Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-24

amendments are proposed them there are no
reas ard navs taken in this committee Transactions 10
subject their experiments on the House 10 The puoic
SCRUTINY; and many of the most odous amendments las
tened TO bill, in this covert way, subsequently sup
through the House without having the yeas aud nays call
ed and in consequence, The people are loaded WIN Inc
mos, abonInable measures without knowing VINO 10
blame for il This the case with the last sessi"" Q
augmentation to Gales Scaton OF forty four thousand
dollars ter backs lnr distribution among members We
ted dnwn IN the Srnae by overwhelming mal"f'y' II
VAS lacked TO The West Pom, bill in the shape OF an
smeudmpu, IN Committee Of the Whole. where no yeas
and navs could be called, and II was whlpPeh through
with The hill without any v"te on thi' particular ai'"
mrnt And so happens ha, "tc aSS0c.atcd P0rG,ty
which is y able bear portion n lhs lax i"f me
ir.6, nj Bank Editors and thousands Of similar bur
trns imposed upon by the members "hn T." 'haoF
huw 81 Cied nre always ready 10 is!'n 10 "*SO't"sH
,rcaIrh" when about vote in Cnngrss-kno"s not VINO
10 hn.ne Tor the foul mode adopted 10 "fce '9 "o'"
ions appropriation on The SENATE ,
This shows most CLEARLY why MIR. Sergeant, tho Bank
Attorney and every member who iav"Ts HE banks
upwrru agents of associated weai'h-ndVocset hr u"c
irnp Of The secret in Congress Give Tue bnh6f 20
the Sc !fs, and INSCRIPTIONS menbers-ahd e" such
will be found 10 every tongrrsS--i" escape scrutiny
xrysurr less Of confidence defeat and disgrace nj home
from the assoralcd poverty, from the pour ana huhest
voters at the polls and 'assnCiated wealth can aPpohch
them with much more assurance IN iheIT seals III thf
halls of Congress. The country has seen how success
fuIly this has been done during the whole Bank wHs
araiu., Presidents Jackson and Van Buren,. Win al
tie efforts al publicity. which have been made by calls
in the House, any cOunillCes aprGined 10 LOOK INTO
the banks the Democratic constituency Of The country
have seen the "assOcatcd 1ceah, at every successive
Conrress converting members pledged against 1t to be-
come its nsrumeDs-lo alsiiy The promises made 10
the people and openly desert them In defiance q" all
shame. The people have consigned heca!onbs o those
members to the degradation Of public osracSm at the
polls and We, the conversion goes on Even The i'iie
rIimpses which have been caught Of the negotiations OF
the banks with congressman, have made universal lie
conviction that the appliances u bank facilities have
produced that notorious dIsarcon in every successive
Congress- which has unfortunately broken the majority
elected hy tn. people support the Administrations and
carried over force sufficient to rive the majority TO The
party u! ASSOCIATED WEALTH
If this be- so under present instances what would
be the condition of things if the doctrine Of Alessrs
Scrreanl and Biddc should preya' We should soon
have an Aris,ncalic power installed, as despnuc and
corrupt the Venetian Senate. Then, indeed the Pre-
sdenal patronage, in Federal hands as well as the
oent spell Of associated wealth, would soon be
ound to have en- unchecked sway over the selfish pro-
rensi,ies of the Representative body Of the people
hat counlerpoise would then exist in public opinion
and the all pervading responsibility intended 10 be
cured in frequent elections if the people kept in
ignorance of the and motives OF their ltepresen
atives by the secret vote and when continually assaed
by the power of money well as all the temptations q"
official honors from the Executive fountain:
The object in view by the leading men who so
u
investigation the great deiacaon, to minister to
the interests of aSsociacd nsah, without permitting
the people to know by whose votes it is accomplished
The movers of this scheme wish 10 shield the banks in
which Swartwoul deposited, and which placed the pub
lie money to his private account, from all blame III the
transaction They wish 10 keep the conduct o the Wing
and Conservative merchants of a. hose instance
the six hundred thousand dollars in bonds probably
withdrawn by the collector. relief measure. from
that close scrutiny which might ncu pate them They
wish 10 have majority the committee which Will
obstruct the inquiry and prevent il from rcnchIng 10
the disposal Of The money by Swartwnut portion OF
which doubtless used by him in building the Con-
sentative power in New York A considerable amount
probably was paid for those Conservative addresses with
which MIR Tallmadge Garland and the rest flooded the
county, well for other Conservative objects. j."
conceal The defective bank system of deposles. under
which Mr.. Swartwoul's dealcation occurred and its
agency in it, is matter of moment To both Wings and
Conservatives bui is matter of special interest 10 The
latter that it may be discovered whether any portion
OF The distracted million and quarter has fallen INTO
their hands for elecOneerIng distribution, III the shape
of publications otherwise. committee made up OF
majority of Federass and Conservatives is important
for this purpose well as 10 make out report Ia sub
serve the political views Of this new coalition, by assa
ing the Administration Nevertheless. some OF those
who wish 10 make such committee represent RePubi.
can constituents, they do not want TO vote publicly and
have their agency in creating such commitce.
Hence The proposition for the secret Laiiot.
Mr. Pickens, who voted for the ballot, with the OPP
position explained Ina, he did because lie diPos
ed 10 "gice them al they aSksd, that they mi ht have
petex to say that they were restricted in any thing
He said "Take your committee. You shall have my
vote Take il. But still | believe it will prove
failure."-GioGe.