Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-11-14

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already collected The People and Congress can only
KNOW ~ Sny time where the public money is by the Re.
por OF TIE Secretary OF the Treasury; is The officer
whose daiy II Is 10 know how much there is where n
sd TO iiorm Congress. Attic last session of
Tue Secretary reported tha, the public money was deuo
sed IN certain State Banks ia conformity 10 the ly ~ bic
allowed him To il fon The a. St,,.v p,nk ,h., /,
could be drawn only in the mode provided In t ami "a
sue as usual TO the appropriations Of Congress; which
"P' "S mt" i0aion, made appropriations which were M.
anu the inom"is regularly eire,l their rh.y
'hen ea'.e hone and sOmeo hea say The IA.
our money, and will no; give il OIL Son. oi hs F,Le
RAJ even urged ihr PROPHECY OF striking At the Pre-
sirh' 10y stopping the wheels of by t,n, 10
msNe t'e usual appropriations Could any hioe bo more
iccuiDus man this, " he had the purse n hs .ns mi
The laws laying the remained in iu ioc.3 1Ls
topic Is too absurd 10 coiiue The nurse and Tho svol
paced III the hands OF Congress by the Con uiion
nmu mere hey must remain until IN. people renov, them
he suJ ct was only mentioned from respect TO our Re-
preventative " ~ "
he restoration Of the Dcposes was urged upon three
Eo'hus L. AZ measure mvor.ble 10 Tie Bank; and
que her, as remedy Tor her violated ryh TIE reason
~ 'e fs' clause M pendeniiy taken, would be- with Us
an aggrsvaiot OF the oiIencr instead of an xrnse Far
he second clause we say-it That no remedy MAS In.
Tie Bank, this being oUJ slight pnn-hm, nj ior the ire
qnehi violations % her charter Tor " h,h
olieled 2i-fha IL the Bank hat never iolacd its char
TER was an act OF soHuj policy aud in tire To the
w ana u Der chartered rights involved the safety If
e people justified 1t, and she should have ac.n conen
stated Ia damagc3l In any case ,be r.. - a. mi
We proper remcdy-because IL wonld hav. no,i,i..I n
l,'e'y Greater than the preunAry. and would re.
"e'A"Se inc currency, then settling down. We deem il
even more shsusd IN the operations OF Government t, n
"tnd be ~ private contracts insist ia all cases pon 70
cohpeNse n specie; and believe that the same ,ccnre
winch advocates the resoraun because the r. movI
ntioa would lead TO The OF louisiana
lively. ~ SP"'" '0SPe'-
H. The restoration WAS advocated as a measu,. no.
eessary TO restore the disordered currency to hesly
seuoh. hs has not, We believe, been pleaded bv ur
Tp 'esenauVe' and would be OF 40 avail Brcause LIST,
Inc currency was fssi becoming settled whls the dis
sus'ichs prosecuted I'd The resoFaiin by dep, ing he
ueposi'e Banks oi funds on lch they had ,.pen,eJ
would produce pressure OH their part 3I Tie
currency was only 10 be restored by iucre asng the mower
oil the Bank, which would enable il TO p,,Iurr nov 10
.apgt men, hereafter, which nigh, he r,mcded by new
eharier-fh That the measure was MOI ieet,sGy,, 10 s
stored, without the measure ~
III TIC restoration allie god be necessary az re-
f" 10 me FresJt nj and curb 10 the POW er he was
assuming We have already shown the LEGALITY of hi.
punishment F"TS VI "'e
, Ihe Constitution las provided mode Of furnishing
Ws frcsid, Mt by Impeachment. Legislative biies
assumed another declaration of improper couIurt i'm
,ne Executive. We have head rcasoa why one or
'c Other 81 these modes not a.!upted II Tho pes;
ue'' hsd assumed the parse aud The Siroyd il Inc had VIC
a'e" 'e Con'iiiuion IA any way il was the uv of ou
representative 10 move an imp eschnent. II mpeschneu
cou'o MOI nave been brought about, perhaps vote OF cen
~ na'e passed. a vote oil disaPprobaIion vi Tile
conduct vi ihe Executive though not of the l,ce az Loo
" Jug le SANCTION OF punishnen attached it, is vet
entitled TO respect. the solemn of Ma. ,en,e
senta'ives OF the people, and has moral Influence nropor
Tomato TO the character Of the House which passe. and
he iegree IN which they Deyptsenf Ihe s,ufjas,,s ~
Me'T constituents. This is sau,sry and ,yboc.ooTo
restraint, and we'll calculated 10 ureveut tLos. n
niences, winch are not serious tor imp
Nehher OF these modes of punishment womb answer a
ends oil The Federass: To punish the President yas a,
er oJ CO. hnt TO aid the Bank; and delegate in hi.
