Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-06

Republican members from Mississippi and missouri, as
well us carrying North Carolina by the vote OF the IN
dViduai to be elected from the lately vacated district
AS much confidence is 10 be repnsrd in the two Demo-
cratic members from Missouri aud Mississippi as IN any
OF The House. but 10 expose the objects and principles OF
the Oppostnn it is allowable to look to the position
which they would have them occupy, and lis political
queuces In the supposed case, the Chief Magis
tracy to be carried for the Opos by three States
uniformly and decidedly Democratic, ali OF them since
the cause has been sakcd upon the election of Mr. Van
Buren,, having elected their General Assemblies and
their Representatives in the Senate with view 10 his
support The will and the principles Of great majcrcs
in these three States to be put under foot
By single Representative in eachtwo of them in the
act Whaling their sacred pledges. This is the first
crifce through which the Opposition expect to compass
their Cb;ect.
The next sacrifice is tlis-In eight Of the States on
which the coalition rely, They only hope 10 succeed by
the vote of single Representative. In Louisiana Della
ware, Alabama H. Carolina, Mississippi, Missouri Ohio,
and Maryland the balance is turned BY gle vote in
their favor if their best hopes are realized They expect
the vote Of Ohio, through the vote Of Mr.. Spangcr. who
admits that he represents district in which there is
large DcmocIa attic nrty; and in Maryland they
turn the scale by the vote of Mr. Turner whose district
is also decidedly Dcmocralic The election Of one Of
the Opposition candidates, under these circumstances
would present the spectacle no. only OF three Of the great
est States in the Union. New YORK PENNSYLVANIA, and
VIRGINIA, entitled to ninety FIVE electoral votes weighed
down by the vote Of sing lie member from each OF the
three smallest DELAWARE, MISSISSIPPI, and Missouri,
each carried by the Of single member, counter
balancing not only The great States alluded 10, and their
overwhelming democratic ma nrtcs. but FIVE other
Stat,s MAINE, NEW HAMpsHInE. CoSSEcTIcrT GEoa-
Ola, and INDIANA, in all Of which the delegations are
unanimous. save three notes.-the eight Democratic
States in tie electoral college, being entitled 10 one hun
died and fort notes.-the eight cnuncracting States
uny sYty.six The whole thirteen States relied on by
tie coalition 10 give them the election, being entitled TO
one bundled and twenty-one votes while the eleven
Democratic States, 10 be voted down by them in the
Honse. are entitled 10 hundred and iiily-seven
majority Of thirty SIX in the ecctora! college.
What would be the result OF an election Of Chief
Magistrate obtained by the prosration ofcvcry principle
moral and POLITICAL which gave being to the system IN.
der which We 1--we: Obtained by putting public opinion
under foot pr"stlluiIng the representative body-and
making the iorms Of the Government mere machinery
work the schemes Of adoit politicians, conlrivns
to render tia great tread mill for the natlon III which the
People 10 do the workto walk round and round 10
put It in motionwhle the cunning managers are to d.
rect all It's power 10 their puIposrs Would not
such an example of the degradation of all popular au-
shortly in the G"Vernncnt OF the success oil fraud on the
part the few alicante the Elections OF the People from
dearly cherished institutions, and heget spirit INC
country, which, in labDrng 10 unscat the power of the
triumphant faction. might unscttc the Government IL
self? What Administration could conduct the affairs Of
the highs pircd and intelligent community OF American
Rrpublcs when The chief o. ii should have attained his
p,Hrr FIRST by deception and trcachery to The People,
and by TIE vi!rs cOuson traffic. and prostitution,
among political cnn!edelarS' Could the mere forms Of
yiolaed Constitution prevent a w!onged and nsulted
nation Of r"cmen from rising il revolt TO resume their
rr!,,lnl contr in the Govrrnnpnt and would not the
amrrcby nhch has marked the triumph OF fraud and
force in the South American republics, ial! on us with
It's cnrse of continual revolution:
But the Bank of the United States has already under
lakrn in the most Republican Stale of the Union TO
,eac! the People submit the government Of the mi
nority MIR. ilddle by the divisions among the Demo
c;acy has obtained General Assembly in Pcnnsy vania,
Of which he is the master and which is subscrvent
to him it is con,umacious TO the majority OF the Peo
pie. They have given him monopoly for thirty years,
which is TO render him and them alike independent of
the public will. Monarchy is but monopoly Of political
power and Irresistible control the currency the
prices thu Of State; power 10 purchase up
and dictate to the pu5!c pcssa power to purchase up
the stocks and monopniiZr the influence OF minor corpo
rutionS-a power rngra!ted the State Internal I'M
rrovement system and lis school SYSTEM if all
these powers combined in The hands Of unprincpled
man. do not eventually confer higher prcrogutives and
absnntc political control the Stale of Penn
sylrania than any monarch Of England held
colony, then must have changed his nature,
and The power of making unboundcd argesses 10 faint
the motives Of Legislators and make them subservient 10
the interests and ambition of the great Patron who fills
| their purses with gold, has lost its virtue.
