Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-01

E,1red by the Senate against 'e , fr,h in I'll The
same which the Bank hnd p:esous'y So ,i,, fmous
srs sn,,red in is INTEREST," ana III ''ia' 'a''u
manifesto Of which have given me origin 1"'
parts. ,L S.u,,ors in support OF these
, ' u, ,,, so,. wGicu had been previously nSi d
nyths Ha"k II, al; lis pn'c";'"S ana e'i' e''y " ''
authentic mln.icS'"' , ,J r.rors b;.
,bs RANK almut eight Lum,rd Thousand c"pIS" t "'."
.re ,sccr,nued to have been paid FOR out {" ir ca" E
funds of the institution (cos,ln5 about SS"l tiu,
trbuted under the frank Of n,'moers {" Of the
" 10 line Bank, into every quarter All" 'o''
Union. -, c..rs and passions
4 In the identity Of action on the Iea,S , MN hy the
of the community, by alarm m'rs' u, H.. Senate.
Bank and alarm speeches drl'ri" ay;l;nst the
:, In tho manner of treating the Pe', n'i ,L son, t.,
D. In ts a rc, M bv tie Bank ana s''' ~
,b. Senate the whole Of which, "e'e ,,,JnI referred
pbac distinction, read at llie ''D' and transmitted
printed laid away among ,srons volumes of our pub
10 distant posteri'y III "'
TIC M Concurrence Of lime in the periods Of com
pcncing operations in the Heh'ac a;u II, ' he
,,,;7, far contrmning the PRESIDENT having Dee"
h, in on the last days Of December, ana the l""-
J wcntv orders for making the curtainent anu pres
- IN wing issued from the Dank III the January 'o'io"
ing. ,.u.,.a - ,;,,e j., the ncriods of ternli-
ronp the operations in each case and The conformity u
these tcrmna,ions 10 the occurrence "l clec'''' M
New York and Virginia the Senate having reIS!'c
the end of its process the 18TH OF MARCH, '!t
cur,aiImrnt having attained its maxmEm on the h!S'
days of April and The elections occurring a''Re sd' ~
Rod. :..;oos r,
s. In the long neglect to act upon the 81
Government Directors for the Bank Vi Tie mica '9'r"
mud the eventual rejection all those denounced ny t"e
Bank whereby the people OF the United states ".t'
deprived Of the lawful share o representation. ut M
board Of The Bank during tine period u Tile panic anu
40, n A.. omo, re ,be
g. In the rejection Of Mr. fancy tor the ONCE OF .'e
Secretary Of the Treasury, after the specIca'oh OF c
Illegally of his appointment had been ~ a"o
Ter Senators had thus deprived themselves Va ' WV
argument for rel ecting HIM. ,,:,r r
TO- In the manner Of receiving the puudi'S OIL ti'e
friends of the Bank in the galleries OF the Srmaie, ,D
whatever most offensive 10 TIC lesiueii' "" '
honorable to the Bank c,x
H. In the peregrinatons and hasangues OF senators
who visited cities and trarersed States, speeceS
TO multitudes, declallning against "!e ieS"e ""
lardng the Bank. r. ,ho o,.
- In the unity energy and perseverance OF he a.,
tack in the Senate and at the Bank, upon hc c'rus
currency of the State banks, and espec!y .. -" ant
of New York and above all, of the Safety fu'u n"in
l3 In the illegal and unPurliunenlary appo,'' :
of the Standing Finance Committee OF me oe''.t ~
visit and examine the Bank ot the Oiiteu sues '
tho Ioo,I and parliamentary colnec OF INC Iiouse Va
REPRESENTATIVES had been repuSed; the Sau co'i'tHc
consisting of the exclusive friends OF the bahk IN It's
controversy with the President, and It's PUBIC
OF the identical points most requiring tAl''""H''o''
H. in LAYING the table my resolution LOT RECON-
hitting the report of that committee, whereby WIS
prpyeated from Showing the Illegal and unparanent'fy
constitution of that committee the partlalty OF lis CON
the Bank, the INJUSTICE OF iN'.
dent TO Mr. fancy, AMI to the country: and lis mani
f,d mistakes and errors Of law, and oil tact TO tn pre-
iudcc Of the country aud to the advantage Oh 'e Da'h
The condemnation of the Prrsdcnt combining us II
did all that icgalitr aud I'M Justice could llict: t"o '
further misfortune to be cooperative IN us eh'c VIII"
the conspiracy Of the Bank OF the United states L" e.
