Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-18


lzens, without respect 10 parties for such appropriate re
ccption Of the President every citizen is wont 10
The Chief Magistrate Of The U all suitable
sons of The kind when party considerations merged
and lost sigh, Of the ga'iiyin social relations
isng between the people and him when they have cho
sen Ir the time being fill the highest office al their
disposal
COMMUNICATED.
To tie Ptopie Of the United StG,cs
We have just the letter Of Governor McDufc on
the subec; Of the Finance systems, which have been
posed for the safe keeping and proper Distribution of the
Peoples money We have The plans Of some Of The
friends Of The Administration Mr. Clays plan Of a Ma.
lional Bank; Mr.. Rives' Conservative plan MIR Cal,
houn plan; and how many other plans, it will no. be
easy 10 enumerate We have not the details Of the
National Bank plan have we the details of all the
other pans and 10 the proper decision OF any such cues
TONS the details assurecy necessary Now, in this
rage for plans take good Of money, DO let
simple citizen, who never has been thought Of for
the Presidency of The u. S and who would. most un.
cues,ionably be deemed mnonstIuck, and proper ten
for bedam il he should entertain any such opinion
for himself DO let such ndiv dua propose the great
body oil The people plan plsn not with reference 10
these much vexrd questions respecting the peoples mo-
ney, but plan by cheh The best method for collecting and
Keeping and paying oule peoples monty can be derised
and 7aatured
lie, il be distinctly understood that ! do not mean TO
propose any financial plan whatever; bat 10 suggest
plan by which safe and important result, shall be al
tanned The grra, variety OF plans before the public
show The intrinsic difficulties Of this much vexed ques
,ion and any plan by which order shall spring out OF this
chaos will doubtless be acceptable TO but assuredy
will be decried by many. Whether this plan in embryo
will meet with gener, approbation tell; whe.
Their il will command second thought with The inelli.
gent and patriotic time will disclose.'j Tie daugh.
Ter of time says ruh and in The ead, obtain ercry ding
IF NM faher-If This plan fails shall have OF least
The consolation of the thief on the galows, that shall
hang in good and numerous company.
The plan proposed is follows: Let al least three
members of The Senate be the chairmen Of three seve.
bers in whom he condes. and let each committee be
thus composed OF seven members each-and II greater
number of committees required such additional mum.
Der shall be appointed upon the request of twolhs Of
the Senate who shall designate the calrna who shall
also appoint their respective committees. Each coin
m,,ee Of The Senate thus appointed, shall take the fol-
lowing OATH TO be administered al The same lime a. Inc
Clerks table
ave swear that 10 The best of our ability and belief, we
will respectively propose such plan or plans, IN wiring.
which, in our Judgment, Will best remove the national
grievances submitted 10 consideration and that we
will propose TO amend and 10 modify all proposition.
which may be p.opounded discussed said committee
Obtain according 10 our opinions the best plan of
the grievance proposed; oEd when this best plan shall
have bee agreed and dgested, further swear, that
we will propose that plan which shall deem next best
proniolve of the public good We further swear that
if re port is adopted by the committee Of which we are
members that deem not calculated 10 promote The pub
lie good we will give in writing and the
sons for the plan which may have originally proposed
in said committee. We further swear, that pending the
examination of subjects proposed TO, or discussed m
or referred said Committee, will not divuge or IN
any mann Whatever disclose any Of such plans,
ports or any thing that passes in The committee OF which
we are members until the days after The final action
Of The Congress this subject, or until ten days alter
the final reports Of the respective committees
To these committees the documents and evidence
shall be referred and whenever any me rber OF any
committee shall be in The possession Of evidence or ac's
which shall have been referred 10 The committee
and which the member possessing them shall deem OF I'm
hose he
tee Of which he is The member and IT that committee
shall deem these Of sufficient Importance they shall be
transmitted 10 the Senate, and by them 10 the other
committees
Let The plan Of each individual member Of each COM
m,ee be made their respective committees al the sa me
time and let the reports OF these committees be maze
by the chairmen of the respective committees on The
same day. at the same moment at The Clerk table.
When the House shall thus be in the possession OF the
different re ports these shall be referred 10 the other
mees-and before the committees return 10 their Guam
bers each shall take the following oath
awe swear that, TO The best Of our ability, we Will
carefully and canddy select two of The plans out oil The
whole number submitted to consideration which we
shall believe best suited TO the public necessities and
consistent with the Constitution Of the United States
Let the House order by summons some OF the most
DISTINGUISHED citizens in the planting, farming manu-.
featuring shipping. banking and mercantile interests
thross1rout the United Salesle these appear before
the Congress and give their testimony ano ''atemen.s
let these be taken in the presence Of all the committees
before the House. and reduced 10 writing Let similar
process, take place a. the same time the House OF
Representatives ,
lie, all these reports with the documents and evidence
be forthwith published and sent 10 everyleourthou'e IN
the United States 10 be deposited with The CLERK ior Inc
of the people.
Such fellow citizens are the outlines Of the plan
which would respectfully propose, in order TO arrive
at sound reeult this interesting question, on which
there is such difference of opinion among the men OF
intelligence in our country.
Now the benefits which the People would derive from
this plan would be lat The plan OF each member Of
committee would be reported 10 that committee and
out of these the committee would select plan I'd
That thus the individual sentiments and plans Of each
member Of each committee would be known 10 the COM
mttee before they selected their plan and agreed on
their port Sd That The report md plan OF each COM
m,,ee will be made at The same moment, and That with
out knowing what the other committees may have re-.
,or,eJ A,h That thus the nation would at The same
be in possession Of the paps of all the esding
nol;,;eal and business Of The nation. 9Th And OF
e,ch NJ would be deemed the best plans and The next
hes, oI,ps 9Th And these being distributed nstanier
before The House had entered upon their discussion the
neone would thus be in the possession OF species OF
evidence far better than the plan OF any one coH'ee'
ar The ,neecb Of any one orator. 7th The various
plan. being made at once, and al the same moHen'' e
examination wnuld have better opportunity Tor 'ai''
and candid discussion.
There are some powerful analogcs, fellow ciuseh
which would beg leave 10 Offer you IN ala OF tnese
suggestions. which offer 10 you IN The most resPee""
manner They doubtless perfect, but what was
ever perfected onces Mill stimuli inrentum est et per
ftetsns, says my Lord Coke The report q" m'oT,.y
and minority Of committee a strong analogy "lhe
tcctua pushed forward his inrvads and noS began to