Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-10-01

checrny) Trpiyh av~ne from plcdycs oil
very ~ori. ! here oP"nly and before The world declare
q Will use all the power AMI Influence vested in
the Office uf President ct the Union To abrrlrc IN.
Is'~er anal influence ct the Naihsal Executive, az
~ Impossible 10 descnhe the sensation pppIucei by
this deciaraiFon) l. this federalism (Cncs uf no. no
to- several scconJ-) In the Constitution. that glori
Gus charter OF our liScrtics. there - a defect. and that \
defect -, the Term ofscrVicc of the President w,, ns
limited. This ornlss,on Is the source -f all the evils
under which the country - laborinc. ~ the privilege |
ct being President oi the United STATES had becnlim ted
To one term. the incumbent wo,ld Irvute all his time
to the public interests. and there would be no cause To-
misruie the country. I shall rrt animaiveu ua IN,
conduct oi the present administration lest y,,u may.
in that case. einreive that I am uininx Er ihe Pr~si.
dency. 10 use for selfish purposes. should b- a. an
'cre'ied witness I'll entered into IN" -niycc,. Bsf Z
Ftedgs my'~y before Hear n and oa-h. If c',et,d Pre-
IdeRt ~ bseSe Usfcf Sf1,ss, o. Lay dozen al "a, nd Of
he term FAITHFULLY hat hish trHsf al me f-rfaf RE PEG
pie (Here the multitude was =, -,ritrd - To def,
descuPdio'l) igo farther. ] here decllre befcrc Ihis
vssi assembly OF tho Niinmi Tribe ,yr,.t laughter
that II am elected. M human heinz sl,aIi ever know
uITn whom ! would prefer TO see the people. m,n.ie
iall' hut ] shall surrender IAs glorious badge uf their
authority into their own hands TO be.iow II as they
please (nine checSl D. IN = fc,icru'iSmi tn,. uo. mol
AGAIN, ia relation to the charge OF being a f-lrralist.
l can rcicr to the doings prev Ous io, aud during, the
Late war. The federal parry uSk gr,und against that
war. AMI n n party there never existed n purer band
ut patriots. for when the rroic Of strife was sounded.
they rallied under the banner OF their country. But
patriotic ~ they were, I de- know that Z rms not o~,
Of them! (chcerng) WAS denounced in unmc,sured
terms aS one of the authors OF that war. and was held
up Ivy the federal papers OF the day n the marked
object OF the party. I could here name the man who
came To me, AMI a mufe worthy man never lived, To
say that he was mistaken IA his views OF my polny.
as Governor Of Indiana, when | WIS charged by the
feJeralists rs uselc--ly involving the country in an In
dian war. lie told me that acted rightly in that
matter. and tia. tho war was brought on ny m~ as a
mlttcr of necessity. Goes of-aane HIM. uame han }
Il was Mr.. Castor Il NorIh Carlina. Crhrce cheers)
i ibis n pr'ot that ! was n federalism NO, no. mol
I have now got nj, my fcllow-cItZ NJ, of TINS
blsciess charsr,-no,- have not. Th"re arc = few
al speaker, not Il studied orator; but I am an old
sid Ter snd n farmcr, and a. nay sole object Is to
speak whati 'hint. You will excuse me. IL { q. il
IN my own way. tShnuis of applause. aud CREE of
tn old soldier ar,I farmer for ny
haye SAID that there were other allegations To no.
tlce. To prove that I was n fcderali-t, they aSscrie I
that Supported the alien aud scdition laws, aud ia
doug ~, violated the principles and express words
er participant in this measure. Wh, y Ihosr Ia w. pas
tes! (ApplarSe.l
Again, thcv censurc me for my course in Con.
Sress when iSerVed you m that body az a Irprescn-
tatve % the North West Territory. And here I
VIII advert TO the fact that l represented, AT The
utne, a territory cOmprIsing now the States Of IN
dian ., Ohio. II mos, and Michigan. ! was the sole
repre- sentative Of that immense extent Of country.
~ voice mere crlcd,- AMI You are gong tel be again.
Tremendous chcrrInSl As I understood federal
isn To be m Is origin. so understood IL to be
nbw. u was and - the accu nulluOa ot powtI Iu
the Executive To be used ans exercised for rs own
benefit. Was my co Iduct ia Congress then such
rs TO entitle me TO the appellation Of frderali sm ?
