Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-10-21
POLITICAL.


which Mr. Webster has suffered the bar Of public
opinion have have bad unfortunate effect him IL
they have conitmeL him in his natural ropeney
and instead Of teaching him cauon, as a meas OF pre-
serving Of character for truth pub expo
has only served 10 harden him ia his habit and
der him more reckless IN his Ills late
speech a, Concoda sort OF iunrrs alton nj the obse
qnes OF Senator Bell, oil New iiainpshi,e-s marked by
the most barsfsced disregard OF truth, ever dispaye BY
any public man In this county. Ii is the as,onish
ing fort OF efIronicry record.
One OF the most striking instances Of Justification is TO be
fund in Mr. Webseis History OF the Opposition Of Prcs
d, Mt Jackson aud those who support him. the Bank OF
the United States. lie pretends that this opposition did
not take Place until alter the Portsmouth affair, which he
represents as attempt, the part Of the friends OF the
Administration, 10 bring the Bauk into politics their par
tissn. Hear him
It never asserted then IN Of the Bank uncon-
stituouaii!at IL was monster Aud there good
for this silence. The Bank had pert
politics, had been wicked enough TO hiring into
the political arena IL is true that our fathers tell at
Bunkers Hill, at Lexington, and Monmouth. that this
oucry against the Bank raised because The Bank
fused to be made a political agent
at is true that the operation commenced with the
Brsnch Bank in this State 1t wssied to make het Bank
polite nsiis,ion. Men here applied the President
to make tbs hank Porsmou political Bank. They
wrote 10 the Secretary oil the Treasury This These
d'eJdcfs-msde known TO the wold-not di.puie..-
Aud this apple 10 make The Portsmouth Branch
Bank political agent referred the Directors
Philadelphia, who unanimously agreed that did be-
Ihem TO NEEDLE in politics. Their business was 10
the country the Of charter aud they
wrote TO the Secretary oil the Treasury that they would
not change their agents political grounds because their
institution had been Incorporated political grounds
They said there was IN their who had
appointed on political grounds and they would dis
charge man Tor his political opinions. They sought
Tor business men. and had nothing 10 with political
ves. The moment that this letter got ashingion,
said MI Webster, was discovered that the Bank
dss,royed."
To gain pnbie confidence for This shameless ni.rNpre-
srn'aton. Mr. Webster undescores his assertion These
are Jdcfs-msde known to the wofiI--not Disputed"
Now, the truth s that every syllable Of this
hn. been "dsputed-evety assertion assumed as fact
Ell md tn he 81.
himself perfectly conscious that the nierenres he would
impose upon the public mind, horoughiy fraudulent
la the first place MIR. ebser knows that il has been
stated on authority snd onq"esiionahle living testimony
referred to- 10 establish the that the MT had ex-
pressed his hostility to the Bank Of the United States,
at war with the Constitution and safety Of the coun.
try, before any application Ivy the People Of Ports
mouth had been made TO remove Mason President OF
Uat Trench lie knows, besides that the uncOnsiiin
atty The Bank had hern in innuu,crabe in
stances before General Jackson's Inauguration by hun
drcds Of the leading of The country AZ ell
by The leading democratic presscshy The Richmond En-
quirsr-by most elaborate and continually repeated ari
cles in the Aurora. while tha print exstcd-by Niles
Register as long as il remained the denocracy-a
striking example OF which we quoted but few days since,
ia " hich the editor pledged himself always denounce
as uho Constitutional. The "a may be said Of almost
every democratic pint OF long standing in the UuOn and
yet Mr.. Webster has tho oroeTy appeal 10 the ne VS.
papers 10 establish the ic that rhc coiisti,uonai OF tho
Bank b The u. States not questioned until June, 1929
when he application made the Kodd D ectors
of the Unte States Bank Tor The OF Mason the
President OF The Portsmouth, Branch.
