Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-04
MR.. TANEY,s REHUKe OF MIR. CLAY.


TO the place Of Mr. Tropp, appeared and took his in
that body ye',erlay.-D.
MR. TANEY'S REBUKE OF MR. CLAY.
II will be remembered that Mr.. Clay, when hs made
Iii, call upon The Secretary OF the Treasury Tor the whole
OF Mr. Crswtrls letter, pretended tina, par, OF il had
been suppressed He took this ground TO Nuke false
first impression on tie counryo inculc.,e the idea that
Mr.. Crawford had no. M de his depo.es In the State
Banks instead OF I'll. Unied SAes bauk BY virtue OF
power reserved to the Secretary of the Treasury the
Bank charter h' u"ier the an,h"ty OF special re'o'u
"oh Tie r her sough by imPe aching the uubir mi,hed
character oil Mr. fancy, get up feeling among his
n"d par"an', to cooperate n his ,n'rt TO reject
MI - nh"'nauon a. Secretary OF the treasury The
'epot OF MT 'aney, in rePy TO the call oil The Senate,
shows that Mr.. Clsys mpiiaion is utterly destitute OF
me 'emo'ancc OF truth when :he exposure mae by
man 'suggestei he inerPedieney Of reading the re.
mdinde'H' lie 'ha comp oned so blu.,iy about sup
preston, unwilling hear the id,np OF tho dozen,
ments called Tor when produ, ell
After they read. much against III. .,on
Mr.. Clay, we are toll by the Inteihg-ucer, said
As TO The course aud authority Of Mr. Crawf,r, sus.
tanning me secretary, he could only saw Tn he read
the whoie oil the correspondence OF Mr. Crawford and
NV, prass himself TO show, at some other time, that he
h "tsq"otsa NJ erery instance, where there was SEM
o'nce OF similarity between the argument OF Mr. Craw
lord and that OF the Secretary"
he Reporters for the Globe and the Intelligencer
cur IN saying that Mr. Clay again declared "the Seereta-
ry had misguided Meief Of Mr. trocford" This
the language of the nteiIgencer.
We feel ourselves bound TO saw q. 4, 10 IN
contradict an INDIVIDUAL who once had high character in
the COUNTRY that this new charge OF MIR Clay i, utterly
Taneys report with tho printed aud find them
accurately given in the report from the Treasury Depart
ment.
Mr.. Clay's attempt TO impose this ne m.r.n,s.s,,
uoh on the public TO break the force of the
report Is mere desperation relying upon reckless eone
ry IL is the brazen ihpudence of feed attorney ready
Globe.
Mr. Bnney said. opening tho debate upon the sub
'He must be permitted TO say, that it WAS not only inn
poraht That we act on the lights before us, tho, there
was never question before th. House, which 90 much
required an instantaneous decision
I'm instantaneous decision was then required to en-.
so'e tue Bank TO escape investigate but
discovered that majority OF 20 80 existed ia the
Hosse g,insi the Bank than its sdot Attorney vs. chang
ed their course They began Immediately in both bran
ches oil Congress- an uiermnable debate and have he en-
endeavong 10 effect change the opnions Of the Re
representatives., by exciting general slarm-hy exertnp all
the power OF the Bank in expressing the cominhny-
anu oy operating upon their own arlful ia o;p
In making fictitious cianor 49,
NO doubt the Bank is exertng all its mower 10 oroduce
anu 10 ur'Ve Tie Government TO submission. But
~, re'a"ers are constantly exsggeraug its powers.
lhere Is no real ground Tor IL is only by
representing the result in Congress doubtful that they
keep awe ALARM and IL Is by this, maiy that the ,pk
and its adherents enabled produce pre.surr and 10
DO this The more eHecuaiiy the Bank orators in Congress
by their speeches, are predicting iscbiefs which m.
