Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-03-06
Richmond, Thursday, March q.


Tho excitement is spreading to every county of
the Commonwealth. We shall have violent contests
ut the elections in April The crisis is most import
ant The issue at the next session will be, Bank or
40 Bank Will Virginia desert her principles-or
VIII she for the first lime acquiesce i'm the doctrines
ct consolidation? Will she take to her bosom the
prsf-oorn Monster of Federalism? Will she go for an
overwhelming monied aristocracy which violates
the Constitution, and has abused its powers; which
dehes the authority Of the Government itself and
threatens to PROSTATE the very liberties of the peo
PIE or true to her ancient faith true to the prr-
cipies OF The Constitution true TO her sacred ber-
ties, will she trust representative with her dele
gated power in the next Legislature who does not
CO. heart and hand with her, in her opposition to the
Bank of the United States.
The next session is destined TO he one of Tho mos,
important which has ever occurred i'm this CAPITOL
We know, that efforts now making by some. to
neutraize the action of Virginia upon the re-chorter
oil the Bank We know, that others are attempting
to convert her from her established faith to the SIM
port of this tremendous institution We know that
one OF her present delegates has declared his belief
that his constituents will not submit TO the ds,resses
1t the iimes and that they are going in favor of the
surely mistakes his own wishes for those of the
people, As for them, they will not shrink from,
the duty which is before them-of redeemipg the
CONSTITUTION from the worship of Baal. But, these
signs OF the Times are omnous. They show us tbot
an effort will be made during the next winter tn car
ny the voice of the Legislature i'm favor of the
Bank. Upiess the People, therefore, arouse them.
S'.@'-"io oehu ohiy goou men ana true-we shall
he harnessed to the Federal Car of this powerful
Institution We call upon the citizens of Virginia,
then to arouse themselves. They should scr,f;n;ze
all the opinions of all their candidates. They should
scan the course ofheir Delegates during the present
Session. They should look to their votes. They
should discard all timd, deserving, and waverng
tolitIcans. Energy may save the country-and no.
thlng hut energy can redeem out of the hands of
the Philistnes. To the Polls, then! and down with
the monster Nor should the People deceive them
selves The Revolution which is 10 be effected. is
not to be consummated by water. 1t will re-
quire much nerve and persevennce-sacrifices of
private comfort, and exerons of public duty. preat
nerve and manly perseverance, put down an Aristo-
cracy oil 90 millions capital. When the Bank Bill was
about to pass the III. of r.. MIR. John Randolpb
warned them Of the mschiefs they were about TO
innct upon the country: "You are creating mon
ster, lsaid he,) which nobody can control. Who
will bell the cat? Who will take the bull by the
horns, and subdue him? You cannot control II.
and you might well attempt to conquer Gibrnl,ar
with a pocket pistol."-But a. Jackson has r.1nde
the first stroke at il by his veo-For one, we will
never despair of the Republic The struggle will be
violent one-but success must crown the effort
Virginia will rush to the Rescue. Her voice will
be heard in April next.