Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-10-07
FOR ME EA.oLLLREp

To The People Of HE Congressional District Of Caro-.
Inc, RmS Ipiniam, King and Queen, Esser, and
.iiiddieser.
FELLOW CITIZENS: IL smy intention before leave
The subject OF the Bank, TO oer your some
argnment tending TO prove that the charter of the Bank
Is violation OF the ws OF morality aud equity. The
proof OF tins proportion WILL perha-, lead a, some dis
lance out oil Tie world Oi political IDEAS but not be you
the confines OF natural and social iie shall reserve n,
Ior tue last touches oil the pencil Of truih-as il viii make
agood finishing Tor the general picture The ~ opposition
VIII cover broad ground OF political ethics povihg that
his corporation l. violation Of tile laws vraity and
eq"iy IN On unlimited and general sense. now request
your confederation Of what advance in tins address
when de cded On appealing your good aud pa
uosm was aware that the course vi Representa-.
i've III Congress had made Vide difference he een him
and myself ami that what would oceed from my pen
would disclose The chasin which separates us IL viii
b. come your duty decide on the difference He l..
your Representative entitled to be- heard in his iustifca-
h"n lie Is man oil undoubled private worh-iur hin
entertain personal esteen Bu was said in refer
ence To The private virtues Of Warren Hastings OH the
question OF the India bill in the House OF Co,mo,s
OF England 1.-THE private virtues Of not coIpe
SAFE hs country ior his political errors crimes" i'm
pule nothing criminal 10 Mr. Taylor: thar nothing which
could rank as moral urpitude HI may be ciisrg.able
WIN no In enonal breach oi hu- and yet trust may
nave oeeh defeated, by some cause originating sih him
The Opposition, know, do ernt the motives of
me President 10 w,igh any thing Tor his justification
They have underworld Iix him the worst sort of mo-
uvesi-ou say no'ing OF moiiyes-l principles
-vo aied principesand charge the each Of trust in
this iorn SOme OF the poll leans OF The Virginia School
rely on lodging the ioIce OF pies the oJ
ed Tie questions oil principle last Legislature by
denying that principle involved. These KIND of poi.
claus TO think that they can create or unerea, n
test ACKNOWLEDGING principles Tor enience aud
then coming back TO the principles Tor c. nrenence
These same polhciins have made ingenious con,r.
vance, kind OF inclined pldue by which they let them
evesdown from the highest poin deposition by an easy
descent They tell The People ue story that iley are
opposed TO The Bank aud they would have us to believe
that the icsoraOn OF the Depoes is different question
from the re-charler.
!, very strange that these two questions which are Of
Tie same genus III poIiics The Siamese twins the Con.
gressondi IeOaes should be discovered by political ds
sectors III The county Horace Bnney did so; aud
Daniel ebster did not do Neither OF them cared ous
gfoa about restoration oil the money, unless with u
derstanding that the Bank was to be chartered AMI
heitber ud ine Bank care. The tue why the bat
tie ws fought under the deposie eson vas because
variety panic gnpenls could be conured up by H. and
much legal sophisiry about contract although The con-
tract was, III legal pafdnce nahum pIOhf6ifun because
done Isl violation OF tie Constitution And although th
paper charter was thing done in Jrariem Legis Legun
yet IL must be made TO fgy its own plain letter 10 in
vest the Bank with right hold tie public revenue
without interest, Tor the OF twenty years. and that
TOO in defiance oil the will OF the successors Of ose
hfs made The law This is plain English fellow gems
excepting two little scraps lro tie learned Faculty. of
the ba-bui II plain aud startling English withstand.
ing IL IS veto by Congress the powers of other
ana iuue Congresses not then eSs but only in POSSE
(some liue scraps from tie learned Bar ai Eng
sh, Notwithstanding Why, SIR you are about to saw how
could Congress, which in 1916 and elected Tor wo
years, place the public money in the United States Rank
Tor the term OF twenty years and give to the corporations
ngn TO Keep H. Got to he taken from it, so long MS il
"A
secuon Tor damsgesi will tell YOU the Lawyers call
ed u eonract-and they very sublmey lo.: On.
W near MI DinDey III his report sConafe.s hold their
own power under The condition OF conforming the ptu
cpes OF justice, as well a. 10 the restraints or limitations
prescribed or contained in Tie Constitution" This is said
70 negative Tie power granted in plain words 10y the I6h
section Of the charter to the Secretary DO YOU bele,e
this sublime nphorsp Of The Bank Atiofney According
10 ITS anng ard application Congress did not possess The
power OF ordering tie Secretary TO move the
except ior good ieasOnsreasons, winch would bear them
OIL ~ Court OF justice d. YOU believe, that such a
doctrine would square with the "rcsirnts or limitations
contained prescribed n tile Consiitntop;v What IL.
low one Congress under the 70 contract 70 bar the
tights OF all succeeding CoDeres.es for twenty years
(ouy one genefaiion) bu for hundred il any pafcu.
lar body u legislators shOud choose indeed
DO you believe that your Representatives. in Congress can
ever be controlled by suits al law, in the disposition OF your
public retenueniess they take aud run away
with IL, aud thereby be subjected 10 individual pfosecu.
lion? The justice referred to by Mr. Kinney s that kind
Of justice, which arises tie claims Of perons asserting
vested rights Of cOnfactThs justice must come through
me application Of legal principles, made IN form by Courts
at Law.
pfo'ss against this mxif UP tle technical reasoning
o lawyers with democratic rights Of representation
and responsibility. You from The quotation that the
Ilgm oI tie Bank would be fenced around AZ perfectly
ana ss snngly, the right Of man who holds Iec-,n
beheYe The Bank charter an infringement Of the Consitu-
No' ana al the same Tins the politicians are found
ephtnng hairs on tie subject OF The charter az contract
giving 10 ilie ilegiimaJs iusus Of legislation LEG
sancty ny slfaniDg lie letter. TO make IL cohfei
rights which never entered into the Conception of the
makers lhemseyes-l cannot yield my confidence TO them
v The Bank could. by The regular seton Of the Iei.
ufe' under the Constitution, have ever gotten right I,