Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-09
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H. Cartrr .5f Bro1J0u


Sir: Your answer 10 certain gentlemen Of our dis
! tric, who dissent TO the nomination at Cro8ton 5
Springs, of Mr. Hunter, n candidate for Congress
worthy of our support, requires reply from me
| Your objections 'to foreign dietation you are
pleased to term it, manifested in n letter sent by me To
the Convention, makes it, in justice 10 the gentlemen
whose signatures obtained, imperative upon me TO
speak upon that subject in particular manner.
Early in Jany, became satisfied that MIR II. was the
choice of very proportion Of the most respecta
BILE and influential men Of our party as well as like
number of such have been heretofore called Wings,
but who entertained in sincerity all the great political
principles for which our party have been coniehu'hy
OF course the difference between us was about men
and il there auy thing extraordinary in this: We Of
len see good men who have IA common object IN view,
differ about the means measures to attain mat Oh
jec; and much more frequently they dIlier ABOUT 'ie
agents or men, and il must continue 10 be 80 as long as
there few OF US who have an opportunity VI
knowing the men; and many vile means are adopted
TO mislead us from knowing the TRUTH either IN regard
to men or measures Mr.. Hunter was no doubt well IN.
formed of the Of the public mind in the DISTRICT ano
nounced himself candidate. TWAS therefore WIN
much repret we learnt there to be convention OF
our party TO be held Croxton Springs with view 10
nominate another candidate was frequently appneo
to- 10 write some of friends and endeavor TO as
suade them from holding the convention declined
writing any letter of private character but suggested
the proprety of addressing public one, which was not
ONLY more proper itself, but would probably he at
tended with better effects. According TO my wishes, a
letter was written and brought to with The two lrst
signatures. added mine, and obtained readily the sig
of three Senators known to be decided irends
of the late Administration and two Of them the Oldest
Republicans in the Scnate-gentlemen OF such amlable
and generous feelings, that they probably never made
personal enemy in all their party conflicts during Their
long lives. IL may not be amss in me to add that one
of thz.e Senators the Oldest representative from the
" Tenth Legion.
And what could have been the object in pro-
curing these gentlemens signatures: 10 shew The
people OF the district that those who were IN public
life and of course had every means of Judging, and I'M
der no influence for against the aspranis were salts
fed with Mr. Hunter principles. And this you call To-
reign influence. Why, Sir, every gentleman name
to that paper is himself eligible to the appointment ii
the good people of the district choose to elect hun
The cry of foreign influence comes with bad grace
from you when reflect that the writer OF TINS letter
against whom you rail so bitterly, was invited ny
you last Fall take part in the election, and treated
with the most marked attention at these very springs
Sir, the burden of writing that letter was thrown upon
that gentleman BY and desire 10 take all the blame
your policy spare me- Foreign influence indeed
You but resident in the district yourself IL
seems 10 me, that you have somewhat mistaken Tue
character of that letter another point OF view we
did not particularly desire the Convention 10 nominate
u Mr. Hunter but would have been better satisfied II
there had been nomination. inr one, am mol very
partial TO these Conventions, although believe lhry
sometimes necessary They are as apt 10 'orestal
counteract public opinion, as to enforce IT take
this view of the matter with the hope that II may
what abate your wrath agains, who prefer Mr.
Hunter TO you, TO those who are much stronger
than YOURSELF and will, for the benefit Of all whom
may concern slider the true point OF policy al IS
! sue. ,
Let US see what there is in Mr. Hunters political
course that renders him exceedingly obnoxious-
We all know that lie is, and ever has been, state
Rights man Of tie "sraitcst sect, too much So
on two OCCASIONS for Inc even: although ! am vii
ling to admit "they were tallings that leaned 10 vir'
tues side anti. Bank up to the hub, which IS at
least the true test between the British and American
policy Surely hs bank question cannot be subject Of
indifference TO district, where It's evils can be 50
clearly Since this banking system was lniroduc.
ed poor have increased three or four hundred
per cent and hundreds and hundreds have gone 10 The
West who would have been paupcrs, IT they had re-
manned. OurcXpor,s under the improvements III agri-
culture have greatly increased too, and @iths,andg
this, farmers aud mechanics can scarcely 1--we by
their business But for the sale of negroes bringing
much money 10 the district, there would scarcely be
food for the thrift Of lawyers and spectators.
The object of our opponents, winch during the can
4 Tor the Presidency openly Denied or sudlous
ly concealed by their editors and orators IS now openly
avowed That object was and IS to establish another
mother Of banks, Federal bank. When the first
Federal bank chartered there were not more than
four or FIVE of these State money inqulsitlons and
when the second chartered there were one hun
ded and sixty, and when her influence ceased she had
manufactured about nine hundred OF them. And here
the operation. When the banking gentry usurp the pow
in the Federal Government TO make bank, the same
men 90 TO work in the States upon Stale Rights
principles make banks 10 counieract they say the
Federal bank. Then if the Federal bank becomes en-
barrassed or her charter EXPIRES they demand more
banks supply the necessities produced ~ the Federal
{ Bank; If any time the Federal Bank makes large
issues, the State Banks must be equally prodigal TO
prevent the Federal Bank from nsurpns all the busi-
ness, they say; but in fact, the Federal Bank but
lootens the strings and the State Banks can then
indulge their fvorite borrowers, of which there
bundance-partculary Of the insolvent class Now,
what is this in its practical operation except that there
are different stockholders, but making the State Banks
act branches TO the great Regulaor'-hc number
of which, through the States, may increase 10 an I'M
limited extent That she break the State Bank,
when she pleases, her President has admted-That
she can make them when and where she penses, ex.
perience proves Only think of nine hundred banks,
scattered throughout the country, being controlled by
mother bank located in 4 Northern Emporium, owned
by berest foe the British, will always be the
case and her power exercised as results show BY Br
tish agents sitting in secret eonclave. 10 whom do
the profits Of labor, in this country, belong:
4 When entered into civil employment in eighteen
hundred and seventeen, the very year b.ancli
of the Federal Bank established in Virginia,
we had about as much currency, good and bad, as
we have now. We owed foreign debts, and
citizens in the country were, comparatively speaking,
clear of debt Counting from that time foe the next
twenty-tw years, the time the action Of the Federal
Bank continued, and what do we sec: About the same
quantity and quality of currency; our citizens, parcu-
arly IN the country, nvo'ea III lhree OF ouF tunes the
of debit and al least three four times much
due the banks by the towns people. We owe
ven millions Of dollars State debt, the greater proper
ton of it to the British. We have had twenty two
good average crops which sold at good average price
If the money had been good for any thing. We have
received four or FIVE millions from the Federal Govern
men for advances had made during the war, three
or four millions under the head of Revolutionary claims
and PENSIONS near two millions under the distribution
act and after years digent enquiry, have salts
Gad hat hav tho
two years certainly above seventy millions for negroes
sold out of the Stale What has become Of all that
money, Except what is held in the Atlantic Emporl.
ums by good loyal subjects to Victoria, it is all gone 10
England 10 purchase her worthless manufactures-ma-
nuiactures, most Of which could have made and
sold to her, if had only had good money 10 work
WITH instead of the vlainous fuctuating paper cur
rency fitted only for usurers, stockholders and specu
ators and of used most pof,aby and almost al
together in that way Such ha. been the effect of this