Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-10
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(Fr0r re HWri>jrg R'p"r!rr.)
THE UNITED STATES BANK

The Bonk presses scarcely know how act since &c
resolution was offered in the House of Representatives,
by Mr. Hill, providing for tn" appointment OF commit.
tee to investigate into the n'riv manner ard means,
by which the United States Bank procured It's charter
from the last Legislature. Some OF the Editors appear
not to know what il whilst others affect To treat
the whole matter erc"teRt ahc vastly Willy gen
tlemenbu we are greatly mistaken, if the result OF the
investigation will be considered cutie SO gocd Joke ny
sone OF the parties c.c"rncd. Should committee TIC
Amounted Of WI CHI We. have doubt. It's dn,lrs VIII be
carried with aud rrnmpincS Juog"% !:3hi
the t.auuerinr which produced IN the House 10y
the bare reading Of the resolution, the deH0"c"1"t VI"
produce such stir an!ang the "w"nnucu Pitc"s u"
has never been with ,Scd III State. The BANK Edt-
tors do well 10 rmoy their il Ike non the have as
rood relish for the ''joke alter the investigation Is
over, it will lie so much The better FOR Themselves
THE ABOLITION QUESTION.
This subject occupies considerable space III the mes
sage of enlightened GOVERNOR ana Is one w''ch Il
certain set Of politicians here DESTROYS OF introducing
into the politics of tn" STATE and upon whicn lacy are
endeavornr cystic public feeling. Before Inc iasl
Presidential Election, st:cu"S efforts were made IN Inc
South to identity Mr. Van Buren, with the Abolition
question: and il was boldly asserted by many OF his cp
ponens that he in esrne with :lr Ab"Itio'sts o
the North 49, supported by ihem-snd that his cleo
ton tie Presidency wo;'d be the signal Ter carrying
out what they termed these 'atr"clous I"clrnHcS MI
Van Burcns sentiments, us openly avowcd by his votes
in his official capacity, and by his letters addressed to
Southern commuters who neTf"sa,ed nm on Tic SGD
iect were s,udouslY kept iii The shade and iie lead.
ers of the Crrhrrus party dIsingrnuansiv sought I"
awaken the preudices 81 large portion OF In" people
of the Union against him, by disappearing his views,
and hiding as far as possible his expressed Sentiments
from puhilc observation The election is over. and
Mr. Van Buren, has been elected by triumphant niao-
rity-a majority confined exclusively 10 the votes al
the people Of section OF the t'2n or an'her-e"'
he has been chosen fiji the highest station IN our
country by the united sulIa@rs ~ Tie Whole democracy
Of the Uon, wilhon' regard L. a"r!rr 'lns or sectional
distinctions Thus far the design q" his opponents have
been frustrated and it may not be Improper 10 con.
Ike
sentiments cntc!tanch and tie opinions expressed nr
some of those public III this Sintr, "ko cxcrtcd
themselves most Sr"n"""@!y III opposition 10 him.
II is well known 20 every one al all c"HrcrSaut with
nnbljc affairs ta' III" Wee President has, all proper
occasions unhes0,ingy avowed his opposition TO any
interference tie part OF The non saveb"idHg states
with the RIGHTS guaranteed. the formation OF tie
Union TO Those States in which slavery is authorised by
law 1t would he folly Dispute this, for public
is to be Judged 6y his acts ana M Van Buren, has never
sbrunk from incnrFns my responsibility Which prompt
and decisive actinn on his subject might be calculated
10 involve hiI n Mis- President Of The SCnaic
on the bill to prohibit the circulation Of incendiay pub
locations in the Southern STATES. (lic fruits OF mis-
guided and incorporate Eea!) onght to have senced at
once and forever the c!,n,r III the diSorgInizers in the
South ard his less heated and inye,eale opponents
in other sections Of the Union. But whilst his
mics in the Snu,. c0ntiTae to dccuim against him,
being the candidate and the .vorte of the umtislavcry
party the abuiinnists I" the N"rlern and Middle States
with similar pcrversity. denounced him the enemy of
FREQ discussion and identified in his feelings will! SOUTH
ern principles and >avcioin. interests Such aud
upnst were the means rc3ocd 10 by Interested aud de-
signinr politicians every where, to defeat him, and he
was on!T saved from L.. sacrifice, by The virtue, inei!
pencc and patriotism of Tie members Of The Drtn"crac
party. who drspsing narrow. contracted palcy like
this determined n to their country ,hr advan-
lages of WISE liberal and enlightened administration
Of public affairs
This question settled the people CT Pennsylvania had
scarcely time breath after the excitement Of
the contest, when the Governor in his message to the
legislature, breaks ground upon The abolition SUBJECT and
ayows doctrines ''arnco,,s and high. tened The
most ultra Aboi.icns in the Guon could desire With
zeal nearly akin 10 i2ua'irsN, aud spirit the very
reverse of that which iacucaes peace on earth arl
GOOD will towards men, that fQnctonary plainly recon
mends an in,ere,cnce IL" part Of Pennsylvania in
subject which in wise concerns her, and boldly
charges all who hold The opinion that we have enough
10 do in attending to aa'rs with haseiy bow.
ing the knee to the dark spirit OF slavery 1t is known
that Mr. Van Buren, had not in PennsI lvania de-
cided and uncomPromising opponents than were Gov.
Ritner and the writer Of SO much Of the message
fers to this subec and The politicians Of the South may
observe if they did not know before, from the sentiments
which that message promugates, what kind Of company
they were associated with, and how fur the assertions
made by them that Mr.. Van Buren, the candidate
of the Aboiiionss of the Union, founded in fact
The doctrines of the message not, and cannot be
sanctioned by the people Of Pennsylpan!a-To do go,