Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-04-27

'ne Da"h VI 'ne hIted otaes he work TO de-
sroy the STATE banks So the Opposition speakers
Messrs. Tamadge and Clay Now lie, us ex.mn.
into the truth OF this accusann What was the conduct
OF Gen Jackson to the local banss3 IN lS33 ne remov
ed the public dep0ses 10 these banks aud gave them
be benefit of The immense Accommodations of public mo.
ney which then tDnk place AT The same tune he r,
leased their notes from that state OF exclusion from the
trceral Treasury 10 hich they had been suh ced DUR
ING The whole time Of the Bark Of The United States
For the first time. twenty years their notes were
received and paid out III the receipts and disbursements
oi the Federal revenue Al the panic session. when he
whole Opposition exer.ed themselves for SO many
months 10 excite upon the local banks and blew
hem up, who defended them here and else " here bu.
Gen Jackson and his friends Who defended the Safe
" Fund banks from the deed WHICH yas then de
u inrAis Gen Jackson and his friends. WHO le1iced
IN the explosions OF The District banks and the Mary
land Bank, and announced the joyful tiings tins
floor: The Opposition! and who greved over these
failures: Gen Jackson and his friends! And when the
time came for him to deliver his last annual message
what was his language III relation to these banks Was
1t that Of vengeance, or II The language q" kindness
pi c"nhdrrce, aud o.! support Listen 10 IL:
"ESpeTrrce cuDnues To reulIG- the expectations en-
ertancd 10 the capacity 0, tie Stale Banks 10 per.
orm The duties o. fiscal agents 10 the Government At
the time o! the Tenoya, f. the depOsas d, was alirge
by the advocates Of the Bank %" tie U States that the
Stale Banks whatever might be the regulations at the
Treasury Department. could MAKE the tran, frs re-
quIred by the Government negotiate the domestic.
exchanges Of the country. II s well a>crria!nrG
that the real domestic exchangrs CeTisrmed hrug
counts by Tie L. S Bank and It's twenty five branches
a. least onr.lhlrd less than lhuse Of the Opposite
banks for equal period Of time; add if a Comparison
be Instituted between III. amUGn!s OF rendered
by these institutions the bro der basis hic has been
used by the advocates OF the T. S. Bank in estimating
what they consider the domestic exchanges the result
vii be- still more favorable 10 The drpOSItr banks
at Is believed that tie law vi the last
session. regulating the drpu.r banks. Operates
rousIy and unuSty upon them IN many respects anG
Is hoped that Congress On proper representations,
wi, adopt the mUdihcItiUnS which necessary pre-.
sent his Consequence.
This The ianguag" of tle las, MESSAGE. and this
IS crl.pd upon thu,e hanks Certainly war Shru!G
re made Of slerrer stuff! But. Mr. van Buren, h. car
les against them also say the same Dpros-
ion Senator's Bu!. here again tlir charge met hv
proof which annihrIatrs 1t. Mr. Van Buren, has spoken
Tor himself tins point and his Whole Conduct cores
ponds with bis declared sentiments IN ~ letter to M
Sher"d Williams, he says:
Although have always been opposed to the ia.
crease 81 banks would yerthe!rss, pursue towards
lhe existing institutions just and liberal c0ursr pro
lrc'iug them il the righin nymen "! the privileges
which have bren granted 10 them, and extending IN them
the good will of the community, long they DIS.
charge, with fidelity, the delicate and Important public
trusts with which they have bern :uvest'G.
"Bnt all experience having shown that her" is de-
Pgacd power Liable to abuse than that winch
in chartered privileges OF THIS descrptIon would
br asue 10 watching the Of the banks and vgl.
heir part follow bad example, by seeking {, become
the masters. when they Designed 10 be the servants
# the people.
Such has been the language and the conduct Of Ge.
neral Jacksnn aud Mr. Van Bursn towards these hauks.
conduct and language utterly d!sprovng the Inpn.
