Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-03-04

evils inflicted il by these me, of tho Ex.c,v
,bsr or doubt not the people will live through
. u'"eu'es; and one way Of living through the m IT,
70 Pu. speedy end TO them The people have only 10
anu all their present suerings at AN end These
su.ermgs now from no natural cause. They come
not from famine pesilencc nor ir IN Invasion nr
war, or any external public calamity. They spring III
anu exclusively iom the unwise and bio
Interference OF the Secretary OF the Treasury with the
Puoc moneys BY this single act he has Ssordered the
revenue deraDged the currency broke ND
confidence, created already thousand bankruptcies and
ugnt me whole business OF the country into state Of
CONFUSION and dsmay. This is a political evil and mo-
and , only IL arises from msma cement entirely
OF the whole distress, the people can correc' T%
nave on, 10 speak the wor, and it is DONE They have
ou 70 say so, and the public treasure will return 10 It's
toned course. " ~
these words Of supreme command this high behes,,
Tue people WILL ere long, utter. The tones of
me public voice grow every day more and more harmo
Nous; and every hour more and more loud. is ap.
preaching that imperative unity which all mus, hear and
aH must obey. Public suferings will then be removed
oy removing their Political mischefs will he re-
wisely DONE will be .s That which has been
sr IN which an enlightened and indie enlent peone Ire
Through their difficulties. r0r"' ''''
Mr. Chambers rose 10 make his 10 be
senator from Georgia, for the notice he had been
oAke OIL ms remarks. There was no great misunJer.
standing between them. He had asked for a plan 10
'"e piace oil the one now in the OF MT
a. ssheme OF the Secretary, 10 patch up or sustain
n"o '"Pe,ment, he wanted none, the country wanted
ceedingy to learn that the Administration considered Il
yet TN tfer Hit would not be deemed ano,her ..sn
less cry he would ask another question of the Sen,,o
quesuoh 10 winch an answer would be anxiousIv
Tor by suffering, distracted community He won IA aL
"nen would the Administration aud the friends of the
tried! '""i'ie""y
Even now we have, from those who should best know
90 ,;n na' whoIe classes Of the community. as well
as individuals are going have gone to run-Iha thew
are experiencing "great aud unparalleled ds,ress The
uovernment-meaning the Government proper-is he
neved TO be travelling the broad road have mi
the Finance Committee upon inquiry as 10 the
influence OF this "experment" upon the revenue or ,,s
walton: ne supposed there could be little doubt what
"o"u ne 'be result III The expenditure of more than its
receipts constituted national n.olvency then would ,bi
experiment produce national insolvency. Yes sir from
an overowing treasury, which not able to keen
the Government. 10y "
Now sir, rapid approximation national and in.
1iuua insolvency was not considered evidence what
ne desired to learn, would be red sufficient wi
dence OF the failure of the experiment"
he could not allow the Senator TO put him into the al
uude oil hostility TO the Presidential scheme of Cavern
men Bank, founded the faith and revenue of tho NJ
lion. lie assured the Senator OF his entire
sand by any measure OF the President which his prnc
pies would allow him to support; even any measure 10
secure sound currency. As to this bank proposal he
could not have condemned for the best possible reason
tnat ne never was able to understand what was. The
senator would add TO the DBL cations
Gu, IL ne would Instruct him, and the Senate and the
american pubic, by telling us what the scheme was-is
details and particulars. He solemnIy asserted he had
never conversed with an Individual who could icII and
ne had no very singular opinion he believed i'm ob;nn
whether the President himself ever understood his NV
scheme. INC Wv"
Mr. G. said, it might not be amss 10 mn, AWAY from
nhsei imputalions currently made against members of
this body, who held opinions which he avowed He wa.
no bank-man, in the offensive of the term and ne
yer was. lie mad never had any accommodation of the
Bank OF the United States did he ever endorse
discounted byN. He never held a share i'm IL nor h,I
ne, LOT something like heeen years, kept an ac.
coun! mere Prlor c that time he had made hs de m.
sites in the Baltimore branch-not large OF course-but
from cases necessary here to sae he had transferred
them TO one OF the State Banks
lie would further say, he no mnn's man IT.
stood pledged man, ready to take anv can
u'Iae the people might present, whose moral and po
Cal Character gave assurance that he would
duties OF office those principles which he approved and
on which he believed depended the liberty the
@ G;, "I Po'ea happiness, OF this great Republic
can dm''y; lie dd not expect or desire Office lei who
would be PRESIDENT; there no office in his yiew-no
SIR not even ga mission to Russia which has bee said
'he common price oil common political service The
Senator censurng our continued demand for system of
relief refers TO The fable Of op, about Hercules and the
wagner.
Sir, that fable has no application Not onlv as INV
friend from Massachusetts (Mr. webser) has said has
Hercules put upon us the load, but have called The
lost Congress sent up the peii ion in the shape of Bank
OIL. ne had pun bis hand to that he would have got
our vehicle out OF the mire. But no. SIR Hercules was
not deaf or dumb, but very unpropous. He was in a
very bad humour and, like other angry men, turned his
tesenments against all around h ag aust us and
our supplcs ~
MIR. &. said there another fable of that venerable
philosopher which might be more sppcabIe-tbat o Tho
dog and the manger The President i'll not give us a
measure oil bis own and he puts his veto ours and
". elt.C NATL
tued guardian Of the hay, by his friends here calls our
complaints oil hunger "senseless cry.'
AS however, lie had very especial reverence for the
cage whose authority invoked, and who he tbouyb
had LETT more instruction for actual practical life Ian AL
most any other author he would be generous 10 the Sena
tor and give him two fables for his He would ask his
serious attention the moral OF fable of the CAT ,e
Fox, and the Cbesnuts.
Now, said Mr.. G. do not say who is The Fox No sir
wont say Nor will say whether the Chesnuts are 10
be burned up But will venture SO saw that If the
Chesnus got out Of the fire. the Cat will most Ger.
tdiDy have its paws burned; and sagacous he
to be, if the Fox is not vastly InI he'll have hi,
fingers scorched too.
Mr. Forsyth said he could Tell the honorable Senator
(h1r Chambers) how he could the result of that
which he had wished 10 obtain; aud that was by looking
to the popular elections in all the Staes and in ali
of all the States He would then discover that e PEG.
pie right and he is wrong. The Senator had said ta,
since the establishment OF this Bank he had had no de
Jugs with II, except TO make il the depository of his mo-
ney, and the gentleman had said the sums he had de
posted there not large. He (r. FL wished that
lie could say he had been Fortunate He had obtained
loans from the Bank
mir Chsmber here said that he mt nothing per.on
al 10 bis allusion 10 Bank deaiDgs-iar from it'll
Mr. f. resumed. III did not consider that there was
any improperly in applying TO Banks for loans When
such applications were made, premium being paid for
the Loan the Bank had the benefit of the premium az
much The borrower had benefit from the use of the ca.
ps IL is therefore contract perfectly fair between tho
parties
But honoiab Senator had said that he Is no mans
Now, how long had that beeni A very little
while. And he (Mr. F) believed that should find be.
fore long, that the gentleman is again another mans
man--n political Of course, he lie saws
he has been actuaed by love for Office or To bro.