Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-24
THE ENQUIRER.
RICH MOND, VA.
Thursday Morning, March %, 1915.
THE wHIG's ABoRTlvE EFFORT.

~ ttN ~ ~ sheANb
lha; the authors OF the late address Of The Demo
cratic Convention 81 Virginia chad deliberately
talsifed historical facts b. throwing upon The Ec-
dera!isls The responsibility" OF d National Bank.
1t is difficult 10 decide wheiher this charge oi "ds-
i5eyaie" f~Glseio13 is more rclmarkatlc for its wan!
of proplieIy or ior its display OF Ignorance. We
hal really hoped that The lille, We nigh. si!aust
add impulent AMI causc,ess, eiioI, 10 prove thai
The Republican and no; The Federal parry vet
The authors and advocates Of a United States
Bank, had been abandoned. But ii seems thai nc
yiadica,c he ,rut oi history, The Wing net oniy
insists that il was 80, 5ut thai those who asser
The contrary are gully Of dr!yJt.a'c faiSchond.-
We believe that Tic best historical accsrEI W
have Of The origin .! his measure i given in 'ht
Litesol Washington by lie late Cnic! Justice
Marshall, whose iiGeliiy more can dispolc and
whose memory all must yeneraie. II will lie
found in tie 5ih volume, from page 2-93 10 page
300. Ailhe close Of the account Judge MARSHAL
remarks: "This measure Ga National BANK,
Gniadc a deep impression on many u.emfcrs d
the Legislature and contributed moi inconsidera.
bly, 10 the complete oLgaai=atOa 4 those disttnti
and riSaLlc parties, which in their lone and du
bi1us conflict Tor power nave since shaken Tie
United Stsics 10 their cen,Te."- Page $50 =
Ii is here clear: stated that I'M, vas one ii
The s!ea, measures tom which lie parties &c
scribei Federal ald Republican, derived their
very existence AID any enc who val read Tie
,.;iI .. ,l,.rl -. tnar r.. rt.i...I r.r. :.
was the one whicr proposed and advocated He
measure, IA National Bank and ths, the Re
publican party resisted ard opposed j.. Juiss
MARSHALL SAYS, il divided both The CABINET and
The Legislature. The Secretary OF he TIcaslGy,
Gen. Hamilton, in he Cabinet, Che leader u the
Federal parly,) ard the Uniform advocate Of a
National Bans,' and MIR. ames, Ill. S~td:@!tH
ard olhels in Cong. e,s, shsioi-ed the measure
while the Secretary Of Safe, Mir. Jefferson, IL
the Cabinet, (lhe leader Of he Republican pany,(
and slr. Madison, Mr.. Giles and oilers il Con-
grcSs opposed it-iittciiis The s:ea, Strength 4
lheIr Argument "agaiEa Inc ccastitGii"nai III no
riy ui Ccnsrrss 10 pass 40 &C: lvr Incorporating
a National Bank TicIc can BE- no doub. Ia
JuGrc Marshal, who WaS a contemporary, aal
himself an important Acc: III The scCn ,t.asiief,
ard represents lhal he Federaiiss we!- lie au-
lhors and advocates Of a National Bans, and he
Republicans lis opponents. Nay, noTe-t!iatin e
principles, upon which mai measure Tesis, con-
sti,uie The essential elements 81 The Federal lar.
~; while The principles, upon which the measure
was opposed, equally coasi'n,e The essential Gle.
mcn;s oil lie Republican p,ttg. We can haf.!y
suppose that Inc Wing Will CHARGE Judge lar.
shall with having deliberately ial,ihei hi.'ori.
cal .scis," and his Ai.h aG;h 'hy sva,. ant IL
mater a; ies, y i Il. = We ~. . is. rant a
%; . te informed pp3n 'hr snlI ! whi!c 'aoa'
who are informed. can ncct u al h5fisY 70 p:o..
what ineY mas: already nnow.
