Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-06-03
POLITICAL.

hhPoRr OF THE MINORITY OF THEINvEsrIGATIMc
Determined TO be guided by The golden
rule oil doug equal aud justice TO alt men
70 Tue exclusion OF much valuable and interesting mali,
's morning before our readers the entire
u me minority oil The Bank Committee he epor of III.
majority, clear, able and satisfactory
oe from The pen oil The Representative in So nm
,hs Dsict, was given on Thursday. The uronIe noy,
have both sides OF the question fairly before and
,sel entirely satisfied that the fiends as well as foes Of ,
most nnwaraniable and untenable position >N
ne 23i section OF the Bank charter expressly save
uo. az sna DO at al times lawful for Commilies OF eer
pad examine no the Proceedings a
not" - 80 '"''''' nave oe,n violated
Inc report Of The minority OF the committee is an nc
nous aou plausible tissue OF special pleading defensive of
we course OF The Bank during the attempted invesiea
.'o and bears on IFS face almost conclusive e,iI.uc o.,
sVing been the labor. not OF Edward Everett and ~,
ELLSWORTH whose names are affixed TO IT, but of John
Sege"" and Charles Chauncey, Dire ctors and feed
,ellors OF The Bank. ecu No""
The stand oil conempiuous defiance taken bv ,his mo
narchica and despoiic institution, is win hIJ
anu 'en"ciy III Tie counter report, demonsrative ol
IKE" determination TO submit to investg alton of lis
a""ns, c" DO iey know such Investigation would
result I'D The exposure oil transactions of
p'hS' ana uly bearing out the President in his con- "a
'owd"s IT, lhe present policy Of the President and D
recors 10 keep from the public eve an xpoure
Ubiquitous dealings with their hireng advocates snI -,
compass that end they have unblushingfy violated law
ana SET at defiance Congress and the country viii ,
people submit 10 tb-' DO they not now 1,,co;va IL
wise policy Of the President in his v,ole caursn , IL
e n'x, anu wiz 'ey not support him in il TO the utter
"oS' w are sure we do not present their .e,
'nenls, when we say they will stand by the a,ytuIlv
snued authorities OF The country aud give their issr,y
aid in Kidding the land oil this monster I,.I."S "es''y
stelidfi0n. '""s |0"
We publish to-day The repor, Of be ,,;oo,;,.. ~,
writer evidently had desife to stretch ont Lis Iega 81
s,f"euon. Ike BaDquo's shadowy issue .uniI liz ,L
81 ,, i ny 's means TO prevent general perusa
o'ne document lie has been Partially there
are lew persons, OF his own iuclininp WHO viii
'einPt 70 wade through IT, and those who do aud arrive
wide awake at the names OF Everett and EIIswor,, . M
sonede WIN US, that for The Banks Ie ss
Bang defence is read Tie better We therefore recon
"mu i ~ we democracy o. The country to make The effort
any 'ule evening and hear what tie spopulstIv obnax
ous institution has TO say for Itself They NAV dsiss
rom Their mind. all lbat has been urged sgsns, IT, d
iorni verdict solely rpf the defence re :, So,
"onhi what That yerdici will be- ''''
ne TWO advocates seek 10 erect wall OF legal subtle
yes "hu shallow sopisiries around fer favore eoruora
'oh ana edvil about words II they were detendn, 60.
pe'y larceny rogue in petty court instead ol al,;
themselves TO the common sense Of nation ,o ~
question OF national policy. The Bank l. looked
upon as dangerous insituon-~nav IL IL rh,,osd 81
having produced commercial distress aud panic sno.,
Peee'ented 10 the annals Of our country How svso,
i veeu sHd Ellsworth 10 The enquiry Of The peo-
~ e"e' "e creature OF their will bss so shapetlv
abused It's iFus'' They tell US that tie Direclos or ~
PINK are not hound TO cfininate Inc moo,
Pe cannot egiiy, aud shall not know ,vhe,bse d. a II
has or has not committed the alleged eno,i,, -, 80, ~,
cbafier does not provide for the enquiry; Thai i ,no M
sde, ami That the Bank prefers 20 rest paennv mnde,
we charge, rather than clear its reputation nv
WIZ, tue wishes Of the people expressed ,rongh s H.
o. representatives,! What IL The inference Does /, ne,
M Tact amount TO a confession2 e' "o'
The same frsil barrier is heId IN 10 o,o.o., II, - III
from aseerainng whether the Bank has nsed is pPs
p or money TO control the press TO interfere in
OF nnuence elections; and again The same 10 con-
"Vp PUBIC view any abuses. cofrUptions or NAL.
Praeuees Which may exist 10 the Bank The Drec,or.
e not bound 10 crminaie themselves the peos have M
by the charter. "'' P'VF'"eo LOT
49, S Committee go still further, and srrogate sovereion
~ 70 ne oank equal to that OF the people Tbvv 40 no,
blush to descend 10 such an illustration ~ ,h,, 20 ,o
- loving, which has a. little do with the business as
50 70 NY nclghbor, as honest man az myself