Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-27

,h. b:ll or veto it, Was there not an -
Were there not two alternatives: nm" :" ~. ;,.,
,ao,,ed The obvious one, instead oil a'o"s re VIZ,
~ 10, % xognerate the consequences 10 h''se''' VIA
ha'o'' - ,.sI o,,seouences the consequence "ie-
w.; ~ Tho whole country and The people: nut WIS
,Larn "a, even another alternative: u u vas
' r,,b the preservation Of conscience anu ''e p.
w ~ ,,e general rood of the country, was ''r'e
dl"" ol.,,ou of the difficulty IN The history OF Mr. ~
lsr himself! When he was INSTRUCTED ~ MS Icy
,,,e on a course lac did not feel IN his cohS""'e'
MD .dnp n. resigned. He had on thai occasion u''
one State for his constituency; when 'ara "po" -
eide on this measure he had the who'll mon
AK States for his constituency and II ne III
owu CONSCIENTIOUS scruples IN the mrs., case he ~
hare acted upon the same rule IN the ias''
Mr. CIay con,ended that if il could have oeeh i"ie-
seen n, the Harrisburg nomination, lnat "'" and
woud due in the first month ct ms ,"c"''"o,' 49,,
tina, Mr Tyler would nil The ONCE 0, " hl wh,c
This session Of Congress would pass inc D"hA ~,
= has nnsssd and that President Tyler woua selo ~
ba wonld not have received u solitary No'e ''o ~
Harrisburg Convention nYa,r. r,he,
lie alluded to the case OF Governor 4''1hea", ~
Hi was presented 10 him for signature whicn he
could no, conscientiously sign, he exclaimed "how
NO r. nrescrve nv conscience; and he Qua so ny u
jow,pp the ten DAYS TO expire was y 20 oe sa' ','
~" oansc;ence or opinions of an individual were 10 De
hrouoht into competition with quesnoh Oh seu. ,a
,ional Importance, called Tor ny y. Ia
neone. is the preservation OF consciousness anu
?;s ~ more consequence TO any individual IMAM Inc
raat interests OF people the establishment Oh Id"
or laws necessary for the prosperity oil the country
| On reading the Presidents message, II now appear,
"A e,,actIy obvious to him, that even II the Bank n
~ hs SECRETARY of the Treasury had been passed by
Coneress and sent 10 the President " "ou'o NOT nave
me, his appreciation, according 10 his Vi
the message. ltappeared to hun thai iFesoehl i.
would no, have signed even that blll, BECAUSE " '"'
tanned provision for discounts. Yet there Is i"o''
left To infer, that there Is another specieso Dan"
| he would approve-a mere Fiscal Agent OF int NO.
verument MIR CLAW would not say that tle county
DUG hit no; have such Bank, 1t notn'ng else 20"
obtained He understood that some oil MS - ~
we're preparinc a measure which they think WIN "'e,,
,be .n,roh,,ion of The President All that nc conio
say was, he would throw no obstacles !" ,"e W. h, ,
could not CO operate with them ne '''ouS". - =,
Bank limited to exchange might e"e''
good, aud it was worthy OF 'rai- ;. :, ,r,s has
| Mr. RlyES observed that TINS f''"'"s !" go
NOV, IONS desire 10 be spared the necessity o. saying
n sinole word on the subject when no" octuP'en Wv
deliberations Of the Senate-ah" he S"'" :, 49,,
ouestionaby have preserved tnai sl'thes' no" "
hoep far certain observations winch Tue senator '
ran,,Lv rNr Ciayl felt it his duty TO make ~ fea'
49,; =, ,l,e conduct Of tie President ct the Y. > W
I;srborne of The high official duty imposed on nun y.
