Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-04-03

expressed in the Senate Of the United States. in
Ie2o-repeated in his letter to the Shocco Springs Com
mttce, whilst candidate for the Vice Prcsidencyand
have been freely uttered by him. that there cannot
think be occasion 10 say much upon that subject But,
to close the door TO cav state LIST That he holds that
Congress docs not possess the power to establish Ma
honal Bank IN any of the States OF the Union
establish in such States the branch of any Bank
ted in the District of Columbia And I'd. That he is
therefore decidedly opposed to the establishment of
National Bank IN any of the States aud also opposed
TO the establishment of any such Bank in the District of
Columbia unnecessary and inc xpcdlcnt and liable
to great proportion of the abuses which have i'm his
opinions been practiscd by the existing Bank The most
scdu!ous efforts avc been made to propagate the belief
THAT IN their opposition to the present Bank MIR. Van
Buren, and his NewYork friends have been mainly in
nuenccd by the desire of transferring the Institution from
Philadelphia to New York--or I, the language of
the day. from Chestnut Street TO Wall Street. and your
state has been principal theatre for this attempt
Nothing assure you can be more unjust towards MIR.
Van Buren, and his political friends than this
am fully warranted in pronouncing it be So by fire.
quen and free personal communications with MIR " b.
and by all the facts and circumstances which have
omy knowledge since the subject of the Bank has been
under discussion. Fortunately the cause of truth
this matter need not be left to rest alone upon testimony
of this character. On the thrlieh of January 1884
MIR. Wright of New York, the personal and political
friend of Mr. Van Buren,, declared in his place in
the Senate of the United States what hc understood
to be the opinions of the Democracy of New York
upon this head The concurrence of Mr.. Van Buren, in
tese views, was freely expressed, and generally
understood by all parties in Congress- The production
OF any actor declaration of his, any of his friends
~ challenged But this is not all In the middle of Ja-
nuary 1884 after the pressure in the money market had
become quite severe, and after Mr. Cays resolutions
mad been Tor some days under discussion the debate
had begun TO assume its exciting character Mr.
Van Buren, informed, that a meeting of few of An,
business of the city OF New York composed both
OF friends and opponents Of the existing Bank in that
city, had been held at the residence of the most
respectable citizens TO deliberate upon the existing cr.
Sis; and that under the impression that bank might be
50 constituted TO obviae the President they
had ultimately agreed to unite in memorial to Congress-
for new Bank to be established in the City of n York
ihese proceedings were announced TO Mr.. Van Buren,
by Mr. Thomas Suiiern highly respectable merchant
and personal and political friend, who had for mo.
ment yielded his assent to this plan, letter the
18th OF January 1884, which received ON the 18th
and replied to the next day. enabled to give YOU
copy ofthis letter. 1t will speak for itself
WAsmISGroN, January 18TH 1894
Dedr Str: received last evening your letter of the
Eth inst in which you apprze OF your intention TO
unite with some Of the friends of the present Bank in
an application to Congress for the incorporation of
new one, TO have IFS principal seat at New York will
not conceal from you, my dear sir my regret that you
shond have been able TO bring your mind 10 this concu
sion The right to make such application is certain
" open to all our citizens and have surely DISPOSE
ton to prevent embarrass its exercise Those who
know me, VIII not, am confident suspect of such
presumption But. as 1T has been thought proper TO adj
wise me, IN advance of the contemplated movement |
should be wanting in candour, and | think in duty
also, II lett you tor moment uniformed of my
sentiments upon thus subject. The application of
which you speak, could other purpose than
TO and the existing Bank in the efforts il is MAKING
10 an extension Ot It's charter, and q
the motives OF the opponents of the Bank who unite
IN 1t, to the inputaton doubtless i'm the present
case an unjust one( of having been influenced in their
opposition by selfish motlves-Of this, have not the
slightest doubt And without having communicated
with the members laying claim to information that is
not open all attentive Observers cannot besate in
believing that IT would be impossible obtain a dozen
votes in favor of such proposition both branches of
the National Legislature. At all events, think it pro-
per to say to you that could receive either counte
nance or support from me. could act otherwise
without departure from principles which sincerely
entertain, which have been avowed the people before
my election, and which feel ii to he sacred duty to
maintain inviolutc.
1t is not possible that any could take deeper in
tcrest IN the welfare of your city, feel more pride in
its unehaIpled success and present prosperity than
do All that | can in future with propriety accomplish
to carry it forward to that still greater elevation which
ITS unavoidable destiny stand ready perform The
support OF the proposed measure is of that charac
ter and will not am persuaded upon reflection be de-
sired my hands either by yourself by great bo
innate of the character of the friends Of the Admins
traton IN New York. amongst whom with great plea
sure recognize yourself, if upon full view of the cir
cumstances, they be induced to bring i'm question in
this way the purity and Observation-Disclosures of the stand
which they have noby taken support of the Pres
dent IN his patriotic efforts rid the country of an in
stltution formidable and dangerous and which is OH
vously seeking TO make issue of power between its
government aud that which the people have established
am, my dear SIR, very cordially yours,
Nj. VAN buren,
The sentiments contained in his answer to MIR Suf
fern, were avowed in conversation by Mr. Van Buren,
from IO BCntOn, dur
ing the debate Mr. Clays Resolutions that attempts
had been made to impress him with the belief that Mr.
Van Buren, and the New York Delegation entertained
the selfish views of which am speaking the Vice Pre-.
siden forth with placed in his hands copy of his letter
to Mr. Suern, with permission to show whomsoe yer
he pleased Before quitting this subject it due Mr.
Suifern and the few political friends who acted with hi
to state that, having begun to doubt the proprety of
the step they were about taking, they had before
the receipt of MIR Van Buren's letter, suspended
all further proceedings and that they ultimately aban-
doncd 1T cntirely and have since, for can
learn, been amongst the decided opponents any Ma
tional Bank.
Having thus given you the facts upon the several
points mentioned in your letter. and in the other com
munlcations addressed to me- have only to add that
have the honor to be,
With great respect, your obd't. servant,
FOR THE ENQUIRER.