feet the most wicked and universal scheme "i iScH
which The annals Of modern times exhibit. H. WIS Il
plot against the Government, and against The property
Of the country The Government Mas 10 1r Upset. an"
prop.cLy rerole SIX hundred oa!ES were 10 p
brokcp-the general currency ruined -lnyrtadS h'A'
ruoted-all business stopped, all property SUNK III va
iu:-all confidence destroyed that out Of TINS WIDE
spread and pcrvading distress, the renti" 's'u'
ton might glut lis avaricc and ambition, trau!i'c upon
the President, take possession o! Tue government re-
claim its lost deposes, and ferp"tuac lis chartr'-
These Crimes, revolving and irghtul IN themselves
were 10 be accomplished by the pcrpetratIon OF whole
systcm Of subordinate and Subsidiary crime the fco-
pie to BE- deceived and excited the President to BE- CO.
iuuniacd the effects Of the Banks conduct Ia be
charged upon HIM meetings Got u; business suspend.
ed distress Occupations organized; and the Senate
Chamber Converted into theatre Tor the dramatic eXhi'
bition of all this fictitious That 1t was the deep
and sad misfortune Of the Senate TO act 10 be CO.
operative in all this OF mischief is too fully proved
by the facts known admit Of denial speak OF acts,
not of motives The effect of the Senatcs conduct IN
irving the President and ut.:ng alarm speeches. was tn
cooperate with the Bank and thai seeondarly, and as
subordinate per!ormer iur It IS inconeslble that the
Bank began tho whole affair." the little book OF hity pa
ges proves TINT. TIE Bank began H. the Bank follow
cd it up; the Bank attends to IT now IL Is case WHICH
might veil be entered Journal Us Stale is emtef
cd against Z criminal in the docket OF court: lht
BANK OF THE u. STATES rcrSuS FnESlDENr JACKSON
on inapeactmcnt for remoring the dfpoSeS. The entry
would be justified by the facts, for these are the indu5
table facts The Bank started thc aecasaon the Senate
took il up The Bank luraishd arguments; tho Senate
used them. The Bank cxcited meetings; tho Senate
extolled them The Bank sent depratios Senators re-
ceivcd them with honor. The populations reported an
swers for the President which he mover gave; tho Senate
repeated and enforced these answers. Hand in hand
tbo,p tbt
acted together and succeeded in getting up the most Sc
rious and affecting panic known in this country HE
whole country agilaed Cities, towns, and villages,
the entire country aud the whole rarl seemed to be III
co.lu.oiiou against man. revolution was pro-
claimed the overthrow OF all law was announced. the
substitution Of mans will for tic voice of the whole
Government, daily asserted! the pubic sense WAS AS
founded and be wiiGrrrd with dire and porcnLnuS n-
cia,ions In The midst OF all this machinery OF alarm
aud distress, many good Citizens lost their reckoning;
sensible heads went wrong, stout hearts qua:rd, "''
friends gave way e;npoTIzns couhSeis came IN anu t"e
solitary defender Of his country was urged to yield
Ga how much depended upon that one man al that
dread and awful point Of time If he had ven way,
then all gone. An nsoent, Iapacious and revenge
full institution would have been installed in sovereign
power. The Federal and Stale Governments the Con-
grcss, the Presidency, the State legislatures all would
have fallen under the dominion Of The Bank; and all de-
partuents of the Government would have been filled
and administered by the debtors, pensioners, and ator
news of that institution. lie did not yield and the
try was saved. The heroic patriotism OF one man pre-.
vented all this calamity, and saved the Rrpublc from
becoming the appendage and fcf of moneycd corpora
tion And what has been his reward So far as the
people are concerned honor gratitude, blessings, ever
lasting bcnedictions far as The SENATE is concerned,
dislono5, denuuciaiun, stigma, intamy And shall
these two verdicts stand: Shall cur Journal bear the
verdict Of intny, while the hearts of the people glow
and palptate with the verdict Of honor:
President Jackson has done more Tor the human race
than the whole tribe hack politicians pat together and
shall he remain stgna2cd and condennrd Tor The most
glorious action Of his life? The bare attempt TO slIgn1
tie Mr. Jefferson not merely cxpungcd but cut out
from the Journal that no trace Of it remains upon The
Senate records The designs the same in both cases.