Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-05

sued with unvaryIng aim, to establish an execu
tive supremacy, or in other words, tyranny over
the Tree people OF these States.
Gentlemen, take his first and leading measure, the
Sub Treasury, or, as understand it is called by
Mr. Van Barens advocates in the State OF New York,
the Independent Treasury scheme to make the
government Independent of their rightful masters,
the people. (Cies of il is') hat Is that boast
full scheme by which the whole country Is convulsed,
and which, by the tactics Of Mr.. Van Buren,, has
been fastened on ths necks Of the people! why, IT
takes from its most legitimate depository the most
vital and important pJwer, the government OF the
public purse and puts IT into the hands OF the CHEZ
Executive Magistrate Of the Union. Let my homo.
rable friend, Mr. Sas Wright, argue like I" Phila-
delphia lawyer, as long as he peases, his conven-
tce at Brooklyn, and the truth will still bear me
OUT in saying, that to put the money in the hands Of
the Executive agent, and those exclusively dspen-
dent on him in Office in fact to put the public
purse in the hands of the President of the United
States himself (Yes, yes)
Now, my friends, let Mr.. Martin Van Buren, be
the judge and the witness and try this measure by
his own definition of Re ublicanism and Federalism
They call 1t modern, and will say il is spurious
democracy. Is il Republican my friends TO attempt
to FAKE the custody Of your money, which the Con-
sttuton places in the >ible hands of yor Re-
representatives., and give it with unlimited dominion
to the President of the United States through the in
strumcntality Of his minions and dependents (No,
MOI rr
MIR Van Buren, himself, If he were here would, by
recellecting his former declarations, be compelled
to stand corrected that head, that it is not
Gent and orthodox Republicanism. 1t be
dern and degenerate LocO-fOcoism. Immense
cheeripg.)
Gentlemen, we are indebted to Mr. Van Buren, for
another novel and alarming doctrine which he has
attempted TO inerpolate on our Republican Institu-
tons. You all will recollcct-you who have done
me the honor at any time to regard those solemn
words OF warning which from time 10 time
from my seat in the Senate | have felt it my
eduty TO utter in the Of our common country
you will not have forgotten those OminOus
words in the second annual message of Mr.. Martin
Van Buren,, who, while renewing his recommends
ton OF the subtreasury BILL did under the pretex
hat it would divorce banks from the State aad in
the same breath he urged apon the United States
the doctrine that while all egai and ponsible
nection between the Government and the State Banks
should be dissolved, the Executive should have
limited discretion TO employ the banks or not, as he
and his gifted Secretary, Levi Woodbury., might
| think proper-that Levi Woodbury., Of whom,
| think my friend here Mr.. N. p. Taimadge) used
to say, that his head was muddy as the Missouri
(roars oflaughter) THAT you shoald leave them a
perfect liberty to employ banks, when, where, and
howsoever they might think proper for party expe-
dency, under the plausible preiext of the public
| good. Is that republican doctrine! Or what is it
my friends Bring it TO the test Of practical opera
tiOn and what is il but this that after giving to Mr.
Martin Van Buren, unlimited control over the public
purse, by the Independent Treasury as he calls it
| you gave Him unlimited dominion over the moniss
institutions OF the country, by giving him power t
employ banks or not as he may see ht, in the isea
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more than any constitutional monarch in the worl,
has. What is it, while you put into his hands sucl
power, bat to subject the Banks to the dominion o
| Executive irhuence-to hold out TO him the pow
er to subsidze and enlist the banking institution
for the party services Of the Pre- iden of the Unit
ed States. III is to become a monarch Aye, wha
is it but a.you observe, to make him limited mo
march. [Applause.1 How is this! What did An
drew Jackson, whom VIC delighted to support in hi
better days. and while we believed him true to JEFF
fersonian dsmocraey-what did he tell usl Why
IN regard to the public moneys, or the employment
Of banking institutions fiscal agent Of Govern
ment that as little possible should be left TO thu
Executive. But Mr.. Martin Van Buren, is the fol
lower in the footsteps ofthatillustrious laugh
back-track.-r Renewed laughter He comes for
ward, and in contempt Of this maxim Of genuine dc
| mocracy, delivered over and over again in hi
annual messages by General Jackson, he tell
| you TO leave every thing TO the government
| Now, gentlemen, is this democratic doctrine
| What said Jefferson in his first message to con
| gressl aud he is the highest authority on al
| questions OF genuine democracy. Why, thatlal
executive power over the public money should b.
strictly circumscribed by legal and constitutions
bounds and yet Mr.. Martin Van Buren, is Impaten
| OF all legal restraints.
| He says the Union between the government an,
the b. INKS must be dissolved, but you may have al
imaginable connection il you will permit the Presi
dent to direct il on his own terms, and the inter
ests OF has factions require Gentlemen, that re
| publicanism, or federalisml III is despo,sm.
| Yes, IL is despctism DO not let us characterize
| by party names, and call il federalism. daughter
i say IL is rank monopoly and not American fede
| ralism. Ii !. rank Observation-Disclosures til
asurpaiion of an absolute monarch, aud will tn
voice Of New York respond u thatl (N-, no)-
Gentleman, do You think have done, mo, nos. g
no.) Ii YOU will permit me, gentlemen, | will pro
| eeed with the almost unlimited catalogue of mi.
deeds; but il | had my lie heightened thousan
years, and ! had thousand tongres, should not
able TO exhaust the catalogue of Executive usurps
ton. But let me call your attention 10 few fact
by which you will he able u judge Of the acts
the anti republican party, tho moElrchica and de'
potic administration, INTO which your governmer
has fallen. My fristds, what did Gen. Jack
son tell US, he whom we formerly snpportedl NJ
! republican iriends-iny 'an Buren, friends, u Their
are such who honor me WIN ths ms Gay
and 70 whom may MAKE friendly aatn onitory ap
| Peai-whst ava anorew Jackson say W ms mrs, "a
re-, -. L. "a !, Dr. e., ,na h;shns, Az, W. 49,.
scr;bsd bv The voice Of ,hs nr"nlc I, The liz, or I'M