The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-07-04

ay.We Wou!d inform our friends and the pub
lie generally, that we have received another
upply of the Tippecanoe Text Book.
In another column will be found letter from
an esteemed correspondent. We insert it at
length, because we can well appreciate the en-
barrasment he encounters in making choice
between the two candidates-and we do so be- |
cause the important consideration which controls |
our preference, seems to have escaped his eNa-
ninaton of the subject.
His apprehension is, that if General Harrison
is elected, Congress will character National
Bank. We do not see that this follows In the
first place, Gen. Harrison never has been a Bank |
man; in his letter to Sherrod Williams, which |
he re-aflirms in his letter accepting the nominal
ton of the Harrisburg Convention; in his late |
speech at Columbus, and in his letter to Mr. |
Lyons, he says: 81 think, however, this expert |
ment should be fairly tried, to ascertain whether
the financial operations of the Government can
not be as well carried on without the aid of |
National Bank If it is not necessary for that
purpose, it does not appear to me that one can
be constitutionally chartered. There IS no con-
struction which I can give the Constitution,
which would authorize it, on the ground Of af-
fording facilities to commerce. The measure, if
adopted, must have for its object the carrying
into effect facilitating at least the exercise of
some of the powers granted to the General
Government If others flow from it producing
equal advantages to the nation, so much the bet
ter; but these cannot be made the ground for
justifying recourse to it."
If this pledge does not satisfy our correspond
mt, we would refer him to the further extract
from the same letter. General Harrison SAYS
'lt would be my aim to interfere with the legis-
lation of Congress as little as possible"
And again, in his letter to Harmar Denny, he
says: "That he Che Presidency should not suffer
the Executive Department of the Government tc
become the source of legislation: but leave the
whole b',.iness of making laws for the Union
to the department to which the Constitution ha
exclusively assigned it, until they have assumes
that perfected shape, where and when alone tn
opinions of the Executive may be heard"
This is perhaps the proper point to reply t,
that part Of our correspondents letter, in which
he says, that Gen. Harrison of 1922, may not be
the Harrison of 1910; and asks, why net embody
world over his own signature
will not say that this is the slang repeated by
Gen Harrison's opponents Certain it is, that
the objections thus raised deserve to be noticed,
when they have such influence over mind so
intelligent and candid. BY referring to General
Harrison's letter to MIR. Owen, of North Carroll
ma, the Chairman of the Committee appointed
by the Harrisburg Convention, to apprise him OF
his nomination, it will be found that, as if in
anticipation Of this very objection, he says;
esIt may, perhaps, be expected, that | should
embrace this occasion to declare the principles
upon which the administration will be conduct
ed If the efforts of my friends to place in tht
presidential chair, should prove successful. Blu
having, in letter to the honorable Harmer Den
nv and in another to the honorable Sherret
Williams, both of which have been made public
given my views at some length, of the characte
and extent of the powers vested by the Const
tuition, in the President, consider it unnecesss
ny to repeat them here
deem it, however, gentlemen, proper at thi
time, to renew the assurance heretofore frequent
~ made, that should be elected to the Pres
dency, will under no circumstances consent
be candidate for second term.".
And we find that not one of the presses OF
Pesed to him, and that none of those so clamo
Gus for his opinions, have published either til
one or the other of these letters. Gen. Harriso
has embodied his opinions, and his friends hav
published them far and wide; they have chal
ienged the closest scrutiny, and yet instead Q
meeting the issue thus made on these letters
those opposed to him have asserted that he care
fully conceals his opinions, and refuses to answe
interrogatorie>. Gen. Harrison has anticipates
these interrogatories mo one is at a loss Il
kno" what his opinions are; and all persons
nus most captious opponents are referred to hi
PuDhsheu letters, IN answer to important enqui
ries. Is not this respectful to the American peo
pie, and becoming the character of their candi
date, whom they have put in nomination. vii
not our correspondent admit that on this mai,
point he is answered?
as to the Bank, Internal Improvement, an
the Tariff.
Upon the subject of the Bank, our quotation
are already full. Upon the subject of the Tariff
ISL harrison has said that he would abide tn
compromise He has said this in reference +
Ihe understanding between the parties nv Who's
was adopted, and that the sectiona
e' "'ion haa arisen under it, might be qui
s' ms - an that the Southern people as
or expect, and IS more than they have a ripbt /
expect from MIR. Van Buren,. As to the onest;o
OF Internal Improvement, Gen. Harrison has 60;
that the appropriations should be restricted !,
objects strictly national; and there is but lt,l
caase 70 expect that that question win be revive
again BY any administration, unless, indeed. it +
in the shape of permanent contracts for the t,,,.
portation Of the mail, with rail road companie,
But tbs great advantage which is to flow frop
the election Of Gen. Harrison is, that it will Sc
parate the Presidential election from the legisla