Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-11-26

brought forward and urged the adoption Of this3den,i
cal reform and that too, whsn the Banks Of which
Mr. Rlves has set himself up az the CHAMPION have by
their acts, and under the provisions Of Of Mr.
Rivess favore laws, forced the issue upon the
Government and Country, without leaving 10 The AID.
minislration any choice 10 time or circumstances
That Mr. Rives should attempt 10 guibGte himself out
of this difficulty, this plain and papnbe inconsistency,
this shameless violation of solemn pledge is enough Of
se, tn prove his utter orhness of the confidence
OF any party-That he should attempt 10 excite false
alarms and unjust prejndcea against his old friends
better friends than he will ever have again, for honestly
and faithfully conendiDg for his promised reform,
insults public intelligence and oulraCes all the Inner
feelings which should subsst between civilized men.
But again-alr. Rves promised that his great reform
was TO restore the Government TO what was intended
by The trainers of the Constitution 10 be- "a hard money
Government. And II has been shown above, and shall
be seen again from his lips thai he meant not only
that hard money alone should be received for public dues
but that Bank agency moi contemplated and could
not have been contemplated in The fiscal operations Of
the Federal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the trainers Of the
Constitution could not have contemplated any such
agency-flIs pledge wen, The whole length of a total
divorce between the Government and The banking sys
erD-and whatever the Ginbe and others may have said
at that time, Mr. Rves and Gen Gordon agreed perfect
ty in The principles ond policy of this REFORM but differ
ed as to the time and manner Of factng t-end in their
views of The conduct of Gen Jackson and the Jackson
party.
In Mr. Rives speech at the called session, after he
had VIGOROUSLY turned a summerset and set himself
up as Inc nfau OF "lhlro paEty'-in that speech
apans, the Treasury and in favor Of his Bank Conser
valive Substitute he SAID THE whole history of the
formation of The Constitution, well as the internal
evidence OF lis provisions prore beyond question: that
the trainers Of that instrument intended that there should
be common currency for the Union, and not as many
different currencies there STATES They, doubt
less. believed that that currency would consist almost
entirely of gold and silver. There but two Banks
then in existence, whose issues formed exceedingly
small part of the general circulation. They no more
ioresaw that immense multiplication of Banks which has
made Bank paper The actual currency of the country
than they foesaw The Two great discoveries of the age
STEAMBOATS, and rail rouds-whch have had so extra
ordinary influence The wealth and resources ef the
country For The reasons here given The trainers Of
the Constitution could not have contemp plated The agency
nj Banks in the receipt keeping and disbursement OF
| the National Revenues Il have time 10 write more
indeed 10 newspaper readers it may seem needless
say much after what has been already written, and
better written by othersBut Mr. Rves and his follow.
ers will persist in preaching up bis honesty and ronss
ney and in their false charges ugans, his old friends
and the friends of truth ought TO finch from hold.
ing up the torch of truth and Justice long political
imposition is at work, seeking TO exnlt itself upen the
downfall of honest Democracy and Patriotism
/ ASTI-NEUTRALITY.