Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-27

III ran hardly perceive. 1t Looks too much like
,iar these shops TO work in co, "e,ition with each
,. 10 make Bank notes cheap and easy 10 be got
,nJ ,hs ton, would be the effect they would brcone
nav The number of Branches may be safely in.
srd Of all the BanSs and the capital of al May be
m,wha, increased but As n. Bidde said by curtail-
~ ouph, t. be dane gently ut such points c0Gd
,cia saia The Branches scattered in the State
;-u very wholesome check upon the mother Banks,
,. on the Other hand the Mothers preserve the cha
meter of the paper aud check the ISSUES Of the
,ncles independent Banks have 40 such effects up
on each other
,rrrd ought to be imposed on all the Banks
pactcabe: and all agencies contracts. loans, &c, by
banks other States inconsistent with the interests Of
un. own ought to avoided by proper enucmentspatl.
cna:y of the Dewianglcd monster Of U. ). Bank.-
Perhaps il might be WE'LL also, to require the BANKS TO
nav 10 the holder Of their notes proper proportion OF
american coined gold. BY these means, good cur5cn.
cy may be preserved with considerable increase OF ca
j!!al. ANIl-NAlloNaL bANh.
CORRESPONDENCE.
TIE following letter from distant Correspondent pre-
sen,s many interesting views upon mqnrrS ant things IN
general They furnish at least hints of reflection The re.
sutton Of lS07s, which he cites is the one to which Mr.
lrlon referred in of his speeches during tie yd"te dc-
s,'f Mr. Leigh not aware Of the existence OF any
such resolution and denied its adoption. Mr. Benton
hualed up and sulDned BY way OF note to his pub
rslrd speech AS 10 the pumpous euoglums which
have lately been avSlcd in the Debates OF the House
# DELEGATES
the grea, bulwark against Executive eucrnachment,
they were irrelevant they have been for the
lust three years Mr.. Jefferson called the Senate the
iriocratcai feature of the Constitution. But, say the
Wings they are calculated t. check the m0narchicul
baa wiz: the Presidency Give every force this OBJ
lection that will bear-adnit that small body, which is
elected for six years would be less exceponable than
President elected only for tour-ye how does the argu
lcnt stand with such Senate, have recently wit
messed; That Senate not organized, the Consttu
contemplated 1t did not represent the States whose
sovereignty intended to shield 1t did not reflect the
w!lofher respective States. 1t gross miscprescnted
their opinions Several Of them even violated and con-
tned The xpress instructions OF their constituents The
power Of Instructions which held by Jay,
King and Hamilton himself, checking the inordinate
poser OF the Senate and as weakening The objection TO
six years tenure Of Office to be thrown aside
b. Mangum, Southard &c. because it is said 10 CONTRA
ait! the tenure and reduce the term Of six yeus In
word the majority Of the late Senate all ntents and
purposes Faction. 1t embraced, moreover four i've
members, who ambitious utle Presidency and de-
cvmlned 10 defeat all hazards popular competition
They contributed all in their power get up panic,
which calculated TO assist large arrogant and UNI
constitutional moneyed corporation. What tricks they
played for that purnose-wat icon uratlons dire they
rInpluved- how sameiuly their predictions have been
defeated by the real stale OF the Nation-a.e known to
the whole world They usurpcd the power 10 con.
drnn the President, without impeachment by the Il.
81 rand then denied him the opportunity OF Icing
heard in his defence, and Of spreading his Protest
their Jnurnal Is this the Body, which is to be held
up the Bu!wark Of the Stacs-and the Shield Of the
people against Executive Entertainments; Tell it not
IN Cath But to proceed to another part Of Cores
pondent Letter.
The pamphlet of Mr.. Paulding ''On Slavery in the
United States is now before We received copy
OF from that gentleman but yesterday morning; and
we have only been able TO lance at It's contents. 1t is
octave Of By pages beautifully printed aud bound
divided into fre chapters The st treats of The oppo-
sion OF slavery 10 the Law of God-The I'd. or the
opposition of slavery to the Law and the Rights Of Ma
turr as asserted By the advocates Of immediate elnanci
patton. The 3D. OF Emancipation and its consequent
crs admitting its praclcabii.y 18th. OF anna "a
nlt!on and community Of social and poltca Rights.
