The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-02-19
Mr.. Rush's Letter.
SvpExuAn, PsILApELpHIA CouETy, !
JAH. 20, 1884.
Wsdassday Morning.

tho citizens of the third Congressional
District, expressing .their wish that
would give my attendance at the meet
ing TO be held this evening, at the Com.
missioners' He'll N. l.. and express my
views 10 relation to the U. s. Bank, the
removal of the public deposites, and the
constitutional power Of the President in
the matter, aud have to regret my in
ability Through other engagements to be
present.
BIT am Hauored at the expression oi
such wish on the part of this portion
ofmy fellow citizens, about to assemble
in meeting in district Of which am
also myself resident and voter; and,
unimportant as l would. otherwise have
supposed my views to be, will, with
your permission, take the liberty of sta
ing them in this form, though ! can on
ly do so briefly.
On call from some Of my fellow cit
liens last autumn, expressed my opin-
ions on this same subject, under the sew.
eral aspects which your letter presents,
and nothing has occurred to change it.
On the contrary, further. and careful ex-
animation have strengthened me in all
its proupds.-I stood at that time, chief
" upon the evidence brouget to light by
the President Of the Bank having en-
ployed aud pnid the press large sums to
work out its own ends, the money being
in par, taken from The public Golfers
an abuse which I hold to have been the
most unwarrantable in its way, Of any
ever befofe known to our annals. What
have we from the corporation since
Truly its own confession of the act, and
that i. glories in it j The Presidents
constitutional Veto it lil1ens, in effect, to
an attack upon its character, resembling
that which countcrfeters make upon i,s
notes, and claims TO strike back with q
weapon bought up with the public money,
in the Que case, as it would frame In
dic,ments and carry on prosecutions in
the other -
Gentlemen, there is an enormity in
the whole coufse of the bank on this SIN
gle point. apart from all others upon
which am not now to expatiate, though
it is alive with thoughts thn, are of deep
public concern. There are, l know,
orators and statesman among us--high
and famous men-who turn from it IN
real or assumed disdain, as something
too small for notice /; bu! to my mind 1t
is big with principles and results trans
cending in immediate and permanent
importance the currency question, or
any other to which the removal Of the
deposites, or non.renewal Of the charter
has given rise. must ask your excuse
for the allusion, my principles requiring
it but if, noiwith standing the many pure
and honorable minded masons that there
are in the world. sincerely believe
the masonic institution to be productive
of public mischief, and in nothing more
than its power over the press-what am
/ to think of n monied corporation,
welding funds larger than the revenues
ofthis nation, that tells tho nation TO its
face that it will spend as much as it
pleases on the Press. and deal with ,fel-
ons? have barely time to say go on
IN your patriotic work of ex,irpating
such corporation. Show in no quarter
tha, honorable hostility does not demand
Iu such q warfare with it, / am with you
heart aud hand. The greater its oper-
alton upon the interests of the commun-
ity, the greater the necessity, under the
proved abuses its power, for its over
throw. Should it get the upper hand
now it will become perpetual adjunc,
10 the nation, ready to renew and nggra-
vate it's worst usurpations. No matter
what the present evils of its downfall |;
endure, court them all, before coming
under such master. Copy the 9th re-
solution Of the public spirited citizens Of
Southwark, adopted in public meeting
last week it is in the true tone ;treasury
rotes-continental money-any tbing-
rather than let the bank get its foot upon