Bank cannot produce but which these very prediction.
are intended in degree realize As soon a, the o.s
uon Is disposed OF in Congress, shall hear no more of
the Banks powerful
THE QUESTION.
BY order and direction the Secretary of the
the public deposes have been renovrd fr,,, ,h. ~
OF the United States Whether they shall be removed,
is not the question:; the acti. already done.
The irne and only question il, SHALL THEY RE
nEoi ontU! ms Is he point 10 which every one
must direct his attention and make up his mind
hose who are resolved that this Bank shall be CHAR
'ered al all hazards may well for the restoration OF
the deposi'es Bni those WIN opposed to re charter
ing aud those who prefer their country interest and o
H ~ nc interests VI hs arrogant corpOraon cannot cum
sistently give such vo'e.
II evils must low the change of the d-posre. from
one Bank to another those evils have now been enconn
tered, and are in great measure past.
IL the deposes be restored those evils will he m,ne
a'dtey renewed Tor they necessarily follow from trans
Ierrhg me depoes from the Bank the United STATE.
to the Safe Banks they must also follow from transfer
States. " VI "'e ~
Ii is but Two years TO the termination If ,hs p,,L,.
charter II resored now, the Jeposi,es mus, be again
transferred 'hen, and the evils endured be third
tme repeated aggravated Ivy The necess the Bank will
oe uer TO pay over at the 'in,e all its private de.
Pose redeem all lie notes in circulation aud reimburse
Its stockholders.
Can any maa. unless he prefers The charerng of the
BANK 10 every other considerations be entirely acrious
III MS views be In favor OF restoring the deposes when
an must X O." the consequences will be an accumulation
Of evils I'D.
THE BOARD TRApE-A memorial to Coogrs.,
was adopted by this body Saturday but as matter o(
respect the National Legislature was NOT intended n h
published until II reached its desn i,on An unau,horz
ed copy however, having appeared in the Standard this
morning we arc requested 10 publish the Memorial as
adopted and TO say that it was adopted by vote all bit
unanimous ". Y. american.
To the Honorable the Senate aud House of Repr,,en
senfdtiues OF the United States in Congress assem-.
bled-Ihe Memorial of the Board of Trade of the
CITY Of 1NeD York respectfully shoDeth,
That the members OF the Association deem inter-
est IN all mat concerns our common country and what
ever Is calculated 10 promote its welfare and
They viii at all times join with its patriotic citizen,
without permitting themselves to be Influenced BY the
views and sentiments OF our prominent political parties
The Board oil Trade, in memoraIizing your honorable
bodies, beg TO say That they approach you merchants
and as merchants only.
In this character, then, they respectfully solicit the ~.
tention OF your honorable bodes pre- state of the
FISCAL concerns OF the country. Having large and evil
DENLY EXTENDED foreign aud domestic trade the country
until very recently, gave daily evidence of incre ased
wealth and growing prosperity. With superabunda ant
crops and as they thought ample the
country, TO meet their engsgements the merchant, are
constrained TO state your bic bodies thar the pros
pect so encouraging TO them changed and the mean,
which they once considered ample for all their business
engagements, are now comparatively useless The bs.
lance oil trade with all parts OF the world being
III our iaVor an unusual quantity Of specie hand 18th
the daily arrivals OF more in ports, aud produce and
manufactures 10 an unprecedented in the country
we exhibit the extraordinary anomaly once OF being
the richest and the poorest commercial nation OH the
globe
Situated as your memoriass in this community il
seems 10 be expected OF Them that they should
their opinion the causes OF this extraordinary of
things IL has been The experience many of
this Association TO feel the effects OF on curreoc
upon the commercial Transactions Of this country and Of
course to Know previous TO the charter OF the pres.nt
Bank oil the United States, the many difficulties Of con.
Quoting Trade with any certainty prospect of gain
They with much gtstfca alton that as soon az this In
stiuiion went into operaion there great and saI
tsy change ~ money operations, which continued 10 i'm.
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