Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-10

| dera, candidate he's upon every occasion when an 0P-
na,funity was afforded him. supported these measures
r..rld L.,rtnen oat this address 10 an unreasonnbi" IL
NIT. That evidence has been so often exhibited 70 l"t
pcople in public addresses, in the published speeches z
The members of Congress, and newspaper essays, iGa'
vr will content ourselves now with assuring ouriei!o"-
citizens that We solcmnly believe the testimony 10 be
annie and conclusive. The simple fact that all The "a.
ried interests above mentioned as compos'Eg the teds!a'
marty. arc al!ed IN the sup port oil zen. II. IS OF itse!l a ~
iiume ofevidencc: and we relv upon the same facta as PROOF
pos;,,yc that Alr y. Buren, - opposed TO these measures;
WITH IN. farther assurance that the evidence Is auund-
an. Ia sustain US IN the position. But 10 show you no"
i irnoran,Iv and how blindly some oithe Southern Gee
raIis,s are actin, with the Western, we vii af"eFt I"
one niece Of testimony. which coming from the other
| side is entitled to more weight on ours. AT. an bu-
ren.s solitary vote for an appropriation 10 The CumbeF-
land road has been mainly relied on by the Opposition
to prove him an advocate of internal improvements pE
Conuress. NeTv recently, in the canvass in your own
county. that ground was taken, and with an air Of III
upph But see how his enemy shall acqnit him, Inc
Spirit Of &c, a paper published at indianapolis to support
the Federal ticket, IN order 10 establish the fact that DIR.
Van Buren, is opposed 10 The Interests % he ntSt, cues
eight votes of his against appropriations to the Cum
berIand road. The Nashville Republican,, another
Wing witness, produces a long list OF votes IN the &c,
nate of the United States, upon measures OF lntelhai
I Tmprnvement, some for appropriations 10 the InGloci-
land road, 10 prove Mr.. Van Buren, against and Gene
raj Harrison IN favor Of such u power IN Congress
One more striking contrast between these candidates.,
and we have done with this subject: In the Senate Of
Ohio in 1919, a resolution declaring II ''unw,se :of the
Government; 10 pay of the pnhIic debt, ana "that""t
surplus IN the treasury would be more usetu!lT eh-
ploved in the internal improvement of the country py
roads and canals, anG in the support and encouragement
Of domestic manufactures, was adopted by a vo'e VI
"A ayes. 2 nays-General Harrison in the affirmative.
In the Senate OF the United States, in December, ic2',
Mr.. Van Buren, introduced 4 resolution declaring 'ttal
Compress does not possess the power to make Toads
within the respective States.
tpon the Bank question, those who are opposed 10 q
national institution and wish 10 establish, the concur
renee Of General Harrison, among whom STANDS eS-
Senator Rives, isce his letter published during the past
w;n,ar.1 cite an exposition of the General $ creed gwen
in the columns Of the Enquirer IN lc22, IN winch he
announces himself j disciple OF the Jeifessonlan Schooi,
and declares the unconStitutIonality OF the Bahh.-
Those. on the other hand, who want a Bank President,
may cite his reply to a letter Of Sherrod Williams in
1896, interroaatlng him on that SUBJECT. he replied
81 am not committed 10 any cours" IN relation 10 tHe
Ichartc.;nr ola Bank Again The question then Tor
me to answer Is, whether, under the circumstances You
state. would sirn an act 10 charter another Bank Ian
swer. would If IT were clearly asccrtained that Inc
public interest IN relation to the collection and dis-
lburspmen, OF the revenue, would materially suffer
withou. one, and there were unequivocai manifestations
OF public opinion in lis favor. Of these "tdnJ,Sta-
hoUs. and Of the extent Of SNTCrtR" 10 the putttc tHir-
rest, who. we ask, IS 10 be the Ju!-e. Here, again the
constitutional landmarks disappear be!o:a the potent
wand of c1ustrUctica, and our .rrGi,n c0nSttHtto", me
. hitherto sacred fortress o! :hihfI'-d4 i'N'"'" go
cease 10 afford il an ~asyIGIn, waen! Il shall be le:t 10 tAc
tender merc"s .: such guardians.
Fc!low.citz"ns. we vii spare you and ourselves tn"
= tcGiousncss Of 4 discussion 10 prove that the compact O.
