South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-04
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From the National Intelligencer.


extended TO the letter of acceptance Of
the Baltimore Nominee for The Pre-
sidency seems to be due to t'as letter
Of the Nominee OF that Convention for
the second office in the Government
Here it is:
TO THE COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENTS
GREAT CROSSINGS, 9th June, 1885.
GENTLEMEN Il have had the honor
10 receive your letter informing me
that have been nominated by the re.
cent Republican Convention at Balti-
more, as a candidate for the Office of
Vice President.
For this expression Of confidence
from the Republican party of the Union,
have not language to express my gra-
titude. For the exalted talents, pure
character and sound principles of the
gentleman, whose name was brought
in competition with mine, no man can
have higher respect than myself f; aud
had he been preferred by the Conven.
ton, it would have afforded me the
highest pleasure to give him my cordial
support. To my greater age & longer
public service, and not to superior
qualifications can attribute the pre-.
ference Of the Convention and il sny
injury should accrue to the Republican
cause from that preference, no man
will deplore it mere than myself
AS, however, the Convention were un-
doubleday better qualified to judge
on that point, than one or a few indi.
viduals possibly can be, ! have bu, to
accept the proffsred nomination, and
resign myself 10 the will Of the people,
as it may be expressed at the polls.-
The qualification | feel at the honor
done me is not unmingled with regret
"a regret arising not from the prefer
ence of another by a portion of the
Convention, but from the error under
which they appear to have labored in
relation to my political principles. ] do
not know myself if my principles do
not accord with those Of Thomas JET.
fersoo, the Patriarch of Republcanism
aud his disciples who constituted the
late Convention. During almost the
whole period comprised 10 the Adj
minisliations of Jefferson, Madison and
Monroe, was member OF Congress
and gave them my cordial support.
From the earliesl moment, | uniform.
ly acted with the Republican party
founded on the principles asserted by
Virginia in 1898, and never withheld
my support on any occasion, from
either of the distinguished men, who,
in succession became the representa-
tive Of these principles at the head of
the Goyernment,save only in the strug.
gle Of 1914, rs, and 'l6, for the estab.
lishnent of National Bank. Pre-
sident Madison then, & many ofmy Re-
publican associates in Congress, who
concurred With me in principle, felt
themselves constrained to yield up their
objections to what they considered
the highest law--pnblic necessity. l
continued to believe the remedy worse
than the disease. / had voted against
the rescharter of the old Bank OF the
United States, 10 1911, from convicA
ton ofits dangerous tendencies as we'll
as its unconstitutionality. Upon the
same grounds felt constrained to vote
against the establishment Of the present
Bank in 1916, although advocated by
the administration to which was at
tached. / yoted against the bill to re.
charter this Bank in 1882. In 1884,
| voted for Mr.. Folks resolution, de-
claring, that the Bank of the United
States ought not to be re-charteged,
and l defended the Presidents mea-
sure in regard to the removal OF the
Public Deposites, at every point at
which it was assailed, with view to
sever the connection between the Co.
vernment and the Bank, and to make
sure Of q fnal deliverance from the H.
sttution. Indeed, have never waver.
ed in my opinion against its constitu.
tionality, and have never seen the mo-
ment wheo l would have given my
vote for any similar lnstitulion.-l can
not conceive how the opinion got
abroad that was in favor OF the Bank
or of any such unconstitutional mono.
poly, unless /, be from the circum-
stance, that did not, with the ardor of
younger politicians, pledge myself a.
against every possible substitute for
the present Bank.-General Jack.
son, in one ofhis annual messages, sug.
gested the outline of substitute with
out Stockholders or power to make
loans, as understood it; and in his
veto message, he declared that he could
have furnished plan which would