Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-08

ia"o, r of the United States has been lett totaiiy
i,ute of means to satisfy the just demands OF Tue
s,hlc creditors 1t is said, that just aemahns .. pau
~ creditors have been presented Mt the reasu'y y
N,sd;nc by more than a million and hall OF aoi
'.Ss liz present ability to pay Such are .ne 0'e'
. ST. If the first few months Of Wing misrue:
w. nrevsnt the agitation of the Abolition ques'ioh
sr which Congress has no constitutional coh.'o., ~
:, avoid the intense excitement, and Tue nf
sn;on. which must flow from continued o!scuss'u"s u
- nhect of slavery in that body standns RUE "uu
~. ,don,ed by Congress- which prohibited the IeeeP
@. of all Abolition petitions. Against inns RUE the
,bern fanatics directed all their efforts I'd tue
~, having accomplished its repeal, they ni'gh. WIN
m rcili,y effect their ulterior objecis-the aootoh
mo-, IN the District of Columbia and the Ierri,o-
~. the prohibition Of the trade IN slaves between 'he
and finally the abolition of slavery itself through
,bs nnion. The Democrats predicted, that II the
wha party came into power, AIDED as they were va Tue
I,,,Ions by the Abolitionsts, th's point "ouio os
,,elded Abolition petitions wou'u DC 'eeesu, I"s
,"a If the barriers that guarded Southerh r'gn's
gus down. Southern Wings repelled the idea
',h s.o-n and Indignation. But on the meeting OF
At The Extra Session. the House OF RePresen.
,rss vas organized by the adoption OF all the rules OF
s nrsced,ng Congress, except the 2lst, which prom.
h,ed the reception OF Abolition Pethons nus ,n
~ ,hev decided that Abolition petitions should De
~. .ss5 and this prediction of the Democrats was
'..,,lr fulfilled We know that subsequently, the
1as rsconsdered the vote by which the rules were
.doo,ed and then, By compromise resoiulioh Piaceu
,,aLoo petitions on the same footing win all others-
III sreeut such as related to the subjects embraced IN
.hs p,ssdent's Message, being laid upon the table
sn h,s the marty were flushed with success, and con-
go, ,her mower the abolition petitions were recev
,d 4 different rule has been adopted at the present
as,n 10 what TO be attributed, out 10 the "a"-
n, which the Wings have received IN the iate eiec
,nos; Bu; still the fact remains, that whie they wee
,shsa with Success and confident OF their strength,
he
,h,l,;op ne,i,ons were received. Deeply do we de-
aos that on this question of such vital interest 10
The slayeholdinr States, instead OF presenting an un
h,oken front there should have been any DIVISION
among the Southern Representatives, separation from
III. South on such question is an offence when can
naber ba FORGOTTEN nor forgiven If any thing were
wanting to demonstrate the necessity OF nrmnesS'
union and perfect harmony of action among Soutnefh
men on this subject is to be found IN recent occur
rences in Congress Misguided and designing men u,
Tbs. body under the specious gulse OF asserting anu
maintaining the constitutional right OF Pe,'taon ~
"a,s,an,lv famine the flame of civil dscord, and Gre
amy spirit of disloyalty TO the Union on th's SUI
c, the South cannot and will not yield one Jo OF "
he Of her rights. The slightest CONCESSION =" ne
wonld but give rise to stronger demands. 'et oe
entity consists in firm and Determined RESISTANCE "
a, assaults upon her institutions at the very outset
ana 10 resist them most effsctuay, all southern men
bop,d have on this subject but one mind one ieehhs'
one common course OF action
The first measure Of the Extra Session, was the re-
NAL Of the law establishing the Independent lrea-
..,,r This law had been denounced by our Opponents
- rivnc 10 the President the control OF the treasury
and establishing in his hands complete union OF Tue
,nrse and The sword. On this ground they mad op,
eossd ,,s enactment as violatve of the fundamental
,,ncoles Of civil liberty 1t will be recollected tnat
HE lave prescribed with accuracy the KIND OF money
rh,oh sbnnd be received into the Treasury, and thatt
bonld be KEEP, by certain public officers appointed oy
lar and amenabe 10 the law, who were to give ample
security for the faithful discharge of their duties, and
