Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-28

The BANK, that 10 Was IN effect nwesS uSurpatlon of
power; when even his present ally, Mr. Calhoun himself
has to confess tnt IT not asurafior bu. abuse
of b. says that the removal ofthe Secretary,
abuse of power and the object an as
sumption of power the currency of the country:
made he sal seemed by the Executive to show how
well tho revenue aud the currency could be- managed
by the JOINT e.fDts of the Executive and the Stat.
banks.
lie taSrs it ID" granted that the Bank of the u States
the currency of the country, and that 10y the
ageuent OF the revenue of the Government OF which
tsn' than about from seven l., nnc
millions IN hnd. thu President would have the whole
nagrnicnt Of Inc currency: The whole circulating
dun OF the couatr being about hundred and flty
millions OF dollars lie intnars that the removal was
made and put it out OF the power the Conprcss of the
u States 10 manage the Revenues of the Country =
The aw establishing the Bank of the L. States made il
the depository of the public revenue of the L. States;
but gave the Secretary the power 10 ;he Dcpo
sites, and made IT his duty TO report its removal the
Congress. The Dcpositcs removed by the Secre-
tary, and the fact communicated to Congress, and by
such report Congress again had the control OF tho
nue. They might have ordered ii to be replaced in the
Bank OF the u. States, in other Banks. Now mark
the state OF parties this question The House of Re-
personalities where the friends OF the Administration
had the majority did pass law for regulating the De-
postes-while the Senate whose majority was made mn
of its enemies, did refuse pass titus by their own
act leaving the whole public Treasury subject Execu-
tive discretion This done, doubt for the purpose
of embarrassing the Executive If the Executive erred
removing the Deposcs, it the daty If Congress
correct the erroresc why the Secretary TO re-
port his proceedings to Congress The speech of Mr..
Rves the powers Of the President the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Dcposcs, is referred to as
complete refutntion of the subetics OF Mr.. Brown
Mr. Brown, after showing that Gen. jackson is I'M
belief that he is honest and patriotic Tins pfcccdes
his attempt to shew, that honest he patriotic as he
is "wc must not yield without renonsrancc at his hid
ding MIR. Brown kindly wishes he could think thus of
his advisers He did doubt forsooth that he had fall
len under the influence OF evil counscls How can
these commentators be received without suspi-
cion of sincerity?
man honest and patriotic, of sufficient intelligence
to be elected President of the United States us1ing
powers not delegated to notwithstanding the ruin Of the
Constliution-yct honest and patriotic.
But these iourshcs are all made TO usher in Mr. Van
Buren,, OF whom Mr.. Brown knows nothing personally
but had voted for him Vice President-nay farther
for he had gone TO the Baltimore Conventions and as.
sisted cordially in nominating him Vice President;
nay is SAID to have been eager for it, against Philip
r. Barbour Think of that, Master Brooksl-Bu he fol.
lowed him until he arrived at point when he thought
would be wrong to 90 any further And Virginia. from
public considerations of policy and principle must po
against Van Buren,. And why fhe party tactics of
York. This is prescribing New York as State How
well qualified any of her distinguished citizens NAV
bet fill the Offices 10 which every citizen of the United
States may justly aspire, he must forsooh rejected
because he comes from State where the mode and
manner OF conducting elections differ from those in Vir-
gina The Just generous and virtuous People of Vir-
gina, surely will discard this ilbera and unf1unded
prescription, and place the People of New York on an
equality with all the of the People of the u States
when we were struggling through the Revolution did
not cur Northern brethren minge their blood with ours
on the battlefield Did they not breast the storm with
us to achieve liberties And is il now inst gene
vrtuous' to talk of prescribing thcm?-91ot5cr
objection to taking President from New York is the
extent ofher terrtary wealth. and geographical position
How supremacy ridiculous is ts There is as little rca
son IN tins Objection as the last Is the interest of
New fork more identified with the perpetuation of this
happy Union, than almost any State in III She has
more commerce with the other States than any other
and, therefore, must he much Interested in endeayor
ing to perpetuate the union of these States Does sh,.
now dile from Virginia on the great leading principles
that have heretofore been contended fer by the Satc
Rights Party in Virginia? This miserable slnng
may suit the slang whangcrs of Party, but surely
II docs not become any man, who processes to be
a StatpSman-anI lac
cried up by the bellows organ the greatest speaker
who has appeared i'll the Capitol, for God knows how
many years past What John Randolph Tazewell
Legh, all to be superseded for Mr. John r. Brown But
tins euogum is just ridiculous and extravagant as this
very argument of Mr. Brown He ought have scorned
to borrow 1T from such such scrbbers Mordcca Ma
nasseh Noah, and such copyiss the Wing echo in this
CITY. How was it possible for Mr.. Brow( to have had
intelligent men. and tell them that any sister of ans
concderated Union is to be prescribed because she had
great wealth and extensive territory How unjust and
ridiculous would That language have sounded our ears
when Virginia New York is now the fist in DO
Pnation and wealth How can operate against our
hberues' can 1t secure, Master Noah pretended to
say succession of PTesdents' IIoc IL Can , or
8 millions rule ID millions of people What proof has
hitherto been furnished of the ascendancy her Stats
Lies: 10 TINS day, she has yet given Prcs-
aent TO the Union-though we had four of tilcn-and
indeed she never will give one, if listen such
wise oracle as Mr. John Thompson Brown!
But not Mr.. Browns Speech the echo of Mr. Legb'
celebrated Dinner Speech in Petcrsburg3 lie who so
cordially recommended him but three and half years
y,
deadly SIN IN the time for aught that we kolo Of
IS now raising hue and cry against Mr. Van Buren, to
pduce the people to suspect that e the author of all
those measures, which they pleased call violations
OF the Laws and Constitution of the country-and TO
induce the people to desert the present Administration
MY Brown is pleased TO intimate, that New York has
originated all the party machinery that is i'm use in our
country. Docs not MIR. Brown know that what he is
pleased to denonnnate party machinery owes its orn
10 usages before Revolution? How did the thir-
eeh states combine Tor general defence and welfare but
ny meetings. III parishes towns, counties and States
VINO nave had more public meetings than the nation
from whom we sprang: Yet, now, for effect N York
Is 10 be held up the hotbed of party and if one of
her citizens be elevated TO the Presidency whyvour
Liberties in jeopardy! Will not the cncourSpement
OF those sectional jealouscs and prcjudices tend t. dis
solve our Mon disturb harmony and happinss
as nation: Have not been solemnly warned of fhe
banciui effects of such preudces and caouscs by our
own immortal Washington:
Mr. Brown concludes, by some allusions TO 4 Time
when virginia had her flag and says ait was succeed
ca by the stars and stripes of the Unon-That Vironn
has conhded her dearest interests the guardianship Of
te Federal Government, and whilst the trust is faith
fully executed she will be faithful to her cpnapements
but when the sacred deposit be in danger lei the char
Yer OF her rights be longer respected the FLAG of
Hanover Town will he again upliftcd.'
Virginia will, no doubt always sustain her chartered
rights but hope the day is far distant when that star
sp1ngled banner that waved the heads of orr Gallant
countrymen at Bunkers Hill, Brandywinc Monmouth
ana fok Town, VIII have star ono stripe torn
from The sacred emblem. "A Just generous yruo,is
ana enlightened people it 10 thensclyc and their
poseriiy, to preserve their Constitution ind Laws from
an ioTegn or domestic assailants check the rawlings
OF ambition, whether they proceed from those in power
or those who wish to obtain it by the overthrow of the
constituted authority Of tie coun ~
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