Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-10

derng for moment, the frauds of which they stahu
sclfconviccd without sober thought OF tie ucs
tinann 10 which they are striving 10 lead y"u mere
* scarcely reason or a principle which they hay"
pleaded in Justification Of their acts anu i"''ooS'
which docs moi prove them political imp"s'"rs ""rh
you survey their whole course and Their present posi-
ton. "MLITARY CHirFTAIN'-IHE fE"t iA"N'ioH
The FoRcE BmL-TmE REMOVAL or the Dkr"'
sIrEs-TuE PRo1EsT-ssTHE LEAGUE OF EArcrIiVE
BAsKs"--alias.the Per BANK SYSTEM (pronouhced py
Mr.. b. W. Leigh and his "clique "when u WAS sun
more unconstitutional and far more perncions man
an unconstitutional National Bank-st'll the hobny o.
Mr.. Rves, the ally, yea, the leader OF lhe sa WI
Leigh, although the hobby has twice broken DOWN.
The DANGERS of CONNECTING WITH 1HE ESEct TIVE
league of Pet Banks-The dangers OF yielding 10 eau
picTATIoN-These the themes, as every Vo'e'
knows, of their camours during the last Adm'h's'rh
ton. They succeeded in carrying off many honest 'o
ers by the alarms which they rung upon these themes
In taking Judge White (anoher renegade minority eao
err slrkingly characterized in the letter of Jefferson 10
Granger-in taking Judge w as their candidate Tor the
Presidency the Wing leaders of the South gave the lie
70 every thing which they had protested IN warning
against General Jackson, for Judge White had warmly
espouscd every prominent principle and measure which
they had vehementy opposed But they put out ter
tracks, and buried all past professions and principles
under the smoke of an ABOLITION PANIC Judge
White was "a Southern man, and STAKEHOLDER, ana
that account was freely pardoned for all the SINS
of "Jackson collar man." Mr. Van Buren,, was
"Northen man. ''trom suspected region, and
charged with sentiments and opinions, hostile ana
dangerous 10 Southern rights. lie was besides, de-
nounced aud an "isTRIGuER. an arch inasician,
time serving, s.non-c onmittal sort Of politician
Thus that they buried their Inconsistency in sup
porting White, after all their fiery denunciatlons OF
the principles and with which he was ident-
fed. Thus it that they carried along with them
many good men and true, who had become allenated
from their old friends, and embered by the collisions
mn pbpn
watchword. And now, having escaped unscathed, as
they conceive, for all their past sins thcygo the whole
take Rives their leader another "coarman, whom
they had vilifed and abused in the most unsparing
manner So ncessant were they in belittng. bemean-
ing and branding him with every sort of political inf
N.Y. that he dare not unless aposacy has rendered him
callous beyond feeling, lance AT file of Wing papers,
without bushng at his ESTABLISHMENT. But, though
they have thus vilificd him-though they have pro-
claimed TO the world that San eternity of repentance
could not wipe out his infamy, they have made him
their leader and he heartlessly forgetu of his obga-
tons to his old friends has abandoned them, SANDER
ing them, and, deserving his position of 'armed
trality," is making battle for his defamcrs. They
thrust him forward their recruiting sergeant to re-
cru for their 'hlilitnry Chieftan who is Procla-
nation and Force Bill man, in spite of his hostility
Jacksonan ultra Federast in well as the
ores-a caucus candidate" of grand Wing Caucus,
in which the Aboltionsts held and welded the balance
Of power-an 'ini- Sarery candidate who has publicly
to the surplus revenue of the nation appropriated
10 the emancipation of our slavcs-so that "mirht
look forward TO day not far distant, when North
American should not shine upon slave Such
is the "Chcitain in whose service William G. Rives
has ENLISTED.