be subject to the heaviest penalties Tor violation OF Inc
trusts confded to them THIS law me wing HuJoiiy
N CONGRESS precpita,ely repealed, before they had
enacted any other in its stead or made any provision
inr the safe keeping of the public money; and, not
only did they repeal this law, but, at the same ue,
they also repealed the State Bank depos'te law OF lSo
thus leaving the public money to be kept by the irea
sur Of the United States under the law OF 1872 anG
the Join, resolution of 1916, without any adequate legal
regulation 10 the places where, and the manner IN
Which should be kept and, according 10 the consruc-
,on NJ, upon the law of 50 by Hamilton, and alter
wards pracsed on leaving it mainly to Executive d,s
creon 10 regulate the Treasury. Thus, did the wing
Party revive the very state of things which exist
ed between the Removal Of the Deposites IN lcoo'
and the passage of the Deposite Act OF le3o-a
state Of things, which they themse yes then de,
nounced as a complete union OF the purse ana
The sword, and giving TO the President uncontrolled
command OF the public Treasury. What are we 10
think Of this proceeding; Are we to consider 1t us
sfcaiion of their charges, made against General
Jackson and the Democratic party IN lo3E VI, are
We TO conclude that though the Wings still really be-
eye this state OF things highly injurious to the public
interest," and most inmical TO civil liberty, yet know
.ngy and voluntarily they preci plated the country
INTO it. in the vain hope that they would force John
Tyler forego his constitutional scruples and give his
sanction 10 the National Bank which they were
then connecting, rather than leave the Treasury
without adequate legal regulation
When the Democrats urged upon the people IN
Virginia and elsewhere, that the Bank question
was involved in the presidential contest, and that
the Wing party, Gf successful in the electonsD
would charter National Bank, the idea was prompt
iy Iepeled II denied, that General Harrison
was Bank man, that any such issue was IN
yolved the election Indeed, the Central Wing Com
nee in Richmond declared in an Address 10 the Peo-
pie Of Virginia, that far General Harrisons OPT
mons were known to them, they were uniavorable to
Bank and Mr.. Rves, (who ,rayersed the broad e1
tent Of the State, from East TO West and from North
10 South the advocate of his eection) every where
proclaimed General Harrison an anti Bank man, and
uniformly denied that the election turned on the Bank
question On this point they satisfied many who were
opposed 10 Bank, and enlisted them in support OF
zen HARRISON The President, too, in his message to
congress, al the of the called session,
declared that the people had sustained President Jack
son 70 his memorable veto of the bill to recharter the
bank Of the U. s. Yet, after all this, was
party boldly and unbushingIy took the ground, that
The Bank question had been decided by the people
at the polls; that they had given their voice une-
GuFocally for the establishment of a Bank; tina,
Tue consi'tuonali'y of such institution, was no
longer an open question: having been fully settled
oy precedent and that, therefore, they would not con-
descend to argue either its expedency its consttu-
OnaI'ty Upon these grounds $50 directly opposed to
0s= on which the canvass conductedD they press
70 forward 10 lis final passage the bill 10 establish The
l ,s Bank Of the United States" To obvate the
Icuies Of those who regarded the late Bank of the
ec States unconstitutional, this act provided for
e location of the Mother Bank in the District Of Co.
o'a' with authority 10 establish branches in the Ter
.'O''es and Districts Of the United States, and also in
a"y s'ae with tue assent Of such State. 1t further
provided that an Office, established, should not be
without the of Congress; and that any
ae' winch did not, at the first session of its Legsla
4's aeF The passage Of the act Internationally asse nj
u'sseht 10 the establishment Of such office, should
e'saiter be presumed TO to it, What was this
o ou, gross and apabe perversion of local power
- Ng'slanon for the District Of Columbia into power
general legislation for the Union; and the assertion
'ne principle, that by the assent or acquies-