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

"soe All "mes TO the control Of public opinion; or.
.ouneng ne precious Inheritance conferred upon then
oy Tue vAior aud wisdom OF their ancestors aneiy sub
m' 10 DC ruled and lorded over, by sord an selfish arts
ocraey IN the form Of great monied corporation. wthou
esPonsibihty, without sympathy. without check Of any
sor legal or moral! The Bank Of the United States has
aoundan'ly shewn by its Conduct, that though nomnay
Tor commercial purposes. its ruling passion n
OF which history has recorded the xence) that of DO.
nucs domination To secure itself against oppo.on il,
the pursuit oil its schemes Il seeks to command the pub
lie councils, and by influence both external and inter
a TO control aud supersede the action of the
Nor difficult 10 conceive, that institution like the
Bank oil the United States, welding immense capal
Penetrating with its branches every portion OF the njon
connecting itself by the fearful extent of ts o,sr.ons
amounng annually to between three aud four hundred
n''hons OF doars) with the business aud concerns of
every Individual In the communicate Is not difficult 10
conceive, say. that such an institution If IL;
w. should be able to make itself virtually the mas
e' Tue country Should il unhappily triumph in the
"g nrugg eu Is now maintaining with the constitu ted
authorities oil the nation, the forms of the Constitution
its substance aud vitality will be gone forever We sha
ne In ac the vassals and slaves of he art
less mon'ed power whose despolic sway will only be
rendered the more nolersbe by the bitter mockerv of
The sl subssng forms and semLlance OF free govern
ment eN~'"
Let II not be supposed, gentlemen that the Object Of
s struggle on the part the Bank mere restoration
Of The public Deposes to its keeping Its aim Is far hob
CT anu experimenting less than the renewal of its char
,er anu tue perpetuaon Of its power foresaw from
me eommencem mt Of the ersy and declared In
my place IA the Senate. that these two question, ere in
uisso'uoiy parts Of the same avs
tem IL was impossible TO that te ,es,ora,;on
Of The Deposi,es. for the brief space Of two Years
could be SO urgently sought, or that II could he .x
Peced 10 Afford any valuable relief from the pecuni.
airy pressure produced by the winding up of the Bank
un'ess were regarded as the certain means aud inn
meai'e precursor Of renewal of its charter. What
opinion ,en, Is now fact; prediction has been con-
OH finance IN the Senate, has, have SEEN Given
noce that by direction an authority OF the COMMITTEES he
would on the I'm inst. Che day before yesterday bring
Inv fha, Al,
nal relief Tor the distresses of the country to wi,
.he restoration Of the deposi,es aud the .chsr.
erng OF Tie Bank; us associatng the two objects las
they now stand by their natures in con-
necuon The Chairman OF the committee expo.es a, tho
same ne' WIN iranknes', for which, in these times he
me,',s no small praise, the whole plan OF operations ON
Which the friends Of the measure rely for success Win
view 70 "une different opinions" as he informs ne t,e
A Is proposed TO be rechatered "ior short period"
as u III point oil principle, the Constitution woul mot he
as much violated by charer for single d.y as for
twenty years. and as IT, too char ter for four or five
Years Vne term probably proposed) would certainly
pu IN The power OF the Bank secure hereafter an in
definite extension Of its existence He then tells us ina,
considering The present state Of opinion within the walls
oi Congress, and with the Chief Executive Msysr.ie
the measure is TO be submitted TO the people in more M
rect and emphatic than usual in ordinary
expressing al the same time, his belief that sin order TO
eeue themselves from The distresses under chch then Ia
tor the question put to the people moi less
hreeour'hs OF them would give an affirmative responsa
are, men, hnay told, that "whe the present state of
embarrassment and distress shall continue las cou,inu
must according 10 the committee, till the Bank is re-
ehar'ered can adjournment OF Congress. thing not to
be thought Of" e NV "
What, gentlemen, is the obvious in.erpre,aion n,s
PLAN English, Of all this! The disfresses of The oeonI
being relied on as the cogent instrument persuasion he
err, The peeunary distress Of the country Under The d
fess oil this pressure. the people will, il expected Sin
order TO relieve their pockets compromise their prnc
p'es and call upon their Representa- ives for re
oil the Bank While these extored instructions Of tho
people are pouring in, the Senate is to lay siege TO the
House oil Representatives and prevent adjournment of
congress; and this grand operation is terminate only
with surrender, discretion Of the people and tler rc
Preenailves to the coercion OF the Bank-Iere is bold
am rank avowa at least. Of both the end and the mean
OF The great struggle which is convusng the coun
y mat end Is openly proclaimed TO be- re charter of
the Bank and the means relied success. is the new
species Of torture by the ncon of pecunarv ds,res
operating hrs on the people, aud through them on their
representatives.