| Ceres Of no, no, no, and cheering | hat the
hon " a. Chairman of tie COMMITTEES Ia the year
1907, To devise \ bill which had for ITS 'b-
lcct TO snatch from the Grasp ot specula'OT>
all this glorious c>untry winch now Gems win
rich ~harvesrs under the hands OF the honest, ind -
triDus aud vlrtu u hUsbandmcn. UmWcrsc cheer
'nSD Was a Fcder alist thcn1 (Criss of no, Nc,
np) When was Governor OF lmdilna ask how
the unlimited power bcsiowel upon mr, was sXcr-
ci'eu,-I power "a hish "a that exercised 10y the
present President VI the u tied States? | was
ihrir sole monarch Of the North West Territory
N.au-ht'T) Did discharge my duties rs Cover
~ OF that vast territory IA such a way az to show
thit ! was IN l1ve with the tremendous powers ia
vested in me! Here some 400 persons IN one
quarter of The crowd raised Their hntS IN the air and
r MT with shouts of, nn, no, NJ. They were the
delegation from Indiana. his prompt response
from 50 many persons pIOduce,l great sensation
There Is an essential difference bctween the PIesI-
deaf oi the Cnitcd States aId me. When he was
~ the ConNcnuUn which re nofcilcd the COusItu
ton OF New York. he was for investing the Cover
nor with the appointment OF the S"enh[' When |
vas Governor at IndIaha aud posses Il the power
of appointing all Ulcers, I gave II up Ia the peopl,!
In ense exctcm~ Mt and great chccunsJ l never
INDIANA, whether sheriff coroner, nudge Justice Of
the peace or ought else, without irst consulting and
"htann. tie WISHES OF the people, lShouts of az
pldu,e) Was this an evidence that ! was a fcjc
1 tnInk have now shown YOU, fellow c'tzcn
cOuclusIvriy, that my acti ,ns de- not constitute me
4 f,drrah,I; audi II - To them thai l proudly point
as the shield against which fhc arrows of my cal
unhIators Will TALL IN vun. umtnrnsr cheering
M"thlnGs, l hear a soft voice asking are you IN
flvor OF paper money! 1 AN. (Shouts of np-
nlau'el lfyuu would know why am IN favor of
the credit system, | can only saw II - because I am
a democrat. ummrH-c cheering The two sys-
TENS are the only az cans, unieT Heaven, by winch
without bending the sue. To colossal wealth,
lchccnng.l But with all tins, az not q BaHk
nun, Oncein my life ! was, aud thea they cheat
81 me out of e5ery dollar ] placed IN thrIr hands. ,
tShnuts OF lluShIcT.) And ] shall never Isduls" ia
tnis way agun; for II is more than probable Inst
shall never a gain have money beyond The days
wants. Bat | am IN favor of 4 correct banking sys
TEN for the simple reason, that the share of the pre-
cIouS metals, which ian the course ot tfads. falls 10
our lot, IS much less than a circulating medium
whirh our internal add external commerce demands, (
to RAISE our prices To a level with tbs prc-s Of Eu-
roe, where the paper system dncs prevail. There
must be some plan to multiply III gOlr and silver
which our industry commands and there Is no oth-
2: way TO do this, but by a safs banking system
THREAT npplausel 1 DO not pretend To say that 4
perfect system Il banking can b. devised. There 7
: nothing m the offspring OF the human mlnd, that
d'cf nov savJr Of inIpcTecUpn' NO plan 81 snvcrn-
~ NJ or huincC can BE- devised free ffOm dCfect 90
AileI long delIberatou, have no hOics that this
country can ever 80 on to prosper under Il pure
JpccI" CurTenc,. such a currency but makes the }
poor pJ'T,r. AMI The rich richer \ properly devised
banking system alone, possess the ca"ahi'Lty II
br ngIng tie poor 10 thc level Of the nah. Tire
taendnuS chez Ung
] have peculiar HotiJnsof government. Perhaps
ni'y err. ] Az no statesInlH ty pIOtcssIpn, tut a. .
have ALREADY said, am a hall scldI'T and = half
FARMER AID u may be-, that, II ] am elected L. the Z
Ht~t "inre IN your gut, my iellOW -cltiECnS VIII be
deceived ia me, but 1 can assure them, that A. IN
carrying Ot their wishes. the head shall err, the
heart - true. lGreat huzZaingI
Ny opinion Of the power Of Congress 20 charter
a National Bank remains unchanged There ~ not
IN ne Constitution anY express grant OF power for
such purpose, aud u could never be constitutional to
exercise thu: power, save IN the event, the pOweTs
granted to OugIess could not 10 earned into effect, !
without resOrtIng 10 such an institution ip-
plausc MI. Madison signed the law creating n
Natlonai Bank, because hs Thought that the rcvC-
nues Oi the country could not be collected or die
rurscd To the best advantage without the ]inttfpo.i
ton OF such an Establishment. ! SAID ia ny letter 10 (
Sh'rrOd Williams. that, u u was PLAIN that the rev.
cnues OF The UniOu could only bc collected nnd dis
cursed m the most ehsCtual way by means of a
bink and II | was clearly of opinion tiat a maIJri-
" OF the people VI the CuItCd States desired such
huI gJing 10 charter a Bark. Shouts Of applause.
' nave never regarded ths office Of Chief MdgIstTatc
as conicrun2 upon the incumbent the power Of
mlstcry over the popular VII. but az Rrintlng rlU