Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-03-28


and niisapplic'l.
SIR said Nc. *. whit said. said; and have no dispo
siiiOn to retract modify it, hut why, said Mr. X are
the remarks referred to, constantly called "a.issions"
call them STATEMENTS Tor which am alone r,
by what authority, said Mr. X. 10 gentle connec
party with me, as 10 cmbirras eher by NV
or admissions! What did state, MIR. President and
willing repeat, is, that had travelled in several States
IN the South and Southwest aud that the aure adopted
me Administration in the removal OF the dsposes,
al Tue time the act was done, very generally dis
approved as uerPedient But was not sufficiently ex.
Pc as 10 the nature and OF this disapprobaton
was not because the people In the Sou generally be-
ieved tina, the President acted from bad motives. No,
because they believed he had violated and rampled the
Constitution under foot Not because i'm SO doing he had
usurped dangerous powers and united the purse aud the
sword Not because they are in favor oil the Bank of the
United States Not because they believe that the
ton has not abused its functions corpng presses and
purchasing up poici'ns, aud in many other ways Not
because they disagree with the President in the great end
o destroying this institution, which they think
70 hoefy NO. sir, whatever my opinion may be, think
e great majority OF the people, to whom referred
proved Tue act, because may have been the
uue OIL me Bank they knew il possessed immense pow
as ana was liked on the country till the Ali March. 1886
they Also perhaps had not full confidence in the patriot
Ism oil the combination OF parties opposed tire adnnsra-
on who they feared would avail themselves of this pre-
'ex 10 use ts powerful engine in the OF party
nnd thereby haict cruel calamity upon an unoHendi1r
community They therefore said let the lion sleep, aud
quietly expire for want Of breathpeacea-
biy die, tor want OF Charter.
stated further, sir, said Mr. X, Out with the added
caution lhat only stated my co'ecures) that though,
ese were ne sentiments OF majority of the friends
OF me Administration when Congress nb,ed and
II The question OF restoration had been viewed only as
oue o' expectancy, had not been made party question:
ana forced upon the friends Of the Administration in
FORM TO make II one upon which the existence Of an Ad
vaa 81 which was preferred for higher reasons
was 10 depend; and vote taken the subject before
-mese apprehended mischiefs had occurred and by
wnen they might have been prevented; in that case
majority OF two thirds of both Houses ,uieht have W.
ted restoration OF the deposites. say SO sim; with.
out protesting, either before now. make any thing
than conjecture of my own Itis said ali around
k
likely, si and so stated before. But what am most
anxious Ia this place 10 notice and correcis the msco
sucuon oil my a'nsson il is called by the honorable
senator from Maryland did not say even intimate
II dd not hen or do noo, Geiicve that there is ma
House. who believe it would expedent or beneficial 10
the country noo TO restore the eposies unless the Bank
Of the u States is to be recharered. Nay sir will go
,ur'her' As 1t seems have bound party will now
onl the other stated, when las up that il liked the
PROJECT Tor the renewal OF the Tor short time thai
would vote TOR it, My favor TO this and TO all paper is
suing banks, is be sure cool one; but The eenem
gets my vote presume he will much with what
IeeIng It Is given. am. then, sir, the gentleman must
admit, al last, in modified sense, bank man and there
lore Tor much stronger than any he showed have
right 10 bind Kim, and the whole bank party saw
men d's@nSty, that there in my opinion, few in or
As HOUSE ever OF het party, who snap of the
hnger Tor restoration of the deposites unless the re
enaeT O. The Sank is to accompany follow that mea
sure All must know, least belle ve that
wthout re-charer, must only add additional shock TO
The currency and proIong the dis,resses of the People
cannot permit honorable gentlemen escape hom the oh.
