Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-12

uon oil ~ bu; considering it Abandoned was of the
numocr oil those who yet objected the proposed char
ter, "a nc ground Mdt tie capital tcas TOO kyec Bat
nentr dd BUgtRo make any obccttos on his score The
wi5cst and iTincst mem the most M and s,r,
Gus nainaers of strict construction sencd overcome
by sense of linperous necessity; and dc State though
IL would not give ITS positive the measure vet
care mcguire support by nritdracing is opoS;,n
MIR hladsii, the President of the United states oaye
is Appreciation t. the charter ar0,eedy ding his Dri
a"se o.." on the constitutional question the general
s,hse oil The nai lid he thereby forfeit any portion
OF the esteem the confidence the vencration Of he peo-
re ~ lugi"o" MIR. Crawford was strenuous and
able advocate OF the rcnccdi of the charter of the
Bank al the United States Did not Virginia amer
wards give hiu her Jealous support for the
gave him my vote with mos, hcasiy good will. Again
when the question concerning the r-chartcr of the Bank
was before Congress, in lc;2 the General Assembly Of
virginia remained profoundly silent, Sir Virginia may
now aciM perfect consistency make uo cLoce Let,ecem tie
'ctSdoia shalt good"
, How do the resolutions of those who speak for the
senator correspond with his declarations, Docs
he say that the General Assembly has rcpea1 erprcss
ca ITS opinions In opposition to the United States Bank
Docs he say that her has been uniform and unc
Inivoca lie says that Virginia has lever expressed
her opinions but once, in leil Since that period ON
the most trying occasions, she has been yrooundi 81
n or yielding TO sense Of imperiOns ncccSsfu has
gfee" Hr "eg""re support, by withdrawing OPPOSE
ton, and has continued her confidence i'm those men
Keno ye'aed me" o'cn rirate opinion public necessity
ANA IS IT nota very plain inference that if Mr. Le9b
souu lake The same course yield his private opinion 10
the declared sense Of the nation Virginia cannot ON that
account Withdraw her confidence. Should he believing
that the Bank is the least alternative of evils aud the
most efficient means to the constitutional cur
rency yield to necessity and vote FOR renewal of the
yI"', ne WIZ expect joTgtrcaess for Involuntary
departure from his priiscipics
But this substitute further declares that it is deemed
hexpedcnt and unjust To instruct them (thc Senatorsl
to do an act which il is well undo rsood they win do will
out instructions. What have we of that fact
Noing IN the course OF the party 10 which Mr. Leigh
is nothing IN the course Of Mr. Leigh himself
or IN the opinions he has expressed far as they have
passed under onI review in this address, will Justify any
such conclusion They hare endedrorcd on ME oouiroy
DcTSkudc
hare aboTod acth the greatest iageRty 10 lien me ,rLoJ
subject IN such situation, G Mey icih perfect consis
teiey hgh choose Gt atcrRatire To- them
good But, Mr. Leigh says che shall never rive his
vote tor any National Bank, contrary TO instructions nor
wilhomt instructions, or (what in his opinion is
nhtamounp the declared sense of his constituents"
Have not his constituents during the present session If
The Legislature, declared their sense as to the course
they wish HIM to pursue And has he left any doubt 40
to his own feelings, the subject? March 18th lSA
he told his constituents, that in case the present RonL
should not be re-chartered one of t5rec oJ,erna,a
would ce presented a substitutc-a New York Bank
Treasury Bank, league of State Banks Mr.
