Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-02

"There appears To be some doubt to the course
Mr. R,vcs Will pursue IN regard 10 Bank, when that
subject before the Senate, and, consequently our
information, III regard to this matter stated sew
weeks ago, pleased 10 say, may not prove
rect 4 gentleman, just from Washington, informs u
that it the general impression now among the Wings
there, that M H. 1cM peidhs support 10 The estabst
ment ofa Bant. Romncy iateHiycaccr.
We shall scarcely be surprised at any course which
Mr. Rves may pursue He is the slave Of his pas
sions and the steady advocate OF his former prnc
pies Burke said that the age Businessmen had de-
parted, and that OF sophists aud cacuators had
cecded Ii is at least so, we are AFRAID with Mr. t'Ses
His great effort by some specous sophlsIn, and
some new readings Of the Constitution, to reconcile his
support of Federal with his former decided
opposition TO them. We wonder how long il will be
before he and his llustrious colleague, the two an
changed Democrats of the Senate, will be like Sir
John Cutters black silk stockings-so repeatedly
mendcd with old wcrsted that not single silk thread
remained to attest their itentlty.-air Talmadgc has
the advantage Of his conpatriot, in being more open,
ifhe he not equally ingenious. The one boldly pungcs
the uamlng tide, whilst the other is shiverng on
the brink Mr. Talimadge boldly declared, at The lat,
dinner in New York, that he should now support a
Bank Of the L. S. II this Mr. Tallriadgc,
who in his speech in S4 with equal boldness proclaim
ed the following sentiments:
f, tho other hand, the question If rcclarer Of
the present Bank, the charter 1T new Bank, winch
is in principle the same, should be presented then The
Legislator IS bound, unGer the nath ne has aht!l, 10
vote according to his own views Of the Constitution.
"Beeving, then, as do, that Congress never
had any power under the Constitution 10 charter a
National Bank, and That legislative and judicial prcce
dent does not preclude from voting against the
newal Of the present any other Bank, do no, hest
tate 10 say that opposed 10 this any other Bank,
on constitutional as well as other grounds. p. %
ssThc Bank sustained by combination of in.
terests and by union Of political leaders which has
parallel in history since the famous coalition Of Lord
North and Mr.. Fox IN 17-3."-P. %.
And yet Mr. Talmadge stili calls himself the "Un.
changed Democrat : CaangeG Why, which chan
gcd l-3i: Ilc the Constitution In the mean
time, it is said, that Mr. Rves is gradually feeling his
way, and breaking his plunge into the stream, hy
specons bubble about the TRANSMISSION OF blood from
District TO the States Mr.. Rres still admits tina,
it is directly contrary 10 the Constitution 10 8.
tablsh Bank in the STATIC; ard yet it is now
Constitutional TO establish twcniy-sx Banks III The
States, by Of grand National RESERVOIR
established in the District for the express purpose of
evading the spirit al the Constitution. Has Mr.
RiVes descended to this poor sophism at last There
was time when ". &. Rives pridcd himself upon
being Of the boldest champions of the Cross, and
when he would have scornfully cast the mpua,on Of
any such opinion in The teeth Of the Whole Federal
party.