Bot the OF Mr. Webster. story is not less false Than
his brs Insertion His assertion that "Mcn here (Con-
cord) applied 10 the President 10 make the Bank Ports
mouth political Bank, is Of the seious false
hoods uttered ia tie lace OF Intelligent commun
iy In the INST place, no application upon the
subject to the President. The Secretary OF the Treasury
Mr. lnghsn, was applied 10 as the representative Of the
Government stock to appeal 10 the Board OF principal
Bank, in the hope that Government, stakeholder
united with individuals interested ia the proper manage
ment oil ihe insiiiu'oD aud would exposiuate ih its
managers, The People OF Portsmouth mgl be deliye red
from, The tyranny OF Mason. The petition TO le moher
of
by FIFTY SEVEN MEMBERS OF The State LegisIsiuie
and by FiFTY-EiGHT ei'Izens Of Porrnouh--1mIRTx.
THREE OF whom were decided opponents al the Admins.
ra'ion. Among them were. A. Bell. +. C. Crane w D.
Jiue, Sylvester Melcher, VIM. Goddard Chss Eovies
u" Hszs'on' A. W. iszleon aud Others distinguished
for incorporating hostility TO the Adunisira alton, and
distinguished Tor their activity aud zeal in pressing for
ihe removed OF Mr. 81 sson Aud yet Ills Of tic
leaders al MI WebstcI's party in New Hampshite
against Mr.. Mason he has the deprs,iy to "a
proceeding the part OF the President o the United
States "to make the Bank political Institution; in
support OF his Administration.
This vile ,lsehood is put dos however by every cir
cnmssnce in the case and even by The enemies OF The
President, who have horne testimony in it, Mt Inch
in letter Of June, 1892 published in the Philaielpha
papers, explains his motive for the re
val OF Mason as proceeding from his deposition serve
The institution. and prevent T. ON becoming oioHs ard
unpopular Hating the President most cordially AZ The
time Of writing this Ie'ierhc disg'sre Of his own re
novs still ranking in his heart he expains his
son as proceeding irom desire 10 induce tie Rank TO
avoid course which would give the President of the u
States an ajvanisgs over II, which he knew he dis.
"Soon sfef entered the duties OF he Treasury De-
psrtmen became senAble. rom the cqueut dec
tons OF tho President oil the United State. made i'm pro.
nscuous conversations with his gurss that lie had ibi-
bed strong prrjudces Iins the United States Bunk and
decidedly opposed tie existence Of the institu
tiOn," &c.
How completely docs Ibis testimony Of tho Presidents
Bos visdeuve enemy, (wbclt MIR. Webster saw pub
sed during the o Congress in reply TO Mr. Adj
ans Bank rePorD reute The statement OF Mr. Webster,
which asserts that lie President did become hostile To
the Bank until alter tie Portsmouth, aI,ii? But Mr.
Iheham goes iufher in his letter, aud expressly &C.
q'iiis Tho President OF having soihoiizcd or Of he
ing a. all fsSponshle ior the correspondence Nbich he
held with tic Board of nitec ors at the instance
OF tho petitioners Of Potisimoufi. liz says nat
"he Secretary efhe Treasury Jor nc hnpe icing hin.
self ~ lpghsn) is tcciHsiuely TCsyousbie I0y oil The
sentiments contained ia his rOJTespOiidence And vel
Nj Webster c. argos that this espOidcnce which Mr.
lnghan entered upon the Bank from Odiu in w
Hampshire because he lend 10 the insii'uon was
attempt tho part Of Gen. Jarkson to turn IL into
"POficoi iHsnfiHioH," and JaHng IN that he berame
Us ensmyi Mr. lngbsm goes OF, hs letter Of 1882 TO
sho that he vas induced TO Offer is sGvice the Board
OF Directors because he differed With President Jsckson
he proptsy OF chsfteliDg tie institution. Alter
speaking Of the Presidents carly di.covfted hostility
t. he continues, &" rs oil DIy otrn ,rpsrfsnee Oh.
serraiion and rtj>efion he'd f5r IN M mind an op-
posife conclusion naturally iook JoruGrd to he time
tchcn application JOr TsneOai couhi 5ring these
opiniOns into conflict. unless 81 them should be chang
ed Aud hence was, dat iof the benefit OF he COS DO.
fniou ho ed with MIR Bjde ~ ansi course
calculated to mskO unpopular, aud defeat tie renewal
Of the chsrler
Mr. fiddle, IN the Of Ibis correspondence With