Government, under which we lave contains no grant oi
uowcr 10 Congress, express or Implied. 10 charter a
Bank. Suffice II to say, that the question was brought
distinctly before the convention winch formed that
compact, upon a motion Of DR.. Franklin "to provide for
cutting canals where deemed necessary. Mr.. Madi-
son suggested all enlargement INTO 4 power 40 grdnt
- So, ,,Jyy. Ia. fu,.-.S's IF tho
:. might require, and the legislative provisions OF 10.
diridgal States NAV be incompetent. Nr. kIng SAID
lin philadelphia and New YORK il will be referred 70
the establishment % 4 Bank, which has been a SUBJECT
Of contention in those cities. Upon "atch tine mo-
ton was limited 10 the case Of canals, and passed
:, .sthe other part fcl! Of course As including the power
rejected. See Madison papers Upon ,hn first pro-
position d: Alcxand"r Hamilton, then Secretary OF Ike
Treasury o! til. t. 3. T. charter 4 bank, M!. JEFFERSON,
az Secretary Of Estate. gave al opinion against the po"-
or. and was sustained bv The whole Republican party in
Congress, when the vote was taken. ifyou have not
lost your veneration Tor the names of the Republican
fathers OF this oycrnmcnt-if the Constitution has not
become Il dream or a by-"o'd. "c Irvoh" you one"
more to repair 10 this fountain OF your Liberties, 10 battle
in us waters, and guard it from pollution by the !c-
prons hands Of the Wing party, who are Fetcralsts in
disguise.
Is any farther proof Of General Harrison Federal.
ism wanting Lock aga;a 10 The Chcriot speech be-
to:" quoted, where he s2ys, the right Of State inter-
" p-'t Sig4apS q u INV Rhi4AiAt' VI Wv -sE'aSf -
mowers o: CONGRESS. 1t Is uudcniab!y true that the
;, trainers Of the Constitution intended /" Great" i ma
lIonal iud.cial powe: Which should Ice paramount on
national subjects This 4 tIscip!" Of the Jehefson'an
!. school . school IN which the rIaht Of S'Gtc intcrposI-
lion was expressly taught b. the Kentucky Resolutions,
as well as the Virginia Resolutions of ga school IN
which We were taught 10 watch with a jealous eye the
nattGnqi judiciai pomcr Gas the snppers and miners OF
: the Constitution The Federal ticket IS a taiE c%em-
plar Of modern Whigism--gnoiicr, motley, motley
John Tyir.. the nominee for III" Wee Presidency, be-
!Icvcd 10 be = Nullit;cr, and certainly a violent oppo-
nent O: the United States Bank and advocate OF a gold
and silver currency III i-l9, when he delivered . speech
on motion TO repeal the charter a bait to7 the South
crn club 'SprInges to catch wnoGcocks!
Fellow.citzcas, we have endoavorcd to present 10
vou the true issue in this contcst-an issue made up
\ before Mr.. Van Buren, came into Office. But foul et.
forts have been made, and successfully, too, to lead
you off from tins issue. You have been taught TO be-
licye, that a Standing army, "a thing OF Yesterday
was about: 20 be put over you, that you were TO De taxed
to the amount Of mnHy millions, said ex-senator EIves,
and that army 10 bc composed Of the militia force OF
the country, Yrrnty miHi0nS, said yonr own Sc
na,or, bringing down the eXuberant fancy OF the
ex-senator 10 PLAIN ithmct And tins estimate
had no other datum than Il single clause IN the general
report of the Secretary al War to Congress at the be-
rinn!ng of Tn" session, IN which ''ihe number o.
DAYS Of service" Of the required militia force, was
referred 10 Congress, ''to he i%"d by law. In"
friends of the Administration, upon the SANG evidence,
told Won IL was not So-ihat II was nothing more
than a scheme 10 ~rt9Ndtf he mtjiG, at an expense
probably ofhalra million or a million .: dollars, and a
training Of from ten I" twenty DAYS: and so 1t turns out.
Who, then, has deceived you: Whatever oblectlona-
bic features may appear IN The details Of the bill s'ibse-
quenly made public by Mr.. Poinsctt, and very indus
triously circulated by the Federal party but a few days
before the April elections, the Secretary IS response
be for, not the President, who, as We are informed
by Mr.. PUinSct,, 'ncvcr saw the plan. 1t was
upon the original report Of the Secretary, present
ing only the outlines of a plan, that the President
brought the subject before Congress by his mes
SAGE, in these words; ''For various details m re-
spcct to the matters in charge Of those departments
(war, navy, and post Office 81 would refer you TO those
important documents, satisfied that you wall find IN them
many valuable suggestions which VIII be found well
deserving the attention Of the legislature. Is there
any thing in Mr.. Van Burcn's character or in hs admin.
istration of the government to excite Tie fears OF IN"
most tinid, that he desires 10 have 4 "large standing
army placed ct his disposal: IL such had been his
wish, it vas in his power I" CRAFTY IT when Congress