Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-06-17

The author of the notice concerning the Ambe,s Eic
lion, published in the Enquirer OF the 29h OF April has
received our note OF the 23s ul stating that call had
been made Tor his name. upon the ground that the para
graph was PERSONAL aud the limits of political
discussion. To which your Correspondent makes this
That he declines ering the call simply because the
age OF ehivaiy has passed by and he no disciple Of
Don teuixoite. And dis not So there is still ~ ant
ing the motive aud the authority which are not shewn
Indeed, the whole affair have been in
spi'i' 81 vomiting pride. which would be rJirn'ons TO
treat "ih gravity; hut especially, because he dors not
choose TO be led oil 6om the uue question, into any per-
sona controversy ahout lis enough. ior every use iu
purpose, that the person 10y whom the call has be
made, has himself mode up The issue upon Il hole sub
Ject Of the "tiicuar AMI the structures upon it, and sub
United mat Issue TO the public for Gna decision Anony
nous bs side, IL should be on the other also il ia
now public matter, and the public settle it,
SO lar as the author OF the Circular may be affected
he had no right that nagious an outrage ON
political truth would be suffered TO pass unnoc.d And a.
10 that there has been OF any known rule
which limits The freedom Of political discussion" "Hc
hatsows the wind, must reap the wbirwind." Mr. Gar
land has taken helgcren ground, sDd submit him
sell to the - laws Of war; H. notwithstanding he can
shew ha, any The least injustice has been done him. the
auho' OF The Offending paragraph will be prompt make
sny PREPARATION which homo, or Justice may require Bu,
ms Is not TO be the work OLA Proxynone will be admit
eu. mr. Sdiiahd has no night 10 claim exemption RON
The condition 10 which every public man is subjected He
has himself dealt with asdious decaey or measured
erimnaon, towards high political innciouary--iu..eJ
IN his own currency. - To do YOU Guild be done by
Is golden rule; and no principle oil ethics allows de-
pariure IRON IL.
There is certainly ssce done Mr. Garland in the
"Synopss OF his circular OF the ooh of Apr-as eve
~ body may who will take The pains 10 compare ien
unless IN 's' that II does not the hoie ground
and this was moi pretended. Ii j. true that the .dop
lnehulug OF course the principles positions and
men contained in the Circular charge 10 be "/aIse
anu unfounded"but let II be remarked that this as
not Their real character, they must be regarded true
aud neiI: jounded--tie yeiy definition Inch of ali
o'hers hey have the least right 10 clsimWheefoc C,
hen il improper, in commenting political dog ma
10 say that II Is false and unIounded." contains
QrOss mis-
bie and not necessarily used in offensive sense.
Nova many well meaning people, have been, and
are aoe 10 be led Into error, by the high authority upon
winch The 'Cncusr rests Tor its support c6ciol state
me,'fs which the people saw, pc rhaps never
WIZ see; because 1t Is questionable whether any such
exst-ii would seem TO he meas, OF public duty, that
as lar as may be, the iallacies with which il abounds
should be more fully exposed than has heretofore b en-
attempted so that con Hiding, yet greatly deceived
people, may in some degree be enabled TO torn correct
opinion for themselves from sources more TO be relied ON
than the " Circular" seli. With that view. i, shall be
e purpose oil lie following expose OF this EpideTis Of
yc'd' briefly to portray the head and front OF the pie
ure-hopng that Others at leisure and more cana
bic, viii sketch on, the iuil poruaiis.
ist There foundation for saying, that the Pre-
sdeni OF the Uned States had coused 10 be reored
Jrom tie Bank nearly eight millions IF dollars which
hdd been placed there depOsife under the authority
o lao, and IN pursuance Of ersting contract tch
me BUNK, because the order Tor removing the depotes
related merely place was prospective i'm ia opefaion
anu I'll" not Affect dollar actually paidiD This proved
by the terms OF The order ITSELF every official document
ever ssHed upon the subject Nor there any contract
charter which Tised
me use OF puohc drpostes ior banking purposes.
