Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-10

s,so that tnose who shall appear the most reck
"a and noisy will mos, probably be lett IN the
. h.n me uay cont for The party 10 pass upn" W..
~ .s,s,ops through lis Representatives 10 she Naoha'
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f,;en A. of all the Democratic Candidates, not Only %
!. os, conducive 10 The promotion OF theis own ptou
ia, o,e,ss,s but Us 1t IS The safest and surese ea"
| of ensurng tn general triumph VI e" r.
ciole.-N Orleans Courier
r,~rse FROM COLONEL BENTON TO CITIZENS or
| LIZ l e" ~ MISSOURI. IN,
| GLASGOW, Mo, Aug. %, 1913
| c.,na,. Your kind letter of invitation TO WISH
80 - md na,rio,ic couniy of Howard, and 10 acceP
nnhc dinner from my political friends, mas met '''e
q, I'm. MACE and is more agreeable 10 me as eo''s
from old and valued friends and long approved ah'
se.trast friends of Democracy Inc dinner - u
lied IN conformity 10 my long established rule; oui
,h ,,.;, 10 The county intendedto make wih"utih
vu,,on and to remain IN |. lung enough 10 nave ."
onoortuny of seeing at their own convenience anu
ubout the Formally of public meeting, sush VI my
fo, citizens as should do me The honor TO exchahee
salutatIon with me- . a.,.a,t
hsv. to make you many thanks for the ndulgent
v;ea ub,ch YOU have taken ofmy public condnc'; ano'
While INV own estimate of my public laoors 10 much
below yours, cam at least, say, that my cou,se u4
been dis,nterssed and straight forward IN % yea's
service have had no changes TO account LOT, OF NEON"
ssences 10 reconcile have provided no ofh:e or cor"
tract for any Of my relations and have refused every
thing that has been offered myself
You are pleased to refer with APPRECIATION 20 my
conduct in relation TO the British treaty; ana mere
excusabe TO accept applause far time has already CON
frroed all my objections 10 that instrument ne NC"
houndary line turns TO BE- the military ilontei
agreed upon by Council Of British Generals lot lne
pTot.cton Of Quebec The fugitive criminal ar'c'e
for the protection of slaves who murder theif Owners,
and carry their horses o, boats to Canada and nassau
Tine African squadron article admits the right OF
search and visitation, The red line mopis lausneu
at The DR. Franklin letter is rePudated! ne oio
mountain boundary (sacrlhced by this 'rea'yD is ao
mitted to have been The true line! Inc war threat 10
admitted to have been an experiment on the nervous
system of our leaders and the commercial pulse OF our
cities And all that the British ask, IS, mat 'hey
may have the same American negntiators To regulate
commerce with them BY treaty, and to settle al ohei
differences between the two countries.
did, indeed, fight that British treaty. ana moi only
for hat il contained but for something else also We
fought the Ore gon question that fight! Myself ana
colleague were upon it, We answered like Americans
and saved the country. Ny worthy colleague was
especially sounded-his answer killed their hopes-ano
afterwards the exposure which was made OF the sacr
fee of the North Eastern and North Western bounda-
RES showed the danger OF udventurng upon ne"
sacrce and thus the surrender OF the NoIhern oahh
Of the river, and half the country, 10 the BRUSH, was
pos poned 10 future day Happily, the result OF Inc
elections have restored The Democracy to power, ano
adjourned that postponement Stne de- Ana mere lel
ne say that five and twenty years ago, IN series OF
essays that subject presented tins oregon question
In the people under the aspect which II now wears-
Our title to 1.-THE British designs upon 1.-THE neces
sy for its Immediate possession by our county
The folly of the treaty II 1915 which admitted the Brit
fish to its Joint occupalion-on all these points, the
public mind at the point that was at 20 years
ago; but there annther point was then al, "hch
the public mind has not yet reached namely Inc IN
trod ucton of the East India trade to the valley oil the
Mississippi through The mnulh OF the Columbia Inc
invention Of railroads, and the discovery Of the South
Pass since that time have crowned the feasibility Of
this idea.
notice in detail of all The topics which your letter
contains would require too much space Tor tins brei
ans ser; but there of them which, from their
daily bearing the daily business Of the people, and
the trouble they still give Us, demand 'rotn me wore
support of what you say. speak OF National!
