Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-03-18
Richmond. Tuesday, March Is.
THE TIMES.


The pistol missed fire in the Capitol OH Friday
night: But publish the aborsive proceedings of tho
meeting. Our friends i'm Richmond (warm, perso-
nal friends ut least we are still happy to count many
of them are OVERRIDING the thing completely. Their
zeal ouiruns their discretion. Meeting after meet
ing-speech after speecl--and after ALL what good
does it do Can they expect to give the tone to the
citizens oil virginia! Can they reconcile the State
to charter of the Bank, n restoration of the
Deposes? Can they even expect to carry this Con-
gressiOnal District with them and to instruct our
representative out of his seat? Impossible! A de-
cided majority OF the people is with him. They re-
main firm. They will continue support him
Upon this point, the polls in April will satisfy the
most sceptica
What has become of the suggestion, that the
Meeting on Friday was to organize Committee of
Public Safety? Did the cooler heads see that
such project could only the State against the
apparent dctaiion of the Metropolis-and therefore
has The scheme been abandoned?
Threats also were thrown out, of burning on the
same evening the Speaker and another individual in
effgy-and some efforts il seems, were necessary
to preventt We have also heard of some madcnps
proposing tolay violent hands an establishment
in this city, which was decidedly opposcd IN ,e
United States Bank. But we nppreheud not,;no
oil this sort, in Richmond. few infuriated spirts
might lie prompted by the impetuosity of their pas
SONS to commit such an act of folly us the con-
temptible burning of an Etfgy! but there is n
temper and love of order in the great body Of
her People, which will defy all acts and attempts of
violence. Virginia is not the soil i'm which iuobs
can flourish. She has always been distinguished
Tor her respect for the laws, at the yery time when
She was putting forth the highest moral courage in
arrestng'the greatest encroachmcnts upon the Con-
stituilon. She saw Calender led off to Jail under the
provisions OF the Sedition Act, without any mob
whilst she putting forth all her eneryies to re-
peal the obnoxious and unconstitutional Statute
we admit that we have never seen party spirit run
ming higher than it now does i'm this civ The mniori
ty III favor oresorng the Deposes strong and il is
camorous-but the other party is rot dead II onlv
sleepeti-and the time is approaching, when even
they will cause their strength to be felt They look
beyond the skirts of this city and they satisfied
mat the great yeomanry of the land is with them.-
The most cheering accounts constantly reach
ing us, that the people rising in the majesty of
their strength; and at the approaching elections
VIII reverse the late acts of their representatives.
hnd The delegates of the people coHtented them
selves with frankly, and freely, and literally dis
approving the time and the manner in which the
Executive had Withdrawn the Public Deposites,
Out nj the same time, either passing over their
restoration or positively disappearing it-and mt
the same time denounced i'm the strongest terms
as their predecessors had done, the re-charter or
the proongation of the charter of the Bank, ms
gross encroachment upon the Constitution, and MS
dangerous to the sovereignty of the Slate" who
Woulu not nave justified such resolutions? But they
went further IN their proceedings; and we slrewd-
~ suspect that the people will go with them-
we nave seen letter, which states that every coun
~ IN the Congressional District of John Y. Mason
VIII 60 with the administration. joint Brown
win his genius and eoquence, will probably sur
vve the tenpest-though even Petersburg has rail-
lied, and more than 300 of her citizens have gone
forth I'm the proceedings publish TO -dayl TO beard
the mammoth Bank. Caroline has also spoken in
voice OF thunder-and it is possible that Mr. VIM.
l.. Taylor will have 10 back out from his posi-
ion: Old Shenandoah (the 10Th legion or the Repub-
ic has spoken in the voice, which she always exers
clear, emphatic and irresstible-6 or 8 dssentients
oh'y, against or 9O0 las private letters sate.) To
tine frents OF the Constitution ten-to the decided
opponents of monied arstocracy which has too
long denied the sanctuary of the Constitutions and
threatens to lay low the liberties of this people we
say Courage! Oniodrds be our watchword-A lonp
pun, strong pull, and pull all together, and all
iciU be aceH. Wv
While touching such high themes as these we
are almost ashamed to descend to any personal
considerations But the gross calumnies of our on
pohents must plead our apology for the intrusion
Weare prompted by tile clamors and misrepresenta-
lions which have reached ears TO declare TINT
our own course is fixed-Notlng shall swervc US
nothing can swerve lis from the attitude we have
taken. We are opposed to the Bank of the IT, S.
TO prolongation of its charter-to any new Bank
which may be chartered. The Constitution forbids
1.-THE present Bank has abused its powers-and
IFS influence threatens the liberties of the Republic
we have taken this ground-and nothing shall com
pei or seduce us 10 swerve from it, we are to fall LET
us fall with the liberties of our country-But we
do not fear to fall We know that efforts have been
made to persuade the Public, that the ENQUIRER was
losing its ground-tbat its subscription-Iist was
dwinding away. 1t is great mistake. Even i'm
s cy, some OF our personal friends, in the enthu-
siasin OF Their feelings have Withdrawn their names
but their places have been supplied by Others
In the country several have abandoned ns-but rho
breach IS more than filled up by others We still
lily our flag as proudly as overland neither threats
can intlmldate, nor promises seduce us.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The Legislature adjourned IN Fr;do,, Ios, t..