Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-10-07

s rup TO whom hey have been terror, atic peculiar
opinions Of old Virginia They were IN The ascend
an; by the time the extra session OF Ic4i arrived Ana
The very first thing which General Harrisons Secre
tarv of The Treasury, under Mr. Tyler, presented
was certain organization oil district and State Banks
cnIed Ewnr's bill, such as, if i: should prove sue
cos sIuI Mr. Clay had said e would reJoce aid heart
liz ocouiesce'' in-"none would more Than he should
nnd vet no sooner did he see II enter The Sri'ate
Chamber than liz denounced il as "weak and ricketty
.concern," And instead of trying this other
means than United States Bank agency, he pressed
F,sca. Banks aud Fiscal Corporations, regardless Of
his pledge altogether 10 whit for "the arhtrament oil
enl,nh,ensd public opinion lie kept his promise
only in changing the names oil the same OLD rose,
which under other names OF "0sscnt and 'diSscnt,
stIl smelt as sweet. These were vetoed, and imme
dutely Mr. TYLER accused of inconsistency, per-
Gdy and treachery, not for departing from both his
old and new opinions and principles, but because hc
would not beiruy them BY playing hypocre too III gd-
IN, nils for the popular palate. His offence his
honesty in adheng his consistent faith and in trying
too and long to please politicians who were de-
tprmned not TO be pleased with him. Their offence has
been one which God alows to 60 unpublished even
IN this world-the sin OF tramp!ing rulhlessy upon
oocd heart and good name "Vengeance IS NINE
will repay, saith the Lord !! ! would not, md
could no JOIN i'll this monstrops outrage upon every
honest principle of politics, upon every valuable pre-
cept of morality, and upon every tender feeling OF hu.
maui,y pcrpelraled by the Presidents enemies upon
friend and whose opinions knew when voted Tor him,
and afterwards rs well as know them now, and as
know them 10 have been known to some OF those who
complain, we'll as they were known to me- Had
exaced of him TO ign , Bank Dill after ms, not
he. would have been perhdious and, had he gned onr
be not l. would have been perjured His perhdy was in
dsappo nng these who demanded OF HIM 10 y from his
fifth his treacery was in deceiyng the decevers-hIs
Inconsistency in adherng TO principles which he
had ever proessed My consistency IS IN supporting
:. af I.tpp he plIpn
he consented 10 be my candidate, and when he received
INV vote Common honesty forbade that ! should exact
other conditions than those entered INTO al Inc time oil
the political contract That time was at the election
By the election oflS40 abide support those names
still under whose "signs conquered. But where
is The consistency of those who have fled from the ban
ners oil "Tippecanoe md Tyler TOO:
As said in ls4l before the extra session, waited
for The "roublng Of the waters for the voice oil the
People No. only so. ! would not consent TO press
Mr.. Tyler 10 the wall on that question, when II was
bad faith towards him do so; and with precisely The
same feelings and views towards w. S. Bank as those
expressed by Mr.. Clay Tay!orsvle, would not push
the fate of charter for lifetime to come upon the
death which 1t certain TO meet OH the bosses OF the
Executive bnckler-the certain death by the veto. 1t
was madness in The professed friends of such nst
tuition TO destroy by such course AS they loved IT.
they should have wnrded off from tsuch fate. had no
political game to play, however, at The expense oil such
an nlcrr they had Now, with the unpoPuarty OF all
banks with the perfect horror OF BANK which has
naturally seized upon the sovereign People after the
and developments of the last few years: with
thousands uerng millions of curses through clenched
teeth breadless by the fraudulent bankruptcies of cor
poratons, how can expect the "arbrament OF IN.
ightcned public opinion to be in favor OF another u.
S. Bank for ages 10 come? Before expect that,
late experience must be wrapped in the oblivion of for
pe,fuiness and there be miraculous revival Of
sound mor,y, which not likely To happen in day
Of pecuiaon, dedication. perjury fraud, and total loss
of all confidence between man and his fellow man
The Executive is justly arrayed against it too We
must try something else, and slowly move with eau.
steps towards the perfection OF better system,
which w bring hack 10 better times. The Goeern-
mcat muse not Rotc rely upon corporations. None oil
them age TO be trus'ed. II must s'ofdr and bind by
oath mud bond its officers, and hold up TO them the
Of the poy and the penitenary in order 10 Sc
curey receive, keep, aad disburse the public money
II must IFS eyes, arms, and agents, regulated
by penal laws. This DONE the means OF a medium OF
exchange provided plenty of revenue provided, and
all our foreign relations settled in am,ty, the times OF
peace and plenty will come again. But in the mean
lime the time of publication must go What il the
first preparatory step towards al this? My opinion on
this point fully expressed by NY concurrence, on the
select committee the currency at the late session. in
the report of that committee by Mr. Gushing, and in
the Exchequer bill therein proposed.
| Such ore my views and conclusions; and ! leave
YOU who have been kind, ndulgeni, aud faithful
TO me, 10 Judge them according 10 the times and cir
cumstances n which We all alike live and suffer.