Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-02-27

'ho county Vi Tdgelte IN the next genera
assembly.
BANK MEETING.-Agreeablv to a public
call, meeting of the citizens Of Vandalie
and county of Fayette was held at Cant
Johnson's Hotel, last Saturday evening, f.
the purpose of EXPRESSING their lndepend
ent and unbiased opinions in relation Is
the U. S. Bank, and the removal of the
public deposites. The notice was shori
and the weather very unfavorabIe; vet the
meeting was highly respectable, both for
numbers and in the character of the per-
sons composing it. The proceedings are
inserted in to-day's paper, and will show fer
themselves. A proposition was made t.,
modify the language of the preamble in
some respects, that it might seem to carr,
an 1t less of partlzan feeing-nnthino al
which was intended to be expressed, eiihe,
by the meeting or the mover Of The resoiia-
tloiis' II was remarked by one of the
speakers, and with much propretv TOO, tha,
as the meeting was called without rofer-
cnce to party distinctions. The languaoe
made use Of to express the sentiments Of
The meeting, should be divesied, as far as
possible, of all objectionable ieatures-,a
all allusion to matters not intended 10 he
dlseussed--of all expressions, IN which
poth jackson and antl-.iackson members
could not readily concur. The proposition.
however, failed, and for ;hat reason alone
Inc question being taken on the preamtleI
and resolutions as a whole, there were
some negative voices en- the final vote, The
resolutions, SO far as they express disappro-
oation OF the measures ofihe Federal Exec
utiVe IN opposition 10 the U. S. Bank. and
oil the removal of the deposites, we have
no doubt, express The sentiments of everv
member of the meeting; and in the same
particulars also, we believe hey express
the opinions of three-fourths of the indie.
pendent voters of this county.
That the distress now existing in the
country, is ascribable to the act of the
Secretary of the Treasury in Oct last, we
have no doubt; and Chat this act was ill-ad-
vised, and in opposition to the law of the
land, and to the contract between the gov
eminent and the bank, we consider equally
certain. Yet, while we are free to condemn
The act, we were not disposed,to go with the
majority of the meeting, and call in ques-
ton the motires of the high fuuctionaries
OF the government--aud it is due TO the
Chairman of the meeting TO say that he
fully concurs with us in his opinion.
We have heretofore supported the pres
emf administration with what lnil,euce we
possessed and we still continue that sup.
port. so far as their measures, in our poor
opinion, conduce to the interests Of the pen-
pie. We are not, however, made of that
plant material. which will lead us to ap-
prove that which our conscience condemns.
We have never suffered our nerks to be en-
circled with rartv "colar; and when we
surrender our independence, when we put
our conscience INTO the care and keeping of
others, we shall consider IT time to retire
from our post, and seek a station more hum
Bile, where our influence, Limited as it NAV
be,will notbe so directly exercised, adverse
to the best interests Of our country.
MIR. WEBSTER, from the committee on
Finance, has made report adverse 10 the
letter OF the Secretary of the Treasury
giving reasons for the removal of the de
posites. The report recommends the adop-
ton of the second of Mr.. Claws resolutions
OF the 26h December, which is as follows
Resolred, That the reasons assigned by
the Secretary Of the Treasury for the re-
moval Of the money of the United States
deposited in the Bank of the United States
and its branches, communicated TO Con