| The SUCCESS which attended Mr.. Biddes application
for his thirty years monopoly against the petitions Of
the People, 10 their own representatives. shows that mo-
ncY has the efficacy the representatives, this
side OF the Atlantic, as the other. This perpetual
carlp1-fr if it endures for thirty years, ii perpe-
itself rrcattcr-was obtained by Mr. Bddlc I'M
der the prctencc Of ieing CAPITAL to tic State! lie has
lust told the stockholders Of the vast establishment Of
which he is made MASTER that il nOr stronger than
ercr" The immense strength Of this uushorn Sampson
is now 10 be cxerted in Pennsylvania to bless that Slue
with CAPlTAI.M When in its pentude as the moneyed
monopoly Of the whole Union, in May, 1892 this great
corporation exhibited the power 10 lend seventy millions
and nearly haii, and TO issue circulation Of twenty
one millions and third. on little more than seven mil
lions and half Of Sp'ric cGP'tal!! This shows the
amount Of privilege conferred for the blessing OF having
| ahead frn,n ,Inf, IN,
Chesnut ST. This is the contribution Of capital offered
IN bv the stockholders, foreign and domestic, and are
they munifcenty rewarded by the perpetual priv
ege Of issuing paper currency OF upwards OF twenty
millions and making ouns ii 10 the amount of Sc
vrnv millions; This treasure, then, of foreign bank
crs and mobiles. has, under the alchymy of MIR. Biddlc
bcrn made 10 expand into ten times lis amount and by
the pxinp power with which it is gifted has the power
Of cytortirg from the industry Of the People Of this ceun
ry uRruaHy amount equal TO the whole sum OF coin
DEPOSITED And this extorton to be increased it seems
by the new power of fastening stocks in the State
banks extending It's u:ury again IN every State OF the
! Union.
II is mere inposture the part Of those who call the
Rank rs renewed under the State law, "a STATE IN
| STITUTiON." Eleven millions Of It's stock belong to
| FOREIGN BANKERS and BRITISH MOBILES. The seven
millions additional to the stock no" TO be taken, are
doubtless sent 10 Europe tc be committed to the
! hands Not more than onc-sxth Of the capital Of the
old Bank employed at the principal and branch
Bank in Pennsylvania 1t Is, therefore, not only foreign
to til" derivation OF lis capital and destination OF It's
dlgidcns but not than oncsxth part Of its capt.
tai could be used in the Stale AS il formerly, so it
is now It's is in Phladcl phia-ils branches will
oYesIadow the Unonits fruit is to be sent 10 Europe.
lfincreascd banking capital necessary, why did
not the patriots who cmorous as the OF
State institution, create bank really for the states
beneft-reay bringing capital into the Sale-re re-
ally subject to tie power Of the STATE au'holile'-aG
really giving to the States Treasury the revenue raised
a on he e"rpate privileges conferred If the Legsla
lurc had bank n c1sacS 91yInL
J" ".9 y redriuu the faith Of the State for their
LIONS =" made the stock in bonds rredeen'able
IcucIPt'"' infer of FIVE cent