Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-12
FOR THE ENC UIREI
ARISTOCRACY AND DEMOCRACY.
Feb'y. 9th, 1895.


Practice against PRorEssIoxs.
We in the midst of warfare, between 7riSLocrdey
and Democracy. The fc1o striving to rule and go
vern the many. Many Of aspiring public servants,
have taken advantage of the ardent devotion of peo
pie II State Rights, and of their determined opposition
to irresponsible power The broad Federal construction
given to the PTOeamati0,r-the angry excitement, and
a.ss: produced by an unjust and oppressive
..sOtt me 'iSa,adv Bill - RcyoIn-
I've usurpation,'' and the uilieu of
Use the predictions of 81 derangcd cur
"a consequent distress and ruin-a these have
D.tuly and wiokedly wicked to set our ncople
ag'nst this Administration. But surely enlightened
rejecting Republican people cannot long be misled by
arc awakening TO an indignant of the receptions
which have been practised upon Them. They will see
Una, u IS ths robbers who have been crying stop theft
stop thct That it is Satan who has been dcnouncing
SIN! That is tho enemies of popsIar rights who have
been singing hosannas to State Rights! That it is the
GdteS 81 me C0aSoiidotioniSiS who have so loudly de-
nounced the consolidating doctrines of the ProciarIa
ton And that is the uSnrporS who have talked so
much about usurpation
the new Coalition. The Senate Chamber is the head
quarters of "iho great Wing family" The Senate is
acting IN open defiance Of the will of the People
McsSrs Bell, Sprague, Frenghuyscn Southland Moore
and Nlangum, have violated the positive instructions OF
their respective States. The selcalled Aigs owe their
ascendancy in the Senate the pcridy of these Sena
tors: The voice of man, against the majority of
whole State How can any honest Republican sustain
such Senate? Will he plead that the Senate has re-
sisted the encroachments of the Eeecure ypon the J
g,Slattre department of the Government This is the
plea 1t has niscd many sound Republicans Let all
SUCH, pause and examine the foundation which
charge rests Let them look TO factS and be guided by
dspassonate These accusing Senators are the
uS"rPrrs They have warred not only against the Ere
eIttef, but have usnrpcd the powers and attenpcd In
disgrace the popular branch of the egisat;ro depar,
ment. II really to have been forgotten that the
House OF Representatives is branch OF the national
gsialnTe repeat that the Senate did last spring al
tempt to disgrace the House of Representatives / mn
peal To facts The House of Representatives appoinied
commute to investigate the conduct and books of the
BANK The Bank in reckless violation of the plancst
provisions Of the law which created it, repulscd the com
mtee, and refused to submit to the investigation At
first the Directors procsscd readiness TO Law oncn
books, provided the committee would Weld TO their
views, as to tho manner of conducting the Investigation
The committee claimed the right TO proceed in their
own way-ln other words precisely previous commit.
tees had proceeded. The Directors would not Weld .
the committee did yed and agreed to proceed ACCORDING
TO the views OF The Bank as at first understandable wit
'pcNahe tue Books at the Bank and in the presence of
tho Directors new ground was then taken; and the
exhibition oil the books percmptory refused unless the
committee would Speeifu the offences which they x,ect
ed to prove and confne their examination to such sDe
co acs rs they might rely upon establish their char
gcs The officers Of the Bank, refused to rive testim
ny in any way. Indeed, the laws of the land and the
committee, were treated with the most sovereign con.
tempt. beg every honest man. who may cast his ewes
over thus haSy communication pause and reflect uDo
the attitude here assumed, by this arrogant pampered
corporation.
But let what followed The House of Reprc.
sentaves, indignant at the awcss conduct of tho hi.
rcct were celebrating upon The best course TO be pur.
sued IN order to vindcae their authority and the laws of
The land THAT very moment the Senate again took up
lc DPOSHc question: and voted to the Dublic
mes to The Bank! What next Why, when the indg-
nation of the people hogan 10 burst forth the Senate
those guardians of ''ciyil Liberty those flhfaL re-
prcscuativcs Of the States, kindly rendered the ser.
vices of one Of Mfir Committees TO screen the Bank
from the odum Of having slrunk from the investigation
OF ITS proceedings The offer embraced by the Di-
rccgry who epndescendingly promised to afford every
facility, which could IoW pr0prety be afforded VIA,
was tl!s bat saying to the nation, Send mn friends and
they should sec my books, Pyirate matters erceptcd
but law or no law, my opponents should have no OBJ
"Pcopc g - w. '''''' '' ''' % INC
Here is Senar, acting in open defiance 6fthe will
OF Che people, III alliance offensive and defensive wah
ovcfpown noned corporation, wagng with the Pre-
sdcnt and Representatives of the people and againsi the
people themselves. The sir years Of the Senators and
Tie concentrated nonied influence welded by the Bank
were relied upon to he power Of numbers or
what Governor Tzcwcll calls the unaiorty nacb;nery
Here, IN l~ga, the land Of Jefferson is majority Of
Onr Legislature enlisted under the banners of This ea
ieogncd with This Bank hc most arslocraGc coalition
ti1 was ever formed IN this Republic And hero ia orr
{'ning o',e Rg"ts wing Governor singing praises to
Senators VINO nave treated with contempt the positive
Instructions Of their respective States and indirectly en-
coufogn9 our Representatives in State Legislature
10 ro and do likewise" The advice has lce1 c,ll,vg
cd aHd The majority Of onr Legislature is identified with
TIE majority IN the Senate lrcpcaf that we are in tie
midst OF "arflrc between 3sisocracy and Don0eracy;
and u - TOR tlc people e. decide The contest
nt on' out OF time and out OF order, in talking about
these matters now For, are now told by those who
raised all this cl1nof about Executive usurpation and
ITS bitter fruits distress bankruptcy, &c sc that the
real question 10 last u.s. Van Burcn or Anti Van Bnren
What IS this bat pleading ugurD,tion az an cxeNo
for another What is il bul adding insult 10 ipurvA
battling against the Bank, General Jackson has Yccn
hghuny me batHc of Pirgtni0. Our IPhigs" IIc de-.
serted him in the heat Of the battle and plead Vt an ex.
cusc. that tic od Ho0 has fought too hafd-o<ned tlc
battle too far and b@eoye they deserted him But they
not only deserted him-eg joiued tic ,nent And what
- "o. Their plea Why ~ prevent the people from elect
ing Mr. Vac Buren 70 the Presidcucya The friends a
MIR Van fen stuck 90 hc hero tarouelsu, the battle
lcs-wmst Virginia was deserving her principles New
lorN has sustained tem At least 20 for az the Bank IS
concerned And are we 70 strike Our flag, because Mr.