Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-06-12
z. FOSTER.
From the Alton Spectator.

From the Alton Spectator.
Mr.. Breah:-I have read Mr.. SHADES
circular of the 9Th April, giving lnfor-
nation of The passage of the house OF
representatives. ofthe several resolutions
reported y the committee of Ways and
Means of that body in relation TO the
removal Of the public deposites from
the bank bf the United States, and 10
the rechartcr of the bank: together
with his reasons for voting as he did OH
those questions.
1t seems that he voted against the
first resolution declaring that the bank
OF the United States ought not to he re-
chartered. because in his circular of
May, 1882, he pledged himself to vote
for the rccharter of the bank with prop
cr notifications, OF for chartering some
other institution of Il Ike kind.
He voted against the restoration of
The public deposites to the bank of the
United States, because the house had
delermided that The bank ought not to
be recharlered, and he 'scould discover
no good effect that could be produced
by restoration of the deposites to the
bank of the United States where they
could only remain until the 4lh Of March
1886.
1t is to be feared that Mr.. Shades vote
on the fisrt resolution will deprive him oil
the support of the enemies of the bank
while the reason which he gives for that
vote will take away all the credit winch
the friend- of the bank might otherwise
be disposed TO give him for the same.
His reasons for voting against the res
tora'ion of the public deposites, il seems
to me, will also be unsatisfactory to all
parties. Those who believe that the
president merely exercised his consti
lullona' power in removing the depos-
les, and that it was not his duty to await
the action of congress, which was to
meet in sixty days thereafter--,hose. il
short, who believe that every thing
which the president does, is right, and
fhat every thing which congress does, is
wrong; and that there is ohly ono man
IN the government who is not hrbed b.,
the bank-only one man who under,
stands the true interests Of the country
only ore man who comprehends the true
meaning of the conslitution-oplyo one
man who understands the complex SUBJ
jects of finance, commerce. and curren-
|cy-only one man who unites in himself
such matches wisdom and such imma.
culate purity and that this one man is
no other than the president of the Uni.
ted States-those who believe all this.
while they approve of Mr.. SHADES vote.
will be displeased that he did not give IA
different reason for that vote.
On the contrary those who believe
that, the president usurped "A power moi
vested in him by the constitution and
laws, and that the act was done by him
Just before the meeting of congress, be
cause he was conscious that it would not
be done by congress-those who see in
this and other acts of the present exec
utlve, disposition to nullify all other
branches OF the government, and TO con
centrate in his own person all power, ex
e'utve. legislative, and jndicial-in
short. to erect an absolute monarchy OH
the ruins Of our republic-will disap-
prove Of Mr.. SHADES vote, and pro-
nounce his reasons altogether INSULT
Gent. II the public moneys were
wrongfnlly removed, they ought, be
yond all question, to he restored. If
the executive usurped powers vested
in congress alone, that body ought
promptly and Indignantly to have cor
rected the proceeding.
Nj. Slade has "ftlt embarrassed on
account Of his remote situation from his
constituents, and his being unable on
that account to obtain the public opinion
of his district upon these interesting
subjects " In this situation, | conceive
il would have been advantageous both
TO his constituents and himself, ifhe had
possessed mind Of his own. No rep