Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-04

though Mr.. Clay does not seem willing to wait for the
Report Of the Secretary of the Treasury. We expect
nothing good from that quarter The Cabinet is Federal
Mr. Webster rules them-and The master spirit OF Henry
Clay rules him. If Mr. Tyler had the stern stuff and
the noble pride of his ilustrous father he would not
be ruled even by Mr.. Clay-bu throwing himself upon
his generous and enlightened countrymen, would ei-
Their raise himself upon their afections-or sacrifice
himself, like Curtus, for the cause of his country
But upprehend the worst The Message sounds
too much like humbug. II dwel!s too much upon the
fanfaronade that the Wing H. of R. the opponents
of the public sentiment 10 leave scarcely any hope
in the saving clause of his constitutional scrupes-
We fear Mr.. I. will sign Bank BILL He has too much
facility of character to resist the raging Clique that
round him. lie wants that cotOnte de fer that WILL
which distinguished the Hero of N. Orleans. Web.
ster will press him in the Cabinet. Clay will thunder
in the Senate. We fear that nothing now save us
from Bank charter, which will "coNTRoL the int
rests of IndirduGis, well those of the States,
(mark those memorable words except the voice of The
People Let Virginia then speak ont Let every Re-
publican Representative and Senator battle it to the
last-ght every inch of ground, and fall IN the last
ditch. Even if defeated now, WE WILL NOT EVEN
THEN YIELD:
"TmE MrssAGE.-We heard the Presidents Message
read and have only few moments for remark on H.
without reperusa our paper goes TO press at hve
O'clock
at has been the most painful abortion delivered
bring forth, will cost the public quite as much to be-
come acquainted with, from the lineaments portrayed
by the parent in the Message. II is the most noseess
monster have ever seen. Ii has no handle to its
ace-no point II has no head; and what IS as bad IN
this case 1t has no tail to it, II is, too, without an eye
TO see lis way IN the world, for the fiscal agent as pre-
scented by the message the reader will perceive, has all
its eyes put out by the father II s monsrun hoTrcn-
dam cai iunen ademptum." The recommendation Of
the bantling begins by declaring tina, Bank of
the u S. had not only been condemned by the two
last Administrations, but that they had been supported
by the people in its condemnation; that the people
had condemned the State Bank system also, and final
ly constitutional Treasury, or, it is called in the
message the Sub Treasury. This Sub Treasury Isl in
| fact nothing but Government Treasury and &C
cording 10 Mr.. Tyler, then, the nation TO get
rid Of Treasury Of IFS own and resort to some other
Treasury not IFS own. The only three modes of keep
ing the public money yet tried, having al been con-
demned by President Tyler the eye of experience is
put out Surely there reason to expect, that he
would open that Of theory But he does not give US
the light of philosophy TO keep us out oil the darkness
in which the message involves every thing IL recon.
mends FISCAL AGEHT-but what sort Of fiscal agent
the President saith not. The Senate would have been
left in this utter darkness if Mr. Clay had not come 10
the rescue of the bewdered body. tie rose and gave
notice that he would tomorrow move for special
committee to report upon that portion OF the message
which recommended fiscal agent; wherenPon, Mr. Mrr-
rick Senator from Maryland, inquired what sort OF
fiscal agent meant. Why, said Mr. Clay, III re-
ply, Imcan a Bank ofthe 4. s." This explains the
whole matter The uSDEE.PKEsIDEsT, for such Dir.
TYLER certainly u.s. has not ventuTed to say what he
proposes, because be simply proposes 10 adopt what
chartered fiscal agent Mr.. Clay ana his TRENDS
NAV create.
sThe rest Of the progeny of the Message are akin to
this greater brother. The whole litter abortions.-
The President for adherence TO the compromise ia
riff and yet he is for levying whatever taxes shall be-
come necessary. He finds the revenues altogether in
b,e ,pT, pF UIUp M
lie domain to the States and suggests whether would
not be we'll to give it twice-first 10 the fiscal agent,
that it may profit by hem and then the fiscal agent
to make partition among the coparcener States The
dividends after passing through this mill, and paying
the requisite TOLL would suspect, turn out about as
much to the States as the Biddle Bank distributes
among its stockholders In addition to this mode of
depletion the message proposes vast additional aPpro'
pratlons How is all This 10 be provided Tor without
breaking down the compromise act, or ie creation Of
public debt; yet against this latter expedent, the Ere
sident embraced still earlier occason-hs inaugural
address, TO pronounce most emphatically
"There was one mode through winch the President
might have attempted to reconcile such Inconsistencies
that by proposing economy but he has cut hmseii
of from this by proposing increased cxpe nditures.
ave mortified to find no retrenchment OF ex-
pendture, nor any economy recommended in essen
tal particulars The great burden Of the song is, ad.
dtonal prop.ations-additional and increased eS.
pendtures
vie ana his secretary OF the treasury seem u nave
found little nothing of the monslrous arrrearages
and forty millions debt, which rung SO loud in and out
Of Congress last winter.
s"i ,hay speak nf an increased ernsndi'"-e f,r the
year-or six or seven millions beyond the estimates
made by their predecessors.
"1his has been effected by aPproprlatlng near two
millions last winter than the annual estimates;
b. calling session to cost another million and
by asking for two or three millions Of appropa
tons Of this session for army, navy, pension, aud other
purposes.
"Again, they speak Of reduced revenue of four or
FIVE millions which their friends have produced by
causing the banks in the Middle, Southern and West
States resume, and by aid of the enormous
frauds and corruptions in the management of the u >
Bank to injure business and credit to reduce i'm
ports and the sale of lands far below wha! they would
otherwise have BEEN.
Both Houses of Congress organized on the lst
day-Mr White of Kentucky selected by the
Wing Caucus of Saturday night as Speaker, and was
elected the lst vote. He is Mr.. Clays protegc,
"the Lord of the Ascendant" lie his candidate;
and this doubt the principal recommendation
he possessed His qualifications are thus set forth in