Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-11-22
FHaD.H v, .e'OE.E.WBER a2, 1890.
| was elected 10 The House of Delegates b. -


nrgpcied) when called into your service very
much against my inclination and interest Rfevons 10
nv election the ST. nate Pr-srdrnt Jackson lad removed
The public money from tn u. S Bank to Stale Banks
and declared his intention Of pursuing such course of
policy towards lhrn, as wnnd Pnahlr thu State Goren.
Ia reInrn them. that they would be able 10 fur
nish good currency for the county In these measures
| concnrred with HE President. and gave him my hum
BILE support About this time, The Snbtreasnfy was
brought forward for The first sine By Gen Gordon,
Wing member of Congress, and rejected by the
of large mn nrity Of the Wing party, dnd the
whole Of The Republican pauy cave one II was de-
nnuncpd by the Grbe, The organ Of ih" President,
revolutionary and dangerous 10 the liberties of the people,
"veriurning tie principles and practices OF the Go
vernmen from lis foundation down To that day, and en-
dan grrinn the snfpty of the public money.
General Jackson in al his subsequent messages re-
commended that the public monty should BE- deposited
in State Banks, under rigid legal restrictions ard that
lItIle discretion it possible should be given
to The Pesirn md his agents as too much power over
in the hands of the President would endnnCer the IL
bpry Of the people. most cordially concurrpd with the
President in these Republican and patrioc principles,
and give my zranus support 10 oil # his for
carrying Them out MIR Y. Buren, was ELECTED under
pledge support these Has he redeemed it,
To aurhorz the Executive 10 collect the immense
Of the States gold and silver, or 10 collect IL in
bank with the privilege OF verling il into specie
at its pleasure and 10 deppsile il with banks or Subrea
surers the discretion o. ,hp President would be only
To put the public money under has control, but TO place
the hanks Of his mercy and enable him 10 control The
much power than is poss~ ssrd by any monarch in
Europe He has already much power. would much
rather curall il than enlarge it. have always been
Jealous o Executive pnWer, and so have the Republican
party II IS The mnnarchcal feature in Government,
and oil history proves that the natural tendency Of power
is steal from he MANI TO The lew Whenever there is
specie enough for the OF the people shall bs in favor
Of the government collecting lis specie for The
use Of It's officers. and not until then. Entertaining
these views ~nu!i have bern lreacerous 10 you, if
had mot opp"srd The Subrrasury This did to the
utmost OF my abilities the last session. befue my late
election. James Mcdowell Of tlncastle having obtain
ed The control Of the only paper published 10 my dis
lrict, md ayng short nr before had personal oil
tercaun with M, kept mp constant attack upun me
under the editorial head during the greater part Of that
session. He made strong party appeals, and published
the mos, malicious fas hoods and succeeded in bringing
candidate again>, me. declared myself opposed
the Suhreasury and in favor of The r. election Of
Mr. Rves, and my competitor declared himself opposed
10 nr on both Of lliesc questions aud joined issue
and after n violent canvass during which Mellow
ell xhausrd his blliugsgate upon through The pa
per Of which he vas Inc bush Editor, was honored
with nearly five sxths o. the votes al my generous Con-
sii,Ienls During the last winier The Legislature made
an attempt 10 eject L. 5 Srnatur, md agreeably 10
my pledge To you when you last flfcfd me, supported
the eisclnn Of Mr. Rlvrs On my return h"ms, !
stated several spe-ches which made in different paris
my district ad frequently in private Conversations
a, I'll should ascertain that my constituents had changed
their opinions the subject OF thu Sub Treasury and
| should be satisfied that majority OF ihrm were IN
favor of it, and oppose The eirclIon of MIR Rnrs,
should resign my seat and this am still ready 10 DO
VIII. never / shall asce tha, fact
sard that instructed hy the last ~ectton 70
support The Snsrpssufy aud oppose The election VI Mr.
