Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-08-25

favoritism, and an effectual protectio,
against that personal impulse which 5,
ire often prevents individuals, "unconsultn,
he and unconsuIted," from the faithful dis
in charge Of public trusts, And all this FOL
!, what? To what end is this disconnexion
~ divorce, as il is termed in the cant of the
dayS To assume, under its present man.
r.. agement, the forms of an Exchequer, wifi
the substance of Bank. In effect TO be
nc placed in the personal custody of the Pre-
sident, by being committed to the keeping
le OF agents Of his appointment, with the i'm
:. press Of aGovernment "nnit" stamped up
on them; the creatures of his power, and,
of course, obedient to his will! Instead of
1t divorce ofthe political from the money
o power, / ask, most emphatically, if this be
not establishing, in its worst and most de
rect form, the Justly dreaded connection
Q between the executive and the treasury,
r "the sword and the purse;" and if an inhu-
5 entail executive, collecting from the coun-
try an annual surplus in coins of some
twenty-five millions (Which he could and
would do under a high duty system, got
, up and sustained to strengthen himself
through the agency Of money! capable OF
transfer and condensation at will, might
not assume the character Of money King,
awing the monicd institutions ofthe coun.
try into servle compliance, or crushing |,
under his giant foot The insubordnate and
uncomplying? Is it not familiar history,
that resistance 10 such influence, attempt
ed by Andrew Jackson, was the founda-
ton of the war which he commenced
against the Bank of the United States'- {
Is 1t not known that because Mr.. Biddle |
refused TO remove Gen. Mason from the t
Presidency of the Branch Bank of New 4
Hampshire, for being opposed to Gen. C
jackson, that he vowed an determination O
of the Bank2 Upon this point | avail t,
myself with pleasure OF the testimony of D
Mr.. Calhoun, that vengeance was vowed e
and attempted because the bank "would t.
not lntermeddIe on the side Of power''- G
But IN noticing this refusal, which is the -
hrst and only practical divorce of the Gov. y
eminent "from the banks and banking op-
'ratIons," one is naturally led to inquire
low many Secretaries Of the Treasury, i
erVlle and super-serviceable as they have vi
'roVer6laily become, under the recent doc Ii
rine OF removal and since the expulsion of be
lr. Duane, would have dared TO look
heir master in the face, and refuse TO m
omply with his behest? "Li.dependent to
treasury" "Dlvorce of the political from tn
he money power!' Really, in these hard ce
mes OF perversion, our very language
GEMS to be metamorphosed! When ca
lnds are deposited and kept in bank de
'om whence they are never drawn by the oh
resident or his agents, but through checks bu
nu "i''t""t tho sumo drawn being re. pu
eipted Tor IN regular and metheodic,l sol
purse OF business; the political and mo-
led powers are said to be united; but nut h
lem IN his breeches pocket, or in the Gus. joil
'uy OF his creatures, and divorce is es-
'oIlshed! Over my understanding. for
ears Past,.Mr. Calhoun has had almost n
aglc influence; but wiser than Solomon
'u!d not impress upon me divorce tbus
'plained, IN which things in iuxtaposi- Mr.
On are spoken of as separate, while, be. let
6 removed they are said to be in con- dyi
c,' II there be any separation, il is that did
the SIamese Twins, distinct, but con. eigI
cted by an indissoluble ligature! tive
IL destruction, however, is to be taken ter.
regulation, am free 10 admit that the
The Independent Treasury"is an nstru- Her
emit sufficiently potent, to equaize both III,
circulation and exchanges. Death is zoo,
the universal leveler; and that
Zen TINS pestlence should spread itself corr
road over the land, is there any living. Of II
even creeping thing that could 90 abroad
der Its Influence? |, for one. will never
1sent that rights already invested in in.
Iullons already established, should thus "
put INTO jeopardy, and perhaps be sub Of Ju
'ed, 10 answer no end that can Der Mr..
We than to make the government the his a
Danker; nor am willing to see il do Yazc
Banking Of the country upon anv ter, '
MS uh'ess private capital, sagacity and ing;
erprlze are united with public credit in about
measure; and above all, | am averse 10 in dr.,
specie provision" which seems TO he up wi
apple o! Mr. Calhoun's eye; for NV son,
!. mn conviction is, that in its WORKING was Q
/, II would effect a transfer of two-thirds to bul
'o properly o: the country; and vet. starte
'out IT. the special deposite (the antap,
sysleml would be mockery. Who
neard OF the deposite in an iron chest
INK credit, for security? For the mere
ing OF coins or bullion, which cannot M
ecaie' Cor mere boarding, in other
lS) a strong box will do; but the Gov Thi
'ons tnus relieved, the incubus still July,
!, upon the country. What measure Herrir
Ilei should be adopted for it, should from
APPS DC deferred for my next. | being
NAKED TRUTH. ringtol
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