Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-09
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE EverrREs

10 TIE EDITOR OF THE EverkREs
Mr.. RiVES'S .lDDREsS-and COURSE.
have read with some attention MIR Riyess Add-es.
10 the People Of Virginia, rather the overlooking n
his grefs against The Administration ard It's lr,,rc,
end, had not been prepared by previous facts would
have been surprised at much that he has written,
irraled and petulan manner, and the low a, who,
he evidently places the intelligence OF the Virrci, p.o
pie. II, however clearly deveopes fact which b,,
been well known 10 those who have seen much Of him
for two years past, viz his growing hostility Ms,ta
Van Buren,.
He LAYS at the door of the Executive tie attacks r.
what he the Robesperrean press al WASHINGTON
under the immediate control Of the Administrators,
meaning doubt the Globe-comp planning 0f the attack.
of"Tray, Blanche, and Sweetheart" The sac, is toItv
denied and MIR Rives is challenged 10 the proof Tia,
Mr. Van Buren, exercises, or attempts TO exercise ,,v
conto! over that paper or has connved al approved
any attack upon him. The Tray, Blanche and Sses,
heart" are doubtless designed for Mcssts Wright, 81,
chanan Roane, &c. think, if Inc conduc. OF ,bo.s
gentlemen were taken IN connection with The viruer, AS
saults of Mr. Rives upon the Administration and il,
friends, every candid mind will admit, that he has bern
treated with unusual it not unmeri,sd tGrbearance n.
has certainly been most dreadfu'Iy woTstrd in argument
but that must be attributed 10 his being the aggressor in
bad cause.
He says "lhnl the whole power and influence of the
Executive are combined to pursue him, il would seem,
10 total humiliation or in other words. that the De.
mocralic members Of the Legislature were not willing
10 re elect him 10 the Senate of the u. States-What
is gulle common, tney preierrcd anofer Centemln.
Again: "For refusing 10 make the declaration h,, lie
" will sink swim with an Administration which has
openly ur d, and still continues To urge this scheme
upon the country, although 1t has been five scve-al
times shape another eectcd by The Repressn.
ntives Of The people, his is hung up The Ia.
bles of prescription and he is pursued with tie
minatng cry OF party vengeance. MIR Rlves should
have had the candO 10 acknowledge that Of all the
schemes for the safe keeping Of the public revenue h,
own of giving the State banks, 10 lend out spe.
le.c, he
of the people; next to bestowing upon the States
Bank, and by far the strongest IN their judgment,
that of placing in the custody of officers appointed
cording to law checked and controlled by the sntren.
CIV of their bonds and The pains and penalties Of felony
in its safe keeping for The sole purposes, for which
taxed upon the people, viz the public servcr-Ghe
tizans Of United States and of the Stale Banks, when
combined too strong 10 permit 1t 10 be placed pet
maneny beyound their grasp; yet, each was too weak
appropriate to itself alone the spols-the friends OF
State Banks being 10 twelve fifteen Of The who,
House That The elections of Maine, New Jersey Penn
syvana and Ohio, were strong indications OF the gios
ing popular feeling, tina, the pubic money should be Kept
solely for the public and not to swell the profits OF
associated wealth trading corporations That he 's
pursued by the DISCRIMINATING cry Of party vengeance
'SuIl my daughter, the refusal OF the Legislature
10 re-elect him.
Mr. Rives is mistaken. His vanity and temper hay.
led him as,ay II is the cool, deliberate, and deter
mined voice of a mortified and deceived Democracy,
whose principles and whose name OF pride he has pub
l:cy renowned The floor OF the Senate and in the
face of the nation. He has desired that the money Ct
the people should be placed in The hands Of associations
of oneyed men under the form of Banks for their Int
vidua and profit He has desired that % OF these
associations combined and vested by law with The ex
elusive and profits Of the millions OF PrbIc revenue,
should he placed in close afntion with The Secretary
of the Treasury-Cvipg thus 10 Executive discretion,
the means Of alarming control over The business and
monetary concerns of the country. de has IN effect
surrendered the question Of the cons'iuonaIi.y Of
a., .bau al
laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution
the enumerated powers He contends that banks are
necessary for the management oil The fiscal concerns Of
the nation Congress has then the right 10 Charter
banks or a bank lor they necessarily in his opnon
10 carry into execution liz management OF the hnancrs
HeuIr according to his reasoning, (i'o PROFESSIONS
the contrary Notwithstanding Bank OF the u StalH
is clearly constitutional He has assaled the President
for recomme ndIng Congress in his annual message,
that they appoint annually committee OF thar own
body TO inquire the details Of the mana emen OF the
fiscal concerns Of the country.
