Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-02-20

RI Tho result then 10, that Of the thirty eight
o members OF the Convention who adopted and
4 signed the Constitution, exclusive Of the Pres-
dent Of that body, the immortal w ashington, a
8 SIXTEEN were members Of the Congress Of
j 1871, which chartered the first Bank; TWELVE
Of these sixteen wise mem voted F OR the Bank,
and only -four against it-and one Of these has
E since expressly avowed the constitutionality Of
( such institution. So that the sscertained vote
Of the wise men CT whom Mr. Senator Wright
I was speaking, was as THIRTEEN TO THREE!!|
} But this is not all: There were certain other
= gentlemen, members OF the Convention, who were
friends Of the National Bank. Among them were
. GEORGE WAsHINoTos and ALEXANDER HAM
o fLToS,-names in those days thought to be en;i.
tied TO some consideration, whatever the pretend
! ed second Washingtons' may think Of them now.
a Washington signed the Bill, and sent message
OF congratulation TO Congress on the filling up Of
the stock. Hamilton wrote his celebrated report
in favor Of National Bank, by way Of showing
what was his construction Of the Constitution upon
this subject.
/, Nor need we rest the case as to the opinions
, OF those wise men here. OF the members Of
the Convention Of 1887, who were not members
Q OF the Congress which chartered the first Bank,
were Nathaniel Gorham, of Massachusetts,; Will
= liam Livingston, Judge Paterson, and Jonathan
n Dayton of New Jersey; Thomas MiffiiD, Judge
I Wilson, and Governor Morris, of Pennsy lvana;
Jno. Dickinson, and we believe all his colleagues,
e OF Delaware; and John Rutledge, Charles Cotes
0 worth Pinckney, and Charles Pnckney, Of 5.
/, Carolina, who were all in favor of the old Bank
e OF the United States and Of course believers in
, its constitutonality So that, of the THiRTY-NiNE
d members who signed the Constitution, at least
n THIRTY-Two (includng Mr. Madison, for the
e reason before stately were in favor Of the Bank
n Benjamin Franklin, and perhaps some others,
a were dead when the Bank was chartered, else
;; they doubtless would have swelled the list But
as II stands, thirty ttco Of the thirty nine Of the
l. trainers Of the Constitation, SANCTIONED THE
b CoNsTITUTfoSALIry oofHE INSTITUTIONS. And
set - .k..~N In
y, al Senate, from the State Of New York, that the
l. Bank of the United States must be destroyed in
IS order ito bring back the Constitution TO the
IS struction intended 10 be given TO IL by the ,cise
men tcho framed iT-N. Y. Com.
n Western Vrginia.-The Kanawha Banner
:, (Chaleston) gives the following account Of the
:. money market in that quarter
}. Two months since our currency here consisted
almost exclusively of Virginia and United States
bank notes. We then heard of no discounts. no
Of shaving, and no hesitation in taking any money
;. that was afioat. The facts are now entirely
d changed,-U. S. and Virginia notes have dsap-
peared in a most mysterious manner, and in their
. stead we are supplied with Indiana, Michigan.
Ohio and Kentucky notes, which are not worth q
bGubee a hundred miles east Of US. And even Of
= this kind Of paper, very little is to be had Per-
sons having good money, garner il up and refuse
- to trade upon il. Every kind OF business 10 at .
stand, building contracts declined, and me-
cndnlcs ana lADOreTS thrown out oil employ. il
Il this be- only the shadow OF coming events, what
. are we to anticipate when the crisis reaches its
a acme. Pccuniary want in the extreme. This
~ will no doubt be the case here, and in many
- parts it will be worse. Such is the character Of
4 and demand for our manufactures, that valley
- will lay the whole west under contribution, and
we may therefore console ourselves (if indeed il
- afford consolation) with the reflection, that the
situation Of other parts Of the country 10 still more
:, deplorable than own.
X. TO THE EDITOR OF THE PHILADELPHIA GAZETTE
s. Sir: The Official paper of the President Of the
&c United States, doubtless upon his authority, and
&c under his direction, has noticed two passages in
u, my late letter to Governor Tazewell. II I did
"a not consider the Executive alone responsible,
u would disdain to notice any thing proceeding from
the polluted receptacle Of his vindictive denunc
, atoms.
q 1t was at first my inclination to notice, at the
'e same time, both OF the articles in the official pa
y per Of the 7th inst, will, however. refer to on
ly one Of them now. may consider the other
\ hereafter.
The President has not denied. ,chat did say,
in my letter to Gov. Tazewell, that he gave me
: an assurance that should have the mission to
n Russia:
1t But he has denied, ,chat did not say, that he
. proposed to give the mission to Russia as the price
!, Of my resignation as Secretary Of the Treasury.
The President has not denied, that, whilst l
was Secretary Of the Treasury, he assured me
=, should have the mission TO Russia;
= But he has denied, that, at any one or two Pc
3: RODS, fixed by himself, he proposed TO give me
Is the mission as the price of resignation.
L. desire to leave doubt upon this subject. and
IL therefore repeat, what said in my letter TO Gov
r Tazewell, in such terms shall not warrant
l, prevarication.
= l. aver, that the President did assure me,
s. that should have the mission to Russia.
$. 2. ! aver, that, unless the President violated
J. his word, should have had the mission, if had
l. resigned.
The question, therefore, which ask the Pres
a ident to cause to be answered, is, whether he
H. did or did not assure me, that l should have the
- mission to Russia? As to his motives, he may
's explain them if he peases and if he can persuade
others that they were not sinister shall be con-
y, tent.
l. IL he shall deny, that had his spontaneous
assurance Of the mission, ] will submit such evil
dence of the fact will satisfy the minds of all
rs dispassonate men--the silence Of his authorized
Is organ, shall consider his admission, that had
' ,i his assurance of the appointment to Russia.
TX Respectfully, your obedient servant,
"a February II, 1884. w. J. DUANE.