Leigh analyses each of these schemes and shows in his
estimation insuperable objections them He cscIr,rs
mem all as the greatest OF evils and distinctly indicates
ms determination TO vote for the present Bank i'm prcf
renee TO either OF those schemes .7nd ito kccp him
Scy "'e0S" ms r0fe does not appear motion CON
stdcrcd as test to lay the taJio .hr WcJsfers biz
ASKING Jor an eiOngGticn Of as charter during The Iast
session Of Congress
n substitute! Which of them in MIR Le0h's opinion
VIII certainly take the place of the present Bank sbcj
fvvod
aitcr inc alternatives were presented, Mr. Leigh saws
THAT the putting down the existing bank acif cert
6e toHoteed by the incorporation of another National
Bunk. On the 10th of September FOLLOWING mo $50,
expresses 1t as his deliberate 0pin0a. s1he deveono
nents says he, of the present year so far forth Laye
Deen exactly answerable to my antcipations On the
ioln OF octoocr lac again repeats that 1T will be aues
ton bctweena Bank subjected the absolute control Of
me Executive or one placed under the qualified control
OF the stockholders Such he means as the present
MIR. Leigh does not pretend to conjecture but reso,,
1t as absolutely certain, far political events cn b
certain 1.-The chain oiprobabity, he thought hung
uler by such massive links, that il was wonderful In
nm, that they were not visible I'LL eyes" Can ,ny
man doubt Tor moment that MIR Leigh believes The
present Bank svW ocridiniy be footred by another I
has gToacT constitutional obicctionsn L0r0,r c,n;,J
subject 10 e entire control Of tie E1ccuicesad iocoted
~ Neio fork which is almos! the empire State of the
Union: Can he then possibly against the present
Bank under this belief; Thinking that flood Of evils
IS about to be poured his county will he break
down the only dyke, ich lie beiicreS able 10 stdp Lc
Hood: Certainly not He could find it in his breast
to be so uniaithfu In this position Mr. el
STOOD before ms constituents at the beginning OF the pre-
sent session oil the Legislature He has been elected
and lett untrammelled by his constituents who profess
to have perfect knowledge of his opinions and ntentons
lt-ths be not "tdnam0unt instructions" TO take c
course which he has so strongly indicated desire =,
take, what then would be tanamount? IL il certainly
much stronger testimony than MIR. Clay possessed
Oh when he declared that he had what was anlanount
To Instructions and voted for the incorporation of the
present Bank
When the resolutions and instructions passed by the
General Assembly i'm February last san ,ycrn ,rc,,
ed TO William G. Rives, ESQ., one of the Senators from
Virginia. nc recognized them as the legtm.fc cy,ro
sion OF the opinion of his State convened through c
only authentic organ known TO her Constitution aud
laws. And Notwithstanding his opinions were widely
different from those asserted by the resolutions he woud
have felt 1T his duty 70 conform the views of the o.
gSIatures could lie have done without dishonor o.,
all occasions involving questions of cxpcdiencv on
Mr. Kvcs conceived it to be the duty of the rcpicseno
i've To conform implicitly To- the uctions of the ron
stuen body, where those instructions ae to be carried
INTO execution by Legislature But where the in
structions contemplate declaration, Of Driaciyes or ami
mons, which arc contrary 10 the convictions of the re-
preventative, the only course left iu is by the surr
der OF ms commission to put in the power of his con-
stuents TO confer 1t on another whose opinions cores
pond with their own This latter course Mr. Riycs ffn
~ ms duty to pursue Had the instructions REQUIRED
him specifically TO vote for law or other legislative act
nc would have given the vote required The rcsou,
tons instructed the Senators use their bssf ,ys
10 procure the adoption by Congress of Dyoer ,eres
Tor restoring the public monies the Bank Of the Ini
"u states. Now those PrOpcT measures in tie csti-
nation OF be Legislature were doubtless resolutions
lnen on The table OF the Senate the first armino that
the conduct of the President with reference fo Inc rc
moYal OF the public Dcposites, danrerous and nm
constitutional assumption of power; the second dccar-
ing the reasons assigned by the Secretary of the
treasury Tor that REMOVAL to be unsatisfactory and
insumcient But in each Of these propositions Mr.
kyes had come To opposite conclusions and had
asserted and maintained his opinions on the floor
OF Inc Senate. The only honorable course there
ioIcs IClt nun was 10 resign his commission But
WINE MI Ryes recognized implicitly the resolutions as
inc legitimate and constitutional expression Of the ONT
mon oil his state, he did not wish 70 be understood az
saying that they expressed the real public sentiment Of
inc people On the contrary lac pressed it as luis con.
Victon that the opinions Of the people were not i'm uni
son with The proceedings of the Legislative authorize
For this appeal from the decisions Of the Legislature Ia
lns people, MI uyes has been greatly ccusured but