Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-05-21

ment to the mass Of the people is withdrawn and rests
with the powerful ranks that support the throne.
This, so far from weaking the Executive power, IN
lis strength Immensely by association. No one
Of the great corps which support The throne com
pass their objects without its favor. Hence they all
unite in making sacrifice Of the popular interest to
Executive inclination; and in turn the Executive re-
pays through the increased influence, MEANS and I'M
puny secured by this combination Of the great classes,
the vast obligation of power he owes them in fact,
he becomes their representative, and not that OF the
nation.
This is the scope at which the present Federal Ad-
mnstration of our country aims The President is to
escape responsibility by devolving it on his privy coun
sellors-they devolve it the official corps beneath
them-these sustained by their personal and pot-
cal allies and all whom they interest in the obi
guilty Of the Government from lis popular direction
In pursuance of this idea it is plainly intimated that
the pirot measure which the Administration is to
work its lever against the Constitution, is not to be
recommended by the President 1t is the express IN
junction Of the Constitution that this functionary, who
embodes in his character the holc peo-
pie, shall recommend TO Congress all that seems TO
him important to their weliare yet there are PLAIN IN
dcations in the late Inaugural Address, that the avow-
ed sentiments in regard 10 the great question of the day
on which the present Chief Magistrate elevated to
his high trust not to be urged the basis OF the VI
tai measures of the Administration On the contrary
Congress is expected to originate the scheme, the re-
sponsibility of which the Executive would dltuse SO
it, against all his professions and pledges TO his consti-
tuens To stand up in the face Of the American peo-
pie and his past history, and recommend under his d.
rect respons ibty National Bank, would fill every
honest bosom in the Union with Too much aohoffehoe
TO be endured But fa sufficient body Of men-each
representing but district, each holding agency oil
small emolument, which small sum a better place
will compensate the loss of-should step in and take
the responsibility of chartering National Bank, 1t IS
not impossible that Chief Magistrate may be found,
hoof a al 10 q
siulona power, may not be averse TO avail hmseli
of the immense additional power which the union of
National Bank with the National Administration
would give him. We fear this, but hope against our
fears.
And in this again, we how the distribution Of
Executive power, which throws off its responsibility,
may increase at the same time lie indie of and
IFS influence over the people On the chartering of
National Bank, the President through his Secretary oil
the Treasury the responsibility OF managing
the finances of the Government to great corporation
The Government revenues from that instant enlist the
great moneyed class, interested in the institutions in
avor of that Federal Administration which panders to
their power and interest. The President and his Sc
crctary are relieved from the and responsibility Of
the finances, and put in posture where they may
use them with the most irresistible effect to increase
their influence, not only the moncyed class who
profit by the revenues but directly the people, TO
perpetuate their power. How this may be done we
need not tell any conversant with the history Of
the late Bank, which suborned the public press the
presentatives of the people, State and National, en-
poycd electoneerng missionaries throughout the coun
try, and provided the immense fund which stifed the
unbiased suffrage of the people under innumernble
Frauds fostered by unbounded corruption.
A National Debt, and National Bank, in the arsto-
cracy they create the great supports of the ire
sponsible throne maintained in England Can any
one be surprised when they the British party in this
country exceedingly anxious to surrender the con-
stitutional power of the President and its consequent
responsibilities to build up an irresponsible power, on
Cabinet, Parliamentary, Bank, and fundh0idng in
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