Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-18
A CASE IN POINT,

The Mssissipyian narrales the following ANU
sing incident in the history Of the United STATES
Bank panic-sesson. 1t is evident that the lob
bying system is an old game Of the Whigs-buI
one that is 100 transparent in its objects to sue
ceed We doubt not, that The present representa-
lives of Tariff distress ""busiy engaged in pump
ing up panic thunder" Gas the Augusta Constr
,ulionalis, says) were as sleek and polished, and
par,ook as lille of the lean and Cassius kind,
as the Bank panic-makers. The latter Jailed IN
their mission; The Bank was put down, and The
country was not ruined. Iudeed, a Tariff Wing
assures us, that The Wings are now as hostile as
the Democrats 10 q National Bank, which was
once cried up as the great panacea. So it will
be with a protective Tariff The Wings now
say, that il alone can save The country from de-
s,rucion. Let the new system be fairly tried,
and we confidently believe that in few years a
Tariff Tor protection will also be put down among
the "obsoete IDEAS:
"Those who are familiar with the history of the
famous panc-session OF 1884, will not be al all
surprised al The late exhibition of Wing strategy,
90, up BY Mr. Webster in the Senate 10 defeat the
IdTIU Dill. we we'll TcCOiicCt lhC spcSNH VI
distinguished Senator in 1854, on presenting the
distress memorial oil Pennsylvania convention
got up under the patronage and encouragement
of the Bank of the United States. His late et-
fort was precisely like it-conceived in the same
spin and with the same ohject-got up in all the
pride and circumstance oil dramatic effect which
aucndcJ tho, exhibition. The memorial Of Inc
PENNSYLVANIA convention was borne 10 Congress
By a committee of % Of The most respectable CT
tizens ofthat great and wealthy State. To hesh
ten the interest and increase the effect, they
charged Mr.. Webster with its presentation, aDt
took conspicuous positions n the lobby OF the Sc
nate-2S as good looking men as you would de-
sire 10 see. The memorial was read, and II:
narrowing details Of ruin, misery, anc woe were
listened to- Alter speaking Of the high charac
ter OF the committee, then in The lobby, who hat
charged him with presenting it TO The Senate
Mr. Webster asked emphatically and with srea
feeling and solemnity MIR. President, is th
the voice OF Pennsylvania 2 and proceeded II
his solemn and impressive manner 10 show tina
| twas. When he concluded, Mr.. Forsyth, who's
| powers OF sarcasm and irony have never beer
| surpassed and rarely equalled in a deliberaliv'
| body, replied. Alter dealing with the Bank III
| thoughts that breathe and words that burn as TIT
source OF the panic, he turned 10 the committee
| directing the attention of the Senate to them
| and complmented them as the most respectable
gentlemanly, well-fed, well-looking representa-
lives OF distress, it had ever been his good forum
10 see As he proceeded, the committee, one b.
one, elided out OF the lobby and were seen n
more. The late performance in the Senate onl
| wanted a committee Of the Boston importers
with a Forsyth TO apply the whip OF casigatior
and the parallel would have been complete"