Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-04-04
Richmond. Friday, April 4.
TO THE CITIZENS or YIRGINrL9

Your cause is in your own hands The struggle
is between the Bank aud the Constitution will Won
rule The mammoth, or shall il rule you? An ewes
are now turned upon you. II you are against the
Bank, return men to the Legislature who will 60 rs
their predecessors did in 1S1 against an Institution
which they pronounced to he contrary to the "sove,
re'gniy OF tl,c State, anddangcrous TO the Libcr-
ties of the People.
Much depends upon your votes. You must see
that plan is on foot To temporzc with the Bnnk. and
to eIongate its charter. Webster goes for six ve,rs
Calhoun for twelve. Will you counenance these
schemes? Let as prolong the charter to period he
yond the present Presidents tcrm-and we perpe-
tua!e the monster. Are You prepared for this result?
WIN You return men to- your public councils, who
VIII not iuily represent your wishes? Who may
iaii INTO the schemes of the Bank winter, and
countennnce its elongaton p Citizens of Vireinia
DC true to yourselves, to ynur ancient it and to the
principles OF The Constitution. No Executive Bank
no NJ York Bank no clongatiou TO the charter of
the present Bank no new Bank TO be chartered. in
defiance OF the Constitution Such is the bold, and
uhequivocu' ianguagp, which il becomes us now 10
employ. Take this course-und tho fate of rho
Bank IS scae'l-and our country is saved from its
power and corruption.
bn, H. contrary to al! our hopes and calculations,
you snoud return majority of represenlatives who
would first strengthen the Bunk by restoration of
.nc Depositcs, anu then consent to the clongation of
ITS charter, then for will never lesuar of tho
Republic: We will still so, with the venerable
White Of Tennessee, against any elouun,on of tho
Bank, under any modification of its charter. We
WIZ 40 our duty, without fear favor or affecTon-in
!1e u'bls sphere which fortune has assigned to us
virginia no'O expects every man TO do his duly. In
any event, we will try to do ours.
That has Jackson done for usa
ihs question is often asked. The reader will
lind summary in the Address of the Democratic
Committee of Philadelphia, on our last Page. Read
~ and then tell us, whether he does not deserve
some credit for his acts At all events we should
IKE to Know, who would have done more for lis p
winch OF the present aspirans would have had the
moral courage to risk so mrch-or to use their own
cant expression, have taken so much upon his re-
Sponsao'aty?" Would it have been CLAW, or Cal
noun, or Webster? Faults he has committed. TIM,
is certa'n-ainong others, the time and manner of
removing the Deposies We never did approve of
the measure we will not justify it. But raise
ialr account with A. Juckson-ohset ms much ms
you can-but give him credit for what he has done
and there will he u large balance in his favor
Live even the d. his due"
what more has he TO ask of his countryo No
tbng His highest ambition is satia,cd with filing
las he said the other day n citizen of Richmond
The highest office in the world Does he desire nno
ther term! One of our Senators hints at such n
thpg who can seriously believe il? We are
much mistaken, if Gen. Jackson would not rather
De at the Hermitage, than the "Whe Palace AZ
Washington. -