Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-23

these great States, sho have undertaken,
by their Instructions, 10 influence the deer
sipn OF this question by Congress, contents
Cd themselves with the exercise oil IDS
dubious authority, | should sot, upon this
occasion, enter into an investigation OF It's
LASTS. But these great States, not content
with the exercise OF an usurped autaorisy'
are, bq usurpat5on, attempting 10 tegastate
for. Congress. And, SIR what's the Ia
ducement with these great States 10 put
down the Bank of the United States!-
Their avarice, combined with the love OF
dominion. They have erected Banks, IN
msny OF which they hold stocks to a con.
siderable amount, and they wish TO com
pei The u. States to use their BANKS as
places ofdeposit Tor their public moneys,
by which they expect to increase their Oh
videpds. And in Banks in which they
bold no stock. many of the individual
members Of their legislatures are stock
holders, and no doubt zeere influenced to
gtye instructions by nosiUes Of sheer aua-
rice. The love OF power also has had IN
fuence in producing these state instruc>
tons. Every person who is not wholly
ignorant OF the history OF this government,
knows something OF the influence OF these
great Sfnies upon the councils OF the ma
ton. Have we not heard it said, that al
ter three OF the great States had instructed
their members 10 vote against the Bank,
il was matter of too great delIcacy Tor
Congress to think of acting at all upon the
subject bad thought that the rights OF
the States were equal; that if the rights OF
three of the little States were violated or
affected in any manner, that it was sub
iect of as much deicacy as it the right OF
three greet States were affected"
'Sir, if this doctrine becomes fashioaa
BILE, if mo or three great states can, upon
all occasions, through the agency OF their
legislatures. control Congress, you will
compel the smaller states, by the most
dreful necessity, to adop, the principle OF
one consolidated governments Is II desi-
rable 20 increase the influence OF these
great States, arhich IS already too great,
The expense of the United Slaes?-
Does not the history OF these great States
admonish us IN The most impressive terms
to beware Of placing this government in
state OF dependence upon them? Sir, he
time has ~ and it will certainly arrive
again, when some one or more OF these
great states will be found ir state OF hos
iili'y to the National G vernment. But it
may be said, that the States do not, by
the creation Of Banks, with authority to
nit these bills of credit infringe upon the
constitution, because they do not emit lac
bills themselves But if they have not the
power themselves to emit bills of credit
fortiori, they cannot delegate it 10 others.
Ii then. the state governments are restrain-
ed from exercising this right 20 incorpo-
rate bank il would appear er neces,si-
lak rel, that this right is vested in the
government of the United States. The
right TO create corporation is right IN
herent in every sovereignty; the people OF
the United States cannot exercise this
right II then, the Sta es ae rsraued
from creating bank, with authority to e.
nit bills OF credit it is established that the
National Government does possess this
right But the great influential Safes, in
duced by motives of avarice and ambition,
interpose The weight of their authority;
attempt to put veto upon your passage
of such laws as are required by the gene
raj welfare. They, not only by insruc-
tions. deprive their Senators and Repre-
seDtatlves from the exercise OF an honest
discretion, but also intimIdate others by
the weight OF heir influence The demo-
cratic presses IN these great states have,
for more than Twelve months past, teemed
with the most scurrilouS abuse against
every member OF Congress who has dared
10 utter a syllable in favor OF renewal OF
the Bank Charter. Such members are
charged with being bribed, with being
corrupt, with having trampled upon the
rights and liberties OF the people. II we
are to believe the raniings OF our demo
cratic Editors in these great States, The
Bank of the United States is Cerberus;
a Gorgon; Vultur,, Viper. Yes, sir, IN
their imsginatlons il not only assumes eve
ry hideous and frighttui form, but annoys
by every poisonous and destructive quail
". But shall we suffer, sir, our imagina-
tons to he alarmed, and our judgments
influenced by such miserable stuff? Shall
we act tsmeiy under the lash Of this "
rspnpy OF the press! No man complains
Of fair discussion in the newspape1s.' Bet
] do most solemnly protest against the
course which has been pursued by these
Editors Instead of arguing, they charge
members OF Congress with bring bribed T.
corrupted: And this is what they call the
liberty OF the press. But declare open
and intermioable war against all forms OF
tyranny; and to me il IS perfectly indiifer
eDt whether the t7rant be an irresponsible
democratic Editor. or aA irresponsible
despo,ic monarch -
The principal features which characterize
the present administration are the fortI6-
cation o! cur Bays and Harbors-lhe pro
lection o! Sour western brethren from the
inroads OF the merciess sayage--the gradu