Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-10-03


equally clear. that to give vote which IN hs opinion
clearly violates The Consuion Is breach Of his 6bsa-
ton 10 bis country aud his Maker His only true course
is, 20 resign place ia which he be both his
constituents aud his oath. and let his State becoming
WINGED that he right, return him to the post
send soue other whose opinions accord with their
As Mr. Leigh will Tor Bank without insruc.
uons whit viii lac for depository Repositories of
the public money? lie say. IL n. yer will vote for any
me isure whatever that will to increase the
power, aud Influence. OF the Executive" We are glad
TO ier this. because IL ecl rali0n that he will
Tor The wild and dangerous scheme lac has himself sug
gesed as The only one compatible with the Constitution
But what will he for! Will he vote TO restrict the
patronage power aud influence OF the Executive by
taking the matter INTO the hands vi Congress- and rel
ing The deposie OF the public money the State Banks
This he has refused TO TO- aud from Iii. silence We
have 10 infer that he viii sill refuse No; word
on that 20 mt does he say in hs letter IL refuses 10
strict the President and yet charges him with
pa'rotealy leaves the usurped power in the uurpe
hands The President te him lac does this power
-oegs hun TO take 1t out oil his haDds-o regulate il by
awo deprive the Executive OF all 'spairouagc, power
ami influence" which grow OF il. But no-Mr
Leigh will do nothing but ind fault. Will he
regulate the deposiIe in the State Banks? No Will lie
vote that be money shall be kept in the possession pub
nc officers according 10 ''ihe spirit of the COnsu
uon:' No. Will lie vote Tor National Bank Only in
conformity with "ihe declared sense Of his constituents
bat WI he vote Tor Can the People Of Virginia tell
oy 'hs ieuer! We think they may. He will FOR
"he dtcfd diterndtipc he suggested last winter but
intends TO vote AGAINST every thing, UNTIL yIR.
10 sanction THE RE ENLISTMENT Of The
BA.Vk or THE UNITED SIXTIES What was
bis language last winter?
But though People Virginia do entertain IN, o,o, md
nave uniformly msIo'aioeL IT, aad think iu grounds
@ar % OF The pfesea year 10 rapid
Bank, aud for such tenn a. ssoe
nus or shall dictate to he popo may be tho
Lar more uneonuonai nbhoIren, principle their
alternatives but too likely be presented
What does he say now'
" H. am MOI Deliberately oopnou thai, tho question
sS Ss%s Bank e Re
i%s 6 o" IL placing the direction under the absolute
Aud what of his course,
& shall nSse even Sns; sense The mporOu necessity
deed without positive instructions uha ia my opinion tan
on hi. must S,." sI sse h0' wS ,.
to Th % be S ssGG,
Pnt all these things toy ether, the DRIFT Of Sc
major Leigh perfectly obvious The question: hc says
nti WiH0ftgO De Oetreen national Bank constituted
as The present Bank is in all essential northumberland
"a national Bdnk""u,der The absolute control of the
iSrte"hce 81 must says he, "giue my accord
ing TO my judgment betreen different pToposifions on
ne same sutjtcfj DUr-l NEVER WILL VOTE FOR ANY
MEASURE WHATEVER, THAT WILL TEND TO IN.
CREASE THE PATRONAGE POWER, AND INFLUENCE
OF THE EXECUTIVE" Is not this as much as TO say
That he Is already prepared 10 vote for National Bank
constituted the pi esen Bank i,?" He presents two
propositions only the Ultimate he saws il will
be absolutely unavoidable" hat should choose between
them in giving bis vote, and he tells he never will vote
Tor one oil them Could he distinctly say, that he
tcOHd rOfe far the 0fheT2
Mark his plraseology abou, instruct al shall ne
fO IN
S"uct'on% nor indeed without positive Instructions OR,
(mork The erPrfssiOn!) THE DECLARED SENSE OF
MY CONSTITUENTS" How declarrd? Here is the
senators mental reservation his i0Op hole Green ou
e. tie will not vote for Bank, contrary to instructions
but lie viii Without instructions his constituents shall
have declare their sense in pop private ters i'm ma
nc meetings. IN bank bought memorials, any other
mode ne may pronounce Satisfactory that such eesir,
Now we ask any candid man what this explanation is
worm! II 1t mean any thing, does il show deern
nation OH the part OF Senator Leigh TO vote ultimately for
BANK OF the United States depository OF the public
funds, aud FOR nothing else? Why otherwise does he
present again his "dtcfm aheTn0fires?" Why say &c.
