Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-15

Kn,s's evir' speech, I have heari a prayer put up
OF late Not the prayero the publican" God be mer-
ciiu me, snner i-but the prayer Of politician
Ito " drire the Goths from the eapifoi! L, is highly
probable, indeed. sir. that Goths or the Descendants oil
Goths may now be in OF the capitol For that
people originally from Sweden and Norway, spread them
selves very widely and told IN history, formed
part OF the population OF several nations Of Europe. la
England, our mother country, the Celtic population was
succeeded by the Gothic, aud about England
was possessed by the Belgc Go'hs. After many mgra-
tons under OLn, OF their kings descended IRON the
anuses their demi- gods they formed in the inaceess-
oe retreats oil Freedom, people and religion, wmch
should e,as'ise the oppressors OF mankind Ihey were
hosphaoe and derived their from being eminent
and made kings OF sages. They iovaicd Greece, and
nongn 'hey burnt the Temple ol D.ana, ye'
giouy tranpeJ the bones OF heroes from Their
mopya Sparta. yet their leader Alac, had embraced
the Christina faith. which taught him despise the ina
ginary dees OF Rome and Athens. In 4l0, August ~
The hour OF midnight. the Salaran gate silently
opened and the city awakened by the tremendous
sound OF the Gothic trumpet! Aud 1853 years, ab -
o's condf@, the imperial city, which had subdued and
oppressed so many nations, delivered to the Goths
II was Belsarius, the Arcunus Of New Rome, born among
hracan peasants, who drove the Gohs ,ader Iotiid,
sir. from Rome in 5i7. For hsoiy's sake them sir, let
President Jackson be called Tofiie-aot Caesar, Roman
the leader OF the Goibs! Aud where is the Beisarius
OF New Romel
"what was Goose creek once, is Tber now"-to drive
this Gothic leader Totila from the Capitol Cesar had his
Bruus and Tota his let certain Militia
Generals beware oil such masters Jusnian and Of the
old saying, give penny TO Belssrius the Genera!
Sir God Almighty since the days oil Joshua and his rod has
not stretched forth his onnipotent fight for place
men on earth, nor his in divine wisdom inte ndeto
satisfy the hungerng aud hirsug ofnngody ambition after
power and popularity among III sought after and OBJ
tanned, may chasten the chated spirit aud console and
soothe the dsapPointens OF the word but will ios
ter and prosper the passions OF the human heart
Mr. Jefferson, Mr.. Speaker who historian, was mis-
aken il seems. lie thought that there .'more Of the
Roman than Goth in General Jackson and that he was
Rnm yhn 1rtv fi,a Enfi,a
from the Capitol in the year 1928. Yes aud there
Jusunians, who, influenced by envy and hate, though
him beg his breni Shade tho immortal Randolph OF
Roanoke Mr. Speaker, will this House pardon
Though elected member, il has not been formally
nounced to this House, tina John Rando OF Roanoke
no more! Sir, he neither friend acquaintance,
or old colleague OF mine. never him, heard
him speak, but the genius OF poetry, like his
genius Of oralory, has told me he a man OF
h sI scas c% aa Sse SrS'S that as 'sGs
sas ss'sy % S"fSI hath uns
Anal s, @ S%. the wound
SS'% If Sf I'sSs afa 'i%%'"'
s sS s I Ss %s: sd. irsy Dc Gu rs s%sssss
: Nor shadowy honor nor substantial gain,
Nor be.u'y's preference, and tho rivsis paiu-
RspSa "ap ,oi sho%d ' aS ,a a' Si"as
And, SIR, though
= There in him vital of ai'--
Yet they, the wiser, G,endliet few contest,
They decm'd him better than his air espre.s'd.'
III he was not lover OF man, he was lover of his
country: ii not lover OF his hoe country he was To-
yer OF the Old Dominion; and if not lover of Virginia,
he loved "c0nstHuenfs such had beforer'
Wear Grape for common men-not for Randolph, whose
lame Is above such common place onors in proportion
he depised them when living Sir about 10 express
the wish that Mr. Randolph alive and here, to see
what believe he said he never did see that rara
avis in tersa black swan To hear the father of the
American System, who has never, in thought deed va
ried from one h-tha OF the most aitudinsran cousruc
fIpnn The ode fii0n
every measure OF his political career has invariably prdc
Used all OF suddenrepuddfng the doctrine of "e gene
raj tceBare" would congratulate Old Virginia and N.Y.
SELF sir thought this change sincere But feel no
WISH for his sake, that Mr. Randolph should be here
He was man, though OF morbid, yet Of keen and deli
cate sensbiles proud himself, aud prouder and
jealous still OF his countrys honorhe liked decorun in
all things and would have been mortified and wounded Al
beholng what have witnessed the first tine in pub.
lie lite. Heretofore, sir, there has been some little de-
cency left even in the Warwick business Of undoing
aud making Presidents The dirty work OF election.
magogues Ii left TO The kennel press to be the
vehicle Of party detracion and party putting Bot now
sir, the vel is thrown off, branch OF of tie CO.
ordinate powers Of the government is made the medium
through which 10 abuse the public mind; floor the
arena oil political strife; and candida es-the lions and
their ackasbr4z only and unbushingy stalk forth their
own avengers for past piques their champions
trumpeers for future honorstor such office as that
of the Presidency! Sir suppose ToiIa 10 be driven out
would there not Immediately be a in Rome between
three rival Iacons two Of which decidedly hostile 10
each other, and yet are now allies But Mr. Spea
discuss the reasons Of the Secretary of the Treasury for
the removal OF the deposites, have patiently and
calmly and deliberately considered them, OF
all perry bias and party influence.
As the gentleman from Pennsylvania remarked, the
Secretary Tepor consists Of abstract acls
and OF nierences.
His first proposition is: That the pow removal
intended be reserved exclusively the Secretary OF
the Treasury and that according The siipuarons 10
the charter, Congress could not direct be DONE"
totally deny this position, though aware that the
gentleman from Pa in the preliminary discussion ON the
reference OF this subject. and the Bank Directors them
And can readily perceive, to- why the Bank does con-
cede IT, II the Secretary of the Treasury and the Pres
dent had been the friends OF the institution and il Con
had undertaken order aud direct for
OF danger 10 the deposites, the Bank would no
doubt have set this position prevent the original ac
ton OF the legislative power OF the Government IL as
serts no less important principle than that the power
OF Congress TO delegate its trust OF keeping safely fe
public moneys the u s. Sir the creating The char.
"unless the Secretary the Treasury shall at any time
otherwise order directthat Congress should not re-
tain that power which the Constitution itself copfIed TO
the legislature Of controlling only the public money
but the erecuUe officer also, who has them i'm CHARGE
The law meant only that the Secretary should have the
power Of removing the deposites tcere Congress ,yns
silent; and not that Congress should have the power
OF ordering and directing him TO remove the deposes
though against his will This power substitution
wisely placed in the Secretary that he act upon
sudden apprehension odaDger the deposes when Con-
too he must lay his before Congress to Judge of
their sUcency, and TO counermand his order il the Ie
gisature deems proper
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