Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-15

for the loss sustained by his death whilst dlsciarghs Inc hs
esl and most ardu0us OF public inics -. e. mr.,
.sSreond. system of discriminating dulles imposed oi p
poses . revenue .,,,
"Taird Provision for FISCAL AcEsr win a reg
10 ta eoir,Da disbursement, Gaf ste kspHs ne rer
nc tr,l Tas rcpeal If The Tra,urg measure Don
demned the poan'ar Sntragt" - rur
"a SUITABLE FISCAL AGENT WITH VIE" ~ in
COLLECTION, DISBURSEMENT, ASD SAFE KEEriSo or TUE
REyExrL" does not imply banking corporation. LEM
inu out the public money Is not collecting -"o'
dsbursng it, in the of the Constitution, "",c"
f,bas that one dollar of the public money shall he as
burseJ bu; under press appropriation by law biscuits
inc millions of public money III acconmoda.'ohS :" NV
hers of Congress- and TO the conductors VI Tue pre-
mi only violation Of the express letter OF tie C""
,u In, violates The spirit of all our institutions
Neither is This Bank lending and disbnrsn5 the SAY
kkEpIxG or THE REVENUES, as all experience P'oSea
No one of the ends here pointed out, IS TIE oh'y
To which the undescribeu fisc.L A"tsl - - -
,J.nad marks the attributes OF a Bank, but on 'iis
contrarv they expressly exclude the operations OF
bonking from the contemplated fiscal agency, taken III
connection with the objections OF the message 10 oahA
ing nsttuons-in which their direct m'scheis TO tlie
publ,c revenue well the indirect to the communi
70 NJ uroe from the Of this revenue, are emora-
ced The National In;ellgencer of this morning en-
upon this point, evidently under necessity, and
with view TO take of the presumption that MI Clay
declaration in the Senate was law 10 the Executive or
his Interpretation Of the message to control lis Ian
guage
been urged for and against BANK The iqtter Of raa
hsree prepOndratd in his mind We ourselves not
BIZ rn the ef such ntra! institution" 6n
roa Constitutional objections the President may not refuse 70
Here then the official organ is obliged to come out IN
the face Of Mr. Claws Senatorial proclamation, and
tell the country that President Tyler designed to have
it understood from his Message that the arguments
"agaiasl Bank" "prepoaderated in his mind; and
vel the Editor says 1--WE ourselves not without nope
that Congress vii! be able to mature bill tor the es-
Adjustment Of some suck central institution as being
free from constitutional oLecttons the President may
not refuse TO approve and sign" Our readers VIII
mark the words have put in ITALICS they are iu OF
meaning. 1t will be that the Presidents obJec-
tons to a Bank CONSTITUTIONAL OBJECTIONS,
and vet for nlhensevcs only, the Editors say, they
hone ssome such central institution may he Tesla
bished" The meaning Of this is, that we are to have
some attempts at "ehippng the decd round stump.
But if President Tyler ventures to set up his sirgi
MIA principles against those on which Mr.. Clay mas
ayowed determination TO act there must be an essen
nal difference between the fiscal agent contemplated
IN the message and that national corporatlon-a Bank
of the L. S-which Mr. Clay announced II TO be his
purpose 10 bring forward.
simple fiscal agent, created by Congress for that
object and that alone, WILL unquestonably always be
the sui rc Of legislation II may be modified e1pe-
Renee aud the publ. will shall point out II may be
repealed, and Treasury agency be provided, II the
nation shall ordain. But Bank of the u s. IN virtue
Of charter which assumed TO BE- contract, asserts
superiory over-an iHde pendence of-all Legislation
Although the charter Of such corporation has been pro-
nounccd by the voice OF the country to- violation Of
the Constitutions YET the doctrine Of the Federal party,
is that such charter is irrevocable although the sove-
reign power of the country-he popular sufirage-may
| pronounce il repugnant 10 the Constitution Bank
chartered for fifty hundred years. endowed no mat
Ter with what privileges, which it claims as contract
righfs from the Government, will, for that length OF
time supercede the Constitution The charter Is, to
In. of Eala
Constitution. Hence, if part of its contract be the
possession Of the pnbiic treasure to manage as scai
agent, il whdraws from the sovereign power OF Tue
\ Countrywide pcoplc-whcn acting through lhelr re-
preventative bodies, the right to manage the nation
finances. 1t is under the pretext Of creating fiscal
agent, that Congress draws 10 itself the authority to
establish Bank. Ii, then provisions be made IN the
charter separate at any time, from the corporation,
this Government function, the charter cannot be sus-
tanned upon the ground that It was necessary and pro-
per 10 carry effect tie granted powers OF the Go
vernmcnt.
And in this we see another motive Of the moneyed
arstocracy, besides the Pecun'aTy advantage derived
from it. for assoca,ing the fiscal agency Of the Urea.
sury with the other and totally different functions OF
the Bank II is engra It's charter on the ConstItu-
ton and make il part of the Government through IT'S
implied powers. This gives the privileged body fort
ress in the Constitution ITSELF and they put themselves
beyond the pale of the popular and legislative power
by the purchase Of prerogave, winch, at ms ate
day blends itself with the fundamental law, although
utterly Tepudialtu Dy the Vi lac
when proposed TO them as such in convention
II is tins grand change which MIR. Clay has called
his Extra Session press upon the nation ny surprise
This main point carried every thing else aPpetaning
10 his mercenary system follows Of course. The mo-
ment he establishes his great Bank, he IS instantly
placed above the Federal Administration, through
which he must attain that object The BANK 90
yernment, so established welding the currency, com
MERGE and revenues of the Union, will look TO the au
thor of It's immense power and privileges to MAINTAIN
them The nnumcrable associated interests connect
ed with his inordnate systems Of policy, Will look TO
him as their patron and ell the corrupt influences. al
home and abroad which rallied TO the standard oil e.
deralsm and gave il the victory in the ale struggle
will fall in again with more strength than ever as tue
ready instruments Of his ambition.
We are not surprised, then, that he looks TO hnah-
cia system independent alike of the people anu lbe
Government lie has found il difficult to manage the
popular WILL the authorities responsible 10 it-oii
j cult 10 manage the various factions which have had
their origin in principle Of any sort but the sordId
classes that acknowledge other controlling power
than that of money,hat gather, like bees about the'r
kinr al the nuling of the metas-these classes ehl
bracna the fund holders Of State stocks, OF tanks, o.
Joint stock companies, of corporations OF all sof's VI"
rally rs one man. to give political power TO nm VINO
makes the Government pander to their passions aho
pursuits Globe.
~ ruaycERY -y,pcr>.:- Rules holden in the Clerk
Office Superior Court ." Law ana Chahccf!i
Conc bland county, the 9Th ddy OF Arm, ISL; :.
Richard McGau IN his own rsht, anu - ,;",,,r.
Stoakes McCaul, jr, deceased, ~
The Representatives Of IIczesiah Puyea deceased
John Webb and Webb, who sometimes can h'ese'
McCau Daniel c. Peasants aud other ptLenu"n,s.
The defendants named, having entered lheH appear
The rules III this Cont satisfactorily appearing, iht n'
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