Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-22

tatve too often strives 10 HMsELFlo lead his pec
PIE instead OF being the pient Of their will and wish
es-to become the 5cnetdctor, yea DICTATOR instead Of
the agent of his constituents 1t is this which curses
the country with Of its CURSES too much leSis
tafton AS general rule, it would be safest most re
publican, 10 vote against every Of general
Importance out OF the ordinary routine Of Legislative d
ties, until the great body of the people shall have clearly
Indicated that they need, and in favor Of it, If they
really need, and desire any thing at tic hands of their
representatives they will leave no room for gurs ing or
sprcuatlns upon t''r sentiments 1.-THE pcopl cannot
lrci, and d" MT make kaown their representatives the
necessity Tor rir ac"n let the representative be
ca HAT their Is III !dct no necessity all This position
iid TO be sprnd in general There may be exceptions;
but The creation Of Banks ought surely be made
an cxcrpii,l.
s. The power 10 charter companies, is Of the most
exalted acts of Sovereignty" Sn said Mr. Clay, in his
NcpuOlicun days i'll lcli. The power to charter B0nk
ING companies, has. IN practice, proven lie power 10
transfer the sovereignty Of the people, 20 most fearful
extent To irresponsible boards of Bank Dircctors-wo
nave welded more power, The pccuniary interests
OF The people, tlln Legislatures themselves could
exert In ordinary cases, the plumbers and misdceds OF
one year. may be corrected by the people the An
unwlse OF unaithfu Legislator may be turned out An
obnoxious law may be repealed Not So with an Act
OF incorporation Our hands tied. The public faith
Is pledged The corporation with all its powers, and
exclusive privileges is fastened upon u.s. and is
prone to cntwne itself about the Legislature, and
troll its action in all cases involving The interests Of the
corPoaton-hc interests OF the people TO the contrary
notwithstanding. This is no tcorsing. We have seen
1t in practice. There to fear, that shall
this winter, that cooperate power and corporate influence.
to be placed dbovc the hts and interests Of the
Of the people. VIII our Senator's and Delegates permit
themselves TO be carried along in Wild ruinnuS, and
antirepublcan of legislation, by small mnori-
tics Of the people, welding and seeking corporate pow
ers, and exclusive privileges! Shall LOG RoLLI*G"
between panpcrcd creatures Of the Legislature be per-
Inlrd 10 throw into the SHADE, the vital interests of
those, whose industry sustuns both the creatures and
tie creators Shall the schcning noisy, Specializing eo,
control the honest industrious many? "NouS rerrons.
Let those who tuIn up their the very sound
of the word dtmncracywo hag ridden, and wish to
haunt others with the ghost Of Agrarianism, beware Of
the mschievous, dcmoralising tendency Of Corporations.
Arlstocracy and Agraranism arc the two extremes,
which every sobcr-mlndcd man, whether rich poor,
ought to resist 50 Extremes bcgct each other The
pail abe the parliaty shown by Government, to
the interests Of farorcd ,o the reckless violent,
and intoerant, will become The oiling many. Nothing
rIc under the SUM- But have not time TO write
my views upon this subject. ain but poorly quail.
fled to enter The mazcs Of such cnc-nor is it
sary my purpose. Plain dealing is my object main
tain, that banking capital mt TO be ncoPo-
rated until the great body Of the people cali for it. de-
ny that tHey hare called for and the matter be left
to them, do not believe they will call for it.
1t IS admitted by all parties, that there is too little hard
money in the country TO sustain the paper money in
circulation, to preserve sound currency; that any
increase Of the paper, tends inevitably to produce all the
evils of unsteady unsafe, dcprecaLed and dcprcci
ang currency, unless the proportion of gold and silver
the present SYSTEM will hasten and increase these evils
The Legislature, then, cannot without reckless disre-
gard of The best interests Of the country create
Banks until the pcnpc-tle bulk of the peoplr-csll
for them Do Senators and Delegates act for the
great body Of their people, do they act for tho OF
schemes and stocks in the tCrns@
Our Governor leans in favor of more Banking capital.
He is haunted by the awful rccmnm which he appehends
from the going down Of the National Bank. The va
CUM be filed If do not fill it, by creating
Bank paper it will be filled by the Bank paper of
other Suites No good but ultimate nschefis to result
from filling it with paper. But it must be filled with
Bank paper. SO thinks Governor Tazrwe
Gentlemen of the General Assembly, beware how you
permit yourselves be mscd by big and big
No prophets ought be condcd in. in these days,
and especially upon such cct as this. Rene
dies like the Governors, for apprchcnded evils have
been tried over and again-:hey have invariably
done mischief think the Governor himself admits it.
Whether lie admits It not, experience and common
teach it.
Suppose YOU stand stock STILL determined 10 create
more Banks but TO watch and reform those now
have And suppose other States, should travel the road
ruin again. and should attempt to flood the
trr-to fill the Governors awful Vacuum with their de-
p!cciating parer-what would be the result? What in
few years. would be the comparative con!iton Of Fir
rna. and The other States; Let those answer who a
few years ago, got premium Of 80 per cent in Kntic
IN upon Virginia Bank paper. Let those who would re-
ly upon paper, take warning from Kentucky.
Governor 1azewel treats with contempt, the idea, that
hard money currency can be established Not WORD
in favor Of the suppression Of small mates and supplying
their places with gold and silver. This he knows Prac
ticabe This he knows would far to secure the int
rests Of the people against the certain evils Of crcula
ing medium Of paper alone. Prejudice! Party prejudice
sealed his lips TO this reform. Too much Jackson!s!
nn rr1Gic,cd that it ,c be- he is determined that
shaN not be, if throwing cold water upon the proposition
''N wv '~'' A DEMOCRAT OF ROANOKE.