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means Of extending the influence OF tie "a.
sident, already by bis patronage too grr,:
and Of securing and perpetnating "a to Tim
over tho whole nation, and In all the relation,
of society.
Rssearod. Tbs, the pressure and distress. .bi-,
even thus cariy cmhArr.ss aud ctssiargcr "a ti,.
commercial interests and business Of this r-.,t
country, already seusibly md generally ~,
must soon, IN the apprehension OF this tnss tinr
be aggravated Go an iaeHleolable ds.yrvc oT n,.,.
ehicf. and p~rvaie every interest," in the eotnruu,
~; and that this mischief cannot he imputed a,
ANY thing done omitted BY the Hank of the 4
Ststess Cor, seeorng IN all the information sees =
sible 20 this meeting, the efforts of the Rank 4,
call I'm its funds, in order 20 enable IL 10 r, th,.
uaexsmpicd exigrncy In its Sffars. pro,l,,e.S, nv
the sstion OF the tsovcrnment-to sustain a run
upon "a. conducted by the Go,crunent ,s.If. - ,h
ia oyer~ helming mcans,-to do. in short, What
the Executive sso~esily intended 20 eoso,,,l n a,
do, that Is, 90 begin Immediately % sind IN IL,
Affairs. have bcen cautious. mod rate, uns for
bearing, but, In the opinion &c this meeting III.
present distrcssed xtste &C thin u MAINLY 10 ~
imputed 10 the eoosluet Of the Exeeutvs--,o ,I,-
shock Which this iu-iOdged measure has given ~
puAlie eonfitseaee and credit, Ito the neesssi,v ~
has Imposed on every man 90 withhold credit fror,
others aud look only 60 his own security and =,
the gc.erAl sense Of the jeopSriy to the Whole
Prof'erty of thc country, which such sudden AMI
violent changes has failed and never y m or
can fail 10 produce.
Resol,ra, As the opinion of tI,i. meeting. ,ha,
no efheirrf eorrcetive of the evil can bc dSti-,l
save oaly the removal of the eaasc tisa, has bro,
duecd IL, the adoption Of measures Ca r,.versi h.,
the utmost extent practicable, the Pernicious A.
ton OF the Executive; ~ restore public conf
dcsce, by restoring Ca the Bank IL the intel
States the rights which have un~isely. unItsflv
illegally, and unconstituiionally beenTakrn suss
from IL, n the least, By securing 20 tn. RAM
the deposites heretofore made ~hieh hAv.. not al
rc,dy bern drawn from IL, and the dePosi,-s q al
public treasure which may accrue in fuHar- during
The continuance u It's charter; and above ali a,
re-assnrc the people, that the disposition OF n.
treasure longs Go rs representative in CoorrrS
and noe 90 the Executive, and thus 20 Tr-ss,s,r,
them ~ their property and Of their liberty
RSsotrcd, also. as the opinion Of tl,ia meeting
lhst no corrective which Congress can devils.
can b. cffectusl, unless il BE- speedily applied
Hesotsed, That the Chairman be rc,g,,cste, IN
trnnHmh copy OF ,hese resolutions Ia each % the
Representative 81 this St-te in the Iiouss az Re-
representatives. and Senate OF the United Stair. =.
exTrcsstye al the drlibcrtisc opinion Of that nor
,ion OF their constituents nov here assembled ON
the PR sent fearful eoAjuRsturc of Hfsirs-in tl.
hope thai Congress viii promptly devise means IN
correct the evils already experienced from tn.
unhappy, illegal, and arbitrary measure Of H..
Executive, and 20 prevent the YEA Ereatrr evil.
ti'at arc bot too ecrtsiniy 90 be apprehsnded and
that the representatives Of ths State rartieI,rIy
viii earnestly unite and asaist in the worR, aai
Una, ~ viii adopt measures 90 heal the wound that
IA. been Indicted tiac pal,lie faith bv do;ns-
right and Jns,ier 90 the Bank; Tor IN Justice onIy.
ana tisst promptly rendered can auy bs-.l;o,, IN,
hosnee BE found; and tl,af " win nna faiI 20 as.Tt
and maintain III Own absolute and exclunise con
troll over tbe treasure Of the nation without which
the CoaAistiIiion of the u. States must sooo be-
come an empty form.
Whereupop, the following resolu-
tIoDs were offered ~ q Substitute. bv
CHARLES B. HAHDINo, Esq:
ResOfted. That the recent removal Nv The Sec-
rotary Of THE Treasury, ofthe Federal Deno.;,e.
from the Bank OF the UIited States, To che Stat
haoks, although b. lad the right. vas prctuasarr.
inindieious, inPoiitie, and not called for e ,h.,
cA'gcte'cs ct the eountry, aud u furthrrrnot1.
deeply ~ be dcplored, because, inasnueh a. tl,rv
were admitted Go be safe in said banks, their re-
mo'at ~ that time, under all the atcnisIr eirr,,rn
stances, IL Il docs not compel the in.ii,utioo q,
cause premature diy,rexs Throughout the country
II least affords plausible pretcxt foV hastenin,
aud inereAa'uE MIST arrangement Of the eireuIa-
tug ncdsum whseb rsasf Inevitably 20 = certain
extent, preeede and sttend dissolntioa % -
ehaIter--and therefore snercase IN claim. G,,.
pcrpctuating it, existence.
Hese'trd, That the Congress Of the United
states Is not vested By tie constitution thereof
with the power 60 incorporate NATIONAL bank .asI
That our Representatives hereby ezF1ertIy request
cal 20 oppose all attempts which may be male q,
rsehaiter the present. hank, and 60 AID On uasaieg
~. al nseu,er ana proper kNs, Co compel, OF ena-
bic the DSsesaOrs thercof TO Lsin~ ha ooaa~rD.
70 bnd eboee, IN tiss uissacr Iessa iaiarious q,
the currency Of the s0sniry AID he h.ppIscs. Of
the people.
ResoteA That as the Federal Dcpoa,te. vere
thus removed, ;, Is Hasster of eirsr, solisIsr,t
ths' they sionld be transferred 10 places u entire
safety. - N''S
Whereupon, the meeting being seve.
rail- y addressed BY Aessrs DAv.spoar
and HAHDIHo, the sense Of the Meeting
was taken on the adoption Of the sub,
stItute, and carried in the negative
Tor the substitSte between five and ten
votes ; against IL, ell the rest present.
The question was then taken ON the
sdopt'"n OF the resolutions reported by
the Committee, - which we've adopted
by correspOndingIy large majority.
on motion Of a. HuSTFH, ESQ,
Rfsoired. That the proceeding, Of ,bi.
meeting be Published ia the CbsrIe,,own
Free Press and in other rspers friendly "a
the cause, IN this Commonwealth
DANIEL MORGAN, CAslsman.
Csc. w. sAFTHeToS, Seey.