Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-04-07

We have more last words for Mr. r r Daniel The
voluntee, Orator of Monday last. lie spoke, indeed
in the Cumbyes' vein of the log cabn-he same bald
and unsupported assertons-the 81 me deficiency O. A.
guments-tbe same appeals to vul gar prejud cesth.
same hurrah style of crying up Clay and rua,in,
down Jackson, Van Buren, and Company. Spsak,ng
he did, in the County Court House. in this CITY sn
his audience principally consisting Of the ctzrns of
Richmond, many of them your old coon, log cabin
hard cider men, 1t is wonder, as the Richmond WIN
says, that Gin less than ten minutes, the Court House
resounded with shouts, is it any wonder that the
Democrats of the county should have been ANNOYED
by the metropolitan thunders in their But what
did all the speech amount TO: Arguments without,
acts-assertions without proof-log cabin sarcasms-
hits for etfect-'a pennyworth OF bread 10 all this
sack" First they told that Mr. W. Smith was
thrown overheard, because he Calhoun man, when
every Republican member knew beter-next that
Mr.. Hunter was saved by line he had put mo the
Enquirer, when 1t is of record, that his letter
did not appear till the 9th March, t,ro days aiier tie
Apportonment bill passed. And, then, that this Dis
rict was carved as it is, in order 10 "head' TIA.
distinguished Wing, Mir. Bolts The Orator attacked
also the Administration Of Mr.. Van Buren,, and run
up its debts TO more than 20 mllons-and this upon
some mere ipse di1it Of Mr. Fillmore, when cs MIR
Jones showed him, there before HIM the solemn
reports of two Secretaries of The Treasury, stating
the debt at about seven millions. Then, MIR. ID. Is
pleased TO deny that the power 10 establish Bank
had been asked and refused in the General Convea.
ton, and that it had been conveyed IN the power 10
regulate commerce. And i his authority he boldly
professed to quote s'the Madison Papers, when i
appears from hem pages 1876 and lJ17 that r Nad,.
proposed TO grant the power grant charters of
incorporation where the interest OF the L S might
require and the legislative provisions of individual
States may be incompetent. "His primary object"
he said was ''to secure easy communication between
the States which the free intercourse be opened
seemed to call for. Mr. King objected TO Il; upen The
ground that he States will be preudiced and dyidcd
INTO parties by it. In Philadephi and New York. It
will be referred 10 the establishment of bank which
has been subject of contention in those cities. In
other places, it viii be referred mercantile monepo
lies" "Col. Mason was for limiting the power 10 lie
single case of canals" Nc. "The motion beas So
modified as to admit distinct question specifying aud
limited to the OF canals'-it rejected by
offs to B. and then, adds Mr. Madison, "he other
part fell of course, including the power rejected
So also Mr. Jefferson says in his Memoirs: "among
the enumerated powers given 10 Congress, 10
erect corporations. II was debate struck out. Se-
verul particular powers were then proposed. Among
others, Robert Morris proposed give Congress pow.
to establish National Bank. Gouverneur Morris
opposed il, observing that it extremely doubtful
whether the Constitution they were framing coudey
be passed at all by the people Of America tina. cte
il its best chance, however, they should make it PAL
atabe possible, and put nothing INTO il very
.ental, which might raise up enemies; tha: his col.
league Robert Morris) well knew that "a Bank was
in their State (Pennsylvania) the very watch-word of
party that Bank had been The great bone Of con,eu
between the two parties Of The State from the
Enlistment Of their Constitution, haYng been erected
put down. and erected again, eithe. party pepon-
deraed that, therefore, to insert this power, would
stantly enlist against the whole instrument, the whole
of the anti Bank party in Pennsylvania. Wherenpon
it was rejected, every other special power,
cept that of giving copy rights to authors, and patents
to inventors the general power Of incorporating be-
ing whitfield down to this shred. Wilson agreed 10 the
fact" THAT is, this satement)
But the boldest and most amusing of all MIR. Daniels
assertions was that The Wings were State Rights men.
II man can be black and white At the same tune
friend of strict as well iantudin0uS construction
"A supporter of Mr.. Clay with all his known contempt
Of The strict limitations OF the Consuton-can inter-
polatc by construction National Bank, Protective
Tariff &C., &C.; if such Wing can be State Rights
nan-Then every Fedcralist is State Rights man--
for every such Wing is fcderalis in grain and prnc
ple-then the distinction between Hamilton and JEFF
terson was idle and of no Neutrality-suspicious. what
MIR. Marshall told in his history that it was The first
Bank OF the L. States which contributed to lay down
he foundation of the two parties, historically false aid
substantially foolish. Then indeed may the lcderali.ts
attempt to shove the Republicans from their stools and
Pinckncy, and Webster ard Clay, and Daniel himself
are ALL all good State Rights men, and good Republicans,
But advise the Orator 10 so to Washington and take
gu, paten, for this most astonishing and ingenious in
yenti0n