Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-11

we all concluded that IL amendments could be mads IA
bill for its renewal.
We come now to the famous of july 1882 mega
living the bill to re.chaer the Bank Here Il might DO
csly expressed The President cannot eIud. The
c must now be perfectly frank We shall presently ,ee
tic says "a Bank of the U. s. s in many respects con.
venicnt 10 the government and useful to the People
Entertaining this opinio and deeply with ,hs
belief that some oil the and privileges bv
the ext ting Bank Unauthorized by the Constituton
&C., 81 felt 1t my duty, an early peri Of nv Admins
a,ion, to call the attention OF Congress 10 the pracca
oty OF organizing an institution combining all adj
vanages and obvia'ing these obe sincerely re.
gret, that in the act before me can perceive none of
those notifications" &c. "ihata Bank of the United
STATES, competent 10 oil the dies which may be re.
quired by the Government, might be SO organized an
not to infringe delegated powers or the re.
served rights OF the States, do entertain doubt
Had the Executive been called furnish the project
such an Institution the duty would have been cher.
fully performed" The Message is principally employ
ed in discussing the objections which the President en-
ieained TO the particular provisions of the CHARTER and
not to the Bank ITSELF such the right of foreigners to
hold stock In it, is exemption from State taxaon it's ca.
pacny 10 hold real esste &c., &c. Does the President
sven IN TINS Message array himself In opposition TO any
Bank Of the United Siaess Does he even oppose him
wh,.S 20 me existing Bank under every organization Of
which is SUSCEPTIBLE On the contrary does he not de-
clare that he does not entertain doubt that Bank NAV
De consiutionay orgsnized Does he not even rebuks
congress Tor not calling on him to furnish project of
BANK, which he would have cheerfuy supplied Is II
not fairly deducibe from the Message that the charter
o. .ne present Bank might have been amended
uon! So FAR the Message from being decisive against
an Banks oil the United States, against the existing
Dahk' under any notification the President expressly de.
eare' that the question was adjourned. He says: ga pe.
neral discussion will now take place, ecing new light
anu se,ting important principles and Congress-
elected In the midst Of such discussion and furnishing
an equal representation OF the people, according to the
last census, will bear the Cdpifol the verdict Of pub
nc oPinon ana doubt not bring this important question
This review Of the various messages OF the President
eonclusivey evnccs that they were far from expressing
of Tho Of NJ
rae, except that he opposed to the If
The charter contained in the bill submitted to him for its
demonstrates that he entertained no doubt that il
caoie and desirable TO establish Bank Of the u States
Jusnhed the hope that he might be ultimately recon.
eu 10 me continuation OF the present Bank with suta
oie notifications and 1t expressly proclaimed that The
whoe subject was adjourned to the new Congress 10 be
assembled under the last IL the parts of The
sages which have cited, or other expressions in th.
same document, be doubtful susceptible of different
interpretation, the review is sufficient for my purpose
".n Is, 70 reiuie the argument confidently advanc.
ed that the Presidents opinion in opposition to the
sent or any other Bank of the United States was frankly
anu larry stated TO the People, prior the late election
was fully understood and finally decided by them.
Accordingy, in the canvass which ensued, il was bold
assert'db by the parisans of the President that he was
not opposed TO Bank Of the United States nor TO the
sung Bank, with proper amendments They maintained
az east Wherever those friendly national bank were
:" sne majority that his reelection would be followed by
OF the Bank, with proper amendments They
uwe IL is true, with great earnesness upon his obec
ons 10 me Bank at modified, and especially to
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.hey nevertheless contended that these objection,
would be cured, he was elected, and the Bank sus
stned, appeal to the whole Senate, to my colleague
10 me People OF Kentucky, and especially to the CITIZENS
oi the city of Louisville for the of this
ment " ~ ''"'e
Amer all this, was IL anticipated by the people Of
the United States that in the election Of the President
mey were deciding against institution of such vital i'm
Porance Gould they have imagined that, after an ex
press adjournment OF the whole TO new Congress
the PRESIDENT himself, he would have prejudged the
action oil this new Congress and pronounced that dues
on' expressly by himself referred its authority was
previously settled by the people He claimed no such
res" 10 MS message, Immediately after the
snough IN ne denounced the Bank unsafe depos
'ory OF inc pubc money, and invited Congress to iuves
gaze is condition The President, them and the Secre
sy oil the treasury are without all color of ustc
or eir assertions that the question Bank or no Bank
was iuy and a'rly submitted 10 the people, and dec.
| zion pronounced against il by them
Sir, am surprised and alarmed al the now .orr.o ~
Executive power, which is found in the result of pre;
uenaI election had supposed that the constitution and
ire avs we're me sole source OF Executive authority: that
me constitution could only be amended in the mode which
mas itself prescribed; that the issue of
eiecton was merely to place the Chief Magistrate in
assigned to him; and that he had nehe more nor
power In consequence of the election than the cons,iu
on defines and delegates But seems that IT, prior 70
an election, certain opinions matter how ambruousIv
put iorh by candidates known 10 the peope these
loose opinions in virtue of the election Them
serves win the constitution, and afterwards are 10 no
garded and exponnded parts of the instrument
(Remdinder in our nert
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