Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-20

stand my opinions on the subject can gather them from
,at ietier-it not, am incapable Of conveying them
nir Daniel Wilson, (your brother who always appears
Tor you before the people, engaged that discussion
and IN the course Of his remarks observed that "he
had no doubt would yet be found h him advocatn,
ue ba,6 (meanng the present BanG instead of Bank
(neaning the one alluded 20 in resolution When
rose aud asked HIM how lac could imagine that when he
had just heard my resolution. declaring. in unoua6ed
terms, That ,ros dangerous to tn Lberfcs OF tLe
PecPIc' the Chairman, Capt. Thornton, called ne to
order Tor intcrruptng him and tonk my scat This
was IN speech support of tho rcsouiions ~
the Committee, Of which i'm appreciation of your
course IN the Legislature, during which yuu had voted
against the tour resolutions quoted my last each of
which was distinct and substantive resolution declar
ing the Bank Of the United States unconstitutional un
der The Petcxt that these given ia order 10
separate that subject from the removal of the cposes
will quote again the first of these resolutions which
lowed it, quoted
On the 18Th of January, 1884, Mr. Gimer moved
the adoption OF the second resolution offered by him on
yesterday.
- Mr. Stevenson moved to amend that resolution Inv
striking 1t out and in erting resolution declaring that
the General Assembly cannot sanction the power of
congress TO establish Bank of the United States be-
eaue such power IS not given to Congress by the Con-
stiiuton of the United States.
" On this motion, considerable debate took place and
III was adopted, The ayes and having been ordered
on motion OF MIR. S;evenson-Ayes Al, Noes SO -
" wilson, OF Cumberland in the negative
The question then occurred the resolution us amend
ed, and the Ayes and Noes having been ordered on mo-
ton OF MIR. Bolts, the question was put and decided in
the afirriavc-Ayes ~ Noes Dr. ..lVilson NJ Cnnbor
land IN the negative.
And tins you say, done lcst the action of The
Legislature should be rendered pontcss and imperative
IRON ITS blended character That only mean that
you wished 1t to he pointed and operative against the
President but not against the Bank And how does il
happc that !6 of the members wished TO be pointed
against the Bank, well the President while only
o3 were willing TO make il pointed against the President
and not against the Bank believe il the noes be OK.
ahmed, they Will all be found TO be Ballk men Now
SIR when we take into connection your course upon the
Bank question; the party with which you acted the re.
mark OF Mir. Daniel WILSON, who always appears for van
fh.fi
with him. advocating the Bank instead of Bank: your
UNIFORM ana Jealous support Of Is. w Leigh insomuch
'hatyou would under no circumstances, against him.
even instructed 10 do so 6y your constituents and your
constant efforts to restore the public money TO the custody
oil the Bank OF the u States; which surely would
advocate but those who desired TO see the Bank rcchar
tered; because the whole of distress occasoncd
by the removal OF the Depcstcs, would have be
cd over again at the approach oil its dissolution when
they must again DC removed-the conclusion is ire
sstble, that you have been all along Il Raak man
fon may well say mac, g 1t will be that the ques
uoh about which the parties at tina. time Deb c:}.
most materially Differed the restoration of the pub
lie money to the Bank of the United States-A Gucs
ton which no longer exists, but dies with the Bank of
Tue onited States d"d so TAR as am concerned, either
as an t"dteiat representatives. neither crcr shall
Sgah east q" a"y shape Indeed, sir, if may be al
lowed TO plead your cause, think il time your friends
should excuse you from any further effort for you have
been faithful soldier Of the Bank under the banner of
Benjamin Watkins Leigh; and never struck vour Aag
as long as there was shot IN the locker- reckon
you could now have lick at the five resolutions upon
winch you refused to the Bank for
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son Poihtiess ana imperative, you would be very apt
10 INT Old Nick slap too particularly since YOU have
seen hese eight hundred thousand copies of speeches
reports &c Nc fifteen thousand of which were copies
OF benjamin Watkins Leghs speeches "a strange over
sight when he was so much opposed to he Ba, all Of
winch have been paid for of the Bank one fifth of
which belongs to the People
am almost inclined To believe from the passage last
quoieo rom your letter. and from the thankful fiat
'crng terms in which you introduce yourself in the be.
ginning OF it, that you begin contemplate another wish
TO the old Republican Party, which userrd YOU into DO
iiticai existence You recOec that during the admin
istraton OF MIR Jefferson you went off with the 'Tcrtuu
Quid party, (GaS third party and tried persuade the
people that 'king Tom, your party called him. was
assuming dangerous powers, and about to destroy
the liberties OF the people; bat it turned out total
failure, and you glided back unobscrved through pr
vate door, took your again and conducted Yourself
iiAe u good republican. GU and / rode through the
hardest rain ever Commissioners to conduct the
eeetion between jackson and, Albums. We kept the
P"Ho open three dhys, and surprised TO find Is
Federal votes, q believe you call them Wings now
remarked to YOU that when old Maj Hatcher and Kept
the polls between Jefferson and tile elder Adams there
were nut seven But this we accounted for, from cir
cunstances which need not mention that pointed d-
Iecuy 70 Tue cause Well you said with us apparently
satlshed VII John O. Calhouns attempt To divide the
Union, and have Southern Conicdefacy; of which he
might perchancc be Presidents and YOU flew off the
hcNe again, and his standard Fnd;u0 LiosnIr
rather deficient in political strength and Henry Cav
from NE other Poic, being also somewhat weak they
shook hands over the Republican band and with the
ala OF The Bank of the United States they carried
such high hand for while that some of them came
TO the conclusion, that they would be alsied by the
WIN vi lhc people ou readily came into this
glcd party made uP of all sorts of coors third Marty
men, Nuhcrs, Nationals and Fcderasls and ii became
necessary TO put on general cognomen by which all of
them should be known; they took the name of Whr
winch, according to definition ! heard from vorne,
man oil that party the other day. means call of those
That are out OF power" You know there is no such
Thing as third party man, National Nulihcr or Fede-
ralisl " D
You appear not to understand my objections TO vour
COURSE upon t subject OF the instructions from this conn
y thought had been xplict in INV last letter but viii
he
az Oct Court, when the subject discussed PROPOSE
on came from your friends. that yos should be opcned
IN the Courthouse that evening and apan on each s,c
ccssive court day. This objected to by the Rrnn
leans as virtual denial of the right of instruction Al
november Court the Committee brought together letters
signed by 2eO persons Notice given to the SherfF
and the Commissioner in the court yard that tcir re
scHce requested in the Clerk office the ne xf morn
J., and some OF the other members of the Committee went
accordingly TO the Office, and found you there will the
Sherlits and some OF your friends You retired after
snort time followed and endeavourcd TO persuade Won
TO stay and witness the examination of the Qualifications
oil those who had signed, and the Investigation of ib
qualified voters but could not prevail OH You TO do
So then asked you, whethcG in the event of in
structons being given, you would obey You re.
Ph'u mat you had always said, III a majority of the
quahHd voters would go 10 the p0is and instruct Won
would resign; but in event would vote aoainst Pcri
w Leigh asked, IT you would resign i'm tne t ho W.
another elected IN your place. You asked why did not
oegn sooner told you, because was several hundred
miies on (at The Springs You said there were people
enough here, why did not they do il! told Won I did
not know, unless it that they thought ihcy had a
right To do II at u.er time You then went n,yav
ana returned into the Office You sec then sir nke
mode IN which lepeopc should act did not dcucnd ~
on 'ihrir own Tree will and pleasure because you bad