Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-20

papers have received the Presidents Message with nc
clanation The Wing Press dares noty yet let loose its
We give few extracts to show the SPIRIT The De-
noeratie Press:
(Eron he (iabe.)
THE VETO Il
"the public anxiety III relation TO NatiAhl Bank,
will be relieved by the Presidents Message delivered
10 the Senate to-day, and presented IN our columns
We think that il decides the question Ola Bank in any
form for the present Presidential term and that the
trends OF the Constitution may celebrate this veto as
they did that of Gen. Jackson, great drverance
romihat fatal system of corruption which in The course
of time could not fail to make dollars, and not votes,
sovereign in this country.
1.-THE message il will be seen, confines the functions
of any fiscal agent which may be established, to the
legitimate purposes for which alone Congress has n
right TO provide in connection with the Treasnry-for
the collecting safe keeping and Disturbing the public
revenue. The President speaks volume in this: 81
,o say that in looking to the poacers Of the Government
to collect safely Keep, and dS6urss the public rercnue,
and incidentally to regulate commerce and exchanges,
hare been able to satisfy mysefta Me establishment
by this Government IF bank to discount IN the ordna-
ry acceptation Of that ter necessary means,
Demanded by propriey, TO execute these po'cers.
We understand the incidental regulation Of commerce
and exchanges by the operations of the Treasury as
meaning only that, which necessarily follows the action
of the Government in performing the indispensable
duty Of the Treasury Department in relation TO the
Venue, which ought in every way, to be accommodated
to- all the public interests in every point on which il
touches them. The message evidently would confne
the faculties of the fiscal agent OF the Government to
the direct objects of the Department of the Govern
ment of which it formed parts apd would not confer
1t any additional substantive power 10 regulate
commerce and exchanges, but would make the Go
vernment agency, employed in It's own specific duty,
operate as sdvan,ageously possible on those ne-
rests Of the community most intimately allied with il,
viz the commerce and exchanges Of the Union.
In this the President directly Ieyerses the Federal
scheme A National Bank Of discount has for ITS
principal object the creation and the lending OF ma
tona currency by which It would supersede the cur
rency of the Constitution. And instead of making the
collecting safe keeping and discussing the public
revenue the main scope Of its action, the raising OF
revenue for its stockholders out of the public revenues
well its capital, would (apart from polltlcs)
be its great function The collecting, safe keeping,
and disbursement of public money would be a mere
incident, or rather the mere means on which it would
operate and divert from its Legitimate objects, to CON-
pass IFS own. In word, in making a National Bank
TO do the simple business OF counting in and counting
out the public money! and then surrenderng TO II the
power oftaxaton, the faculty offending, and of making
The money of the nation by ITS issues the nation in ef.
feet surrenders its sovereignty to have very trivial
function performed for t-and that taken cut of the
hands of an ordinary individual agent, every where
found in all ages and all countries perfectly competent
to it, Federalism fus the old saw about extravaganza
in this as in other things-it kills OK 10 make sauce
for a pig.
"Thee is another great point gained in the scope 10
which President Tyler limits any fiscal agency which
may be established by combining It TO the execution OF
legitimate Government functions. lie destroys The
possibility of perpetuatng any system which may be
adopted by Congress under the preext of crested
rights. When an agency is employed merely to col
lec keep, and dsburse the public money, IT cannot
be pretended that Congress cannot change, modify or
repeal pleasure such fiscal machine, circumstances
may vary, and experience proves 10 be necessary
~ .h.l Hoo IF tba nj
partment of the Government, being contracted away
TO corporation and bound 10 submit 10 the abuses OF
such "chartered ibertine twenty, or thirty or fifty
years those in power for the time being may choose
to barter it, for the the other of these terms
"Besides the political blessing, this veto brings with
it moral which We hope is pregnant with blessings
for the future 1t Furnishes home the most atrocous
fraud attempted upon anaton. General harrison
and Mr.. Tyler selected the candidates OF the
Bank party, because they were the soemny Pledged
opponents of a National Bank constitutional grounds
They were known to be to the whole Federal party
and presented for the votes of those opposed &c
the establishment of Bank, and when they had at
tanned power part by the suirages OF those opposed
to Bank, it is made manifest by Mr. Clays bill, thai
the whole representative body of Federalism in Con
gress contemplated the monstrous outrage Of inducing
the Chief Magistrate 10 violate his cunsclence-hl:
pedges-his oath-to establish institution agans
which he committed from his first appearance n
public life, TO his last candidate for the second OF
bored might and main, 10 make the man whom they
have abored TO confer the highest dignity stand iorii
before the people, and all future generations not "a
other men who have attained the FIRST honor Of the Re
publc-not as President-buta as an impostor.
tThe Federal Repre- in Congress, and the
leader, (Mr Cayj have nothing plead in palliator
of the shocking sacrifice they would make of Mr. Ty
fer as and public fdnctionary, to cover the
depraved motives which prompted 10 pursue such pur
pose. They not only knew what MIR. Tyler opinion:
har, he hnfo LII first
sage, he not only ntmated his own; but proclaimed
that the opinions Of the people had boon again ane
again declared against Bank yet they have press
red upon him and demanded his consent 10 1.-The csta
blishment of a.Natpna Bank in the most odious anc
Objectionable form fashioned in this any Other
country.
ave make ouracknowedgmen Mr. Tyler for ,hi.
of delverance. If he maintains his position firmly
he will ever be acknowledged public henefac,or-
We care not whalhe has for fiscal agent, whether
he has any fiscal agent; that, whatever management
is instituted, it is confined in It's powers simply to the
business of the Treasury and pretext given to place
il beyond the reach ct the people, under the abused
principle of rested rights contracts. We hold, tina
the rights of the people and the Government cannot be
contracted but for the peace Of the country We
rejoice that the President excludes, We understand
his veto, the possibility of its application formerly
10 any system management Of the finances which ma
be Instituted. by excluding all private connection OF
partnership with the public ageHcy, and holding il
anu sHliply W LHc VI PUBIC lIuSL
| (Eroa the Baltimore RspnbieanJ
"Never have we taken the pen in hand with more
sincere pleasure IN delight than now, when are
enabled to 10 our readers the truly gratifying
intelligence that the President OF the United States
rising above the influence of party feeling, las done
his duty to his long cherished PRINCIPLES and HI.
NEY. MONSTER, which had been conceived and
brought forth in corruption. This act of Pfes
dent Tyler entities him to the sincere thanks of every
well. wsher of his country, and will place his name
among the bright galaxy of patriots 10 live in CRATE
ful remembrance, when the names of those who
would have used him for tner sinister purposes, will
be only referred to black contrast. We give bim
full credit for this. manly act; and hope, now that c
has struck the blow which is 10 sever him from The
Corfu ptionis,s, he will follow il up until the othe
obnoxious schemes Of Whiggery are, with this perse
rering enemy ctreedom, stricken to the death, never
again raise their hdeous heads in our happy country
This first blow has been powerful one; let him no
fate or fall back but be firm and determined, and al
will he well for The country, and the fame of "TYLEr
Toe!!''
". York Ern.J