Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-03


from ono act Of des,ada,ion 10 anc!her. until
! lhaly Benton 60, lis ruse IL the grinds,one,
ana made MIN, according 10 our understandin.
OF Tie Constitution, violate his oath He he's
since been treated with meri;ed di>respcci b. TIE
lcadcrs OF his own parry"
| .Eoi0 Benc.-And yet This is the same Mr..
VIM. c. Rivcs, "thc apostatc," ';hc traitor to his
STATE" 'ttc crafty and ii,sidious' politician, who
is low u ta;orite pet with tie Richmond W his i
FoR THE ENQUIRER
Dtscn>Simt al FIGaf'iR Couu be,i~ecn .Lm,s VI
H'Mic, Es., ani I'm. b. Preston, Esq.
There was very able and animated discus
sion here on Monday last, between these distin-
! gn.sac., representatives. Of The two parties. Mr..
| Preston had been invited hy the Wing party to
address the people of franklin, and Mir Whale,
OF Piilsy!yanla, By portion Of tie Democrats, 10
! reply When Mr. Preston rose 10 commence,
1 Mr.. While proposed 10 make some arrangement
in regard 10 tic time and the opening n, the dis
cassion was 10 h. coa!incd Ia those Two. Alter
some complimentary and llal;cr;ng expressions
from one To the other, Is TO their known and dis
tinguished abilities which demonstrate that each
knew the cmnea, powers of his opponent. and
le some nervous sensations in leading of and
yieling tie advantages oi rcply, MIR. Preston
/ appealed To The Saiaa:rv of Mr.. Whiulc 10 open
tie !seussioa-:al ,r,liIg him, that such was the
cusioia on his side OF the mountains. when a
stranger cane amor. them. Determined not Ia
BE- surpassed by ric West III any poiE! OF cE.ival-
I Iyor rolilc"c@s at dis passage q! arms, Mr..
! White Closed vita The terms OF one hoar and a
half 10 each in opening and l:ali an hour in reply,
I ans Immediately led vi.
Tie examination Of the consr;tu,oEality OF tie
| Bank oI ne United States vas made in a ms
! ,criy manner Il was 10; only shown thai no
! such power WIS grained III express terms. bat
that the exercise OF this POWER was Rot nccessa-
r. inci'scnt 20 the granted powers that it was one
/ otlhc great que,tiols which iir>i originated and
aIrayed The Two opposing parties al Federalisls
i AID Republicans that the claim oi the pomc, 10
( iacoypw0is necessarily inycvcd l.tudnouS
construction OF The Const.iiiuI.--an extension Of
the powers Of The General Governments, and IN
( cncr1achmcnt upon III: reserved right, of Tie
STATES and he People. After dwelling IA short
time in clear and concise narrative on lis history
an .orcihie argument OF t' consiulionalits.
1 hc passed Oh 20 review the Tariff Of 1872
/ 1t WIS UPON the P.o,ectiyc polic, that he c1-
! hibi;cl TIC full mai,;,y Of reelection and the cx-
/ paridcd views Of salesman. lie spoke as L.
southern man, who Suffered unier Southern
/ wr0ngs and ie,t for :;c:iii,cfa expressions. lie
! clothed hi> !ui.l.S III the sro1g and manly Ian
@sage OF Il freeman, who pleads 10. justice aEddc
uailds equal rights. lie pointed oft Tie gloss
! pcr,ersiun OF The powers I'll taxation, granted for
icven.c and iinancial purposes, into gigantic
/ system Of pluitcr and oppression; and illustrated
/ the operation OF the H-2su-c in enrichin. onc
portion OF IL" people by taking rom the pockets
/ ui auC,hc-. lis IL, justice and nncons'i;uiionaiiiy
were c!carl; demonstrated. He exhibited lis eli
:eclS il enhancing iic price of the protected arli-
| c.es by too MANY wtil->ccctcd alu. familiar illus
tratons to fear refuat:on lideed, none could
tc attempted. The very idea, ti.at the Yankee
manufacturer asked for the high Tariff 10 maize
his goods sci! .o'T o. HtcGpcr, was too preposicr
Gus forargnmcri.
