Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-12
RICHMOND. TUESDAY, MARCH u
ADDRESS


OF TIE DEMOCRATIC CE.vYR3L COMMITTEE
Il To THE PEOPLE or VIRGINIA.
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i FELLOW CiTlzEss;-We have been promoted r.
dress you al this curly period Of the Sorino csn,,
because we are anxious TO rouse you; because o. a.
to see the Republicans rally,ng IN all their mrlt
organ zng with al their force because ya 49, ''a
ri save the State at the Spring election from the re,o
the Federal Wings; because we wish to deorvs 49,,
OF oil the humbng pretences, which lhsy wall mos, 49,
candIdy set up for claiming the Safe n, The r.I
Election and above all, because Developments b,-
been made since the meeting of State ,nveo,o,
which mark out the character and prnc,pls oC,t
opposition. We have shown you, that among tbsn
are the alarming doctrines which have been on, fot
IN the Address Of the late Convention as the forneL
repudIated, and now the recognized doctrines Of M
Federal party. In this, they do state 10 hall
you, that one OF their measures is protective T.,,@
IN the shape OF The abomnabe bill Of 1872 which thew
now claim The ''principal fruit of their victory -
ic4o In tins, they proclaim their de voon 10 Nsor
al Bank Tor the purpose OF regulating the currency IN
this, they announce the Distribution of the procefd.
The sales oil the public lands part Of their permanent
pol'cy-and, IN all probability, assumption of tw,
hundred millions OF State debts, which NAV be funded
upon the issue Of stock, secured by the future
sales OF The public lnds, viii probably follow in lis
Tram In tins Address, they proclaim Henry Clay the
iatitudnons interpreter of the Constitutions the edeo
cafe OF high protective tariff OF q mammoth Bank az
he
candidate and their champion. Bat this address IS no,
the only development of the Federal Convention
which is calculated 10 arrest attention We have
referred 10 letter, which has just been Published from
the pen of ore of their most distinguished par:izans
who substantially mputes 10 them a want of can
dor, want Of ii.mnesS. want Of honesty IN Their
proceedings of $40. We have already shown son
how comp tly' the facts upon The record attest the
justice of The declaration In 1850 their address dl.s
the Protective Tariff and the Bank, rs some Of
the issues of the day. They then prolessed the b. IF
that the former had heen adjusted By the COMPROMISE
Act-anJ that the latter would never be revived Ia
their next Address of 1910, they commended General
Harrison an "otthodox politician, 'nd.iash.
Toned Republican and endorsed his opinions 10 that
capacity, and among the rest the declaration Of his e
ter Of le.2 that he opposed TO any Bank of the
States because ''unconsttnton ol'-not being among
the granted powers We have else shown you, viii
what facility, their late address OF l344 The s-rpr:
sheds his sk!n--and Whggrry appears a full 1wn
friend OF Bank and of u Protective Tariff But no
sooner had they crept INTO power, By masking Their op
Mons and playing off their mumneries upon the cour.
try, than their acts calculated 10 confirm the
declarations of Mr. Newton They were scnrcely warn
their seats before they hurried IN hot haste 10 pass
OF measures, III direct contradiction 10 the pro-
essons which they had made, for The purpose Of o.
tanning power. Can you again confde IN politicians
this description Z Can you trust them with all then
uncandd professions, with all their vi'i'ed pecge;,
with the stain Of all the of 1910 upon the
tscucheon-thus attempting TO seduce the pfopl-,
whom they despised-thus abusing the power whaA
they had acquired under false pretences-and Pre-
claiming Opinions which are al open war with all The
great principles Of the Virginia school:
What are the banners under which they now take
the field /? They now proclaim, one al the iunda.
mental doctrines Of their political faith The establish.
me mt Of National Bank-thongh they had clsca med
it in their address Of :9thnugh they had re echoed
40 the opinion promulgated by Gen Harrison, tha,
was unconstitutional and though OF their High
Priests (AI, Daniel Webster) had more recently pro.
