Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-14

occupy upon this subject desire more especially
that they should know il now, when opportunity the
best our form of Government affords, will soon be pre-
scented to express their opinion of lis proprety II they
in favor Of National Bank, permanent branch
Of their institutions If they desire chief magistrate
who will consider il his duty TO watch the course OF
events and give withhold his assent TO sueh an m
stituton according to the degree OF necessity ior
that may in his opinion arise from the 10
which your question REFERS they will see that my CO.
operation in the promotion of either OF these views
cannot be expected-lf, on the oher mana, win ths
seasonabe. explicit and published avowal beforehand,
majority of the people Of the U. S. shall nevertheless
bstow on me their suages for the office of President,
scepticism itself must to doubt, and admit their
will to be- that there shall not be any Bank OF the u
State until the people, in the exercise OF their soVe-
reign authority fit to give to Congress the rgh' 10
establish one.
"But Sir there are in my opinions objections TO the
establishment Of National Bank, OF character not
inferior any that have stated The supremacy OF Tue
popular will is the foundation OF our government. II
we allow be Frustrated, either ny OF
raud the Republican principle which gives lie and
character to our system will be broken down 1t IS
only by rpdly and manfuly UNFOLDING hat supremacy
on all occasions that we can hope TO resist the pePelu
nj efforts ola spirit which is inherent III al soeetes
which has never ceased to maintain powerful ioothold
in these States and which is ever at work TO sunvert
those features of SYSTEM which place the political
rights of the people upon an equal hod TO De
sufficiently certain that vast majority OF the people
of the w. States opposed to the late bank-and
are equally opposed to new one They have fearful
proofs by overt acts of the correctness Of Mr. Jeer-
sons opinion that this Institution is one OF the most
deadly hostility existing against the principles and
form Of our Constitution; and OF the reasonablenees
Of his apprehensons that penetrating by its branches
every par, of the Union, acting by command, and IN
phalanx it might in a critical moment upset the Go
yernment" To suppose, that the people OF this coun
try can ever again consent to place SO great power
as that recently welded by the Bank of the U. Sc
mower which could agtate pleasure, the elements O.
society and carry and embarrassment to every
corner of the land in the hands OF any body OF men
"a TO suppose them alike Indifferent TO the lessons o
experience the calls of interest," and the principles
freedom--to have neither the capacity 70 understand
their duty nor the rmness TO carry out their own de
Examinations. n ,,
fore under whatever plausible pretences effected be al
;nfracon of the wellunderstood will OF the people,
fatal blow to the of selfgovernment Sostrons
are nv convictions upon this subject, and so lmpera
tive my sense of duty in regard it, that cannot con
cecil from you my surprise rs well as regret mat TN
idea Of accomplishing that object st as would seen
from your letter, kept on footm any quarter
Away now with the absurd notion when some nav
expressed, that Mr.. Van Buren, is Bank man. Ihes
declarations are enough to alsify any such charges
and dissipate them into s'thln arr. we nave mere
M exposition, clear light Of his opinions upon thi
subject and we see how exactly they tally with tn
prncioles of Jefferson and Clinton, and other distn
euished statesmen whose adorn the pages OF on
history How unlike his is the tortuous and wlndin
course of his competitor The stands ready to dc
teud the Constitution against all ASSAULTS the other
ante with its enemies INJECTING upon II the mos
deadly wounds-Choose We between them
STATE RIGHTS REPUBLICAN,