Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-10-21

such an usnrpatIon will lie infinitely more dauge-
rous than the open efforts Of ambition, even when
supported by the licentiousness o! standing army
We shah not pursue this part Of the subject any
further at pre,ent, and shall for the moment advert
10 certain transactions of Gen. JAcKsoH, relative to
the establishment ola Banking Institution in Ten
lessec. During the Session Of the Legislature Of
| Tennessee, in 'he year 1890, bill for establish
iug STATE Loan Oifice, or Bank, was lad before
hat body, and public sentiment being much in IA
vor OF such su establishment, it appeared probable
re bill woud pass. Al this time the monied affairs
( the Siste were in condition. bordering
! on that which then distracted Kentucky; the cur
rency had deprecated to an alarming lesrte, and
| confidence between man and man was materially
| impaired. The object ofthe establishment Of the
ion, was to remedy the evils under which the
! people labored; hut as General JACKSON was vio-
emily opposed to the plan, he determined the bill
| should never pass.
la the urtherancc Of his designs, he got upa pro-
'est, 80 which he affixed his signature, and to which
were annexed those Of rome Of the most respectable
citizens Of Nashville, and the county of Davidson.
With this document in his pocket, he proceeded to
Nurfreesborough. where the Legislature was then
sitting and presented it to that body. Before had
neen read, he had considerable alteration With
gentlemen, on the subject and in the Legislative
Hall, swore he would fog the man that should pre-.
sumo to vote for the bank bill and that he who
had the hardihood to do so would violate his oath
and that any twelve honest jurymen would convict
him Of willul and corrupt perjury. The protest
~ by
GKUNDY,* that IT should be sent to the Senate.
which notion prevailed. When it was laid before
that body, the Hon. ADAM nUNTsMAN. moved that
il should lay on the table till the fret day OF Janu-
-sy, 1891, which, III effect, gave it the go-by and
Il was carried. 10y vote of eleven to five. Mr.
HvNTsMAN then moved, that the reasons of himself
AID Mr.. WALLACE, tor their vote, should be enter
en Oh the Journals Of the Senate-which reasons
e here copy to show what light General JACK.
SON was held by that emil 5htened and independent
.Jy, AMI that he failed in his attempts to bully i.
!. 10 his measure
I'VE, III. undersigned, being members of The Sc
nate, who thought proper to vote for laying me-
mo aI, s,, ned toy Gen. ANDREW Jackson, Col
EDWARD WARD and others, OIL tho table, resort 10
our constitutional righ oi expressing our reasons.
aId spreauing them on he Journals, in order that
The good people OF this state LiAy lsty estimate The
motives by winch their judgments were regulated,
in forming the determination of the above vote:
and lew preliminary observations may not be
| unnecessary, they beg leave to observe, that !, is
the pride AID boast OF the undersigned that Trey
i've in land OF liberty, wii.ieevery individual in
society has equality Of ht secured ny ed
Conshtuuop, winch ueN' 10 securing him his poli-
tical and religious privileges guarantees TO the cIt.
zens the invaluable aud nestimable right ofpeace-
fh.Ana aeiv her In nd
confer upon their wants, wishes and cr'evaoces.
and to petition their representatives upon any sub.
ject that the legislative department o The govern
ment has the right TO exercises and aay enSroachs
ment on this invaluable rish when exercised in the
manner contemplated by the cons,tution (to wit, in
u n,ld temperate, and respectful nlanner) the un-
dersigued, both citizens Of the community and
representatives Of the people, would resist with
their lives and property, as they believe free and
temperate expression Of sentiment by the citizens to
the legislature, is privilege never to be departed
from, but preserved inseparably from political
existence. The undersigned think, after giving
due weig INT to the above reasons, well the
constitute n that the above memorial is extremely
exceptlonahe and .ndecorous III its terms anu lam
,IaSe, and particularly the following sentence
"For the purpose OF exhii hing TO your honora-
ble bodies the high and awful responsibility i'm.
posed upon you on this occasion, The Undersigned
lake the liberty OF soliciting ynur attention 10 the
oath wh'ch you have taken as the legislative agents
81 The state II IS under article q section I'd,
anJ IN these words: IL, A. b. do solcmny swear,
or uifr m. that member Of the General Assem-
hiy. will in all appointments vote without favor
affection, partnlity, or preju!Icc, and that will
not agree. assent TO any bill, vote or resolution,
which shall appear to me injurious to the people,
OF consent to snysct or thing whatever, th.t sall
have teIaeucy to lessen or atsilse their rights
privileges as declared by the constitution Of tins
State" When your honorable bodie. deliberately
reflect upon the solemnity Of this oath, and COM
pare the details of the above bill, with the oblga-
tons imposed, the undersigned cannot persuade
themselves that you con possibly assent to its pas
sage"
"Tke undersigned cannot but rocollect, and that
too With the most unfeigncd regret, that OF the
distinguished chsrsc,ers who appears to have been
actively Jealous 10 producing the above memorial,
but few days since, at the seat Of government and
in the presence Of some members OF the Legislature,
u, the most inaet orous stated that any men,
Der ,cho voted for IL pouid peyjue htnitJ, and that
ifhe lass dii pass. fcslpe honest jurynen upon oath
ro..d coaricf those Uho vofed for NE measure oper
jurv The above statement ast Aforesaid, taken in
co. noxion with tho memorial, the undersigned think
s a direct asd unwarrantable attack upon the dig
uity of the Senate, and strong personal impiea.
ton of perjury against those members who be-
heyed il their duty to vote for the passage Of the
law. They further think that the nsipuotion OF
perjury in said memorial is neither reason nos ar
gument TO convince any rational mind Of any prn-
ciple whatever; and Furthermore, the undersgned
buublv sensible of che exatted station they have