Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-29

from III. hanks the power Of loaning the public money
for their own advantage; but IL aoes h"t es'1O',s
IJ M, constitut.onally establish, any bank reforms
r. ,I,, .ri.Iaurc OF State wc must io"t. io
,h performance OF this important duty INK rei.i"'
bYu reform ought Ia be inScrined on all our P"'''"
banners during the present contest, WIN '"e \
Van prn and Johnson. Until It shall be accomplish
- ,l ,,,nr man can never occupy that independent
;,;o IN society to which he IS justly enlitieu uiue'
the Constitution OF 4 tree country ,tI
rSa n.n,ocratc party is opposed TO IN rredeemahe
,,ner curnncy as one Of the greatest Poi.tical eF''s
Ill "a, ,ffct The country; whilst the wing party,
Yh;r ! cherished By the banks, naturally desires I"
er,and 10 them every possible indulgence lhey are
therefore opposed 10 the enforcement OF sPeeu! ~
sumption of specie payments lheeeu, P'o'ou"II
Them on the floor of the Senate TO De NE
n,r,v 4 bill was before the Senate at the close OF
lie ias, sessnu rccharterng for limited period, the
hanks for the District of Columbia, provided they
should resume specie payments "th'h SIXTY gay
after its passage Three OF these banks eNpfGSSeu
,ho;r .;lI,ngucss to accept the bill, and declared
,hemselye. ready to comply with It's terms nave
,h ,i;c;,I evidence OF this fact in my possession,
and 7 road il to the Senate. The Wing party, now
ever opposed and defeated the passage oil the o' VI"
the uround that the premature assumption VI sPee'e
payments by the banks would prove inJuF'o" ~ 'it
debtors The interests OF the mass OF the people Mh"
hold ,L.;r mics were thus entirely abandoned inns
il | believe the first case upon record "Heir oc''"
themselves willing 10 resume, nave oee'
doing so by legislative authority. such Is Tue wing
policy in regard TO resumption During t"e ' s"',
pcpson Of snece payments, a Wing Senator from
Sou,h Caroua lNIr Preston, moved and advocated
propositIon recurring that the Government OF inc Y.
States should receive rrcdeenaOlc bank paper TOT d
limited time in payment of the pubic anes. iiau We
Welded to this Wing policy the suspension ~ sp'.
nayments might have been rendered perpetual II IS
in vain ia exuect that this party should OBTAIN power
will ever regulate the banks or enforce tlc speedy re-
sumption of specie payments. 1hcygo for the BANKS
because the banks 30 for them, whilst the Democratic
party will require the banks always To pay specie VI
will blot them out of existence.
Should Cen Harrison get into power, we shall thci
have n Bank OF the 5 IN addition to the nine hun
dred State Banks, already in existence Ana 'h'S -
what gives tremendous importance to the present con
test Let Bank of the L. ,. be established, WIN 4
CAPITAL of so 900 900 ramityng its branches INTO every
State of the Union and although the forms OF tree
Government may remain, It's substance VIII nave per
ished forever The money power will then be thoroughly
under this Monster Bank, and the nne hundred State
banks willac as It's auxiIar,cs The affairs of the Go
vcrnmcnt would then be discussed and regulated IN the
parors Of the Bank You might then sill attend the
elections and give Your votes but secret ana ali per
adinr rnonicd influence would control IN" result. We
should tus be reduced to the worst OF all forms OF o
vrrnncnt that of irresponsible monicd AriSocracy
Y ew the present struggle in what light yon may, 1t -
contcs, between the power of the people aud the power
al money.