lgaions OF my admission certainly have better an
thoy Tor making this "admsson than that WHICH ,bov
nave aeinp'edSe use against the euds ofthe
Sir, sail MIR. X, having endeavored torelieye t,e
iends Of the Administration from the embarrassment OF
remarks OF the honorable Senator IRON Virgins, who
hlnks II strange should not have heard the cons,i,u
uona objections until they raised in this Hall
STATE SO again. and presume the honorable gentleman
does not ioend 10 call question the truth of this .tae
meh' INT Leigh Certainly MOL did not state tina,
the objections had not been before made only that bS
ri ff,ep,-
alone INTENDED to prove that arsorg plain peopIe The
opJecohs were noobvious, and, Tor That reason alone
should not he readily trusted, in fact, no reasonng
TO be trusted but that which was natu al and ea.v Th.
very power had been before exercised; was a power
which seemed literally given by the Bank tharer and
mad even been exercised without a WHISPER of compI,in
he believed for purposes the ebaoxiou acco ding
10 tne views OF me honorable Seeaor9 that is, for the
assistance ~ me State Banks What discoveries r,ay
have been early made vie expressed by the learn
ed circles OF Richmond. Kentucky, or elsewhere and
"hch had escaped his observation, he knew not lie
only meant TO say that construction hich required The
penetration OF practced politicians, egen the ala of
learned profession. whose very duties led n
the habitua of subtleiies should aat re- adSv h $50
tenaneed by those who have rea, regard for the Con
siituioR. " ~ ~
even now that although have listened atentlveIy here
Tor TWO months and paid strict attention 10 the sbiect
40 ho' now distinctly understand any definite and we'll
ground upon which the power OF the Secreta
ny 10 remove the deposites is denied There il such
o, IDEAS on the subject, so mech difference
oPimoh ana such mixture oil objection 10 the power il,
SELL and the suciency OF the reasons for its exercise in
th's particular instances that find impossible 10 uoder
s'ana gentlemen upon this point. This may be- and pro-
DAOiy u.s. OWING TO my own obiUseness OF intellect bal
may be taken as sene evidence OK the danger of This
novel construction Of the charter He had however no
disposition 10 enter into argument on a point so much
discussed already, and, If he had he could not be ex
pec'ed TO retute arguments which he could not CLEARLY
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suffice IL TO say, then, Mr. President nat the povec
exercised ny The Secretary is plainly given in the Bank
Quarter; but II seems we are very unex pectedy sur
Iehued by sirlct consuconis who 10 prove their prin
.P'e' instead OF reading charter make charter lew
ehus 20 we Consututonyes, sir, gen,leR,eu who for
years nave peeh mu'ualiy charging each Oiser with a.
Dituai contempt oil the Consituon all al snce claim IN be
the only exclusive guardians OF that instruments and
shew their newborn affection, Instead OF expounding
'he constitution, they go into elaborate arguments to
prove what The Constitution ought 10 be- The continual
cry 49, We " Constitution! the Constitution" the bleed.
ing constitution! There no sl.tiooal mo
but their measures! There is no yecue but her nconi
All tyranny that keeps their party cat Of power! All
IL oppression that forces the equal and o,e,a
ION oil the laws! "Lbery Liberty" is the cry Of
,hese exclusive patriots An oppressed, enslayed and
oesfaoed feopIe are called TO rescue the Cons
tuition and recover The liberty they have lost and in the
very next breath, hear the coneis at that the Sena
alone can save the country The majority of (e Peo
PIE as against Heml In the name of Heaven sic wbs
hhn OF hoer'y this! II can be ojher by their own
confessions, than The liberty Of governing IHs IJerfy
~ JeU 20 g0Uern the great body If ne People; and
not me h6erfy Of the great body of the Peopfe 10 en-
ceTn hemseiUes. Those who prefer the present Gavin
ment are OF my choice but srI will tell YOU tl,e Admin
i'irsuon are continually auned with the 0uestion-"And
WIN you subnhIf answer sy, SIR win submit 10 lle
Jaws oil my country, and what not III sposed TO submit IN
Devr can toingig submit 10 the dieates OF AN ami
uous and disappointed faction. "
nu'' SIR we have just heard again the Oft vcpe,ted
aa'm hat we are living under despotsm Paper cur.
y' s stated, cannot be sustained under de tic GOV.