The North-Carolina standard., 1838-06-27

still pure, Judgment uIlimpaired, and char
acter still victorious over malice aud defama
ton. That motley F5sbble of British nlercena-
ries with arms in their hands, of British Stl-
pendaries- with charters In their pockets, of
political wranglerS and declainerS, who made
up the brindle faction of his country's enc
mics and of his prosecutors, have served only
to mark by their fall, one by one, the dates
and space between the successive victories of
truth genius, and virtue, over their antago-
mist principles. There the old man stands
the private citizen, in the fisrrowed fields of
rural life, his venerable form presenting the
very incarnation Of triumphant patriotism
His fame is fixed, and will forever remain as
imnutable to the touch of hostility, as are the
fixed laws of truth to the assaults of falsehood.
You, Senators, who are his friends, need no
longer be concerned on his account. His char
acteris now safe i'll the public affection; and
when he shall have passed down the steep de-
clivity of his remaining days, his grave will be
walled around by the hearts of his grateful
countrynen, against that vampire spirit that
would violate the tomb to 6 lut upon his blood
And now, sir, having been thus forced into
adigression by the injustice done to an absent
man upon this floor, return to the matter be-
fore us.
1t has been said that the Bank of the Uni
ted States was never so powerful, because it
had been prostrated by President Jackson
But tl1iSiS an assumption not sustained by the
fact For although the President and Peo-
pie We're united against it; although it had
violated its charter, spurned the authority of
Congress- refused to be examined, leagued
with politicians, subsidized some, fattered the
ambition of others, and made panic after panic
to subdue the spirit of the nation, yet does it
nd
rious offences, it still claims the Government
of the country. Yes, sir, it stands, as before,
the central power, controlling the paper svs-
ten throughout. What change has been made
in any particular, excepting in the source of
its charter? And how has even that change
been effected? Was it by the agency of Con-
gress! No. but by that of the people through
the Executive veto for when OF where did
such an institution ever want influence to OBJ
tain a re-charter through legislative body
And why, sir, is this the case :? Is it not because
these institutions react, as have already said,
upon their legislative creatorSl The bank
was actually re-chartered, so far as legislative
action could effect it but under what circun-
stances this was accomplished, the ever endu-
ring records of Congress will show. Before,
however, proceed to exhibit these records, |
in evidence Of the private relations sulbssting
between the bank and many members of Con-
gress which passed the renewal of its charter,
| will read precedent for this scrutiny into |
the bank connections of public men.
On the st of March, 1884, lit was the panic
session,) this resolution was submitted by the
Senator from Kentucky, [Mr. CLAYl passed this
body, and was afterwards satisfactorily respond
ed to by Mr.. Taney, then Secretary Of the Treas
ury:
'R:sOlUed. That the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry be directed to report 10 the Senate what a.
mount OF public money is now on deposite i'm he
Union Bank of Maryland; when and on wha,
account it was deposited; and also whether any
Treasury drafts, contingent or other, have been,
during the month of March, 1884 furnished to
the said bank, or at any time heretofore to the
Bunk of Maryland, for any, and what purpose
And thai he Hkewise report 10hat amount OF stock
IN the capital Of the said Union Bank ,ons held bu
r. B. Taney, esq 1chen the said Bank uoas select,
et as one ofthe banks TO rrceive In deposite. tke
public money; and uOhat amount Of tie stock he
M0,0 holds
Such was the resolution; such We're then that
Senator's suspicious against The purity of the We
ry banks to which he now wishes to commit the
revenue, and such then his determination TO probe
the bank corrup!ions of public men, If there
fore, these supposed connexions of the Secretary
with a bank selected by him as depository OIL
the public money, were deemed so periIous 10 the
honest discharge of his official duties as 20 de-
mand investigation. it cannot be improper or un-
wise to inquire into the private relations which
the Bank Of the United States contracted with
members of Congress, of whom it was asking
re-charter But sir, should any man feel ag-
grieved by such an exposure, be must ascribe
his misfortune to the Senator from Kentucky,
who first began this inqaisitorial purgation
In 1884. lit was the panic SESSION. a majority
OF this body being in favor oflhe bank instructed
The Committee on Finance, which was also ia
vorable, ito investigate the affairs and conduct"
of that institution; and that committee made,
through MIR. Tyler of Virginia, a report upon
facts furnished by the bank itself What, then,
are the facts thus furnished and thus reported
Here they are presented in words and figures,
giving day and year, with all the distinctness and
accuracy of the tabular form. The table sup
presses the names, but exhibits the number, Of
the members of Congress who obtained loans OF
the bank. and the amount obtained, from 1926 to
1884. Now, sir, let the Senate and the nation
bear it in mind that it was in his MESA ge at the
opening ofthe session of l829-30. that President
jackson announced his objection to the renewal
Of the charter From that moment, the renewal
became the subject Of political strife; and let it
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