Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1837-11-02

'"e ADMINISTRATIONS " tohgreaA- The eooetitu-
tionai provision h that, when bill shall have
passed both Houses. d shall &c presented 10
the fresideat for BIS approval or rejection -
His rights TO pass upon % results from The
PTs~sntatfon Of the ball. aud - not aequiI ed
until u 10 presented. What would be th.uy ht
\ of The judge who, before cause 10 btoug ht
oeiore the court, should announce his inI. ~
tios ~ decide IN favor VI named partyl Or
Of the Senate, whi,h shares the ting
power, az q should, before . noin,n alton 81 .
particular Individual 10 made for au office,
pass resolution that IL would no, approve The
nomination Of that indi, iduali
% - clear that the Prss,dent place. hi. re.
pugnsnee 10 Bank of the United states
nai.iy upon the ground That the popular ~ IA
he. oe~o ,sne 'solc,nnly and us. quiroeal lily
eApssssed". sIainst IL 10 this I think the
ffts'dent 10 mistaken. The two Occasions 10
slieh he h IadcrsioVd ~ refer, are the eiee-
tam OF Cen. Andrew Jack,op IA 1882, and In
Ia. own election In 1886. Now, M to the
hist. there was not. before IL took place, .py
u"eqn''oeai expression ef tho opnion Of the
tate Pres'dent against . National Bank
There IVES. an fact, y contrary expresskn.-
IN tie veto message, President Js-ks.n, adj
mhied the pubic convenience Of q bank; sta-
ted that he did not inj in the renewed charter
sueh considerations could secure his approi
os'i"n, aud s,sed that, Il he had berp applied
TO- be could have furnished the model OF n
osnS mat would answer the purposes OF such
a" hsii'utidh. la supPortisg hrs reelection,
therefore. TIE People did tot inIcnd D, the ex
ereiss of ihsir suffrage. To deprive Themselves
VI Nsiipaai Bank. On the contrary, /; b,
within oy own Knowledge, that many voted
toe hinr who believed ~ the necessity OF n
BARR quite "a much rs do And am per-
1 feetly persuaded that Thousands -sud tens OF
"a NIL .ialn 4 ia L.
fIi expectation that . Naiioasl Bank would
he estaoiishhd daring his second term.
Nor, sir, can thiak that The election Of
tho present Chief Magistrate ought TO be
taken as evidence that the Peopis are against
bohk- The most that IsITiy can lie assert
ed Is, That he Mss elected, the cS pre.,iou OF
us opinion 10 The islier To Mr.. XIiiiam. not.
~ithstsndiDg! Tie question Of the election
VI Chief Nagisirste ~ n ccmpiex quesliou
and Que OF .comprusstioh, and compatison
All MS opiniohs, all b.s qualifications are ia.
ken INTO consideration, aud Compared with
u'o>e OF his competitors. Aud nothing more
decided by The People Ihsnt hat ths person
I elected Is rrsier.e ed smougst the several can
didstrsf fhey take him aS'n man takes hi.
vie. for better Zoe worse, with eli the good
2nd bad opinions aud qualities which he pos
Esesses- fen- might IS Veil argue that the
eleeuob OF particular psrSou 10 the flee
al ChIsf Magistrate implies that has figure
ioTL' and appearance ext Ibit toe STANDARD Of
human PeriectiVa, as - contend Ih at II ,are-
nous bud approves every opinion " hieh he
tnsy wave pUbliclg expressed on public af-
lars. u IS somewhat ungfstefsl 10. the Peo-
pie to suppose thsi the particular opinion Of
| Mr.. Van BureL, 10 regard TO a Bank Of The
UnIied States. constituted any. much Ies,
the chief. reeomme alton OF him To their
s1nfssss. IL Ould Ue more honors bic 10 him
ana 10 them TO suppose that IL proceeded
from hts eminent SDiItie>, and his disiin.
