Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-16
FOR The ENQUIRE
To TIE PEOPLE OF NIRGINIA-,Nn VI

FOR The F.FRCfRER.
TO THE PEOPLE OF vIRCINIA.-,No. VI
N,TIoSAL BANKS: Denounced In $50, In the rery
Frdsral's,s wAo, IN S4l, distracted The Country to
create one!
The whole course Of the Federal leaders, relative
National Bank, shows how adroitly they can conceal
their designs, whenever they profit from the con-
ceament. Early in December, 1889, the Wing Con-
vention Of Harrisburg nominated their candidates for
President and Vice President, and adjourned, with
out disclosing their principles or designs TO the public
eve. But of their secret and cherished inten
tons oozed out through The eaky vessels of Coon
cry. And when charged with the design to create
a National Bank, they boldly denied the charge
and re:orted, By charging the Republicans with cum
ming disposition to avoid the true issues by creating
false ones The Federasis had played this game be-
fore. In March, 1889, the Wing members OF The Flr.
GINA Assembly formed Convention, and issued
their Address, in which they stated that "af tdea 81
eharering National Bank had been reaquished By its
former and sanguins ddrocateS In February, lS40 the
Wing Convention, which assembled in Richmond,
raised this tune to higher pitch, and assured the
people, that "cnera Harrison had bit opinion about
the Bank and that ,ras against it-And that"John Ty
Ter was known to the people Of Virginia OF
their best and most faithful servants ard had been al
ways the advocate of Republican measures" In hls
Veto Message, President Tyler confirmed this
rance of the Richmond Convention, and referred to
his speeches and votes against the power of the Fsde
raj Government 10 create National Bank alt will
suffice for TO say, he said that opinion has been
uniformly proclaimed II be against the exercise of cny
such powe. by this Government On all suitable
casons, during period OF twenty years, the OPP
Mon thus entertained has been unreaefvedy expressed
declared il in the Legislature Of my native State
In the House Of Representatives. of the United States
It has been openly indicated by me- In the Senate
Chamber, in The presence and hearing OF many who
at this time OF that body, II has been affirmed and
re-airmed, in speeches there made, and by
there recorded. In popular assemblies, have unes
tatingy announced it and The last public declaration
which made before the late Presidential Election, !
referred my previously expressed opinions, being
those entertained By me. With full knowledge OF
the opinions thus entertained, and concealed
elected By the people the Vice President Of the
United States. By the occurrence of n contingency
provided for by the Constitution, and arising under
I'm pressive dispensaton Of Providence succeeded to
the Presidential Office. Before entering upon the
duties Of that office, took oath tina, would pre-
serve, protect and defend the Constitution OF the
United States Entertaining The opinions alluded TO-
and having taken this oath, The Senate and the coun
try will see that could not give my sanction to mea
sures Of the character described without surrenderinp
all claim to the respect of honorable menell conf
dence the part OF the peopl.all self respectful
regard for moral and religious obligations, without
observance Of which, no Government can be prosper
ous and people can be happy. 1t would be to
init crime which would not w,lfully commit, to
gain any earthly reward, and which would justly sub
iect the rldicnle and scorn Of all vrtuous
In a public speech, which Thomas Ewing Of Ohio
delivered in Philadelphia, in the summer OF 1910, he
sald that "a Bank of The United States not
issue between The political parties then contendng for
power J" and that "he attempt OF the Democrats to
make such an issue was lmpudent and absurd" But
lest the people would not be content with the brazen
disclaimer which Ewing and his co-deceivers daily
made the Federasts went further and assured The peo
pie, that if the issue were made, it be decided
against The Bank, because Harrison and Tyler well
as Van Buren, firmly opposed to any such institu
ton On The I'd Of March, 1910, Mr. Badger made
public and prepared speech of Granville in North Ca
rona, and informed the people who had assembled to
hear him, tina. they might dismiss their fears about
National Bank for that General Harrison against
il. And in The Senate, while defending the exercise of
the veto by President Tyler, Mr.. Calhoun produced
Mr. Badgers speech, which the North Carolina Sena-
tor Mr.. Graham admitted to be correct snd read from
it the following sentence "H IS said Cen Harrison
fapors a Bank of tie u. S. Tie charge is false. HIS
opinions, on tie contrary, arc against Bank." The
Federasts praised this speech; and printed and crcu-
lated one hundred thousand copies OF IT. And you all
know, that President Harrison made Ewing and Bad
ger members OF his Cabinet, for having SO truly pre-.
scented TO the people his public principles and future
mentions.
The strong and constant opposition of President Ty-
Ter to any National Bank, is provenaby The evidence
of the statesmen who served in Congress with him.
Senator Benton, in his argument IN favor of Presi-
dent Tyler's veto, said "Therc lives not man on
ear long and SO deeply committed against Nation
T.
IL. Benton Mr.. Tyler began The war before was in
the Senate and before General Jackson was President
tie voted for the Judicial process t. annu the charter
in 1919. He supported the veto OF 1882 de has de-
livered innumerabe speeches against IT. as nncons'tu-
,ional inc incident unnecessary, corrupt in it's prac
tice, demorazing in its tendency and political IN lis
character; and all this since the signature OF the cLa-
Ter of 1917 by Mr. Madison. The election OF Mr. Ty
er no more than that Of Gen. HARRISON can be claim
ed as Bank triumph. Just the con'rsrY. They stood
before the country both of them 50 far as their Bank
opinions were visible, as anti Bank candidates
On The same occasion, Senator Buchanan said "a
have one word to say the late Presidential veto
nd then shall have done. 1t has been said that Jno
Tyler was bound by the fidelity which he owed his
party 10 approve the bill for Fiscal Bank. deny II
altogether; and say, if he had approved that bill, he
would have deserved TO be denounced as self-de
s,roye, as false TO the whole course OF his past 'ie
alse to every principle Of honor, and false to the sa
cred obligations Of his oath TO support The Constu-
lion He had declared, again and again, that such
Bank was unconstitutional; and yet he denounced
because he did not render himself infamous by an Ut
Ter disregard of that instrument The President had
bu, one righteous course before him; and Lad he Ia