Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-23

from your utp", NNAt ealikly power tho
| HONOR OF avIng been The first defle tsc virgin
purity OF our naAI Republic poison the fountain head
OF her vrous simplicity by reducing her While yet in all
the innocence Of youth 10 level with the hoary vices
and corrupt system Of the degenerate Romans when
up the highest bidder, the Imperial but the
| Presidential purple? Eren nOm | seem 10 myself 10
behold some future Hume Gibbon of own CONT.
nent when treating historically oil the year 1925, say
This year is TO be viewed forming an interesting
epoch in The annals Of The American Republic. Nwa.
then, that that people bebed Tor the first time during
their national existence, the Presidential office SET
for sale, and virtually disposed IF 06c highest bidder
Henry Clay al this lime the popular Speaker OF
Congress; and, through his immense influence in the
House over which he presided, was universally re.
cardsd as the Chief Manager in The affair, and as
holding the power bcstow he Office Whatsoever
" Of The candidates he pleased Thus were the des,i.
mics Of The Republic placed for lime in the hands of
| " this citizen Andrew Jackson, J @. Adams and w.
" II. Crawford, were ihe, candidates. jackson, Qhe
same Republican General who in 1915, had been the
intrepid deiverer Of his country had, in his election
/" before the people, received many votes than
Z" eilher of his competitors Yet, by corrupt collision
between The Speaker and Adams, the latter was at
length declared President by the House Of Repre-
senialives Soon after his election, Adams reward.
I" cd Henry Clay with the Secretaryshp Of Stale
&" This event. whether regard i, in it's mmedi-
ate or remoter consequences 10 be looked upon as
highly important in the history Of those Slaes. For,
| although the people ousied these base politicians at
" the civic Revolution of 1928 STILL thereafter the
50 party denominatcd tCdpaiistS or HkigS, always
endeavored TO defeat (by karing lGn t,cO candi
" 2nfcs the election before the people, order that
might be carried before the House Of Representatives,
" where CLAY had demonstrated TO them baat bargain
" could be easily struck, to chca, the popriase Of their
" rights int from tie general prcrntc"cc Of Mis per.
" and corrupt pr0ctre OugttO dGtc tic decline
" Of hdt WusTtOns HcPuGf,c.'
But, whilst your election would prove booi!ess and
unayallng, far the retrieving OF your character
reputation ned should nevertheless be viewed
in lis effects upon the country, one oil The most dsas
huI,U
n0,c Of the deadly blow which would thus be aimed at
the very foundation Of all public morality, by elecing
TO The Chief MagIstracy man so unprnciped and so
VIGOROUSLY corrupt speak only 10 the fact, that you
would be elected If ALL by the free, unbiased SUI
agcs of the people, but by the dangerous concentrated
becidr union of ali the elements Of the moned power
of the country but by the tricks aad fraud and manage
me nj Of the creatures Of National Bank, who look 10
your election the signal for charter, at H6xn
aud I'D ind nitum; you turn regard them, aud
their golden influence, your best and only chance OF
success Thus, hcn being mutually necessary to each
other with Interests perfectly Identified sacccss 10 yon
being success the tank, and your defeat rs DEATH 1t
is no wonder that all true Republicans should egnrd the
coming contest as by far the most uomenloqs TO human
virtue aud the cause OF scIt-gorCrnmen when II has
ever hitherto alc Ia the lot OF America TO enc0un
ter 1t does not require he inspiration Of prophecy 10
DrCser, that will be- IN all respects HTcmCHdDuS dedth-
strunais On side will he enlisted AvarIce, Paw.
egc Bank Monopoly, BANK OmaSPolence; on the oP.
pGsile side will be arruyeG the uuC0uquccd love of
liberty of the People the Principles Of Democracy and
the Trners of the Father Of RcpubIicrnsn, THOMAS
JEFFERSON. If the latter, despite all the inrigurs
and ercenary arts of an earess schrmng ArIstocra.
cy shall triumph, Republicans will have achieved VIC.
