Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-03

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W:;ll ~. at respect. your friend and servant.
| TRE2SL;RY .NOTES-a ns'o Currency
Professor Yptlake of New York has published an Svr
| volume If 40 pages, on "1he PT.nct"rs Of fo'u"n'
rco,ouu The Pennsylvania notices II IN very nat
ier;no terms II seems that the Professor upproT's OF
tha Sus Treasury System-aud follows it up with n
| n.o,osii;on 10 employ Treasury no'c', rs species
| IF NatinnaL Cn1rcncy! "Chap,er AEll merits parti
cuaf attention. it treats of the mos! des'rane crcuta'
i,g medium fur the U. STATES -" Let the Secretary OF
tho Treasury (savs the Prolcsso be authorised TO issue
treasury notes or drafts upon the Treasury on le'ch no
interest shall be pad, in payment Of the pubic creuor
whenever they sul be preferred by the laer 10 specie"
and on The other hand lei them be received IN payment
Gr ,,xp. when the tax payer shall prefer making hls
normrnts in This manner rather than paying IN specie
This is following in The wake OF Mr. Calhoun meta
physics What issue an 'neohccTttbe P"pcr as he pes
circulating mcdinrn-cul upon Congress 10 ssut u
Are Messrs Vethake and Calhoun serious: The %noe
system contrary all the soundest principles OF ron
licaI Ecnnonly-fhat is objection enngi'-bul 'hefe IS
another still more serious. You arm the Government
with tremendous power, 10 supply currency
worse still what constitutional power has the Federal
Government Ia issue these Treasury notes as Pcrma'
nent currency, The purpose nl their issue 49, not 10
regulate The value of gold and sver-nor 10 make t0nHS
They ere them ACQUIRING TO our vie" Of
it-1nu vet mark lie ducllle HiHu W
Cain!ina thinks il unconstitutional TO take the noes oil
The existing Slate Blnks-nnd 20" ne calls upon Con
gress 10 issue an unconstitutional, nconyeth!e paper
currrucy in the form Of Treasury notes.
Are we to have q Sub-Treasurv Syseal-and ainn9
with it. Treasury notes. Government. inconver'1'e
paper, National Currency: Is Ibis the plan OIL
hrssrs. Vethake and Calhoun? Pre"e= garde!
Interesting Extract!
The following is portion OF letter, addressed 70 .s
Editor of the Charlottesville Republican, and dated
"Uaskington, Feb. "a Oates are important IN 'he
history OF this Frrcd QmsSti0a:)
"Nice calculations made here as 10 what VIII be
the vote in the SenaIe upon the passage OF the Sub
Treasury bill iii said that there vii be - ayes
ana 25 mrs, maj oriiy Of two III avoF oil The Dill IL
was computed Of time that the vote would be 70 ana
&c and that the Vice President would give The casting
vote in The affirmative MIR CuLhbert, Of Georgia. was
then reckoned among the noes, but it is now saId that he
has surrendcred 1--WE do not believe 1.-THE last nc'
cnunls estimate the vote at Ee.-Enguircr tits not
little remarkable that the Sub.Treasury bill, which
is Of itself vnIaye Of some Of The first principles
of the Republican porly must pass, II IL pass Ut
ALL in open deruaalion OF another and the most sd
cred principle Of that party mean me sTerf KIN
| and Mr. Wall of New Jersey, who will vote for
the BILL will dn in opposition 10 the expressed wishes
Of their constituents. 1t is true that the Legislatures
| Of those States did not instruct their Senators TO
vote against Mr. Wrishts Bill, but they passed resou
| tnns cunGc,nnng the Sab Treasury scheme IL the
strongest terms. Now understand the practical doc
nr be- that The Representative is bnund to obey the
rSheS Of his constituents w!lra"ver and however HEY
are ascerainrd Under this view, then, alessTs Allen
Morris and Wall are as much bound TO reflect the OPT
Mons Of their constituents upon Mi Wghls Dill, as
they had been instructed in the most positive manner 10
do so. Mr.. Wrghts bill will pass the Senate, bnt as
said in former letter il stands mt The least chance in
the IIuusc of REPRESENTATIVES. When reaches that
