Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-16

meeting purporling 10 have been held al the 'hty ran'
in the civ OF New York, on The srcnnd of January IN
s,ant under The assumed name Of tDemocralic ilepub-
licsps." a gross libel upon the Democracy ot this Guy
il is due 10 truth and justice to declare thai many VI
the individuals who purport 10 have taken n part mere
in. openly and boasingly voted al the recent ciec,loh'
the entire federal ticket, headed by q distinguished law.
yer Of this city, whose vote rs 4 member oi Tie LHsis'
iature, in eighteen hundred and fourteen, against INC
rar, added nothing 10 his reputation rs an American
uatrjo, ard though we do not desire IL mike The appli
Gallon of the maxim in all lis severity, that "a man Is
known Sy the company he keeps yet we deem II To be
due 10 orr brethren in The country to s;nie The fact, ana
leave the inference as 10 The authenticity OF The record
of those proceedings, 10 be drawn as lie truth OF tile
case will warrant.
10. Resoiced. That The Use Of opprrhicus eritlrts is
in a great degree a matter of taste, Of habit, and of edu-
cation and while the democracy, unlike lis caluminla-
,ars, does not artngals 20 itself The possession Of all "Ihe
deccncy, the virtue, the morals, and lie wealth oil The
community, IL feels no more disturbed at The present. day,
on lring called g Agrarians. y "Loco. fncns,' or e kadI-
Gals than il did, in the brightest days OF the iilusiIinus
Jefferson, at being called "Democrats and Jacohins -
The Democracy Will shrink from no investigation o: lis
principles: and the pS;"ate lives and conduct oi It's Ia
vori,e cha mpinns we will clIccrfully put IN comparison
with those who aspire TO ''conserVc" themselves into
public esteem.
II. Rt.stred, That the efforts made by the opposition
to he Democratic party, to fix upon President Van Bu'
rem and his friends a hostility 10 State Banks, IS unwnr'
thy the p,ofessed advocates of truth and Sincerity
Though il is well known that during a distinguished le-
rislatiye career of nearly twenty years. he contributed
largely to call out The resources OF the State and add 10
its reputation and renown, yet mo evidence can Dr. SHOWN
Of any act of injustice or enntly on his part towards
what is III awkiahly cuiled "the institutions OF the Slate;
on the contrary, his unliring endeayours 10 secure The
free use of capital, through The lnstrumen,alIly OF a ge'
neral law for banking, introduced into the Senate Of Tie
Stale, and by that body passed, ought nj least I" exempt
him from the charge of hostility |" tho trading and com
mercial interests of the country, and especially rs his
course and opinions upon this subject have ever SINCE
been in unison with that measure OF cominercial Tree
dom. And il is alike unjust aud hypocriucal III the enc
mics of Democracy to charge upon the friends oil Inc
President Il disposition 10 unsetlie the rights Of proper
" or To interfere with the honest pursuits OF indiviJu-
ais. For the public voice will bear testimony to ihc
fact. that those friends are strenuous lnr the execution
of the laws made by the representatives OF the people,
whether they relate tn the payment al a SIX penny post
age on letters, or the more prominent duty Imposed up.
on articles of luxury, and that too without suggesting
the "novel ex pertinent Of raising an army to march up.
on the capital 10 reform imaginary abuses ut The Oayo
nets pnint"
12. Resofred, That the Democracy Of this city cont.
nue. 10 be opposed 10 the establishment Of a National
Bank, and that in their Judgment such an institution is
not required for the regulation Of domestic exchange,
any more than exchanges with foreign nalion5, the rates
with which are governed by the course Ut trade, Inhu'
encpd by The scarcity or redundancy Of currency and the
importation and consumption of articles OF luxury end
necessity. The rates of exchange between the various
States of this Union depend upon similar principles, and
no fcltiOuS capllhI or Cfenll CAN permanently eSidollsH
a regular and uniform rate Of exchange brlween The
trading town Of any Stale or Of the severa! States. Aud
it affords M evidence Of either wisdom nr experience 10
confpund facilities for the collection Of debts with The
unvarying and universal laws Of ,rade-the latter bank.
inr corporations cannot coatrol, aud with which legIsla-
tors ought moi 10 interfere.
