Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-03-08
POLITICAL.

WOODSTOCK, Shenandoah County, March l.
BY notice inserted in another part of this paper il will
be seen that the people this county called upon
our next Court their opinions relation to the
controversy at present existing between the authorities Of
the General Government, and the friends and emssaries
o. that sink OF corruption, the United States Bank
The call is made by many citizens, both Of the town
and country, some of whom seldom mngle in the
party conflicts OF the day, unless some vital prn.
cple o. the Federal Constitution is gere; and no
one acquainted with sterling democracy Of old Shenan-
doah will be loss anticipate the sen she will
proclaim on next Monday week, through the medium of
the proposed meeting For ourselves, have no hest
aton in saying, from all and hear around u.s.
that the measures OF the Executive in relation to the u
s. Bank will be most unequivocaly supported. and the
resolutions which have recently passed the legislature of
Virginia most alphabetically condemned. Aud we doubi
not tie Senator from This district will receive a passing
notice for msrepresenng in several important parcu
lars the sentiments OF at least nine tennis Of his con.,
tueDts.-ScntineL
We learn from gentleman who was at Page court on
Monday last, thathat respectable and spirited county is
possible more unanimous than Shenandoah in support The
President, and in course Of the Lee
gssturA :" -ofo~ence 10 the public deposes: and that
meeting would have been held express the sense of the
county upon those subjects, but for the late sitting Of the
court The people from the country having generally re-
turned to their homes, before il adjourDed.-I6.
From the Legislature OF Massachusetts, we learn. tina,
The Resolves, fourteen in number, respecting the Public
Deposlies the Currency, and the Powers exercised or
claimed by the President of the United States which
passed the Senate Of that State with only one dissenting
VOTE passed the House of Representatives on Friday last
by vote OF 307 TO 1875 The following resolution from
now under discussion in Congress and in the na,on;
Nat Int.
"Re3OlUed, That the Senators OF this ah in
congress be instructed and the Representatives request;
ed TO use their influence for the purpose of procuring the
restoration oil the deposes OF public money TO the Bank
oil the United States and Of continuing 10 the people the
advantages resulting from National Bank by renewal
OF The charter of the one, in some other way
Ertraet Of letter from The Hon. c. c. Clay, dated
WAsHrNGToN CITY January H. 1884
"Ihe quest'on-shall the Deposes be restored to
the United States Bank lis of much
in my opinion, any other Upon which have bee called
upon 10 vote, since have had seat in Congress Tit be
necessary 10 restore the depestes re char
ter the Bank We cannot do without the Bank now,
we dispense with IT two years hence, when its char.
ter will expire There is no reason to suppose that
The Situation oil tie country will then be better
or That the shock, in The commercial world, will be
less sensibly felt Them than now. Hence the uues.
ton shall the deposifes be restored ?-invoIves tho
question, shall the Bank be srered? do not be.
hevs that majority oil the present House Of Represen
anVes VIII ever sanction the other: nor do be-
heye that majority OF the people Of the United States
will ever consent 10 either To e-cbarter the Rank
alter the developments have recently had of
its iniernedilng in the political affairs of the coun.
uy us attempting 10 Influence elections; the
der OF lis capital into the hands Of its President without
Testricon as to amount 10 pay for and circulate political
speeches, pamphlets and documents, even holding
him to The ordinary responsibility of rendering an account
anu atsr witnessing lis corruping influence the
Pfess 10 say nothing OF the bad faith with which has
performed its fiscal agency would almost amount 10 an
Abandonment OF the government provided by the Cons,u.
ton, and submission TO the dominion and diciaon of
moneyed corporation Wheu correctly informed the peo-
PIE VIII always be true TO themselves; they cannot msun
derstsnd the facts that before M and thew will never
consent to recbarer institution which openly ayows
anu atiemptso justify such papable abuses Shall we have
The Bank, without the Republic! or, shall have the
Republic, without the Bank? Let this be und ersood az
the alternative and need lear the result'Hunts
vile Democrat.