Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-06-23

interests Of tho great body ofthe people. but TO serve as a
noooy-h9rse, Tor aspiring politicians, to ride into power
upon. repeat, shat .Me great mass Of Me Democracy
throughout The Union. hero sustained Ms President IN his
Derfs 10 tyeak dorn his od;ous system.
The power s'to regulate the whole earrenes Of IN.
country, IS one Of no less magnitudc-no a Whit less
efngrf"ns 10 the liberties of the people, than the power
70 regulate The whole hibor of the country This
power to regulate tbr currency, was. in an evil hour. MS.
stunned by The General Government. without any con.
sututIoifal authority-Hnd D"t only assumed. bn, trims.
Juff" 70 an irresponsible Corporation. Andrew Jack
vi ~ c"hnsttcd TINS alarming assumption aud transfer
OF power. The Bank tx struggling beneath the Veto
The grra, bulk of the Democracy has sanctioned the We
TO, and sustained the President; whilst many, yea. most
OF those who profess o, be- fired with such holy zeal in the
cause Of State Rights, aud who pretend to DC so Jealous
et .sae'on"E Po'ccr, have joined this National Corpora.
''onin waging war upon those who have prevented It's
re-charteI Let every true friend to State Rights and
Popular Right profit by the lesson which these facts t-acl,.
Leg hun cherish the spirit Of Democracy, no matter
whence II emanatss. 1t Is this spirit which actuairs An.
drew Jackson; IL is this spirit which has sustained him
Wih the great body of the Democracy throughout the
ohi"h, we oi Virginia ought 10 unite and cooperate, if
we would mNntain and Pcrpctuate the ancient political
IaItn oi The State for, although a portion of the Demo
.rauc P@f'y, may, upon some subjects, swcrvc from the
80, STATE Rights crccd-and although some good Re-
puoiicans may have been scared or reduced into the ranks
"f the Modern Wings, yet, from Ike bulk of the latter
Yarty we have nothing to hope.
Asrssrs. Editors. our Democrats brethren Of tho North
nave struck upon the right key. We are too much under
tue DOM Mon of corporations and monopoiists. We OUGHT
. uny 20 guard against the powers of national cor
pofsuons, oui we ought to keep down monopolies of all
sorts We Ia We not only seen aud felt the DANGEROUS
powers OF National Bank, but, we might have seen. il
we hsA opened our eyes, and shall feel. If we be not tr,,c
to Ourselves, that our S,atc Banks have too much mower
eyrs US W. are not dependent upon Banks. Let us
a \ care lest we permit them tn get the mastery over
u Is incrr may be some convcnicnccs arising from them.
but let every Democrat determine TO do all he can 10
hsssn rheir power to do mischief. Let us set our faces
ana raise our v"iccs, agninst increasing their numbers,
OF their powers. Attempts are TO be made, TO bny A.,
ies' to bt"y as up, by the promise of Branches.
ana D"nsing facilities, in our towns and villages in every
of tho people, vant moro Banks NoN.FF h~S, S w@y,
more money, II they could ret it.-But an increase
III 'te number and of the power of the Basks,
cannot increase the mass of real, bona fde mo-.
h'Y, III ihe pockets of the peoplc--nrvcr If
o"r cominercial mon, and travelling traders. want
banking facilities, let them have them. But sure
y, te people have seen enough, and felt enough, of the
powers of these corporations, TO cry aloud aSnins, in.
creas,ng ther number, or adding to the powers of those
In existence. The circulation Of Smau Bank notes ouolt
To he cut off. Hard money will take their mace M
man, who will examine into the subject impurtiallv. can
Snmnt IN. Prachcability fgraduaUy riiec,ing this reform.
None put Banking Stock Job5ers and their dependents
"iil question It's utility. Nothing but reckless party pre-.
JUDGE prevents our setting about il, in good earnest
me D'"o racy OF most of the States are turning their
attention tp tins reform. To a%ccomplish il, the Govern.
ments OF the Suites, and of the Union, ought To co.ope-
rae Such a co-opcrouon can only be ensured by union
and concert amongst the Democracy throuohou, the
Union. TINS consideration alone ought to prevent dis.
scnsions IN the Democratic ranks. Surely, no bicker.
,nys about The tice- Presidency will be permitted to d.
Vtue us; NO! Rather let US 70 for "Old Tecumsrh."
WIN all his faults. ANTLBANK IN FACT.
TO TIE EDITORS or THE ENQUIRER.
GENTLEMES; Before this communication reaches -
you will probably have heard, that the Wing pariv Of
hiccklcnburg, who have rendered themselves conspicu.
