Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-09
FOR TIE E.%QUJRER.
INITED STATES SENATOR

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The General Assembly Of Virginia, now in session,
ere about to discharge duty always important but inf
this trying and interesting period, Than
al any former time The Executive Administration OF
the Fedora! Government, in the discharge OF It's high
constitutional duties proposed scheme for the receipt,
custody and disbursement Of the public revenue, which
sGveisr To- the practice Of the Government from lis
observation-disclosures wilh infinite danger TO our Repub
lean system by enarging Executive power, and ncreas
ing patronage and hostile to the best interests OF the
people, by rejecting and discrediiing their ordinary me-
dunn OF crcu'alion aud against which the judgment OF
TIE date reHreSe Of the people has been, IN
ore form or ether, FIVE times decsve!y pronounced -
Against this scheme, Mr.. Rlyss, one OF The Senators
o Virginia, tie rerv outset ,cck firm and decided
sand. and mainly contributed TO lis defeat. The Execu
urs Administration, nothing dauned BY this stern and
irSUls resistance the part Of the representatives,
OF Tie people, and the manifest indications OF public
sentiment, opposition 10 lis scheme, reiterated It's re-
comnendalian Of this oft rejected scheme, TO the pre-
sent session Of Congress- and still urges lis adoption.
hlr kves is sl found welding bis powerful and en-.
''tr'c efforts against ~ and the question is in this stage
Il taS, 50 rnTicntnus and threatening, shall he be re.
'tsiG az shall lie be sacrificed. and his place supplied
~ another ii THIS question affected Mr. Rvcs alone,
hhcnc nave NG' h'.c hey onG that whch feel
lngs CT private friendship ordinarily inspire: but there
great ana important moral principle connected with
THIS question, lar beyond any Considerations of private
friendship or individual eevaiion-l is ousstion whe.
iher he, whose ability, PATRIOTISM fdey and energy
have arrested The rapid progress OF error and turned away
the Tide of danger, shall himself be buried beneath the
su-ges Of the angry and vindcve passions of those to
whose schemes he has opposed The successful resist,
tGce Virginia. whose representative upon the floor Of
Tie Senate Mr. Rves ls, has pronounced mos, decided
and nnequivocn judgment against the financial scheme
OF ut Administration. 10 which ! have referred Her
LEGISLATURE more Than Two In against and her
distinguished son, who nobly and CALAMITY rushed TO
,ne ie'eae rs to be rewarded for his rmness and tide
NY ~ dTgrocchy an ignob!e and ignominous surren.
IF Ihnca n, rbn, h.,
nas gwen r!rnce by lis resistance to their schemes
ie mot IN Russa-poblsh it not in TuIkey-es, the
S"s cssPoism and tie slaves of infdeIity rejoice
nave c'en Watching with anxious socituhe 10 see
"h Ns parry which calls itself 'DemOcratic RepuJi
a4 who" po!esscs TO be woshppers at the shrine Of
We republican church of 9S- 99-which processes to
"Tao IN The footsteps OF J ferson and Madison and
""'n processes to regard NE asures before men,"
"ouG seccias The candidate upon whom with proper
S'G 10 rs principles. i, would confer its suffrage and
pp",.a 10 my utter surprise, that is the Hon
mrhy s. George Tucker a, pre- sent one of the Judges
~, we Onnrt ri Appeals of Virginia.
"eA heard that Judge Tucker was the Democratic
..I"a'e to succeed Mir Rives had curiosity 10
,ne INT" his political history, to ascertain if could
' upon what foundation his claims to the confidence
we hmorr0tic E'pntican" party rested; the result
~ examination is, that while he was member Of
HoH,e OF Representatives of the U. States in the
b ss"n I" !elG-l7. he decided and distinguished
i~"F'h a National Bank and system Of "Infernal
,'sl'rs Of Federal policy to which the Republican
5-s: Virginia has been uniformly and decidedly op.
p 'Nfo" National Bank In the 10Th volume Of Niles
Mo [ page a, the ayes ard noes upon The passage Of
, VI, op"'ang The late Bank of the u. s. are re-
IT. F Tucker voting in the affirmative.
" "' progress Of the bill Of incorporation, Mr. Ser
t ' 81 PENNSYLVANIA, decided, an able and uniform
.u o. Bank Of the United States, moved to reduce
r pa' from thirty fre 10 twenty millions Of dollars
a''i'n DIR Tucker decidedly opposed while sup
,,W'' 10y John Randolph and other distinguished Re-
i Y.ans - See Niles Register, vol 10, page 10 Mr..
not content with voting against the reduction,
so strong and animated speech against t-for which,
pvs s,y oi The Bank Of the S., by Clark and Hall,
sIs 10 Internal Improvements During the session of
Mr. Calhoun introduced bill 10 Sc, aside the
no." bonus, as permanent fund for Internal I'm
u, m''h' which passed both Houses of Congress
Tho '"sH who was then President, by an exercise Of
:o, power, which reflected the greatest honor and
'Gon his Administration prevented this bill from