Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-06-20

These are the men whom Mr. Bddle denounccs the |
dupes nnd instruments OF 'esperafe Gdrenture,s and
SIfsh sehemerS. OF the ''dstSstobie Kitchen Ca6aet
ri the "tcretoh,d eojoi." oi "poteaf juggiers" OF
"niserabie eaboi OF sprof cote odreafurers" Of men
who msde an effort 10 rob The Bank" and now en-
deavoring ito plui,der The country by destroying the
Bank"
Now We call upon the ii9 and la honorable men
who thus denounced By MIR Brle, ssy before the
House the world, whether, since their arrival i'm
Washington, they have been besei ~ih any Of those gen
emen who are siigmatzed caba here, in any elliott
10 dictate their in relation 20 the Bank OF the
United ss'es' We know that every one Of the liza will
pronounce the whole Bank TRADE, Tar IL regards
them and the power which Il is pretended controls
them, scGnd0lous and false. Every man OF the TIA is
Witness to the nation, that the whole story about
Kitchen Cabinet ard its inuence in Congress or else
where, sheer br alton, invented elude the peo-
PIE and lead them TO sustain principles they detes and
But Mr. BrIle does stop here. He offers his We.
disi"eres'ed advice to the House OF Representatives
IA terms as insulting as ingenuity could devise, inso
The House ought TO he ashamed Of ouch conduct;
there are really many honest and well sng men in
that body, aud they oagh to revolt at the hupi,on II,
which the Kichen Cabinet subjects them The present
ie.ing OF the country towards the House one OF sur.
PRISE and pity Surprise ,ha, popular body .houl
suffer the control OF these political jugglers H. hereafter
h" body should he desp sed, il will only be because il
has made itself despicatle lf il be treated with con-
tempt, IL will be because II Is contemplate"
Is not Ibis too nuc Is come TO this that the imme
disc Representatives OF the People are not only deGed
IN the exercise OF their lawful authority, but tainted and
inulted hy the naughty purse proud cuprts! language
like fitting be nsed to the majesty of the American
People rrPrese Dted in Congress?
Bu Mr. Bid!c commits, il possible greater OUTRAGE
ny clearly asserting that lac las in Congress his bbed in
srnmen's who" he considers his duty protect the
h'zatd nj the Banks charter. Hear hiu:
All the spill, o ole nded dignity should take it, proper
direct on, The House would CALI President Bdde bu,
President Jackson to the bar, Tor having declared two
thirds OF them might be bIibed-and il would call this
Committee Itself 10 the bar. Tor the outrage of exsc,ny
the private aud condentai aud letters Of gen
uemen sitting by their sides This il the real con,rmn,
HOuso-the Ban nix In "a
the hon or OF the House ag.n- its own Committee"
Here we are told oil THE BANK HAVING PROTECT
ED THE HONOR or THE HOUSE AGAINST IRIS OWN
COMMITTEE" What is this but asserting that the exhj.
oon OF its books and correspondence oud dshonor the
house "h"' IS !, but saying 10 them, al have my
oroed instruments sfHg 6y your sides, whose corrup-
ion ana bound IN honor conceal" 1t no Duane on
whose authority this mpuaion upon the honor of the
touse is made-H comes direct from the Bank MIR
Bddle declares he has protected the honor OF the ouse
by refusing TO disclose his intercourse With m ms
he declares tina, the honor OF tile House il in his eping
and that II be preserved sacrificed a, his will Yet
he has HE assurance 10 say that the call of the COMMITTEES
Tor MS books and correspondence an impuatiun upon
me House! Their exposure could have done the honor Of
Ho mar" had every thing therein been fair and
honest The Committee doubtless wished the world o.,
see now lar and honoaf The members OF the Houes
all 'he'r transactions with the Bank, and thus put down
the impuations that abroad. Perhaps they even
wished 10 protect The House against the very mpua,ion
promulgated through MIR. Duane, and now used by Mr.
