Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-31
CasssHEU!NlCATfDVs.
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE E.NQU



y was prepared several weeks since and but for ra
sons unnecessary at this lime TO be stated would have
been published at earlier day. While tie Editors Of
the Conservative newspapers have grossly nisreprr
sentcd The views OF the independent Treasury pary and
denounced It's leaders. inconsistent and wayrring pn
lIiicans -'hry have not hrsatcd yer, that WI c.
Rires has been perfectly consistent, aud that in his op
position Ia the leading measures of Mr. Van BuTens
administration, he only carrying out the doctrines laid
down in his speech the removal Of the drpcsites "
My object in the preparation of this article was To vim
dictate the former iT" the assaults made upon heand
to strip the latter OF the borrowed pumage with which
! his friends had chosen deck HIM. How far | have
succeeded in ct cling the end designed rests with the
people TO decde-and BE- their verdict favorable or ad-
verse, shall tanIey submit TO it
FOR TIE ENQUIRER.
! series of Numbers, explanatory of "1HE PRlN-
! ClPLES AND POLICY OF THE CONSERVA
. IlEES, IS now III the course OF publication, in the
Charlottesville "JcGcrSOnian Republican,. which at
tracing considerable notice from the Whig papers in DE-
ierent portions of The Stale and for aught know to
the contrary, similar notices from papers of like po
cal complexion elsewhere Any person all acquainted
with the m"nal cabre of james .NcIandcr whose name
stands at the head 4" that paper Editor will have
hesitation in coming 10 The conclusion, that they from
the pen Of some individual who has heen allowed to
speak G0rty These articles derive their consequence
not 50 much from any extraordinary ability which they
display IN the way oi argument FROM any transcend
ant superiority which their style exhibits but mainly
from the fact thai they have made their appearance
through The columns of paper which, from lis locality
mrnts OF Vim. Rves-acd from the farther fact that
many of the people believe them have been written
By younger brother Of the Senator and his parcu.
lar request Hence, they To be regarded the real
opinions OF the Virginia Senator--as much If they
had HE appended thereto strong cap:talg-rhey
10 he cUUsGrc the ponens his feelings atds
ms late in"ncS-oT his npnIons Of farther evidence
were HreGtdJ upon the great measure which the Pres
dent et himself called upon to recommend to Congress
Tor 'he al pptlnn, nnd which he and his friends belle
sincerely and honestly believe the public veal de-
mands, should be immediately carried into execution
and as indicative of his position ia The Presidential
/ Election, which takes place in $50
The Osi.Hsibc object Of these numbers is to sho,v the
present position OF the Conservavrs-lo place the co.
pie IN p"Ss' sslon Of such ImOrmaon Will leave III
IN doubt. as 10 Ia" entertained and the priic
pies advocated By This small knot OF politicians 10
satisfy ihrn rs 10 the Course they Will pursue in ~
/ TINES upon all those great questions cf inancie
racer, which now ciuim So large share Of sou.
( tenIl,r and 10 deirrd themselves from the
! charges OF inconsistency which have been y:
against them. aud particularly aIairst their !, shall
t RrCS; but the real design furnish heir audi
with PrerS! Tor IDculging in TRADE e .hu.r aims,
the friends and advocates Of tbs Iaderendrn, Trrasn-
y hid FOR pouring out IN" walls of his wrath On The
heads n" Mr. Van Buren, Co.. Ernoa and their iTco,is
wh"n he charges with having changed their princiyps
and with us:yir- md defending .uTcs v0r " hicb
aew siD? months are they ve!ir!nenliy aud bitter.
~ c"nd'uG~d and ur splitting his vrn"n upon the Edi-
tor OF The "Gobr, who has been infinitely more iyr.
bearing Mr. kves than h. had right lr CXuect or
than his political dcilnquencIeS justified He would nave
the American people believe, that Francis p. Ba. was
unworthy Of ,hrif Confidence politically Inconsistent
/ vrnal ard corrupt.
