Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-28
TdsleIFsE XX3g.---No. sc.

oInpI house oil Congress- strange 10 ne
who urges this objection The Presidents plan. thus
sustained is peTpruuy pressing Congress AID he
nation scheme which, besides himself, fnds but one
supporter IN the Senate, aud very few, INDEED in the
other l,nse Of Congress, esewhere-as though his
plan had been less rpudlaed by The nation than the
submitted by the PRESIDENT the President of the Unit
ted States less authorized than rscDm mend
me rVnsjde'aOa Of Compress such he shall
jndge necessary and erpedient My colleague opp0s.
ed to The Bank Of hp United States, because presume
is unconstitutional. He is opposed Sub TIea.
suty, because VI" increase EIecatire yGrOnHge be.
will create eurrfn far tie pc0rc and
the other (he bes for Mr nfcc-k0iderS and suppose
because he advised and warned the President
commend Il; ard TO special depose scheme hr says
iha is all 4 Eumbrg N.hin. Sir, nothing but his own
dsar scheme oi ''Srae Righs banks" or Bank State
rgh's forget which he calf, H. loo for him; and
am tree 10 say that alter the fullest attention have htcn
able To bes"w upon all that he has SAID IN Of this his
darling pet. can d!sIl from II nothing than this
that having the geTcy by the removal
Of The drposes IN 1884 from he Bank of the States,
voted fnr The experiment Ul The Stale banks fiscal
agents, he is consistent IN voting for them again Yes,
Sir every change has been fGg the Inconsistency of
those who yul,C for them then. and that they hay
''sg"uly and uournuiIy failed 10 answer the desired
pC:p'se. are opposed l. trusting hem second tiulrj
whilst have heard from colleague not word Of
r"proo against those vino tt n denounced his scheme
as TaUgh with Corruption and iuU - the country, and
nOw damn 1t with FAINT praise, sti.nsze 1t as "a
GOOD half way house " Half way where: kaf r0y to
what Why, SIR ruff ~0y brtwrrn that Constitutional
Treasury and that unconstitutional Bank. bW cen which,
my colleague says, he would pause long before he would
maze ci con
Mr.. PrcsiLenr be-. lrave further dime my posi-.
ton, 10y saying that every days rsfcCcn and ohsrrvs.
l!n:r-nay, that "reCeat event. II my colleague prefers
the pHTas' confirms ~ conviction that The
rey OF he people pad Cor the support q: their Govern
inr at and TO other purp"se, Should be kept ~ lrCa.
nd2 "nGrnt 81" and uBCt alr"icd BY any other Co
the creatures Of any other Government on
earth; and that will ny ever possible feasible scheme
Thl"li patriotic statesmen d. wise, before viii
comitr the public rcasrre-,.e taxes pad and nlcnG'd
BY the people for Specific pur""srs-o ia" uncontrolled
custody (as unC"Dlrrd IT mast be iur agree with my
COLI aene that general Scoro Of SPECIAL dros'es Is all
Iumbrrj .! any bank; AID east o. ALL OF banks who
their cXst"Lce and ale IinnCe TO Other Govern.
mr,g ard whom canno. therefore. supCrv!sc, ICgu
bate control pLII.sh. If cannot exercise these
powers regard these barks, when curators Of the
iuhic monty, seems most Gear to my mind that It
snnd moi b" entrusted 10 Il I'm: and Ii you can. /; IS
equally clear that we NAY b!I eternal adeu to nIl
State rights excerpt what my colleague is pleased TO de-
Nominate "Bauk State rights. Far he II from me Sir
10 90 into any thing like an argument IN favor OF
the Sub Treasury. That task has long since been ably
prrtprmcd by others lis principles before the Peo
pie; aud like the principles oI constitutional liberty and
reform other great occasi"Gs mny be slow but Will
liz 1t has always been sufficient tor me, that The
system was supported By the pan principles Of common
srrse ard honesty. and notorionsly the
only contemplated by tn trainers OF III" Cons;liu.
