Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-08


nen:s " dn "i f"f' tJ alcai iorcr,.o nave Glrri
10 abolish cvn lr Iran. Of cs! zr,i LEGISLATION aud
pass"dir ines" 'n"n-nlou. iaMsavs of vial :t,ro.,
annr u tha c"'n;"n"ty, in d. Lucrative assembly
(hei,bciavc assembly - La. Il u.,k.rv y without
GLOWING the n;,"s,:y L. ,-bltc or examine their me
r.:s sfe, I" !" ;te.f s,tec'y, and the prrnicinu.
aud Immoral tendency u their lrgsat,on when di.
GGy Alvhntches SuseinmtEt, however s.npf mis-.
che oa' Inrcr aud csfraii, rrpetTat, the srrsuLA
TIVE s"SsE.sE, the understandable stuniiy o, u,>tr
ou;ine o. throwing away lie public money! nj linz sane
tire Ihst TIE pe"re nu-I he taxed, ana large su,s
borrowed TO deay the daily expense. Of Government
Why, do verify believe, that Congress of Seminole
lndisns would have lcglsa,cd more wisely than lbrsp
civilized hsrSarlans have done. Neither could Sc
| mnoie assembly have prese nted such variety nj
siuabhcs, Disorder na'c'mcy, bull-fsh,s iistcu:.
members choking each others throals Jockey ,,a.
logues, and sci nf unmannerly individuals prttend
ing Ia DC gentlemen, but exhibiting The habits and IAN
guare Of ostles and fish womcn, this Whr Conyres,
have presented 10 the country Their conduct aud e
sIslatioa appear anos, incredible and if we had No,
been ,ye.w,nes.rs Of the d'.grsccfu drnma, We could
| no, believe il po, hir that human folly and drprayiy
could be cared TO such height. What dscredn
what inch.bc d.grscr, what rraparahle injury have
not these inflicted upon the cause ofhnman liberty
and Republican Government: For, let IL be rcInrin
| lpred that many Of these Wig members voted and
acted they dG-not according Ia their convic.
items OF raht-not MS responsible intellectual az, hts
not the representatives, of the pcore-but they DIS
praced human Nature, by consenting 10 be driven k;
/
who had The unparalleled audacity openly 10 present
programme al the beginning Of The Session, indicating,
at the time, what subjects should be discussed,
hat Laws should be passed. and even the order IN
! which they to be introduced. lie also marked
the time which was 10 be spent III debating each sub.
ject And 10 this unprecedented outrage, every Iaem-
her CT the hard-cdcr party said, Amen /!
In the presence OF these porenious facts, and with
h, ridiculous mockery OF responsible and representa-
tive government staring them in the lace, The people
1ill naturally enquire, ''Nhy these things permit
ted in free country: Why shall we elect and pay a
body of Repre- u 10 60 Wa.hh.,on Ia
superin,end affairs, but to quarrel, gamble, qu.f
champagne, and wear lie livery OF some intriguing
politician whom they implicitly and servicly nc.
i knowledge as their supreme master: Are we 10 be-
taxed and IS our substance 10 he taken from us,
through the vicious legislation oil idiots and knayes-
Why IS tribute 10 be levied W, not for The de-
fence Of our country, not to sustain It il time Of war;
but 10 corrupt the States in time oil peace; Why
shall the Federal Government waste and distribute The
money which II borrows, and the taxes which II plum
ders from u.s. But whsle the people thus exclain,
viii they coadrseend 10 apply the remtdy@ Let them
then cashier unworthy ard corrupt legislators. Let
them bchsld the consequence, the direct, inevitable
consequence of filling halls Of legislation with tri
snt and dignity have NEARLY ceased 10 BE- passports 10
cling characters aud dishonest individuals. Merit Ia
public station and distinction; tie CroeLd School .
in The ssesndan horse racers, nckes, ribald j"kers,
merry andrew, court-house harleqnins, gamblers,
bsTosm CIniisEes, desperate spenuthriIts, who VI.
eionsy sGnancer the money Of the people, as they
! have rcisn.y s1nandrred their These are ile
and 'Le heroes, who but too frequently selected
.lcs-l,tc ,r ~ 70 these, may be added the p.ns
g,ng class Of lawyers, and lawyers certainly make the
clubbing, and very wnrs, legislators IN the wcd
because, from the hal, Of lhrr profession, they are
devoted 10 the indiscrimnGte defence Of rgi; aud
wrong accustomed srlrbrly 10 affirm what they do
M, heevc, and paid day defend the ldcn-
,ical thing, which, the next day ,hey paid I" abuse,
accuse, and condemn. Such habits of thinking, ne
cr.s.rily tend 10 spoil and Prrvcrt the Judgment IL
blunt he ,cn.hilty md 10 n5eratc all distinctions
between ht and wrong md between equity and m
qui:r. Therefore il IL, i!at their legislation IS loo
c-, Ike their headings, toF'uors, insincere, partial,
selfish nctccnafy and absurd. Undoubtedly, We have
too much lawye7-hkc leg station
Orr lan.r.se has no term Of reproach the mind has
70 lcra # 6o'es';'on which can sniiccnily express
arr .hhn.Trnec al the ht5r:,cs ai.,npi 81 IBIS rre
gate Wing Congress 70 establish rnniiirt N,"t" Eank
/, The VERY TIVE ii,t liz al! L. b,ak *
7:n1 .~,i.., Sc -;'cs; c'.:u.li. l. y" >''"ih hr
tod, ;ta he ponlc III" n"h5S rc"d # NesHr,u.
