Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-25
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.dessrs Edtf0rs-Ahough unaccustoined to speak or
write Of public Of their sct. yet cannot but
press the s:'onishmeut with which listened the re-
marks OF Me- C'ny in the Senate Of the United States
lew days snce upon the all absorbing question OF the Re.
moval Of the Public Deposes from the Bank Of the United
States.
have ever had high opinion of the talents anil e,o
quence Of the honorable Senator from Kentucky: but
when men, holding the first Offices in their country so far
noes emanate as to debase not only themselves but also
the dignity Of the stations which they M is then time
Tor every true American to look his interests and
those oil the people at large.
THO remarks which have reference TO- were those in
WINCH Mr. Clay cOnended that the question under discus
SION was not Bank or no Bank but whether there should
ne Bank IN Wan Street, or Bank in Chestnut Street.
he then compared the of Mr. Tsney and Mr. Bid.
de- That the sound Of the latter should be much more
agreeable 10 him than that OF the former, not at all
surprised. And why: BY an inherent law of our men
tai constitution, the mind associates together things which
nave Resemblance to each other and also those which
have once been In proximity. Now to proceed in our H.
Iustraon, the word Bidde would very naturally suggest
the similar one in sound, gngl and this latter word YOU
Know messrs Editors by natural process OF
woud ong TO the mind Of the honorable gentleman the
cause which produces happy an effect on his auditory
nerves But without this process of arriving
simple ac by the second law Of association, to which
nave referred you very manifest that the words
Bddte and money, having always been connected toge
ther In the mind OF Mr. Clay, when arises
the oher as In physics nvaable is follow
ed by its invariable consequence.
Alter few observations from Mr.. Forsyth, firm sup
porter oil the Administration and gentleman who is
ueu 10 the rst rank In point OF talents aud eloquence
the Senate Mr. Clay gave his reasons for changing his
opinion with regard 10 the constuonaIty of the Bank
OF the United States; and the principal one was tina
his experience during the last war, had proved to him
concIusivey, that the Bank for carving
on the fiscal operations OF the Government. II this be
true Messrs Editors have pretty pass that
free aud enlightened Government cannot one
step without the cooperation OF Nicholas Bidde & Co:
and that It 10 forever to be ruled by great monied as
tocracy.
The Democracy Of the land should now redoube their
sxeroas to crush an institution which the very
foundation OF that freedom, which fathers fought and
died secure TO them and against which,
attack has proved futile That IL is dang institution
to the liberties Of the country, manifest from the op-
Presve course which the Bank is present pursuing: this
pressure and calamity, however, generally ascrbed to
the removal Of the deposes but every candid
and rejecting mind will discover this the true cause
Out that the horror and devastation throughout the cou-
try, OF which Mr. Webster speaks with pitiabIe
tenance attributable TO the Bank ITSELF is object seems
to be- to force Congress TO restore the deposes
new its charter Bribery and corruption may have some
effect but without the concurrence Of two-lhirds of that
bedy every effort will be useessor, the old hero, with
MS Characteristic rmness, openly and above board:
am determined not to restore the deposifes and am
determined not to charter the Bank of the United
States, the many letters tchich daily receiue threaten
ing me 10Th assassination TO the contrary
ing"
IL was my intention TO have said something of your la
Tented Senator from Virginia but conclude by re-
marking that Mr. Rives speech is considered in this city,
the best delivered on the subject OF the Of the
posites. CITIZEN.