Reminds of Henry Littlefield's essay on the WIZARD OF OZ as an allegory on the gold standard and populism.
AGAIN; WHAT years are YOU "chatting" about...?Well, while you're busy twisting your head off allow me to toss in a few more twist for you. "Clay, Coles, Jackson, Witcher, and Chief Justice Marshall." Sure, they held connection to, in some way, to the Second Bank of America, but, did you also know that all of them were also slave owners? Now at this point you might be absolutely confused as to how slavery can possibly be related to the Second Bank so allow me to follow this up by providing this basic information for you;
"Opposition to the bank's revival emanated from two interests. Old Republicans, represented by John Taylor of Caroline and John Randolph of Roanoke[SUP][35][/SUP] characterized the Second Bank of the United States as both constitutionally illegitimate and a direct threat to Jeffersonian agrarianism, state sovereignty and the institution of slavery, expressed by Taylor's statement that "...if Congress could incorporate a bank, it might emancipate a slave"
So as you can see, the Second Bank was also seen as a direct threat to southern values and the institution of slavery, this political hotbed being present long before those other events that lead up to the Civil War. In fact, when we do a quick check of the Bank's books it becomes obvious that the south and west were noticeably reluctant in supporting the bank. But don't take my word for it that all of this is connected to the Beale paper story. You always have the option of researching all of this for yourselves.
I don't, for you have not provided a direct connection, just history lessons and a whole lot of speculation.
But this is clearly more twist that if consumed now might actually cause your spinning head to pop completely off. STOP the insults; just give us the info & YEARS, please...You are oh so wrong again and again. Those connections have been made are still being made, you just wish to continue to deny them despite those mounting and supported connections before you.
By the way, did you know it is a matter of record that Steven Girard had a ship built specifically for his Galvestion Island business partners? It's all true, was all set to embark to Galveston as soon as it hit the water.
...and where is Stephen Girard, or for that matter Galveston or ships mentioned in the Beale Papers?
TY!No insults, just the typical fun and games. Nearly everything I'm referencing was/is pre 1830's with most of the stuff taking place during the effected periods of the Beale papers or those years leading up to it all.
To understand why the party didn't trust banks you have to understand all the above, once you do you'll understand the reasons why there was a need for a third party, such as Morriss, but more importantly, you'll understand why Thomas J. Beale WAS NOT the man calling the shots and why he didn't know "exactly" what was contained in the ciphers. This is also the very reason why a pamphlet was produced in search of that missing "unintelligible piece of paper" relating to wealth "that no longer existed" in the first place. But by "all means" don't take my word for it, as you do have other options. 
With all of your circumstantial history connections, you still can not definitely disprove that Ward's 1885 Beale Papers was nothing more than a western treasure adventure dime novel drawn from events of the extended Risqué family bloodline with ciphers added as a parlor entertainment for the Lynchburg purchasers.
Perhaps now you might be able to draw upon clearer line as to why Monroe really sent George Graham into the Texas region, not because of just one treaty, but because of two.Once again, I have never stated that Adams-Onis had anything to do with the source of wealth in the Texas region, but you, my friend have alluded to that many times.
YOU "chatting" about "BLACK" Gold (SLAVES), then...? Hmmm...Like I said, you have much easier and simpler options in the continued denying of all that has been placed before you. If you wish to continue to believe that the Adams Onis Treaty contained references to the two undeniable sources of wealth in the Texas region that your author allegedly read about in grandpa Risque's library then that is your choice, but, I have never seen or read such reference in all of my review of this treaty, nor do I know of anyone else who has. Again, if an alternate truth is ever to be discovered then no doubt folks are going to have to detach themselves from all of the redundant romance and lore surrounding the publication. Here is yet another interesting bit of information for you, should you be so inclined to take interest in it, which I seriously doubt.
"The U.S. claim was for return of, or compensation for, slaves that were in British territory or on British naval vessels when the treaty was signed. The Treaty of Ghent article in question was about handing over property, and the U.S. claimed that these slaves were the property of U.S. citizens." Britain did eventually agree to compensate for the loss of these possessions. Also as part of this treaty, a specific territory along the Rocky Mountains was also a source of hot issue, especially for the Americans, this also being an area of the same general hot issue during the Adams Onis Treaty. So, you can either continue to keep things as romantic and as simple as possible or you can opt to entertain those things that are far more complex and complicated and documented. Up to you, really.
At the center of all of this was James Monroe, both Issac and Edward Coles having served as his personal secretary. in 1829 Joseph Bonaparte sends letter of inquiry to Monroe from Richmond Virginia regarding payments for services rendered, in reply Monroe does not deny that services were rendered but only that "promises" were made to make payment. The documented evidence and connections before is piling up so heavily on all sides that very soon now you will no longer have view of any horizons.
So on one level you agree that Ward's 1885 Beale Papers is an "authentic" dime novel.
Eh...?
.....weak attempt at a dodge. You clearly stated, when asked how your author knew about those two undeniable sources of wealth, that he had read about them in grandpa Risque's library while reading about the Adams Onis Treaty.
