South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1834-11-29

the late contest for the Vice Presiden
cy, when MIR. P. P. Barbour was, here
his mos, formidable competitor he
did not mean all Of them, or even ma
ny-he should be understood by those
| whom it concerned he could not help
believing, thai, 10 them, chief recon-.
mendation of the Bank question, as
ground on which to restth pretensions
Of their favorile, was found in consid'
Grafton ofthe use which might be made
| of Mr.. Barbour's conduct, in relation
| to the proposed charter of Bank, in
The Congress of 1814-15. That MIR.
Barbour's conduct on that occasion,
whether judieious or no, was conscien-
tious and ho 7st, MIR. L. said, he new.
er doubled, aud, for more than fifty
years, no man ever doubted.-Yet the
memory of it was instantly revived.
Mr.. Barbour, il manner, withdrew
FROM the contest-and thenceforth, il
nigh, seem, 10 casless observers, that
it had been forg o,ten--but, in truth, il
was only laid by for use whenever
occasion should require. Only let MIR.
Barbour be, as probably he would be,
nominated for the Presidency, and Mr..
Van Buren's partizans would instantly
raise such cIamor about his "dodgine
the Bank question:" as would stun the
sense Of hearing-and those would
make the most noise, who have the
least knowledge Of, and the least care
| for, any constitutional question --who,
in fact, consider such questions as oil
no value, except as topics Of reptoach
| 10 Others.
MIR. L. had lite to say concerning
his own opinions and conduct in re.
gard to the Bank question. He doubt.
I'd not at oil the singleness Of purpose,
the honest, sincere anxious opposition
Of the great body Of his political oppo.
nents as we'll as his friends, to any such
institution-but he was perfectly con-
fdent, that many of those who were
now most strenuous in their opposition
to him, professedly on this ground,
would be willing that the heats which
had arisen out Of the bank controversy
should subside, so soon as the mex,
Presidential election should be over
provided they should succeed in elect.
ing their man. He was perfectly as
sured, that many had seized on this
ground Of opposition TO him, only be.
cause it was one we'll calculated to a.
larm the honest Jealousy of the people,
while, with themselves, it was only the
.pretext, not the motive, Of opposition.
They knew, that, to jealousy once rous.
ed, il was the easiest o! all things, to
distort, discolor, and exsggerate any
mans words or actions. He believed
in his conscience, that there were some
men, now affecting TO be opposed to
him on this Bank ground, who were
in their hears, principally apprehen'
sive ofhis hostility 10 National Bank
that should also be a Government
(meaning, an Execuliye) Bank; Bank
contrived to make the President, in et'
feet, Banker General Of the nation
with a floating capital Of twenty-five
millions TO trade on |; and 10 enable
him TO extort from those who shoul1
want accommodation, an enormou.
premium Of loyalty. Yet Mr.. l.. woule
do these politicians the justice to say
that he believed they would have a.
hearty an aversion from such schem.
as he had-unless they should succeed
in getting President of their ovr
choice. Were the proofs demanded
Mr.. l.. would not betray any conf
dence- .there were some notorious facts
There were 10 this State sveral open a
vowed National Bank men, who wer'
earnestly supported by our Jackson
Van. Buren, anti'Bank men, because
they were opposed to him, whom ,hes,
persons affected to regard as quas
Bank man. There were, ia othel
States, jealous Jackson men, who were
at the same time avowed National Bank
men, and electioneering for Congress
on that ground {; yet this aba,ed moth
ing from the interest which our Jack
son-Van.B Buren, anti. Bank men took il
their success. The President selected
avowed National Bank men for hi.
chief ministers, and las it ought in de-
cency 10 be supposed, whatever was
the fact his confidential advisers ye
our Jackson an. Buren, anti. Bank men
would not allow that this should abate
any thing from their confidence in him
or their appreciation OF them. The
President himselfwas a National Bank
man that is, provided the whole leg
islative power over the subject was
conceded to him, and he was allowed
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