Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-04-20

Treasury Department clearly manifested disposition TO
extend his official authority beyond its just and proper
limits which they could not but regard with apprehen
sion and distrust Every Senator and Representative
from my Congressional district voted for these resou
TONS 1t was the general belief here in Wash
ngton that the power and popularity Of the Admins
ra,on would be broken down; and certainly, all will
admit TINT the prospects of his party the close of the
winter of 1884, were more gloomy than at any other
period before since during The Presidency of General
Jackson And happen to know, that some of the lead
ing and most influential supporters OF the Administra
ton party in Virginia, gave signs Of that all
lost" and were exceedingly anxious that should
store the deposites the only Of saving the banks
from suspension and the party from ruin 1t under
such circumstances, had to perform my duty your
representative. While disapproved Of the removal Of
the Depositcs at the time and under the circumstances
in which it was done, was satisfied that rights Of
the Bank Of the U. S. had been violated, and that the
President had done nothing which he had not right 10
do under the Constitution and laws but the contrary
he had done nothing which il not his boundcn duty TO
do with his opinion Of the conduct of The Bank and the
interests of the country and if the Bank not to be
rechartered that would be unwse to return the depo
sites. Standing almost alone, therefore, among the pub
lie men in my district, without cheering voice OF en-
coura cement from them, with every apprehend
that signing my own death warrant political
man. stood up in my place, met the Virginia resolutions
on The threshold Of the House. and denied and endea
vored to refu,e their denunciatons The Opposition did
triumph in Virginia; and was denounced, prescribed
and reved mere tool and parzan of the Executive,
and that oo when the freedom and bodness with which
had censured the Executive points, rendered
him and his party suspicious and distusfu Of
who "too independent 10 be depended on You,
fellow citizens, again nobly sustained me-A portion oil
you cheered me my return with extraordinary honos
expressly on the ground that had "kep aloof from The
corruptions of party and had sustained your principles
against all assaults, no matter from which party they
proceeded.
In the ensuing session, the controversy with France
constituted the principal subject of anxious deiberaon
in Congress Agreeing entirely with the President in
the Justice of the claims of citizens France and
appaudng the spirit and determination of the President
that the execution of the treaty ought to be insisted on
after careful examination Of the correspondence of the
two Governments, which it was my special duty as
member of the committee Of Foreign relations TO make
became satisfied that there want of good faith
in the French King in his professions of anxiety to pro-
cure an appropriation from the legislative chambers and
that there was every 10 believe that the quarrel
would be speedily and amicaby. adjusted - | therefore
dssented from the recommendation of the President 10
Congress 10 authorize repsals against France voted
against The celebrated three million appropriation as be-
inc not only unnecessary pder the
implying distrus of The good faith OF France and IN 'ne
form and for The purposes it was proposed as ves'ns IN