Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-20
RICHMOND, VA.
SEPTEMBER Is, 1s;i
NOR MTuE FAIR PROPOSITION"
Rrl liz aInEAr. Eold Proposition


cu,a,ad broadcast over the land It's Nos ofiSs-
n.llv anrcarcd in The Richmond Wing. ne
pro,csscd ohicc, is to show, that The Bank anG tie
Protective Tarn'arc not Federal. but hcpno.ic"''
measures In other words, The Paranox should "
boldly maintained. tha. Alex. Hamilton and ms
CLIQUE arc observation-disclosures JelieHch ana
! his School aic rcdoraliss. II might be sufp''>eu'
,ha, one would seriously pause at any attempt 10
nalm of a National Bunk as Rcpa1l'eHa mea-
sure; bu, Cooncry can take any shape, Affect any
disguise. impose any sophisms upon me people
falsitv the records themselves, 10 make on the
c,so they affect to establish. No humbnS Is 4
Greater lavoriie with ihe orators than a'S, rom
Janncy of Lcu!orn 10 Il II. MaSiuder in Aibc-
marie (See the proceedings ai the EariyS'iiic
Barbecue in Yesterdays Whis)
This bold Proposition is worthy OF lis acute
subtle. slv, and smiling auiho:-whosc portrait
is thus dawn to our hands, by gentleman VINO
knows him well. We call spade SPADE; De-
cause, whilst unfair >oph;siry and bold ml>rePic-
senialon are alcat, it is time for the truth 10 DC
tcli and the press 10 speak out;
Alexander H. H. Stuart. of Stanton The late
member q! Congress. and tic clearly designated
candidate OF the Whi.s Of Western Virginia iof
he L. s Senate (ii: lieu ct Tie Hen. H. T..
Eiycs. WHOM The P,c>:icn: OF the Clay Club IN
Richmond. so7~aed on the oh inst, 4: Powaa;an,
as OF his pary,) i The real and avo"cd author
Of THE Far (uuiair) Proposition. And who
!, he! An ultra t'cGcrais;, from his youth up
nhns disproying in his own person, the PROPOSE
ton that 4 National Bank is not Z Federal, but
Republican measil.e.)
He sustained the Proclamation ana the Force
Fill most ardcrily, ard even now threatens South
Carolina with The bayonei, should she resist That
ahominable system OF oppression ana robbery
which he has contributed his utmost as meh-
Ter Of Congress, To tas,cn upon the So";h IN der
ance OF his solemn declaration in resolution IN
,rolucci hy him into The llousc OF Delegates, IN
The session Of '3G-.-(see Journal, page Gl)--
that III pujlic Elia is p'cdsed 10 aiaiat0'@ nc
ComByoiai>c 0ci SGc1cd ami iari0iotC In his let
tcrt5 Col Shanl;s OF Rc,coUri, when hc was t''s
4 candidate for Congress in this district. dated
March 6. 1871, and published in ali the papers OF
the district. Mir :. said: in regard 10 tie FaIi!i,
all have 10 say, i - rcitcraic The sentiment con-
taincd in Il resolution which submitted Is a
member OF the House OF Delegates in lc.i6- 81.
/ You will see il i'll the journal OF that session. page
! bl. III NWtFMS iNt dtt Y"Cttt f"'" - pt~i*-'' ."
maintain tic Comp,0s'St Act Sacrcd and inrsoiotc.
Icai,,iain he sane optN.oM still. MARK the date,
March. ll) Ii the present duties are insufficient,
for the support OF Government, economically adj
miniseIed, would raise the deficiency from arfi.
clcs Of h1cniB. lcacing The Ghfynf 20 per cent III
Nc uaproiccfcd aYiicics uaforcFed, and The pfinci-
pie OF the Compromise unaffected.
..Conld there possibly be more explicit reDuE-
citation both o. incidental and direct protection
IL 1 II, LODI ~, &c in
cnts fresh unon his lips Mr. :. wen; 10 Congress,
ana. in obedience 10 the orders of the great Die
tator advocated and voted Tor the high protective
Tariff oil lei2-so confessed 10 be ~ the Wings
themselves; and thus according 10 his own tecla-
ra;ionS. violated that public faith which was
pledged 10 maintain the ComprGmi>e Act sacrct,
| and nriolalc! Ii deserves remark, that Mr.. :.
in IL thus rcpudated the authority oithe Fathers
Of the Republican Church in favor OF a fto'cct'rc
1'ariti--tha; very authority which, in the Nos OF
/ The Fair Proposition, he now regards a. SO
\ conclusive upon the subject.
