Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-22


knew the Legislature had right it chose, to express
opinion Of the removal OF the deposi,es unconneced
with The question OF constitu onaty well as TO xpess
its OPINION of The con,rac, made by the Bank virguis
with the Secretary Of the Treasury, separate aud distinct
from the removal oil the deposites.
Ii should be borne in mind that the other House had
almost unanimously decided that there inimott
aud almost indissoiube connection between the conduct
oil the President, in causing the public depostes 10 be
hove, anu the hsca arrangement entered into beweeL
one oil our State Banks and the Secretary OF the Treasury
For his own part, Mr.. must say, bc saw much eose
affinity between the and restoration the
poses, and the re-eAaTter OF the Bank than he couu
discover between the two questions just mentioned.
Mr. C. said. he had long iorcs.eu that the affairs OF Ia,
Bank OF The w. States would present three distinct qucs
tons the consideration OF the General Assembly He
thought in the beginning, and he still Thinks il would have
been oe,ter 10 have considered them and apart
from ssch Other In this way each would have stood upo,
lis own intrinsic merit and would have been more caimI,
ana sonstely decided these questions had
up separately, we should not have he gentlemen, like
NJ, friends from Halifax and Powha,sn, that they
oeneved the Bank uncons utions and yet voting for
lecung Tho Resolution, which expresses that op ioh!
But The House Of Delega had placed the subjects iD
Jnx'aposon, and ques ion is thus presented to
tho will be the practical effect Of their
Paraion what this effect will be, least what Is
supposed will be- 10y the champions Of the Bank, il is
easy enough to di by aveng their course here
aud elsewhere. Need the committee be reminded of the
pernacity with which they have struggled Tor serara
ton Of the questionsor, speak the exact truth or
rejection oil the Resolution declaring tie Bank uncon,i
tutonal?
Aud what was the objection urged to a con,inu inc
o. me union oil these two questonss Why need they
Y, apain INST
the consuiionsy OF the Bank will be regarded as in
tended TO lessen the weight the blow aimed at the Ex
scutive, aud which il desirable should fall with the
greatest possible weight Mr. c. could saw
'hat he had no such wish 10 crafty in retaining the
subjects In their present As far as he bceye
the now to be er,ed lac did not wish 10 lie ben IL bv the
weight OF feather In the honest discharge OF what no
believed to be his duty he would bestow praise
where he though t IL due, ia plain and unequvoca
lie did not deal IN inueudoeshe would hold one
guage to the ear and another TO the lie
could see no ambiguity in the If censure used in the
LIST and I'd Resolutions Indeed these resolutions now
stand, they declare opinion which Mr. c. could not
assent-they denounce the conduct Of the President as
and unconstitutional while he (Mr CO. regarded
II only as an abuse ot power
But, Mr. Chairman said Mr., c., will the effect of re.
tanning the Alb Resolution be what gentlemen seem TO APP
prehend? Will il to neu,ralize or TO mitigate the
censure bestowed on the President Mr. c. thought not
but exactly the He thought the retention of
the Resolution against the Bank would increase rather
than diminish the force OF the bestowed on the
President He would explain his meaning by an illusra
lion drawn from the common affairs OF private life.
suppose that you and l, SIR said Mr. c. are intimate
friends; we have common enemy with whom each has
quarrel observe 10 your conduct ards this common
enemy some act which, with all my feelings partiali
~ towards you, and OF hatred and enmity towards him
AIN forced to condemn in the strongest terms. Would not
that censure tall with greater force when il was known
friend muua ' Ws0 NC, ., ano.ne,
be harsher at least would not be more impar,i than
II were bestowed on che enemy for his conduct tow ards
the friend! than il would be il the parties wrre
perfectly Indifferent TO me?
Who have inserted. and who wish 10 retain this
he
cal friends Of the President Well, sir here are the friends
OF Andrew Jackson, ready under strong sense of duty
to censurc his conduct Mr. c. avowed himself the friend
the President with all his faults and bunders and God
knows ihey are numerous enougbfor he had full conf
dence in hsintegry and patriotism, and knew not where
TO look Tor better one He certainly could find such
an one In either OF the leaders oil the great parties
have combined to PROSTATE the present administration
Mr. e. said he was then, the friend OF Andrew jack
son, and the enemy OF the Bank. Did he not i'm a con-
rOversy in which the President and the Bank were
against each Other censure the former with harsh
ness at leas WIN more mparIiaity, than if he the
friend oil the iaer Would not be sad that even Virginia
although convinced OF the tuonaly of the Bank
and steady 10 ker odd principles she the
last friend oil the President ceDsured his acts in re-
iaion 10 the Bank; aud would this send home the blow
with greater force, than il it enanated from State mimi.
cal 10 The Presidenf and friendly TO The Bank or indGer
hostile both!
There are gentlemen here and bis friend from Louisa
(r Winson) is one, who friendly the Bank: and
he was willing 10 use the Of to-
wards The PRESIDENT as were proposed by Mr. c. That
gentleman, therefore, conemning one friend for his
conduct towards another friend, while Mr.. c.
defining his friend for his common enc.
my is not evident, then, said Mr. c. that my censure
although conveyed in the same language, is harsher
than his
1t clear, then, that the adoption of the 4th Reso
ton, IN connection with the others SERIES cou mt
have he eject attributed to H. OF weakening the
pscu upon Tue act oil removing the deposites III he be-
eved that such would be lis eject he would vote for its
rejection, andtake some other early opportunity protest
ing against the constituonalty Of The bank because he
did not wish odeal in double sense-becase he woulJ
not say one thing and mean another
But, sir, said MI u, Is there good and substantial
reason, why those who believe the Bank unconstitutional
should Insist retaining this resolution? IL was perec
ly notorious that desperate warfare now going on
al the seat OF government between the friends and The nm
ponents OF the Bank That gigantic and oversbadowine
institution Is struggling for its existence, and Gen. Jack
son is honestly endcavorDg, as Mr. c. believed TO
down. Mr. e. concurred with the President i'm the end
he had in view; but he could approve the means 10
which he had resortcd 10 attain that Mr. c. desired
that the Bank should be prostraed but he looked upon
the Presidents for eiecng tina, object as al,
together imPoiiic, uuwise, and improper.
No one at all acquainted with The history of hc dav
could deny that The party most eagerly engaged in ibis
contest is composed Of The enemies and rivals of the Pre-
siden They are urged il might be said almost il
not quite, unanimously, by the fold motive of deyo
ton to the Bank and OF jealousy and baeed towards
cessiul competitor. The Bank their sw orn ay Mr.
T.. would question the motives which had drawn thes
parties toge Their but the fact OF close combination be-
tween them to effect object W as notorious 10
all who did choose be deceived The parv to mn,
down the administration and the party put up the Bank
identical.
Without undertaking, said Mr.. c., to dive into the mo-
lives OF men, is right and duty TO enouire info
the probable effects Of their conduct He apprehended
that the effect OF the raised by the combined
parties to which he had referred, might be- IL not timely
guarded against, not only TO sustain the Bank i'm lis exer
tons to procure charter but 10 break down the pre-
sent OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES did mean the individual " o
now fills that hg sationbut the leading priocipe. and
policy OF the administration The prostraon Of ihese
would open the way 10 class OF politicians who he
much ieared would bring into the government prncple,
ana system OF measures, against which this Common.
wealth had never ceased TO raise her voice
Ii bebooved the General Assembly to act b the
est ccumsPecton on Tie present occasion-frankly TO
avow Their opinions OF The misconduct Of their Chief Ma