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

VI sWSc Ntsior'tuo .CiTCufating fntufum
was disordered, the finances deranged,
and the public credit impaired. to such
! an extent. thst the very same party. be-.
coming. sensible Of lis error, came for.
ward.mssn sniuiously. and nself pro
posed and carried throsgh the act char:
rterins the second United STATES Bank.
It was even a cabinet measure, intro
diced by the Secretary. ef.the Tressu-
,ry, carried TWICE BY decisive majority
OF the democratic patty, and finally
approved by Mr.. Madison. Never
did any set Of public men make a more
solem recantaiiou. Of political error
than they did in abjuring their party
hostility TO snationai bank. So much
fer the-first condemnation. -.
The ond,expe1ment is sun in the
fall tide Of success We haze gone
through its early. stages. In the multi
IEpiication Of banks Me circulation OF a
!deprecisted and unequal State bank
fcarrency. the Suspension of specie pay
ments, and the. commercial eonyplsions
which surround US. What more is 70
COME know NOD. But know that
what has been is no proof oFthe !'popu.
] larwtu:"- Quite The. reverse. The re-
fnsal al me late. President 70. sign the
blu rechartering The bank, like the re.
mosal OF the deposites, was In defmee
and violation Of the popular will. The
bill ofrecharter, passed by the repre-
I sentativeso of the People, in both Ronses
lof Congress, was .uret by The veto Of
the Executive. The removal OF the
public dsposiies, disapproved in adj
vance, by both. HOSES, condemned al
teLwafds by vote in one, and IN reality
by. both was perpetra,ed. arbitrarily
without Legal authority. by him, With
characteristic contempt Of the popular
@iltas expressed bY Congress. In a
word, this experiment" instead OF be-
ing any expression OF the popular will,
was, in despite Of IL, forced upon the
countryby1he yilfulness. The unbridled
passions. add the personal popularity OF
! Andrew Jackson.
] Besides, the party in power is a par.
tty Of PERSONAL coalitions, not party OF
PrtneipleS The late President himself
was distinguished. while in office, by a
want Of consistent Identity of political
principles. In yielding the bank 10
his. vengeance. in rejoicing him, the
People did not substantiate, any thing
except their devotion to Gen. Jackson.
Least Of all, was ii a decision against a
/ national bank. So far as The events of
that day Constituted any precise issue
tit Was not against. ANY bank. but only
against THE bank. Gen. Jackson re.
Peatedly recommended national bank
in MESSAGE to Congress.
| What fredness there may be in This
pretended popular will, remains to be
proved 1t depends upon this: Whe-
Their men are patriots, and. capable oil
acting as Suchi or whether they win
obslnately persistin error, for the sake
OF being consistently wrong. To ihose
I oGthe men of to-day. who think & sll
to plunge on in reckless despeg ,on
from folly 20 folly, regardless Of he
good Of their country, rather than 10
,retrace their steps into the right path,
commend for study the conduct Of the
men whom they profess TO revere as
4 the ornaments of the democratic faith,
from The speech Of one of whom on this
very quesioo-I mean William II.
CFawfOrd-I quote the following:
! Sir, hadaiways thought thai cor
peraiion was al artificial body. existing
only IN contemplation Of law; but II We
Z can behave the ratings ol. our -leme.
cratic editors N THESE great States. and
the depuncntons Of our public de.
Chalmers, IL exists. under ihe form of
every foul and hateful beast, bird. and
creePing thing. II IS an hydra: il is a
/ esrbsrEs; II 70 a goygoS; il is = tvlfurS:
Is pipey. Shalfwe suffer our
imaginationG to he alarmed, and our
judgments to be influenced by such
VsiseTa6ESsfH6i. - WHY should
we, at this perjIons and momentops
crisis, abandon weII-ttied syasm:
faulty, perhaps, IN the detail. but so6nf
IN Us fundamental priHeiplesi Does
Z the pride Of opinion revolt al The idea
'of scquieseing in the system OF your
political opponents, Come, and with
me sacrifice your pride and political re-
seD,ments At the shrine Of political
good Letihem be made a propitiatory
sacnece for the promotion Of The public
welfare, The SAVIOR Of which will ascend
10 Heaven, and be there recorded as an
everlasting evidence % your devotion
to the happiness Of your country
so much tof the condemnation of a
national bank by The People. lfit had
twice been put down by them, 20 By
them 4 has been twice put Up.
Can The President when he speaks
Of .ihe popular. will twice solemnly
and uneqpivoeally expressed" mean.
TO refer, as some have supposed, 10 the
recollection OF Gen. Jackson and the
election ofhimsehl I will not impu,e
80 poor On Argument 70 him.
tie contends that bank created By
the United States would be prone 10
orer.fssues, just a. much a. tie banks
u the States. This IS aquestion offact.
Which the fact ldisproves. We have
hal -s-aa...Naa.