Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-16


might render them unsafe
O. That Congress could not, without breach Of faith,
remove the Public Deposi,es from tie Bank OF the United
otatrs out Tor some violation of
'he bsnk or some apprehended danger the Deposites
ihat Congress could not righifully, empower any
agent to remove the Deposies but for soe such good
esusr, st consequently that the Secretary OF the Trsa
sury .chng as the Of Congress- has right
move the Depo'es but for such good cause.
o. That the selection Of the Secretary OF the Treasury,
who mere fiscal officer, instead Of the President, who
political officer. as the arbiter OF this NATTER shows il
that the removal OF the Depoes should be by
fiscal and not political considerations.
o. That William. Duane, late Secretary OF the Trea-
sury enlightened by the recent and guided
by the Resolutions OF Congress whose was right.
decided, that the Bank had violated its
and that the Deposites were safe and having so decided
was bound not 10 disturb them.
TO- That Roger b. fancy, the present Secretary OF the
es'ury does not pretend 10 have decided differently,
on' has nevertheless determined the Deposites
by Congress ITSELF
H. That when, i'm The exercise Of his functions as the
sgen Congress, tho Secretary Of the Treasury found
his duty to control the President it was the Presidents
Iuy TO submit aud that, when, instead of submit ing he
mrust out faithful officer, aud put In his place one pre-.
viously pledged 10 be the tool hi. arbitrary will he
openly cast oil the control of the law, and usurped an alb
soiue authority over subject committed by the Copsli.
L. That neither Roger b. fancy nor Andrew Jackson,
mas any lawful right authority lend public trea.
sure TO any corporation or individual whatever and that
ior al! such loans those civIy crilnnay re-
sponsibe, IN their own persons, while the borrowers are
only responsible 10 them alone.
H. That, by his late in relation TO the Demo-
sites, the President has usurped power against which
w be In vain 10 contend, unless be promptly wres,ed
On motion, ResoIped, That the procee dings of this
meeting be signed by the Chairman and Secretary and
communicated the Editors OF ewspapers i'm the cv nj
RICHMOND with request to give them insertion their
respective journals.
Aud then the meeting adjourned.
BEVERLY CRUMP, Chm'n
JOHN d. CHRISTIAN, Seey.
Tup Nrw vCNr ,,,rr,>
Weto-Kenf County, 10Th jan, 1884
GENrLEMEN,-Yesterdayl was at New. Kent Coun.
court and there witnessed the proceedings political
move OF yetc citizens or two Keniuckians one or
two from Caroline county, and perhaps few more from
the several adjacent counties The great and important
work performed by this meeting, you will, no doubt re-
ceive (ior pubication) in few hours. will now at
tempt briefly, TO give you of the outlines relative
70 what was done and particularly, the in which
About O'Clock p. I'M, man with mufIls about
about his jaws got on the ste, the elevated spot in
the vicinity OF the Court House, and bawled out go yez
yez! Gentlemen, over TO the Court. House gen
ueman Is about 10 deliver Speech SC. The good and
Peaceabe citizens were at this time in the Tavern-some
SHAKING ,heir thirst others conversng with their
&c, not dreaming OF what going on in the Court
House The people OF this county fond Of
speechisyng and the Court House in crowds
Mr. Clopton called the meeting to ORDER nominated Mr.
trump as Chairman, ami soon very soon arose. and in
formed the company that il thing with them
10 know mat ne dslkea Gen. Jackson-that Gen j. had
removed the depositeS almost hate the word)-bat he
had elected Mr. Duane that he held the sword and
Qf
his speech in from Mr. Clay's in the u s. Sc
nate, and from gentemans who addressed the Ricmond
meeting In short, Gen. Jackson represented 10
be much better than Calgula. Mr. Copon however at
last informed US, that he did ko,o that any of these
things were So but that lie heard had heard they were
Mr. Christian, another County Court LAWYER flor three
county court lawyers were the movers and indeed The
soul oil the meeting and the work done insisted that the
friends oil General jackson Of ali men, those that
ought 10 JOIN heartily In carrying into effect the object Of
the meeting You and the world hrou gh you no doubt
Will be informed, that cat a numerous and respectable
meeting OF the citizens OF NewKent County, the follow
ing resolutions were unanimously adopted" SC. Now
Sirs, do say 1t was respectable meeting but on The
oher hand say verify believe that one in fifteen
oil the citizens then assembled knew for what they were
called together excepting the three County Court Law
yers the Deputy Clerk the Deputy Sheriff. and perhaps
few others also believe large proportion had
read single sentence relative to the deposites The good
people proessed they had heard read any thing
about the deposites; from whence they
ken; whiher they had been carred-nor by and for
what purpose they had been removed. They said thew
were unacquainted with the history of the case and
therefore, nagnanmousy kept silent, and no part
In the business Let il be mbered that Mr. CIopton
was Just from Richmond, and doubt just from the Rich.
ready to be poured out at New Kent Court house. on the
devoted heads Of old Mr. Jackson and Mr. Taoneu as he
called nun, SIney One was almost ready think, from
wha was said that this Iacney poor fancy another
l.ucifer just to Washington Let il nrtbernore be
remembered that MIR. Christian just from the castle oil
Suugs senpe, sensitive about such thngsthe
deposes and whole-hog Nullier. Upon the whole
without entering into any kind Of argument to she W
that the United states Bank char
ed their charter-tha the institution itself is corrup, an,
corrupy managed-that it is dangerous Iberty-tba
u Is tie Bank and the Bank alone which has caused the
distress so much complained Oftbat the and
Mr. Biddie are truly vndciive, their course sufficient.
~ Provestat General Jackson bound by oath TO see
the laws faithfully executedthat he has right TO eec
any man oil the cabinet, far tho Constitution gives "a
him the nomination, from Office il his opinion that off
Ger does not faithfully discharge his duy-wi bout bav-
ing any thing say further these heads and hundred
Others believe this meeting called Tor the purpose
oil breaking down the administration and him whom the
call the heir apparent the little Dutchman-the arch p
uiguer, and score of other wreched epthets This il
the great DRIFT, let what will be said about the public mo
ney.
Mr. Clopton said the Senate q part of the Execu
| i've. Query: was he right thought the two Houses
made the laws the President approvinghe judiciary in
,erPreted and construed them-and the Executive (the
PRESIDENCY enforced them. "
Had General Jackson been present when Mr. Christian
addressed the meeting, he have replied in the Ian.
guage oil Cesar 10 Brutus, at the time OF Caesars assass
nation; And thou too. my son" Mr.. c. has been not
ukewarn. but hot for the old General and 10 one that
hnd can tell ,ohen for chat he has forsaken him
Yours, with respect, w
TO THE EDITORS OF TIE FNrOUyRE1
GENTLEMEN: In reply TO the aspersons contained in
an article signed "Onion," in your paper Of the iii
nst beg That you wilido the justice, TO publish il
your next, The enclosed certificate from late Secrear,
oil The Treasury, and the accounting officers Of that De