, 1840-10-31

to prove, it will continue to prove while tina
great measure remained in force.
And o to the question: what is the
Constitutional Treasury! To this | answer
that this Treasury is nothing but the conSti
tuition of the United States. such us is wri,
ten IN the book. and such as it was in prac.
tIce in the first years of Wlshingtnn'S .Ad-
miniStrat;on and before General Hamilton
superseded it by the Treasury of the Banks
The Constitution of the u. ). ave to the
federal government an independent Treasu.
ry-one independent Of the States. and
consequently of all inferior Institutions
treasury out OF which no money could he
lawfully taken by any human being, except
upon n warrant founded upon an ~appropria-
ton law. General Hamilton set aside this
Treasury, and made one ont Of the banks,
where the officers of the bank could use the
public money as their own. and refuse To re-
turn 1t to the government when demanded.
The independent Treasury now established
SupcrSedeS this IIamiltOnian bank Treasury.
put the public money Shere no one can
touch it Pxcep; by law; and puts it into
hands which are bound In surrender ii on de-
mand. and where no suits are necessary tn
recover it back. This is the Constitutional
Treasury. 1t also requires the Government
In use the money Of the Constitution. To wiz.
gold and silver; and after three wears cx-
clnles all paper money from the receipts and
disbursements of the federal government
This Is the independent Treasury And
now who can object 10 it. unless it Is the
banks and tie managers of the banks, who
want the peoples money to Spe 2ulatc on?-
Who cin object TO it, unless the banks which
wish Ia nuke their own paper Il national
currcncyl Who can obicc; to it. unless it
is the political banks which wish 10 mike 4
revolution in IA" government ny shutting up
tan national Treasury when they please.
refusing to render back the public money.
setting the government ut def nee. and tell
ng 1t In ST" for its own revenue, Who can
object to II but such rs these. and such poll
ticianS rs are lea-n"d with them for the over
throw nt the Democracy. and the enthron"-
mcnt "f the federal party! Who can Slv
that the public money ought 10 be applied
- private uSes-'hat il muSt he placed where
II can he withheld from tie government nm.
I'll recovered by law! The money of the
government is wanted every dav; the public
service requires it 30 b. paid out daily; and
il is absurd and %suiciill, after collecting Il
revenue. 10 place it where ynu have to sue
for it. No government should have Ia sue
rs " trcaSurcrS; no treasurer should I've
allowed 10 shut the doors upon the pm lie
money, rcpulSe the government warrant, and
tell the holder To bring 4 suit. Yet this is
what has happened twice in three years AT
our bank trclSurerS. Mlnv of them refused
to render up. and told the government to sue:
and on some suits The money is not recover
ed yet, and large issues of treasury notes
have been made To supply the place Of these
withheld revenues. Apply this doctrine To
other property of the government: say hat
ail the pGhlic property and buildings were to
be in hands That Were not bound to render
them up-who could hold possession, and
tell the government 10 sue. Apply this To
ships and forts, Ia Guns and cannon. to
provisions and munitions of war. la horses
and military aud naval stores: how would it
he If the government had To sue for the pos
session OF lll these thinrS when it wanted
them! how would It he lr the governmental
bring an action ot ciccfmcnt to recover the
possession Of the capital when Congress
was 10 meet? or of the presidents house
III tle CililIe oI pTeSlueui. OF 1T all tne Gus
tom houses and different offices when the in
cumbcniS were changedl This would never
do. All will Il rec this would never do
Certainly it will not. and still less with reve-
nuc than with property. Revenue is the
Sincw of the government; it is lis daily food.
without which it cannot live Il dav. Ii NAV
collect its debts by suit, bat cannGt await
the slow process Of suits To get money out
of lis own treasury. 80 nf Il citizen. He
must hive the support OF his family in his
hands; his crib, and sm"kehouSe. and dairy.
must be IN his own k%ecpin": the family could
not leave their daily provisions in hands that
could retain them-which could suspend the
delivers, and tell them to sue.
Mr.. b. commented upon the cry for a
change-the cuckoo song of change change!
change! SO ipcontinently SUM by the cxiIes
from office, and by the cIamorers for Il ma
tional bank. They want You To change Mr..
Van Buren,; and for what reason! Why
should you change him? Because he is Il
sclf-made man, the architect of his own for
tunes, political and pecuniary, and one of
the most sturdy, consistent and able suppnr-
tiers of Jei1erSonian Democracy? Is it be-