The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-03-19

Siltutlonal. III ms letleT 10 nlr. SnefTou
Williams, in answer TO the query, "wheth
er. if elected President he would sign
Bill with proper notifications and resfric
tions, for char,enug Back Of the United
States" he replies IN the following very
specific and guarded Ierms-"I would, #
il we're clearly sseertdined that the public
interests in relation 10 the collection and
disbursement OF the revenue would mater.
ally suffer without one, and there we're un
equiyocal manifestations OF public opinion
in its favor. think, however, the exper
iment should be fairly tried to ascertain
whether the financial operations of The gov.
eminent cannot be as well carried on with
out The aid of National Bank. If II rs
not necessary for that purpose, II does no.
appear 10 me one can be constiiutIonal'y
chartered. There is no construction which
can give 10 the Constitution which would
authorize il, on the ground of atiordlng 10
elites 10 commerce. Ii is to be remarked
that Gen. Harrlson here speaks not of wha,
be would recommend, or is personally in
favor Of, but what he would do, in the event
OF Bill for charteriug Bank, under pro
per notifications and restrictions, beng
passed by Congress and presented TO him
for his signature and even IN that case he
says he would sign it only under the spe
cial contingencies he enumerates, TO wit,
that il bad been clearly sscerlained by ex
perience to be necessary for carrying OF
the inaucal operations Of the government,
and that there were unequlvocal manifesto
tions of public opinion ia lis favor" aud, he
adds emphaiicaiIy, tina, unless II should be
shewn "to be necessary for conducting the
financial operations OF the government, be
does not think one can be consiitutonally
chartered" Connecting what Gen. liar
rison here says with the declaration IN h;s
address 10 the voters of his District in ls22.
il IS eyiden, thu, his own leanings are de
cidedy against National Bank. 'Yhdr
this IS Gen. HafrIsou's position on the
question Of National Bank, Mr.. Van Blu.
rem is, We know, actively eacrling all the
iuflueuce Of his high office to force upon tho
couu,ry greet Government Bank, (under
the disguise Of his sub Treasury scheme
controlled entirely by executive agency and
thus affecting, in the hands Of the President
that union Of The moueyed and political
, power of the government, which has ever
been held fatal 10 the liberties Of free pee
pie.
This question Of Executive pa,0Gr is, at
ter all, the great and paramount question oil
the day, threatening, as II does, The exs
tence Of that civil and political freedom on
which all our institutions repose. We have
seeu what a rapid and alarming deyclop
menl, by means o. party discipline, the
abuse Of official patronage, aud the nov and
extraordinary pretensions put ior'b by the
President aud bis friends, this power has re
Gently attained; ,Ill the government has
been warped into practical monarchy Of
! the worst SOFT, III which all power is cen
/ tired in one man, 10 be used, not for the
good OF the people, bat for the erclasire
/ benefit of a purity. To " correci this pro
cedure, to restrain Executive power
I within its legitimate bounds, 10 bring back
the administration to Republican forms
aud principles and 10 protect the t'pufi
ty and Independence of the Legislative de
partmen;," shcald now be the object Of CIV.
cry Republican patriot, as il was tia, which,
/ Mt. Jefferson tells US, (4th vol. Of his writ
Z Jugs, p. 4j0,) first aroused and united the
Republicans Of 'gs and %. To enable you
the better 10 Judge Of the principles and
/ opinions OF Gen. Harrison or this great
question Of Executive power, in contrast
+ with the doctrines and practices OF the pre-
/. sent administration, | will extract from bis
letter to the Ilou. Harmar Denny, written
four years ago, certain cardinal principle,
which he lays down "as proper 10 be OBJ
served by ouy Executive sincerely DESTROYS
Of restoring the government to ais original
simplicity aud republcaulsm and then ex
hibit IN immediate juxta position to them
the correatIye principles fair dsducible
from the practice or express sc!atat,ons oi
the Pfesiden. OF his friends.
Then come extracts from Con. Harm
;. sons letters and Mr.. Van Burens Messages
which We have before published
! After running over this parallel Of tbs
principles and doctrines Of the Two candl
dates for the Presidency in regard to the
fundamental question Of the powers aad du
ties of the Executive Department, no one
can hesitate as 10 which Of the two is TIE
Republican candidate. But It may DC ask
81 What guarantee has Gen. Harrison 70 Of
fer that he would faithfully carry out the
principles which lie has so properly laid
/ down as the guides and land marks Of 2
Republican Administration. Besides char.
acter uustaned BY treache,y IN private o.
public life, he offers a security Of no small m
+ poHance IN the formal and public declaration
that, If elected ho would under no clrcum.
stances whatever, allow himself to be a can
didate for re election. Coming into off c
with this express remuneration Of all future
personal aspirations, he could have but ono
motive 10 actuale him 10 the discharge OF
his high du'les--a patriotic devotion 10 the
interests aud happiness Of his country, aud q
noble ambition to Identity his name with
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