Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-18


in their aces-oiherw dscord will ctcrnally threaten
our public councils and dangers hang over this glorious
Union We are happy 10 sec, tina, Mr. Van Buren, has
recently been voting with the South in putting down
the petitioners He was of the O6 who on Tues.
day, voted for W,se's mn,on, against Sladc Giddngs
Adams, and that set Enquirer.
THE NATIONAL. BANK
We shall seize the first open day TO arrairn the
Fiscal Bank of the u. " before the Tribunal of the
Public. We shall strip il Of lis mask and show that
il IS mere device, trick, humbug, 10 steer clear Of
constitutional difficulties. IL is National Bank all
inents and purposes-and directly violates the Const
tuition. The National lntcgencer, in its original
pose, can,cd about cfntrai Fiscal .4gent Mr. Tyler
spoke in his Message Of fiscal agency, upon the
ground that the People had condemned the National
| Bank that II unconstitutional &c, &c. But
Mr. Clay proclaimed his Fiscal Agent TO be "a Bank
Of the L. s. MIR. Ewing with his Fiscal
4 gent which would ubyia- all constitutional difficult
ties On call from the Senate, lie has brought forth
his monster, "a Fiscal Bank-"with The mother Bank
in the District and Offices scattered the States
with their assent. The whole scheme is miserable
| humbug. The Institution is 10 be i National Bank
and most Of the Wing Press consider il. The Ere
dcrcks burg Arena does not ''sec any very broad line
Of dcma kation between lis general features and M0se
NJ he fafc L. S. Bunk--wih the exception that the
branches are 10 be established only in such States
assent to the measure (And wiIl Virginia lend her
sanction TO such breach Of The Constitution Struggled
in under such fraud lnpossbleg The Washing.
ton Correspondent Of the " y. Star he Conservative
press says ii once, that Mr.. Ewing Fiscal AGENT
$50 neither nor less than BANK ~ rnE l. ),
with 4 capital of THIRTY MILLIONS. The Baltimore
American calls il ''rhe plan Of "BaNR Tux L. ).
Try to mask it You please, gentlemen; hy locating
in the District, and brbng and soduc ng the States,
with their own money! to assent TO branches within
their BOSOM il is National Bank-contrlvcd by art to
rull the People. Some of The honest Wings of our
CIV we know consider it-and call derice,
to get round The constitutional difficulty and speak a.
it, being much open to objections on that score, OF
the former Banks.
We shall address ourselves to the plain of the
people Arguments vi not be wanting to show,
that il is as unwarrantablc rs it is unwse-hat il is
palpable evasion and fraudulent trick upon the
Constuton-,hat il is hybrid monster, generated
between the Federal Government, through the petty
District Of Columbia, and few Staes-that the
Constitution authorizes such combnation-that no
such power car be acquired by any such
that the assent of one few States never conirra
power, which was originally denied 10 the Federal Go
ysrnrnent Upon tins point, the y. Y. American says
truly that this 'consent could not confer power with
held by the Constitution
We have now before us the whole history ofthe Cob.
ems case Of 2I when Va dragged to the bar Of the
Supreme Court for DENYING the right Of the District to
sell her lottery tickets IN the State hat case - nll OF
nformaton bearing upon the present subject he best
States Rights men in the Old Dominion drew their
pens TO expose the encruachmens, which threatened
rs then through the nstrumentay OF the District
We have at our elbow The Essays Spencer Roane and
John Taylor and others the Proceedings Of the Virginia
LEGISLATURE Nc We shal! give copous extracts here
atier with view ofreireshng the memories Of Messrs
TYLER Rives, &c, in they have perchance forgot
ten their ancient principles Jno Taylor points on, with
all Lis power the dangers which threaten the States,
from an undue extension Of the limited, local, exclusive
legislation which is conferred upon Congress over the
District forts, magazines, &c For they stand iden Il.
callv mon the same bottom lie shows what nonstrous
arise lDDsp lie
this source Of construction, and says, with his usual
naycir "l'nder the construction contended for
here would be whole ncstinl Of eggs, for hatch
ing indefinite legislative powers. An arsenal IN.
stead of furnishing weapons OF war, would send
forth the dreadful weapon OF indefinite legislation,
&c Neither the United States, in permitting, nor
snrle State in making these cessions, had idea OF
such consequence and If So the construction contend
ed for would be deception, and contrary 10 the nten
ton of the Federal compact
Spencer Roanc addresses "the Representatives OF the
People of Virginia on the same memorable OCCASION
md for whom says - i this alarming sweep OF power 10
be Fur the petry District ." Colnmbil c""non ~
small lrat Of ground, and Instituted, uns
for lie better security aud protection Of Congress- Is 10 onp
p'rten.on and 1s " s :" ,s IN . ~ lhe
imnortan state York. would not ma single advocate
@ AZ The Federal ridges. Without single letter IN the
hook III Constitution, 10 warrant t procedure even
a,,nr of implications sanctioned y the judgment Of the Sup
riof Court undonblrd rights o the States aie 10 " a
away and consolidated government erected thHeh~
nmr.srnaivcs II is time make stand ilinueh the doe
rnrs al Rights have States n ie" advocates ey
1--we many in Virginia. We ow W. wer. ~ the
year l.q spite world let ~ stand ~ NE "
hi cpe- Constitution Many Of your constituents are r.
lycd 10 die in the such q" i' ~ -a-
i urpared In tina, extremity lie would soy t" be- de'om
mated, with the noble Br"ia', ~ ..,, ,,,:., ).
But there are Republicans enough let 10 contend ior
he nr;pciples of Virginia; to address Mr. Tyler TO ad
dress the People TO address the members oil The next
LEGISLATURE even fthe quondam Republicans At wash.
nqton should prove dcrclIci TO their faith ile breed
of noble bloods is not yet extinct. Champions will
no found when the great requires IT. Sow the
Dragons teeth, and they will again start up armed
men. w.
know not The givings out at washington are vague
nd contradictory The National lnteiligencer ca's
E,nra,s bill the Treasury project because 1t rma-
natee from that Department, and because we 40 ho'
raaI o,,borized 10 call il Cabinet measure though we
have no doubt of its having the approbaton OF map
49,, or ,bc heads of Departments. The Aladisonian
mes further perhaps under the auspices OF Messfs
R,ves and Talmadge, and confidently states lia' y na
- ~ GENERAL features received the appreciation VI 'e
President which is the most important, shce h,' ~
-enco IS absolutely necessary to It's passage we
honld indeed most deeply regret his signature 10 tat
,ons,rous and unconstitutional measure. 1t would
@ I'm off forever from his old principles and his an
cent comPatrIots , ,;od
In the meantime, the measure is vaslousy received
even BIZ the Wings. The ~ !. American utterly a's
Inns !, II saws that "The location Of the Bank with
n tho District of Columba-its government by Direct
ora who really Directors, must be residents Of lhe
Dis,rct-the restriction upon the dividends Of Inc
R,nkand the prohibition to deal in foreign exchange,
tho real thermometer by which National BANK can
sooues, perceive and most easily regulate the issue oil
naper money with other matters OF detail-must oe'
prive of the support OF monied men ana prac''cai "
nnnciers. ,,
ri, \ Y Journal nf Commerce says, ave have