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of Congress and officers Of the Government.
He seems to take il for granted that no
man can vote for bank charter without
bride, He seems to think that PATRIOTISM
that dslnterested action, on such n subject,
is mere gull trap, popular catch, ghost
story that may serve the valuable purpose
Of amusing old women and quoting little
children. For myself, sir, have no conf
dence in such unjust, ungenercus, and foul
suspicious. | entertain more exalted
opinion Of my associates in this body and,
if wished to be personal, which do not.
| should remind the honorable Senator Of
the adage, that those who charge others
with want of virtue are almost invariably
destitute of that commodity themselves.
Sir, IN enbcrs of Congress bribed | de-
test such unfounded. stale, and hypocrltcal
insinualions, which every honorable man
has but to hear to dlsbelieve and condemn
If the Senator knows of any Senator who
has received n bride, let him rise in his
place and point his finger at the man, and
not by sweeping, general insinuaton,
cast ccnsurc upon the whole body Of which
he is n member. Let us have no general
warrants or indefinite charges. Suppose
it should turn out that q member of Con-
gross had borrowed or owes bank. does
It follow that to be in debt to such an insti
tuition is a crimcs Is it crying sin to be
in debit If it is an evidence Of corruption,
there great many corrupt sinners in our
country.
Whole States, even General Govern,
ments, upon this principle. are corrupt and
bribed communities and OHIO amongst the
rest.
If the Senate is for denouncing those
who may happen to be in debt, let him
take the bull by the horns, and denounce
his own State; for Ohio is debtor. |
met her agents, few days ago in Wall.st.,
New York, where had gone on the same
business for my own State, negotiating a
loan for some millions and with whom,
Mr.. President. do you suppose they nego-
ciated their loan9 They sold their State
bonds to Prime, Ward and King, the money
caterers for the Bank of England. Yes,
sir, with the lords and ladies' of Great
Britain; the same from Mr.. Nicholas Bid
die obtains his loans to feed and fatten his
monster. Is there any thing corrupt in
this-in borrowing money of a foreign
bank? Or will the Senator attempt to u.s.
tify it, upon the ground it is roguery and
murder for an individual to steal from or
kill another, but it is famous. brave, and
heroic, if nation or State murders thou>
sands and robs kingdom' 1t must be
justified upon this principle if upon any -
Sir | consider it no crime for either State,
a Government, or citizen, who forms part
OF State Government. 10 borrow money
OF banks, or from any other quarter
Banks. like merchants. have their custom
ers. and they will deal with them as long
as it is for their interest to do so, and no
longer.
Sir, many gentlemen oppose banks on
constitutional grounds. Those who hold
these opinions, | respect and confined to
certain description of banks, | am with
them in opinion. Their opposition is of a
high and manly character, and ELECTS re-
spect from every quarter. Others, not en-
tertaning constitutional scruples, oppose
banks because they are SO wealthy that
they require no aid from them. They are
disposed to turn brokers or shavers them.
selves, and nonopollze the trade in money
at usurlous interest. The banks are in
their way, and hence their opposition.
And to these may be added another class,
who are opposed to banks. These are
those who have neither property, nor char
actcr, and on these accounts are unable to
effect loan of a bank aad hence they are
found curslng banks, morning, noon and
night, and if we look over the country. we
sha find that this latter class frequently
make up considerable portion of the anti.
!. bank forces. There are others, know,
: belonging to neither of these classes, who
are against banks upon principle; they be,
llevc banking to be wrong; yet we often
: find that it so happens that some of them
. FIND it convenient sometimes to borrow
small sums for short periods from banks
Are they corrupt,
. Mr.. President, when came to my sea,
5 in the Senate this morning, | had no idea
Of making a speech. | voted to lay the
resolution upon the table, and shall vote
, against on its passage. | have troubled
the Senate longer than expected. Bn
t when heard the resolution read, and heart
, the Senator'S speech, thought it my duty
, to rise in my place and enter my profess
, against the inqusition it proposes.
From the Portsmouth Journal.
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