Bank and the paper currency. One might suppose,
that, after the Great Bank had been repuda;ed py us
greatest champion as an so6soiete idsa'-aer lis ex-
p"sion has shown it 10 be- ach,tcd Sepufehre tHed
lcuh deud mems bOnes and 'cHh corruption -a'tf lhr
equalization of exchanges shows 1t was not necessary
to their regulation alter the introduction oil more IMAM
one hundred millions of gold aud silver shows that II
was not wanted mandatory OF paper currency
after the reduction OF interest to four o. five per cent
Der annum IN The cities where people paid one and a
half per cent, per month"; while The grea, Bank and her
branches stood among hcm-atter all this, and so many
condemnatlons of the institution nj the elections II
might have been expected that the question was Of
rest and the country relieved from lis agitation But
not so the fact Tine ghost Of the monster still sinks
upon the land The old F-deraliss oil The Hsmtonlan
school, now, forty years ago, still follow II as the
leading Of their policy; and many good citizens I'm
other respects good Drmocrats) who are mised into
SUPP, spd necessity for It 10 the time OF suspended banks
deprecated paper money! deranged exchanges, and u"
gold SILVER have no, yet recovered from the delusve
idea the taken up Hence, the question OF National
Bank must stIil be a sub -ct Of political contest The
strongest Efforts of the Federass will be mlde for lie
chief advocate; their united exertlons will be directed
against him who, the most formidable day of bank
puwer Mr. Van Buren) had the courage and PATRIOTISM
declare the iment winch your letter hos quoted
"Uncompromisinl hostility 10 a National Bank. Great
The deb, of gratitude which the country owes 10 Gen
Jackson for opposition to this bank Vast are the
evils she would have inflicted us, her disastrous
career had not been stnpped To say nothing OF p"t
cal evils the shape OF corruption, carried INTO all the
sources and fountains of ber.y-int" The press thr
elections and the legislative has-to say nothing OF
having power in the country stronger than the TO-
vernment, and which governed the government and
nut 10 and put down the price OF all property produce
and labor as 1t pleased and which itself vas subord
nate 10 the pocy of the Bank Of England-to say
thing of evils from which he has saved w. he has
also saved the people aud The Treasury of the United
States from the loss OF the hundred millions of dol
lars which has fallen upon its stock ho'ders and note
holders upon the local banks which II has swallowed
mn the States II has swindrd, and the foreign capital
lss Il has cheated The hundred millions Of loss which
has fallen upon oil The parites would have fallen upon
the people and the Treasury Of The L. s, had it not
been for the most glorious aud ever memorable order
for the removal of The deposits
Mr. Van Buren,, the friend and successor of General
Jackson paid the price Of his "uncompromising
hostility Ia this nsiitu,on for II vas the chef agent
Of his oy, ithrow in the memorable election 0! 1870
iha, which made the suspension, aud created the
distress, and furnished The principal part Of the
for the carousas and frauds which d'sgraced that cleo.
ton; and now he ls the selected object against which
all The old ndherents of the bank direct The concenra
cd energies Of all their power.
The reform of the currency has been ielt to be .
sacred duty by the Democratic party, and much has
been done by The Jackson aud Van Buren, Admns,ta.
lions to accomplish il. The gold standard has been
corr: ced and that metal restored 10 crca!aton-the
laws against the circulation of foreign silver
have been repealed, and The Importation If the
liver hos vssiy mere asedle faint has been branch
ed, sud gives the South and West the benefit al
rs cn,nage-the National Bank has been put down,
which collected from the States, and shipped to Eng
land, fafiy-two millions of hard dollars in twenty
years-ihe Independent Treasury established,
which made the divorce between Bank and State and
brought gold and silver To the United States from all
foreign counres and distributed it through the whole
Uuion by making the sole currency OF the Federal