Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-09
POLITICAL.
(FIiom the Cincinnati .Ad0crtiser IF Mnuary2J

POEEEHCAA.
1FIom The Cincinnati .Aducrtgsr of Junuary2J
ISLANDER REFUTED.
"The old chief of the Hermitage, himself, appears to
have lost all hope Of Mr.. Van Buren's success in tread
ing in the footsteps Of bis iIlustrious predecessor An
intelligent and responsible correspondent communicates
the fact, that on his recent visit to Nashville, General
Jackson remarked, that MIR. Van Buren, 5 aduInlstration
must 20 do,cn that he knew that as soon as Mr.. van
Buren, called Congress together in September, and there
by admitted that he might possibly be wrong, his fate
was sealed: if he had refused to convene the extraordi.
nary session, he would not now be in the MrNoRiTY
But, said he, although the President must 60 down, ne
will fall in a GLORIOUS CAUSE. We do not pretend to
give the exac, words said TO have been used on The oc'
casion referred to, but have stated the substance OF the
remarks
Having seen the above extrac, from n Nashville paper,
the day before we received from ..the Old Chief Of the
Hermitage" a letter in which he freely expresses hs sent.
ments on the measures Of his successor in office, and
those sentiments being so very from those atlri-
buted 10 him, we did suppose that its publication would
be a conclusive refutation Of what we had no doubt was
a foul Islander, and therefore wrcie by the express natl
TO General Jackson for liberty to publish his letter, which
would show to the world that he entertained no such
ideas as have been attributed tt him by The casumniai"r.
whoever he may be. II gives us great pleasure 10 state.
that I'VE have had authority for giving th1 lellrr publicity;
and as we'll in combination Of the above SANDER, as Tor
the importance OF the noble senstneilisi II contains on Tue
piesent state of the country, we hare no doubt 1t Will be
read with the deepest interest by every honest Democrat
into whose hands it may come.
Alter we had written Tie lelter TO Ne F1efrnillne, as
above stated, we saw in the Republican of the next day
the disavowsl Of the General, under his o@n signature,
Of his having expressed any such sentiments as contain
ed in the above extract. This, we would have repub-
lished last Saturday, but waited in the hope that We
would obtain permission 10 publish what we conceived
would have been itself a complete reiulallnn oil the sian
der, in orde. that the disayuwal and lis CONFEDERATION
should appear together. Our readers therefore have all
together in the paper this day, which we have no doubt
will be read by them with great pleasure and edihcauon
As further confederation Of the implicit confidence
placed in the integrity OF MIR. Van Rnrrn by Gen Jack.
son we give here u short extract from i letter OF his du.
ted 3lst August last, before the meeting OF Congress IN
the extra session. This letter we received the very day
OIL which we received the Presidents Message. T!eex
tract is in these words: II Anuc no doubt that the PreSi.
dsnt's Message uiH be full md strong, and meet the Tish-
es Of al has friends, o" me suGJeet 81 The eHtt'e s'poT@t.9"
of the Gopsrnment from alt Banks as n repository Of tie
public rtrenue." In this letter, which was not u short
one, there was not u word against calling The extra SEES
sion of Congress, or expressive Of any doubt that Mr.
Van Buren, would not he fully sustained IN his measures
by the American people.
HERMITAGE, Dec. II, 1887.
Dear Sir-Your letter OF the 4h instant, has been tor
some days before me, be, it has no, been in my power
TO reply 10 it earlier than the present moment.
In relation 10 the aspect of public affairs, which to
some Of our friends, appears unfavornbie 10 the hope oj
efecting an early separation of the fiscal operations OF
tire Treasury from the agency of Banks, Stale and Na'
tional, | see nothing that should beyet despair, or induce
us TO retrace our steps or relax our cxeriions The re.
cent elections in New York, manifrst, it is true, some
supineness on the part Of those who have heretofore sus-
tanned the ascenduncy of the old Jeif.rsunian principles;
but they expose also The real oIjrcls and true character
Of the Federal party, which is ever vigi'ant to seize any
opportunity that is presented for the recovery Of the
ground they lost in the establishment of The present
Constitution, and in the memorable contest of W and
1900. Such an opportunity was afforded in the present
crisis, by The division in the Republican ranks respect.
ing The means which should be Immediately adopted 10
increase the metallic basis ii our circulating medium,
and place the Government money, or rather the money
Of the people, in a stule Of proper security. 1t Tins d.
vision has thus cost defeat. may we not hope that 1t Is
but temporary, and that il will bring us agnin, as II has
always done before, a solid and lasting vlctory-a victo-
~ which will be the result of an enlightened co-opera-
ton and concert on the part Of all true Republicans, sa.
cri6cing all minor differences, and rallying as one man
to the defence Of the great principles which 1t ~ the de-
sign Of the common enemy, the Federal party, TO over
throw.
1 participate with you in the regret expressed at the
attitude occupied by MIR. Rives and Mar, Richie, in the
present contest. None of US, however, doubt their good
Intentions, and ( feel confident that they will soon sr
that nothing good is to be attained by a further struggle
for the restoration of the connection between the Banks
and the Treasury. After the %treachery of the Banks TO
the Government, it will be vain to suppose that the peo
pie can ever be induced to acqniesce in their employ.
ment again as public repositories. What security can
we have, that they will not always suspend payment
when those who control them and make money out Of
them, will find il to their interest TO do so? Let II be
borne in mind, that the recent suspension occurred al Il
time Of profound peace with all foreign nations, when
our exhaustfess resources were all in successful opera
ton. and then let us consider what would have been thr
consequence if such an event had happened at a critical
state Of war. The banks, in such an %eIigency, would
have held the sinews of war, without responsibility T.
the General Government. Managed as they now are by
those who use them as instruments Of profit, they would
have been unable, even il willing, to meet the demands
of the public necessity. Isl reasonable 10 suppose that
the people can acquiesce in the idea OF trusting the pub
lie defence to such corporations: Rest assured they
never will, and those who are 30 unfortunate as to enter
tain that idea, will find that all their attempts 10 give
effect to it are of no avail except to aid the party which
IN anxious to defeat the Republican will.
The truth is, Sir, that the separation of Bank and
State was supposed 10 have been accomplished by the
Fedora, Constitution as it now reads. The union of the
two st;the close of the Revolution WINS as odious as that
Of Church and States, and such will now be found to be
the sentiment of the great body Of the American people,
whenever the question is fairly submitted 10 their judg.
nent.
lam aware that tho confidence 1 reposed in the State
Banks when the removal Of the deposites was determin-
ID upon is used to justify, not only the reunion of the
hanks and the Treasury, but also as an argument against
the consistency of those who, like Mr.. Van Buren,, sus-
tained that act of my administrators. l admit that this
oon6depce existed and had some influence on the con.
alterations which prompted me 10 resort to them at tina,
tima "A \ substitute for the. Bank of the United Suites
WHEN tbs latter Institution took the political field, and
syoved the insulting right TO expend the public money
Ia disseminating it's anathemas against the General Go.
vernment, L was natural for me to seek fer a substitute
such in institution in the State Banks. These banks
we're IN operation, and if pludently managed, could safely
filled the vacuum occa,ioned by the winding up Of
the u. s. Bank, without producing any serious change in
IA -copusyeiel or business operations OF LIE conatry.-