Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-05

and designed to c.oatc general panic in tie land and
emanatng from the Senate of the United States, hi
thcrto looked upon the highest authority all sub
lects OF great public import The ruin Of all the card
nal interests of the country confidently prcdic and
those predictions enforced with warmth and vchcmencc
winch could not fail to produce profound imp
Under such circumstances acted upon by such moving
causes for doubts and alarm and st time when
councrvaling influences could be brought In operate
upon their minds-nght not the people have bccn de
iudcd without justly mourning the nputaon of igno
rance, which has been cast upon them i'll this House
know, SAID Mr. w many intelligent men, who at that
period Of alarm. apprchcnsve tat the OF
inc Government might prove luxurious the best inter
gvngs, they stood firm still confding in the honesty
and patriotism of the Administration. 1t was within
Mr.. w knowledge, that letters were at that period
received from this city, in the interior of the State,
pressing confident opinion that every State Rank in
inc country would stop seeis payments in sixty days
IL also affirmed that the prices of agricultural pro-
ducts would soon be low TO render the labors of
even ruinous
went to the polls in April lastSuch tI Influences
under which they gave their votes, and decided, is
now me great questions then presented to them
And what, Mr. Speaker, has been the result? Have
more recent events been cnculatedte confirm and render
permanent the impressions then entertained by the pee
ple Let me ask what is the present state of the
try: Never was it more prosperous-nevcr trade
more H0urlshlng-ag productive of profit
to the aborer-or plenty and happiness more gcncral
throughout the land Ehc prices of agricultural pro.
duets have not been higher for the last years;
and upon the depreciation of prices in that par-
efforts made to excite the public mind do not said Mr.
W., 30 TAR attribute this happy condition ofthnps
to the removal OF the Dcposcs. But allude TO IT, 10
shew that the predictions of distress and ruin the
sequences of that measure founded either will
ful determination to misrcprcscnt blind and per-
ciuus error and that time has proved them to be
rect Inc present prosperous conditions of the country
is fair and Legitimate offset TO the panic speeches. which
had denounced the removal of the Depostcs about
undermine our national prosperity and happiness and in
volve the country in revolution
The gentleman from northampton has read report
oil the Secretary of the Senate showing the number
removal of the Depositesand by that reports we are
told, that large majority of memorials and signatures
Were against that But il is worthy of reiark
that the memorials which predicted the of eVdron
that act oil the Executive from those States i'm
which, at their Autumn elections, the Administration
was riumphanty sustained Is not this fact powerful
proof that the people of this country were operated up.
ON by temporary panic during the last Spring wh;c,
had passed away before the return of Autumn? Docs
II not establish tue fact, that the temporary excitement
had passed away and confidence been restored in the
justice and wisdom of the Administrations before the
people again called express their opinions by
their votes And was 1T not equally certain, that the
same rcvulson of public sentiment had taken place in
Virginia, of which we have had some indications in the
instructions which have been received here? And is il
asking too much with all these before us
that this question should again he submitted to tho poo
pie, under circumstances likely TO prodIc n DOL
and dispassionatc dccison2
have discovered, said Mr.. w. that when die Admin.
istaiion and the President have been assaed urino
tins debate those sentiments greeted with applause
from the gallery and the lobby These Indications of the
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