Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1839-03-23
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erdt, Assembly OF Me Otdte OF AtGDdHtus
responsive to certain joint resolutions Of
the commonwealth of kentucky, touching
the currency and the administration cfthe
General Government.
Whereas, certain joint resolutions ofthe
General Assembly Of the commonwealth
Of Kentucky, entitled "Joint resolutions
in relation 70 the currency and the admin
istration Of the General Government"
have been communicated TO this General
Assembly by The Governor Of this State,
agreeably 10 request preferred in said joint
Solutions. These resolutions deplore the
evils produced in the country by the gencr-
II suspension Of specie payments in May,
1887. They charge these mainly to the
acts Of the late Administration, especially
to the vote Of the bill rechartering the late
Bank of the United States, the removal Of
the deposites, and the specie circular.
They charge the present Executive ofthe
United States with want Of sympathy
with The people whom they are pleased 10
represent as suffering and with cold
Indifference TO the country whose condition
they are pleased to consider "lamehtable,"
and as being anxious only to supply the
wants Of the Treasury, and 10 protect the
interests ofshs official corps" They de-
nouuce the Independent Treasury scheme
as tending "to augment Executive power"
"to the engrossment, by the Executive Of
The United States, Of all the the paper ennis
sions;" "to place in his possession, or un-
der his control, great portion ofthe specie
of the country" "to abuse. waste, and
corrupton," and finally to " The union Of
the purse and the sword;" and they express
great satisfaction at The defeat of the bill
having for its object the establishment Of
his system at the last session Of Congress.
They express deep regret that the present
Chief Magistrate Of the United States,
needless Of experience, Us they pretend, is
resolved 10 preserve inxuining the country,
and destroying the Liberties Of the people.
They declare that ii is the duty Of the fed
eral Government TO secure general me-
dun of circulation Of uniform value
throughout the United States, ind recon-
mend United States Bank as the most
efficient means for the accomplishment Of
such an end. They charge the late Ad-
ministraion of the Federal Government
with wasteful extravaganza" and the
late President with ssabnse, encroachments
and usurpations;" and, finally, they declare
that every consideration Of safety, Of
interest, and pride Of national character,
demands n through reform Of the Admin
Istration of the General Government.
The General Assembly Of the Common
wealth Of Kentucky, in communicating, in
this form, her own views and opinions on
the various subjects to her sister STATES, it
was doubtless intended and desired by tho
Commonwealth of Kentucky to elicit ours
In return. In response to the Geneaal
Assembly of the Commonwealth Of Ken.
lucky touching the premises,
Be it resolred by the Senate and House
of Representatives. ofthe State of Alabama,
in General Assembly conrened, That this
State does not concur with the Common
wealth Of Kentucky in the views and opin-
ions expressed by the latter in her resolu-
lions aforesaid on any Of the prominent
or important questions therein presented,
but that, on the contrary, those views and
opinions generally meet our decided dis
sert. We disagree with our sister Ken
lucky respecting the causes Of the late
suspension Of specie payments and its
consequent evils, and insist that the same
was mainly attributable 10 other causes
than any action of the Federal Govern
ment. We eschew National Bank in
every form in which it can be presented,
and heartily applaud the late President for
the virtue and firmness with which he COM
batted, and finally overthrhew, that strong
tower Of Federalism and aristocracy, the
late Bank the United States. We deny
that il is either the right or the duty Of the
Federal Government to furnish general
currency for the country. The right and
duty of that Government, in this regard,
begin and end, as we conceive, with fur
nishing currency standard of value, and
with preserving and maintaining that stan.
dard by suitable regulations respecting her
own receipts and disbursements. We
consider the charge Of want Of sympathy
with the people, and Of Indifference 10 the
interests Of the country made against Pres
ident Van Buren,, as the mere ebullilions
of political luminosity, without truth or
reason to support it.
Resolued, That we esteem ourselves a
prosperous, free, aud highly favored PEG.
pie, and cannot be persuaded either that
we are suffering" or that the condition
Of our country is lamentable."
Rcsolrcd, That weadmire, approve, and
will cordially support the separation Of
Bank and State and the establishment Of
ian Independent Treasury and confidently