The workings Of the system upon the prices ii
our agricultural pro.uc;s. by gripping ouI foreign
trade, were dwelt ON =; some lengh. Il was
clearly proven, that lie reduction Il Our io.eign
imports E:as, hc followed hy similar decline in
our eXpori'; and that ihe home market could lur-
nsh u 10 compensation 10 Tcnuncrate lis for the
loss o! TIC foreign; that Tire number ii m:nuac-
;E!era was too snail IL consume any cOnsdera-
bic portion If the surplus products 81 the United
State; AID thai, Wills: all shc manufactured ar-
,:ces ol the North W-tc consumed with al in
. considerable. cyccf.un, Il small proportion Cniy
oi our great agricultural >tapcs Cfihc South wcrt
consumed in lie Union: dat tie great staples Of
cotton Ill! tobacco mast l!7l MARIE; abroad
competing with si,H,iGr productions Throughout
the wor'i, whilst the labor OF the North was en-
hlncci ,r mon, ro. o; The market 81 home. -
cured pr heavy, and in lnany instances, pr h,oi-
tor duties This ncGuaii,, was rapidly exhibit
ng It's rEiaous results in III. Souh. in multiplied
aid melancholy proofs. Labor was falling daiy
-lani VIZ. ,.cnrcciaiina-s Ia! declined FIJI
G,y per ccnt.-wnii>i CIR t9.acco, Germ anj
wheat would scarce repay thc cos;' al culiya-
ion. Such were Inc .tcrr rcdlics--an., such The
dark picture presented ~ IN s5i;h. Turning
however, 10 the North d .,r different AMI brighter
picture was seen. Prosperity vas net dawnir.
bu in lis in,l nicrinn--iIc manufacturers reap
inr his. Profits upoa their invcsic! capi.Gi--,a
boc ii:d.ns .iil employment 81 hign pric-s-ai
classes al c:.i/tns crlnving ricn feWar.'- scat
| tered t.: the ,nuniiccn iants al the Ei..h Tarf
pauy. lie did Lot cnv: tle prosperity IL the
Nc,lh, il il were oitainoi by nsi and cala law,
If The henci's, hu:tl.cGs and privileges al lie Go
.rrnmen' Eel! n lair ani i1si proportions OF DR.
icreni sections Of Our common country. But h.
must condemn that policy which sacrificed l.,
South, under the dci'lsirc cry OF patriotism or,
Independence inr The mere advancement anC
prosperity of the manufacturers
The Distribution of the Land Money aud II
ternal Improvements We're also aIcn in ccaacc
lion with the Tariff, a. branches ol he same a.
ries OF pleasures, an, striking and impressive
warning 10 the people OF the cea,raliIn" cor
1
rom their combinations and ior-rollirg. His cs
;abshci reputation ha created high cSpecta
tons; and ;hs speech added 10 the reputation il
winch his friends had always held his talents.
Mr. Preston followed. You know H. is I
highly popular orator, Of fine person, good elocu
tor great lucnc;. with iuni ri anccdoic anC
somewhat addicted 10 defamation. In a ftw
moments he showed his skill as an ,dro;t dc,,ater
On the cons;ituc:alty o! The Bank, he deter
mined rot Ia resort 10 the Constitution i"r his al
ihoriiy--fl,al would nol do for rule of faith
Like the Catholic Ciergg, he wouli coas.rac th'
Bible by the fathers al the Church, and not cx
plain the fathers hv The czt Of Divine lnSpira
lion. He appealed TO the vcncrated name e
Washington for his authority, (and | presume
OF course, embraced Hamilton and Knox VIII,
advised The signing OF the first chaTtcI.) lie IN
s!anccd The decision of Chief Justice Marshsl
and the Supreme Court oil the United States a.
lis consti,ui;onality, and p,cai tha. i; was Ec
publican measure by quoting Federal authority
then shielded himself under lie mantle Of Madi
son, the broad asis Of General Jackson ans
even the buck!cr of Mr.. Dallas, Having lceI
4 decided orpcncn, of The Bank on cons,itu
lional grounds his whole life, ill the las
wear or two, he seemed resolved not 10 iresras
mon the Constitution. unless he could walk lc
hind GOT div array Of high authority. This lon!
PROCESSION would have more imposing weight, i
+. ;we admitted that any number Of pfccedcr,s cori.
sanction error or ans number OF opinions O: emf
ncnt men could enSfat uron The Constitution TN
power Of incorporation. Bat the mode Of amend
inc the Constitution is plainly pointed ont il ih'
Instrument itself and tie diverse and variant OPT
Mons at emnen, statesmen can neither add Il
nor subtract from .hosc powers.
On Tho Tariff he quoted the carly Tariff law
10 Justify Protection, and the messages Of Wash
ington. Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and Jacs
con. Patriotism and feeling of independence
should prompt Us 10 The effort 10 make cur neces
.ary supplies, and nc, depend upon foreign conn
tries for national defence OF individual wants.
that the same train Of reasoning would justify
both. The speech was irierspersed with man;
striking and hcaniu. passages Of declamaiioE
and many pointed Anecdotes, which elected Ii,
APPLAUSE Of his political friends.
A reply FROM each @! hal. an hour, enio.cin.
their views in .hcir peculiar style, closed the dc