The 9TH OF the social and political relations that would
sHiS between the whites and the blacks, in Of the
emancipation OF the later-The 9Th. or the right Of
poperty in Saves.-The It'll Of the alleged disgrace
'r:ected the people of the IT, Sta,es by the Existence
and Continuance of Slavcry.-:th Of the laws for the
government OF Slaves-gth OF the domestic and social
relations between the master and slave in the L. States,
aaa OF the relative condition Of African freemen; fri
can slaves IN their native land American slaves Eng
-" aoourfS European peaSantry, and various classes
Vi white men in the u Sates-and The 10Th treats, Of
e fahaiIc.sm OF the Aboonists, and its hostility to
,ns'on Morality, Liberty, Patriotism and the Social
't'u"%- he whole work appears to be deeply ,nte.
'rSing' II rs entirely worthy of the Author of the
Letters from the South 1t vindcnes the South
%7a's' the Fanac9 Of the Norlh-and he deserves
,"a'Ns Of The service II admirable Offset DR..
INNINGS rash etiusions. 1t must oren the eyes of
"'e Horh-and remove thousand errors they have
ncs'ed-a thousand prrudices which they hive been
us"' |" entertain against us The olh and 9h Chap
s are particularly excellent The opinions of MIR.
1'Ghs are fortified in the 9Th Chap by an abstract Of
t '"sh'a Laws FURNISHED by Il gentleman Of the
w ~ THIS State I've know, in this city) whose cha
r; anu at'anmcnts are such as entitle him TO unTua
'eu oriei IN his Statements. The 9Th Chapter shows
VAC fea Social condition Of our slaves-and contains too
e'"t Letters from Firg lnla-the one from of the
s'S aud most enlightened Farmers in Lower Virginia
l Tie other. from citizen, "whose name and charac.
~ are sunc!ent guarantee for all he writeS.''-Bu to
"e Ae''r' which we promised
anu FEBRUARY 2yth, 1896.
, LIE Expungng Resolutions have / find at last
sn adopted by the House of Dccgates-and friend
's mat there is question Of their passing the Sc
n-e ! am particularly pleased 10 find there was such
-if''y Affirming the duty Of the Senator to obey
IL now seems unnecessary to discuss that doc
".'G unt we hear what Senators will do. The
'a!lacy OF Its opponents consists in assuming the
rn To- be unconstitutional; whereas the true
"'" Is, what shall a Senator do who is instructed
"''n point which he thinks is violation of the Con.
,: G nut which his constituents think is no viola
Iro nc report OF l5l2 aiTms, positively, the right to
On constitutional point, and the existence Of
[!! 'sh' always implies some corresponding duty. The
I.. 10 oSsy But if the Senator conscirn;ously be-
s,vn f ne would peure himself by obeyng, there is
Ths ~ MS conscience, by permitting him to resi- IGN.
i'm, % "'s own personal affair. He has right affirm
,nJ we instruction commands an unconstitutional act,
,,os , t up Ills opinion against that of majority Of
,erefo,a sent him; but he may say, think il So and
other h must cease to be representative. On any
hn !PolnesiS, the Senator is not n representative,
tr6,nSspo making his own will the preme law, in
most ;. VI Ills constituents and that upon of the
s,ys h questions that come before the legs
In enough Of lhis- hope the question is settled
been ;Ts INTO IT, find that Virginia has at all times
sa,s6Sd @ O the power Of the Senate, and been dis
Tbomrao~ WIN the tenure of the office. In i7y5, John
Spoy says The conduct of that Assembly has indeed,
Govs.norm: Since the establishment of the Federal
Of the nsen: has never deigned to adopttLe sentiments
dppiST or TO Communicate its own except in the
Assent h Of laws and treaties. The majesty of that
sas n mas never been polluted by the vile fee, of the
this multitude The existence of an Arstocracy in