The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-10-02
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Messrs. Hill s. Kitchener :

Messrs. Hill & Kitchener
Gentlemen il is with
some degree of reluctance that am drawn bo.
fore the public.
But justice to myself and the party to which
have ever felt it my duty and pride to belong,
required that should put my Ueto upon bill
(Ee.Lill) that had passed to some extent among
the whiga ofihis county viz. "ihat had chang
ed my Political opinions and that could not
vote for Martin Van Buren,"
The truth Of the matter 10 ] have been uni.
form supporter Of geHeral Iackscn's Admins
tration, have always conteDded that a United
States Bank was unconstitutional, from The his
toricaI fact that Alexander Hamilton "a member
of the convention that framed the Constitution }
wished 10 insert clause in that instrument
vesting Congress with power to incorporate pri
vate Companies and to authorize those compa>
nies to issue Bank paper, and 10 make the pa
per of those Banks Legal tender in the pay-
meDt OF Debts, which subject after beng able
discussed, was decided that Congress ought
not 10 hare dny such Poloer, aud have no donbt'
but this matter was fairly understood by the
States at that time for we find that wheTthal
instrument, (the Constitution) WIS referred to
i ulCtu utdt tUlS WuNOi Va DOiuS
respected was sit milling stone To the Federal,
lists then, (as it is to this day with the me par
ty) one Of the Delegates in the convention that
assembled in Massachusetts for the purpose oil
adopting or rejecting the Constitution, wrot
home to friend as follows "never was Their
an assembage of more intelligent men in thit
slate than the present Convention, yet doub
whelher they will adopt the present Consllu'.
lion there are unfortunately, three parties her
who are opposed to it--lst. All men who are
in favor of paper money and tender Iaws,"
10 we see that Hamltons project had its sup!
| porters in the state convention also. but tht
constitution was finally adopted without any
such power being granted to Congress.
] have commended therefore. that Gen. Jack>
son did rightn vetoing the Bill to recharter the
United States Bank, end that he was also slis>
taned in dong so by tho lst Article and 7h,
section of the Constitution of the U. y. which
provides TIM! "eysry bill which shall have pas
sed the house Of Representatives and the se.
nate, shall, befare il becomes law, he present
ed 10 the president of the Uhited States Ifhe
approves hs shall sign il but If not, he shall re-
lurn il, with his objections, to that house in
which It shall have originated, &c. here it will
be seen the President is vested with diScres.
tonary power either 10 approve or diIapproye
any bill and in case he disapproves bilL he is
bound TO return II will, his objections which was
lall done according to the very letter of the con
lstituti0n, and a more able document than the
veto Message has never been laid before an A.
merlcan Congress.
might 90 on to speak Of the Removal ofthe
DepoSiles, the Treasury Circular &c. &c. for
all Of which Jackson had as good authorityAs
for vetoing the u. S. Bank bill but as the Hy-
pocritcal Wings have at their Columbus Coon
Skin convention Resolved, that General JaCkA
son is great and a good man, need not fol-
low tho subject further. l may here state that
have NOT changed my political opinions, neiN
tler have ] at any time for moment thoSght ol
forsaking the support of Martin Van Buren,, ioT
the next Presidential term: his course Of Policy
has been Democratic, Just, honest wise, and
constitutionaI-he did not come into Ofice with
, a muzzle on;-hs courSe Of policy, was avow'
ed in answer to Interogations put by Nl,erot
Williams, all Of which course has been faith
, fully pursued. Under hia administration hal
been brought about The only constitutional meth
! cd Of collecting, safe Keeping and disbursing
the public Revenue, l mean the Independent
Treasury System, by which The governmOh
, has Showed that shehas arrived at an Age eau
bic Of taking care Of her own funds without ,h
; assistance Of Guardian, or a host Of pro6igat
:, Bank Cashiers and Directors.
. know that the wings have manufacture
q ''standiDg army'Purss e. Sword EHirayagar
Expenditures &c. &c. and arc trying to max
folks. believe it by pnrading Log Cabins. eide
barrels canoes, Buckeye Cane, S,goutds,isnepPin
+ turtles, owls, saccoons, POpeS, par,hed cor