I'd There was no foundation fer saying tina, the Pre.i-
oeht MAJ seized upon The treasure Of the Mutton
vn' disregard ~ ms cath. and The solemn duties IF his
tce-th he shield under his control all The revenues
he country, and disposed cf them at peasuI e. Nth.
out The authority Of i1to - because the whole result Of
The Executive proceeding in iea ion The public depe-
posites amounted 10 this: hs the Bank of the u States
as Pdce@ deposte, should be disconnued and
local Banks substituted for the purpose subject 10 the
same regulations, and liable perform the same duties
under lihe responsibilities. The authority for withdraw
ing the public monies from the Bank Of the u. States,
dPdce dPoSe expressly reserved 10 The Secretary
oil te Treasury by The 10 section OF the OF Inco
Porston and by usage But, that, as
consequence OF this measure the power the President
over The " Treasure of the Nation had been enlarged
by "usuTpdton, or the pow Of Congress abridged,
TO contend for proposition baseless il is unjust
which moments reflection will prove. For " hat pur-
pose, lei II be asked, has Congress employed in the
worthless pageant OF eppropTa ing GH the of the
country 10y "eum0"fy Of ider, IL Gas Mr. Garland al
eges) HE President had srZed upon the hole and dis
posed OF them at his pleasure The tfutaon OF the
charge Is manifest in The plain The question:
For no purpose whatever; and the charge be true
But this exposition would suit the purposes of ruthless
pariysn'i' could neither mislead Give nor accom-
pish The cendary design TO apply the torch to ses,
prejsdice, aud fan il 10 flame.
In relation TO the depre citation OF The price of tObac.
CO.. from 20 TO 30 per cent The 'sed' city If money
and the loss Qt condence, consequent upon The al.
legged misconduct OF the President although the time
selected (heiore The opening OF the Harke) favora.
bic one, yet in despite oil di-ress circuars and panic
speeches, The bubble has, ia time bursted; and all
these subjects attest by daily experience their own
hesihfu condition Whereby, The grand secret stands
exposed, that portion OF the community is liable 10 be
so much Affected, as those who obtain their daily bread
from the corrupoDs aud fAvors OF the Bs,k; and who in
their attempt 10 destroy Andrew jackson have brought on
fatal re action themselves, aud been ensuated in
the tolls they laid Tor others.
IL is TO all inens and purposes naked gratuity the
truth oil which, no "c6iciGi statement be oroug TO
sustain, from ,oEich IL appeors" That ,c6sf fbs
President had tcfhdrGt1n from the Bank S7,929 93t
Sz-he Bank tcithin The period had reduced lis
accommodations only SO ops 373 7(so lar as the real
question concerning the drpos any invoIyeN
as TIE process Ivy which these results are attained and
the little regard 10 accuracy with which tey have been
drawn out, will abundanty shew IL is stated that nm IN,
Is oil October 1888 the deposites amounted 10 sI7s77.
Z9S SION the LIST OF March, 1884, 10 S99 1868 81
and from thence II inferred, that the 81 929 034 81 had
been Withdrawn by The Presideni;-aud well might the
PRESIDENT lie charged with "high handed ustupa;ion
u this was ttne-because the estimate embraces the prf
vdfe as well as the public deposles, reference 10 tie
returos viii shew IL Is then stated, that on the Is OF
October be Bank loans amounted TO $50 O91 POP 93-on
the LIST oil March to $56 1929 &C. aud from hence
INFERRED that the loans had been reduced the SO O26 373
only, according TO oical saiemenis and this is tie
solution Of the whole aiIair.-Now in the midst OF these
researches into ccidi Statements and labours Of s.
neucal calculations, II is passing strange, thar Mr. Gar
land never bundefed the factthat the Bank lin
anticipation OF It's rejection as place OF deposr)
menced its cUttsils in August, instead of Ocober-snd
ceased in November instead Of March, as follows:
In Aug Sept. $1,000, 146 2l--Rep Com. WAYS &
p" oc'. Nov. 664l ,O9S &C. means, p. Is.
Total IN month, S9,7O7 PA 47-Rep. Com WAYS &
Means page Sl--AnouDtiug, in the whole, nearly six
millions above Mr. Garlands estimate aud proved By of
fetal statements" slso and that during the same four
months, the public deposltes in Bank ranged according
to the following table
IbAug. $7599,03l All
IN sep, 9,ls2'l7s Is Aver. for mo- ss. 76o, 21 IS
Ia I. + D.. ~