Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-13
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WAsnIscr"S, July Mir. Linn occupied the close
OIL lie morning hour in urging reasons in favor Of the
passage o! Mr. Buchanan resolution calling for list
OF the removed and appointed officers since the 18th OF
March. He has not yet concluded his remarks.
The special order, the National Bank called up Mr.
Buchanan. His view Of the field of contest that of
General with a telescope in hand. lie marked every
point IN the positions of the enemy invading and seek
ing TO destroy the free institutions Of the country and
he made such demonstration, that think when his
reconnaissance is laid before the people, they will have
little difficulty in deciding how and where to encounter
the assailans. We will not d.: MIR Buchanan The in
justice Ct attempting sketch Of his comprehensive and
commanding views. We shall barely glance a, few
Of the leading points which he so thoroughly and
ccssuly handled
Tho first thing he touched was the extraordinary as
sumption in Mr.. Clay report. that there vas majo
rty OF the people Of the United States in favor OF
National Bank Mr.. Buchanan summed up multi
trde Of striking facts wholly war with the SUPPOSE
ton that The friends of those power had the slightest
faith in this suggestion lie referred 10 the address Of
the Virginia Nominating Convention, in which, from
consciousness that the attempt carry the Bank would
prove fatal to their candidate, they announced him. III
The most absolute manner, TO be enemy the Bank
lie referred 10 similar enumeration IN North Caro-
lima, BY Mr.. Badger, The Secretary Of the Navy, ap-
pointed ~ General ilurrsouthe drpnstary of III.
hGrnce before as well as aitcr-who denounced in
speech circulated by the thousand in all parts of the
State, with the harsh cpi,hei 'aise the suTrnse that
Gen. Harrison favored National Bank He refer.
red to The course OF the Pennsylvania Legislature
in which Harrison had the maiorv-a majority in
strnctng HIM for party purposes other topics but
avoiding The Bank az rock which they dared
not run. He referred TO the active ardent friends
Of Harrison, who repudiaed the Bank question: as one
not 10 be favored, but stunned by them. In word
Mr.. Buchanan went from point 10 point and made il
perfectly apparent that the Federal party universally
bore the most sincere testimony of their conviction that
they knew the masses against Bank. They
used every topic and means carry the Presidential
election, which they supposed could prevail with the
people, but they dropped the Bank, in the open array
OF their forces and many places renounceG H. be.
cause they had invariably been defeated whenever its
banner was seen among the signals displayed b. Fede.
ralisn.
And then Mr.. B. alluded 10 the extra session. the
urgency with which the attempt made 10 press the
luck OF the Presidential election and clap Bank woke
on the nation, before the smoke Of the battle was dssi
pated. Mr. b. said the effort was 10 bind the country
by snap judgment. But he asked il probable that
the nation would quietly submit and ratify such snap
judgment against lis own solemn and repeated deci.
sons upon grave constitutional question, chanring
He said the watchwerd would be REPEAL through.
out our broad con,lnent-and that word would have
the power in the bosom of every lover of indie.
pendence in this country, has in tina, of every
hearted of the Emerald Isle, who would by repeal
deliver his beloved lard from the thradom of England
Mr. B. referred to the Dartmouth College case tn
show that the Supreme Court, under its most Federal
Chief Justice has admitted the right of "REPEaL" in
relation to ''pubitc corporations certainly there
could not be doubt that the Fiscal Agent Of the Co.
vernGent the Treasury corporation for the conduct
of public finances, public corporation.
lie exposed the pretence that the consttutonalty of