Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-15
Richmond, .s'sacssiay, March E.s.
THE Bs.vK OF THE D. STATES

THE BsyvK or THE u. sr4TEs.
The tc Bank has lost Pennsy
more character, and brought her into collisions with
her sister States than her Wing Legislature could
have -anticipated-She considered the Key
stone Of the Arcl She the raying point of tho
Republican Party. Her voice always heard with re-
spect--thcre was no State with whom Virginia was
so proud to fra,crnze, as the unassuming, the unse
sylvania. But in what light have the Who's placed
her before the world? Her Legislature has been
seduced by douceurs and bribrs TO establish n mo
sacrificing her principles To Notwithstanding dic,at,
to her sister States regulating their markets. and
which any single State has vcntured 10 lend its coun
tenance-lnstead of inspiring confidence among all the
other States she is now regarded with suspicion
hension-1le H. of r. Of Ohio, has already passed bill
10 prohibit the Of the paper of the United States
Bank.--Thc Legislature of Kentucky have adjourned
after "the Committee in the H. of r. 10 whom ,,s ,e
ierrcd the petition of sundry citizens OF louisville
ing the Legislature to invite branch of the u s. Bank
recently chartered by the State of Pennsy lvania by
brbing portion of tho ncnbers Of that Legislature To
vote contrary their previously expressed opinions and
The known viii of their constituents, have reported ta,
il is ine,Pedienf at this time To iegisate upon the sub
jec Virginia is prepared TO prohibit all its Branches
or Agencies from entering her own borders.
The Wing Legislature Of Pennsylvania We taken the
stud at these ndicaiiosand about retaale upon
her sister States provision is now before them dc.
clarng That if any one of the United States should
any Bank chartered by tis Common wealth. then ali Tho
notes of all the Banks chartered by State shall be
and are hereby prohibited from circulation within the
into which the Wings have betrayed hcr-'rc Penn
syvanian presses this point Suppose says that pape RI
me retaliation TO go on-s1pposc prohibition Of the
Bank notes OF Ohio and other Western from cir
cuation in this Stale Ia that the cities of Bal
tnore and New York, now competing with us for the
western trade, rejoice To them the prohibition will be
Invaluable for, IL will at TO them the prize
Tor which they are anxiously contendng. The
of trade will be completely diverted from MS 10
be shared by cities not grooming under the on sway
monster Bank"
But the Democracy of the State will not quietly sub.
In ,rlr .,I.
the county meetings in the interior frequent larre
and determined Union county held large anti. Bank
meeting on the 9th ult Wesinoeland, Montgomery,
Lehigh Bedford, Fayete, and various other counties
have done the same Township meetings. toe. are fire.
quent, and the signs of agitation ,iicken daily"
THE FEDERaLisTS NTH .uR LEIGH
Hurrah for Mr.. Leiga Not finrroh far Air Taler
The 'Warrenton Register compliments Mr. Leipb's
Letter Gan able and concisce argument i'm favor of
the duty oil resistance 10 the instructions of that body
requiring him to do act in violation Of the Constit-
Ton OF the United States which he has sworn TO sun
port"
On the other hand this Federal ofpan of Wbgoerv ne
ter reienringtothe Resolutions passed by the Gci
nbly, at ITS two last sessions proounces Mr. Tyler ain
this view Of the duties aud obligations of Senator
to be ga mere weasercock to be veercd by every wind
OF popular excitement from the Legislative Halls of
the States regrets, that Mr. Tyler has given his sane
ton to the doctrine of the right of Instructions or the
duty OF resignation, alternative; aud considers
" his further opinion that implicit obrt!e nee is due to
Legislative request to Senator resign us rer0it-
tonAry doctrine "A mserably blind guide this for Mr.
Leigh 10 follow
ne new YORK American, too, conmends q the high
spirit and patriotic devotion of MIR. Le1ll-as nSLk
Huoe Teen eJPtetcdlt contends, @ that VIRGINIA is The
inother o lie fatal error, deem it, in
practice, which holds that Senator Of IT, States can be
YeTenPtory instructed b. his constituents that is TO
mat he must either obey resign. u,..is rs,o
ing (says Mr. King of the American) there no posi-
ton palmer, than that this practice overihrows the basis
upon which the Senate of the United States was delpc-
rately organzcdthat of greater stability than either
The House OF Representatives. or the Executive The
end and ann OF this organization were, that times
difficulty and excitement, the Senate might maintain the
Constitution alike against the temporary of
error on the part of the peoples
uves IN the House, and the usurpaons undue prepon-
derance OF Executive power This ertreme preension IL
indeed combattcd with great ability Mr.. Leighs letter
and shown TO be IN opposition TO the preamble rcsolu
lions oil lSl2 drawn up by himself; but the moment that
JoT any purpose, Senator be instructed and obe.
d'ence be expected of right, the theory of the Consti
tuiion as to the Office Of Senator us set aside
III Mr. King will but go back the Conventions of
Massachusetts and New York, he will find the prcat
power oil the Senate and the long of Office excused
ny Messrs. King, Jay, and Hamiton-and upon the
ground that the State legislatures might instruct and
one OF them says eaioin their Senators 10 obey.
MIR Walsh, another Of The high Federal School, com
inends Mr. Leghs letter weIl written aud able pro-
dnction approves the hits which he gives General
Assenbybut has the irankness add that ksthc man
ner IN which MIR Leigh cRdedr0rS reconcile his nc.
hno,o'edyecnt of the Right Of Instruction with his refusal
TO acquiesce in the present OCCASION appears 10 us
(Alr. w ingenious Than clear and he might wei
have added cor satisfactorily II has aslounded MANY
OF his friends, while las asonished of his enemes