Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-12
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vi there ever was time Tor 4 united and slmulta-
neous action the part of those who cherish free
Government-one based upon The cardinal principles
o the Constitution, under the clear and explicit inter-
probation given that sacred instrument by Thomas
Jefferson and James Madison, whose opinions have al
ways been considered orthodox by the Republican par
~ Of this glorious Coniaderacynow the auspicous
moment. With secret enemies, who have cciled them
selves like the serpent in the bosoms of conf1ng
prop ready to dart their poisoned langs that BY enc
fell swoop, the Constitution, legacy bequeathed
by our Revolutionary fathers will be annihilaed, AMI
that too under the pretended glrb Of Wing principles,
by stabbng the President, through the agency OF the
mnprncipled Representatives of less than moety Of
to as ss to at'%sf a as BE- ptGe
sfo .e ssnoy gers TO which they would fam
ever the time should arrive, when the Legislature shall
exercise all power, independent of the President
which doctrine is clearly and uneqnvocay advocated
by the Federal majority III Congress may, indeed,
bid farewell TO the genius OF our free institutions
alt intended by the Constitution, that the Presi.
dent should represent the sentiments and Interests oil
the People III their aggregate capacity far as the
Constitution, which he has sworn 10 support, will per-
mt, according to his CONSCIENTIOUS views OF this tuRd
mental and Organic law. Without 4 written Consttu
iion explicit and drr 3D. 10 what would our boas,ed
Liberties amount Nothing whatever. Then it is the
shield which protects the minority from the encroacl-
ment and usurpatinn Of reckless minority, whose
cdirt, according 10 modern Whsgery is the fundamcnl-
al law ITSELF because they, and they Alone the true
Constitutional Legislative enactments III these
the doctrines of the Wing IMPURITIES in Congress- (and,
to bear out in my hypothesis, appeal 10 the history
otthe last two years. THIS any longer Government
purely of the Peopc-the true and legitimate source
OF all power: No
"By these anti Republican aud Unprecedented doc.
trnes, the President who is elected by the People, Is
nothing bnt cypher merely placed at the head Of al
fairs 10 sign and approve Whatever those, who
presenting portions ofs People, shall choose TO enact,
matter whether the power is granted or not which
never before promuged since The days Of Alex.
ander Hamilton, whose high minded aud honorable
course, although monarch:st, received at least t;
appreciation Of the Republican party for openly and
undsguiscdy advocating his avorc policy of govern.
ment, aud winch the Wing party Of the present day
has the courage 10 avow, although they atlempt
ing accomplish the views Of :hls c.eat man, under
tine mantle OF Mr.. Jefferson, and iniu, into the admI
nista,ion Of our government his o public policy
81 have read the Constitution over and over again.
and am entirely at loss 10 find IN what part oil that
instrument the power to create Bank Of the U. > rs
delegated. In part Of il is The word Bank or Cor
poration used in the delegated powers-and if pow
not delegated according 10 the tenth article Of
that Instrument preserved to the States respec
lively or to the people, II this is the true nterpre-
ta,ion Of the Constitution, (and appeal to the nsru
ment itselt) where is The power derived by which this
Wing Congress has attempted 10 iost upon the people
Bank Of the IT, States? Ii is attempted 10 be derived
by forced construction and implication powers, which
If sanctioned by the American people, will prove
destructive 10 the best interests of the country, because
the Constitution, the organic law under when we live,
will he dead letter-meaning nothing but what the
majority may choose To dictate The power ander
which the Federal plry-b before IL received The
mlr Whg-clamed tue right 10 create Bank oil tie
United States derived from the Preamble VI. the
CONSTITUTIONS to provide for The defence pro-
mote The general welfare, Nc. but since lis baptsmal
celebration, which it cIris;ened Dhs. and
James Watson Webb stood It's godfather, II has
sought the power from the ninth article of The Const
tuiion which declares that Congress may make all
laws necessary and proper for carrying into
ton the foregoing powers vested by this Constitution
in the Government of tie United States, or IN
any department officer thereof. Where is the
power in this part Of the Constitution, delegated 10
Congress 10 create National Bank? If the power
is explicitly defined, by nane contend that it il
part of the instrument, and, therefore, 1t s not inc
cessary nor proper that such an institution should be
Incorporated, because the power is reserved 10 the
States and 10 the people, and until they renquIsh
this reserved right and delegate it, by amending the
Constitutions Congress has right whatever TO create
such an institution. With This view Of the premises
which have laid down, land challenge 'Cotee
House Bolts or any of his principal dmtors, even
the icarncd Willard Fillmore himself to dsprove them)
Congress alone has violated The Constitution by attempt
ing force upon the people noisns e0eRS, Bank Of
the u. S., and that President Tyler has noby placed
himself on lis outer wall and mannIy waroed Oft the
blow which aimed al American liberty, for which
he will receive the lasting gratitude of every votary
who has enjoyed s blessings.
"'lhe course Of the present majority in Congress, II
carried ont, would, certain the rising and setting
of the SUM- inlet upon this nation the bnrthrn oi
heavy national debt-tle destructive element Of free
Govcrnment-and The bond of monarchy, which
binds the people its very centre, because the arlsto.
cracy and the wealthy atone interested in The debt
the they have invested, and the labor OF the
people alone is the only means by which they can re-
ceive their exorbItant interest By this means, cap.
tai is centralized in the hands Of The few, and the
olfaI bpprp Is nnlIcv n
Britain not diminish her national debt, but TO increase
it, because in the proportion that she increases vs.
inst in the proportion she ensaVes and degr1des
the mass whose labor considered by the aristocracy
fair plumber and this s the course of policy that
this Wing Congress wishes to intllct upon the Anne.
rcan people, that 4 splendid aristocratic Government
may be built up, al sacrifice of the abors OF our
glorious pr"gcntors, who have passed from the stage
Of action, and left us undIsnbed IN our national bless
ings for the preservation of which, the FATHER
OF MS COUNTRY invoked the aid Of Divine Pro-
violence, and left us, his individual bequest, his
Farewell Address, every sentence ct which breathes
lofty and patriotic devotion for the final and nj
innate Of the glorious experiment which had
Just begun, and in which he took prominent part
With these "reminiscences fresh in our recollectIons,
where is the America citizen who loves his country,
and who admires frmness and decision of character
that will not nobly respond TO the manly sentiments
uttered BY the Presden, IN vindcaion Of The Consi-
tuition, and thus thwarting measure conceived IN
frauds It's birth being Legitimate and not consonant
with our misunderstanding been nurtured into ex.
is,ence by foreign poentaes, that they might crush
the people, and perpetuate their exisence-is there
any wonder that this free people should battle against
such monster, the devasations Of which now seen
and fell in the remoest parts of our country, whilst
the prominent revealing in luxury at the
pense of the widow and orphan Look at the shades
of Ashland There you Will see its feed attorney.
Look at the mansion of Andalusia There you will
SEE its President in all the pomp and grandeur of
prince of the old world These two prominent indi-
viduals-the one its advoc1tethc other its financial
asent-are idols of the universal Wing party, and
both living monuments of the FRAUD which has been
praclised upon The unsuspcctng widow and the help
less orphan, who have been reduced to penury and
want, by their Legislative and financial blunders
"Mr Bidde, on his retiring from the Presidency Of
the u s. Bank of Pennsylvania, proclaimed, in the
face Of the world othat she STRONGER md in better