truth of which NAV
not be tdriy inferred from their refusal 10 submit o The
examination expressly provided for In the charter?
No'withstandiDg ali that hiss rsnspscd there are some
VINO w' Stand 6y and defend the Bank 10 The last
W. bni, u is Charitable TO conclude, that many who have
peeh deceived heretofore, by its professions OF fairness
WI ee constrained now 10 leave 10 the ius, ipJiyna
on OF an injured and insuited people cannot believe
na us claims 10 reebarter its character for pur,v and
usefulness will be much longer sustained by some at
'esst' VINO have heretofore defended them
| tou F"' '"O "o'e'hlnon' DHec
-, From the New York Evening Po.t1
We nave been permitted copy the ioIloviny ,.c,
OF letter from one of the first merchants In Jiye,noo In
MS iIend highly respectable merchant in This civ and
sss he reader TO peTuse it sfenvely Were we psrmi
ieh 10 mention the name OF the writer Il would Give gr,
additional weight to his sentmebt for il ia 49, %
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