Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-13

Of Secretaries Of Legaton at two thousand dollars
eleven Charges, aour thousand Ave hundred dollars
six CoDsuls at from two thousand to two thousand five
hundred dolusand three separate agents from three
thousand to three thousand Ave hundred dollars ench
Total annual salaries, in round numbers during the last
year. one hundred and fifty thousand dollars exclusive
Of outfits and other expenditures which may be estima.
leo at fifty thousand dollars
Look ahead, and see what il may be some Is or 20
years hence, when Presidents far lees virtuous and
ambitious, than present Chief Magistrate shall sway
all the powers Of the Administration. Strip off then these
Executive ,rappings, which attach 10 the SubTeasury
System-secure the public funds better n the State
Banks-make none of those odious distinctions between
the currency of the People and the States and Of the
U S,atesguurd the dcposles from the discounts Of the
Banks and all will yet be well.
"Valerius Pubus' has given US rap over the
knuckles. We must return him our Acknowledgements
for his courtesy.-When like "Vuerius Publus,
may think, and feel, and act like him. When we
shall become warped by an extreme devotion 10 The Old
Bank System, we shall be in favor OF the General Depo
any thing else. We shall conjure up difficulties IN
its execution, which do not exist Weshot yield to OBJ
jec,ions which be readily removed We shall aban'
don all superior lights and follow his
"palerus Pnbus aiirma that whilst we "Pretend 10
oppose the Sub Treasury scheme, (we) most Pertlna-
cously urge the thing, or that which Is worse IN
another FORM. Assertion one thing argument ano'
the The Special Deposite strips oil OF once Tue great
tre machinery and patronagethe ultimate Ieqnls,ion
of hard money, for the whole amount of the Federal
revenue-and the insecurity OF the pubic funds, when
they collected. Is this worse then, lhan ne Sub
Treasury System,
"Yalerus Pubius'' asks US what we mean by saying:
"ha the Special Opposite is ihe Presidents nert best
measured DO you not (says he) in this tacitly admit
thar YOU consider the Subrreusury Scheme the Presi
dents lest measure'"-Why, Sterne's Critic is not
more exquisite What is ''the Presidents best mea.
sure" is of course ours. Admirable logican!
We dislike the name Of Conservative" because it is
synonymous with the epilhet Of Tory in England. The
adopted is in bad taste though approve oil their
doctrines in opposition 10 the Sub Treasury System
Another item in his indictment for high crimes and
msdemeanors, is that we Pretend to be friend to Mr.
Rves, yet (we) oppose all his views."-Not all, Sir !
We cordially with his views Of the Sub Treasury
but we cannot 60 with his Substitute. What would
"Valerus Publius'' have to do? Abandon all the
views we had expressed before Mr. R. bad brought for
ward his Substituted Is this the only way in which
can test our friendship for Mr.. Rves? We also the
friends of MIR. Van Buren-Must we, therefore, have
gone for his Sub. Treasury System' We purchase
the friendship Of neither of them, by any such sacrifice
Neither Of them asks it-They have both of them
much magnanimty, as we'll as good sense, 10 make an
entire coincidence Of opinion any particular sub
the test of feengs-We hope the time may yet
rive when shall be able 10 give VIM. &. Rives a
more substantial evidence Of our friendship.
The only charge in the whole bill Of indictment, which
carries the least plausiby its face is the which
alleges that You oppose your Senators being instruct
ca 10 vote against tnat winch you profess ~
We have already explained the reasons of course
on the former resolutions We scarcely hopeit will
prove satisfactory to Yaerius Publus" We look
something beyond the State Bank system, or even
the Sub.Treasury. We have looked TO the views Of
the Whgs--to Wing Dynasly-a National Bank,
and the iearfuy long line OF Federal measures, which
may follow in their train. Break down the Republican
party, and the Wings will subdue Discussions, d.
compromise the reunion of Republicans the of
their principles the other. II in navigating our
little bark, have in avoiding Scylla fallen upon Cha
rybds, shall deeply regret The error into which
have been betrayed The poor pilot must consent to
pay the penalty Of his tranSgrfs'lon. Ii in the spirit
Of compromise have yielded too much The fear of
dissensions, shall deeply rue the mistake. If our
motive cannot excuse the error, we must plead it in
abatement Of the damages. But we have not sinned
alone The great Conservative party Of our Legislature
proposed formally the Sub.Treasury gentlemen, to
take action during tie session. When the resolutions
brought up, some of them united in voting them
down. We have before Us, the last Winchester Virg.
man. letter from of the purest and ablest Of the
Conservatives, who writes as follows:
al have myself know been altogether opposed disturb
ing that subject in the Legislatures but resolutions of almost every
complexion pouring day after day. md
notified in the House, that attempts would BIO duly made 10
coll them until the close Of the session, unless the call
md well known that OF these who then disposed
keep down. only waiting tho arrival Of
favorable them up Under ccum-
concur with those who thought they should be inme
datey finally disposed OF by dec, upon ,ho unless
could have they were not 10 be taken up
during the session."
But we are free 10 say 10 'Valerus Pubus his rude
attack the contrary notwithstanding, because are
free say it the whole world that protested
10 be oacuar infallibe. We may have fallen into
e.rcr this very question: with better and with wiser
men, Should This vexatious question terminate in the
triumph of The Sub Treasury BILL for want Of This nstruc
tion we shall live regret that the resolution had not
prevailed We do not hesitate 10 say, that whilst we
deemed instructions unnecessary; whilst both friend and
foe agreed in the opinion that The bill could not pass,
we reoioed to the resolutions laid upon the table,
The prospect, however, shifted But when the danger
burst upon US, the resolutions nailed upon the Ia
BILE of The one House. and there tic in the other.
If nothing be done here 10 reach the Senate,
and arrest the bill Washington must place our
anchor in The Representatives of the People. AS we
strike off these lines, have letter flom inteli-
gent friend at Washington who writes The llth, 81
feel confident that both these bills of The Senate aud Of
the House, will be defeated in the n of R. YET it were
we'll TO be cautious; for. powerful efforts are making 10
carry it-and have doubt the lone of success has
been assumed to give effect to these extraordinary e1'
ertions."
"Valerius Publius" may make the most of what we
have said--but henceforth profit by the advice OF
the hadisonan We shall bcar the attack of his Cor.
respondent-and forJear further reply.
THE S7HTES
LouIsraNA.-The Governor has returned the Bank
Bill to the Senate with his objections strange scene
occurred Immediately afterwards. After The Veto had
been read the Governor discovered that he had made
some error in his Message, and dispatched letter to
the Senate, requesting lis correction After warm de-