Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-11

and pistols ON Members OF Congress for WIN CLUBS
@ were the intimate personal friends bosom COM
S,nons OF Andrew Jackson; they all from the same
and never would have dared TO abuse and bully tie
had not their friend in the
| '" suppose, never have come TO Washington at all"
=, ~, THE vETo-AND PRESIDENT
-, ne hfs pecuiartty in this state paper which will
strike the sagacious reader is the manifest and
eor displayed in every sentence TO minister 10 the o.t
a"a popular Preudices The artfce the dema-
Az eAnoied In every line, but in dise uise so thin
hst the moral OF the community must revolt win
70 sna disgust at the attempt which been made
| throughout" Ne''" visible
grsuity must come, directly indirectly, out
o, 'he earnings OF the American people, Wr.tcbed
Demsgogue! Intent. upon truth Justice and the nub
Sooaoo upon eols'ng the lowest wors, passions
~ scandsious that President of the United State.
'"ouIa employ such baderdash as thisI'
| "sPEcIMEN rAcrs
"neh me Jackson party first formed In washnS
ION. i"nd Of 100000 was raised for eecioneering
& centrai committee was appointed al " asbi1ptop
to promote Jackson's election; and all but one S o
nave =. been beer u appointed to Office by him.
d. ne White ashiDg Committee raised at .o,,.
suggestion drew from the Nashville Bank three bunJrsS
ousans collars to purchase support him in the ast
c'ared and the money replaced from Wsshinpion ''-
Many votes were to be Dough, for So 10 81 piece
| This will be information to the people Of Tsn,...
cious pamphlet is ~ ' pre-
Freenen your rights at stake; distress, and Gala
MY ana impending ruin are before you Will YOU long
err from bind infatuaon, follow Jackson or rally round
tha saT-spangled banner, which, in the darkest hour ~
national adversely in the hands of our ever venerateJ
uS aher conducted us TO glory and independence
so that nothing to be left undone 10 promo,e ,h,
ponca OBJECTS all subjects all passions and feelings
was doubtless subject well calculated TO he as u
region 10 which 1t was addressed, hence we find in
This pamphlet a
Interested in American industry and caution them 10 Io
20 .ne characters TO whom they give their votes The
o'es III ihe American Revolution not more hostile
Jackson party. " "'o
ne be- bank manifesto ITSELF admits the expenditure of
VA 'o printing and circulating ESSAYS as il saws
in defence Notwithstanding The bodness viii nht ~
was made that all this printing, that sos 900 was
neh expended he asked how il happened that when Il
was distinctly charged by the Government Directors III.
oil this amount 1923 had been expended on the
OF the President OF the Bank without voucher mon tb;s
and which was principal charge against The Bank ;
advocates were silent, that they preserved deathite
silence upon liz How did il happen moi voice was rai
ed 10 explain it, either from The Bank, The Hon Memhsr
on' Pennsylvania, or the Hon. Member from South Ca
rohna The gentleman from S. c., he kne w. must be 10.
notant oil H. Not 20 the officers Of the Bank whose ms
| niies'o We have before Why are thew silent, On
examining this account, what did then find in il to es
absh Us character? Why, that even that large amount
S23O0O, had been paid upon The single order oT n
President OF The Bank, who had degned to render
men, directors. what no voucher for the expenditure
IN which The people had bear their share of fin,
Weed nc ask Tor what purpose this money was given!
as 10 coffept the press, similar TO that de.
veloped by the Hon. Member from Georgia ,Mr C,av-
toni in his report to Congress in 1882 the case of the
Courier and Enquirer, New York "as fair business
Tansacon he was bound consider that bad as the
former was this was worse, for the Bank this charge
was nade and being silent upon was only fair TO sn
the light. s '" 'e''
1t was, continued Mr. p, perfectly idle 10 saw Al, Mi.
was 10 oe Justihed on The ground of delence or 10 deDv
a Inc bank mad not engaged in the expenditure for the
purpose oil controlling the presidential other elections
hepreentaye was there opposed the re
mat did not feel its influence in his immediate district
An influence not the less felt because il worked unseen
Bank, what the duty OF those at the head of affairs
Were they 10 cooly stand by by their silence sane
moh ns h.s knowledge, too brought home officially
apo worse than all, that done through the agency
oi secret committee, If not aog ether pursuance of
Power gwen 10 one man to spend at his pleasure.
l proceed (said MIR. P) to the considerable, of tho
charge against the Bank, that much OF the business
Per'y belonging 10 the Board Directors is in fact done
by the Exchange Committee; a charge which the mem
Der from South Carolina thought had nothing in IL he
cause as he alleged, their the acts of the Board
being reported regularly to- and sanctioned nv IL Tb
oo"ing was the language OF that gentleman as reported
In one OF the newspapers:
Now, what were The real factsl Why, the proceed
ngs OF mas exchange Committee submitted IN the
Board OF directors erery day Of lis meeting and ,ha,
Board meets every two three days who examined and
(Mr McDuife) might almost go so far as TO saw Gro
the shor'Perod which elapsed between the iimss of
| mesung') that the proceedings OF the Exchange Com
tors. themselves - O"ee-
now, affirm that great part ofthe business transact
eu py ba committee is not only done secret byt that
they are not even required any report Of il 10 is
BOARD and this will prove by the testimony of Mr. Rid
ue himself One oil the questions To- The Pre-
sident OF the Bank by the Committee Of h,
1882, was, Are the discounts, authorized by 6at Can
muee isd before the Directors for their approval or re-
| jeclioDl' " ~
And the answer 10 this, from Mr. Bddle, on his oath
was Not necessarily, generally except Tor nforna
ion; they are acted upon definitely by the Conudttee
Thus the charter oftbe bank which REQUIRES seven nj
rectors 10 pc Presen for the transaction business has
been papably violated, an the important business
the dscouDuDg OF large notes and bills OF exchsnge 10
transacted oy the committee, consisting less than
and no report isrequred be made the board TO-
iniorma'ienl BY the Alb fundamental article Of the Bauk
-S-, < T:2ridedj "thal not less than seven Di,eco,s
shall constitute board for the Transaction of business
yet we stat the most important bssne of the Bank
entrusted oa secret committee of less than seven an
pointed by the President and we are inotued h, *
President himself in his ton before The conniao
appointed by Congress in 1892 this committee arc dan
thoztd TO discount any paper the security of which ev
mghl approves her powers confined TO the dis.
count OF bills OF exchange but notes also. The Go.
VethpeD' Directors by their exclusion these
mi'tees are deprived OF all knowledge Of osny pacpa-
ION n ne transaction OF the important business OF the
Bank Could the public depodtes be considered safe and
secure in such handsi
Mr. p. said, that he considered this delegation Of power
10 these secret committees clear violation of the char
ter but said the gentleman from South Carolina II ih;
were why did not the President order scire foc;o.
TO revoke the cbareri The answer WAS that H. p.nL
charter would probably expire before lee J
be had bot II scire Cdcios had been orde,ed ood
IL not have been Tie duty OF the head of the n
have removed tie deposes under the circumsts5ces
which bad come to hghtl But the manner in which the
Transactions OF this secret committee were nys,ifed and
concealed from the Government Directors OF the Board
L INN. NUNn