Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-11-21

William c. Jones' H. Hanes, The Eii'or OF the Cons,e
a'on well done thou good and faithful servant thou
rnrr over many"
Thomas s. Criiienden. The Fair:
lhGen .I may :y; they liy" and happy they DO.
AT meeting Of the Committee, il was Resoued, That
PRESIDENTS aud Seceisry aud that they be published in
the Richmond Enquirer the request that the Editors
OF The Petersburg CONSULTATIONS and Norfolk Bracon each
give thenl an Insertion in their respective papers.
RICH'D II. EDWARDS, President,
DAVID RoorH, ! ~ 49,,
PETER S. SPRATLY, ( ''1|es'"eWs'
NM. ii. EDWARDS, s. crttarJ.
SENATOR LEIGH.
Mus. The earth quake: Must the quake people
The Developments OF this year may present yet ano
'her aud lar more vital question the people-he ques
uon whether, aud how, t Union shall he longer pre-.
served mention II with feeling al trembling anxiety
anh awe; Tor there is degree Of mischief even i'm
'aking publicly about the dissolution of the Union BIN,
these are times ia which ought look before Us and
examine the dangers in prospect in order TO avoid them
" u the existing Bank had BEEN permitted to die natural
death, and the allow ed for winding up its aIars
haa b. IN extended Lo time to time, its debtors pgh
have been able TO mee, their sgemens, if not with
out Inconvenience, yet without sacrifice and ruin The
" attempt to snIeddte its doom, TO destroy il suddenly
and violently, has produced the natural cohseq uence
g state oi ronvuIsiop that dstors aud racks e,e,y
:" part oil the body polite. Let gentlemen remember
" 'he amount Of debt due in the Western country 20
the Bank Of the United States let them reflect ON
the vast proportion Of fixed lared capital, compared
ac'lVe, money capital Oi that then
" lei them ark themselves whether any proplc on earth
"wil, or csn be reasonably expected TO abide with pa
trhce the sale OF their properly OF their under
" the hammer OF the when Tor vs. ant OF sound
currency, II must be sacrsiced in order pay debts
due 10 the Bank OF the United States in which their d
rect interest Stockholders is comparatively Trivial
whether II be not unwse aud cruel, put the patIio
Ism OF any people TO such test, events rapidly APP
preaching may show. Tie love OF the Union
Is founded OH just sense Of its advantages sl the
loyalty oil Tree people TO government il, ii ought 10
ne, ioun ed IN perception oil lis blessings and must
cease when IL becomes a curse."-y1fr Leigh uDon
ur ItsCster's BIZ, TO erfend The charter IF The Bank
Of The United SfGfes
= am az liked IN the opinion, that the present Bank
" or any other National Bank is Unconstitutional a. the
" gentleman from New Y"k can possibly he. But, sir,
there IS toiGe dGerenee beiretn me question sche-
heT an dcf sbGHbe done chether particular sUsfeu,
81 shall 6e adopted, and The question after the act has
"jeen dome after the system has been adOpfed ubefber
Ill shall be uodone, or revesed; and his. though
"Me question ia 6Oh is alike, may invOlve a
point Of constitutional iow The fist act does
not operate merely by The force ef its authority
" as a precedent; il is act dime uhieh cannot be
recalled; uheh has produced t6,cts tchich cannot be
" dnn'hhdfed; state Of facts rheh human potoey
~ IRIS tom can after aud The actual state e affairs
may render IL difficult ondhoEd,dous to euerse al all
" nc system Of measures out Of chch ii has groicn, aud
"PosSt6le to reverse IL abruptly. UiihOu suJcerifng
"he UfryJTGme NJ The G0Utrnment tram lis Joundaiioms
" or making UiiGi change in IFS Constitutions -Ex
hoeirdfron Mr. Leighs Speech inrepiyfO Mr. Wright
~ NtW York, upon Me same Blu
Now seems 10 be quite plain, that Nation, Bsnk
may he made Tar more efficient instrument, than the
Pfc'id'nrs league OF Sde Banks can possibly be- for
gradually contracting it, paper ccula ion, that
" OF The State Bank, aud thus Tor init oducirg hard mo-
ney currency, In place Of the Bank paper currency hs
shalf be drawn IN; and in tho end, reducing the whole
sJslem State and Federal slsio in which may be
easily limited or abolished, experience shall dictate
"to I've wi'e."- ErfS0cttd from me same.
Judging OF tho uute, by tc pa.i aud present state Of
ihng', SUI apptebend, that all that will be ultimately
" lei Tor Virginia vii be choice between evils Of the
ssmo kind tafying only in degree III il shall turn out
" 10 be Otherwise, 20 much The better have only 10 add
" for my own pt'i that bile continue represenatiVe
" OF the sovereignty Of hi, State in the Senate OF the
Onred Siaes, shall never even under q Of the
lmost I'M efou' necessity, give NY for any donsl
" bark cOnrGrVfO fnsh ucfi0ns tudSed tcifhom no
sifioe Instructions (uhai is in mn opinion fanfc-
mount the declared sense NJ my constituents Those
who disifusi dis subject, disust the State
" bcistlt. must give my vote according 10 my iudg.
inen between different proportions te same uhi- cf
" hat VIII be absolutely unsvOdable Bot never viii
"toie Tor any measure Whatever, that will tend 10 ia.
cr the patronage power and influence of the Ike.
" entite.' Senator Lsighs Rchm0id Letter
IN honorable gen;lt msn from N. York (Mr WnpbtO
+" has, understands explicitly De clarcd HE opposition TO
tie renewal Of tie charter Of The present Bank aud 10
charter Of any other aous Bank. DO rot question
g ls sincerity. But kDOiC hot on men qfe more or
less the creatures If circumstances; that strong temp
" tatiCn ~ impeyious necessity, hos ofcI changed
mems opinions and yet ofieHtr their course Of e0I
d"ci; hfy may mount 10 degTte Fl Intensity, rhioh
" no amman ti,nfRess can rtssf"- Senator Leigh, on
Mr.. Webster's hank Blu
Messrs. EJiiors--wc CONTEND ilst silbough Senator
Leigh proessesto agree with Virgins, "entcly and *
dcty IN the opinion fsi the General Government has
no constitutional power charter any Bank whatever and
although be is bound by the Obligations Of solemn oath,
70 support he Constitution, he yet ready aud willing 10
vote Tor ho rcchaTier OF e present Bank or Tor one 81
mlafly constituted, inslrueied-thas he has exefed