,atinn Of making war unrn lhrm But this is not all.
other proofs of 1rbarancp of indulgence. and OF berc-
fits extended 30 -. remain TO be- stated. W rn IN"
dppose BANKS as.r;Ta paynenl last spring the Govern
renl eon lrd tu rerH" their notes al par, 10 payment
Of balaucp Que, saruEI these EGtrs j. ~, IL,
and IN s!rps iRSih" 3neJS2a cent E"o" Par Th's "as
Government creditors, to whom Iry..'"S"+ - ~"
an immense Injury the character and popuar 81 ih
Administration itself Again, when '"ngfr-S met AT
he Extra session extended tina" gs"n To al! i"st m
;ti,ut)ns TO gay ~ !h~r bG!anceSa tan" whch mas no"
vet expired. and which has enabled them 10 give ten"
md ndmr "ncp their uHn debtors Par rom ihl"f.
me- them the Republican Administrations have """h" g
IN ,hrm to their own cost aud 10 the gsri: INJURY {"
their own popularity They had the c"mHdrnC' ~ u"
vrrnment when the public money MAS p"' M" lNff
hands In placing the public money wilh hru, me 'ir
If The Administrations ~ a-@. d"gr"' wa- COMMITTEE
In them We wished ,ncm VEL! ur"n IA" sn'i" Pri"ri
,le that we wished ourselves a,ii Srncr oar WISHES
have been Disappointed. and rr. Administrator ar"
the country have been the chrr SUFFERERS W. mnkr q"
war bat grant Indug"ncr "%"'c>" i"rahhcr, h"h ak
for naacp We vpu, prscr-'nbt sab mGc P'!E'an"",
pence when results lron separation 81 t"t">S a"f "'
s.pce Of nj! thu of collision Erue bpn JhrH
SON and Mr. Van Buren,. and all their Trends wish L.
see the bankinr system OF the u States reformed
They wish 10 great reforms inI:oudc'd mo '"c -
trm and if is not done they believe that great ans,
chiefs must eventually result to the community. ana
yrea, injury In the banks themselves ih'y !'"k Tor
great catastrophe if great reforms are not effected
war upon the rchan,s Is another oE the "hrhce7
CHARGED upen Gen Jackson; and what Is the evidence
,r i, The commerce Of the county n"aiIy doubled
since he became PRESIDENT nearly one nall Of the "h"
amount Of imports made tree Of duty lh" culrs greatly
pGuced on all the remainder indrntrs "b'an"h 'T"
France Spnin Denmark and Naples, tor sPrIiatI"ns
,,du nd
mer adm nisra,ons in solicited; ships al war SEM
into every sea for the protection OF In'rcani" INTERESTS
mi nSers and cOnsuis sent to new W'h's an" '" iu'''
pnnls than they went |" before oHifag's Pm"ish'u
on The opposite side Of the globe, even a""ug 'hr ANA
podrs; time given 70 merchants tor iir Phl 'rr"t 80
their bonds; debeniurss paid 10 tnem IN s?reir "Ne
they withhold specie from The Government! S"ch are
tho evidences OF this war upon m"'cha"'s, "' WIG"
wp hear so much So far from making ""r "p""
them General Jacksons Administration hns done more
for merchants than any one. any Two administrators
that ever preceded him He has been their h-heicf NJ
benelacror and this is known to ever c'nz"n ""1
knows The history Of his country ana Is
nv every merchant who's" heart IS hmI'Tichn ne ID"
Of hrs,!ii,v 10 merchants Is an old Fsd"ra accn
s,rion nrains, Republicans It was nade aga'ns, "r
ffrson and his .ierrap,n pulley long 'h" ih' N"
e the politician the press, the Psi'F and hr chricau
No Mr. President, General Jackson u.aGS Il" war
ei.b npon banks or rcnns; M" eve" upon The Bank
Of the United States for h" never ai'acRtd us fSse
charter; and his opposition 90 new ore can "hy D"
hooked upnn as aggressive and as amounting to wal 10y
those who consider the bank above the Government
and entitled like a royal progeny, 10 perpc'ny "' cf
silence That great man made no war upon any ihsu
uon or upon any interest; but, Sir. W" have seen ns
wars madp-there are some still mnking-anu VIII
take the liberty to enumerate few of them
First, there was the war against Inc i"ca! hanks ge'
,er,ly during the whole panic session, winch no r"'
e rentoach was too odnus 10 be IaVIshed upon 'hr"'
and no statements TO dscred thea no "s.eft'sn 10 oes
,roy confidence in Them attempts to exch' runs u"
them and 10 blow them up. we're too shh'nrtess or '
.,,ts of their presen, most othcious friends
Mex, was the war upon ,he safety fond system, and
,,s sof,y fund banks of the State Of n York, which,
for two or three sessions ragged with s"ch violence 90
IT, soor During all that time, nothing 80 corrupt as
W., ,or, no,hinc more certain than its rottenDess
tns " Id uoihinr so dreadful as the prnspecL