Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-27
THE ISSUE.

We reported i'm our last extract of letter
from Washington, referring to declaration from
MIR. Webster on Saturday last.--We have now the
speech itself, and find the statement DO substan-
tally confirmed. He goes for Bank, and it is OBJ
vlous that is his intention bring forward SOON
The present Session of Congress will i'm all proba-
bilIty be called upon to pass upon the Issue-and
to pronounce whether there will be a Bank or no
Bank. w
On Saturday, the Debate was resumed on refer
ring the Memorials from Portland and from Ban
gor..Nir. webster seized the opportunity of COM
menting on some remarks of Mr.. Forsytl-ie nys-
thed Mr.. F.'s proposon-assumBg him to speak as
the organ of the Administration-and then went OH
to crticse the proposition which he stated in the
following terms:
al" rightly apprehend him, this experimcn mt il an at.
tempt to return to an exclusive specie currency first by
being able through the agency OF the State banks
'upersede the use OF the State banks themselves"
AT the end of a pretty long speech, Mr.. w. threw
OUT the following grave suggestions
And u the public will. manifested through its regular
organ, the Houses Of Congress, shall demand char
ter, for longer shorter time, with modi6 10
remove reasonable and plausible objections am not
prepared TO believe that the act OF the Houses thus
acting In conformity TO the known will the people, Wi,
meet fiat negative shall credit that ill see it,
eeI'a'ny shs,l propose ere long, II no change
other acceptable proposition be made, make the trial.
AS see no other prac ical mode OF relief putting
this TO the test The first thing to be done approve
or di'aPProve The Secretsrys Let come to
the vote, and dispose OF these reasons the mean time
public opinion is manesIing self-i appears TO me 10
grow da''y stronger and stronger. The moment must
shor"y come whenit will be no longer doubtful
general public opinion does call for a charter of the
bd"h. when that moment comes, for passing tho
meaaure and shall pre- pose IL. believe il will pass this
House. believe cannot be, and will not be- tied
IN The other, unless relief appear some other form"
ye'u 10 no tangled opinions, fantastica ex-
Perimen's. stand by the tried policy oihe country.
go Tor the safety OF property, for the industry
Tor the security OF the currency And for the
OF all these great ends, am for Bank; and, the
measure most likely TO succeed lam for This
Bank Nth notifications for longer or shorter per
3D. This is the which Shall propose, aud, on
cson Of the Country" =
Mr. Webster thus explicitly declares lie is for n
Bank, and intends to propose one. What says MIR.
Forsyth?
"Mr. Forsyth addressed the Senate. The gentle
man from Massachusetts,, he said, seemed to think he
spoke by authority He did He spoke only his own
opinions, formed, from know ledge of the opinons
OF the Administration, but from careful of
things around him. With regard TO the 81 I'M.
Executive. seemed to him there could be no mistake as
to the result; was the use OF The State Banks for the
deposte OF The public revenue instead OF the Bank Of lie
United States; and this all that could be said Of A.
pn', e asSso was u not prevailing opinion throughout
the United States that the Bank the United States
dangerous institution Have we not lie ard from hopora
ole genuemen' that although they opposed 10 tho
ees o. me Executive in regard TO the Bank, they
"omu strain every thing rather than have il -clarered
IL becomes us then to make up minds to tho
struggle. Bank or no Bank is the question. Mr.
Webster believes ,oiH pass the Senae. Is this con-
ceivabe? Let, then, the people Of Virginia make up
their mind to the issue. Will they hive a. States
Bank or not? Will they 60 for the Constitutions or
tor charter? Liberty, or n moned aristocracy,
TINT Knocks the Constitution to scorD? This is the
grent question upon which it heliooves us to speak
out ana 10 nct. But Virginia viii not besitnfe Tho
Douglas will never desert the banner to which he iy
devoted.
The Baltimore Federal Gazette remarks upon the re-
"snaonOi Mr. Rvessnd II IL is his design "not 10
accept any appointment which may be in the pow err Of
We PRESIDENT TO offer him. he has shown degree of dis