Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-14

sttuents but he was the fsvore (or ought tn be) Of
the Wing party, for they placed him where ne rs
They qnarrelled, it true; but, as IT was family
quarrel, he would leave them to settle it among them
selves.
But there an at,emp, to build up third party
and under what name' The moderate men OF both
parties. There was such attempt made some years
ego, when Judge White ran IS Of no party Now he
(Mr IT, Of opinion ha, one or other Of the exist
ing great parties of the country h and be could
not comprehend how third division was 10 be made
The moderate men of both parties! Who are they
There were those who advocated Sub Treasury; and
they were ultra Therefore, this moderate party could
not 20 with them. Then there were the Bank Wings;
and they were ultra. The moderate men could not,
therefore, 60 with them but they must take the men
who could 20 between the two-a sort OF exche9uer
concern. But what was an exchequer' They had
e1chegner schemes reported 10 that House which
odious 10 him than old fashioned Bank
Of the u. S and he felt grateful that that question
was TO be brought forward, for he wisie. The
Wings put their record in opposition 70 IL as
guaranty that the interests Of the country WIRE
not TO be destroyed by such institutions. Aud what
propositions mad they nowa Why, they had the tx.
chequer recommended by the President Of the U. S
but, it sud, that the proposition would not receive
the sanction of The House. They had also the pro.
position Of the Select Committee Of the last session
The Wing party, having majority in that House, had
proposed Bank Of the U. S their frs: choice
Well that could not receive the sanction Of the Pre-
sdent Of the u S., and therefore could not become
law. The Wing party, them would be forced 10 choose
between two propositions; and they must take either
the Sub Treasury which had been reported by the gen.
lleman from New Hampshire or allow the public mo-
neys to remain in the pocket Of the President But
what did the Wing party say OF the character Of the
President That he was honest, That lie had one
drop of patriotic blood in his veins, No. rot one.
But, the contrary the whole Wing party said that
this evil President ought not 10 be trusted by the PEG.
pie of the U. S. Why, they denounced him as trail
tor, who had sold himself and sacrificed bis country on
the altar of individual aggtandzemen.-thut he wss
Of the Wing Presiden: by the Wing party on 'ha;
floor. And yet what they about 10 do! They
could not establish their iavonte sys,em-a Bank Of
The u 81 but they had the choice, either 10 leave the
money in the pocket Of this base individual or to take
The Sub Treasury odious it mi ght be to them. And
which did they PREFER f,hey preferred The pocket of
the President of the u s, they gave the lie 10 all lhey
had said Of the character of John Tyler and pronomn
ced that they did not themselves believe what they
said
and whether he remaned So he (Alr. t. would leave
the country to judge BY what now occurred. Did The
Wings then choose 10 keep the public money in tie
pocket Of John Tyler, as their second choice Tt. r
first choice United States Bank; and, falling ~
that did they deem the pocket of John Tyler, without
restraint or control of law The best possible pan' The
Wings had the opportunity to speak out, and say,
whether they would have the Sub.Treasury, or the
pocket of John Tyler believing him to be- as they
serted, base and corrupt man. 1t was evident they
must take The other horn OF the dilemma
Though the Treasury not their avorie scheme,
yet free from the danger to which the other was
posed; and let them remember it their own act
which produced this state Of things. They put the
money in the pocket of John Tyler for disbursement
and safe keeping; and would they prefer to keep it there
when they knew, by two vetoes that they could not
have u States Bank They had involved The mselves
al. ~ .
the Sub. Treasury as the means Of keeping The public
money-n plan by which the use Of the public money
for the purposes Of corruption was prevented; thay
must acknos ledge to the American people that al Efy
had said Of the baseness of JOHN Tyler was false
That was his (Mr. Ts) view of the question it
presented 10 The House: and he knew not member
of the House who had not made Up his mind upon it,
and upon all the other questions which involved
10 the subject matter Of that discussion. John Tyler
was the Wing Executive; he was made and created by
Them for purposes Of thers and lie better known TO
them than to him-(Mr. Tnrney) John Tyler was not
his (Mr. T.s) CHOICE the choice of those whom he
represented that floor; for they had great ath in
him, nor could they comprehend him.
lie wished 10 see the Wings committed on that ques
ton; for he had feared that feeling themselves tutn-
bling to pieces they would attempt BY some plan, 10
compromise with Captain Tyler Captain Tyler was
SubTreasury, which guarded by legal punish.
ments But the other party SAID he was no Wing, be-
cause he would not sanction U. 8. Bank. IT, then,
he was neither Wing nor Democrat he was certainly
not "a moderate Of both parties, and could not,
therefore, be rallied round BY them. He (Mr. IT,
thought it was exceedingly difficult TO define mode
rate man Of both partiesa Of both parties-a man.
who sometimes went with the Federaists, and some
times with the Democrats, but who, at all times, abused
them both.
Thus then, il attempted 10 build third party
But the which had sprung up the Wing party lid
not tall Tho l)sm 4
touch lie sub.treesury. They lad been told by the
Wing party that the times we're hard and oppressive;
and that the prosperity Of The county, and high prices
and public confidence must be restored by The repeal Of
the sub treasury They had repealed 1t, they had des
troyed the Democratic policy; and had they raised The
price of produce had they increased the reward OF
labor: had they restored confidence in the community:
had they done anything toward the accomplishment OF
their promises made in the late campaign: They had
repealed the sub treasury the moment they got INTO
power but their other promises unre deemed ana
he could not ocqu Captain Tyler, and great class OF
the Wing party for repeating that law, before some
substitute was provided for H. John Tyler knew tLat
the re peal would throw the money INTO his own pocke,
without the restraint Of law and the Wing party heo
allowed it TO remain there without having made any
great attempts TO it elsewhere, where It coulu
be protected by law. Now he wished the Wings to say
in Is hat attitude they stood before the country Let
them look back 10 heir own speeches, at the lime when
Gen j. rem owed The depos!es, and then say how tlcy
could allow The public money 10 remain IN the
pocket Of man whom they say they believe TO be hot
base and corrupt. He (Mr. ~ believed the Wing
party would say that John Tyler vas BY far more base
and more corrupt than they he'd said Cen jackson
was; and yet they permitted him 10 retain lhe public
money in his pocket. They would not go for the tx
chequer they would no, accept the sub treasury which
they knew they could pass, and thereby guard 'he
money by legal safeguards and did they not therefore
make the admission that they preferred The pocket
the bnse and corrupt President any other place e1cep
the Bank, which they knew trey could not eo'an:-
For himself he should vote for the proposition OF The
gentleman from New Hampshire; ond i The House die
not adopt tina, propositions he should consider II 10 be
an admission of preference Of John lylsrs poke
(whence the money might be taken for corrupt ane
dangerous purpose to system restrained and govern
cd by law.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of South Carolina. did not rise
for the purpose OF discussing the Exchfquer rnoJET
more than once recommended by the President ant
now repcr,ed upon unfavorably by the Committee G
Wars and Means further than 10 say that, IN bis OPP
MON, il was by no means Tie most prePoserous pro
position that has been submitted 10 The consideration
Of the American people, since ques'iors connected
with the currency have occupied so much OF Their at
ten,ion Even if its merits could be dcm2nstru'ed, II
would probably have but little prospect OF success in
Congress, almos, every membero of which is pledged