Tory worthy of being concentrated in dea,hess song
orthy Of being transmitted down 10 the latest pose.
r,y as an mperishabc monument of the PUBLIC
VIRTUE Of these faithful people. II, on the other
hand, YOU Sir aud your Banking allies, are destinedto
succeed do bnl give uttcrance To- the genuine sCn,.
mt MS %! my heart, when declare that the day which
your inauguration, will also see the Sun Of Amcr'-
can Liberty 90 down the dark and portenous horizon,
ncrcr 10 RISE Gean, 1t will be, empha,ically,
"The first dark day O! n".hinsucss
But not, the couplet has II, also,
"The last Of danger and t's.rcss.'
Indeed the defea. OF the vital Republican principles in.
viewed in the contest, would render such result nevi
table MIR. Van Buren,, in his letter 10 Shcrod vii.
llams in 1886 Ga tcr hch has Suvrined and cW sur.
r're tie contemporary phemerst G"sions NTH Oheh The
country continually i"Dndaied because If its superior
merit as an Cncrgcc exposition Of Democratic dGctrncS
speaking OF the deadly effect which, under the
stances the charter Of the Bank would have the
Republican principle OF orr Government thus eloquent
~ and iorci5y expressed himself 90 But, ST, said he,
there are in my opinion objections 10 the establish
men of National Bank of character not inferior TO
any that have stated The supremacy of the popular
will is the foundation Of Government IL allow
il to be Frustrated either Ivy corruption fraud, the
Republican principle which gives life and characterize
our system, will be broken down. 1t is only by rigidy
and manfuy uphotirg that supremacy on all occa.
sons that hope To resist the perpetual efforts
u
never ceased to maintain powerful foohO!d in these
States and which is al ws1k 10 subver those tca.
lures Of system, which place The political rights OF
The people upon equal fooing hold 1t to be SUI.
fcirnly certain that vast majority OF The people Of
the States opposed 10 the late Bank, and
equally opposed 10 They have had fearful
poufs by overt OF the correctness Of Mr. Jcfer
SON opinion, that this institution is OF the most
deadly hostility existing against the principles and
form Of Constitution and Of the reasonubleness
of his apprehensions that penetrating by lis branches
every part Of the Union acting by command, and in
pralanx II might. in critical ru0aIeni, UPSET TIE
GOVERNMENTS Tosuppose that the people OF this
country again consent TO place So great power
recently welded by the Bank at The states,
power wo% could agi,ae a, pleasure The clements
of society, and carry rr'-- and em5a assment TO every
corner Of the land, IN the hands or hqdy Of men,
To suppose them alike Indifferent To the lesso" e ex.
the calls Of interest," and the principles o,
q r,cedom 10 have neither the capacity TO understand
" their duty, nor Tue h'"'"es' ~ 11''' Wv $3.50
~ VIZ 20 establishment of the U States Bank would,
therefore under Whatever plausible Prriencest 1ecrc'
~ a. infroc,ion of the well understood will Of the pco-
pIe and fatal blow to the cause on Fl ms Hh 30
S are nv convictions upo", egurd to it, that
IMPERATIVE my of dy'ssu prise as well regret,
cannot conceal. accomplishing that object still, az
L" lhHild from your letter, kept on 1901 III a"y
quarter. ,.,..
is however gratifying 10 Sec that on this Ino'nentons
subject least the patriotism of some men mas got me
br,er Of their party bias Nir. McDule: h'mseh
HI, bui treat nd honorable man, in bis late letter
(which for its strong sense and some original conccp'
lions in this hackuicd age OF political common p''ce,
isrvrs 10 be altcntvcIy aotioed says most truly Il
" will no, disguise my opinion, that BANK OF the Uni
tod States established Under the most favorable err
cums,snccs, however perfect as regulator Of ,ne
currency, liable TO become very dangerous ,''' R,,
lion in the hands of the Federal E1ecuuSe' pu'
. ,ybst would necessarily be- the character Of such
{. bank Of 80 Millions established in New fotk; unGGt
the prcsen, circumstances Of the country bArn .
o no BANK is e,enriy Me "hih Is 10 dee.ae INC
'sidCut;ai efeeos 1Ed DC dceided byH Such
ar the sscendan, party tremendous instrument OF
.. mower and mischief thus created ana mus w'e'oeo
Yes weak selfish or petveTse men, may fyss .sues