Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-03-12


iorsed from him b, his friends 10 the Legislature,
that. as ie had no vote in the proceedings IF Con-
grcss, he would not unnecessarily compromise the
local interests Of his constitucnts by The expression
of his political opinionsn But whether Gen. Hair
rison has been or is a federalisf, must depend on
tho character Of his pol ticsi principles, and not on
TIE arbitrary classification Of persDnai Or party pre-
jadice. Now, i, 80 happens thai we have an az.
tiieniic and most lucid exposition of bis political
principles BY himself, at a period Of life when they
must have bcon fully matufed and thoroughly set
tied, IL m address 10 the voters Of his District. be-
fore whom he was a candidate for a seat 10 Con.
gress, which was published 10 the Cincinnati 10
q%aisitor, under date of he l7ih Of sept. 1929.
IL thsi admirable address, he declares thst he Is
"a Republican Of The J.fsrsonian school" and de-
eives mis- principles 81 constitutional Interpretation
" from The celebrated resotatfons ofMs Virginia
Lsgtsiatare Of '98 AID '93-Ihat be. therefore.
. denies 10 the General Government The exercise OF
any power but what il expressly given to Il by he
Constitution, or what Is essentially necessary. 10
carrythe powers expressly given in'o fleet That
" he behsves he charter gfDen 10 Tie Ban. ne
| United IStates ioas observation-disclosures T" he be-
l,evos In the tendency Of O iarge Pu6Ac Debt % sap
the foundation of the constiiution by creating a mo-
neyed aristocracy, whose views and interests must
be in direct lo.tiiify - those OF The mass Q! The peo'
pIe," aud that he il therefor. in favor Of every
VfdCfftbUfff fEF W. tHt = & - AHH
Governmeni'--tha . be believes in the r;ghr Of tie
people TO Instruct their representatives, when elee-
ted'--and hnaiIy that be believes upon the pre-
SET ystion Of the Union Of the States, depends the
existence Of our civil and religious liberties-thnt
lilo tue cement of this Union 10 the brotherly love
ard regard which the citizens ofthe several States
possnss for each oifer-nBd thnt as the Union vas
effected only by . spirit Of mutaal concession and
fOrbesrance, so only can IL be preserved" A po-
lii al sraed rv1ofr fgui~ Rs14uIAroo and patfntte
than this, ! think you will agree with me, has ntg.
ef been submitte To the American people, ard as
il was delivered TO the world, when the experience
and reflection Of a life then but little short OF hhy
years had impressed their seal upon bis opinions,
1, must IN candor, be presumed to form the basis OF
bio public policy and conduct.
But, il is said that Sen. Harrison has voted for
protective Tariff, for Internal Improvement by the
General Government, aud ia in faror of National
Bank. In regard to the last allegation, think |
shall be able to show you presently that 1t is wholly
gratuitous. AS to the others, whit more has Gen.
Harrison done than Mr.. Van B ren7 Mr.. Van
Buren, voted for the worst OF all the Tariffs, the
Tariff of 1928. commonly called the Bill Of Abomi-
nations. Worry gross and wanton injustice has been
done to Gen. Harrison, by psrverling a passage in
an address delivered by him 10 an agricultural socio-
fy 10 Ohio in 1881, so as 10 make tLeimpression that
he would rot be willing to relax or abandon the
faIiH policy = til under It's operation the grass was
found to grow in the streets Of Norfolk and Charles
ton F." The truth is, that this expression was quoted
by Gen. Harrison from AN agricultural address OF
James Nj. Gatpett OF Our own State, who had ar
gued THAT such was the actual effect OF The Tariff on
the South, and Gen. Harrison, responding 10 The
argument, declared, 1t such were really is effect,
then he would Instantly Give his voice for it's mod.
iicalion or entire repeal" The sentiments Of Gen.
Harrison NE known to be those of distinguished
liberality on this subject; for Ia his Chcviot speech
he declares, with as much business Of thought as
~eleganco OF ex Expression, thai . even in cases where
the injurious operation OF a measure OF the General
Government is coHhned to few, and IL is beneficial
to "a la &c majority Of the States, it would be evi-
dence of as little foresight. as OF moral ttetitude IA
Tho hitter, 10 ccuntenanee the injury On the sub
ect OF Internal Improvements, Gen. Harrison.
apprehend, never gave SO strong a vote in the aHir.
nation of he power OF the General Government, as
Mr.. Van Durcn's vote for the erection Of toll gates
on the Cumberland road, according to his own adj
mission, was; and II you look into the recent Report
of the Secretary Of War, you I'll find that that Off
Ger, az the organ Of thu nd administrator in this braBcb
OF the public policy, distinctly asserts the c~oRstifu-
aonot power of Internal Improvements in the Fed
raj Government :" IN regard 10 such works as are Of
general utility" while his tatements and remarks
show that appropriations for works even of differ.
ent character have received The official approval and
signature Of the President. Gen. Harrison in his
letter TO Shertod Williams, E4q,, declares his opin.
ion tnat " no money should be taken from The TreH-
sury of the United States Ia be expended on Inter.
nal improvements, bur for those tchtch are strictly
naiieael,' ard inculeaies, with great force, the pro
pretty d" torbearance and consultation in regard
to n power, the exercise of which had produced,
and would doubtless, continue to produce iealousies
and disseniioas."
Let us NOW see what foundation there Is for The
assertion that Gen. Harrison i. in favor of a Ma.
uoial Bank We have already seen that, in his
address to tie voters of the Cincinnati district in
1922, he expressly declared that he believed Tie
charter given to the Bank OF the United Siatcs was
uncoustituuonGl." In bis letter to Sherrod vii.
liams, In answer to the query, " whether, il elected
President, he would sign a Bill with ?ropcr moaif-
cations and restrictions, for chatelins a Bank Of
the United States, - he REPLIES in the following very
'peciho and guarded terms--"i would, III, we're
clearly aScer,Gtned that the public interests in re-
lation TO the collection md disbursement Of he re-
venue would materially suffer without one. ard
there were unequivocal manifc STATIONS Of pubhc ori.
mon IN its tHvor. | think, however, the exueii-
ment should be fairly tried to ascertain whether the
financial operators Of tho government carnoi be as
well carried on without the aid Of National Bank.
~ II Is not necessary for that purpose, it does not
appear 10 me that one can be constitutionally char
tered. There il. no construction which | can give
TO the Constitution which would authorize n, on the
ground OF ~sfording facilities TO commerce." 1t is
to he remarked that Gen. Harrison here speaks.
not OF what he would recommend, or is personally
in favor OF, bat what he would do, in lie event Of
a Bill for chartering a Bank, under proper mod,f-
cations and restrictions, beng passed hy Congress.
and presented to him Tor his signature; and, even
In that case he says he would sign it only under the
special contingencies be enumerates, TO wit, that it
had been clearly ascertained by experience to be ne
cessafy tor carrying on tie hnancial operations Of
the government, ard that there were unconivocal
manifestations Of public opinion In It's Fl vor,' and
he adds emphatically, that unless il should DE slewn
." IL be necessary for conducting he afaprisl opera
tions ofthe government, he does not think one can be
consiitutionally chartered" Connecting what Gen.
Harrison here says with the declaration in his adj