Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-04-14

and in quite as convenient the Bank of the
United States has done The circular contains
statement OF the aGio,ntof exchanges which have bcgn
made by %. the different banks and the charged
by each Tor ansactions of the kind with the banks of
The different States The highest rates charged between
different ports OF the seaboad is per cent, and be-
tween the seaboard and the interior of the country
IS higher than Sd per cent while the notes of very
large number Of the different State banks
ceived in depositc by the dcposite banks. This is
much better regulation for the merchants, and
Others to whom reinittances made than any
that was adopted by the United States Bank.
The fact is therefore clearly established, that Ma
tiona Bank is necessary either for the transac-
ton OF the financial operations of The Government, or
for Facilitating the commercial business of the country.
All the claors of the advocates of the back respecting
te alleged ruin OF the country, the necessary
quenee OF the dissolution of that monstrous institution,
are thus scattered to the Winds and those who really APP
pretended that injurious consequences would result
70 te business OF the country from the event, may now
Oe convinced that their apprchensions entirely
groundess.-Bah. R'PutticGM.
The Opposition have opcned their batteries upon Mr.
Van Buren,, and their fire will cease until the great
PRESIDENTIAL battle is decided. If this gentleman is able
to withstand the nccssant attacks that will be made
against him, and TO pass the ordeal of public opinion
without INJURY To his reputation, he will have achieved
that which will have had parallel in political warfare
1t Will require constant cxerton of his capacious mind
and unceasng practice of his marie arts TO counter
act the effects OF the plans that will be adopted TO
sroy NM VIII he be able TO defeat the plans of his
enemies, and TO triumph them? This is question
whch cannot us yet be approached But this much
be sad that il MIR Van Buren, after his political conduct
Will have been scrutinzcd after every political of his
lie Will have been closely and mnutcy investigated
succeeds III getting the support of the people for the
Presidency, the natural inference will be, that he de-
served the office to which he will have been elevated
From Maine 10 Louisiana every Opposition press is out
against MIR Van Buren, in every such press he is re-
presented as the last man to whom the Presidency should
Se eonhded lie is placed before the People of the u
States us having belonged to all parties advocated all
sorts of principles and supported different species of
men. But in every thing that we have yet, no
proof has been brought forward and distinct charge
mas been alleged oil having swerved from the principles
OF the party to which that gentleman has been attached
inc Opposition continue IN such plan of attack, Mr..
van uren cannot be defeated; the people will require
proof before they condemn him. and before they reject
him.
Mr. Van Buren, is as yet the candidate we will sup
port for the Presidency; he may be the man. if he is the
eholce OF the Republican party But his enemies by at
lacking him. and accusing him of all opolitcal SINS
without producing the proofs of the charges, them
serves clearing path for this gentleman reach the
! PRESIDENTIAL Chair. His cnealies elected him Vice
PRESIDENT, and they will elect him President they con.
nue 10 pursue the course they have adopted This
SUIT Is inevitable Can the people tamely submit to the
orcauon OF seeing one Of their favorites necessarily
apuseu Vlhed ana slandered Do not that people feel
tha the abuse and ISLANDERS, lavsly poured on the
head OF Mr. Buren, fall on them also for supporting him
Inc consequence is that the luminosity manifested against
MT " H., cannot fail to be resented by those citizens
who are friendly to that gentleman and that the greater
this amnesty the greater will be the exertions Of Mr.
an buren friends, to para the efforts made crush
him Another consequence will be- that many citizens
VINO would have preferred other citizen for the Pre-
sidency, will take up MIR Van Buren, merely because
he Opposition nave all conspred to break him under the
impression that he is the dangerous of the dstin
guished men belonging TO the party in power Other
feelings may spring up which will assist MIR Van Bu-
rem IN obtaining the presidency If the Opposition had
not shown such invetcrate hatred TO Mr. Van Buren,
they had manifested such dread of his poplaritv
ta gentleman would not have become the most prorni-
hent oi the public men in the country Georgia Con-
SttioRatiSt.
