Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-08-24
Mr ifcnnmkS Litter.


The politics Of South Carolina have from obvIons caus.
rs become object of much curiosity 10 the politicians
of the whole country A contest IS now going on be
tween the friends of the two Senators. MeSrs Calhoun
ard Prcston-and the election tor the next Congress is
calling forth candidates in the Eeld-but with this
distinction, as the Charleston Courier rcnurks-ihat
"Thpre opposition whatever, To any ~ me sub
Treasury candidates for Congress from this State but
that every is making IN turn DOT It's opponents
II counts on an opposition 10 Mr. L"gare in Charleston
Campbell who opposed the Specie Clause Is now op.
pnsed by DR. Smith, q sub Treasury man-ond IN the
Pendlelnn District Hon. Watdy Thompson, Jr the able
anti sub Treasury incumbent ia oppoSrd by Iandy Wal
ker ESQ who hois,s the Sub Treasury banner. The
friends of Mr. Thompson nrc in high spirits, IN anIic
patton Of dscomf,ure-lo the opposite party
In truth the situation Of South Carolina makes II a
subject Of prouund study the potIcan-and the OPT
Mons Of her distinguished have excItcd great deal
Of interest through the Union.-Ainong these, MT.
hlcDuGie is not The lessand the very circumstance
of his having withheld his opinions, has but thrown
an additions. attraction around them. At length, how
ever the veil is drawn aside-snd VIC hasten 10 10y
his letter before readers His "pnons are some
whs, unique although few questions have called TORN
such mn tplicily of views Though Trend To we'll
regulated Bank OF the u States yet he regards the esla
bshmen Of such Institution under the existing auspi
ces as highly dangerous lie entirely approVrso Of tie IN
ndent Treasury Syslcn so lar as pops'st 20 WIN
hold the public deposies from The Dahk5 -Dul he OPP
noscs The reuurmr that all dues 10 the Government
should be pa specie exclusively Buthe most remark
able proposon the letter Is. that he very ANXIOUS
10 see Treasury bills certificates bearing no interest
substituted entirely in the place Of both specie and bank
bu, by this he docs no, 'design to furnish &c
neral currency but merely currency to! the fStat 0pe
,a,ions 0 The G0rtrnmcn In this limitation, he seems
IN fall short Of Mr. Cahouns views who suggests the
,Ion of making the Treasury notes medium oil general
from lis quality Of receyablty for the public
dues Neither plan would seem 10 be practicable or ex
nrdient The only permanent test, because lie only
rroprr checks Of paper medium Is s c"nvPrsb'y INTO
specie The necessities OF Govrrnnen'-ns oeing
nm raj
induce il 10 Issue Treasury nolesbul as general per-
manenl system of Finance, 1t is contrary TO The best
prncipes of Political Economy, well as 10 The spirit
of the Constitution But we recommend II TO our rea
ders 10 peruse Mr. McDuifr's whole Letter II Is emit
tied to their attention from the reputation Of its auIho
as well as The peculIlr,y of his Jews.
The Southern Li,crnry Messenger for September con
tains with it's usual and rncy variety, an admirable Is
say on "PoLilitaL Rehgionsm, being Sou'hron Re
view Of Dr. ChannIngs Letter on The annexation Of
Texas, and The Slavery question 1t long, eloquent
and powerful paper The Editor is striking few extra
copies of lie Essay, for more general distribution
Vhirs morinp,--"A portion Of the Wings Of Prince
George" met on The lllh and appointed Col }. S. Gil
linn as their Delegate 10 Convention, " for the Fur
nose of nominating suitable candidate to representing
di.rc, in the ne 1t Congress and they designate m
Robertson ST. of Petersburg their choice, and, as
thew believe the choice of the Wings of The county
Thus they go! But tui bono' The Democrats OF the
District will not permit the poc. cards 10 be taken
GU, of their hands by any Wing in the District.
The Wings AT their old tricks. They are polling
the votes in the steamboats, hotels and at the Shan
nondale Springs for the purpose Of showing Nj Clay
strength They tried this gsme-a sort of VgiianG sOrtfs
at The two last eleclions-and one would think that by
this time they had learned little " sdom from expert
once. They oupoll US in the s,eamboals-but we beat
them at the fiustIngs
TO TIE EDITOR of TIE ENQUIRER
have this moment had read to ME from your piper
Of the 18th instant the inhamed and spirited efuson
of P William. lie certainly gives evidence OF great
genius Nuiium rnagnum ngsniu,n sine m1tura demtn.
t;p From the character Of the effnr, should think
his meat and bread depended upon the number of abu.
siye ep,het. he could command he must be ono Of
those things in The shape Of man. Common ~ these
dsvs) who "et out for hire their passions and their
words" els. is it possible he would say, 81 DEFY this
Chotank 10 shew in any one instance that Mr. Iaia
ferro has ever ,hewn a want Of independence: why
a, this Sir if Heraclitus earth, he would laugh
I have not had the pen taken up (fnr ] am using an
.menuensis) to answer p. w. One who has ch'ils