Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-11-24
For tie Enquirer.
FOT fHt IsH3HV''
Tho pn,icn, and careful examination, by !. IL
AyIett, OF the whole politica! course an" c"'
reer OF Henry 4. Wise, from 1853 10 iS'i'

Tho parien, and careful examinations by r. H.
.yl.,t. of the whole politica! course and Gu
re.r OF Henry 4. Wise, from 1888 TO 'S"i'
ERROR SECOND
Nr Av,et. sav.:--"Although Mr.. Wise subsequent
10 d.tin;,u.led himself the bttcrcst oil jackson
as.nilants, II seems that he rode INTO 9tcc upon "c@
sons lopniardg. .r:, !, NJ, ,.,o,,
# they mean ANYTHING, they mean that Mr. Wise was
;orkc:y porcian who erode into office upon JACK
sGp's nouu,uritv," and then was guilty oi the oase-
m.s. Of incruti,ude in being subsequently dsiin-
-uished as the bterest Of Jacksons ntsalians. inc
reflection upon the persona hTno' hxc o, M no
mon But the fact whether he did so ride, iair or
foul. is another question 100, :; ,,,,,;-
lion 10 the Proclamation and Force b"f P"'cyV utN
L.ksou. and in the second place. re ran IN "W0St'
hon 10 the administration on me q":","M Wr o"M"
Of FIR y,,,d States: and III the third place. ne Pur,
sued his own independent course in Congress opposed
the removal of the public depos'tes, whicn occurIe"
~. Wr Wis,'s election in the spring oi that ycar
lgr, and at the next election, i'll April, 1884, nc "d'
so Overwhelmingly sustained by has JACKSON Dcn,o
cratic district, hat though aga'n opposed Oy Mr M
coke the latter gentleman gdrr mp me t
rra, Aolf through and M " 'se 'eas rc-e',elea %
,,o,e Ihau hrcc-t6ld the majority he obtained a, IN,
G.., ,yctop. He was never afterwards opposed, II
that district for n seat in Congress uh' ne was up
uoscd by hc Wigs IN l8i3' inl C@rtcr' ESQ! pc,,'.
,b.ir candidate, the Democracy sun suppoItmis W.
Wise. Here is another "ainehoe ho"otaoie ~ ~
made By Mr.. Aylet'.
ERROR THIRD:
The United States Bank and SuO- lrca:nrY' :.
Nv w.r in his first address to his constituents IL
,Si, oyowed, rs we have sud, his CONVICTIONS III ID
vor of the constitutonaty ana e1pcaehhay ,h "r u,
Rank Of the United States He opposed me reln".a
| nf the public deposites a. all abuse oi EAeGu!H
nox,r. lie went for re.charter Of the lni'e
States Bank i'll 1867; .,,.,. ,,o horoft If III
,.' tnr his. Inv Mr. Avlett If SO, then must IN
! Dno.rncy undrmocratise themselves, ana deh91nG
thcrfathcrs and best friends in all times post Mi
| son and his administration rec"lnu'enueu ON, - HI
! TONED the very Bank Mr.. Wise supported. WI. 20
honn suuportcd it in the House of Reprcsenta'iIc
as the Democratic leader there a' 'ne '''''
| lett quotes him as saying .-o 49, s,,,,o+ ,
| IL have never given my countenaIce or suPPot'
a National Bank, bit un6er Il comPnls'"n I.n !"
mpcrious, and "errr ~"h0m a" oNhh "e' Y., h. ii,
mn opinion as untdror0bc TO a Bank. let he W oI'
in IslG give the National Bank his countenahce Ill
support So did Mr.. Crawford, the very leauer
State Rights They did 20, did every man wh
ever gave it countcnancc and support upon con
: uusiun which they felt to bc impcrious S",
presume it WIS with Mr. Wise and many oi INC III"
distinguished Virginia Dcunocrats-llcnry 81. Ee"r;
Tucker for example. Mr.. Calhoun went wilh M
Wise for the restoration u! the DcPostes' anu i,r,
rcody 10 70 for the rc-charer oi the Bank up 10 lob
.{G Mr. Jefferson himself had sanctioned hrahe
nf m. former Bank at New Orleans-ur"n u
same GROUND. taken by Mr.. Wise the charter VI
in existence under law which had been su
taned and acted upon for years as constitutional; al
the immense interest involved III the le"lalu!
tho Bsuk nude au lperious necessity tor s sA,s'c
hr;uo prolonged and against its sudden downfall! IL
wnci Uu,cI private and public capital and credit we
Tt.ly 10 be crushed by crushing i;-tiu'e WA. y. u
c,.srv TO allow the pt1pe TO take their interests iro
nmJ.r The dead-fali of the Bank lns g'fefn'
,hS course of Mr.. Wise up to 3o-3': iheh al "a
the (ioyernment Bank OF the United o'a'es eeIse.
n tho rsnn,vIyauia Bank continued, aud was ouI
mere local concern. As early as 1882 air. isG =
gan 10 scr that the mischiefs having been done WIN.
he would have avoided, and that the creation ol
+ rrr National Bank would be inexpedIent al ma, l
-,hu such an institution needed pubic eonnuen ~
{, enough enable it to separate itself from par.! m
i,ics,!at M.a another Bank could not exis w,'u1 :,
being H'ici 10 or without being an.aSoMslte W u
pGrty III powcr-,hs, if allied TO It, the DanA Moa
d; be Il dangerous of political corruptonhI.tM M
J" antdSo"st,c 10 il, the Bank would unavo!uaos u.
- inefficient instrument Of commerce aud hnance-'I
"a thus III every pom, of view, the question ongnt 10
,e postponed until tue popular will took Il decided coai
either for or against s&vh institution. Tins leo VI
r Wise to press on Mr.. Clay and Mr. Clay himself,
1880 he did at Tnylors vlll that the issue of Ban
or no Bank should be left 70 the .urbitranent of c
n ghtencd public opinou. This caused Mr. Wise ais
OH the 9Th, 2sh and 29h January, lSi in his spee