The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-12-01
ENQUIRER, NO. 2.

The i'll temper and i'll taste Of the Richmond
Enquirer, of last Tuesday, are co-equa and
coincident with the amiable ebuiition of its
namesake in New York. When Mr.. Van
Buren, and Mr.. Biddle court each other, and
abolition and nulIincation get married TO-
gether, and the Richmond Enquirer AID tho
Courier and Enquirer join hands like BRIDE
grooms at the wedding, we must begin to
think the times are getting paradoxical. We
must confess, they have thrown us into per-
feet mud-iog and we are utterly confused
with these new and unaccountable Dutch
cotillions of forward and back chasse trois
pas, cross-over and turn round But if they
will excuse US, we will offer the happy pairs
our tenderest felicities, and hope that
Each with the other pleased, they'll now pursue
their trick-track, hipsy-saw dance of tergiver-
sation.
We will, however, correct the momentum
of the Richmond Enquirer, before it is too far
spent in the reel. Instead Of making any sim
situation about its motives" we expressly de-
clared, that, sue could not indulge the thought
for a moment" What pity, therefore, that,
when the Enquirer was preparing that little
hail-storm of dainty epithets for our devoted
head, it could not have been kindly warned
against the danger of verifying the truth Of that
proverb, which says, "a guilty conscience
needs no accuser! !"
Touching the "sophistical abandonment"
charged upon us, we have only to say, if there
is any sophistry in the matter, it is all on the
side of the Enquirer. If there is any aban-
donment, il is with the Enquirer, if the En-
quirer be not where it was on the 22d Sept.
last, and where we were then, always have
been, and are no,r. The details of the scheme
given us by the Enquirer, suited us precisely,
according to our understanding. That paper,
On the 18th of September, contained the fol-
lowing quotation, from Gen. Jackson's mes
sage Of 1896
is against the genius of our free institutions to
lock up in vaults the treasures of the nation. To
take from the people the right of bearing arms and
put their weapons of defence in the hands Of stand
ing army, would scarcely be more dangerous 10 their
liberties than 10 permit the Government TO accumu-
late an immense amount OF treasure beyond the sup
plies necessary TO its Legitimate wants. Such trea-
sure would doubtless DO employed, at some time, as
it has been in other countries, when opportunity
tempted ambition"
Following this, the Enquirer said
General Jackson then considered that in coun-
try which wanted capital 50 much as our own, not a
particle of il should be aHnthttdteG for commercial
purposes But some OF the Conservatives are will
ling to yield up this privilege for the sake OF com
promise. For our own parts we are free to confess,
that we prefer upon the whole as the best scheme.
Employ the State banks as the public Repositories.
Do that which almost every other man in society,
who is convenient to a State bank, will do for him
self Do that which every State in the Union does
for itself If man in Richmond has ten thousand
dollars, which he has no immediate occasion for,
what does he do with il Where does he place ii
for safe keeping In a bank. Why, then, should
not the officers Of the Federal Government do the
same Do nal which we understand the Federal
officers in this city are doing -deposiIe the Stale
bank notes In the banks as SO much specie funds
TO be drawn out, if called for, in specie. Why null