Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-15

We have no objections TO any Jar trial before
an honest People. Errors we have committed
opinions have hastily exPressed-changes we
have frankly avowcd, particularly about men, in
the course Of forty years-bu, we hope have
abandoned the great principles OF the Virginia
Democratic State Rights School. We would submit
10 be atragned before the tribunal ot public opinion,
even by the Petersburg nielgencer-provided II
would tell "ike truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth Bui the trial it has lately gwen u.s. is
so much in the unfair, uncaudid, aud dishonest splr
of its lenders in st0, that must protest against 1t
1t makes The Prosecucr for instance, I'm relation TO
Bank) ask US
"Wien did you discover it to he unconstitutional:
Prisonr. "Nhcn Gen. Jackson hogan 10 make war on H.
True ansrer. We have always regarded 1t MS nncon-
sttu,ional, and so denounced II for more than oryve
years. The first article penned, was when We
STRIPPING IN Fredericksburg, and when we defend
ed upon the strict Stale Rights doctrine the circular let
ter OF Mr. Cahell (hen member of Congress) against
Judge lredel's Federal charge to the Grand Jury
These strict but constitutional tests always applied
TO United States Bank We among the hrs
TO wage war against he renewal Of the first u States
Bank IN cl0nnd the warmest to relolce at old Geo
Clinton casting vote. We were opposed to the es
Enlistment of Il new Bank in lsl6-and were the fires
to call the attention Of the Secretary of State (under
General Jackson) 10 the duty of putting il down. We
have vindcaed every veto against that institution. -
These are The facts. We waited for Gen. Jack
son TO make war upon It.
anotheT diSnGenu0us que5!on Is most unfairly aHC
dishonesty stated and answered by the Petersburg In
telligencer
People "Wee not at one time warm advocate Of The dis
lrbu,on OF the nd accnins from the sales Of The public land
among the Siate>:''
Prisoner 81 was
Ttue ans,rcr. was in favor Of distributing thatfun
rather than swel The Treasury with money than
it wanied--nt time when it had more than it kne "
how to use-and rather than run the risk OF guarre
between the States where The lands located, aud
the u. -ba, danger which was much over:ated
a, the time, as experience has shown. Yet we were
opposed 10 any distribution them and Of course
SOW, until The Constitution amended 10 give
Congress The right of distributing any money among
the States.
There are many other questions put by the 7. In
tellgencer, which are equally dsngenuous but would
require longer space 10 expose than can afford 10
spare. Bat suppose we to turn the tables upon
this fair and honest Prosecutor how keen would be the
inquistion and the keener because it was true Dad
you not, for instance, once declare that you could
support Gen. Harrison And were you not whipped
into the ranks of his most obsequions followers Did
you not declare few years ago. that Distribution
could be permitted, long the National Trea-
sury wanted the money! Did you not declare that
yon against oil Tariffs save those which de-
signed solely for the purpose of rerenus and should
oppose any attempt, let i. from what quarter it
might, 10 disturb the Compromise b''