Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-10-25
Cross questions anono the Hhiqs

Cross questions among the Wigs
The Wings ere e,ernaliy al cross purposes with each
other. No state of things furnished stronger H.
st'aon of their contradictions and inconsistencies, than
tie which IS before
The Northern Wing press asserts, that MIR Van Buren,
attempting prop the credit of the Banks OF New
York for fear their ould operate against him
the November electioa.-Bu what says the last Gin
cinna,i Republican,
1T was observed TO US Yesterday (i7th insi) by a
Gentleman direct from the western part OF New York,
m late excitement in The eastern cities, relative 10
tn Suspension. would have peculiar effect upon the
ensuing elections, should the course pursued by the
n .,n"se and Philadelphia Banks be adopted BY the
NV Yusk Banks Or this We were somewhat apPfe
arnsire Tie state of the political parties there are bank
az bank aud upon this issue wall the election turn IN
Novruber next ifthe city banks follow up the course
nsy appear determined 10 do al all hazards, the conf.
c,ce the people Of the country have in these lnstitu
lions w! De sustained, and story will be told al the
polls wich will be of rather an opposite character 10
Hcse announced in Maryland, Pennsylvania and our
oaa State &c IF the Banks sustain themselves, and
..s through The storm, the Opposition party will carry
Incl. ticket almost entire.
According 10 the specula,ions Of wiseacre there
i,r II the New York Banks ride through the Storm il
wl assist the MISUNDERSTANDING 10 another, II
49,. sra5e The Opposition 10 carry their ticket Winch
Of !.eEe wizards right:
B,,he p,ssent crisis furnishes another amusing
trasct0n among the Wings One Wing press assaIls
tie Administration, upon the ground, that 1t desires 10
c,.,a lie Stale Banks, With view OF reconcing tue
pr.pe 10 lis Sub Treasury system. The Wing wise
acre fs city quotes following extract from late
Il Cok upon the establishment, Of the Independent
Treasury system as an event which. sooner or later
nus, axe place bat il may be that ANOTHER SUS
FbISiOS MUST BE ADDED TO TIE ARGU
MENr BEFORE II CAN BE CARRIED. Now,
sxcalns The Solomon who conducts the L Wing, IL
las t-sn d0ne-lhe banks are prostraed-sanoher sus
p.sgn has been added the argument, and The uits
ale scattered far and VIDE through The land. -1hu
Pgpss': realsk Of Mr. Benton absurdly cite as an
ev,yrace Q: tie real designs Of he Administration =
Bot let Us look 81 The other side OF the medal hhai
sa,. lie National Bank Gazette of Philadelphia:
.G:ea reliance rs placed in certain quarters upon The
promise u President Van Buren, to sustain the Banks
w,n al the available resources OF The Treasury ihese
resources consider altogether unavailable, II the Sc
ceary ant Yressuter.do their duty hat right have
!urctonares, the President, TO defose specie
csan banks, distracted from the deposiies regularly
mace IN this CITY, leaving the collector empty handed
the drafts OF the Department in the hands OF It's ere
Gt,,s C,shouored3 Such is the fact here
thus set Of the Wing presses are charging upon
Mr Van Buren, attempt crush the State Banks Tor
tie purpose OF facilitating the Introduction OF the Suo
Treasury blIst another Sc, is charging him with the
cesan OF stretching ms legitimate powers, Tor the SAKE
OF bolsterng up Inc Banks Which are we 10 believe
10 reconcile such contradictory statements, IS oeyoho
81 h- bounds Of possibility But The Nasionai uaze'te
:: entirely mistaken in the means II sscoes 70 Tue ao
r'o'siraun we'll in other respects-as the ioiio"ins
commentary from the Wednesdays Globe clearly de-
Gaonsrra,es:
Bank Gazette that The New York Banks have TO aa the
ris and pr poses of their ea0n suspended, IS oae
Of The infamous expedien's employed 10 produce thal
-sG!, LIS too notuTously false 10 deserve cohfauc-
lion, except prevent impos!uou on the most ignorant
The additional a'sehood of The Gazette that The checks
NG'o9s.ors pad either Specie or notes, 10 also
met By The Journal of Commerce with most empha-
TIC contrstlctoR The Journal says zig IS FALSE, IT.
TEKLY, .oTALEf
The reader cannot fai! mark another point IN this
Bank editorial. The Treasury must not go order It's
means as 10 Sustain the banks! Heretofore, Inc cry
vas that the Treasury could not DO 100 much TOT the
BANKS; and now, while eo breath the GoVefn-
ment denounced as the author Of the present suspen
slon by waging nerslnabe hostility against all oanks
We Ind the Bank organs in the next breath attacking Tue
Administration for the effort TO prevent the suspension.
And what is still worse, the Bank press say =
These resources (al the available resources oil Inc
treasury consider altogether unavailable, me sc.
eTetazg and Treasurer do their duty from tn's, u
would seem that the presses which abuse the 20
se'nment the of the suspension, neVefthe'eos
Insist that it could not, and should not, prevent
"hat an honest bankrupt corporation must .nat DC,
which with cheating IT'S o~ credofS' oo.
would have all cheated, and holds any one gui'ty nat
would arrest The fraud The charge that the Collector
OF The City of Philadelphia IS LETT empty hanoec, .ne
oseosiies distracted, and the Treasury drafts on nat
otlcer, as consequence, dishonored by him. IS o,
piece with The other msre presentation OF The Bank "a
1-e Not farthing is distracted from The Philadelphia
collector, tut meet the demands Of public creditors
The Portsmouth Republican (Whig) is looking
ahead With view Of siencing the "Croakets, and
administering consolation TO it's dispriied legons, II var
tuay sbandops all hope Of success at me nez election
them advises them look onward; and assures the,
that Whatever may be the resu, of the election le4o
Inc advocates of Reform will triumph, ere The close OF
the FRS, succeeding year., &C., &c; and It dedca,es
column and half TO the demonstration OF thus prooiem
Il ADVISES Them therefore, 10 keep The dg Fytns, ana
h,ed not the event of The coming contest when y
almost conlesses, and VIVA, every impartial man mus,
SEE, .,!l 90 decidedly against the Wings, and clay aho
iemsdge, and all that Clique -, a.
The Portsmouth Republican errs essentially IN .ne
advice which i, gives The Wing party thought 10 tel
them at once, "Genllemen, you cannot now succeed,
Abandon The contest Ground your arms and dsoanu
Your troops. You cannot any longer ny tue nag OF
Clay or Harrison, any man. or any party " heh goes
tor aStudinous construction of The Constitution; LOT
National Bank National Tariff, National system OF
internal Improvements Abandon The heresies OF me
FEDERAL Party and every leader who wall mol aoahoon
Wem Come back the old State Rights doctrines OF
virginia. Prevent the Federal Government from usurP
g any powers the expense Of the States; and pre-
'tany Department Of that Government; from assuming
"tis which belong The other to The States ot 10 ne
eope setn; The principles OF our RePuo-
-" 'ns''unns-guard against the abuses OF all corpora
"s-mase every charter subject 10 the wise but con-
noishg power Of the Legi,lature-guasd especially
The abuses Of accumulated weahh-and thorough