The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-10-31

they thought differently. Washington and Mad.
son have both been guilty Of perjury, Or else they
believed that the Constitution gave Congress
power to charter Bank, for the purpose of reg.
ulating and rendering uniform the Currency, as
each Of these ilustrious men gave the sanction
Of his name officially TO bank charter. We are
told that they did this as a matter Of expedency,
not believing in the constitutionaliiy of the act
at the time. Does any one suppose that General
Washington would give the sanction of his name
to any measure in direct violation Of the Consti.
tuition, as a precedent TO any measure fraught
with so much danger TO liberty, as some would
have us believe inseparable from this7 Strange
that man who occupied so lofty an eminence,
who stood unmpeached and unimpeachable be-
fore the world, and who passed unscathed be.
meath the searching scrutiny Of his enemies and
the enemies Of liberty, during trials, prvations
man, should afterwards calmly and deliberately
by his own al:, leave this one foul blet upon his
otherwise unsullied fame. Mr. Madison too,
would not suffer by comparison with some pc.
ticians Of the present day, either in point Of in.
telligence or single devotion to his country's vel
fare. He wrote the Constitution Of the United
States, and until the contrary is proved it would
be no violent presumption to believe that he un-
derstood what he had written, at any rate as cor
rectly as any expositor Of the present day. Hay-
ing taken an oath to sustain this ins;sumor. lie
signed the charter Of the late T. States Pank.-l
The Union, at each Of these periods, was mich
the measure was found to answer
the purpose for which It was intended, the conn.
try was restored 10 safety and prosperity. As our
rulers IN the present advanced state OF knowl. /
edge, are disposed to look coldlv and with dis /
trust on the short sighted policy of such men az
W ashlngton and Madison, We wish TO know
what is to be done, tf any thing for the relief
of the present embarrassment and distress of the /
country. We care nothing about United States /
Bank further than il may be conducive to the /
general welfare, and as there is no prospect at
present Of its adoption the country has a right /
% demand information on the subject. The Sub I
Treasury Is The only scheme at presen, publicly
spoken Of. Ia what way this plan may effect
he stability and uniformity in the Currency we
are unable TO perccive-yery true al the banks
= i'll be broken, bot what advantage will that az I
ford, True, the government power and patron.
zee will be greatly increased = government off.
GERS and fayoE!tes will make without any exeltion
fortunes, the iimid opposers Of mis-.
rule will be frightened, the degraded and vicious
val be bought into ;erms-bonest men VIII have
o pay 10 to 80 PET cent TO goverRmen. hirelings
oi gold 10 pay taxes, for the maintenance in lux.
lry and idleness these saline hireiings After the |
Sub. Treasury has effected all the, viii we be any
better of than At present We are unable TO per.
,civc in what way. Compare this result with
Inc results following the management Of Wash, |
ngon and Madison, daring periods Of difficulty !
and embarrassment, and then the people may be
ablc to Judge and decide for themselves