Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-10-08

slad aud eager 10 retain the power enjoyed by the Pre-.
'ioent oi the United States Nsrsr screr. (rrcmen-
doos cheerirg1 Though averse fnptn pledges Of
every sort. ! here openly and before the world declare
that I will use all the POWER and influence vested in
the office Of President of the Union TO abridxe the
power and influence Of the Maternal Executive, Ut
~ impossible To describe the sensation Produced w
this declaraiion) Is This federalism (Crics Of mo. no
co. several scoonds) In the Constitution. that elori.
Gus charter of our liberties. there i. a defect, and that
defect -, the term ofseryi nee of the President was po,
limited. THIS omission is tho source OF all the evils
under which the country is laborng. If the privilege
OF being President, OF the United State- had b~ccnlimited
to one term, the incumbent would devote all his lime
10 the public interests, and there would be no cause 10
Inisrule the country. I shall not animadvcr ON the
conduct OF the present administration lest YOU may,
in that case. conceive that I am aiming Er the Pre.i.
dency. To use for selfish purposes. I should he an in.
'eresied witness. III entered into the suljec.. Bot I
FLoase myseJ before Hedu "a and ea,th. n elected Pre-
s,deat ofutese Uaifcd States. 20 Iay doson al the end Of
The term faithfully that high trIs, a, me C-,tef The PEG
pie! (lIere the multitude was - excited as TO defy
descrpton) go farther. ! here declare before this
vast assembly OF the Miami Tribe great laughteT
that AZ am elected. no human belng shall ever know
uI"n whom ] would prefer TO see the peoples mantle
iall' but ] shall surrender this glorious badge Of their
authority into their own hands tobesiow IL rs they
please! (nIne cheeus) Is this federalism {, (nu. mo. MOI
Again. IN relation to the charge OF beng a feJeralisi.
! can refer TO the doings prev ions 90, and during. the
late war. The federal party took ground against that
war, and as n party there never existed a purer band
OF PATROLS, for when the uote Of strife was sounded,
they rallied under The banner Of their country. But
patriotic as they were. do know that I vds not one
Of them (checrng) I was denounced in unmeasured
terms as one of the authors of that war, and was held
up by the federal papers of The day "a the marked
object of the party. | could here name the man who
came TO inc, and a mure worthy man never lived, To
say that he was mistaken in his views OF my policy,
rs Governor Of Indiana. when | was charged hy the
talaraltsf.a "a t..la..lv nNI .nu .H,,s. a., -. A..
dian war. lie told mo that { acted rightly in that
matter, and that the war was brought ON by me as \
matter ofueces.ty. tCries of-name him. name him J
u was Mr. Castor II Norh Carlina. CFhree chcen)
l. this a proof that I was a fcleralisti NO. no. no.
l have now got rad, my fellow-cItIzrns, of this
ha<eless char-e,-no,-i have not. There are a few
more allegations To notice. j am not "A profession
nj speaker. not a studied orator; bur | am an old
soldier aud a farmer, and as my sole object is 10
speak what lhlnk, YOU will excuse inc, If ! dc u
IN my own way. (Shouts OF applause. and cries of
the old soldier AMI farmer for u.s.
i have SAID thatthere were other allegations To no.
tee. To prove that was a federalist, they asserted
that l Supported The alien aud scditIon laws, and in
doing 40, violated the principles and express words
Of the Constitution | did MT, fellow citizens, cv-
or partIcipatein this measure. WhtR those avs pas
ssd, was a soldier IN the army of the United Sta
ties! lApplacse.)
Again, they censure me for my course in Con-
gress when i.seTved you IN that body as a Iepresen-
tatve % the North West Territory. And here !
will advert TO the fact that | represented, at the
Time, a territory comprising now the States of In
diana, Ohio. II inois. and Michigan. l vas the sole
repre- sentative of that immense extent of country.
A voice here cred,-"an you are going to be again.!
tremendous cheering.l As l Understood federal
ism TO be IN ITS origin. so 1 understood IL To he
now. IL was and II the accu.nuiluon of power IN
the Executive 10 be used ana exercised for ITS own
benefit. Was my conduct IN Congress then such
as 10 entttle me TO the appellailon of federalism
| Ceres of no, no, no, and cheering l hal the
honor Os Chairman Of the Committee IL the year
lso, TO devise a bill which had for ITS 'b-
iect TO snatch from the grasp of Spectators
all thus glorious, csuntTy winch now teens with
uch harvests under the hands OF the honest, indus
trIous and virtuaus husbandmen. ummanse cheer
ing Was | n FederalIsi then7 (Cries of 40, NO,
mol When 1 was Governor of Indiana, ask how
the unlimited power bestowed upon me, was sxeT-
cised,-a power as high as that exercised by the
their sole monarch of the North West Territory!
