The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-04-15

4 He has many Qualihcs fcsp0GAs snu 80
has rendered important services 70 ms
country. No Ons. sir. admires more
than | do his indomiiable vii. strong
nslise sagsciiy. and thai almost sublime
energy with which he Pursues and
generally silsins his purpose. l spPFe>
eiste. 100, SIR. az is just value, the un~
shaken attachment he displays 10 his
friends. though The virtue be. Is ] admit
IL is. more fitted for the ornament Of
private Than of public life. But close
alongside Of these strong points OF cha
racler lie defects which ! fear will be
painfully felt. and long seen in their
unlowsrd influence on public prosperity.
But this is an ungraleful theme. which i
have no desire 10 pursue, and ! return TO
the remaining portion Of the subject.
Ism sure ihe Senate will pardon ne
Cor not following the argument am re
PLYING to. through the minute examins-
lion given BY it 90 the affairs Of the Unit
ed States Bank. | see no use in warning
with the dead. The party in power have
destroyed the bank on lheirresponsibllIty.
and | leave 60 them the pleasure and
advantages of post Hortsa examina,
lion. shall not assist at IL. II | had
the wish IN do so. have not the know
ledge to enable me To meet the Senator
on so intricate and confused field. He
has with great industry made himself
master of variety Of facls of which |
have no knowledge. still less Of lhose by
which his statements might be explained.
or the incOrrectness Of the views he has
taken exhibited. Indeed. such is the
absorbing attention which the Senator
from Missouri has given To this same
great monster. the Bank Of The Uni,ed
states, that I spprehend there is no man
in the Republic, except the President Of
the Bank, who ID able To give answers
to all the objections and charges. which
the fertile Imagination OF the honorable
member can a, any moment conjure up.
| would. therefore. suggest To him that
great advantages would accrue TO the Re-
public il he would. in some way or other.
have a regular discussion With the parent
Of mischief. Old Nick himself. in regard
10 the former transactions of the bank.
They might play the game by letter. a.
that OF chess is sometimes done. or. what
would. perhaps, be better, they could
meet at some halfway place. and each.
limiting himself to half an hour a, time
II should consider this clause in the
agreement very iElpOrtdat). they might
al the end Of five or six months end the
matter quite as satisfactorily as the the.
illogical contests of similar character
We sometimes hear Of generally termin.
ate. that is. the auditors would come away
with their heads confused. their passions
heated. and their original Prepossessions
confirmed.
On this matter can only state the
impression produced on my mind by all
| have seen and heard on this question.
and the conviction express has, al all
events, this recommendation; that it
comes from one who has never had any
connexion with the bank in any way
whatever. and whose judgment is not
clouded by the rec, lection either Of IA
vors received, or fayors refused. say,
then, sir, in all sincerity. that nothing
has yet come under my consideration
10 induce me to think that the Bank of
the United States was not wisely and
honestly conducted, aud | am convinced
that it, operations were most useful aud
salutary to the natiun. I. gave US a
sound currency, and it regulated exchan-
ges with success until then unknown.
and which, if we have not reached that
point already, we must soon cease TO
enjoy. No institution with its power,
which ever existed, so studIuusly abstain
ed from all interference with either ma.
tional or state politics, Up to the time
when it pleased those opposed to it to
raise the wsr.cry Of party, and 10
denounce il to the public. instead Of
calling il before court ofjns,ice, where.
according to The terms Of its charter. all
violations Of it were TO be tried. | shall
not attempt to characterize what il did
afterwards; tina, mus, be judged by others:
but fear we are still too near the heated
scenes which this contest has given rise
to. to judge Of it correctly. Dragged from
its legal and constitutional judges. and ar
rslgned before the American people, it
had no choice as to the place or mode
of defence. Il had no alternative but to
submit III silence 10 all the imputations
heaped on il, or To meet them BY denial
and proof. Tina, j, may have sometimes
Oversiepped the limits Of defence by
assaIllng its opponents. may be true; and
that its language may not have been
always as guarded as policy would have
dictated. is perhaps equally true. nor is
1t important. The fault lies with those
by whom the irregular and unconstiiu
'iOnaI assault was first made. and much
is tn be pardoned to the feelings such a
proceeding produced. 1t is very easy