In this Communication design showing, f,.i. ,ha,
Mr. ves. the IL ad and front Of the Conservatives has
shhfnc!cSsly deserted his principles, revealed IN his
speech on The removal OF The Dcpuses a, from the
speech IN question Sc had every reason to 5rIrvr that
he wund have t!cetiuy avard himself oi the frs. on.
pGuuity THAI presented Elf 10 sever all conurc,iGn
! between The Government aud banking Institutions
State an frdeFa-and that lac d. sired The Government
in its financial operations fall back upon the r,sou
ton Of l7c9, wIich required The collection Of the rcve.
me in space. Scr0nd!y-Ih he and his par2ars
Editorial particularly have know ngly misrep!sscrlcd
The opinions "i Col. Benton Sios Wright G. Cam.
hr"eDg ana the other leading advocates of tn. fnan
cal measures of Tie President. And hirdiy-lIa, We
the true Republicans that term was under
stood IN the tays Of Thomas jeirrson-- and thai il,
the course Inch :Gisung e are carry inu on,
the principles and The opinions of the fathers Of the
Constitution. and the Distinguished advocates Of Repu.
llcanIsm who have figured upon the political stage from
that nre 10 Inc present-such john Taylor IL Caro-
line. Wan. b. Giles. Thomas a. Benton John G. Cal.
houn, and VIM H. RoGne. In csab shng these three
positions shall frequently 10 the doc of
times md shall aGducc sundIy extracts only from
he speeches and discussions Of tie memorable 1nnic
session hut from such other sources, shall seem to
throw light upon the uvestiGation-and feel persuaded
that shall demonstrate the entire satisfaction OF the
most scepca The truth Ui the three propositions laid
Town above.
Some short time before the meeting Cf the extra ses.
tt Congress- several consecutive extracts were pre-
Irned to The readers of The Globe taken from the surech
f Nm. {. RivtS, delivered the Scna,r ON the Eth
lay ri January, lS1, IN defence OF the late President
,rom the many charges brought against him. for effect,
ng the removal OF The drposrs from the Bank of the
United States. In that speech the President ably
defended, aud the Of his Administration re.
viewed and commenced as WISE aud patriotic Indeed
Nr. Rvcs seemed fully committed 10 the policy of Gen
Jackson on he currency question. The extracts which
| shall presently quote sufficiently demonstrate. BuI
here shall be met with the remark, " The construction
which you place upon those passages is an erroneous
"ne-Mr explained their meaning, in cunmuniCa
ton 10 The Editors of the Globe. well rcC0ect tina!
expanaiGn but tn" gentleman and his friends viii pa..
don me for sayiEg ha; II did not prove that wrong
construction had b'en placed upon his speech If nay
recollection is not altogether at fault. the article anded
TO does not much attempt TO show, that the c0nsuc
ton placed upon those passages is Incorrect pro-
claim to Tie world. that his dfpose speech is not the
StaRdGrd by which he wishes be Judged Hence il is
that he calls Mr. Bairs attention a subs. que speech
IN which his opinions were given more in detail as he
says and which Is nothing less, than an entire
Abandonment Of his dep0site speech and the substitution
of entirely set Of opinions The currency aues-
ton Indeed II would be time thrown away for him or
his friends |" attempt such explanation of his spec CHI
Of 81, would snake 1t conform 10 his present views
It would require Hercules TO effect great work,
and this is the reason tie sole reason that his friends of
the 'Rrpubcan. and 'Nrw York Tunes and his army
Of correspondents in the "Aladsonan and the ..Enqui
rer have attempted it. The Inconsistency is So pal
pabe. that the wsyiaring though a foul" could
avoid seeing IL is impossible for language TO be
stronger puInc If he had spent hours in the srl,c
ton OF The words best calculated express his meaning
he could not have made better selection
quote from the .ti page Of the pamphlet edition Of
his Opposite SPEECH. merely iema'klrg rha, presume
it prepared for the press by himself and dilIgenl
and attention hesto~ ed upon bis precise
meaning Indeed II could not be otherwise for, al that
time he had thrown himself prominently before the peo
pie OF Virginia of the leading champions 81 Jack
son measures aud there a difference Of opinion
between himself and the Legislature Of his Slate 10
the legality and prp!iey of the removal of the Dep!-
sites due alike In himself and the people OF the
Su,e that h. should be distinctly and correctly under
stood In addition this fact. the occasion of
the highest Importance probably the most important