Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-24

7S-o S'N'A IShti Us 'haN ~ NY 49, 'S'A -. So
Bank Of the L. Staies-a power which could a~sitatc NJ
pleasure The elements of society, and carry terror and
embarrassment TO every corner Of the land-in The
hands Of any body Of Inen, is 10 suppose them aAtc N.
different to the lessons of experience, the calls oil inter.
es', and Tie principles OF freedom; to have neither the
capacity TO understand their duty, nor the frmncss 10
carry oui their own determinations.
"Thc re establishment Of the u. States Bank would,
therefore, under whatever plausible pretenccs effected,
be an lnfraction of the well understood will of the reo-
pie, and a fatal blow to the cause Of self government
60 strong are my convictions upon this subject, and 50
imperative my sense Of duty in regard TO It, that ! can
not conceal from you my surprise, as we'll as regret,
that the idea of accomplishing that object Is It'll, as
would seem from your letter, kept on foot in any quar-
ter"
But what do You say to Gen. Harrison /, opinions ofthe
BASK; Will the Wings tell You this is of no conse,
quencc-that this question has gone by-that the insti,
tuition, es a National measure, is delnnct, and vii!
never be revived: You, Frecmen Of Virginia, are not
gullibIe enough to be deceived by such a shallow ma.
nuurre. The Wing politicians well know, that the
Bank has not ~despaired of its National resurrection.
The "Snake is not dead, only %scotched. !; has taken
refuge under the wing of the State of Pcnnsylrania,
and obtained a charter from a temporary faction in lis
Legislature TO run on for thirty years. DO you not
believe, that the moment a Wing President should be
elected, this dangerous institution will again raise is
crest, exert all ia Influence, and seek a new charter from
a new administration:
No, fellow-citizon., the Bank is not dead. 1t is now
crouching, before it leaps upon you. Elect only a Bank
candidate as your Chief agi.trate-elect a politician like
Gen. Harrison, who is so deeply dyed in the Federal
wool, md whose scruplcs about the Bank hang 80 loosely
about him-and from that moment, the monster will
again pounce upon you. The doors Of Congress Will be
besct with petitions for IFS revival. Every engine which
IS calculated TO shake the frmne.s Of the people By new
panics, or the integrity of the members by corruption,
would be put into reguisition. Gen. Harrison has AREA
dy contributed his influence 10 raise one panic for the be.
neht OF the Bank. During the memorable panic Of -,
when the orators Of the Senate addressed the crowds OF
Baltimore and PbIladcl phia-whc "ihe Chief Magls-
trate was day after day insulted By threats from Panic
Committees, deputed bv the power and influence Of the
Bank from the large Commercial Cities'-when the
Republicans Of Congress were insulted by Kisses from
the ssllcries-whcn the Senate was flooded with SOM
bre mcmorials-and every measure was adopted 10
friGh,cn the members, and TO !ntImidate the pcopic;-at
such a crisis, we find Gen. Harrison the Chairman OF
4 meeting in Cincinnati, which adopted a memorial for
the restoration Of the Deposilcs, and also "rcsolutioEs
in favor OF rc-rhorter'ng the Bank" Suppose Genera
Harrison, instead of being the President of a Town
Meeting, we're, by some freak of Fortune, converted
INTO the President Of the United States, do you believe
that lie would show the same iron nerve III preventing
the revival of this Institution, which Andrew Jackson
cxertcd to put it DOWN No one believes II, who Is ac-
quaintcd with the qualifications and the principles OF
William Elenrr Harrison. In fact, what has lie very
recently told his country men, Shcrrod Williams ad-
dressed the same question % him, which, he mad pro-
pounded TO Mr.. Van Barren.
The Signs Of the Times mos, distinctly p",nttn Gen.
1 liz stN'Al u US lNstN NsiatsfA A'''N
he is supported on bat very ground. In some paris OF
this State his friends profess /" deny hs rnrtrsirty TO q
Bank. Such is The cqulyocal position that he occupies
So many faces does he present, not only IN different
parts of his own life, but al tins very Tine IN d!!ic'cnt
sections of tie L. 5. But elect him President Of the
L. s., and no effort, Will be spared 10 tas;en the Bank
upon us. 1t wrs but the other day, that Gen. Harrison
declared nj Newark. he would sign Z Bank biIl, It Con
rrcss should send him one. He will, III other words.
first Swcnr 10 preserve the Constitution, and then lie
would violate it. Is such a yielding politician worthy
of the support Of an enlightened people: lie has more
over Just struck ont Of his letter ofis22 his protcstation
against The con.titutionality Of a Bank. In bis letter
to Shcrrod Williams. he he. recognized ss one Of the
reasons for establishing q Bank, that ii will Jacttt@ts
the management of The Revenue. But above all, who
will expect him 10 resist The influence Of The decided
Bank men, snd Of the superior mInds who Will control
lis administration. Mr.. Webster : openly and boldly
for a National Eank-rnd i vas but the other day nj
The Hanover dinner, that Mr.. Clay declared in The
most emphatic terms, his attachment TO n National
Bank. IS they 90, 80 Nil! Gen. II. lie VIII hr a nose
Of wax in Their h,nda-and ~ certain ss he succeeds
in his election, the effort viii be made to establish a
Bank. What say We, People Of Virginia: VIII ye
have VIM. II. Harrison or Martin Van Buren, 70 admit
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