Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-27

should lnoi,to acts and their tendencies The M,
and patronage Of The Executive department, of GU, G.
yernment is now so great rs 10 BE- very dangerous b
give to it the uncontrolled custody Of The public W.
ney, and The authority TO Issue and circulate n,"s
money and no despul ever had more at Command H.
means oflyranny and oppression than orr Execu,;r
There is danger in any mode Of keeping and H..
bursting the public revenue, but none so danperon.
as that which places in the hands Of the E.pcuira
having already large mass Of other st-nn, saI
dono,rons powers-thls additional and IN Itself H.,
nscdous mower This is 4 state ct things which ryc
representative should look boldly IN the lace and ina,
fully resist whatever may be the Consequences TO him IN
dividually For the Moment he may be discarded from
the confidence Of his constituents "nder The influence
Of strong party excitement and un'onnd"d prrjutic.
like Aristides from The Commonwealth he may be Lar
isbed but it will only be- Ia be recalled and h,b
" hopored by public confidence. The true pr!nc,n,
OF action OIL the part Of the people Is, 10 be dIsltq.
full Of all, jealous Of power, and wa'ch'ul Of ever
step taken by men IN power .''s IS 'heir oni
safety and the true Conservative principle by which l.
bpr,v is 10 be preserved. Whenever the time a,:,,
when the representatives Of the people shall he eqlrs
upon party considerations 10 yield unqualified ur1c
and plicit obedience the dctation d! the Exrcui
every principle Of liberty destroyed and the clemens
Of despo. essentially incorporated into our system
Exrracr of anothcr from "W AsuISGroS, 18th M.,ch
..From The result of the Sena,es delbe:aiion ,
niob, on the "indcpendcnt' Treasury bill, think Tia
way is clearly opened for Special Deposlie system
The principle of separation be The REAL purpose the
majority You will have full report OF 1t, presar
from other sources, by the maj! when bears This. CG
bcr,'s amendment striking oGt the hard money feature
b,s done the business in a neat and workman like s;y.
.The Senate exhibited n spectacle last night, which
will not be lost the American people-Thc hard ~.
new principle CT The bill, which alone gave 1t form and
proporon, and endued it with life, was stricken Oa, BY
majority Of nine votes; and there renamed noans b.
dry and wilhered skeleton. The solemn "arce, q,
Calhoun cnphatcay called it) when he sang The &c.
ouem of his darling foster child is ended ut last. You
may proclaim TO Virginia. through all It's borders, t:.
The Sub Treasury scheme is dead and bnrled-lhalh'
ceiyed its deatIbow at the hands of It's own rlents
and in its diving asonies repudiaed with disgust al!
loathing.
"Ailer Culhbert's amendment carried motto.
was made by Upton, TO fill up the gap, by a section
enacng into law the resolution oil lSl6-so AZ 10 !ase
away Executive discretion, as To the KIND OF money,
&c receivable for public Gues.-Sev!er opposed ii on
The pround that after the admonI,ory vote JUS, given
The Executive would feel bound to execute The esou
lion in conformity-He replied to by RivCs, in
conclusive argument, proving thai under The Message At
the special session. the Executive was committed 10
trary action, unless Congress interposed-Thc amen!
men, was lost by eight votes.-Wrbster then morrda
section prohibiting the Secretary OF the Treasury from
con,inuiup in force or at any future time issuing
order which should discriminate IN the KIND ct money
10 be received in any source OF revenue-Drnl1n al.
temp,ed to rally the Western States to the rescue he
Specie Circular but ii would not do lie had only
seven votes against phalnnx OF 81.
uC,lhonn then arose and with solemn and por,eH!oEs
gravity chaunted the death song Of the hard-hcael
mean hard money! Treasury bilpronounced the whole
p,oceedinp of the Senate, from the incep on Of The
measure 10 tina, hour, wre,cbed farce-sad it
morfying and melancholy spectacle before the na"n-
wped his hands Of -look leave Of his late allies, and
roitd agains. The Till.
"On the question Of engrossment, the vote was =
for. 25 against-In this shape, it is though! the bal
will pass the Senate do them the justice to believe
otherwise.
"Receivers General, and Sub.Treasures, and vaults,
and safes were imposing enough, 10 keep hard lonry
But it is miserable mnckery 10 provide oil such io:
the custody Of bank notes There will be none loant
to avow the paternity.
"Now the moral is, that the measure is lost not h7 e
opposition Of its foesbut because It's friends cos!d no!
make the party hold togcther-at the first test, tel
10 pieces like the pottefs vessel