zeal lo furnishing the President oug il NOT a s
en "'Sn' accrue 10 ns. lie should have looked with
peculiar Jealousy upon measure, which he saw all ,l
au'ocaes OF The Bank and iRVeerGte enemies of the
i'es''s suFioriihg--wlen he persons ei2uo,,iuo
anoui tie Constitution, who never regarded il bcor,
ia" hs measure passed, 1t would have been held up as
an admission, that The currency col not be ~
the
posed 10 violate our rights but wa IL norsnt Of on,
n upon 'nt vote OF oar delegate, not only ncoD.
eh' WIN all ms declarations against the Bank and in
,a."' ~ rOe'ly Ou az especially Inconsistent with his
Voe OF ne previous session. against declaring the nuI;c
o'y saie I" 'he Bank He voted gansl that he SAYS
e""sH u was PiD ior The BaukA f0,lieyi sLuuh he
have voted sgainst Tins measure which was mot me-
FU' DOT an actual increase OF lis power more aorid
expression OF opinion in its favor meant a.
THlS his d R9si!iitts
~ we ~ D. bans - an essential part OF lie Bank law
being part OF the cousk:, aun paid by government tr
.ne bonus; yet while he admits the Bank law OF bch
s was ah essential part 10 be he votrs
10 restore The drpoeS, thereby giving new sanction ia
Tie law The votes upon this subject are still more STRANGE
when we remember the declaration thai Con.rees d.
bad, and i'll has, cohtr0ul over te sEb;ecI bn %
ne President had the money aud refused TO surrender
we have seen tbat The President at The opennp of cuu
gress, epoed all his proceedings with regard 10 e nub
lie money, and ie the subject before them II Tho 70
movai was seizure, this restoration III the pr,s
Ient was wrong S was repair alton but he did more: at
his instance his friends introduced bill urescfio ,,.
c0ndiiion' and regulating the by which The o,c
money should be deposited in lice State Bank THIS WA.
equivalent to surrender forever since Congress if it was
50 jealous, might have provided OF Tevenius the
President from touching the money agaa o., any con-
urgency lie restoration scheme had previously mis-
carried and an amendment proposed by our delegate IN
tbiS law, which let the public money in the hands
oil The individuals WI collected had also fed: , nI,
alternative was, 10 regnlde the puhlc money in the St,e
banks, or leave il rs il then Our Deeea,e nm Mo-,
Vote FOR THE BILL. Tie Gsposites were in The S,.e
B1nks, under regulations aud ample securities
by the Secretary, under tie conOul OF the President Ia
this SITUATIONS our Representative tells as they were dan
geons TO our liberties The bill took them into the han
OF Congress, an pfescFhed regulations which would lao
laws TO the President as 10 others but Represenatjv
dtd not uoe Jo IL, seeming be willing 10 leave rs
posed 20 all The danger lac nucl, dreaded.
notwithstanding the oppOsii0n of KepreseEfa,iye
The bill was pushed through The lower House. by the sire
nuons iorts Of the enis OF tho Administrations and was
Ibid on the table o the Senate by he votes OF SYua,o,s
VINO had mos' bitterly denounced the President Tor sezing
the publlc funds y!
We thus HAT the pnhlic money was moved in co,,
iorhy oiaw, deposited ia State banks according TO law
and a. Congress hos passed law We must snupose
them content With liz remaining it Deposited I'M
der The old law ti Il - in the hands oil The Executive
Of its blends 'rs
To concude. fellow. citizens IN presenting Won win,
new canGdae, we are thoroughly convinced that our
sent RrPrese"sve, in leaving the Administrations La.
saycd from tho great Republican paty that while ht
ancied he proslfaiug yrsn he was attacking ops
Of he Peoples hest hruls and forging new links in
chain Tor himself aud for
The stern old patriot, whoin ihc Ptople in their us
~ have cho.en ior their President hy large painit ~
over another hyidual; tha ndvidns aud is followers
have not htsated 10 cbsrdcterxe Ioot aud dyfard
lhey have claimed VIII oyergoemng arrogance and ore
sumption, als he talent Of tbe country f1r themselves
All tie eousnte, dpiop lcy state, anshlp liey say be-
nug them. md 2 SgUa.e RI ,.;r