Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-08

ext election Tor a fTesinrni
nd upon it, that the Clay
'elther permit him to run,
LAY has too eagerly sci hls
t Of his ambition, 10 tolerate
OF A NATIONAL BANK.
President and the SecretarL
rtasury.
18th an extract from the Re.
ore Congress on Thursday
'peech from MIR. Tyler, de.
J. What a remarkable con
ming, unsatisfactory IS tn
" clear, commanding, and
Can Mr.. Tyler forget thr
! he advocated in '34-ol
Ike him by such sophistry
Secretary, however, it up
inland ready to prepare q
III is free from all constltu
e has submitted a Resolu-
ecretary's Report, calling
Nous rsrrOus
ting himself strongly in be-
with the equalization
equation of the currency,
Ez,roet from .Hr. Tylsr's Sp.eeh.
I From communication IN the
last Mobile Register.
The article in this mornings
Advertiser, copied from the Rich
nond Wing, asserts The broad
doctrine that precedent should
guide Congress IN chaitrring a
United States Bank And in
deed the main argument Of the
whole Wing party IN The s"ntii
now resolves itself into thl>-a
Bank has been twice chartered
by Congress, and Presidents hors
approved those charters there
fore Congress should again create
"a Bank, and President Tyler
should approve u.
This argument may be plansl
bic, but il j. specious, and ! VII
quote an extract from a speech
made by this same John Tyler,
TO show is fa!,acy.
Virginia had cent her instrnc-
tons 10 Senator Tyler, requiring
INN To vote against a Bank, aud
Tor other purposes. General
Jackson had lately removed the
dcposiics, and his friends had
attempted 10 justify him by quo
ting prccsdehts. During the dis.
lcussion of the Virginia instruc
,tions on the 2ith February, 1884
Mr.. Tyler made speech, Of
which the fnllnNIng Is an cx-
tract, found in Dur Green's Re
gisi.r Of Congressional Debates:
Now, Sir, Virginia il exactly
where she has always been
against The assumption of power
b. the Congress or by the Ptesi-
dent. Her instructions 10 me
convey the information that she
Is against the Bank, A. sHE IA,
ALWAYS BEEN
aWe have been furnished
Sir, with numerous citations,
which gentlemen have called
precedent 10 justify tile late pro
4 Secretary Of the
Treasury has introduced into his
report made years ago, single
expression which, by cons;rus-
ton, could br made 10 bear on
llii- question, and il has been
paradrd. Every hiding place Of
The Treasury Department, has
hcrn Ensackrll for the purpose
Of discovrrin: some llcrcnla
Henm manuscript which bears
upon tins question. II gentle
men had brrn successful III then
researches, they would have ac-
c0mplishcd nothing worthy ii
their labor. Precedent Is thr
poorest reliance under any cir
runl.tances. II may he found 10
justify every act, however bad
III private or public life, aud yet
ehdt r0uid b. thought u prtra..
citizen nho, upoa 5ring arrGIgaed
IN court 81 justice, should rest
his d.icd.e rPoa The fact that III.
n hct mQa hal Gon> Tic .1me
thing before him? II The private
individual should not thus bc
permitted 10 excuse himself, shall
\ public agent be permitted I" do
so: Sir, the strict accountability
VI public agents i one 81 tie se
rurities Of the people against
mad administration, and II one
l. permitted 10 do
because another may
have done wrong before him,
wrong - heapcd upan wrong.
and error upon error, nEili pro-
priely, aud truth, and virtue,
shall lave hcen buried under the
foundation of The pyramid thus
"l'his cannot, must not he.
To admit precedent 10 explain
away the Constitution and law,
il 10 elevate The act Of the mere
agent above both the Constitution
and The law.
The argument derived from
precedent, and used by gentle
men, is suicidal. How wou.d
the e0gsiitu.icnaii;y q The Bank
,tand il precedent Is 10 be relied
on What becomes Of Tie
praises Of the President for his
veto ii the Bank bill, Two years
ago: Twice has the Bank been
chartered hy the appreciation Of
oil the constitutional organs OF
the Government. Thrice has IL.
passed the $50 rouses &C Con
grcss-and, net 20 speak II sub
ordinate tribunals, once, il no
mnre. has il received the solemn
Of the highest tribunal
known 10 our judieature. II,
Sir, the mere 0t.f,r sieta Of Sc
added Ia The loose ey.
IL members Of Con
ares, in debate, be sufficient 10
rnlily The recent proceedings .!
the Executive, hos shall ! and
ctsers Eho M.nk ,cuh me upon The
poTer u create
gank, be sustanra7
For one, I utterly
renounce This argument ,oi pre-
ccdeniy Is unsound."
Now. here il will be seen that
Mr. Tyler utterly rrnounces the
argument, that because Congress
has chartered q iiabk-brcause
PrrsidrnlI hase approved Bank
because the Supreme Court
Has declared 4 Bank 10 I've cons,l-
lutional, that heryDre he should
sanction such an institution. We
will soon see, however, what he
means by saying thar on this
question he viii be guided by
''the great Fathers Of the Rcpub-
lican School" MACON.