Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-27
GENERAL JACKSON.

Great eHJrls have been made in Kentucky to
! induce the relief party en- H'asse I" support Cen
JacksR, and therefore il is thought proper for
their information, To copy the following docu-
ment,; exhibiting his sentiments in relation to
relief me .surcs, and showing the dcta,oria
manner in winch he was dispose TO force them
on the Il gislaturc If Femme ssee whilst h. was
major general IN the United States army! He car.
| RED m. memorial 20 the legislature himself,
| ani told the members in substance thai If they
did not comply with it they oush, TO be convict
ed of peJury' IL an officer in the army had
rfs Nd us h s ls1s!alure IN this manner'
From Niles Register, Scptember2 2, 1920.
Tennessee Bank and Relief Lnp.-Nhen the
following memorial signed by Gen Jackson,
Col. Ward and others, Of Davidson county,
tennessee, was presented TO the house Of re-
presrnta,i,es, pretty warm debare rnsned, on
a motion made by Mr.. Grundy. that it should
be- sent 10 the senate Some OF the members
considered it as an attempt 10 Dragon the lsgsfa-
tire into particular measures Other, Justified the
remonsrance a, app, rtainlug u the undoubtcd
| rights Of the citizens who slgncG II. The mo-
| lion TO send il TO the Senate prevailed.
| ine remons,ranct is long, and contains OBJ
| ieclions and rrasonings against many parts oil
the bill, Which II is not necessary {" notice here.
The following are the parts, which respect IT'S
| relief doctrines:
",,. The undersigned object 10 the bill now
under discussion before your honorable bodies,
as nnc orsllulionai-and,
| Cd. AS being iurx pedient and contrary TO
sou nd nolicy. Under he,e two heads has the
| suDirtt been pre,rntrd To the minds Of the un-
dersigned for their deliberate examination
Isl They consider the bill, d, intended to es-
'abish loan office, violation Of Inc ION sec
ton of,hr Is, arlce Of The federal constitution,
wnoh declares
! & That no Stale shall com money, emit DIS
Of credit, or make any thing but gold and sn0er
a tender III the payment OF debts
"rhat the no,rs designed to be issued are
bills of credit no one can be disposed 10 con-
| tro>erl, when II is recollected that these notes
are made the representatives oil property anu
that every such representative must ot heees
sarly either bills Of credit or specie. furth'r,
this article Of the constitution is general ana e&
p!icit inihe language, and Will mol aa"i' o' a"!
distinction being drawn between one species o'
bills and another
There we have the notes of all banks estab-
| lished by state authority denounced. as uAc"n-
s,itu,ionsl The bank of The United States is
n. only constitutional bank, according 10 Ten
Jackson
"The sixth section OF the bill, the undersIgn-
ed will venture TO assert, is still more obnoxious
and alarming than those already examined. IL
inrtrdic,s the issuance of an execution on any
Judgment or decree, until tOo gears alter ihe
rendition OF the same, unless the plaintiff or his
attorney shall endorse upon the exec al'on' mat
he vii receive in satisfaction the holtS ot oiiis
authorised TO be emitted by the loan ofhces; I'D
! addition TO those directed 10 be received ny me
&C, passed a4,h Nov. 1919 The frs, member
Of this sec; ton is considered by the undersigned
as flagrant invasion of the concluding pron-
sions Of The 18th section Of the sill OF rights.
EXPIRE ssly declaring tina, " RICH, and justice"
shall be " administered without sale, denial, or
delay" They also disoo.er 10 this section, an
attempt 10 make the loan office notes an mdresf
tender in the liquidation OF debts, contrary 10
the 10Th section of the lS,h article oil the iede-
raj constitution, which provides that no " slate