Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-07


Of the Government m I.nns Here CUES
,ion a.rd wiki details VIII, sir, Of it
every W!!ig in Congress voted, aud one Democrat.
might insist. that far the Wigs Of Virginia concerned,
Tiny e' s committed II Gn'%r"i vo,s" .. the Gem ;
nate 4 will br rccollrctrd, that this the which has
been called the '.pGai G II VIII be rcolrcrd, tG the
The rrrttr We Were said the midst Of vou-
tor, Tkr currency question tbs "iasornG Topic ri Tie
ever, man. tongue. In This state Of ansry "f
tlcnrr Mr. Leigh 90; his views Tie Subject lie
"My Judgment indeed altogether opposed that bread tm
Of which The power charter National Bank, and
man other pnwe have derived Federal Legislature,
and recently Federal Executive; which r"r has advanced
md acted npon doctrine Of implied powers far more audnons
than VA. ever heard In my opinion, trainers Of the
Constitution had no one 81 any bank agency whatever state
or f regulating currency and rai administer The Govern.
cn the spirit Of The Constitution and nccing 10 the
81 It's nnGdrs Tie Treasury ought 10 be divorced from
MI rnn,.cxirn with banks State or Federal
ls pu!.hrd in the Enquirer q The 2f Of serrm
her The succeeding win tho Currency Question sill heing
m al hing one, sr Leigh reelected The Senate by
The united Wig Bmt admit that the hc and ever have
opposed principles Of hoe Of thu Government from
Banks, utterly deny that considerable portion OF them
have been favor Of The STATE Bank system.
MIR Speaker yo-no ccolsc tie deep excavations which
the Wh:s hcapcd upon a sy.tcm IN e j" you not re-
the Disastrous which have aly distressed the country:
They Only rad:rtrd The ruin which world bring but they
contracted If the subject say, tha; Mr. Evc
opposed 10 the snCreaury and that, therefore, he is with the
Whaz. Though r may with large majority in opposing
sub Treasury, he does not with them III other
respect If take The question in its broad asrecf you con
whole TIC currency question: he does not with
Wings. l. il possible, sir, ia am mistaken in this: IhS
Wigs certainly opposed TO ic Pet Hank stem as
the wort possible Of all systems Has any cngc come over The
split Of their dream: Is possible that the Wing party is now
rally exploded experiment Of Jackson "hc!
was hut short limo srrrand that too, before lis urede
nc:sccd BY them with the Interest csecrati"n-?
sr.ra N Lcghs spcces Gieered q: PdrrsjurS, ISL
Oc,S5fr, 1859:
daposiie the public Of the United
States the distribution and disbursement Of il, Mr Leigh had
recently innatcd in his opinion that the rcc principles IF the Cor
should lie divorced from all connection with
Rank or Banks Federal The proposition had beer
suggested by r Gordon, n the last session VI Congress- ana it
truth by M Jefersnn, letter 10 Mr.
Gals;n 1856. regulation of The Treasury, on thai principle
was simple enough Let General Treasury Once be established
Government, under the management ui trrasurr
and Local Tasu, offices established in each of the iatc IA
many should be- conveniently under the management Of Assist
ami reas,rer requiring bond and security om the Treasure
and Assistant faithful performance Of their trust
public be deposited these offices ~ should b
collected power ihr Secretary m the Treasury
redundant funds from office 60 another where convenience
sld require them be ishurscd Give power to the Treasures
office he snn'd think guarding
the power by suitable aud sufricnt checks make it embczz
mcnt and flnny in him, wuly issue any warrant eXccn
under authority Of law, the bidding Of winnie
eibcszlemcn and felony in anAssStan' Treasure
money! except drawn by the Treasurer under du'
form Of law.
A Leigh said hopes that would he adopted; be
cause friends Banks The friends of National Bank
he friends IF .ire claims pGer the Treasury would al
he opposcd Sand The nation would not be conte
up The profits Of the paid in for revenue n
pi;n in The interval between collection and Disbursements and
let lie idle and unprnduye; and lie might nave adht
the expense Of Establishment would be n ehionsy ufs
ed against H. as If Congress were mol dispoI1n: o. %
10 The tune every session. Buf the Jacksone Cd
ectn 10 il was an qd houiEn 10 him. Jr Ll VIZ
that The scheme give the custody Of the Public treasure
the President which, these objections nmaed was tie yer,
hing thai he affected such dread and aversion. But Ia
effect scheme ou be 10 tale TIC public ecsurc out
the custody and control Of The President