Is. RrS0'1rd. That We view with alarm The efforts
now making by the Federal members Of the House OF
Assembly to repeal The law prohibiting the issnc OF
small bills; that although tie circulation Of bills of that
.-..ll -. f.s1I. at - La Ga. - n rrp
ing cvil. that requires CORRECTION. yet if the Banks would
return to their duty, and redeem their bills in specie, the
putting out If tha, specie would drive the small bills OF
other States oul Of circulation. And, inasmuch rs the
Democracy Of this CRY are net represented in Tic popu-
lar branch of our Legislature, we earnestly appeal 10
the Democratic members from the other counties, 10 op.
pose the passage of my law authorizing the issuing Of
any bills By The Banks Of this State, under The dcnorl'.
nation Of FIVE dollars.
IL. Rcsoirtd, That we approve Of the ability and zeal
with which The lion. {. &. Camhrelcng and Eli Moore
have discharged their public duties in supporting the
measures recommended 10y tue President, in relation 10
the public monies, and That we entertain full confidence
in their fidelity as public servants, and their attachment
10 The principles and doc,rinco OF tho Democrats party.
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MR. DuScAN OF Oulu.-Thc Richmond Wing init
mates that DR.. Duncan's speech vas not delivered III The
House. By what euMority does il make such an insin.
uation: We feel authorized 10 say that the speech 'o6s
delivered in the House, almost word for word, and letter
for letter, us it has been published. No speech ever de.
livered in the House has been more Calling TO the Frde.
Iulists, or more satisfactory 10 the country at large
Those who writhe under its just severity may affect 10
pass il by unnoliccd; but as an evidence oil the rccrP.
ton it has met with from the people, we will state that
about twenty thousand copies have been issued from this
office, and orders are pnu'lng in upon US by every NAL,
from all quarters. We have no doubt but that fifty thou
sand pamphlet copies Of that speech will be put in cir
culntion, at the spontaneous call OF the irecnien oil The
Union.
The Editor SAYS I" The d;sercrt orator took occasion
to use ii CHE strong %languagr) an such 'cay as 10 DO a@e
In diSurow any intention TO insult, if called upon, Se-
Will not the public be apt TO conclude that another ''dis.
Greet orator" had too much discretion to make The call
GtObG.
United States .Haga=inc, and Democratic Rcrico. No.
1--WE commend TO the lovers Of ~sprighlly literature,
as we'll as to those who seek authentic information upon
topics Of the highest interest and Importance, The mum.
Der of this periodical which has just been published
1t is repleie with genius and talent. Without designing,
in ttie book sellers phrase, to puff The Work, we must
say, in snbcrEcss and candor, that no publication In It's
line, which has come under our notice, cun compare
with this for ability. Some Of the articles are upon
subjects of a deep and reconcile character-the ~jurisdic
Tim Of the Supreme Court, &c,-but they are managed
with so much skill as to become exceedingly interesting
as well as instructive. o. The sonndness OF the doc.
trinPs asserted throughout, and The force OF The argu'
ments with which they are suprorted, wherever they
are discussed, ii is not necessary for us to give an opt
MON they speak for themselves to every rejecting
mind. The imaginative articles are got up in most ex.
ceIlrnt taste. The work, as a whole, does The greatest
credit to The edilors.-N.
Important lac decision rcIaiics TO The Bank Of The u.
SfafS An application was, some time since. made 10
the Hon. John R Jones, Associate Judge of The Court
of Common Pleas, to take testimony 10 show that the
United STATES Bank had violated lis charter by refusing
to pay its notes on demand. Upon The return of The CT.
talon the counsel for the Bank commended that the ap-
plicnnt (alr. Charles Kuhn) had no right 10 This proce.
dure, innsmuch as the bank had fully paid him in gold,
with twelve per cent. interest, the amount of the notes
held by him, payment Of which had been refused; and
secondly, that The application only alleged one refusal
by the bank, and the act Of Assembly contemplated a
second demand and refusal. These positions were con-
tested by MIR Kuhn's counsel, who further argued that
the Judge Ind no right 10 entertain these objections, his
duty bc~ing'merely ministtriat in the matter, and no, ju.
dicink. His honor Judge Jones, yesterday, delivered his
opinion a, length, and with great perspieuity, denying