Now let us see into the style in which this ile-lead-
er prosecutcs the war in behalf of his Chicf against
his old friends, and against the principle with which he
has hitherto been considered conspicuously ident
fed Starle not, Mr. Editor, have notion Of trac
ing him throughout his serpentins course. glimpse
of his track, will show what he is. a very shor,
lyss, will exhibit antidote TO his The fol-
lowing extract is fair specimen of the stuff with
which his pondcrous epstle in the Richmond Wing of
the 25th February, is surchargcd:
Extract from .Hr. Rres's Le,ter.-sDocs he (Pres-
dent Van BUREN, renouncc any of those dangerous and
anti Republican claims of Erecutire poucr which We
have have been heretofore advanced by him and
his friends, So far from il, he has, in the oninnus de-
claratnn he makes in his Message, hat Tie Erseuiirs
forms component part Of the Lsgisiaiiee porer put
forth new and BY far the bodcs,, and unconsu
tona preiension in behalf of Executive power, that
ever was avowed or counenanced by any statesman
in this country. Where the President find any,
thing give color 10 dangerous dogma? The rery
first line of the Constitution of the United States de-
cis'vey repudates it, by expressly declaring, that "a
legislative powers herein granted shall be vested IN the
Congress of the United States, which shall consist of
Senate and House Of Representatives,. WIZ the Pres
dent endeavor To find sanction to this bold pre-
tension IN that provision OF the Constitution which d.
reefs, that when bill has passed the two Houses of
Congress- it shall be presented to the President for his
signature and if he refuses sign it, he may return il
with his objections, TO the House in which it orgIna
ted; But this very provision expressly Declares
that though he has refused to sign it, yet the bill shall
become tar, arHkOut his 81 gnature If twothrds OF
both Houses over-rule his objections. "
We may expect TO the deputy leaders of the CO.
aton swallow down this stuff, withou, WY face, and
then bec it FORTH without bush to poison the minds
of the people, but the seeming reader will perceive,
that Mr.. Rves cuts the throat Of his bantling
That in citing that provision of the Constitution which
requires the Signature Of the President before bill
become law, unless ro-hirds of both houses after
wards iii its enactment, he himself proves that
his accusation is fasefor he admits, " that the Exc
cutive forms n component part of the Legislative
power, in The only sense, and TO the full extent of Mr..
Van Burcn's pretensons But let MS look into the
part the Pres dents message in which Mr. Rives has
found the mares nest, which he raises such a
Glamour The reader will see, that Mr.. Van Buren, in
stead of claiming any new power is actually assigning
his reasons for not exercising power which the Con-
sttuton confers and which Mr.. Rves here admits
the peto pocer After urging it upon Congress 10 re-
duce the expenditures of the Government, and clearing
his skirts of all blame for the extravaganza of the APP
preparations made by Congress, beyond the estimates Of
the Executive; after showing that the expenditures for
the coming year, may be reduced, and ought to be
duced, Mr.. Van Buren, continues his appeal in behalf
of economy, in the following words
Nth The Legislature, rest the power and duty of so
adjusting the public expenditure, as to promote this
end BY the provisions of the Constitution it is only
in consequence of appropriations made by law that mo-
ney be drawn from the Treasury No instance has
occurred since the establishment of the Government,
in which the Executive, though a component part OF
the Legislative power has intcrposed on objection to
an Appropriation Bill, the sole ground of its extra.
vagance His duty, in this respect, has been con-
sidered fulfilled by requesting such appropriations
only, as the public service may be reasonably ex-
pected TO require. In the present earnest direc-
ton Of the public mind to this subject, both the
Executive and Legislature have evidence of the strict
responsibility TO which they will be held; and, while
am conscious of my anxious efforts to perform with
fidelity this portion of my public functions it is sails
faction to me, be able TO count cordial coope
ration from you. See President Van Buren's last An
nual Messagc-ycs, reader scc read, and circulate II
amongst your Enthusiastically read, and fairly in
erpreted, how odious and detestabe will those appear
who like VIM. c. Rives, attempt TO throw false light
upon it, TO create false alarms-to blind the people 10
their own rights and interests, and to cheat and dcude
,bnn into the clutches Of their worst enemies Their