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not To infringe upon our own delegated pow.
. ers. or tie reserved rights Of the States, dc
{ not entertain doubt Had the Exscuiiss
, been called upon TO furnish ihs y'ejcci II iacl
institutions, fhe d,.fy ,eouid hare ben ohsolSii.
pe,tOTssed In the absence Of such a call, II
- obviously proper that be should conhnt
himself 20 pointing out those prominent frs-
lures IN the act presented, which, Ia his opiu-
non. make Il incompatible with the Constitution
, aud sound policy"
President Jackson admits, in the citation
, which has just been made, that Bank of the
Cn1sd states h, ia many respects, eonrSnienl
ior the Government aud reminds Congress
that be had, at an early period ofhis admins
iraiiOn called is attcutioa 10 the praeticabili-
~ Of 50 organizing such an institution ss 10
secure all Iis Advantages. without the defects OF
T the existing banks. II is perfectly mani.
fest that be alludes 60 his previous recommen-
dations Of a GoVerrment--a Treasury bank.
= Ira the same message be tells Congress. that
II he had been called upon TO furnish the pro
j,el Of such an institution. the duty would Ia Tc
been oheeriuliy performed. Thus Il appears
that he had not only seliled Ia. his mind the
general principle. bot had adjusted the detail,
ola Government bank. 10 be subjected to Ex-
eculi'e control; and Congress j. even chided
I for not Calling upon hiD 40 PRESENT them.-.
The bill now under consideration, beyond al
'eontf0Ner,y, u the very project which he had
ia view, ard : 10 consummaie the work which
he began. think, Mr.. President. that you
must now concur " ilh me IN considering tie
first proposition as fully maintained. pas,
10 tLe second and ,h,rd. which, on arrount OF
their intimate oOnucXiOp, ! VIII consider To-
geihet.
That. wlih aNiew- Of establishing a 10
Nertnncnt bauk, 1t Was the settled ann aud a.
Ten n IL. A..
throw The whole banking y stem fthc United
States, as existing "a the United States wseu
that Administration came INTO power, begin.
'ung With tue Bank Of the United States AID
, ending With he state banks.
J. That TIE attack was fret confined, from
+ considerations Of policy, TO the Bank of tie
Uuited States but that. after is overthrow
Was accomplished, u Was then directed, and
has since been continued, against the state
banks.
We are not bound to inquire into the mo
lives Of President jackson Tor desiring 10 sub
vert tie established monetary and Guaneia
Z system which he found in operation; ard yc
I sonic examination into those which probabiy
. Influenced las mind j. not without utility -
These are 10 he found in bis peculiar coBsii
iutioU aid character. tis egUtism and y1uit,
. prompted him To subject every Thing to hi,
will, 70 change, TO remould, and retouch ever,
, thing. Hence the prescription which chsrac
! teriZcd ms Administration the universal eN
e. pui,i0n from Othce, al home and abroad, Of al
= u 10 were not devoted 10 him and the Of
{ tempt 10 render the Executive Department O
Z Go'erumrnJ, 20 use a favorite expression o
= has own. a complete unit" Hence his sci
f, cure Of the pubic deposites in The Bank Of n,
: United States, and hIs desire TO Unite the purs
c with the sword. Hence his attack upon al
o the sysiems.o policy which lie found 10 pTao
= teal opeTation--on that Of internal improve
i ments, aud on that OF the protection Ct nation
5 al md 'slIy. He was animated by the sam
sort Of ambition which Induced the master
T mind Uf the age, Napoleon Bonapsrte, 10 i'm
4 press his name upon every thing IN France =
i When was 10 Paris, the sculptors we're bus
4 y engaged ohiselIins out the famous n, $
' udous 10 tie Bourbon line, which had bee
a coLspicuousy carved on the palace OF the tt
: iileues and on other public edIlces and mon
j. umsnts IN the proud capitol Of France
4 IS hen, Mr. President. shall We zee edsced al
e traces Of the raVsges committed 10y the ad
= minisiraiioD Of Andrew Jscksoni Socict
= has been uprouted. virtue punished. vice r.
y wafdcd, and talents ard intellectual endoW
+ ments despise1; brutality, viiearism, aud loco
= locoism upheld, cherished. aud countrnancet
4 Ages will roll around before tire moral an
y will, fear, cease TO be disceTpihie. Geners
JAckson's ambition " as o. make his admin,
e traiiou an era ia the history o. tic America
Government, and he has accomplish cd that OF
], jccl Of his ambition; but trust that u will b
4 an era 10 be Stunned % sad and lamenilbl,
4 anG not followed and initiated % .upplyin
IS sound msxims and principles Of adininistG.
= iion.
have heard his hostility 10 bauks ascribe
+ to some collisions which be had win ore
q them, during the late war al the city Of Me-
J. Orleans aud IL j. possible that may have ha
e some influence upon his mind The immeG
- ate cause, more probably, was tic refusal ,
y that peryerso ard unaeeommod7ting gentle
II man, Sick Biddle. 20 turn ogt q the Office
T. President ofthe New Hampshire branch Of th
c Bank of the United States, at the instance
e his KxceilcncS Isaac iiHi, IN the summer
1920. that ginnt-iike person, jeremiah Maso
l. giant iH body, snd giant IN mind War 30
q strfe.cndless var hnJ sifile personal or nalIui
j. ~, foreign or domestic. we're the aiimcui ,
D. The late PresiIeuvs sNisicocc. War again
b. the bahk war nEaiast Frarcc. and strife ar
4 contention vnh committees rlmher 81 ind
D. siluals Tie vars lh Black Hawk end 90
semnoies we're scarcely .urchconfor lbs "
n fari0us appetite Add be- made his eXii frol
d public lite deuourcmE uar and ScnEcanS
lf against Hexic0 ard uic Stale banks
D. My acquaintance With that extfsordioag
b. man commenced ~ this ety. b. the hli
=, isij OF isiG. % was short. but bighiy n
m sgeetfol s0d mBtusiiy cordial ! bebed
b him ihe gallsm sod successful general, VIII.
b. by Tie siorIous victory of Neg ORLEANS, ia
4 honoTahiy closed itc second var n our ind,
d psrdthfc sd ! psi1 him lhe homafe due
y that tmlnsni service. A lev years alter
81 Dfcsue niy painful duty 90 animadtrrt, iu th
i- House Of KspFfsfgtauves Nth che rteFrl
b. detcc witch tciocEs to tie rcpfcstrisu1
b. ri afatifr. upou some of hf proceedings
% t1r cHUdurt a. thc Seminole var, vLfh
10 thought lIIrgai and runiTay ta ihs Cpnftit.
10 tiou ard ue law ofnanurs s non-interrosr.
~ teteeen us ensusd b hich cantnacd untH 90
b. fu 81 i.4f. when, BE- beng member of ih
u arnaia, on arronaod8ton tetaeen BE- W
sought o. he tfor rht ahout ~ tnt 81 ucip.
BY pact 81 ibc ctlcEafionfren 'ha oRn.stat 2
. r0r fiat tufpttr. We were invited % On
b. uith qem q C'asioue bgafias. h0ute. g
,t. Capt6i tl'l. uhtfg my Fertrlbie hicga frai
"a Trbnessco 'fNlF. Mtlt. and his coiieag'.s q
.r De span,sh eomuiissa1n were both present .
10 : retired sa4y from dhuef aB1 vas f0iiowe
10 % tte door hy Gensrsl Jaeksrn sfi ne 81.
"a tthi minister N ihe rnasd States stlhs C0uI
q ol Madr3 Ttsy PTesstd me earnestly 9