Bushed services at ho.Ie aud abroad. five
are to look beyond them aud hey ond him,
mary believe thai the most influential cause
OF .his election Was the endorsement OF that
hlustrioUa predecessor, in whose footsteps
\ lac stsnds Plvdged to follow.
no, air, no. the simple and naked. ques-
tons 81 \ bank or no bark OF tho United
states was not submitted TO the People and
twice solU nnily s.d uneq,siroeoiiy'' dec ided
against by them. firmly believe If such a
question were now subn iiIed 10 the nj The re-
sPouHe OF Vast sjoriiy ~ ould be in the az
hrmAtiSe. D hope. however, that no bank
viii be established or proposed, unless there
shan be clear Esd u0disputed ms iority Of
che People sad or the States in favor Of such
an Institution. u there be one wanted. and
an nequiVOcal manifestation be made OF The
popular will that n is desired, q bank will be
established. The Presidrhl's oppo. iIion 10
tia founded principally upon the presumed
opposition Of The People. Let them deu,ou-
sirste that be is mistaken, and he will not &c
Parpie himself from them He II too good
democrat AID the tenor OF his " hole lIfe shows
That, hateVer olheT divorces he may recon-
need, tie last that he would desire would be
one Ia ~ cen hIn, aud the People. Should tbs
| not prove TO be the ease. Snd &c q ms joriiy
should not exist sufficiently large to ps.s a
| baak charter "a spite OF tho veto. the uIti.
n'"te remedy will remain 10 the People TO
shAnge thsis rulers, IS their rulers will not
change Their opinions.
hat. during his dsbate. il has been ron.
tended that tie sstaBiisi,msnt of rev Bank
OF tie United Slsies would SgErsvate exist,
'ng dIsIressesi snd THAI the specie necessary
! 10 put a. IN operation could not be obtained
N.Itiroui'PftjGdice 10 the local banks.
w'bst - the relief Tor which all hearts are
noN, 90 anHIou.ly lhrobbing'. % IT, 10 put
dle banks SgaIu ui nsotIon TO restore en-.
changes. aud revive Tie droopIns business OF
lac eOtintry And what are Ihe obstsrLesi
| They are, hrsi, the .foieign deht, and. sc.
eohdly, . .6aat Of confidence. If Ilre banks
we're TO rt-opeh their vaults, IL issppre bend
ed thst the sPesis would immediately be sx-
RSTtsd.to EprO;'c Ia discharge the foreign
I ef"ts Now " bahh Ot tue lnlted Stotes
we're established, With SsuiIsbIs capital, the
siock 81 ihstbsnk Itself would forn, one Of
ths-D subjects Of Lemiiiancs; Ind On a.
mount Of u equal TO what .Een,sibs Of the
foreign dslH wouid probably be RENTED,
irtsinihs n hbme or drawing from abroad
\ tIe equivalent in sIsris..
1 great, &c hOt the grsstsst existing evil
- ate ~ spt OF confidence. not merely IN The
GOstfnmsnt, but ~ distant banks. and be-
tween he backs themselves. There - no
tie o. cOnns1ion hHding The y, tose'llsv, and
thos are often Aus ,sictovs 81 eseh othsf To
this Wsnt Ol eonhlenss snsang the banks
themselves, - 20 Ice sscribs ihst s1trsofdi-
uATy dersnEemsht in the exchanges 81 ibe
fountD. How Oti,eTwt-e can We aeeount
ioT ihr fact that tie pspeT of the banks of
hi.sissiypi csHhot ns~ Jv exchanged sgainst
tie payer Ufihs bshks 81 t.oufstssa, NnhOut
dissOyst 80 tie - msr 81 ~ OF . pee "a
nor ihst q ihe bants 81 Nashville Enhont
Discount 81 ; ~ 10 per cent sgswu the
paper 81 ne hsnh. - lHs sdlpIpiug state oil
kentsck, " :. masiIesl that, Whsisvsr
may he uie medtuu, 0f circulation, whether
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