Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-17
FOX TIE I.NI1LINEl
E'rTER III

r, Ioux TYLER President Of he United States.
Sir n may be necessary, in justification OF my car
nest circumstances against the in'oerant ana
~, tanner If the selfcalled majority of the Wing par.
=, =, ,c,,ra that toward them have been disposed
:, 90, :; The same candid and fobenrng spirit, winch
wo,d NOW demand Of them. ] never nave he!ir yea III
tho constitutonaliiy Of Bank OF Inc =. D. i,tHec
in, has hui decpened my conviction, ana recent ot'e
lnpe me nts of the history oi me eonst'', r NV
,mcd i into absolute certainty atn Tree 10 aa,'''
M, f,r financial and conmercal purposes mercy
sucb an institution is highly benehcai. put ouh"s
=. i 40 potcn machine, see nothing out cn'''.
80 L;G;cuIias Shall il he SO organized as 10 oe wv
ar n,,or IN the hands Of the Federal Government :
:, 30 established in that perfect independence
,hh NAV make il dangerous antagonlst 10 the con
,;,n,od authorities of the unon' We have seen Il IN
L,b osnects and in each it has been the author 2, ms
chiefs not yet repared-perhaps lriePa'"o'e 49,
,wo tln1s can he so compounded as 10 heuudii|e w.
procally the I'll effects Of pom. Nv ~ 100
how IL is Ia be done. ,,:
such if mistake not, your sentiments on TINS
.,h;ec, They we're certainly mine Yet, boxing 70
Tho Al faculties which lay IN Gen HARRISON Wy
c, Thai il would be unjust TO condemn severely ~,
hs mrbt make among the evils before h''n.
b.d reason to believe that he had succeeded ~ cor
a;nc;no himself that he might consistently WIN "'l
,b &c Office give his sanction to Bank charter anu
b,t If one were presented to him, ne wouio 10 So
was bound 10 reflect that many most bo,nd
Id that opinion; and that Gen Harrison ostn pou;..
In, "a support the Constitution as undefstoo' -
ot hv me Reason and conscience demahasu " ~
uWhy udgcst thou another man sei,an' ...n,ao a
o,yn master This Maker, the witness ana guafa.:.e
h;s oatbl let him stand fall. In ms seh'''s
tno Sir. | have no doubt you colncidea' a'ohe WV
thousands of your saunchest friends whose " S.no
now swell the list of that supposed majority :"
~ Bank, which IS 50 trinmPhan,y pHraded gyms
,oy and hrrn 1t is unworthy return 70 su'" 49,.
Jor and lberality There was indeed no Sred. ~:
n i. for spirit less liberal would make the con.'Io.
of all who serve the people ntoierable 10 any pul
Jod alike 10 conscience, to honor, and 70 ~,
The situation Of President called to decide on o'a
dombtfu constitutonalty is painful enough. lie WIZ
,yonld pratutousy add 10 the agony OF that 'russ
would contend with the public execnt,oner LOT lre p
vilege of laying the axe to the neck OF hus'e'' u
judging me by YOURSELF therefore, you will give d M
credit for perfect sincerity, when declare that a'I
ron believe Bank of the u S. to be constitutional,
you should not have heard word OF remonstrahc'
f,om me. Were blr. Clay himself, at this moment
President of the u S, should practise the same 'o'
he,rance toward him. know the duty OF the peoF'
70 their public servon.s-" Applaud them when 'ne.
nn: console them when they fall; cheer ,hem "is'
hev recover: but let them pass on, for God saAe:
them pass on ,,;,;, ep,oe,t
h.n President is in the chair, who IS known not :
in The cons.i,n,ional,y of Bank but who un
de,,tood to be anxious to devise some means ~ "''