Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-04-27

irredeemabe paper, preventing resumption OF sPeee
payments aud forcing currency OF broken BANK notes
into the Golfers of the Federal Government
Another war; which we have seen gong on ever sinCe
the veto session. six years ago. and which we Sill see -
upon the general business Of the country; tuning on
laborers reducing wages, stopping wofS, snu'hg up
factories expanding aud contracting the paper currency
30 as 10 make money plenty Gay ana scarce the
nonopoziug bread and fuel TO double their price, while
eliminating the capacity of the laborer to purchase; ia.
bcapg distress by every act OF real oppression and
sppravaiing it by every art oil hcuous exaggeFauon-
looking forward lawful winter as 10 banquet OF
intellectual enjoyment scarcely conceallng their oissa
,sacton with Providence, for giving mlldness instead
of severity of weather. and insulting The victims OF their
oppression by doing out to them an osientatious ana
contemplate charity.
Another of these wars, which we have witnessed
ever since the Presidential election in the House of Re.
presenalives in February 1885, is that which has been
30 appropriately denounced by the Senator from ONO,
who sits 10 the left rMr Morris and which exceeds all
others in enormity because 1t Is war upon Tue 'unu
mental principles Of Constitution and upon te lor
Of the Government under which we I'VE NC u.s. ,ha
of this war dates from the election Of Mr. Adams oy te
House of Representatives,, in lo2o, but i's origin Is ev
val with The foundation OF the Government Up !" '"e
first election Of Mr. Jefferson, in loOO, this war was car
ried openly and furious!y, ana 'he sente2 rn,
ed in the elder Mr. Adamss book on the American Con
s,itu,ions that the British Constitution, tcsh as htns
Lords and Commons, the most stupeHaous Jaor'e %
human iapen,ion had its open and public defenders
The second election Of MIR. Jefferson SUNK Feaera'sm
foo low IL drove it into state Of ybernaon, lar norh
from which i, did emerge for many years. and whlch
LETT il without distinctive character or ooect uht .e
CONGRESS election of the second Mr.. Adams neh tue
ancient prnc Piles of the party revived, ana Inc war re-
commenced upon the principles, and upon Inc loi VI
our Government in the attacks which were mane upon
the capacity OF the people to choose their own
This war then recommended, ana mas coh'inueu W.
since: for what is this eternal denunciaon OF deheta
Jsckson but denuncation OF that Immense UoJofiy
A
him for President aud fourth time approved his po''
licy in the election Of his successor: What Is TINS
infinite accumulation of degrading epthets upon Inc
mad wicked outandsh, and ru,nous administration OF
General Jackson but application oil the same ephe'S
10 the people who elected him, and who have approved
his Administration? What is this cry for change OF
the "expcrimenter, but. cry Tor change oil he Vo'es
who elect them? Beyond doubt, the capacity OF the
peope to choose their representatives, Is attacked III
these ucessan assaults upon their representatives. ahu
thu zsoI and unanimy with which tins war Is carried
on make il high time 10 consider in ts true aspect as
deliberate waging OF hostility upon the Prncipes OF
our Consltu on, and the form of our Government
Finally we see a war against individually against
retired Citizen aged that has done the STATE
eume seryce-a of which there are bnt te" exam
pes i'm the annals OF Christendu or WITHIN the ooun-
daries of the civilized world General Jackson IS no
.nqer on the stage OF acuon he Is no longer IN any
mans way Through The portals Of everlasting lame
he has made his exit from the Stage OF pubic me- ana
has gone that retirement never more ~ De wilhora~n
from
his country has often recalled him Rcpose Is the only
boon tina, he now asks Of The world and such man has
certainly right Alright to be Tree
s;on-n the evening o. his days. and IN the sheer OF MS
own But he Is not free from INVASION fesecuo
follows him. war of unexamped farocity Is wageo
aaust him; and the destruction OF his character pubic
and private and the laceraon o his feelings, seem 10 DC
the RELENTLESS design o! the assailanls lhct may 90
no injustice TO any by mstsksn receis VIII mere
exhibit some specimens OF this warfare, as lind tne'n
preserved and perpe'ualed in the printed copy OF
speech delivered this floor read from revised CO.
py bearing every mark Of authenticity, and OF deliberate
preparations:
national foreign domestic the aliment OF The
Iale Presidents existence War against the bank, war
against France, and strife and contention with count
less number of individuals The with Black Hawk
and The Ssuinoes vera scarcely luncheon for his
roe:ous appetite and he made his exit from pablo life
deuounciug and vengeance ags!ns! Mexico and the
State Banks
When Mr. B. had read this paragraph, Senator Linn
incurred Of him from whose speech he was reading:
Mir b. said he would the inquiry authentical
w. By rcadirg the title page Of the speech he read:
Speech Of the Hon. Henry Clay. Of Kentucky, es
tablisbng deliberate design on the part ct the late
and present Executive of the United States, TO break
down the whole banking system Of the United States,
commencing with the Bank Of the United States and
erminpiia1 wiih The Steasnry Bank, under the eIc!u
sve control of the Executive and in reply the speech
Of the Hon. J. c. Calhoun Of South Carolina, support:
ing that Treasury Bank Delivered in the Senate of the
Ua,ed States February 49, 1895 Printed by Gales aud
Seaton. Washington City, 1898 =
Sir, this is the speech from which read. The para
graph is brief but is comprehensive; and in the
eagerness Of the Speaker TO get at the vc,m the public
interests the existing interests Of the country
looked and endangered. WIn can now look for any
indemnities from Mexico, for any submission from
the Seminole Indians, until after the next Presidential
election is over? who can now count upon the quiet.
ude Of Black Hawk, the removal Of the Cherokees, or
the peace Of the Western Ironiiers The foreign and
domestic policy of General Jackson is set down to the
love Of strife, and the spirit ofvengeance this must excite
oil foreign nations and all Indians 10 resist his policy
His personal difficulties said to be countless although
we can count the whole population of the Union; they
said to be endless although he is known 10 have had
such difficulties for quarter Of century, and TO
have become the friend and benencor Of many OF those
with whom he has had dssensions Granted that he
has had personal difficulties. and violent ones, yet they
be cnIned and they kaoc ended Violence SUBSIDIES
malice never dies aud that ia the difference between
General Jacksons feuds and those of other per.
Sir, have some knowledge upon this subject;
and this letter, (ho!dng from General Jackson)
delivered to since 10 speak, Ihe seal yet I'M
broken, attest that his annosties not endless
"War and strife, endless and strife, &c, &c,
the aIimen. Of the late Presidents existence And
this is be said Of citizen who, at the early age Of
thirty three, resigned the place of Senator this floor
IN 90 home, and 1--we upon farm retired merit,
and 10 receive the Of Hermitage who bring call
ed thence to the bench of the Supreme Court OF his
State, resigned that station to return 10 his FARM MAO,
being called again 10 lead army to victory and TO
glory, and 10 be made Governor Of important Terri.
tory, with high salary third time resigned TO go back
his farm who, being for the second time placed as
Senator upon this floor still resigned TO go back TO his
farm; who being offered embassies aud departments,
fused to touch them and who, being twice called TO the
Presidency of the United States availed himself Of the
first moment Of the expiration of his office again TO
turn to his farm to be dragged away from
it. This 10 the man whose alimentl strife, whose un.
cheons are wars, who went off breathing vengeance
But To continue the reading
"His administration consisted of a succession OF as
founding measures, which fell on the public like
repeated bursts of loud and appalling thunder Before
the reverberaons Of peal had ceased another and
another came, louder and louder, and more terrify
10y Or rather it like volcanic mountain emit