Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-29

banking system, and especially any gmenta Of it
know that am not mistaken. think there was butb
first and second letter from Mr.. Jefferson think
IN his reply, possibly othsrwse but am confident in
one Of the letters, that lie illustrated the argument Of
the advocate Of It's increment by the policy Of The
planter who "lres against fire, 10 extingush the
lisratlon that IS burning iii his woods The letters
letter present cogent though brief argument against
ounking-the question Of the Bank charter then de
pending before Congress. Mr.. Tyler was a member oil
the House Of Delegates, for it was al the same session
he uttered the nomination Of Brazure w. Pryor with
such glowing richness OF clocuon, that on the Sam,
day, ii elected his friend 10 The office Of General ana
himself 10 the Council Of State.
"Ihe opinion of MIR. Jefferson is ght for evident
ly to influence MIR. Tyler the Bank question: and il
IS spoken OF by this distinguished Sirginian,' with
confidence that surprises knowing these facts and
coupling them with the whole tenor and drift oil II
Jefferson opinions. In his letter to friend about
the period Of his petition for leave to SELL by lottery his
estates he adverts to the perncious influence Of The
Banks, and ascrlhes his ruin 10 their paper. We may
next hear that Spencer aane favored the charter of the
United States Bank-iie, whose powerful intellect,
crushed with the mallet Of Thor, the frost-work CT
construction, within which the atitudna and the longI
udina politicians sheltered this soulless corporation
by the way-are you aware that Mr.. John Tyers first
puoic act was the introduction of the resolutions OF
Gensnre IN the House of Delegates upon Giles and
bFene-he latter for his vote the former for his speech
on me question Of renewing the charter OF the first
Ssae'S Dahk.) MT. Lelsn paper on TIE
fshl OF instruction substitute for the pointed and
piquant resolutions of MIR TYLER
1.-The precedent Of Gen Washington is in fact on
one side OF tins question: and III prncipe, the other
In l1ol he gded into the error under powerful and
assuasve influences Here lay the fact many po-
tlcians have caught their incentive from The author
tatve precedent in this lapse error 1t was in the
month Of March, 1856, and in Washinglons message
to the House Of Representatives, withholding the pa.
pers which touched the negotiations for Jay treaty,
that he laid down The principle for the prohibition upon
Federal powers, which conclusive against the power
incorporate Bank. In that Message he saws that
attempt made in the Convention that framed
the Constitution give the House Of Representatives
participation in the Treaty making power-tIat il
rejected that this rejection by the Convention
elusive Of The question Of power, and upon ii and by
IT, he is guided Withholding the papers called for BY
Tie House lie adds, that he had filed the journal OF
that Convention in the archives Of the State Depart
ment where i. CHIT be seen, III his vIndca,ion Tor de
nying the power Of the House TO make this call
"In that same Convention, and by lis solemn ana
deliberate act, the Bank power, though moved and
sought 10 be cngraited into the SYSTEM was expressly
denied and withheld. The publication Of the Madison
Papers sheds unerripg light on this pon--and Pac
ing the positive denial OF tins power by the Convention
along side Of this prohibory principle Of Gen Wash
ington lin the Message refer to- coheTing as they
do, we NAV well contrast them against the influence
Of single error, and ask that the principle shall be
more rcvered and obeyed than this isolated departure
from H."