Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-04-18
Richmond. Friday, April rs.
TO The CITIZENS OF YIRCLv1.a

victories
ing the exertions of the People. AS we IRE about
TO dismiss this paper from hands, we learn that
Old Buckingham has done her duty The two late
Delegates are beaten by Booker and Yancey. So
far the returns have been received, and deducting
Cdrotle we have gained eight changes, on political
grounds and counting Nottoway nine-and we haye
lost one only: Thus making, the least calculation,
the difference of sixteen votes i'm our favor. The
cause gains as it goes-and we have the strong
est reasons 10 believe that the exertions of the u-
wavering, unqualified opponents of the Bank will
be crowned with u decided majority in the next Lee
gislaure.
But it is no time to sleep-Our opponents are nc
tive, skiliul aud untiring We must not sleep upon
the field of battleor else we shall he caught and
conquered. Let the friends of the Constitution i'm
every county still put forth all their strength Eve
ny means is taken to Divide distract, to deceive
and ntimidue the People by false ruirors and insi-
dious panics. BE upon your guard--and march OH
with discretion and with zeal-Go forth again i'm the
spirit OF victory, and you must inevitably triumph
The friends of the country should have three oh
jects TO their hearts TO save their Consttu-
ton and their Liberties from the National Bank:
To guard the Public Revenue from ab,se--and
to throw around our State Banks, the fiscal
agents of the Revenue, all the restrictions which
may protect them against any excess of Executive
Power:
And to arrest all idle panics, and all unnecessary
pressure-and apply all the proper and competent
remedies which are best calculated to relieve the
public distress, and to prevent all the embarrnss-
n'ents, which the power Of the Bank may be dis
posed to pr Jduce.
These are the points in which we pledge ourselves
to unite with all the friends of the Rights of the
States and the Liberties of the People.-We will
take them up lereafer-nnd invite a discussion of
them from ohcrs.-But the first great pressing con-
sideratIon now is, to go against the Bauk-and us
one great means, TO look TO the elections.-The
People ut Virginia have much to do. The whole
country expects much their hands, To the Polls
then, Freeinen of Virginia! To the Polls
THE REIGN OF TERROR!
1t seems that every thing must now be done to
increase the agitation Of the Public. Panic has
become the order of the Day The most dreadful
pictures are to be drawn Of the public Distress-the
most direiul anticipations expressed of future
events kumours are scattered i'm all directions for
deludng the People, and affecting the Elections
The office is denounced i'm the darkest colors
The state Banks are TO be held up all ready to
snap III pieces The Senate of the U. S. is the great
Theatre Tor the cxcitation Of this panic. There the
cauldron is to he constantly kept i'm state of ebul-
ion But the tactics Of the Opposition is exerted
IN other directions and in various channels
one Dank stops, reports put forth that others
are about 10 break, or have actually broken. Such
IS the alarm, which is attempted 10 he raised that
the people may shut their eyes to the violation
OF the Constitution, and consent to put down the
Administration and the Bank. The two strongest
passions OF the human mind, Ambition and Ayarice
are enlisted and combining their energies The
times would be bad enough without the interview
ton OF political passions. An Institution with 35
millions OF capital, and having S60000,O0O out in
debt could not be wound up without serious embar-
rassments But ambitious men, sezing upon those
Materials labour all in their power to add to the
public distress, and extend the panic They have
purposes ofther own to gratily-and such are tho
soand'fouS means they employ for their Attainment
Tins Is the Reign of Terror-and it will require all
the virtues and frmness of the People to withstand
the assaults which are now making upon them.
nut the more pressure, the more panic, the more
are we alarmed by the tremendous po,ocr of this
Cn,fed States Bank.-If it has such immense power
us 10 be able to throw whole people into convul-
sons; if the curtaimcnt of its issues and the ap-
prehensIon OF ITS pressing upon the Stnte Banks and
the feope, are the principal causes of tile present
emDarrassrnents; if it can compel Congress into
subJecon TO its measures if it can force prolopga-
tron, and in other words, perpetuaon of its char
ter, well may we despair of the Liberties of our
counrymen. The more, them we are pressed the
more do we tremble at The enormous po,cer of This
mammoth Institution. The more we reflect, the
more we see all around us, the more eperpeti-
caliy may we repeat what we said OIL the 2lst March,
1920 eve believe that Institution both unconstitutional
and dangerous to the liberties md happiness of The
Peopie"-What was strongly anticipation IL years
ago, actual experience has now converted into cer-
'ai"ty'-G0d saUe The Repubhc!-say we.
=, Mr.. Czdy's Desperation.
is ar. Clay iniurated! Is he infatuated. When on
monday last lie invoked the power of the Senate and
called upon them TO stand in the BREACH and especially
exclaimed, "ln the first place. to preserve untarnished
ana unsupported the purity OF Congress let us negative
the nomination OF every member for any Office high or
low foreign domestic, until the authority of the Cons,i.
tuion and laws is fully restoed"-n other words mega.
i've such nominations, until the Deposes are yesforsd
and perhaps the Bank recbartered Did Mr. Clay reme.
Der what was due TO the Constitution the great inter.
ests OF the counyor did he recolect some of the me-
inorable acts OF his own remarkable lille?
Grant That no ministerial Offices oug, to be filed ont of
the members oil Congress, aud would cordially concur
in the sentiment; does therefore follow that offices
which require the highest grade of talent las Cabinet an.
pointDebs foreign missions and Judges OF the Supreme
Cour ought not 10 be permitted have the widest range
OF selection?
Besides will the Senate thus undertake BY an arbitrary
rule oil its own TO amend il were the Constitution and
TO restrict the President 10y such uno too as now lords
II over yence) TO his constitutional rights and dues
And besides does MIR. Clay forget his own appoint.
menis HE OF all men living, 10 talk Of Party" and
Paity iniuencesHe TO declare against nominations of
members Of Congress- who, while he was In the Chair Of
Chair by the most mysterious aud sbomiDable manage.
menf but afterwards took under him the highest Office in
his Cdbne--He, too who from The H. OF r. az Mi
MISTER aboad-He too, who has been occupied for so
much OF his lille, aye aud is this moment working the
wires OF party, TO talk OF the purity OF politicians
He, who has clucled two high Offices while represen.
tatve oil the People, TO talk OF and of teiectng
Ii only shows how desperate man Of great talents and
greater ambition can bec0meand into what reckless
drmagogUe man may descend, who might have become
the distinguished beneacior Of his county
The NeW York Charter Election.
ne Opposition claim majority OF two in Joint ballot Of
the oInnon Council OF the Ciy--and we entertain little
oouo, from mo returns That they in their cal.
cul'uon-But they have lost their MayorLawrence is
uoquesiionaby elected by majority Of about 222 The
unor so lndustrousIy set soa that great many votes
had been improperly aside, because Verplank name
nnf ON fitaf .I.fE r. 70