But il is said lnat, on one occasion, sn~h "a
measure" & National 3ark) was 'rscomacr|c1
tya RsPu5.iccn Aa0siast'ati"", aud aP2ror,s, i
opp.s Ian 10 ne clm1t etk're rste y u. ti.sra
membc,s, b. Rsputaeaa C,AshoS" 70 4 Ger
tain extent This is tue, though 10: 10 Inc czien
lha, might he inferred from this statement. Bu
admit il 10 is Ia lies, cx'eni, ami even beyond HAT
vha, does j. p;ove7 Why, only iha', On the &C
casion referred 10, and 10 The cI'cni q that mea.
sure, The Republican Administration AMI tie he
publican Congress abandoned. ir a time, ~
creed OF their parry, and wee no., in 50 aci7s
the true c1poEcals and representatives 9. lis pin
ciples, which lhr party i!se., could no .ao!c aban
don than i; could lis own existence. According
", in Virginia, ami i; is believed in every o.ho
Republican State, The aci, though said 10 be doD'
By a "Republican Administration" and a Re
pubiican Congress" has been condemned by III
RcpuJiican Party, through The Stale Legislatures
and every other organ by which j, could srcat
f:om that day TO his. MIR. Madison himsrl! IL
Cured much censure, with his parry, :or his ap
proval Of he acl, Tough he had once vetoed i
and he Republican Members II Congress wi'
voled for it were sui acied 10 The suspicion Of
leaning 10 Federalism.
Because o! MIR. Crawtord's vc,e for the Bark
MIR. Clay himself in his place in Congress, il -!
be rccu!lected, charged Mr.. Crawford with hay
ins deserted The Republican party and gene owe
to the Feteralisis, ard in terms, by The way
neither very respectful, nor proper. |! is equslil
true lha. lHdtriduat membcrs Of bo:h parties, an,
some OF cminen, s~lan:ino, have occasionally iii
tered Will The party 10 which they belonged re
sie :live!y, on tbs question; but in such cases, il
lie course q time, ,hey have either iOr lie mos
par; abandoned heir Opinions or their parry
This has been the case with Mir. Clay himsei;
for il is rather singular that, after having taun,et
Mr.. Ora wioTi, 10 his support oi he Bank, wi;nde
serlion tom the Republican ranks 10 these OF III
enemp, (as i; is believed Mr.. Clay thea s:ylsdlh
Feteralisis J he should himself, in after tine, b
lis supper, Of Ina, very measure. with others OF ID
same Iami!y, have been guiliT of that very @s;er
tim 10 The sncny, while Mir Crawford, berg sub
sequenliy, as is believed, convinced Of his er'o!
united again with his parry on The question
and lived and died ia lis ranks, true 10 its pIinci
piles and lis creed.
Much might be said cf the circumstances IN
der which "a Republican administration AMI !"
Republican Congress- orcc gave heir fatal sarc
ton 10 such a measure, aud Of he probable nc
iives with which il wasfasn exposed ~ he re
deral members and numerous instances misf
be adduced of the condemnation Of he acl % u
Republican party. Bu! i, is surely useless. "
can scarcely believe one IN earnest, WHO under
takes 10 maintain ,ha,a National Bank is a mea
sure of The Republican party, and that opposi'io3
10 lis establishment, is evidence e Federalism
The idea appears 10 be SO p'epos!ercus hiatt
really amusing; and willie The effort 70 es'abii'
it as a reality must make all Ftdetalis's laugh,
vii. scarcely impose upon a single Republican
When The Federal pa.;T shall! oppose a NaiioSa
Bank on principle, AID lEe Republican par
shall advocate one on principle, then viii h
Ethiopian have changed his ssih, and he is,
parl his spots.
The news from Paris has produced The mo-
eD;husiasic feeling in The Northern ci'ies. Eel
lie demots, a,ions are talked Of. The F!enc
and Irish, especially, rejoice al The spread Of Ire
principles in Europe. 81 the 'hea;res The MAJ