Pressy That there is Of the which he will no,
vote! why equivocate the subject OF instructions?
And Uhy as he entirely silent n relation TO REGULATING
he DepoSifeS in The State Banks and taking from ne
recutipe, according to The Presidents earnest desire
tot control them tchich the Ireasuru Dennrtnen
has GiicGys possessed?
We are the constrained doubt the csndor of MIR
Leigh from bis presenting false qurs ion TO The Pro lie
OF Virginia, instead OF the No man knows bet
Ter mat The onlrages committed by the Bank within the
last year, have wrought in the minds of those Is no sup
po' Tue Aumni'',aion aud were in favor OF Bank an
almost enire revolution that point The entire Demo
cfacy oil the Northern and Middle Staes and with few
exceptions, that Of the West, is now openly arraved
agAlnat any Bank oil tho Gifted States and b onnion
IS daily gaining ground the ranks of the Onuoson
In the West The People in many instances so lar from
acIusseing IN The re-ehArer of the present, or the
establishment oil another Bank of the United States
have exscted from t!ieir candidates public pledges 10
oppose every such project. MIR. Leigh knows tina,
The President himself is opposed Tie project which
he ascHOes TO h' supporters and that his friends in Wash
iDgIon, whether of the Cabinet not heartily conrur
win him III the course OF policy is eXpede 10 pursue
They look 10 The TOTAL EXTERMiNATION of he
Bank O the United States, not 10 be restored either
an der me control Of directory of lis orn or he pre-
sident Of me United States. They look TO GOLD AND
SILVER as general currenry-io reslricions.by The
otaes upon the circulation Of small noes-to The drpoie
oil The public moneys in The State Banks under repuI.
IONS established by Congressand those Banks to carry
on I'D future The domestic exchanges Of the country Tor the
accommodation of the Government and People
ms IS the true alternatives National Bank beuoud
and Gb0ve me control IF Congress itself corrnpfiug me
press, grinding The Peopie and controlling me Gop,ra
meHfj OK, a new system without 'patroDape power or
influence, giving TO tie country sound cnrrcDc,,
feeble 10 DO mischief, but strong DO good 10
trade, and saia 10 liberty.
Between these systems, Mr.. Leigh and Virginia must
take their choice Which II will choose he has not vel
exPiained but there is difficulty in understanding hat
ne prefers me unconstitutional BGHk and homes TO cauv
Virginia with him. -
Our worthy friend and old comrade Hamilton Shields
has retired from the Norfolk Bsacon-amd has been sue
ceeded by Hugh u. Grgsby the Editor Of the psue
MT. 1IgsDy 10 well known as gentleman of fine ,a.te
and talents, and OF unblemished character IL. was
formerly Delegate in the General Assembly from the Boz
rough OF Norfolk aud ytlecled az a member of lie
celebrated Convention, which formed the present Cons,
ton OF Virginia TO supply the vacancy occasoned by The
resignation OF General Robert Tsylof.-Tbe pew firm
pledges tsell scrupulously maintain the neutral CHAR
ac'e which the Beacon has in relation to oIcs
In jnsce 10 MIR. Archer, we publish ON our sec,nJ
page an article from the N. Integencer hic seems TO
have passed under his eye along with the comments of
the Globe. The relations which subsist between Air
~ and ourselves shall not prevent us from SAYING in The
same sPr which acusies The Editor OF the Globe tl.t
tue comments on the Force Bill are saiactofy-and so
we presume would those on the Bahk que sion if the
Isuer referred TO by he Globe also before ~,