40 .i-i- .!fr one ni is nir- tr, a:' 'rn pii"u+.
G-xn Al, -.T enots and cha;,'l> tosrtnrr, ani 9a-
e-ct-' - r- i'rndaiis' CT. "a ~ :"ry CO.
;rr 40 80 .us;;ce:.n- rns'.' oi As v'in', /" ha'
nra =. -urir.t, NJ ti sirc rlsiiarSs 81 tie act:
wis, our e..;.,r q. lie irui' zee and intelligence
or ,hr r,-h -cor, :lIoui.c!v,.; ii such iced Of
phr, nzird ir.rgr., .;ici utter ro;s", o the les
.srs .. r.. ps,, ard Iro:rs.Grs. ii !u;a'c coi.r
rn.ncc. mas! and would at una ~, rvta "h'n
rn.eied A. s'sAc. Fl 3,.J MRS i:n:n ~, STALL
f,,.e n,on r-:t: !ic, Ind Tar and so fatally,
a, 10 r.r-rn u tram ?stccivinC the Consequences ot
,r,isr acts. rrov ird, they are enacted nj HON" - !
iyn. then mr.t = our as:ohshn"n and Inort'i'ch-
ten t. scc rrioal party constituting c"ns'arfH-
rc parnn ,r pro;r a The l. ;, 50 shortly alter
". EXPLOSION ri the old concern making. vast ~: para
.ioa, anew FIR the erertcn Ut similar cGgne I" IA.
n,r;v md ra:,,il fraud: Sact monument; al human
nj n disregard
considerations. not 10 he found ia The annals "i TIE
-rrrld II wss b.aSn1 xpctmncc hrnyng hstD.y BRAY
Inv CON mon sense and The most stubborn facts That Tie
did Bank has been guilty # The mos, notorious fancs
and c.-ru,,ian. no G;an vii deny that II has init in
proa ,g,cy M man viii deny; that Il has matr large
loans IN poltcians FOR the purpose q. controlling Their
votes. and that It has actually welded many vote.
no man vii deny; that It WAS these indu's'Ecrs
and doucsu;s 10 public characters mat nav" faf,'
y lei 10 il, .uu no vii! deny; Tut lis 'tad-
mo- officer, ar. All infamous srt Ut rngucs who
have y,l,anou-y and f-lnnioasly appropriated to
themselves IL. money Of the pubic and Of the
.,oc.loIaers no man viii deny; nor will any man,
how.r.r ;mnnlrnt dare Affirm That these mrn would
9. bern more honest fttry had been incorporated IN
dor diie rem, name, other words that these r"gnes
,rould have been honest men, 1t thr' Bank has arcn
roIi,e The "ank ot the IT, ), The Fiscal agent or the
Fiscal CorDoraon, instead Of being called The "fehn-
,yv.na Bank Of the u , II was reserved i'r our
Wb;y rulers or m.rulers, to change the nature OF
,L,5 he changing lis name. Bat apart from these
consdera,ons among the numbcrless causes that have
been assigned for the late revnlsons and suspensions
liza, any man ever thought or dared 10 mention rs one,
= Js,;,u,u in ho amount II hankiag c0ptet ar parer
rurftnrv Of the c0antr On the contrary, are not sen
sale men now generally agreed 10 the fact, tina; II
WI, nm immense nd superintendent amount Of bank
uy capi,a and eS,r:ra.aniiy redundant paff! cur
na., ,.,,ch frs, impaired .naddcnlnI Impulse 10
.pesaaIion, Of all soT's' BIT National Bank with
espi,,I Of s3OOoooo was 10 regulate capital o'I
s.nOc ,coo Of State Bank capital Adi'Iaoe f@a
.,n.r,, incompatible economists Modern 'i"''
h. go sv,n birth 10 Tic sublime discovery tina, NOR
hid r,as or spcculrion to be quecd and cured BY an
.nncsoa Of he self same means which have 'sc''ea u
mo action /. is Ike Soldering drunken man " nu
h,rn;n- hr. with the head daanward< Or"S4"I-
in, Ia, mined it, thousands, and convulsed The whole
country from l337, up TO the Pr"sen. time Hevef'ne
o.. he cry now H. give a Bank! Bank and more
h,nt;n, osp,,., IF we examine the history and pro-
rr., Of the late Bank abor,"ns through Congress We
., find ,ia. every saIutay amendment offered by the
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