IL have not greatly misunderstood my countrymen,
this scheme oil operations is founded on tot
lon oil their character. Every new oppression of the
Bank VIII but confirm them in their resolution to pu,
down the oppressor Every additional instance OF embar.
rassmeht anu distress produced by it, will be but an argu
mcnt the more against the existence of an institution
pable OF nlictng such wanton and gatuous mischief on
me country has been justly sad by eloquent and
Posophical writer, that men often hardened by their
very palms, and the mind sreng thened even by the tor.
men's OF the body rises with strong defiance against its
oppfesso so VIII be with the Tree and enlightened PEG.
pie oil this country, in regard TO the expressions of the
Bank They will hurl back defiance in the teeth of the
oPpressor Instead OF The submissive and safiirmatiye
response which has been anticipated bey will answer
in the proud spirit of freemen ave know too ell The
blessings oil liberty, 10 permit any pary confederation of
money 10 weigh against them. We know too well how
much bon OF blood and treasure, the establishment of
our cost gallant be adv and
willing TO bear the small sacrifice, insignificant indeed
compared with that they manuly which NAV
now be thrown upon us in their maintenance and
snail glory IN the opportunity, il the Bank SO will it,
oil showing our devotion to those institutions by
not only with iortude but with dsdain all the ostressss
can nilic upon us in the utmost extremity of its ven
geaRce and Tar from INDUCING the unworthy thought of
aePresang ITS wrath, ny insrucing representatives,
TO yield TO its demand Of charter we will enjon II
upon them 10 edouble their opposition not 10 relax in
their Efforts, till this Unconstitutional and sorIid yrannv
has been finally put down.
The arguments with which il has been ATTEMPTED TO
ALLEVIATE the people from the support their
in ibis vital struggle, have no less the ineI
gence and sagacity, than the scheme of operations relied
on to overcome their principles has moderated their pat
otism and virtue They have been told, that tue Pfesi-
dent has united III his hands the power of the sword
and OF the purseta', by the Constitution he holds the
one, and by his own arbitrary AMI lawess act he has
grasped the oher-tha the separation Of these two now
ersis fundamental maxim OF free government and that
their union IN The same hands forms unmgae des-
posm Now, gentiemeD in the first place, the enpht.
enad people OF this country know full we'll thai the AKIN
so pompousy AID frequently cited, with regard TO the
fundamental importance OF separation Of the powers OF
tbe purse and the sword, is maxim Of and
is conse queny wholly inappcabIe our republican in.
siiu'ions In inoDarchical systems the power of the
sword, TO wit that OF raising armies, equppng fleets
making war, &C. being in the hands OF herediiary
Clhei Magistrate. holding his power indie of The
people, is indispensable TO the of the public
liberties, that the power Of the purse should be seDGrnfed
from II, and placed in other hands But in our iree re.
P9ocan system, TINS reason Tor aseparaon Of the powers
Of the purse and the sword has application whatever
aud they are both lodged, where only hev can he sa
lodged IN the hands oil the representatives. Of The peope
Our Constitution, therefore, does recognise but ex
Presy repuciaes ihis monarchcal maxim; Tor, the lun.
damcnial principle OF American liberty, as YOU have so
well declared by the sentiment embodied in vour 6r