Biddls. But Mir Fiddle says "No-you sbal no, show
The purity Oi the Houseo disclose the tranac.ons and
corr ,pondence OF its members ,ciH destroy its honor
will pro'ect its honor" Aud the people are NOW
publicly told, that The honor OF Congress has been pro-
'ecied 10y The Bank! Does hot Mr. Bidde commit the
to0Tst Of all cORtenipfs by saving so
| Protect the honor ffhe House WIN this whole ar
ucle hied with ontrAges upon the honor OF the House
ana not content with sgma'izng three iouris OF it as
oos OF the hichen Cabinet" Mr.. Fiddle selects out
members by name, in order put the Bank mark on The
| Mr.. Stevenson, late Speaker, Mr.. Thomas MIR Lane
| MIR. Mann OF New York Mr. Mason and NJ Mnhl.n'
oerg are selected out Tor especial but the
peculiar wrath OF the Bank President is made 10 lall on
ne eloquent aud talented Mr. Lyle Ia reference This
gentleman e sdcredness o private correspondence is
utterly forgotten aud The very men who refused ex.
hIbit their correspondence codentidy 10 f
,e House Tor the purpose OF protecting The honor of that
oue do not hesitate TO publish ia the an ex
tract OF letter from MIR Lye's brother as means of
ssssdng The honor OF one OF It's members!!
/ ims Is the contamination of Bank viany. Those
whom IT cannot brow beat biibe, uses its secret
cords and private correspondence TO DESTROY; while its
own brbed Instruments are projected from eSposure nv a
VOCATION OF the charter, under preence OF pro,e lag the
honor OF the House!
= We have not doubt. that an immense majority of The
House are pure men, who do iank Me-. Blle for hi.
proiecion And we do not doubt they will resent hi. at
tack on Mr. Lyle IL il were upon themselves What
'h1i' ne Bank be permitted 10 garble its correspondence
anu pubsh paris oil ", to as-a the honor the
standing OF honc men, and the same time refuse that
correspondence when coniiden'aIly called for
The Bank, this is The climax iote.
/ PLAIN QUEsTIoN.-We would ask the honorable
members OF Congress who compose the minority OF the
Committee al Investigations why they consented TO serye
upon 81 The House had 40 right to make the invesga
ton they ordered, the committee undertook Neither
OF these gentlemen voted in favor OF the resolution 10
point this committee, aud surely IL il improper they
ought 10 have declined acting. Their suffering the
serves TO be placed upon il acknow OF its
validity and correctness - Rochester Republican.
Mes RS Everett and Ellsworth undoubtedly IN
serve on The Committee OF Investigation for MIR
pose Of defending violation the Bank thong 10
Se upon The rights OF the House OF which they are mem.
beis In proof OF dis give below the resolutions propos
e"y hese W. gentlemen, mbers OF the commtte re-
quiing the Bank submit he books and papers of The
institution 10 nspec0T and asserting the night of tax
ing testimony ON the part OF The committee OF The House
But alter these friends The Bank found
MAJ NIT Bdde dare not submit the books and papers 10
Inspection and that the officers OF the Bank would not
feSVy, ihey luin round and vindiraie this course i'm
Tie teeth oil their resolutions We here these
resolutions the public will compare them " h their Bank
| viDdIcaiioh III the minority report:
w heTeas 'his committee is now organized and the
Directors OF the Bank have made known that tbcy are
prepared TO submit their books for inspection:
- ResoiUed That the committee take into consiJera
lion HE several subjects referred them and that fey
proceed to inspc the hooks aud examine the eduys
OIL the Bank, au horized by the charter touching the
na'iers referred TO them aud in the order in which thew
are arranged by the House of Representatives viz
"i The cause OF the commercial embarrassment and
usWesS complained OF by numerous citizens OF the Unit.
cd States, Ia suidry memorials which have been pre-.
sebled 70 Congress al the present session.
- Whether the charter OF The Bank has bean violated
20 what corruPTons and abuses have existed i'm its
mangsnen whether IL hss used it, corporate powers or
money 10 control ibe press interfere IN politics or nlu.
ence elections" and whether 1t had any sgeney through
s management or money in producing the existing pres
"To these resolu on., the following were offered az an
erelG
"ResoICed That The committee on behalf Of the hi.
rect'rs OF The Bank be directed submit 10 our inspec.
ion at their banking house, the bo1ks and pagers of the
Institution, fhsy shall br fespeciivelv called or