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POLITICAL
From Tie Riehn,osli H1y.
TO THE FREEMEN OF yIRGINI,

TO THE FREEMEN OF VIRGINIA.
Feilow-Cyizens: An important Session Of
your Legislature has this nome at terminated
The events with which ITS Iabors have been
associated, will constitute an inlerestin. epoch
IN our history. For the first tune siuce the
foundation Of the Republic, the Executive
hand OF the Federal Government has invaded
the Federal Treasury. aud ~Ithd AVN the
public money from the place where il was
deposited, without al appropriation made by
law.
Your Representatives in the General Assem-
bly,. felt that II was due la YOU, to our viola
ted laws, and TO that confidence with which
you bad clothed Us, to reprovc and ebuke this
act OF the Federal Executive. The resolu-
lions which we adopted are before YOU. De-
corous IN language, they speak with becom-
ing spirit the legislative Judgment which,
VIC believe, will also be the voice of the PEE
pie. Ready at all times to sustain the Presl-
dent, ia tile rishtful exertion OF all his lawful
power, IT IS still imperaliycly our duty to
guard, protect and defend, the rights of the
people against every encroachment.
II has been justly said, that the principles
vi tiic Revolution are the locks OF Liberty,
and tue keys of construction. All that is
great aud glorious in the annals OF freedom
has resulted iii rePclling The struggles of pow
or TO take TO itself the money or the property
OF the people. One of the jewels that gilt
tered IN the royal diadcm Of England's. King,
Ia the reign OF her Stuarts, tras claimed 10 B,
the dispensing power. The sturdy spirit of
The people rose there as eneroachment adVan-
eed' The pretensIons Of the tyrsnt were
shorD OF this usurpation, aud the true princi-
pie Of popular power over the treasures of
tho people, was laid IL. the blood OF the Mon
arch. The sages Of our own Revolution
when they came to tx the fundamental law,
declaredin our admirable Bill OF Rights, CHAT
all power Of susPending laws, or the exc
cutiOn oil laws, by any authority, without
- The consent Of the representatives, OF the
people, Is Injurious 10 the iT rights aud oug bt
- not 10 be exercised" To a people who IN
herit reedom, and arc the descendant, OF a
race OF men, that gathered glory in every field
where glory could be won, the path Of duty
cannot be mistaken. Tho shades Of our aD-
cestors rise up before US, and point us the
way. The passage Of any law by Congress. IL
nothing less than an act Of severe ignty ON the
part OF the people aud the Statos OF this Con-
lederscy, speaking through its constitutional
organ.
DNersi,ies Of opinion have arisen and must
continue 10 east, upon the question Of the
coDstituiionaiity OF the Bank OF the q. States.
We shoLh be false 10 higher and 60 great.
or questions; To our obligations to liberty and
To law, II NO permitted our minds 10 be with
drawhto any such enquiry. We have deeIar-
ed the power assumed by Congress over this
subject TO be outside the pale Of is delegated
authorities.
The charter Of the Bank j. a compact 10
which the public faith - party on the one
side, and tie stockholders on the other; mel
tier can rightfulIy violate iIs coyenants.-
ComPdcts ~,th 80, isnty cannot be enforced
against A. by IL own indte.fure nvs 80
obligations rest in the moral stability Of JUS
ues--and that fidelity which sovereignty can
never deny or eVade calls Tor IT. performance
Has not this contract been violated Thi.
will scarcely be denied. There are difersn.
ces Of opinion on the propricty Of returning
To ihe Bank the dePosiles Stipulated 10 BE- made
10 that Institution and it, branches but very
few have hcsitaied tOdisapprovc their rem0y.
al. The charter directs them 10 be made
there, unless tbs Secretary Of the Treasury
otherwise order aud direct, ~ winch event
ho shai Immortality report nu nEAsoSs 70
CoScaEss
Can any one offer 20 gross an insult 70 com
mon sense ADD 10 The English Language. a. Ia
say, that SIC mandatory terms II DE act re-
quuius tie instant report of The secrelsry's
roasous 10 Congress HEAv soTmyG' Folly
itself, forgetting its wonted character, ard RS
ing Tor one psssiGg moment n tho elevation
~ reason aud thOuyht. would blush v ith com
FUNCTION, ~ such an Interpretation Of this
section. The whole money power % tie
Federai Government u reposttcd In Congfsss
81 the quarts that wisdom and experience
could plant round the Isxng and appropf,a
ting power 80 A. o. retain ihcm in TIE bar,ds
n the repre- sr ntatfves - the people are 10
be found 81 ihc Constitution. There we're TO-