No man in the country could have pu, down the Bank
of the T. s, except Andrew Jackson. lie had hon
heart he knew fear: he had IRON nerves he was
one of the people, and loved the people with al! the de
yoon Of ls heart He clearly saw that the Bank
would rn!au.r II not destroy, political liberties
and ile east himself! iu,o h" breach determined To beard
the on IN his den. The struggle was tremendous, ana
tor long ti,n. doubtful. Al period II the pr"si-
Dental election had ihrn occurred the Bank would pro
baby have rancd ,. y,cory He never, however, tor
a sing moment. lost his confidence IN The people.
myself heard him declare, the midst of the contest
Il am atfar OF til" people. shall do what be-
lieyc be right, and those who do not conde III their
integrity and nrigcmce ought never 10 be- trusted by
them There was log cabin noncommittasin
about him lie concealed his opinions from the
public eye, but always expressed hls thoughts freely
10 friend and Toe. The people sustained h'm, and
the Bank was Frustrated. Are YOU prepared 10
create new National Bank by the election Of General
larrison and By doubling lis capital to double lis dan
ueros power Shall the aborS and the success OF te
neral Jackson in prostFairng the old Bank prove to
have been all in yarn than iii VAIN No, me-
YER II ,ru should be now DETECTED, you can ncvc:
pXlrct 10 have another Gen Jacks&I TO PROSTATE tins
new liamk-am"ihcr Hercules 10 slay Me H. dra.
In The destruction OF the last Bank of the L. States
We have witnessed the exception, not the rule Com
brnc the noaeyed ar:>tocracy OF the country, through
the agency Of such Bank, with the administration OF
the Government and their united power would create
an influence which 1t would be almost Impossible tor
the people to withstand We should never again see
these powers in hostile array against each other There
Is
nr of Them Mr.. Rando pin once said, "inale and fe
male created hc them TIL" power and patronage OF the
President will hereafter b" combined with the power
and patronage of the Bank; ard whilst the President
viii then always be able to select his successor the char
ter of the bank Will he perpetual. IL will wind itself
around every interest of the country it will gradually
nsnuate itself INTO the veins and marrow of the whole
body polite corruptng the entire system, until at last
cannot be destroyed without al the same time causing
the political death of the patient.
na, General jackson
Bank, every effort which eloIuence could exert
every Influential! press which money could purchase,
used for the purpose Of rendering him ndiouS in
the otthe American people. lie was denounced
tyrant, nsGrper, and despo; but he stood nm
moved amid the storm. In what manner he regarded
all this abuse will appear from short anccdoc, which
| Will relate
AL that time the sympathes Of the American people
was warmly excited in favor of the suffering Poles:
and the public press every where was pouring out
anathcas against the cruelty of the Emperor of Rus
STA towards them The Russian Minister called upon
General jackson, aud complained loudly that the
ne wspapers should abuse III such unqualified terms
sovereign who had ever been friendly 10 the United
States. The General, who Of great tact, IN
stead Of reading HIM homIly on the freedom Of the
press and assuring him that he had not and ought not
to have, any power to control it, simply replied: go
home mv ,car Baron and re.examinc the newspapers,
and # Won do not find that the Bnnkitcs abnsc me in
more outrageous terms than they have done your
imperial master then shall agree that you may have
some cause Of complaint" The minister struck
with this remark: he admitted It's justice, and Old llck
ory never heard any further complaint upon the subject
Tins man has made for himself name throughout
the world wh.r has exalted the American character.
Whilst Was abroad, declare that never III any
compauy where not regarded man of I'M
portaicc, Simply because could tell them something
about "O!d Hickory. His almost FAINT
liar Ia their lips i, s to those Of our own country
men And shall We now, by the election Of Gen. Har-
rson, arnihate the most glorious and most useful
ACHE vement of this man, admired abroad and beloved
at home-that Of destroying the monster bank-and
create new bank with twice the capital and twice the
power of the old one? No, never.
desire to afford you another proof Of the affection
which the Wings feel for the rights and Liberties of the
people How do they treat elections; Let the history
of the Buckshot and of the New Jersey fraud upon
the rights of the people, this question The
principle which has been held sacred by the De-
ocratic party is that The majority shall rule and when
c are fairly beaten n the polls, we bow with subms
sion to their decision. Now, the State OF Pcnnsyl.
vuua, urrr majority against Governor R,tn"r
known to be al least ten thousand votes, regular