Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-04-04

were many persons who desired q stronger Gov
eminent than the one il established, aud endea.
vored TO give to that instrument such an interpre.
lalion rs would remove the salulary restraints
which il imposed. This end they endeavored 10
accomplish By making Congress the sole judges
of the powers which had been conferred upon il;
by implying others OF which The fundamental law
made no mention, and thus building up and es-
tablishing a system of affiliated Interests, which,
owning their existence TO The will Of the Federal
Government, would be always ready 10 justify
its usurpation, and array themselves against The
reserved rights Of The States.
II is unnecessary to follow the party which
was thus formed through its whole history, under
the various names il has since adopted. But The
mischievous principles it still advocates deserve
attentive consideration. Prominent among these
Is The establishment, under The name oil a Bank
ofihe Uniied States oil an incorporated company
which has been defined by one OF its most distin-
guished advocates as a splendid association oil IA
vored individuals, taken from The mass oil society
and invested with exemptions, and surrounded by
impurities and privileges. II would be thought
by some, thai, when ;hpfoposition was made 10
create such an assoctyion, The Constitution con-
lained some special provision by which it could
be JUSTIFIED. But an examination Of tha, instru-
ment shows hat no such provision exists, and
that it cannot be inferred as necessary and pro-
per 10 carry into effect any Of The obIectsto Tor which
The conlederacy was formed. The power claim
ed in this behalf asa mere incident and appen.
dage 10 some other power would, il carried into
effect, regulate not only the trade and INNER
OF The country, but exert a controlling influence
over the Legislation OF the States and OF the Union,
and would reduce our confederacy TO a consoli.
dated empire, ruled by an Incorporated company
through the machinery OF The Federal Govern.
ment."
Now we believe this to be a very correct rep
resentation of the Federal Party, which is no
doubt intended. The term is not used; but the pic
ture is so accurate, the Wing at once recognizes
it, and has itself written "FEpERAL" under it.
How did the Wing find out that the Federal par
ty was meant, but from the likeness, Yet this
representation, which the Wing, from its know
ledge Of the party referred to, at once recognizes
as truthful. is pronounced to be false. The
Wing, surely, cannot deny that "there were ma
ny persons who desired a stronger government"
&C., and that there was a party which adroca-
ted "the establishment Of ga Bank of the Uni
ted States" We'll, this is all the address says,
except ascribing to the party referred to, a dis
position to change their name. sob! (e1claims
the Whig,) you can't fool me-. Those fellows
who wanted a stronger government, were 'FED-
rRAlIsrs.' The party you describe must be the
old Federal party"
II would thus seem that the Editors of the
Wing had caught themselves; like the man who
denied the old proverb-"Murder will OUT
BY saying sit could not be true, for he had
committed one ten years ago, and it had not
come out yet" The authors Of the Address
appear to have cautiously avoided the use of the
terms "Fsderal party and "Ftderdlsts"-no
doubt out Of \ respectful regard for the feelings
of their present opponents, who call themselves
Wings, and appear extremely sensitive at hav-
ing those terms applied to them. Yet even this
delicate respect has not saved them, with the
Wing, from the gross and insulting charge of
deliberate falsehood.
We have moe to say on this matter. But
plain as it is, the Wing. in its own apparent per-
| ~plexity, has managed to make such q tangled
web Of it, that we must be-speak the patience Of
our readers. The Wing is not satisfied with the
authorities we before referred to, in regard TO
"the Federalism of a National Bank" In our
next we will give others. In the moan time,
we must correct an error which our Printer
caused us to make 10 the quotation before made
from Mr.. Jeferson's "Anas,' which we said
was quoted verbatim. For "lowest,' read Tho
nest" II was the 'honest' members OF Con-
gress who, Mr.. Jefferson says, began to be diri-
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