Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-01-22

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laws OF the institution were set aside for thu
purpose of carrying these designs into efiec
with less difficulty or embarrassment.
fConcluded next week.
Mr.. Ew1NG's PRopos1TloN.-We rejoice
to perceive that free discussion respect
ing the regulation of the currency is
working its way into the public councils.
The following resolution was adopted by
the House of Representatives on Wednes-
day last, on motion of Mr.. Ewing of Indi.
ana:
Reso'ped, That the Committee of Ways
and Means be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of authorizing National
Currency of 35 millions of dollars, to be
founded upon the faith of the United
States, and be unconnected with, and in
dependentof, all executive control, except
as may be required for the nomination of
directors: said currency to be struck,
perfected, and issued in department of
the Mint ofthe United States, under reg
.ulatlons to secure an lnPa.,:-.l a;s4.ihn
ton thereof among the several States
respectively, according to representative
population, if the same be required, in
virtue of the plighted faith and resour.
ces of each State SO requiring to the u.
States, orits redemption according TO the
legal stipulation on its face, and the pay
ment of such bonus to the Treasury of the
United States to defray expense, and to
guaranty Interior responsibility as may be
prescribed; and said currency so author
lied and loaned according to the prescrib-
ed ratio to States requiring its use, when
loaned to the people through State inslru
mentality, shall be received in payment Of
public lands and in payment of all other
revenue accruing to the General Govern
ment, and shall be obligatory upon the
State issuing the same to redeem, ON de-
nand, at her office of Discount and de
post; which said office, when established
under State guaranty to loan and TO re-
deem said currency. shall he the place of
the deposit Of all public money coIIec.ed
or belonging to the General Government
within the limits Of the State where il
exists: also, to inquire into the comp,ri
tive expediency OF establishing National
Bank, based upon specie capital, tc be
furnished by the several States, as sole
stockholders thereof, Oh scale proper.
tlonate to the representative population
of each, with a branch in each State, the
institution 10 be regulated in strict ac.
cordance with Uniform general rules,
adopted by Congress, under directory
Iof State appointment, and each State te
enjoy the benefit of IA capital, and exer.
else power in accordance with the yes
ted interest therein; said Committee te
report by bill or otherwise Moderator.
! GEN. M KEAN Us. NATIONAL CONVENTION.
The followi g letter shows conclusive
y that Gen. M'Kean still retains the opin
ions avowed by him in his letter from
Harrisburg, of Sep. 5, 1882.
1othe Editors Of The american Sentinel.
CENTLEmEN:--Truly sensible of the
limited importance due 10 my opinions or
the prominent topics which are beginning
to agltate the public mind in reference ia
Interior results, | unfeignedly regret the
necessity of thus, under my own sigma
ture, contradicting an assertion calculated
to exhibit me to public view as vacillatng
upon point on which supposed there
could be no Doubt aIlude to that por-
ton OF letter purporting to have emana-
ted from responsible source at Harris
burg, and published in Philadelphia
paper of yesterday, stating that am in
favor of "A National Convention for the
purpose of nominating a candidate for
the next presidency. The assertion is
wholly gratuitous and without foundation
In reference to that subject, have held
but one language at all times, on all occa-
sions, and to all persons, whether friends
or opponents. am, and always have
been, decidedly and unequivocally, oppo-
sed to the singular innovation upon the
established usages of the democratic par
ty, and adverse 10 the contamination of
the single and especial object intended to
be accomplished by it.
In haste. am your obedient servant.
Washington Ciy, Dec. Is, 1888.
ELOQUENT PREAcHER.-Among the re-
llgious guides Of the methodist denomin
alton, there seems occasionally to arise
one who far outstrips his fellow laborers
IN the power to attract crowds, and whose
eioquence becomes the theme of eulogy
from one end of our mighty republic TO
the other. The Philadelphia and other
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