Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-30


themselves of the pending Election address queries
to the candidates for Governor and for Congress The
Committee of the late Abolition Con I'VE nton of Uti.
(Willam Jay and Gerrt Smith have addressed que
res to Messrs. Seward and Bradish-Marcy and Tracey
The two former have returned answers, which have been
Bradish, the Wing candidate for Lieutenant
Governor goes the whole with the Abolitioniss, and
swers their three questions aflrmatlvely viz
s Arc in favor Of law granting in this State
claimed as fugitive slaves, trai by jury:
2d Are in favor Of aboI;hInc all distinction in the cons
tuona rights of the citizens OF this state founded solely
poxion?
I'D Arc you in favor of repeal the law which uuto
rises tho Of slaves into This State and their detention
Hssympahelic have, o! course been received
by the Aboltionists with shout of Joy.
Mr.. Seward Qhe Wing candidate for Governor) an.
swers the first in the nfirmative!-bnt gives negative
to the olhers-The New York Herald States that Lewis
Tappan is dissatisfied with Mr.. SIS answer-and de-
nounced him at san extraordinary meeting of blacks and
whites" held on Friday night.The Herald adds that
the meeting "concuded by passing vote OF appreciation
Bradsh and one of censure on Seward, Marcy and
Tracy.-Lewis Tappan declared aloud, that he would
for Bradsh and not for Seward and all his black
brethren cried Amen SO be it. They then passed
luons to put the same questions TO the congressman
both tickets that they put to the Gubernaoral candi.
dates And all The people grouned out Amen again.
But Of all the letters which these fanatic aboitionss
have drawn FORTH during this elcctoncering contest
honor the reply of Henry 4 Selden, the Democratic
candidate for the Congressional District of Monroe coun
ty, &c He meets openly and boldly the three questions
which the Monroe Anti Slavery Society put TO their
he is not in favor Of The passage Of law for immediate
abolition of slavery in The District of Columbia and the
Territories of The D. Slates2d. That he "shoud not
oppose the admission of Texas any other State into
the Union, the ground Of its being slave holding
Stae"-and Sd That he is 'decdcdly opposed to inter
dieting by law of Congress the slave trade between the
States" We much delighted with the jus, and
manly spirit which aninates Mr. Selden s letter, that
we shalt lay il before readers. We have not yet
the reply Of Mr. Kempshal, the Wing candidate for the
District.
rraugilt with such i'm portant deveopcments that we
shall deem il our duty 10 notice them with some little
care, for the information Of our readers.
The Wing press is making effort to humJug the
public in relation 10 The Bank of the u. S. The New
York Express, the n T. Correspondent OF the National
lnelligencer the Alexandria Gazette, Nc insist upon
il, that the Bank will now get on, without national
charter-and that its branches in ~ York and elsewhere
will supersede all necessity for National Bank But
Crcdat J9dqus, We certainly do not becrci This is
not the first time that the Wing press has attempted 10
hurnbug about the Bank. The Bank not 10 sus
pend in 1857 Then, she would be the first TO
Then the State Banks could without the aid
OF National Bank.-They could not resume could We
get along, without great National Regulator-A these
humbugs have had their 6ay-and the one they now
paming upon will have lis day, until the higs, If
err I've their way Who believes, that Mr. Clay, Mr..
Webster any their leaders, will refrain from estab
fishing great National institution if ever they have the
opportunity? Give them the powcr-give US Wing
President, and Wing Dynusty-and then how long
will be before they will practise what they have preach
ed:-n fact the very power which MIR. Bldde will eI.
through the several branches he is establishing
will only contribute if ever the Wings should grasp
the reins TO the great Contemplation which he
pires When The avarice or the ambition oil
such an Institution satisfed The power it has,
the it wants The scope the Wings possess,
the greater will be their zeal in carrying out their whole
system Once cothe them with tue power and they will
never prcert establish great National lnstltu
ton, indie endent Of all State authorities. They will
then tell US, that this subordinate institution does1 no,
work we-hat great machine like this, ought not TO
be content to be dependent upon the Slates-with ST.
milar slang. which is we'll suited to their old Federal
notions-No more humbugs, them we pray you, gentle
men. U S Bank o, no U. S. Bank is the true Issue
and "bugbcar" as it may prove you shall never
cease to insist upon it as the true Issue.