Rives that majority 81 The Delegates cr"d from my
district are Opposed Mr. Rves, ard that Capt, Cruig
beat Mr. Moore three Of The counties Of my district
about FIVE hur d d VOTES II Tie Election OF maturity .
ri Rivts Drlecatfs be instructions Ia me, then was
instructed Ia support the SnbIrrasury III" Spring heat
my Suhrreosury competitor five VOTES I" one. bscaEse
In ee If The five Drrgnr. then elected were u5rrosury
men and If The COM elections ne Ia be taken
as test and considered instructions TO The Senators,
then fur of the Subrsasury Senators, Nessrs. Ope,
Over AcCamaml and NcNulhn are INSTRUCT 10 vnte ::
for Mr. Ryes. It insult To The people Of anoke
Bnpiourl and a H. ghnny H. tell ia. IN that the late vote
bplwe,n Mpssrs Craig aid Moore is test Of their SEMI
mens The subject he Subeasury whsn il is well
knr. that Mt Alonres previ"us party contests and his
opinions upon the subject S Bank and other ques
tons rendered him unpopular with Tat portion oi
Republican party no opposed 10 The Snbrrnsu-
ry thai very few Of them voted for hun. About 100 OF
them threw away their votes, and between aud hun.
bred of them voted for Capt Cag and these votes are
claimed rs Instructors To me TO support the Sub
treasury by the very hush editor, who before The
election made through The same paper strong appeals 10
the Conservatives to vote inr Capt Craig When he
endenvnred In pfrsuadr them thai they ought 10 vote or
Capt Craig. they only differed with hm on the Sub
treasury. and they differed with Mr. Ioore upon every
other snh.ct
Let us now examine whether ] have been instructed {.
by the people in the et ci"n Of the Delegates IN my
District Ia vote against Mr. Rves and IN tcv"r ni Snb
treasury candidate Tor the UnHeh states SfHa'e III
Ros The election turned entirely upon the ta'i"n
OF their Court house. The Big Lick and Salem sections
Of ihr county each cla'ing its locaion and having
brought out heir candidates upon this question: the e.c.
ton was nrlhirg than trial OF the strength OF
these two sectional Interests ln Allegheny atlhe Aprl
Superior Court IL undersnnd that there were ihite
candidates. their late Subreasufy Delegate, Col Hoio-
way. and twn anti Suhieosury gentlemen ne l"lo'
mr. aisrward Withdrew and lett the held TO ms Two anil
Subreasnry competitors both Of hon. understand on
the da, of election declared their opposition to the Sub
treasury and the Delegate elect pledged himself 10 vote
for an Subreasury So nal"r Besides THIS The p" was
oprurG on The subject r the Snbtreasuy, and alter
vnrs were po!led of H. and ID agninst H. two OF
the SubPasuy leaders objected 10 The people voting any
more thai suhj' CT, they did not understand IT,
presume therefore, that no one wiil hoVe he hafohooo
To say that nm instructed by the people Of Allegheny
10 support Suheasury candidate for the Senate AZ
the election before The last the intelligent and stannch
Republicans Of that county were almost Unanimously
opposcd 10 the SubreasuIy and will not believe mae
,ey can in one ear be wheeled afnund by lew wnuid
be leaders Pucuhonias has elected an ani Subtfeasufy
Delegate no u.s. understand. favor "t the elechn
OF Mr. Rrrs; that one can pretend that am M
sructed by That county 10 vote against hun Inc suo'
treasury question had influence he election IN any
county OF my district excerpt Bath and Boie'"ufi, and
in these counties only could be considered any thng
like tps but admitting II 10 be lair test Inc result
is greatly against The Snb,reasury; for Hannah maJo
rty was only about e. whilst the Hives ConserVa'
tive candidate in Bath obtained majority oil IUO votes
over the Sub'reasury candidate, although mere was
Whp candidate who received about GU votes. MS
plan statement Of facts complete RECITATION OF Inc
charge that have been instructed at the polls ~ ma,
iority Of NV constituents against Mr.. Rives and
IN favor Of Subtreasury candidate for the Senate
shall require stronger evidence than this to satisfy me
tina, majority Of my Republican constituents have Turn.
ed political sumurset either at the command OF Tie
e Fincaste Junio, Of The sychophoniic tools and
understrnppprs of Mr. Mcdowell ct RockbIIdge, who
was in 1884 in favnr Oft U Bank. No. Fellow c
Gems those who make this charge do not believe mem
selves Their acrs contradict it llhey believe It why
do they attempt force upon me false ifsue, that
had agreed 10 b. instructed by less than malorty-oy
msiary Of the volers Of Boptnt alone or by three OF
lie five deec aies from my district Ihe attempt nIolce