Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-06-22

mons of my consiituen il will give much pan-no
thing so much, however, would the consciousness
that combination OF circumstances should have Fore
ed to sacrifice my settled conviction of duly
believe the system proposed will be injurious 10 the
Whole country, and more 10 the South than any other
section If these opinions. h"nesIly entertained and
feariessly expressed shall forfeit me tie confidence Of
my valued friends il will not he The first time HAT
have sacrificed popularity and Office Of public
duty. ! am aware Of the powerful influences which
have operated in my district 10 produce different OPT
Mons aud Of the small hope there is of my being able
successfully to resist these influences This IN TO wise
dmlnishes the obi CATION 10 attempt it'-Gen I. repre-
sen,s the District in which MIR Calhoun resides.
If The SubTreasuy bill! be rejected. rev legs.
laon certainly necessary The Depose &c; OF June,
1886, not only cuts of the no,es Of every bank which
has issued small notes but the following section prohibits
the deposile OF the public in any such banks:
IN act TO regulate The dposiies If pubic mone-7P-
prored 2}d June, lc36.
"SEc .lnd je further enacted That, no bank sia!!
be selected, continued place of dePose OF Inc
public money, which shall redeem notes bills,
demand in specie; shall ana bank he selected or
continued dt0resad, ohieh shall. after tie 4h day 81
Ju 1886, issue pay out any note Ill Of less demo.
miaation than fire dollars; shall the notes or bills OF
bank be received in payment Of any debt due 10 the
United States which shall, after The said fourth day OF
july in the year 1885, issue any note or bill OF less
! denomination than FIVE dollars"
Ths, is 10 say, most Of The banks, and those among
the very best and most anxious 10 resume, irciudng
those Of New York, Massachusetts, Virginia. &C. are
/
we were in this respect before the suspension in May,
1887; unless modify the act Of 1896. Those banks
be used The repositories and we must there
fore remain under the dynasty o! the Treasury sys
tenn unless The act is amended There must, then, be
compronise-and the question is whether in mo.
difyng the wholesome restrictions mayfnt be
made upon the Stale banks, as the pubic repositories,
similar TO those which Gen. Thompson proposes.
! P s. We about to leave ,or.n nd may not touch
this suhsc, again perhaps for severa! days. We IN.
destand from Letters received from Washington by yes
te.day's mail that Gen Thompsons plan, (dec!srIng IN
effect, that the Depose banks shall contract that they
will not discount the public monies) was received
| with profound aeniion-We ask every impartial and
patriotic consider the present attitude of this
question. The Sub Treasury bill will not probably pass
The General DePosile bill cannot succeed What re-
mains To do n0hiug-or, 10 introduce restrictions upon
the State bank deprs,es. To do nothing IS 10 cut Of
the best banks and the best notes from the public service
And if you do any thing if you will modify The act of
~ how far will you modify il; Impose proper rcsrc.
lions upon The public deposes to The baaks-Pay them
such compensation be agreed on By the S"c'e-
tary Of the Treasury but do not let them bark on the
| public funds. We 90 with Gen. ThomPson-and We
hope that the scheme may be adopted as soon as posi-
BILE We do not yet despair of compromise upon this
ground We call upon the Sub Treasury friends of the
Administration yield their frs. measure, and take The
Presidents next bes-We call upon the Conservative
friends OF the Administration 10 rally upon IL They
may depend upon it that the People large will be per-
feciiv content with it, May mol call upon ali
the Delegation from S. Carolina, 20 give peace 10
public councils and stability 10 the operation, OF society.
! BY such arrangement: lsit too much 20 esk Of T.
Calhoun himself bind his brow with the olive branch
of couciliarion- Ne kno,1 tina, of the Wigs have
declared themselves in favor oft May not tia.
the question is coming 10 an ISSUE invoke their aid in
behalf OF their counry;But the question is in the hands
Of wiser men than NE are. May every thing go right
and this Republic prosper and flourish!
The Washington Correspondent OF The Charleston
Mercury lifts up end of the curtain, which concea's
the designs Of thu, Clique. He writes the llh inst
There elements Of dsun!on in that party Che Wigs
which will work its DIVISION 4 change OF lis
and measures, and am prepared 10 witness movement
which will have for its object the more complete union
of Southern interests, and The consequent eer0tiOn G
c. Calhoun to The Presidency There is movement in
the public mind towards this object ! witnessed il du
ring the past year Pennsy vania the State which
Mr.. Calhoun early and strong support candidate
Tor th5 p-esd"rey. and which has never withdrawn her
affection from him notwithstanding All Struggles and
collisions which arose IRON the high arm system Inc
,oIi,tiGns fpioing in tie ,oake Of Fat!,e sentiment
here and ters in CONVERSATION oad IN the press, tHdicG
ine M Calhoun as the Candidate Of The Democratic par
IT,"
s.e any OF the movements, TO which this Corrrspon
dent refers Mr. Calhoun himself Will, OF course dis
claim all such designs-f he be ooaStsttnt-t"s, was
i, no, the ether day, that lie discaimed al political
aspira,ious-and affirmed that bis sole desire 10
| serve his country:--And now here are some If his
friends, who like those Of Richard the 3D. could buck
lie fortune his back They fo'soolh, are for "a CON
pe,e union nf Southern interests, and the consequent
! elevate OF John G. Calhoun Willfhe Mercury Cor
respondent le in what year Of the world this is 10
happen, Is Mr Calhoun TO 'be the candidate Of the De
moeratic party in opposition TO the Little Maglcisn'-
But present this issue you Plense for
the Little Magician against MIR. Calhoun and all his
Clique.
! 4 curious ErrGtun.
The last Msdison;an devo,cs nearly three columns 10
,eply 10 our article the Special Deposte system
We gee nothing in IT, which requires answer-lt has
shaken iota of opinions-aEd We accordingly
pass it all BY with single exception. The hlacisrn
ian quotes of lis former paragraphs
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