He has accused The Secretary Of the Treasury, non
the testimony Of Nicholas Bddle President of the l. s.
Bank chartered by Pennsylvania, of having agreedto
receive the notes Of that Bank, when the TACT Is p
sively dspoyed by the very correspondence that SI'
Rives himself called for.
re establish without law the Bank o. The United States
as the fiscal agent Of the Government because the s..
crelary in obedience TO law sold two OF the bonds ct
that Bank the Bank i,sef-,he Bank being the only
their sale; every efu, having first failed 10 ob.in from
other sources terms equally advantageous: and, IN The
absence of any depository authorized by law, the pro
ceeds left in the Bank as special dep lslte un
they were exhausted by The drafts Of the Government
as It's exigences required at the various points 10 The
South and West al which The Bank had stipulated to p1Y
without charge in specie its because
moreover the Bank became indebted 10 the Government
for additional sum o: $500 0O0 on account OF chFcH
on il by the Bank of Kenlucky-a debtor bank 10 Es
Government, which suffered TO take the san''
direction. This is the sum total oil the grounds OF 'nr
accusa,ion-The question may be we'll asked why shoo'
the Secretary have removed IL
lie has advocated, in speech delivered in 'ie
Senate Of the United States, law more odIous IN
its features than the Sedilion Law Of the elder 40
ans That general; 1t embraced oil classes OF
society, the most exalted and the mos. humble ! Ms
levels its anathemas and its penalties against That cas-
whose offices confer neither emoument nor honof SUE
cient to misunderstanding from It's pa1ns AND It's pen
allies the high dgnilares Of official station, upon "Aon
office coniers honor afuence and power 1t violates s
Constitution, which prohibits Congress ofn passing a.!
law abrdsing the freedom OF speech or The press ~
without crime accusation, DISTINGUISHES large a"'
respectable class Of citizens. il demoraiseS tue very
fountains Of society by organizing IN lis BOSOM "'
corruptng brides, q corps oil mean and nefceha'y a
liars belrsy the confidence OF The domestic Circle
is characterized by every feature which Anti Repuo
can, odious and tyrannical, and DIR. RYes adSoea"1
this bill We may gather the doctrines OF his spee''
from Messrs Buchanan, Roane and others, who Toe"
down his words as they were nltereo, IN ofoei ~ ~
to him. and TO defend The menaced liberty and Con'u'u'
ton OF The land. II il from such source, mat We
CLEAN extracts of lis language and principles o.
cause they quoted 10 his face on the floor Of I've
SENATE and not denied He advanced The opinion, t's'
Mr. Buchanan speech that elective Executive v"
more prone usurpston Of power than an hefecia!
Monnrch. How ignoran,-how weak, then, have peep
what we have supposed wise ancestors! That 'ny
should have struggled through cruel civil war Of esa
years of The yoke Of King, and establish "hs'
in Mr. Rves opinion is usurping. and ihefe'o''
more dangerous Executive, viz: President eho""
by the suffroges Of free and enlightened people f@
short Of service and responsible 10 them th'oU'
their immediate representatives and ibis is The d0cn
Of who claims be The disciple Of him who bas OS'
called The Apostle Of Liberty! ,
He has voted in the Senate for proposition 10 eis'
to the Federal judiciary, the right to Issue their ma1
(see proceedings Of Senate on tie bill TO es!ie'.
Federal Court Of The District Of Columbia IN ''O.
mandamus) to Executive and Legislative otacef'' p.