Gus Tor nominating Presidents (baving about three wears
since nominated Mr.. Leigh held in the Court House on
NJ nday last, Qt being MecklcnburgC Court day a Meet
ing Tor IN" purpose OF nominating Judge White to the
Presidency; and | understand did nominate him tn thai nf..
nee, with Philip +. Barbour tor the Vice Presidency. The
onJcct oi uls communication is not TO question the right
3 the wing party To hold such meeting and nominate
Judge White, q he suits their purposes; because tits the
acAn ,wlcdgcd right of free citizens To assemble and ~ s
a IrCt tNurssSlOuO of tnplr Onininn vI,.. H. 2
stI my object is to state what necessarily did occur'
IN consequence OF what transplrcd in the mectinq-
oolohrt usiei Green, IN addressing the meeting at
one ehguh, previous to Ito organization, abused
and denounced, with a high hand, (as i is We
~ much ms custom TO doD the Baltimore Conyen-
uon ana IT'S proceedings-dcaling in heavy CHARGES
against IT, Qroni which charges, however. he e SpressIv
exempted the Virginia Dclcgttion). Amonr The cbargcs
nAs1e epon ,he Convention, IT was understood that he
made, III substance, the following That previous TO The
nomination of the President aud Vice President. MIR
Wright, (Scnator) from New York, asked for and obtain.
ca a recess OF the Convention, for the purpose of scndinr
an expiess to Washington. The tissue Of abuse thus
caus~lessly hesped upon the proceedings of the Balti-
more convention, was calculated, it was apprchcndcd.
u a moment when the public mind seemed unsettled
and 1gitated IN regard 10 the question of the Vice Pr.si.
dency, tn injurc the Republican Party. and sb,kr AMI
lessen the confidence of the great body of the people in
the proceedings of the Baltimore Convcntion-which
induced I'D III. Baptist to address the people. explaining
70 them thc course OF the Va. Delegation at the Baltimore
Convention, and d~isabusing the public mind in regard IN
t% pfocetHii9s oil the Convention; and satisfactorily an
swerlhg and rciuting the charges urged against the Con.
ventIon. And never WAS there a time when n word
caine more or better IN season.-About the time that Col
Green ciosra hs remarks, and organized the nroting by
calling Col. Lockrt to the Chair and appointing Air
". Goodc, rs Secretary, Richard H.. i5nptist yvcut mt,
tue Court Wousc and stated that il WAS his wisj, ia sub.
mt Il lew Remarks. lie stated, that il was moi his wish
or GcHgh 10 interfere IN amy way with the PROCEEDINGS
Oh ID meeting. From what he had learned Of TN, oI,nct
oil tass meeting: IL was to nominate Judge White. II,v.
ing nothing to do Whatever in furthcrance of sucb AZ, oh.
Jeet, ne perhapImight BE- SDnsidcrcd as nm intruder thcre
IL would DE observed, that his situation Was D~fcuIior Ito
was II member of The Baltimore Convention, wbicJ, hal
bcrn, nc understood, the uDdcseryed and cnuselr.s oh.
Ject vi much abuse. 1t was remarked bv n nf ,b.
meeting, that ali were invited and requested 10 ~.
nam IN the meeting, who were opposed TO the no.
uhhatIOn OF Mr.. Van Buren, when Richard n Ban.
usc replied, That feeling much interest. aud hnvir,y
al hcart the election of that distinguished gentleman. lie
nau, oil course, nothing to do whatever with the mcrliny
lie wished, however, 10 make some remarks In tl,. Nc
Conventions, and to disaLusc the public mind in rcnarJ
To It's proceedings; and that lie would ndarcss IN. No.,
PIE nj the steps, South Of the Court-liouse. If il should
ne their pleasure 10 hear HIM. In some short time thrrr.
after, a large and respectable number of the citizens =.
scmbled-no doubt much to the modification and cL,-
grin of the Wings, who, it was said. wcrr In ,y;,t' b",
= small niceirng--conparativcly, very sinall-a him
mouse, ana many empty seats. *. IL. BAPTIST addressed
me people at considerable lengti-cx pldininc to them the
proceedings oil the baltimore Convention, and sustain.
lng particularly Tie course of the virginia Uelroation
lie indignantly repealed the charge against MIR Wrigbt,
asking Tor n recess, TO enable him to send 10 Washing.
ton. lie said hc would state facts which came within
ms own knowlrdgc, and he expected, within the knnyv.
icugc oi MS brethren generally OF tic Virginia DELEGATION
ne virginia delegation were engaged upon impo,tant
business, when the hour Of the nicctiur of the General
Convention arrived. Andrew Stevenson n d,st;ngnisLed
membcr Of our delegation, stated thai his du,,cS ss prrs;
dent OF the Convention called liim there. and tia, Il.
must, oil necessity, leave us. We were in te MID, ~