Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-21

STOCK,
though sometimes tricked always distances Federalism
in every fairly contested field
"Nelther, Messrs Editor, did like the call through
your paper. II any friend of mine had wanted my
opinions, he would hardly have sought them through
your paper, and am not that my enemies have
right 10 call me out md make me show my hand
AS, however, come Of that will always die game
and exhibit TO the closest scrutiny pure and genu
inc pedigree, will speak out.
81 am then, Messrs Editors anti Bank, anti Tariff,
antlnternal Improvement, and dead against Harry
Clay, who you and my adversary wish TO make Presi
dent, but who, as think, but little better than ABo
LiTioNlsT, aud is the champion Of all these high Federal
measures
GAS to the currency question, perhaps neither nor
Capt. Williamson kno,o all about it, but am decidedly
Of opinion that every body, and The Government also,
should have the keeping of their money, that they
may useit when they want ii; for it is very uncomorta
Bile to have money and not be able TO get it VIXEN WANT
ed, as have sometimes known. This makes 60 for
the separation of bank and Stale Captain Williamson
goes for il; you go for it, and the Enquirer goes for it,
and nearly every body else goes for but differ mere
ly about the details, with which am not you know,
very FAMILIAR but willing trust them to Congress
and the President, whose friend am and who goes as
do, for diminishing Executive patronage. Indeed
am yet TO find the first Democrat who goes for in.
creasing Executive power.
This is my political pedigree: you'll is of The
genuine Democratic strain, and make the of it.
Respectfully yours,
Hanover, 18th March, 1885,
will not ellow-citizens, follow the vein Of this
tice, but will be grave and plain possible. see MIR
Alfred Duke is candidate. He is Conservative, aud
was brought by your Senator (hr. Fonlane), he
acknowledged in the Enquirer of Saturday last There
is no expectation of eleclng Mr. Duke; but there is
expectation by this MEANS of defeating me- by eleclng
my Wing competitor. But your intelligence, fellow
citizens must detect, and your patriotism will defeat,
this most insdlous attempt. Mr. Duke labors, through
many pages, to prove that the Treasury will de-
slroy liberty Now, am plain man, aud will confess
Dnhn md hntr 10 hava all hoard
tor am not much Of reader) that when the Con-
suton was adopted, there Banks, or not more
than about two, in the whole United States. Will Mr.
Duke say, that Washington or Madison, DC. &c, Gre
ated constitution that TO destroy liberty? At
the time the Constitution was formed there were no
Banks, except in Philadelphia and New York; and the
law required the money to be kept by the Treasurer
and was kept by subreasurers, except at those points
Was there no liberty then: But we had no Bank IN Vir
ginu until 1904 Had no liberty until then But
it is commended that, without Banks we can have no
liberty That is the scope of the argument.
Mr. Duke says-"lf this precedent is established Qhe
sacrifice of Mr. Rives) and Mr. Rives is inundated on
the altar Of party, then farewell independence, farewell
liberty. So liberty is, seems, in danger from
something besides the Sub,rreasury. If Mr.. Riyes is
sacrificed, Why liberty is "c'ean gone, for ever Now,
differ with Mr.. Duke have always thought that our
liberty reposed upon the wisdom and virtue Of the peo
pe foundation too broad and solid 10 be shaken by
hundred Riveses. The fact is, Mr. Duke is aiming
to do that which he condemns. He is aiming TO sacr
".
The above quotation fair sample of The extravaganza
Of Mr.. Dukes whole production In hi, next address,
trust he will tell you what he is for, not wha. he on.
poses
see, fellow citizens, that Dr. Curtis is also capd.
date. He is, as am, against the u s. Bank. He, no
doubt violently opposed the pet Bank system in 1854
when 1t was opposed by the whole Wing party az sys
tenn demoralizng and corrupt, system increasing Elk
ecutIve power and destroying liberty itself approved
The system then, il is true, as experiment-but there
IS THIS difference between US, that he approves
system which has exploded, although he had violently
condemned It before il had failed; while only tried it,
without experience OF its unfness, but cheerfuy sur.
rendered it after it has utterly and hopeessy blown I'D
citizens, the public money was ept for MANY
years, IN the u s. Bank; but you have wisely put down
that institution The money collected from you and the
rest of your fellow citizens then placed in the State
Banks and they all refused to pay il when wanted and
the consequence was that Congress had be convened
TO provide fresh supplies OF money The public
engagements This. alone, cost US about $500 600 and
was consequence OF having our money in banks What
was the President TO do: Recommend a IT, S. Bank
the State Banks the failure of which had caused him
to assemble Congress? Surely not He could then do
nothing but recommend that the public money under
proper restraints and penalties should be kept BY the
public servants This is the Sub Treasury And is it
such monster, When the money was deposited in
Banks i, was first collected by the public servants and
paid at stated periods into Banks and then paid out 10
public servants 10 be dsbursed and the Sub Treasury
the Banks having failed, only proposes 10 provide set
OF public servants 10 take OF the money between
Simple sRa q pfhepe d lie sys,ea n and
think better than U. s. Bank system of State
Banks which having once failed, may and will fail
again
But suppose am wrong in my judgment-If the sys
tenn is tried and proves Perncious it can and will be
repealed promptly and without difficulty. And can l.
will you my Republican friends give up the man of our
choice, for system such this, which and will be
abolished, as it should prove in furious? Has
not MIR. Van Buren,, stood by the subject of Abo
ltlon: While his enemies counting the Abolition
OVertDrOWn
sections, has he not with irmness maintained the polt.
cal integrity of his position Has he not been de-
nounced on the floor of Congress- as ga Northern
with Southern fee lings' And cannot we, especially,
trust him, While he denounced in the harshest
with disposition get the control Of The public purse,
such is the confidence which all parties have in his pru-
depce and PATRIOTISM that Congress has recently passed
law giving him The power 10 raise $4,000 volunteers and
millions Of money, If he shalt deem 1t necessary What
a noble tribute this to the worth Of our Democratic
President And is he the You are 10 prescribe -
Conservatives will you do it? Is he not well entitled
to his opinions Mr.. Rves' and will you proeslin 9
against the prescription OF Mr. flves, practice your
selves, prescription?
Fellow citizens, have already exceeded my limits
and no doubt your patience Should be your pleasure
AGAIN TO honor me with your confidence can promise
that attention to your interests which has always marked
nv official conduct and which gratitude for kindness
received your hands, in one way another, from my
cradle will impel me 10 bestow. l rarely miss n vote
but rarely speak because be necessary every
subject receiving the amples, dscusson and because
am old fashioned enough 10 believe that good vote
is worth at the least t,oenty bad speeches.
am, fellow citizens, most respectfully your friend
and fellow citizen, VIM. l.. WHITE.
pt- The Wing will please copy
WIG PRACTGCALIsM.
| Ho, all ye frcemen OF this mighty nation,
Who,o party politics hold relation,
| Civ. eat 10 my lay, and he will define
What is generous and just, polite and sublime"
| In times that have passed, we acted ourparts
| For party from principles nursed IN our hearts,
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