Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-18
RICH MOND.
TUESDAY MORNING. MAYIs.
The most malignant typ. Of Loco Foeoi,m.

The most malignant type Of Loco Foeoism.
nj last we have, from the organ of Virginia Lo
CO Focoism, an avowal of the doctrines which were
preached in Pennsylvania by Dallas s. CO., and
which were indignantly repudiated there by homes,
men Of all parties. That we may not he charged
with Misrepresentation in matter of so much con.
sequence, we copy the words of the Editor himself
In his last paper, after supposing Bank to be in.
corporated, he says;
"Csn this charter given to Incorporated monopo-
lists be considered sacred by those, who regard i,
as violation Of the great charter of our rights and
iberties' What right have the servants OF the peo
pie to PROSTATE the very authority under which they
are appointed What right have representative
elected but Tor two years. to bind the people for
thirty hive, or for fifty, or for ore hundred wears
perhaps II they please and to acts which are con-
Trajectory 10 the very powers under which they
profess to act l-Vrginia will have right, if she
peases, TO take evesy constitutional method to re-
peal the law, thus forced upon her-thu sacriiicny
the charter Of the land-thus centralizinc n srr,i
and controlling money King in the Northern States
thus sublecting the markets, the property the
whole business OF the county, to a Board of Nor.
thern Governors, appointed, not by the People, but
parcel OF greedy and arrogant Stock-holders.t II
biennial House OF Representatives, and a Chief
Magistrate, not Of the Peoples choice but the Pc
sident OF Circumstances. should please TO bind us
TO the English Bankers, are we therefore bound 10
bow TO the Barings and Bankers OF London? TO
English capitalists, who may take the stock
II they are now disposed TO risk their funds
IN such an instItuton-and covering stock
under convenient names, and American P-ox
les may dictate the officers of the Bank, and con-
troll all It's operations. Will Mr.. Tyler bend
the proud necks Of free People to such a humli-
aiins bondage-and can he expect that Virginia
will acquiesce for fifty years perhaps in the hasty
legislation OF an extra session of Congress suddenly
called losether-the elections in several OF the
states, turned out of their usual channels and for
ced upon the people ut inconvenient seasons when
the subject has not been duly considered when the
candidates have not been duly organized and when
the voters themselves thnly attending the pols1
Shoulc such law pass, II will then become the
Stale Rights Representatives of Virginia, and the
other States TO enter their Protest on the Journals
against the charter, (if charter it may pe called
which is utterly unwarranted by the great charter
OF the Constitution, and IN vain asked for in the
Eedeial Convention, and peremptoriy refused.)
lhey may IN this Protest declare their determine
ton 10 repeal the law at the earliest possible mo.
ment, and in the manner most consistent with the
great fundamental principles that applicable TO
such case. This warning would serve rs fair
notice 10 those who took the stock; and who coul
iairiy not complain OF the consequences"
This brings up the great question ofthe security
oil property and the stability of Republican CO.
'ernmenL II the representatives of the people cam
not (when no fraud is practised) bind the people
Government is at an end--the rights of property
are annihilated, and men hold their possessions by
the feeble and precarous tenure of brute force
The avowal of these sentiments by the Richmond
Enquirer, will open the eyes and shock the moral
sensiOilities Of every honest man in Virginia Hun
dreds, and probably thousands, who have acted
with that paper politically, have never deemed il
possible that could reach that pitch Of actious in
tam
honesty ITSELF They may have heard that the hot
beds oil Loco Focosm in the iGted atmosphere Of
the crowded cities at the North, may have put forth
such sentiments; but they comforted themselves
that they had and could obtain no foot hold within
the limits Of the Old Dominion. The article of the
Enquirer will dispe the illusion.
The leading principle advanced by the ENQUIRER.
thai the constituted organs Of the People cannot
make contract binding upon the people, is identi.
cal IN substance with the principle, which justified
the breaking open the flour stores in New York,
and which considers all inequality between man and
man as sin in the sight OF God; hence Abolition.
ism-oPpositon to all vested rishts-and tina, new
Loco Foco discovery, that it is sinful for man to
transmit the irrits Of his Inbours TO his children
NOT one OF these well-esablished Loco Foco tenets
Is IN itself more dishonest or in its tendencies and
ELECTS more demora!izing and mischievous, than
that OF the Enquirer. This last is not only dishon.
est and corruptng, tending to the pravaton of good
morals, and working injustice TO individuals a nd
communltIes-but, If sanctioned and pracliced. alb.
souteIy subversive Of government. If this or tina,
act Of legislation enacted by the constituted autbo
nty, and IN all due form, be not binding, whnt net
ISL IL no law will secure me in the possession and
enjoyment OF the fruits Of my abour, how can YOU
be seeuredl We are resolved into our original Gle.
ments, and he must take who has the power. and he
must hold who can. The distinction sought TO be
drawn between law Of 80 years, and one of wears
or any shorter duration, is OF no force. Both rest
upon the same Foundations; and if one be no, obliea
tory, neither is the other. So also respecting the
position, that the act is not consitutona-who is 10
decide thsi In the case in question, the point has
been settled again and again by all the various
branches OF the Government, and acquiesced in for
~ years by the people. Individuals may still diff
Ter as to the correctness Of the original decision.
but who shall presume TO take the law into his own
hand, and pronounce il null and void7
Asa religious people, respecting the moral obli-
cations feontrncts-asa Republican people, hating
confusion and the despotism to which il leads,
becomes us to rebuke at The outset this execrnble
principle, which threatens to undermine good mo
raIs and subyert good government.