The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-07-02
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Thursday, July ?.

The friends OF General Harrison say
that " his opinions on all national ques-
lions have been fully and clearly made
known" This the Standard Of last
week refers 10, and endeasors 10 dis
prove by quotations from the journals Of
Congress and die declarations Of Gene
raj Harrison; concluding with the as
sumption that he "has no fixed eonsti.
iulionsl opinions. and is for or against
any thing and every thing As policy or
the hope Of suecess may dictate" Tbs
process by which The editor has brought
himself 10 this conclusion, is quite cha.
rsc,eris,ic Of tina. print, and is no unfair
specimen Of the honesty Of his party.
The Standard quotes from the journals
OF Congress, and says that in February,
1919, Cen. Harrison voted for resolu.
ton offered BY Nc. Johnson, 70 instruc,
the judiciary committee 70 report bill
10 repeal the act entitled an act 10 incor-
porate the subscribers TO the Bank Of the
United States" and that he also nj the
same session voted for resolution Offer
cd by Mr.. Tumble. directing a sei. ia.
to issue against the Bank. 10 show cause
why its charter should not be declared
as forfeited. Now we have no opporsu.
nifty Of referring TO the journals Of that
date, but we nevertheless believe the quo
tations 10 be tcue; moi because The Stan.
dard says 50, bot because Gen. Harrison
refers 10 these same votes in his letter TO
Sherod williams in 1896. and gives as
his reason for so voting that he thought
The charter had been violated; AZ the
same time observing that the manage.
ment Of the institution was soon after
committed 10 Mr.. Cheyes, and from that
period to lis dissolution, he thought no
institution could be conducted with more
ability, integrity and public advantage
Than il had been.
The Standard farther says, that Gen.
Harrison, in circular issued in 1922.
when candidate for Congress, 'leclar'
ed the charter OF The Bank Of the United
States 10 be unconstitutional" Well.
we have no doubt he did so declare him
self, because in his letter to Sherrod vii.
liams in 1896, he makes the same decla.
ration; adding, tha. his opinions in this
matter perfectly conceded with those Of
Gen. Jackson, and even quoting . pas
sage from one Of the messages Of that
popular Presiden. IS expressing his own
views, thus: "That Bank Of The Unil.
ed States. competent 10 all the duties
which may be required by the govern.
ment, might be so organized as not to in.
fringe on our delegated powers, or the
reserved rights Of The states. I DO no, en-.
tertain doubt"
From the statement so Ear, IL appears
that. in 1910, Gen. Harrison was Of OPT
Mon tina, the Bank OF tie United States
had violated its charter, and that judi
cial investigation shoald be Instituted;
but that soon afterwards. under more pru'
dent management, ]. became useful in
siitu,ion. Il also appears that he consi'
dered some of The provisions of the char
ter Of The Bank Of The United States un'
constitutional, and he was therefore "p-
posed TO its continuances but with Gen.
Jackson, lie was Of opinion that Dank
+" competent TO all the daties which may
be required by the goSesnmens. might 30
so organized as rci 10 infringe on oar de-
lepa,ed powers, or on ihe resersed rights
or the Gates"
so fac the Standard sticks nigh enough
10 the truth; bot as thai viii not answer
HE purpose. ne s"j MIN next resor,ins