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The following are the Resolutions on the de-
positc question, as have usliy passed both house

The following are the Resolutions the de-
positc question, As have hasly passed both houses
Of the Virginia Legislature;
Whereas, the General Assembly Of Virgin
in, deem u OF the utmost importance, that the
power to control the public revenue should be
made TO abide IN practice, where has been IN
vested by the constitution, IN the immediate re-
prese ntatives OF the people, and of the States,
in congress assembled, and all expert
encc or the practical operation OF govern
ments ha, proved, that arbitrary assumptions
Of power by them, or any officer OF them, AZ
silently ac9uiesced in, become preccdenis for
further and still greater acts Of usurpation :
the reforc,
I I. Resolved by the General Assembly, That
the recent act Of the President Of the United
States, exercising a control over the public
deposites, by causing the IN to be ~ ithheid and
Withdrawn, on bis own responsibility, from
the United States Bank, i'm which they had
been ordered to be placed by the act of Con-
gress chartering SAID bank, is, in the iudg-
ment OF the General Assembly n dangerous
and alarming assumption Of power by that
officer, which cannot be TOO strongly condemn
ed.
j p Resolved, That While the General As
sembly will ever be ready To sustain the Pre-
sident in the exercise Of all such powers rs
the Constitution has conhdcd To him, they,
nevertheless, cannot but regard with appre-
hension aud distrust, the disposition To extend
his official authority beyond its Just and prop
or limits, which he has 80 clearly manifested
IN his recent interference with the Treasury
Department OF the Federal Government m
the exercise of n sound discretion which
Congress has confded TO the head OF tina,
department alone.
! 3. Resolved, That our Senators in Con-
gress be instructed, and our Representative.
requested, TO use their best exertions To pro.
cure the adoption, by Congress, OF proper
measures for restoring the public moneys 10 N,
Bank Of the United States, or, at least, for
causing them 10 be deposited therein for the
future, according TO the direction and stipu-
lation OF the act Of Congress chartering the
SAID bank; II, At the time OF their action on
the subject, the said bank be, in their opinion
a safe depository of the public treasure.
4. Resolved, That the General Assembly
cannot recognize rs constitutional the power
which has been claimed by Congress TO es-
tablIsh United States Bank, because, in the
opinion OF the General Assembly, rs the,
have heretofore solemnIy declared, that pow.
er Is not given TO Congress by the constitu-
ton Of the United States.
= 5. Resolved, That the General Assembly
do not intend by the declaration of their o.
Pinion in regard TO the unconstitutionality OF
the Bank of the United States, To qualify, OF
IN any manner 20 impair. the force Of their
idisaPProbatlon OF the Withholding and with
drawing Of the public deposites.
q. Resolved, That the Governor OF thi.
commonwealth be requested TO transmit q
copy Of these resolutions To each of our Sen.
ators and Representatives in the Congress OF
the United States.