In that sane letter, he s;!.G. II am elected 10
! Congress- shall 90 for carrying out III good iailh
/ the principles which brought Gen. Harrison into
/ power. AMI which trust he will bring in;o pow
| err Now. Gen H.. in his Evansville letter said
OF the Tariff System neverhad Eor ever would
/ have, any idea ol rerirm@ H. What SAID was.
tina, | would moi a@rec 10 the repeal, IS II now
i In OtL.cI NpII> dtn l'i supporting t1I
! Comnromise. and never will agree Ia is being
! oKcrtd cr yep-oicG' Did Mr.. s. in This respect
/ redeem that pledgc2 Is no. his constant and zeal
Gus advocacy Vi the protective system from the
4 stump in conversation, and through the press, Il
violation Of his pledges and an attempt 10 subon
the people into Il violation OF The public i;i;h,
pledged 10 maintain the Compromise act sacred
and inviolatc? There was no necessity Tor vio-
la,ion of the Compromise for revenue purposes,
/ il. as Mr.. :. stated in his Circular last Spring 4
year. the Wings had actually reduced the public
expenditures 10 Is millions year. And, yet, i'll
his Tariff speech in the House OF Representatives.
on The 7ih Julv. ISL, MIR. s advocated the act OF
10 on the ground iha, t,-ca'yse~ca millions were
necessary for the support oi Government 4
wcl!-informed statesman in truth ELEVEN NIL
LIONS more than he boasts the Wings expended
/ oOn tie subject of Distribution see Stuau's re-
solution in the House OF Delegates in ls36.--
In his letter 10 Col. Shanks he said, after rc-at-
firming that resolution 4 fear, however, The late
administration has LETT the country too mGc:i in
debt 10 Justify an immediate Distribution Still,
he voted for unconditional Distribution in def.
ance Of the public Indebtedness: the Compromise
act. and all that No! only 20, hut he assumed
the bold ground, i'll his sneech in The House 81! Re-
nrescbtatives on the Both June lSi:', that The
failure 10 distribute the land fund now, would OF
itself We violation of the true understanding. OF
these who adopted Tic Compromise, and pa pa
be fraud upon the right of one oi the parties 10
IT, And tbs. although his resolution in 3G, and
his Letter 10 Col Shanks in H. ho,h prove that
has understanding ot the Compromise was, that
The Land Fund ras not 10 be distributed, il re-
ourcd, as it then was, Tor The expenses Of the
General Government, economically administer
ed
"Tn his letter 10 Col Sharks. Mr.. s. said, 4
will advoca,e reircnchmcnt Of public cxpen-
diturcs 10 the narrowcsi limits compatible with
the pnblic interests And yet he voted for the
gra,u;tv OF S::,5 600 10 Mrs General Harrison,
&c. &c. Tic also voted for the reception OF
Abolition petitions in the House OF Representa-
! lives and nc dcnieS tic right If jaSyncti0h rita
gctha.
in his letter to the Editor of The Enquirer, the
Spring before last in relation 10 the public eXpen-
diturcs. Mr. S said, that public NAN had no
righ, 20 say hcw misaken-,hat mistake was
lille better than wilful talsehood-(Sec the let
ter itself in The Enquirer)-Ard vet in his Tariff
speech he quoted Mr. Jefferson asa Protective
Tariff man, and denied most positively. that any
evidence could be produced that he had charged
his opinions on that subject. In enc OF the Nos.
Of The Fair Proposition lie denies that Mr..
Crawford ever changed his opinion about Bank;
and in his Circular. las. Spring year, he affirm
ed that General Jackson had recommended dis
,ribu!ion of the Mnd fspd, which is not tie
fact. Gen J. at one time suggested The disribn-
ton If The Surplus rcrcRUc. So much for Mr..
SIS ACCURACY and reliability Is Politician
Is it wonderful, therefore, that the pseudo
Fair Proposition should have emana;cd from 50
subtle politicians Is strange he should boldly
DENY tia; Zcbcdcc is the father oi his own children
but ,ha, Mr. Smith is! Take one branch OF hsdis-
cussion, The Bank for example lie; us glance
rapidly at the diilcrcn; eras which it presents.
Dur;rg TIE Confcdp0tlon.-Thc author sets
on, with the false assertion. that ''no scruplcr
were expressed Then as 10 the authority Of Con-
srcss 10 pass Inc ordina:ce. Qor cha!erirs the
Bank of America, tina, Mr. Madison voted lor
:, nnl ,hat ,hn rr1scnt Gnrnrr,nnni of lie l.