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long hs~s exrrsissd. snd q. admitted Co exist -
But could % be reasonably maintained. look iax
o'is To 'hrse t-o Pros'sioas. (thsi % 10 49,, 90
4 the coinage poser. shieh is vested exclusively
n I""grrss. sud a. the prohibitipa tl... ate.
sg-'".' iss''"g ,h-'r O~n paper fr ot-,ioa,
That C""grrss ro"ld at protect its o~a pst.eV
-','l sCentr 20 the pccpi, ti,c full u, ns 6s ,t-
| cd'y s'J iT u'rm sgs'us, evils and ,nisshstfs u
ury .'o"ii srtss'. &c hhrvsIca % .rtse nst tom
p.I,sr iss,..d nv l,s,d..I. or tr,,.,- ,o,,o,.
tons II 'h'' be 90. thea the eain-yr pn-er
es"'n MI, t~'sof the gr-st paft a IT. ,aie,.fs,i
'hset' -d the evils, 'tr"dr'i ~ o., t,rve,tr,i b,
i'e prohibitions op the st.,vs. III .rss au,i
become nrrsiSiLle s,d o,rt saciaiius Ia another
! IJrm."
The above are extracts from a much more
extended Argument Of MIR Webster. on the
same subject. They go to show. clearly. that
Consres, has fIil power To regulate the cur.
reney ~ well a, the commerce of tho country
--tha, the Hi'aty poSer, instead Of belonging
"e>eiu>''eiy" Ia the States. -, on ,hc con-
tr'ry, vested "cxelUs,vcly" 10 the General Co
'ernment And, ,his ciesrl, defined consiltu-
'''"a' power ~ supported by sll the inferen-
u'' and i1ciientaI powers which EXIT, and
which are ABSOLUTELY nece.ssry to carry out
aud perfect all the other power, belonging TO
I
oar governmental system.
| Another position assumed by Mr. Mason.
vas, that another Bank Of the United State,
" altogether out nf the question. The people.
he conirnded, hal forever settled the o,.s-
'i'n, 10y the two last Presidential elections.
Tier" We again differ with Mr.. NJ, and here
lac was again only "foilow ing in the footsteps"
oi Mr. Van Buren,, who ,ays, ITO create n
National Bank, as fiscal agent. would q. IN
disregard the popular will twice solemnly and
uneqIIvOcaily exp e.sed :" which will he con.
s'deFs deliberately fixed" We deem It IN.
necessary to occupy much space and time 10
| prove the reverse OF these .iatem,nr, ",
have already shown that this position Ia gard
to the Puoi'c~ill on the subject of a U. ). Bank.
- based upon false premises. We repeat. that
those elections were not a deci,ion AGAINST 4,
National Bank-they we're nothing more than
deenlons IN favor Of Gen. Jackson and h,,
WISHES. The love ofthe people fos the Bank
was notequal To their blind attachment for him.
General Jackson's Administration decided M
h.'"s. but hat he could do any hia:" Gen.
Jackson, too, was 10 favor II a Bank-and H..
election Of MIR. V. y. W1s not fair test of
the public will on this question, because The
chaHer OF the Bank hal expired it was dead
and the public mind had. during the partial
success Of IT'S substitutes, the State Bank. re-
''P'ed into state of,nlciivily and indifference
Oh the subject Can any one doubt ~ hat the
decision would be. II the question were now
presented between T. : Bank, similar an II,
main features TO the late Bank and a rre,.ur,
Bank. (which MIR Mason contend, i, th. IL.
sisn aud ultimate OBJECT Of The sub-Trea,ur,
'd'ocaies)' "l d; not startling fact f,,,.
an aoIe writer in the ChaTe1ton Mercury
that Geo. Jackson never made the issue Bank
or no Bank The only issue lac ever did make
vas BIddle's Bank or not; or rather The ch,,,,.
between Mr.. Biddle aud himself, and the peo.
pie were called on To determine which thew
would sacrifice, their old friend and hero .,
Nicholas B'ddIe, the money changer" An
tins - sustained, not only by many who's. On
Portun't'es for forming correct opinion. upon
The subject are equal to MIR NJ, but by all
who know any thing about the history of ,b.
| reign OF Jack,onsmi unless. Ike MIR NJ the,
III have their eyes closed 10 many wholesome
political truths. The lion. Caleb Cushing
| speaking on tii,' subject hit few DAYS since
IN his place on the floor of the a. Of r.. SAID
| 81 knov tha' abs, has been. a. NJ, ,r,of
I tie popular Nill > Qrtr thr rc,rt.- Th, -.