bod. il " be cons gned 10 the tomb nf the Capulets
viii! no hope OF a resurrection. Indeed some OF lis
warncst friends in the House have given 1t up IN des
am very certain that the Special Drposte System will
he ultimately adopted. have great confidence in
that system II is seriously doubted by many very in
lclI1ent uanrmen here, whether It can he made to
work we'll But, almost any thing IN preference 10 The
Sub Scheme"
The bladisouan expresses lis satisfaction. that ad
here 10 the great doctrine OF Instruction. and press in
relation 10 the Senators Of New Jersey and Chio.-Bul
The Aladisnnian regals that (we) should have pursued
cnurse so directly calrniaed to suppress the present
occasion, lie exercise OF The TgM i'll Tie virginia Legs
la!urc
To which VIC answer At once, st, that under
the decided IMPRESSION that the bill could not pass; an
impression, which late accounts have shaken)-that
resolutions not necessary for that purpose, and
were onv calculated divide the Republican party and
that if they could not they ought not TO disagree
These are the reasons which distinctly assigned for
taking III action the subect-Bui. in The I'd place. II
is well understood that tie Instructions could not pass
The i"psature They would have passed the House, il
is estimated by majority Of al least 20 votes; bat there
! was lie in the Senae-1G 10 lG-Tha Fredericksburg
Arena is uuquesti0nahy correct when II says that "le
majority in the House is very decided against the Sub
Treasury scheme whilst the Senate is said 10 be tied.
Resolutions were even submitted on "Wednesday, III the
Hnusc-n0t ioial rcSigoHS; but they laid OF the
table, by Tie Concurrent vote oil SOME OF TIC SohseE''
! lives so called.
We dn not hesitate 10 say, The result Of the best in
! formation we obtain, That the public sentiment IN
Virginia il increasing against The Sub. Treasury bill
and that majority Of the Republican party is now. oil
! La taut uav
measure.
We are satisfied moreover that nearly the whole par
ty in the State would be satisfied with wisely regu
lated system of Special Opposite. 1t is the President
! nrrt lis, mcasure-and the whole party in Virginia
might rav around it, II would preserve US one ana IN
| dvisblc-'rhe other system will not
But the Aladsonian is Of opinion, that the Special De
posle will no, answer; and refers The opinions Of il:
! CORRESPONDENCE Vaprius PubIius (Alr. Reuben NJ Whit
! new we presume I'VE admit the abilities anu cxpe
Renee CT Mr. Whitney; hut cannot yield 10 them on the
! present occasion. On Tie contrary, We have awaited
ourselves lights eQua and superior 10 his and we
persuadrd that if the system be wisely organized, ant
! properly carried into execution, II will work we'll.
The Richmond Wing continues to muster its clan:
! for the Spring campaign in this State Yesterday, II
abGunds with nominations of candidates. and with cacu
latons of victories TO be achcved-Bui, while the Wing
is calling I" for long pull, strong pull, and pull
oil together, what the Republicans about: Are they
| prrpnred 10 lose the Stale? 10 have Mr.. Rives sweep
away and Wing Senator substituted in his place-Are
YOU in word ready by your divisions TO strike The lag
in the Old Doninon;-For one, say Move cal
upnn our friends settlc the question: in way which
may dssipnte The schsm in Iunks.-We call upon
them to reune and rally together The Philistines are
| upon you The Wings have opened the campaign and
taken the feld-We shall in few days, imiute their
example-and Sound The buge, TO arms!
Our friend Of the Alexandra Gazette seems 10 forget
tina, our complaints against the "tribe of Washington
Correspondents, were directed against the mercenary
Swiss Scrbbcrs who hired by the piece or the week
But objected 10 any letters from any gralu
tous Correspondence who write for their o~n amnse
mcn or for The public infornaton.-'rhe Gazette does
M more Than Justice To the literary taste and talents