The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-10-29

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And now, gentlemen, permit me TO ad.
dress 70 you few words 10 regard 10 those
measures of the General Government which
have caused the existing excitement through.
out the country. | will pass rapidly over
them. (Go on | need not argue 10 you
Democrats the question Of the Sub Treasu
~, (groans and conienptuous laushter;)
and suppose Itls hardly necessary to speak
to you Of Mr. Ponset's Militia Bill
(Lsughier.) Into which of your mountains
has not IFS discussion penetrated Up
which of all your winding streams has not
its echo floa;ed | am sure he must be
very tired of It himself. Loud Iaughter.)
Remember always that tho great principle
Of The Constitution on that subject, is, that
the militia is The militia of the States, aud
not Of the President Loud cheers, aud
cries Of Eyes, yes aud beng thus the
militia Of the States, there is no part Of the
Constitution Norded with greater care, and
with a more srtupuous jealousy than tha,
which speaks of the power Of Congress over
the militia. Does II say that Congress may
make use Of The militia as II p.eases-thal
the militia may be called out 10 make var
to tram and discipline No such thing :
the terms used are the most precise and par.
ticular-" The President may call out the
militia 10 execute the laws, 10 suppress TO-
surreetion, and TO repel foreign INVASION"
These three cases are speclhed-and these
are all. Call oat The militia to drill then?
To discipline them To march the militia
ofNrglnla to Wheeling to be drilled Why,
such a thing never entered into the head OF
any nan-never. never, daughter and
cheerlDg.) Wha, Is very unusual 10 the
Constitution, It has placed negative on all
other purposes for the exercise OF this pow.
or than those particularly enumerated and
then follow these golden words in the Con
stIuiion, reserying 10 the States the appoint,
nent Of officers and the discipiining of the
militia. That's ii Cheers" Ies, that's
IP) Read this clause, and then read IL
Mr.. Poinseit's PROJECT that The militia are to
be trained By the PreStdeRti Shouts. -
Look on this picture aud on nat. do Nr
gina no more than justice, when | say thai
she first ald bold upon thus mousIous pro
Jeci, and has continued to denounce il, al
she has made ITS authors hear. sick, (cheer.
ing and she dealt near 10 pardon 1t even
low. No, DO }
As to the Sub Treasury, the subject is
worn out. /. IS almost as empty as the
Treasury Itself Laughter and cheers
l bad The Other day, the honor 10 address
az assemblage Of The merchants Of New
York. | asked them, among other things,
whether all tbs eierual cry about senara.
tloa Of 5sua and Slate, vas 10, all m0cke.
" and huGl5ug ten ,housand mer,
chants, intimately acquainted with the whole
subject, cried, "yes, yes-H is 9" The
fact uaquesiouably IS, that the iuods Of the
Government are 8s, as much 10 the custod,
OF the Banks at this moment, as they ever
were; yer al the same lime, believe that
under that law, there does e1Ist, al Wash
ingioo, vast poaer 10 stop, at is pleasure,
all the soiyenil Bauas in the community
Such Is the opinion every where held BY the
best infoTmsd men 10 The commercial parts
Of the country.
There IS another ezpedleut TO augment
executive power quite novel in IFS character.
! refer to the power conferred uoon the
Presiden, 10 select from among the appro-
priatious Of Congress, such as be mag sup
pose the state Of the Treasury mos, to JOS 4
tfy, and may give or Withhold the public
money accordingly. THIS is certainly
aarveilously democratic doctrine. D. YOU
not remember the emphasis Nth which
Dir. jefferson expressed himsef on the sub
Jecl Of specific appropriations The law,
as il now stands, requires them to be spe
eific. lfCongress appropriate SO many dol. f
lars for building Of ships, no part Of The mo
rey may 10 applied 10 the pay Of sailors or
marines. Bot bow has this legal provision
been treated The restriction remains in
toe statute as !, did before-lhe appropria
tlous are specific sttii-but then specific
power - gwen to ibe President, to dispense
with The fes;rie;i0a-an thus one specific
IS Sc! against the other fLaughier Let
this process be carried bat one step farther,
and although there may be a variety Of ap
preparations made By Congress, yet, mas.
much as We have entire trust and confidence
IN the executive discretion, that the Presl
aeDt VIII MAKE the proper selections IRON
among them, therefore, be il enacted Tha,
"bat little money there may at any time
be found in the Treasury, the President
may erpend very much a. according TO his
own pleasure. Loud laughier.J
There is one other topic must rot omit,
| sm ~ eudeayorlng to prove that of all
rncu on the face Of the earth, you Of Vir.
gina, the descendants and disciples Of some
Of the greatest ,Hen Of the Revolution, arc
most called to repudate aud coodcma the
doctrines Of tins administration. call upon
you to apply to this administration all that
body of poIIlcs truth which YOU have learn
cd from Henry, from Jefferson, from Madl.
500, from Wyihe, and that whole con.
s!elalIon Of revolutionary worthless, Of whom
ycu are justly proud, and under this ligh,
TO examine and to say whether this present
Gully Democratic administration are The "a.
vorefs of civil berry and Of State Rlghs,
or The reverse. And, il firlherance Of this /