Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-08-28

a" 'hoic man. woman child the Ma
ton VINO has ever thought is capable of thinking
on the subject, but is satisfied that tho
oil Kail Roads, Turnpikes and Canals-the opening
OF Rivers and the improving of our internal nayi
gation-s beneficial To the people and 10 tho coun-
try at largo whether profitable or not o those i'm
mediacly interostedi Can these things he done
without capital, and is ii not Il very general COM
plant that wo have not in the country the nec,sso
ry caPital7 1t rs an axiom as incontrovcrtablo as
the laws of nature, that capital must and will find
employment with more or less advantage to the
owner; and does it not follow then, that if Fo-
reigners were to purchase the entire stock of the
Bank of the United States, il would of necessity
force hUty.foe millions of domestic capital into
other investments and sources of trade beneficial
TO the country at large, while at the same time
obtained the unlimited control of hirty fce millions
Of Foreign CapitaI2 But told that this Fo-
'e!gn Capfat would be dangerous TO the Liberties
vi the feopie and cause to tremble for the pu-
r"y OF our elections in peace and for the indepen-
uehco OF our country in war;" although the owners
thereof are excluded from all voice" IN controlling
or o,rectng NJ Now if this be true in the case of
tne BANK OF the Uued States with n capital Of
thirty fire millions, of which FOREIGNERS have only
oeeh persuaded to take eight, in what fearful d.
iemma are we placed by local Banks, the Joint
capital EaP OF which Oh, is equal to about ONE HUN
D I sGI AND TWENTY MILLIONS ON DOL
LARS, nearly all Of ,ohich MAY be opned and CON.
tro'ted dy Foreigners? Is it necessary to instance
Banks OF high character and unquestioned credit.
controlled by men of honorable intentions and I'M
uouoeOu patriotism, winch semi annually their
dividends I'm Europe to induce foreigners to hold
their stock Is it necessary to say that moiori,v
OF the stock OF two of the oldest Banks i'm this ci.
ty' was but lately held by foreigners, and that n
Single ,ndioidudl in one Of them, held sufficient
amount OF foreign proxies to control the ins,itu
ton Is 1t not notorious fact, that all our Insu
rance, Manufacturing, Rail Road and Canal STOCK
as well as onr Banking capital. amounting
together to UPWARDS OF NINE HUNDRED
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, may be owned and
controlled by foreigners The capital of the Bank
OF the United States amounting to thirty-fpe mil
lions, is almost the only exception this rule and
yet we are gravey told that this stock thus strict
iy guarded, may make us "tremble for the purity of
our elections In peace and for the independence of
our country i'll war;"
have said that this message aims n vital blow ne
the judicial and Legislative branches of the Govern
ment; and in support of this declaration il ia hut
necessary to refer that portion of wherein the
writer says, that each public officer ,vho tak.s
an oath TO support the Constitution SUGARS that he
'oM s"PportH as he understands it, and not as it is
understood by Others" Agan-he saws. that g the
opinion OF the Supreme Court has no Suthor,fy oner
Congress, AND THE PRESIDENT is INpEPEpESr or
BOTH" Now if the President is independent of
=" both" Congress and the Supreme Court, and has
u rgh' TO construe the Constitution as he under-
stands 1t, and not is understood Jy others does
ne not possess unlimited and despotc authority 2
Is ne not TO all lntents and purposes as ndepen-
dent" of control as is the Autocrat of all the Rus
sias and is not our Constitution-the palladium
OF our rights--the charter of our Iiberties-the
sacred legacy of our fathers--trampled upop de-
stroyed, and scattered to the four winds of
Heaven? These are the avowed sentiments of the
Executive, and am sorry to add, that in two in
stances since they wore promulgated he has prac.
ticdlty illustrated their dangerous tendency He
has appointed man TO fill the same office for which
he had been twice rejected by the Senate and to a.
vacancy which did not occur during the recess OF
that body thus directly contraveninp that clause
of the Constitution which restricts his appointing
power to hlllng vacancies which may occur during
the recess of Congress. He has also refused TO exc
cute the provisions of law authorizing certain
surveys tor internal improvements which was pass
ed by both houses of Congress and received the
sanction of President MONROE in 1924; and hs
reason for thus setting aside the law of the land is
to be found in the fact that does deem it con-
stitutional and is only bound "to support the Con-
sttution as HE understands it, and not as ii is un
derStood bY Others"
He has assumed powers not granted to the exec
cutive by the Constitution and interfered with I'D
Legislative action of the Government, by adyas2
cling the exploded Doctrine of the Bourbons
France, and urging cause for vetoing the Bt
Bill, that 1t did not originate with him-that fe
,ods not called upon TO furnish the projet of such
an 'nst'tut,on" which duty he adds, ''toould hare
been cheertulty performed;" and he concludes by
saying that 'nehcr upon the proprety of the present
action, nor upon the provisions of this act ,oas the
Executive consulted" t.! Here then is direct as
sumption OF the duties ofthe Legislative branch of
the government; the Judiciary branch he had pre-
vlously appropriated to himself by declaring that ,
1T is only his duty to Support the constitution az
ne understands it," and the Executive branch has =
been conferred upon him by grateful people.
L nus does he claim to possess and exercise in his
own person, the Executive, the Legislative and the
Judiciary Departments of Government The En-
per"r NICHOLAS, or the GRAND SEIoNIoR could not
claim more; and it is worthy of remark, that these
extraordinary claims were put forth in the nelo
world, at the very moment when in the old LOUIS
PHILIP was bowling to the supremacy of the laws
OF France, and raising the siege of Paris, in ODE.
dence to the decision of the supreme judiciary of
the land He considered it lawful and constitu-
nona to declare martial law in Paris--the Judicial
| ~ Department-the guardians of the Peoples
rights, thought otherwise, and he yielded obedi-
ence to their decision, because he DARED NOT tram
pie upon the liberties of Frenchmen, and declare
that he had right to construe and "support the
constitution as ii e understood it, and not as it is
understood by others"
repeat my firm conviction Of the honesty and ma
triofism Of ANDREW JACKSON: and this conviction
satisfies me beyond the shadow Of doubt that he
did not write the document to which his name is
appended-that he is under the influence and con.
troll OF dangerous and unprincpled men--and that
his reelection TO the Presidency II consequent
ly endanger the liberties of our country. call
therefore, upon the friends of General JACKSON
who are also the friends of the Constitution, to
PAUSE and REFLECT upon the important facts
to which have leebly endeavorcd direct their
attention. / ask them not to become the enemies
OF the defender of New Orleans. He noby
their gratitude, and am the last man living who
would deprive him of any portion of it. But he
has ceased to be the President of the United
States-the infirmiti0s Of age and a broken con-
stitution upon hm-be is surrounded, coun.
celled, guided and controlled, by selfish and un-
principled men who do the bidding of faction in
this State-his future fame and the preservation
OF our institutions, require that he should return
to the walks of private life--and every Patriot,
every well wisher of his Country and of the cause
Il 4.