ton no Grn'fG 70 the Government the aid OF Ma
rionaI Bank. and 'ereirr could rot rave c"nen p"ied
anticipate, that at Stale brnh, N coiJuncCh WIN
tie National Treasury
Farther Sir TO define my position 10 C0ntradlstinc,on
to that of my colleague, aud tha which he now occu'
u!cs III conlraGisilncton To The he occupied a lew
yeas ago, beg leave 10 read 10 the S'"a' an 'Asc'
from speech delivered by hun ~ ths chhhnFl,
IA the wear l-..j4, the o! the r'H"ra ~ me
dcpDyeS know. Sir. that forts hHre been recently
made 10 explain away that speech To- mean something
very different from what lis wfds clearly import IL ne
has not since that SPEECH delivered, changed hts
opinion, and shifted ms gr"unH. Then lnutrd IS "n2n'ge
"a most exponent ui thought IcerIanIy have
not chang nv opinions the subject OF that speech
i; was about the gold currency. shall never forget
the u!rasufp with winch read Il, and what golden opt
it obtained for my coll rue with tie eh' r. Demo-
cary ot Virginia, what heavy dn""ctaionS 1t brought
upnii him from lise with whom he - nnw c" Operating
f. max. this bark MINER 0reJnIncHt But 10 thr extracts
tie then said that cot all r0rHs. social political or eco
nomca required by the gea In'rrt sis 81 IN" country
liza, hch mnst urgently drmshdrd, a"d "hirh pro-
misses ~ lis gccOm pihRcnt lie largest resuScl uHuy,
securii public benefit beyond comparison the RE-
sruR.TIoS the GorerHHcRt 20 wmni was I"endrd oy
the trainers Of the Constitutes To be-a nara money To-
yernmeni We much IN the habit, Mr. President,
Of regarding the erS of paper system as necessary
aud ucurable and Of being cnnt nj with the de"Sirc
ualliaon u! those evils, supposed tn be derived rom
| The controlling supremacy OF National Bank
sWhaievrr influence such m institution may D" sup
yod TO YET in preserving thr SOuHdscSS OF the curen.
cy that Object would he much more ef'ciualy pro-
| NOTED by u return rs Tar as PRACTICABLE 10 mHa'He
circulation The first step towards that return Is to let
the Bank the t. States go down The ordinary chan.
urs Of circulation being thus supplied with gOd aDd su'
rer the Gorcrnm,nt w"ud be Pr'Parcd WITHOUT hard
ship 10 the public creditor. TO c9"rr pay"'"f 81 as d"e'
| m srscie and MaS 1enij.c 1JWm. than which none
could bp more deeply Inercstmg every aspect 10 Inc
| safety and prosperity of The C unity -
c"niiirc gentlemen, thru. with nblty so emnemy hed
for Ibis grcat WOrk To lerre III Dark al the - os
,Ir and bring forward their pWGt DL nd IN an ct"rt 10
r,.t0re the GUr,nmcntt lis tn constitutional character
ard rtsrISArinS-thht of Il s!MrLE. SOLID, HARD MO-
| srY GOvEENMENr.
| Can language possibly be plain inellighlo or
IMPRESSIVE than this; Sir when read this part OF hat
| memorable speech Of my colleague thought OF john
EandoIph whose dnlcrt and peculiar tones OF voice,
mennks can still hear ringing III my ears ~ his Is
= hard money Cove nriG nt-give me gWd and SHrtr-
none of yuuI irash-uoae OF your i"es-none ct your
uaprr money. These were Inc sentiments OF that DIS
| nguisicd nan. Than WHOM. none better knew, or
more sacrediy rPvered, the Gaming and splct OF Inc
| tu,s;,uliuu These the sentiments oil the Ia
,hers and contemporaneous rxpounders Of HE Con-
! s,;,uion: and. Sir, they the sentiments OF my
! cnia,oue when he delivered his speech in 1874, II l
can understand plain English Yet, sr, know that IL
has been recently attempted 10 explain The above fx-
tro.l as 10 give nearing totally different from
tina, which gave when read 1t hrst and which give
now The word PRAcTicsHrn IS seizrd upon 10 per.
GER, its true meaning. and maze Tins Government OF
! Sr,rrR ,sE PAPER MONEY Mr. PRESIDENT c0nttmpo-
rancOus CONSTRUCTION OF language Is hsfren,yi ana
,n,s, Justly resprled in oil doubt or dI'hcny-
|, has been efficient aid IN setting doUO'iui
phrases in our glorious alton we are mo- WIN.
cu, L,l aid in The present dicul!y Three days aPr
I'm. above speech Of my collrague was drH'eeu; "f'
Webster in speech on the ren'ov" Of the dePosItes,
s,;d :. The second suggestion is tina, which was
by The honorable ns"Sei FROM prd ss"n TO-
t ;os.d prouo.rtlon, having for its object 10 do
Das rM the porr sys's" a''Gg'ther and 10 re.
turn y 10 an entire "ei"e e4"aey do no, expect that
! ~ a,obie me uber will fud much support in such
a" ,ndrraking Mere gold md silver currency, and
The entire abolition Of paper. IS not suited to the times
TIN. idea has something tr too Spartan in IT, We
might as we'll think o gong to iron at once II such
result as the gentleman hopes Tor even desira.
be- regard attainment utterly mprac,lcable and
hopeless lay that scheme, therefore ont OF my con-
| tpmpla,on" Mr. Clay in sreech on The subject,
said nd what are the rem, es proposed by those in
possession OF the Government; Nont-none' ioie ana