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] the Mississippi, placing 10 in the hands Of IN.
; rres'dent and Directors Of State Banks, ovel
whom the people of tho u. States have no con
J troll. and who have not only given no sccuri
I ~ for The faithful disbursement Of the noncy
, bal some Of whom tell US. they would dee n
} u an insult 20 be asked for security although
J they have stipulated under hand and zeal q
J give Il Whenever required BY the Secrstar,
Of the Treasury. And What says the nem.
Der from Hanover TO this fragrant breach O,
the trust reposed In Andr-w Jackson BY q
generous and con6dips peopici Let him
speak for himself and listen TO his own re,o-
luton, offered as substitute for the report OF
the select committee:
;, "Rcsoirvd ~ the General .irs~uBls of Cf,ri.
ud, That the 'ccent removal D. ne iSecr~sars
q "a 1reasuy Of the federal ,epositcs fruni
the bank Of the United Stairs To the St.te BANK q
Was Premature, igjasksssss, f,sfo,sne, and NO,
called Tor By the exigcpei~s of IA. country and
- iurther'norc deeply To be deplorcd, bccaase
ihas,nueh n, thy rers adrsned 20 be safe an
said Dunk, their removal nt haf ffrae under all
the attendant circumstances, IL IL ocs not COM
pei that institution To cause premature dary.s.
throughout the country, st le.st affords u plau-
sable prrteAt for fastening mud Increasing thu,
'dersngcmcnt OF the circulating uc,iium which
must inevitably and To certain extent prrre.l,
and sttei'd dissolution 81 its charter ana t6,1
fore increases ia Glance II p.fc:rsGiing ns ey-
.isfenoe."
/ ms resolution suppresscs totally, the fact,
that the President was the individual that re-
moved the depositcs; and from all appears on
the face Of the paper itself, VIC are at liberty
TO infer that the draughtsman thinks the act
premature, i'vudieioas and in,poiiie, not be-
cause u was daring usurpation Of power,
but, mainly because he fears a may lead 20
the pcrpctuation Of On institution, which the
] NsnRan Il - n
nate IN defiance Of the will Of q large ma joti.y
Of both Houses Of Congress.
The contrast Of the "ancient renown of
Virginia." with the tone aud temper of this
resolution, Is painful, and Q viii pursue il no
further. The member from Hanover must
go back . century aud half, and 10 another
hemisphere, TO find precedent for the docu-
mcnt which he has submitted TO this tlouse.
and which he has misealied a resolution Of
censurc.
The resolution Of the member from Spott-
sylvanla afhrms that Congress does not po,-
scss the power 20 establish q National Bank.
and that this General Assembly has several
times expressed this opinion. lie asked o..
yesterday IL this House was TO be in.ulted
by listening TO discussion Of the constitution
al question, when Il has already declared o.
yer and over again that II was unauthorized
oy the Constitution. Now, SIR, I deny both
hts doctrine and his facts. I maintain that
the Bank Is constitutional, and that in regard
to the present Bank, the General AssembI,
has never at any period uttered one single
syllable to the contrary; but that Virginia
has IN fact, by her conduct, rs I shall ende n
YOUR 10 shew, acquiesced in its establish me Mt
and surrendered her constitutional scruples
To the conviction OF its absolute necessity.-
VI 10 discuss this question under these cir
cumStances be an insult 10 any member of
this House. IL must be endured ne ertbcIes, /;
and let me tell the member from Spottsylya-
MIA, that although new member, nv consti-
tuents are rs old rs his, and they shall be
heard whenever their interests in my jugd-
ment demand II. have sought to avoid this
discussion, in connection with the resolutions
OF eensure, for the reasons which have al
ready stated, but il has been forced upon US.
! thought we should have followed the exam
pie set Us by the people themselves, who have
not been able TO discover the connection be-
tween these subjects for, IN the proceedings
oil ell the meetings that have fallen under nav
observation, the unconstitutionality of the
Bank has never been mentioned. This ques-
ton has not had fair play in Virginia, at ieas,
Tor The last three years. Ever since the par
y IN favor failed in the notable scheme of
converting the Bank into \ political instru-
ment, there has been waged against II the
most uBce asing hostility, and no where has
The public press since that period been more
vehement IN Its deDunciations Of the aristo-
cratic monster" rs il has been habituaIIv
called, than in this State. The declared opt-
mons Of the General Assembly have been SO
o1en referred 70, that even many member
OF this House were persuaded that the pre-
sent Bank had been declared unconStitutiona al
by resolutions solemnly adopted by this body.
This question is important, because prece-
dents have wonderful influence over the mind.
OF men at least, Sir, our Olrn pTseedssis have.
solemn legislative acts, approved and sane
toned BY every President OF the United States.
except the present incumbent, decided TO be
constitutional BY the most enlightened judicial
tribunal! IN the world, and fortified by the ap-
probation Of M immense majority OF the pep
pie, are all 10 pass for nothing; but an isoIa-
ted resolution, adopted more than twenty
years ago IN this body IS 20 bind the eonseien-
ees and the judgments OF their successors in
Office forever. That II held up a. the true
standard OF republican orthodoxy, and he
who doubts y damned. Sir, if that precedent
were low IN force, should respect IL lust 90
isr ~ the reasoning upon which IL - founded
commanded the assent of my owB mind, and
no farther. Bat am saved the trouble Of
resisting the force Of this supposed authority
against me. ! appeal from the decision Of
The Legislsturo Of 1911, 10 their successors
N once irOa that psriod TO the present day,
any one Assembly " whom had Just the same
right, SIth themselves, 20 sxpOund the Con-
stituiioa Of the United States aad Z again
repeat, that the history Of this subject proves.
with the elearDess Of denomination. that Wiz.
ginia did abandon her constitutional ob jse-
lions, ~ far a. the General Assembly vas
e0neerned ln 1911, The question % re-ehar-
teriog the old Bank vas pending IN Congress
NIrEiaIa being then represented IN the senate
Of the United States, BY Wm. d. Giles and
Richard Bsent. The preamble 10 the rssol,-
tons nsiructing oar Senators 20 vote sgsisss
the re-charter, reeites that the attempt uas
viewed with tho most serious concern. -
Both the senators asnisd the right Of instruc-
lion. Giles msde an Ingenious ADD plausibls
'EStr.st q letter frym the Prrsils-ut a. m,
Hank e Virginia 20 Juiis s narboar. Pa Il,.,,-
a ilpe Select Conrrsitiee % tn, -t,.itr,,-
'ss0aad ssieh de'nssd b. made s,,sler The cir
'euusisnccs, u sossld Imply such = usss q COO.
'hcnce 90 ,,e abil'iy o. iilty ~ il.e tnsi,is,s,.
that III secrrtary su'iid u a. ts rs.isl,s ~