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

Capitol land While lousc,l AT Washington:
in the long life, have i"nni sh' Government Is
not 10 be hy assumption Of doHsr powers but
and execution Of tlsc wi'h are
the latter inspires respect and confidence H. however ON fair
experience powers rested in the Government sa be found
ncompeen Ia the Of the objects Ter which was n-
slutcd Happily iarHashes h aaS Jor remagmg
tc, President ttor, Ciston casting against the rnesul
OF the 6rst Bank n The Cnaed Stdtes.i
MARX il il by amendzen according ihc forms of the Con-
subtle evasons Of its by new 81"
phseal reanssno by pretending {" IL" ATE great National
arsenal &C. coded for special purposes IL the United States
transferring bra"ehes or rather s efficient Banks into
the States OF Hg,e States hu, by amendments
duly proposed aud duly ratified by the assent Of ouls OF
the States
TO TIE DEMOCRACY OF VIRGINIA.
We understand that there is great excitement at
Washington. Events transpiring upon that thea
tire of transcendant Importance. They threaten 10
PROSTATE every principle which has been dear to the
Democracy OF Virginia. We come forward then TO
impression of the scenes that rapidly
passing. The time has been, when the voice of
Virginia was not heard with degree of respect
and uolc when We have at the head of the Admins.
,r a,on n citizen of the State who is heset by men
impatient carry therpu and ANXIOUS to swerve
him from his former principles, and attempting to de-
ceive him about the sentiments OF the People-Sow,
when said upon the highest authority in the Senate,
(Mr. Clays Repor,,) that "a vast majority of the Peo-
pie concur, in s,he confident hope that Bank OF the
United States will be established when series of
measures fatal in their consequences 10 she Constiu'
ton ITSELF eagerly pressed upon the Country, IS II
no, tune Tor the People of Virginia TO speahAout
The accession ofthe predominant party .,s been pro-
ductvc Of Of the advantages, which fre promis-
ed 10 the nation. They have indeed realized our fears
They have violated Of the solemn pledges which
they had made during the contest. They promised to
proscrbe prescription. They have carg4Sd proscrp
ton bowshot far beyond any preceding Adminlstra
ton The number OF victims is daily mere ssed; and
it was said the other day, the floor Of the Senate
without contradiction, that at least l.}n officers are
W.. all
pursuit of the sros Of oiice--but the streets OF
Washington are darkened with the Office seekers
The leading Secretary III the Cabinet, from the For
,ico Of your Capitol, "beneath an October sun, repro
bated this power Of removal and doubted whether VI
could lie executed by the President withSnt-he con-
vanished and scrupe has been sacrificed 10 the "a
pacilv OF The Oce-seekers The same Orator declared
on the same OCCASION that of the first things which
ought he done was, when Administration shall
come in, to separate the Government press from the
politics Of the country-yet among the first acts oi
the party III power, is 10 reward one party press at
Washington with the printing Of the House, and ano
| Their with the printing of the Senate.
I The new Administration had not been fortnight IN
power before Extra Session Of Congress called To
carry out those measures ch Wings iestated 10
avow and which others positively denied before the ro-
pie IL appears that the preext assigned Tor the
session has no Just foundation in the state OF the Fl
nances. The Report Of Secretary Ewing attempts 10
make out that the Treasury is nearly empty, and that
considerable debt has been accumulated, which de-
manded the immediate in:erposition Of Congress But
his positions have been umphan,y refuted by MIR.
Woodbury., the former Secretary in the speech which
this day submit to your consideration-and there
appears 10 have been necessity, in the condition of
the Treasury, Tor an immediate convncatlon OF that
body But the truth is, the Extra Session deter
mined before the last Session expred-n order that
they might carry out their avore measures before their
oScordant party had broken into pieces.
+ The first movement of the Session to batter
down the buwark which the wisdom Of preceding SEES
sons had erected around the rights of the South. We
had predicted sse the Address Of the Charlottesville
Convention) that as the Wing party should
succeed, the door would be thrown open the pcti.
tons of the Aboonis,s with all the confusion, dis
cord, and danger 10 the Union which would enter in
their train The Whlgs did succeed in resembling the
2lst rule and ali that could be finally obtained
respite from the storm until the regular Session We
owe this indulgence 10 the policy Of those Wings who
anxious II carry ont their avoTe measures during
\ the present Session. The tempest against Southern
Rights will burst upon in December neX in all lis re-
morseess fury. In the time, vcr fled every
prediction which the Republican Party made. The
train of measures, which apprehended, s now IN u
rapid progress Of consumma,ion-urged on with all
the eaeerness OF desire-wh al! the rage Of party
with the strongest impulses from the determined spirit,
! who is attempting to rule public councils
/ The repeal of the Independent Treasury is the first
measure Observation-Disclosures be the consequence
whether any substitute can be provided whether the
control Of the public treasure be submitted to the
| Executive discretion.
The establishment Of large National Bank is to be
prosecuted at all events the avore Of the
predominant party.
| The Proceeds Of the Public Lands are to be taken
away from the Treasury at the very when
wanting for terrifying the United States at
a critical unc,ure Of foreign affairs and when
money said TO be wanting TO defray the expenses OF
the Government and 10 discharge the debt and when
the vacuum thus created must be supplied either by
public loan, or by augmentation of the Tariff This
Distribution too, to be effected al serious expense
to the great principles Of Government-one tenth
be appropriated among the States where the lands
situated in order 10 carry their system Of Internal
improvements; and hs other .Pnths Of the nett pro-
ceeds to be distributed among all the States, TO
ont indirectly power Dver Education, Internal
Improvements, 10 pay the debts Of the States nci-
,hcr of which powers directly indirectly
transferred to the Federal jurisdiction.
Along with these, probably to witness the
creation of National Debt the erection of new
Funding system; and, at the next Session, the extern
sion of the Tariff.
I OF all these measures, the most important, the most
eagerly desired the most anxiousy pressed, by the
! Wing party, is National Bank. They have
changed their tone, since the Electon-and they now
tell US that the issue then decided in favor OF n
Bank; that vast majority Of the People conf.
IDENTIFY hoping for its establishments; and that even Old
Virginia is in favor of the monsrous proposition. We
call to your recollection the history OF the last cam,
pagn, to show you how little the Wings regardfnl
Of their own declarations and pledges. 1t in vain
that Men urged the issue upon hcn 1t was in vain
that predicted, as they got into power, they
\ would attempt to establish Bank The Wings evaded
the issue. They denied our statements They altri-
buted the objection that was made 10 the spirit of the
Denagogue. They charged us with an nnhalowed
desire stalk before the country the ghost Of the mon
s,er for the purpose Of frightening the People from
their propriety What said the Address of the Wing
Convention which met in this City on the 9th Feb.
rlaTy Si0 Tor the nomination Of residential Electors
They sobery proclaimed, that cas- to the Bank, Gen.
n S unqualified declaration that was unconstitutional
before you, and there ID no reason !" believe that ne
fror cf Blnk in any form, for he Is assuredy
opposed to u Government Bank. As far know
or believe, fellow citizens, Cen Harrison has but one
opinion about the Bank and that is against ~ and We
feel that hazard nothing in saying that he 'roud
consider amy Bank constitutional, which IN his OPT.
MON would if established be both inexpedient and
rernicous.' Such the general course OF the Wing
politicians in Virginia. But now their tone Is com
pietey altered. They assume as an unques'ionaoe
fact, that the People have decided tho ssue-and they