Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-05-11

ment his (Mr. Rilchie's) honesty, al the expense of his
sagacity, but we feel that 10 be impossible. We feel
fully justified in announcing TO the public, that MIR.
lhomas hltchie, OF the Richmond Enquirer, State Print
er OF Virginia, and who has Tor more than forty years
been supported aud patronized by the Democratic party
in that State, has knowingly and wilfully sacrificed the
Democratic Administration of this country. And We
fee! The less scruPle in making the impulalion, as we
find him Selling upon the very first moment, after the
Wings had riumphed entirely through his means, of
urging n compromise between his friends and the friends
OF the Administration. He meant to throw the election
into The hands Of The Wings, and thereby coerce the
Government to adopt the Conservative system. Now
MIR. Richie knows very well, that if he was 10 succeed
in this project, it would most effectually destroy The
Administration. And we cannot account Tor his con.
duct, and in fact, of all the Conservative Clique, upon
any other rational principle, than that OF personal hostility
10 the administration. II is possible, that some persons
may imagine, that they can defeat this Administration
and succeed to its power. All such calculations are
foolish. Its very possible that this Administration may
be defeated, and it is equally certain in that event, that
a National Bank Wing Administration may succeed
10 it,"
We agree with him fully, that if this Administration
be pu, down, a National Bank Wing Administration
must succeed it. No third party can rise upon lis ruins
and it would be ''ionlsh' in any candidate buta Wing,
to expect the succession.-Those who know US per
sonally, know that we have no candidate TO place in
power at the expense Of Mr.. Van Buren-and that II ls
idle as well as false, TO talk of our personal hostility to this
Administration. MIR. Van Buren-his best lriends-the
CONSERVATIVE pirly-dIl Know OetIer. HcDaFe HotHlHb
to gain by any such change; and the whole design is
alien to our principles, our private feelings, and our
public professions But il is amusing TO see an Editor
make these charges, who personally knows us not, and
who is so careless as to be guilty Of the obvious blum
der OF alleging that "for more than forty yrGrs we have
been Patronized by the Democratic party" (when our
paper shows upon lis face that it was only established in
1SO4.
What too are we TO think of his argument about our
"seizing upon the first moment after the Wings had ,r.
umphed entirely through his means, of urging cumpro
mise, between his friends and The friends of the ADM.
nlstralIon: Why is this Editor so careless in his nsser.
tons, or so ignorant even of our course, as not TO know
that we have pressed this compromise; an1iously, repeat.
eddy, pressed 1t, since the last autumn to the prescn mt time
that the very rstsuggestinn of il, was, in fact, breach.
ed in our htst structures on The Presidents Extra Mes.
sage.
The Editor of the New Era has ransacked his brains
TO very little purpose, for a solution Of our course. Our
motive lies upon the surface, without impeaching our
honesty, or our friendship for MIR. V b, or his Admins
tratlon. We ask, what ID the Press worth, ii il does not
sometimes discuss great measures freely 1t would be
really ''soundlng brass OF a tinkling ~cyInbal." Is 1t Tor an
Editor always TO wal, and shape his course, by The Adj
ministration to which he is attached: Must he constant
ly say: 81 will keep back; first see what the President is
fol; take my cue from him; and then l will take my
course This is not the way in which we have ever
acted under any administration, since we conducted
this pnper.-No man respected The lllustrious Jefferson
more than we did; and yet on some occasions at least we
took The liberty Of thinking for ourselves-When the
great and good Madison proposed TO establish 4 Nation.
al University out Of the public lots in the City-when
he appointed more members Of Congress to subordinate
Offices, than we thought the occasion required; when
Mr.. Calhoun's Bonus Bill threatened the Constilu.
tion-and when we found Mr.. NJ. sanctioning a Ma.
lional Bank, wha, were we to do: Say nothlng-or
assert our principles: We spoke our minds freely, but
no man then dared 10 charge us with "personal hostli.
ty' 10 his Enthusiastically raised our voice, respect.
fully but firmly, against several acts of Mr.. Monroe
We pursued n similar course. about the Proclamation
and the Protest, Of the venerable Jackson-Wh course
the were we to pursue, when we disapproved Of the Sub.
Treasury scheme? Were we 10 change the ground which
we took in "a, and which almost every Republican took
or, were We 10 acquiesce silently, in what we still no.
neslly believed TO be a very eSceptonabie measure:-
Most unfortunately this question has been so long agi
lated. The shut,lccOck has been too long kept IN the ar
But. after having had the misfortune 10 differ with
MIR. Van Buren,, our first, next duty was, TO express
our opinion in the most conciliatory manner-to show
that we differed. as friends-to say as little to irrilate, as
we could-as little to produce disoord.-ln fact, we ap.
peal fearlessly 10 the columns Of this paper 10 show,
whether we have not honestly, faithfully, zealously at.
tempted TO conciliate; TO compromises; to re unite and
rally the Republican party. IT there be any "egotisn
or vanity" in making this declaration, the reader must
excuse US for it. But this we emphaticallys say; that no
man regrets more deeply the dissension which has pre-.
vailed in his party-o or Is more anxious 10 remove II.
We submit one more suggestion TO the Editor OF the
New Era; and we have done with him, the Madlsonian
and the point which they have so ungraciously touched.
The next time he wishes TO denounce q brother Repub.
lican, let him know nothing Of the man whom he abuses;
I ana be sure OF MS factS.-Let MIN al neaft nave slEonn
probable cause TO believe, that a man who has attempted
TO do his duty as o Democrat for "a years past, has any
sinister designs TO promote, or any selfish motives 10
swerve his integrity. He may err; but error IS not dis
honesty. He may have lost his path ny mistake; hut it
would be n yYel0 Era in Ethics 10 coniound mistake with
corrupiion-lt would also be a New Era TO charge Every
one, who differs with a friend, with "personal hostility.
AT all events, the Editor might well take counsel Of
older and better soldiers than himself. Ne would abide
cheerfully by the opinion of our friends Croswell and
Blair. We would confidently rely upon the Judgment
of MIR. Van Buren, himself lie knows Us better--and
he knows, too, that at n time of distraction in a party,
the way TO reconcile differences, and 10 consolidate the
party, is mol to abuse men, whom he knows to be his
friends. We venture TO ssy, that no one disapprores Of
the New Era, more than Mr.. Van Buren, himself.
State of de MERCHANTS md MECHANICS BANK
or WHEELLNG, and of its Office Of Discount and dc.
posits at .nOrgnntonon, 3Oth day IF .4pra, 1888.
Domestic bills discounted $3sO,l27 81
Foreign bills purchased 1884 90
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Merchants and Mechanics Blk stock 20,l97 90
Due BY incor poraled companies 26,224 "a
Due from banks 221IcO 33
Erpen.es 4.0ll "a
Real estate 1905 SO
Iron chests, bank furniture, &c. LIDO 90
Profit and loss 5 90
Protest account. fees unpaid .ol "
Suspense, al the office III 10
Cash:
Notes and checks of other banks 4O,590 DC
Gold and silver 9O,9S7 80
- 1871 ,577 7s
S935 ,346 %
Capital stock 100000
DO. ow ned by Commw'th $500
- SOC. 800 90
Notes in circulation 227, 305 90
Post n,,ps do. 52.ls0 90
n,S,o a., Anruopfpwn 32bO I'D