The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-08-10
FROM THE RICHMOND WHO.
To Henry Clay, Esq.-LETTi


than that which shall tell of the wars Of The
Government on the Banks, and ON the pros
perIty of the country. In 1t, a Conspicuous
place will be assigned 10 the view of the
plans and purposes of The predominant fac
ton, lately exhibited by you in the Senate
of the United States. Whether what has
been done, resulted from the mere wsnton-
ness OF power, or from a gratuitous love OF
mischief, and uniofced choice Of eyH, or
from deep design agains, the liberties OF
the people, may be hard to decide! More
than once a voice has ISSUED from the throne,
commanding Us TO put our trust 10 the Most
High, and inviting u 10 call on HIM IN all
our troubles. 10 the disregard OF this, was
the SIN and doom Of Modification, In the
disregard Of this, was the condemnation Of
the act renewing the charter of the BGuk.
But though we thus iustly incurred the dis.
pleasure Of our rulers, II can hardly b- sup
posed that the Goternmtbt meant not only
to distress the people, but also tn enbarrass
itself. That they meant that the Pc Bank
Sy stem should fail, caunot be dnubied,--
Why else did they force It to work, first a
we any more doubt that THEY meant to
keep out of the vortex that Vas to swallow
all besides Had they done this, aud had
they succeeded IN defeating the Deposte
Bill, can we fail TO see that the Admnistra.
ton, with fifty millions OF hard money, would
have been master Of the subsistence aud
life Of every lndt ldual Of beggared com
L L H.,
Buren's time for Sub. Treasury 10 garner
up his gains. " hat would Mr. Calhoun
have sald to il then AnJ what ~oHld Mr..
Van Buren, have cared what he SAID no
would have disputed his Will | n,antain,
and | said so from the first, that, 10 dts-
credning the Banks aud running The couu.
try, he Accomplished no more than he aimed
at. HIS disappointment vas 10 not Itlng
bold Of the money. Give hlm that again,
or give him such sum IN specie, as a re.
lufn of prosperity will presently bring nta
The Treasury, aud then give hun place 10
keep IT, and +" Richards himself again -
! tan We believe that MIR. Calhoun does not
see this? Shall he be allowed So far 10
disable his own Judgment, as TO have US
1 hll K him honest, @nen be pretends not to
see what is obvious to every eye But the
President is to be rendered poWeriess to all
purposes of mischief, BY the weight of his
Golden fetters " hat then " III not any
body cut them of for The hangs II tho
ian does not suit hlm, will he not have Il
changed II. pubic opinion be ever 50
much IN favor Of It, caunot he bay il w
Or, If that be too costly, cannot he make
ne scheme work IFS own destruction, by
making lis operation oppressive and od'ous T!
To an Interpretation of the conduct Of
aur rulers, Inch lmputcs 10 them such
aonsJrous wlckedness, mlId charity sug-
| .ests that |" few are all evil" Be II So
| But if there be any such. shall We not seek
them among those, the history OF whose
/ lives bears record of no single virtue And
| does Inc scheme argue depth of design
| aud reach OF thoulh not to be expected
rom such men This Is true. But Pha-
fuah found Joseph, who instructed hrm,
with the aid of alternate seasons Of bun.
| lance and distress, to buv his peoples birth
right with the fruit of their own labor.
But though we may be unable as yet to
! draw out the chain of cause and consequence
IN all It's length, part, at least, is before
US. None vii ever doubt that, not Sails-
fled with the advantages Of an alliance with
he moneyed interest, secured by conRex-
ion between the Government, and the act
! ing head Of that interest, the despotlc TEN.
per of our late ruler would be content with
nothing short OF the absolute SubSerrtencg
of has ally to his sovereign will and pleasure.
Failing IN this, war OF conquest was CON-
menced, for the purpose OF making the Go.
vernment itself the head of the monetary
system of the United States. The strua-
gle of this contest is nov going on--and
The desperate perunaclty with which it is
urged. shows plainly the object of The as.
Sallants. In VAIN do Mr.. Calhoun and his
mvrmtons pretend to support the leading
measure Of the Government, as q means of
restraining the power and curtalllng the
patronage, and hunting the Influence Of the
Executive. How II is to produce ihiS effect,
though often urged, he has never conde.
seconded to explain. We were required TO
believe 1t on his bare word, while II was
obvious that, amoHg the advocates aud op-
ponens Of the measure IN the Senate, not
one beside himself discovered in /, any such
tendency. We we're required to believe
that Mr., Van Buren,, suddenly tired of re.
sPonsihllity, and weary of the exercise of
his own sovereign will and pleasure, WAS
eagerly stretching forth his hands TO Con.
gress, and entrea,ins them TO pa, manacles
upon him; and that you, sir, aud your sa.
gaclous friends, cut Of mere perverseness.
were unwilling TO do him the favor. For
mt hehey,nw thia Wa re denounced as vii.