VmGINIA.-The Old Dominion" is marshallinq her
forces for the fight" The election for mebers of The
Legislature ana Congress- commences in April. and
continues the different days throughout all that
month The struggle will he hard one The People
| ne tnf1 ~.
Nuilhers, Observation-Disclosures Wings and an amalca.
nation of the disafected of all parties on the otberI
very klnd OF stratagem that human Imagination can
uese VIII De put INTO rcquIson, by tiS pieLaid pari
10 d9edt The 'cH IF The people, Having no point nor
principles, on which TO rally their forces they appear to
nave selected Judge White, of Tennessee az tLcr soo
pigeon to serve them throughout the present contest by
up the SToreg a hs @ Be in setting
TINS way they expect to accomplish their unhoIy ends
ihey ,oM use the J1dge Unt after the eleciio1 and then
nc 'ot Ce CAREFULLY tad Gy 10 be heard Of more This
rs not the first instance of the kind others have been
served IN the same way-men who have been BROUGHT
Tor the like pnrposeto divide and distract the
democratic party. We might instance NJ Lean and
iarrison-where are they Sunk fast sinking into
the political tomb, unwept, unhonorcd and unsnno
Judge White has been admonshcd by his friends fpr he
mas trends IN the Republican party) beware; but if
ne sun persists and lends his the Wigglcrs for
the purpose they using the will surely he des
timed to similar fate, and die like nnlit;col do,u
Ohio San, March 30
framing PRvILEoKs.-The elections are abopt he
ing held in the States Of Connecticut and Rhode Is.
land, which for The current of fronkod cn
ment which have been setting strongly in that drec
tor for several weeks past These documents made in
all o cdIt i0ddS and frankcd by Mcssrs Smith of
Conn, and Robbins and Knight of r. L.. the greater
part OF which were addressed to Mr. "Gideon Tomlin
SON. u 3 Senator, Fairfield, Conn" The Editor of the
Portland Argus In commenting this outra geous abuse
oil me ranking privilege, makes of the following
ludicious remarks:- Baltimore Republican,
81 he worthy Senator is DESTROYS of en0htening his
constituents about the abuses of the Post Office Depart
ment Now and then are permitted o see Inn,
/ enormous hro, nLt
ohy the revenues of the Department fall short of its cx
pendurcs This Federal Senator goes to the Post.oaice
to get his 600 lbs of "PHbiic DOcalnenLs with the nv
pocrtca cant Of Post Office abuses Post.olljce
Bankruptcy on his lips while the mails come oroanDo
under the freight Of his cctionceig Docunenis trans.
orea at ine 'Ye"Se OF The Deayt"enf TO enable CT
deon IoHLNSoR TO stir up the people 10 oppose the Adj
ministraton because the Post office Department is in
default! - o the shameful hypocrisy!
We have always attributed Of the difficulties in
that Department to the Opposition. They have uniform
ly insisted on an extension of mail facilities without anv
regard to the ability of the Department They have
pressed ii on the head Of the Department and urSed Tho
establishment OF Mail Routes ly law Amer over
loading the mails with their ranked documents and bv
that means, and by the expense Of the unproducfve
routes, which they had procured TO be cstablishedeo
have involved the Department in debt the "Gidcon
Iomlinsons with their 600 lbs Of "publc Documents''
per mail turn round and curse the Administration for m
corruption and extravaganza
The people have buta feeble conception Of the ert,
TO which the abuses Of the Thanking privilege is carried
The expense OF the Department has been estimated no
high rs one hadTed houSGnd dOlars mr. Bari The fyL
- kindly extended by the members to their friends and
II IS not uncommon IN the large distributing Offices 10
see heaps Washington Correspondence bearino the
frank Of distinguished Opposition members Of C,ongrcss
10 r0u Gpr Iruff l,.po. Z, n.-.