Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-06
The True ISsue-YETI

shave no idea Of agila.ing the question of a National
Bank" yet-that "lhey have other matters OF more imne.
date consequence 10 attend to"-but that " when they
get through them, and accomplish the necessary reforms
in the administration Of public affairs, they may proba.
bly, take into consideration that question, with others,
which for the present may well be postponed" That
is 10 say, the pear is not yet ripe, and they do not
mean to pluck il yet. They will not show their hands,
but Keep durk upon this subject. They intend to cen.
ceal the true issue, lest they should lose certain elec.
lions, which may be jeopardized by IN open uvowal
of their designs. And this is the non commitlalism,
which they have hitherto idly and falsely charged up.
on Mr.. Van Buren,. They will not, they cannot de-.
ny, that one OF the FIRST fruits of the triumphs Of the
Wings will be, the establishment Of a mammoth, Ma.
tional Bank. This isl tue, as that there is q sun In
the Heavens-and Tho N. fn,eliigencer dare not deny it.
Elect MIR. Clay as President of the u. States, and the
very first measure lie would ]recomnen would be a
National Bank.-The N. Intelligencer knows it-and
cannot deny it. Why then, SWIVEL in this style? Why
palter with US in this double sense: The true issues
are, Clay and a Bank, or Van Bursn and no National
Bank.-And the Wings know it.
The reader will perceive from the proceedings of The
Virginia Legislature, that the Editor Of this paper was
yesterday reelected Printer to this Commonwealth for
the ensuing year. We are pleased at this result, as
much on account of the Republican party, as on our own.
We were at one moment afraid of some new excite.
ment, and some more dissentions, in our ranks. But the
good feeling Of our party prevailed-and we were re.
elected without opposition, though we have every rea'
son 10 believe, that it would have been unayailing.
we Suu SUlLe uuIS aHO III ICpiJ W lHC wig, tat w
had more than half mind TO withdraw from the canvass
blu, that since il had attacked us, we would not be driven
from the office. We wished 10 retire with as good grace
as we could; but we had rather too much pride TO yield
to the taunts and denuuclations OF our opponents. lhe
Election has now gone of, without 4 storm or q stFug'
gle. Our selEIrespect is entirely sa,ished-and we now
seize the opportunity Of announcing, that 1t is the last
time the Editor of the Enquirer will be- elected, with hi'
own consent, Public Printer Of the State OF Virginia,
in no sense of The term, will ne ever again become a
candidate for the Office.
The Wing has often tainted us with the imputatlon,
that all our efforts at the Spring Elections have been d.
rected solely TO our own reelection. We will now ga
tis(y him, and his friends, that he has done US The gross.
est injustice. We are prepared 10 lido battle with more
spirit than ever. The times demand it. The struggle
is about 10 be more violent than ever. The Wings are
animated by the hopes of victory. The Republican Par
ty must be firm, united, and activr.-We go into the
action, with d de,ermine spirit-No man can now say
of US, that we are striving for ourselves. We have
laughed all such irnpu,ations hitherto TO scorn. We
laugh al them stil-but as we have come to our deter
mination to withdraw Of our own accord, without re-
quest, without consultation with one member of the &C.
neral Assembly, our resolution known only TO two of
them, under the slriclest injunctlons of confidence, two
days ago, we may claim hereafter the forbearunce even OF
the most iIliberal Of our political opponents. Even the
Wing will be forced to say, that we are not only pure, but
free from suspicion; that is TO say, if the Wing can do
us any thing like justice.
Small as this mite is, we offer it on the altar OF our
party. But small as il is, il is of some little consequence
to one, who is very far from being able 10 say with old
Kit Cosy, that he can "call himself comfortable" Yet
we must throw ourselves entirely upon our own resour-
ces. We must rely upon our old friend, the Enquirer,
alone, TO redeem US from our embarrassments. Its sup
almost every Ihing-our birth, our principles, and our