Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-03-20

a. Ne EihFfa Nfa' va" 'ftt
,rs srssh esf5l.liy IND Freely b.. tN' can i''
- ,,,ly--,.S a.. follssed T. ,lc door by ihe
"a, p,e.el,n, oftle un.io4 States ans ne pre-
,.n, win,sier nj ,he Coat " sFaio ~t' .'s''
90 sss re aowu a. uiy lode us'- M}
Charles wss usii8ng a. tne 81 ~ o"'i VIZ" "1
,,vn r,,f,see Howestf. ! rplla h@' ',f''' @
tspps,,sus,r o. oboreoutly csrffst"o' apo -
,,5 the ,s,ita,ioa tu8 ss net oiion ahefNAo'
"a, iafefcao,ts was polite sra itchq'!' W..
cane ssy 1uty 10 vo'e against him 10
candidate fof she Presidency, a 'he Il'0'c ~ ny
,r,su,.,ites ---Tten The oun-'r'etc""t'o VIZ
..,,,f--,s- dog. of wst were lcl iocse won nc.
I,h,u at s,,. tho 5ctsls % a'l this, now. They
a.. II a p.rsanaI character bot thank "ra >
,t,,d here unb,oktu AID unhuu snd hs 'caot no"
a. ,hs, 20 denouncc his ressutes sind th' par
,,r,l.,iy--,be most peruciovs VI them ell
u.s standardization was IN astounding one' bnu
..,,. Al. s,essorcs Before one peal hoo o'e"
,w.y epon the ear. Others more Tremendous e"'''
I'd. No. ,ir n.k youf pafdoasiof ms co"p"'
s0n ] Should have ccniFated ihe c"N'fo ~ '''
Administration 10 yocsuo--ftom which eropsiohs
Of burning is,s sooeced each other before 'ue GU
les eve, which The LIQUID fire hsd rolled, we're Ou-
,,ed beneath 4, s,ll spreading IN wider and WI
der circle or death and dcsiruciion.
viii mass over more direct proof spread thfo
out the Mcs.sres and furnished by the acts OF 'he
late administration. Various causes we're s"gges'-
ed for this extraordinary course % the part o. 'uc
late Prc.ideni have head that he once fccei'-
ed some DISAPPOINTMENT. or ianced INJURY from
local bank and that hc chose tins mode ot fe'ens'
log himself Another assigned cause Vs. 'hot '"''
eontumscians and ruhehaus NICK bddie "oolo ~.
turn on, that gawky giani--giant both N NINA anu
boay Jeremiah Macon Of Portsmouth, from the
Presidency Of ihc Branch Bank there, al the eug-
ees,,on Of Issac Ill., Bot Whatever was the rea-
son such was the fac, 10 the opinion, ana such
The COURSE Of the late Executive In regard TO The
United States Bank.
As the State Banks he proceeded mofo eau
tiously With regsrd TO them. Gallant ana "o'd 81
he WAS he was siweys wary and cautious lie
Knew that il would be impossible to effect the ues-
truciion Of the local banks at oace. lie pt'ceeu-
ed BY making them interested partners IN TINS al,
tack upon tie United States Bank anG how
The proofs arc to be found in has message OF 1891
1885. 1896, and his Farewell Message.
fUefc Mr. Clay cited extracts 10 support OF hi'
proposition from those documents. and traced the
alledecd purposes Of the late Executive in his mode
Of treating the subject Of the currency in bis mes
tares-in his sllusions TO the mode Of selling III
public funds and in the adoption Of the Jroasut!
circular. up TO The final leave taking when the la'
President recommended a continuation OF the con
Hici, promising The country that the contest WI
be long and The 1920 ""i an "asV one =; an
upon having, by his hnmhe efforts, contributed Il
do something towards the accomplishment Of ID
grsOd dosign.
Mr. Clay then said, sir, DO not these message
sustain me IN the propositions have laid down
Tha, it was The settled policy Of General Jackson
administration 10 make against the local bank
ss well ss against the Bank Of the United States
Tha, this attack was commenced by distant o.
prosehes -gtouing holder and holder Us that g
tack was brought home to the object Of II, until,
The last message Of al "lhe precious metals az
they alone. were at length characterized as ''tt
constitutional currency Of the country -
But he was not content with layng down lhes
positions. His acts were equally conclusive of b
intentions. Here Mr. Clay slluded TO the Tree
ury ordered In detail reviewed the circumstance
under which /; Issued. Its repeal by Cot
gress. by 60 large vote. The cfci II hid Up'
the bpuks-the fact that II worked IN the rig
way To nsure heir fuin--hsd that been its int
ton tho, the Government was thus brought 1
20 competition With the banks for specie, that q
specie was carried from where It was, 10 where
20, useful IN siding the legitimate operate"
and business oC the mercantile interests Of 1
oouuirv.-Gnd the immediate disastrous coaseque
ees Of this measure at once upon the banks a
the sale OF the pnhhc lands. Having gone oy
this ptound. (aud our limits to day prevent o
going more faly into de,sii) he ooniended III
he had established hs SECOND and hird propo
tions,--snd having fixed the late aimluslr
ton what he had s,s,eo. the next proposition wo'
seem to be quite essly proved
4Ih. Ths, the present Presden, Of the Unit
sla,es succeeds 10 the isle Executive, bound 4
pledged 10 carry out ell tie principles laid do
hy the lster.--Anj, ssld Mr. Clay # you,
presidcni, hsye 90, iaely looked over Inc pro
Of this TACT, you vill be mooh astouishei, pefh'
ss ! myself have been. upon Perusing them. I
locked upon tbs an historical faet-bui
not been fully swarc Of It's character until. IN o'
lag over .he proofs. have seen how foil Was
pledge. ant how perfectly, ihus far, It has been
deefnee. Then Mt Gay read extracts from
Nsa BuFcr's r,piy TO the nomination Il Tie Ba
more Conseut m 10 which be promised "iu ~
generally IN ihc footsteps Of be iustfioos pre-
oessor7--,a which be called himself "ihe homo
siasirumsn, 20 carry out the Noik 50 gionou
begun" SCI The "bonofel ihsirvmenf 5
.ais Mr. Clay What is sn "insifumont ,"
Gre, definition given Of it BY our great Amer