The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-04-20

conscience and ms country. No. sir, |
have no reproaehes 10 make myself, and
feel perfectly inVulnersble 10 any attack
from Others. on account Of any part which
! took IN the election Of 1885. And I
lnnk back with entire and conscious So
iisfseiiOn upon the whole course Of The
artin0us administration which ensued.
The Senator from South Carolina
thinks II IL my misfortune 10 be always
riding some hobby. and that stick TO il
hll ] ride il down. I think il is his ne
yer 10 stick 10 one long enough. lie is
Ike courier, WIN. riding frnm post 10
post, with relays af fre,h horses, " hen
he changes his sieed. sfems To- forget al
together the last which he had mounted.
Now, IL is part 0f my pride aud plea
sure tn say, that never in my l.l,. chang
ell nv deliberate "pininn unnn aay grrlt
measure III national policy b.. oucr. aal
that was twenty-five years sst. On I4r
| question Of lAc power Ia establish Bsnk
of the I. States. Tue rl,ange a. IS wfau.'ss
by The sad AMI di>l.uuus exprreucc ii
the want ni such an institution rraa ,tz
out u tic calamIlles Of war. /. Vas Z.
change whirh I made In c>3ae,"a wi,h
! Mr.. Madison. twn Gnrera0fs If virginia,
aud 'le great bids 81 ,'te R-pnh',r al par
IS - whsch haze e.er be!1ug,d. -
No. sir, tie Seaatar l:nu S.m,'. C.ro-
iiaa i Tree from al repraara of .ucS,ns
10 hodbies. lie vas lar bank 81 the
uoi'rd States Ia 1916. lie proposed,
Supported. and with his accustomed abb
lny. carried through the charter. lie
sustained it upon the admitted grounds nf
its ennsliiuIinnaliIy, 81 which he never
once breaIhed the expression Of doubt.
During the twenty years offs continuance
10 seruple ever escaped from him as to the
power To create IL. And in 1894. when
IL was abnuI 10 expire. he deliberately all
roealed the renewal Of its charter fur a
term OF twelve years sore. However
profound he may suppose the power Of
analysis 10 be, and whatever opinion he
may en,euain of his own metaphysical
faculty. can he imagine that any PLAIN,
practical. comnon sense man, can COM
| prrhend how L. is constitutional 10 pro-
long an unconstitutional bank for the
space Of twelve years! lie may surround
such = proposition with as many c,rc1m-
stances aud conditions as he pleAsrs; he
a.ay dress it up and decorate II with -
much drapery and encompass il with ~
many distinctions and qualifications as
his Imagination can invent: II c"hrs at
last Ia this: a Bank nf the United States
is constitutional. or il is not. II is un-
constitutional IN rs origin, II is unconsIi.
inlinual throughout every subsequent
stage "f It's exlswnre. Aud if 1t he adj
mis>ible Ia continue such an uur0nsIilu-
Iianal institution lnr one term al Twelve
| years, IL NAV be continued another and
snnlher, io tie end nf umr.
| The distinguished SruaIur sucks long
n M hnhby. lie was uucc ga,ly mount
ed on that al internal Improvements. We
rude that dolblr. The Senator sitting be-
fore aud | behind him. lie qaic,Iy slfP'
ped of. leaving me Ia hold the birdie.
lie introduced anil carr.td through Con-
gress in 1916, the b,li setting apart the
large bonus uf the Bank of the United
Snies fur internal Improvements. llts
speech delivered an thai occasion, Dies
mol intimate the smallest question i, In Tug
constitutional power ol the G"Veramsw,
but proceeds upon The assumption of its
being Uncomfortable. When he.was sub
sequen,ly IN the Department 81 War, he
made 10 Congress a brilliant report,
skelching as splendid and magnificent q
scheme Of internal improvements inr TIC
entire nation as ever was presented To the
admiration and woader Of mankind
Where is lie now! For myself, am
Just " here | was then, as 10 The existence
OF The power, although am willing Il
admit that The altered condition Of The
I country has lessencd the degree OF neces
silly for its exercise. During the pro
,fgress Of the land bill. il may be remem
bered that | said" Pass this bill, ant
. you will forever settle The power Of iht
governmcntover internal Improvements.
Although that measure unfortunately fail
cd. for reasons already stated. there i
! now little or no 0crasinn inr the aid AM
: interposilion Of The General Government
= But the pnwerIemains in the constitution
: anu il il be not practically exercised,
will he like other dormant powers con
= tanned in the same instrument. And u
! respect tn the power t. pF"icct AmerIcaI
. industry, it is just rs much now in Ih
l Constitution a. 1t was in 1916, when tn
! Senator from Souih Carnlina rspnu<e,
/ the policy with 81 much zeal and ability
l Just as fixed there rs il was regarded frau
e the commencement of the government
{ dawn t. 1920 or lS22, when for the frs
: Umr it was rnnIrnverIed. UGder rs hF
= uc,irent operation, thousands have bee
$ enabled tn obtain a competency, many t
e acquire wealth, who otherwise would ne
b. yer have known either, Noratrlot hear