Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-13


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FOR TIE ENQUIRER
To the Potcrs of The Caroline Congressional District
Fellow Citizens 1T is matter of deep regret 70
see you divided you are at this important crisis;
At time when a change of rulers is about to saddle
upon some of the most obnoxious measures against
which have been struggling tor years-when a
called session of Congress about to meet, with the
avowed object of destroying some OF the institutions
which il has years of toll and labor TO ests2
sh, and 10 others their ruins, which we had
been at great pains to put down-at time, loo, when
The danger is great, that some OF the aoest
men who contributed to bring the present ADMINISTERS
ton into power alarmed the tendency oil lis po
hey, and are using their utmost endeavors to arrest rs
progress and correct it in its 1t IS needless Y
specify very particularly, the measures by which tHs
tendency indicated, they notorious to have
escaped your observation. Every effort will be made
TO repeal the Sub.Ieasury and establish in its place
National Bank as the fiscal agent of the Government
the utter nefciency Of which all experience has de.
monstrated 1t is no less incompetent 10 regulate
commerce and the exchanges 1t is absurd to expect
institution which cannot regulate ITSELF to conrl-
butte much to the regulation of other institutions So
Tar from regulating It is potent engine for their de-
structon. Look to the ruinous contractions and
pansions the Shocks commissions, &C., given TO trade
during lis career, and read useful lesson of eX-
perence. IL is said that Bank will regulate exchanges
and render them unform-cnhance the prices OF pro-
dlcc, and give life to every branch of commerce.
What says Experience In l526, thereabouts, when
| the Bank in full career, what the condition
then; Pork 81 . per hundred-wheat thirty odd
cents per bushel-four 50 90 per bl.-cotton or .
cents per h. and SO As to the exchanges-NH-
gina money to per cent. dlscount-North Carolina
3 to 5-Alabama 10 to I5-kentucky 45 to 80. AT
other periods the state of the exchanges and prices
hnop enuolly der and dpDrpeiatpd Re-
sides this institution would be unconstitutional, and
no means have yet been proposed by which lis i'm
mense power can be e.Iec,ualy controlled-of which
there would be enough 10 destroy any Of the State
Banks b. an excrtion Of its power, stated by
the President Of the late Bank to the Finance Com
mec Of the Senate and il would have the interest OF
the whole commercial community so deeply and closely
connected with it, to he at any time able TO influence
the elections and officers favorable to its in
crcsts and even to form alliance with 4 President
to sutycr the liberties of the people and rule the coun-
try with despotc sway II is TO be hoped you will now
need no warning 10 prevent you from contributing IN
any way the establishment OF such institution.
Another measure of the present Administration IS to
the South "b of denominations "a tariff agalns;
which Mr. Wise is directing all the energies OF his
powerful mind-ARoiher, the distribution Of the pro.
cecds of the public lands amongst the States instead
of applying them to the current expenses OF the Gene
raj Government, and thus obviang any probable ne
ccssity for tariff 1t is needless to specify more.
Enough mas DeeN Shlu
of the present policy of the General Government,
and induce you 10 pause before you contribute by any
act Of yours, to add strength to II.
The contest is near at hand, and behooves you to
consider well before yoa give your votes. You have
before YOU three candidates for your suiragcs-a no.
nest and es,imable men, and well worthy SO tar as
their private character IS concerned to represent you
in Congress. But is the time, when must look
10 mans political opinions and his probable course
if elected aud not 10 his private character We want
principles not men, We desire to elect representa-
tive who will carry out principles and truly repre-
sent US III the Congress Of the U. S. Now, which OF
these three men is most likely to do il; IS IT Corbin'
Who does not believe that he viii give to the
Of the present Administration his hearty support Who
believes for one moment that he would resist Bank
of the IT, States, that he would oppose the dlstrlbu.
ton bill? and if the distribution bill pass, Tariff
the inevitable consequence We all know, lie would
vote for the repeal Of the SnbTreasu!y, and destroy
the institution in its infancy and deprive the country
of fair trial of the system, and force upon her sys
tenn which experience has already shown to be dan
rcrous and disastrous to her best interests So long as
you remain true yourselves, yon cannot vote for
Corbin; and as much we esteem the man, as doubt
less we all do we cannot wish to him in Congress
where his course would be any thing else than 10 re-
fleet our wishes. Then, must have one OF The other
Two candidates whose opinions coincide with our own
This we cannot do If We both and vote TOR both
If we divide on these men, election Is lost-deica
ia inevitable Which Of them then should we choose:
II has long been practice IN order to concentrate our
strength to have conventions composed OF delegates
from the people to be represented, to meet and select
candidate whose principles coincide with those of the
people they represent, and recommend him to their
surages and by pursuing tins course victory IS often
obtained; which otherwise would not be possible
"United we stand, divided we fall If any thing oc.
cur to prevent this concentration, it evident that the
Conventions will thereby be rendered useless and their
design frustrated. Such has been the in our own
district Convention, appointed by yourselves, have
recommended 10 you the Mr.. r. NJ. T. Hunter, as man
fit 10 represent you in Congress, and who will
carry out your principles and use his best excrtons LOT
their advancement. And who doubts that he Will
This nomination was in accordance 10 the known wIshes
of many, believed to be large majority OF yon ana
was the proper and authorised action Of the Conven-
ton: and the minority had power to act and
nominate another than minority OF our Legislature
has mower 10 elect n second Governor or Senator,
after the majority had elected They did II,
however, notwithstanding; with what prudence ano
foresight, the result will show, unless means can
he devised to remedy the consequences oil thei'
,ll.adyised act In choosing between these two
candidates. thus recommended you should discard
all considerations personal TO themselves for perhaps
either would represent you truly, and consider only
which would be most likely 10 concentrate our strength
and exclude the candidate, whose acton in Congress
would be entirely opposed to our prncP so lar as
can see and hear Of the temper of the District, ma
iov of those opposed to the atudinons OF the
present Administration decidedly in favor OF Hun
Ter. Bra1ton might have been elected probably, had
he been nominated by the Convention, and had our
strength by that means been concentrated on him-
but even that doubtful for, we know there are many
n whom his nomination would have been dlstastefnl
Narrower il j. notorious that his selection by the Con-
ven,ion was not expected and probably would never
have taken place for If Mr. II name had not been be-
fore the Convention Mr. F. w. Scott would have been
selected and probably would have accepted the nomna