nounced 20 be ian obsolete idea With their usual
confidence in the gubIli,y of the people, they are nov
asking you to acqrissce in institution, which IS
equally opposed 10 the Federal Constitution and the
interests of the Republic What power does the Cor.
stitu,on confer upon Congress $50 coin money,
(meallic money, Of course,) and regulate the value
thereof, and Of foreign COIN But they have them
selves no power establish paper money, nor To
guate The currency, by making paper noney-MucA
less then, have they the authority 10 devolge
a power upon any individual or individuals :. !!
less have they the power 10 deyolye II upon
.socation of individuals. through charter Of ia
corporation They have no right 10 establish ans
ohorcr al all in any Of the States of the Union No
snch power has been conferred upon the Federa!
Government 1t is clearly not among the specified.
granted powers-and when II was proposed in tie Fe!e
raj Convention TO confer the power Of granting charter,
Of incorporation il was refused, among other con,ie
raons, upon the ground that it might emharra>s NE
Tlehus OF lhe Constitution, ana lnp"Gc us fallUca0h
that 'thc States will be prcudced aud divided into par
ties By it'that in Philadelphia and New ork, ~ vii
be referred 10 The establishment Of Bank whca hi'
been subject oil contention in those cities. We see from
the Madison papers, tina, three separate propositions
made to give 10 Congress the additional power 10 grant
charters If incorporation, two the 9Th Of August and
another the 18th Of Sept, 1851 oniy three DAYS be-
fore the Convention rose and where do ts
power inserted in the plans in the Constitution l.
naliy adopted. On the contrary on the 4th September
we find the power rejected 10y vote of-ascs 3 noes
We hear AIR Madison declaring in his Speech on the l.
S. Bank of ll9l that "Ths power proposed 10 be
vested in Congress, in the original plan reported By the
committee Of the Convention among the ennieratoa
of powers which form the eighth section OF the i,
arclc-bu, that after three days ardent debate on the
special subject, in that body the power rejected aa
strichen om upon the prHcipie. TINT po,cer
prouer 10 be rested IN Tie General Goreraneat
But even if such power had been conferred We mus
declare with Mr.. McDuiie whose late interesting and
manly letter IS suboincd to this Address, that I'VE mus
he totally tlnd TO the lessons OF experience IT, after tie
tremendous explosion OF the late Bank OF the L. ;,
we should believe it expcdent 10 establish another. -
We must be totally blind if did not perceive II w
be corrupng and demoralizing, will be power
lul" II might cndapger the public Liberty itself.
What IS there in the equalization of Exchange wh.a
is the principal benefit attributed 10 it by lis champ
ons, that compensate for the whole range OF pern
cious consequences which II is calculated TO produce
Inc Exchange itself was never more avor5tla thaA
is al the present moment, and this tdvantge las b.e1
accomplished too, without the slightest nirrpos'ono u
any National Institution Ga the other hand M
tonal Bank tends 10 subjec, the South, or less "a
the influence Of the North, where the ,lUtbet B''s
would be located 1t tends 10 subject all cllss's o' he
community The influence Of great mon'cd ar sloc
racy and of rs peculiar Gvores Il transfers the Il
gulation Of ynu currency for series Of years, i'o@
the hands, where The Constitution vas designed 's
place 1t, The power Of s1ull cotPorlo1, @hc'
will be owned in great tegrcs by aliens to y'o
principles and your $751; arstocratic IN Its consa'o'
corrupiing tendencies, and responsible IN rfe'
extent 10 the penal enactments OF your laws IL h''
power 10 regulate The market by us cont actions ao-
expansions; TO oec, the price Of all your productions
and the value of all your property: and yet The Nng'
would devolve this immense power upon mobele'
clique, whose esprit lie corps is avefss 20 that prne'
of equality which les at the bass O. our institution
and in the choice Of whose Governor and Cou1c so',
the great body OF The people, have vot'; contos
voice Do the Wings ask you, Pattot', 10 sancon;A
Institution, which designed to furnish ih l;ger pr
lion of your currency; and which has II cons.qaeHa'
in its power, in period of peace, 10 declare ~ P'ir'
rredee Unable in specie to throw the country INTO d''