Laughirr.) Did, discharge my duties as Cover
nor OF that vast territory in such a way as To show
that ] was IN love with the tremendous powers IN
vested IN met (Here some 1900 persons IN one
quarter of the crowd raised their hats IN the air and
rrntIt with shouts ot,-no, no, no. They were the
delegation from Indiana. This prompt response
from 80 many persons ploduced great sensatIpn)
There IS an essential difference between the PIesl-
dent of the United States and me. When he was
IN the Convention which Temodeiled the Consiitu-
ton of New York. he was for investing the Cover.
nor with the appointment OF the Snenits' When ]
was Governor OF IndIana and possessed the power
OF appointing all officers, I gave II up TO thepeoplc!
appointed any officer whatever, while Governor Of
Indiana, whether sheriff coroner, Judge justice of
the peace or ouSht else, without first consulting and
obtaining the wishes OF the people, lShOuts of APP.
ralistl mo, no, no1
1 think | have now shown YOU, fellow citizen,
conclusIyeiy, that my actions do not constitute me
Il fcderallSt; aud II Is To them that / proudly point
as the shield against which the arrows of my cal
um nIators will TALL in vain. Immense cheeIinS)
hethiiks, l hear a soft voice asking are YOU IN
Iivo. OF paper MONEY l y; Innonts Oh aPf
the credit system, i can only cav, II Is because l am
a democrat. Qmmense cheeringl The two sys-
TENS are the only IA cans, under Heaven, by which
a poorinlustrious man may become a RIGA man,
WITHOUT bending the Knee 10 colossal wealth.
lcheenng.l But with all this, | an not a Bank
man, Once in my life was, and thea they cheat
ed me out Of e 'ery dollar i placed IN their hands
Shouts of laughter.) And ] shall never indulge IN
this wdY again; for II - more than probable that
snail never again have money beyond the days
wants. Bat l am in favor of n correct banking sys-
ten Tor the simple reason, that the share of the pre-
cious metals, which in the course of trade, falls 20
our lot, Is much less than n circulating medium
which our internal and external commerce demands,
10 raise our prices TO a level with the prices Of Eu-
rope, " here the paper system does prevail. There
must be some plan to multiply the COLO and silver
e: way To do this, but by a safa banking system
tGrcat apDlause) i do not pretend TO say that a
is nothing in the offspring Of the human mind, that
does not SAVIOR OF ImpeTiecuOn' NO plan oil govern
mont or finance can be devised free from defect. -
AfteI long dellberatIOn, i nave no hopes that this
country can ever 20 on TO prosper under a pure
specie currency. Such a currency but makes the
poor poorer. and the rich richer A properly devised
banking system alone, possess the capabillty of
OF nglng tie poor TO the level oil the nch. TIRE
mendous cheeringl
q HHft ptIbliaI nOtlDnsOl EbNt u tIudpS
NAV err. aa no Statesman by profession, but as
have already said, / am n hall soldier and n half
farmer and 1t may be, that, If j am elected 10 the
hrst Office IN your gift, my fellow-cliIzens will be
deceived IN me, but | can assure them, that II, IN
carving OFT Their wishes, the head shall err, the
heart Is true. tGreat huZzaing.l
My opinion Of the power Of Congress 10 charter
a national Bank remains unchanged There ~ not
IN ne Constitution any express grant OF power for
such purpose, and 10 could never be constitutional 20
exercise that power, save ia the event, the powers
granted TO [ ongIess could not be carried into effect,
without resortlng TO such an msrtuiiOn.-lAp- |
piause. MIR. Madison signed the law creating a
National Bank, because he thought that the ryye-
nues of the country could not be collected or die
bursed to the best advantage without the InterpOsI
ton OF such an establishment. | said IN my letter 10 |
ShcrrOd Williams, that, u 70 was plain that the rev.
cnues Of the Union could only be collected and dis
6uTsed IN the most etlectual way by means Of a
Bank, and n l was clearly Of opinion that a majOri-
~ OF the people Of the United States desired such
az institution, then, and then only would ! sign a
hill nlInn In rhnrLnr o. Ill -. - nnulnr.nI |