Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-10-30

bas he not uSurped tho powor OF tho Supreme
.o"r' IN assuming. as an executive Prcrogative
To give Judicial constructions to the Constitution
| and the laws7
Has he not usrrpcd the power of signing an &C,
! OF Congress with "condt: rnal APPROVAL"
Has he not, in violation of his oath To support
| the constitution, refused 20 exccate the lawe1
Has he not assalcd in Preside caumnies, tho hon.
I our and integrity of the Supreme Court, aud of
the representatives of tho states and the people in
the coordinate branches OF the national legislatures
I Nay Has ho not openly defended and justified
resor, to violence and force against the ropreson
ta'ivcs of tho people, IN order 10 deter them from
scrn'inising hi. Own ac,s'
Has he not, in g. ltomrt Of the great findamcn
! Ia! principles ef our republican system, impcri.
ously nominated his successor, and employed the
u hole patronage and public disSursemnntr of tho
Government within his control, to promote that
OBJECT
And vii! not reelection OF Gen Jackson b.
deemed by all tho world popular sanction of these
usurpation. aud corruptons7
Do not tho people of this nation claim to have
been specially constituted under n bene6cent
rovdcncc, the Jcaiour guardians of civil liberty,
Tor tho whole human family? and will they with
such trust IN their hands servely sanction the
acts ofa chicfmagstratc, who assuming To be "bprn
10 command" thus wontonly tra,nplos upon their
constitu,ipn and laws, and openly employs tina
peoples money to corrapt their morals that he
may secure tho appointment of his succcssor7
The Holy Alliance of Despo,s against civil Lii
bcrty, would behold with intense delight such an
evidence ut our descncracy and discern in it Joy
tui prPsagc of the early decay of our system That
'nore IS lamcntabc Generalization in tho public
mind but too clear-Acts which would once have
sh"cSc" the moral sense OF the whole community
ana e'ectriied popular senshiliics throughout tho
nation, appear scarcely to he thought worthy of
no'iVc Even the Keen vision OF partisan opposi.
'ioh ie seemingly so clonded by conscious ui purity
'hat ~ canrot realize the nature and alarming con
sequence OF gross and phlp1bo dcpravity in public
lunc'i"naries The crisis IL pregnant with The des-
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recorded in history, and the present pener,tiou
VIII either merit the gratitude or mprccations of
postcrity.
In tins glance have overlooked the minor oh.
Joc'i"ns to Con ckson growing ont of his disre.
gard tor the interests ana feelings of tho state to
winch he owes hs election. The legislature of
fcnnsylvania have with great unanin,iy at two
successive sessions, earnestly recommended the re-
char,cring OF the I'm ted States Blnk and our rep
fcsentativos IN Congress and Senator's with like
nnihlmIty supported that measure but Gen Jack
son, by an cHcrtinn ofpower scarcely dc,gncd to
the monarcIs of Europe, has forbidden the passage
OF the law. All those who calmly consider and ca
duiy appreciate tho immense benefits which that in
sttution dispenses, must, think, be convinced
that IN tins act alone hc has Justly forfeited al,
claim To Ito confidence Of the people of this state
Inc BANK has purified one of tho worst curren-
C'cs tnat ever infested any country or peop,c. II
consisted of mere paper Of no dciui,c vain, ar
co'npanicd BY worthless ticket. issued from broken
hanks, petty ncorportons and partnerships, in al.
most every village. Instead of This, the United
states Bank has given us the bcs, currency known
among nati"ns--It supplies medium oouul in va
.ne 10 gold and silver, in every part of the Union
Ii preserves with steady and uncrrinr mower an
UNIFORM and equal value in ,hc paper OF the local
banks: gives stability and ce tainty TO The yalne ot
a." property, and ia the inca;culhle benefits of in
t"rnal commerce. il maintans domestic exchanges
at less Premium than il would cost to trIp.nor,
specie; and eoab!cs the government to transmit it's
funds irori ore extrom " of the Union 10 another
is h0nfp
tho section from which they arc Withdrawn and
with despatch which is more like magic than re-
ally. Yet Gen. Jackson would destroy this ipsti
:u.on. snd expose he country TO all the evils from
which II hee 80 happily but just recovered! And
whcre.oEo1 HIS reasons randcr the act much worse
than II could have been without any.
1t us ~ moment examine those en- which he
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"Iho bill TO rocha:toE the bank" says he, $50
not because Cong ress is not vest
ted with power make bank, (for he recommends
a treasury bank,) but because every provision in
Tue o'i' was not indispensable to its main object"
nus profoundly constituting the Constitution MS
sran'ing powers whose limits depcncd exclusively
Mr"n fTesident'a! notions of their cxpediency
Inc Same reasoning might have taught him it was
unconstitutional to hang mail robber bec,u.o
s"ch an execution WIS not ind. pcnsable To tho
power ITO establish post offices and post roads,
Ah"thcr reason IL, That Congress did not drive
better bargain with thu stockholders; as thougb
n larger bonus, though not indispensable 10 The
banking power, might have weakened his consti
tutional scrSplcs.
But the object most relied upon is, that FOREIGN
ers have invested their money in tho bank.
Cen Jackson appears not To have known that
'hosc governments which best protect their peonlc,s
property, acquire the confidence OF foreign cam,
'al|tS' VINO are seeking Investments for the funds
"nu tnat such has been the confidence in our gen
eId' government, az well tho.c of the states
that fore gners have freely loaned their money Ia,
investing 1t IN stocks of the United States Of tho
several states and also in those of their respccive
oh"Ns' as Wei as 10 tho various companies engaged
IN PuDhc improvements; has he realized that
the effect 81 these loans is TO furnish capital AT low,
or rates OF interest Than it could otherwise be had
ior' 10 promote our Improvement in the arts and
t"c extension OF oar agriculture and commerce !
Is pam TO the simplest understanding, that if
''on' JacksohES doctrlnc in the Veto Messaps ON
the bank bill be true, ought 10 expunoe Off o1,r
loans, dcmnllsh our public works and abandon ~
tho improvements in which foreign capital is cn
Pioyco-ich the foreign capitalists who have thus
COMMITTED their eucy to 0ur care, to be iucrc, a
cd or diminished, as our country thrivss az Ian
CUISINES should exert influence dangerous % its
prosperity" In pursuance Of the Same doctrine ho
graVcIy aSsers, that the western states are injured
by paying interest 10 the United States Bank from
whIch he would relieve them, by compelling the
bank to demand the princpalm Whereby, about
thlriy millions OF dollars, loaned at six per cent
would DO withdrawn from active and profitable en-.
where capital is in such demand, that
'NJ '''iO t.Sh ten per cent. and well
secured loans by individuals, are now made at rates
OF interest too cnornour to be crcdibly stated
have given you this basty sketch Of Cen Jack
sons Conduct and characicr, that you may perceive
how much deprecate a popular sanction Of his
acts, how deeply dePlorc the evils which his re G.
lection must nix upon oiir country g. how IMPOSING
regard the obligation which urges every patriotic
sacrifice minor considerations TO the ful6lment Of
the high duty presented. While there were
two candidates sustained IL opposition TO Ccn
Jackson there was motive to weigh the conside