Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-09

WILL we have doubt, confirm the Judgment OF The
Wing Naval Committee, with MIR. Mangum at 'ie
head of J and approve the conduct OF our able and
vailant Minister. We advise the uncensorlouS Mr.
Preston TO practise upon the maxim which lie has paro
died from Lord Chatham "When a Senator has no
thing (wse) 10 say, to say nothing
SCENES At WASHINGTON.
On retu IN 10 our posts, we Ind that some hef
estng scenes have taken place at Waslungton
these is the spicy alteration between Messrs Clay
and Choate on the one hand, aud Messrs. Rives aud
Archer on the other But peace seems 10 have been
made at least for time, among the parties concerned
and Mr. Clay has advised all the Wings TO practise
more harmony hereafter We shall see whether The
dictator will he able TO carry out his precepis
The Universal Wing party at Washington seem 10
be in some sort Of log-sonc say, in u snarI-and
others believe there split between them We rave
heard much of the "under currents That are al WORK
but there is time for all things and may YET
find time TO speak out There is nothing, 10 be
sure, very III this wise maxim but II TINS
tri,e apotrgm of the wise will not suit our pnr-
pose We may take refuge in Mr. Preston saying that
.sas we Enoo nothing, Say nothing. We are much
more disposed al present substitute what Others say
than 10 re peat what Correspondents are pleased
TO communicate 10 us-Pour crempe:
Among the various statements and sPeculatlons we
have the newspapers, IS the following ex'rac'
of letter in the ~ Y. Evening Post, from Washing
ton July 3
..Ihe split between the Wings in the Senate on the
bank charter, is the aabsorbng topic here That II
was not anticipated ten days ago. Is shown from the
fact that this very day fixed upon by The Clay par.
IL for the final question the h-and MIR. Clay had
entrcated nav commanded his friends meet the ques
ton of bank or no bank without differing as 10 details
Now il is very possible that the bill will be lost entire
w. The present division Of The Wings il rreconclia-
ble Neither faction will give way. There more at
the bottom Of the difficulty than is apparent IN lie Sc
nate debates The schism first manifested IN
their caucuses, where great warmth excited and
every effort made without success to reconcile The
two parties. They are now past concIl'aton Inc
fact is that there three distinct parties in the Sc
nate:-Thc Tyler party-the Clay party, and the De
mocraiic party. The Wing party Is spit INTO W.
nearly equal factions.
81 am now inclined TO think that the ma ority OF the
Democratic Senators Will vote against Mr.. liives
amendment. The question Will then rccur on Mr.
CLAWS bill, and tappears almost certain the bill VII be
rejected But should il pass the Senate the House
will certainly either reject il, modify II by The adop
! ton of Mr. Rivess amendment Should the bill then
go back to the Senate, thus amended, the Senate VIII
disagree to the amendment ! see no possible chance
for the passage Of Mr.. Clay bl but # II should pass
Mr. TYLER Will veto it. lie wants The opportunity 10
veto it, veto OF this sort WILL he and his friends
hope, and as believe, give him what he now lacks
strength with the people. MIR. Webster has unques-
tionably "come down to the same platform with alr
Tyler.
ale has espoused his cause, and IS using his innu.
ence with the Eastern members in MIR. Tyers behalf,
and against Mr.. Cays Bank project. As proof OF
this Il may be mentioned that Mr. Choate Of Mass,
went into Committee, strongly for Mr. Clay draft OF
the Bank charter Even after several Senators had
declared for Mr.. Tyles project he remained firm for
Mr.. Cay's. But, suddenly he turned round and made
a queer speech in support Of Mr.. Rvess amendment
Mr. Clay was stricken dumb with surprise. To-day,
again, the evergreen hills gave way-the Vernon,
men, who were never before out of the track came
forward in support Of Mr. Rves's project. Wherever
Mr. Webster has any positive influence, We have seen
the Tyler party suddenly gaining strength.
"Whaevcr may be said in yplanaton Of the matter,
Mr. Clay did certainly pin upon Mr.. Choate yesterday
an acknowledgment that he influenced in his
portuntes to intimate his opinion that the President
had disclosed opinions and intentions the subject Of
this bill with view TO operate on the Senate
We cannot vouch for the truth Of these statements
Of the speculatons We slrcwdly suspect, that Mr..
Tyler will veto Nr. Clay bil-but he knows his own
councils best.
One incident has ranspired, expected Mr.
Rves has adopted the subtle process proposed by Mr..
Ewing, for Grading :" constitutional objections. =
Whilst he Processes Il strict regard for the doctrine of
the Republican party, relation to the old Bank of
the u. s., he has forward TO amend Mr.. Clay s
BILL by requiring the mt OF the States 10 establish
branches That is to say, he goes against National
Bank in shape, and he goes for It in another lie
looks one way, and another. He processes de-
sire to prevent Congress from establishing directly
banking Corporation the States and yet he is for in
directly encouraging their establishment. lie dlscaims
al open breach Of the Constitutions but lie is moving
an nsidous fraud upon the instrument. The rst of
his whole argument is that Congress establish
National Bank themselves-but they can authorize the
little District of Co'umba-and upon the same prnci.
pie every U. S. fort and arsenal TO establish one
What they have not the power to do themselves in the
States, they empower the District TO do through
the assent Of single State. Here il sound logic and
common sense, with vengeance But we repeat we
are not at all astonshed at the course of Mr.. Rves-
He has completely sunk the Statesman in the Sophist
The reader will find short sketch OF his argument
on the first page-f argument 1t deserves TO be called
When we see his full speech, may pertains take
further notice of it, Meantime, the reader may Judge
of the Senator's candor by single specimen He
quotes among his authorities Mr.. Van Burens letter
TO Sherrod Williams, ctout addiny that in this very
letter. Mr.. Van Buren, denies all power 10 Congress,
to establish Bank in The States, or any branch from
| Bank located in the District The fact is that Mr..
Rves has set ont with the plain purpose of devils
ing scheme to establish great National Bank By at
tempting to Grade the Constitution This is the sole
object he has in vcw-and the bungng demonstrations
al way in which he attempts 10 accomplish it, IS,
by establishing National Bank in the District so
contrved with so large capital be transused into
the States, and with powers regulated that il cannot
operate as Bank unless it be admitted into the States;
and their is to be purchased by appeal to their
cupidity. As Mr. Clay truly remarks, "The very iea.
ture I'm Rvess amendment which provides the power
of the Bank to perform the main functions of 4 Bank
out of the District is the very part which receives all
the appreciation of the Honorable Senator. Bank
depends not name, but in its faculties and here
is proposed, the OF which merely exists with
in the District while all its faculties are to exercised
in the States, and while the gentleman refuses his as
sent 10 the constitutional right of Congress establish
n Bank nornnally within the States he approves the
comforting of all the real powers Of Bank an IN
sttu,on within the States Such however, is The
very notable scheme Of this Virginia Senator-thls