! inN"l ~ the late Pt,s,icrt a. sisn the LIl -.
'h'it fi": il'r hs"k. like tie removal ct the de,
P'Ni'N. ~"s "a dvhsi,r" -ud violation 81 tho upt
nisr ~i'l. The hill e rr-,l,,tt-r. u,.,.d M, th,
t,PV~" l~l'''s 81 ti'r people ~ both lIru,-. 81
C""sttss, 49,. met ~ the veto nf tic Tx,,,t,,
! lhr trmuNal a. the tr'ibte dyt,osit,s ,,s,,-
proved 80 advance bN butl, IInn,r. ,,p,l,.,u,,,
"'Hr'hr'' hN vote 81 nur. sni 80 r,.lt, br
""'h Ms I'cti'' ir-'rd. atbitrsitI, wtth, t,s.I
| ',Hh'r''I bN htm, With ch.isct.tist,r confirm,
~ Tia ,''puiaT vii - rVur, N,,,I NV Conr,,.. -
| !" A~"rd. ih's experiment.. tusirad at being
| '"' 'Nprrs''i 81 t'e popular vii. ~.s "a H.
'p'r ~ -. i'r'cd uppf, tire r1uatr, T., ti,,. vi
lhlH'ss uir uuhfttir, pass, st, a.J ti. A., d, .,,.l
/ l','"i"'dN - Nultc~ JatkVu II.s,,i., the
i-i'N >" q ~ ., pat, - Pc, sliiuf rs4bd,,,
] 1T Frt' e tJfac. f'ss be- lt,. Prr.i,,.t
/ h'"''il U.s. "tstiugu. shrd. uL,ir 90 III e, Nv ,
s"' ~ e'"s'''' ~ '"i'tS q PpIit',.I .uin,ipi,.,
j" '''Id"- uP thc bank - BE-, ,cs 2, so,e. go a..
h'''E ht't tHr It uil, dee 49, sfit.i.ut,. L. 90,
( ll'". Nr' pt t'rtr q, ,l',Ha ., t..n I.A...
iSs>l - ~ US - d,yt.,pn s..,,,.t L, Ns,,...l
I ""k ." i-r - t'ir ,Vvuis II Ii,.t 49,, eyusu-
'"' 81 snN P''uisr ts.ur. % vs. unt ..,iust ,Nr
''"A. loot o"i, sg.'"s' riE bsk o., J,ct,sn
| 'e'e"rdy recommended .NaAoHai BaHk q,
'"es'"seifo tgHgrs1
We ate. therefore. surprised that gentle.
"nn II Mr. Mason, intelligence. ,houid It'll
he found echo'ns The language 81 M,rtrn Van
hnfen, a"d a>sSfI"s 80 tle face ofaIarxs AID
'l'se"i assembly, that ito create q n.t,on.
al hi"k, would be 10 disregard The p,p.lif
will twice 'oien'nly snd un,qY,voell, e,.
pressed ~ lis belief ~ the uacun,,aut,on.
atty of'uch . bank. Sou.d. we thnk be- sui.
heie"t 9" JI'tij h,, opp, ton % %, uuls., he
- AFRAID h'' constituent, viii require him 10
follow The example u Nir Calhoun a,i sur.
rrnier his constitutional scu,pic. on the
ground SPeiioncJ 90 81 ''nses.,ny."
Mr. " s.id IN hi. defence - The State
Bahss, that Il The Bank 81 The g. ) we're so,.
10 existence, Is would BE- precisely in the stu.
I .ftf fail