lie Constitution. He had hoped that the srhat"'
from Kentucky would, after what he had saa =" Wv
preliminary part Of his remarks, have confined h'se'
,;c,,y % IN. merits Of the question The Senator
said that this question was, simply whether ms VIZ
which had been returned BY the President WIN ms w
iectons, was such measure as coniu oe passed. ~
minority of two-,h,rds in order I" make ~ Tue IL" %
the land in spite of the oblectlons-o the tsuh' ~
the L. S. This was the ISOLATED ISSUE !" be urea w ",
! Senate that morning. Now he had sincerely hoPeu
that the Senator from Kentucky would have conih'o
himself to the issue he had announced II ne mao oo,e
So he (Mr. RI tie humble position IN "nlch W
stood here honestly and consclenouSiy approving me
Presidents course would not have satd single word
Ru what had been the course OF The Senator from hth
lucky. He has made open and yoien attack on ''
President of the u. $, which, however qoaiira WIZ
professions Of great regard, must, u sus!ah'" "i"M
down upcn him the Indignation ~ the Wh"ie c'"'''''
TO- The most of the allegations o! the honorable Senator
re- solved themselves into the odou- charge OF perjury %
ia,essnes only the party by whose ana ne attain
ed his high Office hat 10 the OF tue country
al large. In support OF his pos'iic;s 'he senator ""
with The address which the President put orh upon Is
sum,nr The duties Of his Office, winch the Senator con
tends was looked upon throughout tie country rs
pledge upon The part nf the President that ~ "'ho
Rive his sanction 10 the bill which he had Just return
ed 10 them. Now he must say, with all difference u
the honorable Senator, that thus very language was
wherever he had opportunity OF hearing HE txpes
sion of public opinion, received with very G'hrFcn
construction. What maS HE language I'll the President
on that occasion. The President says:
az hali promptly give my any constitutional ma.
sure which in Congress and ~. "ss '"t u. .je'
the sound circulating medium - cr.tntiy y,
ce,,ay cnr:l,u," il III he trnn, rn- q ie'" -
cure L. industry adequate fc"aris ana H.
the public pr~pt,i, IL 4 ctn. upon III" adaptation ~ any
Cone,uton >a u liz Fathers ." ne sfr, Esi,;',
can a,,isr and Instruction. = he ia''n i." -,
sage views system Government aAd te sh' VI a
glorious elaiale IL
lIt,e the Senator woulj see that tie President ex
pressy says the must be constitutional ~
order 10 receive hts sanction Why the introduction
Of this rpithc constitutional, if the President ord mol
foresce that diff rent opinions beng entertained wui
regard the canslitutlonalty OF the Bank o' The u
he might be called upon IN SANCTION measure - Vaf
ance With the opinions he held on The SUBJECT But 'Ht
finds IN la
Of thu sense in which lie President used the term ICON
s,ituiionai measure: iha; H. III deciding upon rs Illness
as well as cons,tu;onay he should re guided by the
luh, of the gluaus example ct III" fathers {" Tie
Republican school. Now the honorable Senator seemed
to have stricken from the context that part OF the
Precedent declaration which referred 10 the sage views
Of the fathers Of the Republican school ms well as the
hight Of their glorious example Now what views
had been presented the President Had he not the
views OF Mr. Madison in 1871: Had he not, whatever
NAV he nsnua,ed 10 the contrary, the unvaryng opn-
ions Of MIR Jefferson held md citen expressed, through
the whole course Of his life. Had H. mt the example
and the sage views of the leading Republicans Of ms
native State: The honorable Senator had alluded l.
certain passage of secret history Of hch he (.fr X
did not pretend to hc informed Rut iftc na ms
informed, the honorable Senator stood III . c"ni!cn
tal attitude with Of the fathers Of the isrpubican
school, George Cnton,) in ihls hall, when he gave
his casting vote against Bank OF the u = n tn Il
not in the conduct Of that iiust.ious on that &C
Sir, SAID Mr. X who has, by universal consent, been
considered he father Of that Republican party 70
whose creed the President has through his whole life
been committed; Who The founder Of ttat par
,y? Why, Thomas Jefferson. However may concur
with the Senator from Kentucky in rendering no
mage to tie virtues and useful talents Of George Wash
lngion, may say that he has not been considered N
tins country belonging To the Republican party Ia
which lie President refers in hs inaugural address.
Well, 80 told that the example Of Mr.. Madison
who ga, supposed by the Senator 10 be particular
ly in the mind of the President when he rtnnrd tins
address Now, SAID Mr.. r., have adverlcd to The
views of Mr. Madison in 1871. and his celebrated
speech against the Bank Of the L. views reaiirm.
ed by HIM another occasion, and never reract
ed The Senator seemed to thinN that the example 81
Mr. Madison in signing the Bank hil If lcl6, after
expressing opinions against the c"n>,iiuiionnl,y Of n
snn!ar asure should have hr' followed by Pfrsi
dent I, Ter. But how could the of NJ. Madison
IN 1875 apply TO that of President TYLER in l-li'-
IT HE gentleman would refer t. the letter from Mr.
Mod.ean Mr.. lngersoll, lie would see that Nj
Madison had changed his opinions with regard T.
the CON. ionaiiy OF Bans ri the United States,