Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-09-19

I ~ u%Nu hahus tlhA. ~ " snoUt ~
ignihed station occupied BY M opponent. woo1 a
lad aud eager % retain the power enjoyed ~ the
ident ofiho United States. Never acrsr. trr>mon-
chceung) TaDugh overss from pledges OF
very sort. ! here openly and before the worid declare
hat ] viii uso all the power and inhGenee vested IN
he Office OF President OF tho Union 20 abridge the
power and influence OF the National Executive, Qt
Is impossible 10 describe tho sensation produced 10y
ihs docinration) l. this federalism (Cres of no. no
,os several seeonds) In the Constitution. that glori'
Gus charter OF our liberties. there IL a defect. and that
lefect Is. the term ofserv ice Of Tie President was not
limited. This commission is tho source ofaltthc evils
uuler which the country is laboriag. II the privilege l
Of being President OF the United States had b~eenlim;ied
tn one term. the incumbent wonld devote all his time
To the public Interests. end there would be no cause tn
m.srule tho country. ] shall not animadvert on tho
conduct OF the present administration lest ypu may.
in that case. C ,nceive that 1 am aiming for the Prcsi-
iency, to use for selfish purposes. I should be an in-
teresicd witness. i'll entered into tho subject. Bat 1
pledge nyst before Heae "a aud eu-th, Ye'ectef Pre-
'idea; Of thrse Usitei States. 70 Lry dopa al the end Of
the term faithfully that high trust at 'he Jeetef he PEG
PIE! (IIers the multitude was 20 ercited As to defy
JescriPtion) go farther. l here declare before this
vast assembly OF the Miami Tribe (great ~laughter)
that ia am elected. M human being shall ever know
uprI whom I w-"ld prefer 10 see the peoples mantle
all; bu, shall surrend.r tais glorious badge Of their
authority into their own hands 10 bss;ow u rs they
please. (nlnc choers) Is In federalism! (no. no. mol
Again, in relation to tho charge Of being a fedaralis;.
I can refer 10 tho doinSs previous tn. and during, the
late war. The federal party took ground against that
.ar. and as a party there never existed a purcr band
Of patriots. for when the note OF strife was sounded.
lhey rallied under tho btuncr VI their country. But
patriotic a they were. do know that I rns not one
o. them ichcertng) I was denounced IN unmcasured
terms as one of the authors OF that war. and was held
up by the federal papcrs o the day o. tho marked
! object o to party. I could hero name the man who
came to me. AMI = m,rc worthy man never lived. 10
saw that he was mistaken in his views of my policy.
~ GoyeruIr OF lndIaHl, when | was charged by tia.
fcdcralis,s rs uSelcSsly involving the country IN an In
dian war. lie tod me that I acted rightly in that
matter. and thai the war was brbugh, on hy me as n
mriter ofnccess;ty. Cries of-iame him. namc hun }
Il va. Mr. Gistpn OF North Carolina. (rhree cheers)
l. thi. a proof that l was a leleraiis;l (No.no nol
have now got ri, nv f~ellow-cltsI NJ, of tais
baseless c~hsrSe,-no,-f have not. There srea few
mIre allegations to notice. AN nnt a profession.
al speaker. not n ctudi.d orator; but ! am an old
s'ld Ter 81 a farmer, and as my cole object Is TO
: speak what | 'hiut. You will excuse me. If / do IL
IN INV own way. tShouts of applause. and cries vi
til old soldier Sui farmer for us.)
nav SIld thattherc were other allegations to no
,icc. To prove that was a GcderalIst they asseric +
that I s Ipporica the alien and sedIlon laws, and IN
i5us s., violated the Prneipies and express words
Of tha & institution | dad T. u, fellow citizens, ev'
CT srtic , l;ri this me 1sure. WhGa thos. laws pas
Sod, | vas a soldier Ia the army OF the United Sta
Axail, thry censurc me for nv cours, in Con.
gross when served you IN that body asa ispressn;
tauye u the North West Territory. And here I
will slvsrt 10 the f,ct Ih,t / represented, nj the
time, = territory coInprIJiug now the States VI In.
iIau :, Oalo, |! mons, and Michigan. / vas the sole
reprc tentative OF that immense extent of connITy
"A voice here crse - All 1 you ara going TO be again.
FROM .nlous c eernSl As un ierstoJd federal
an 10 DO N rs origin. so ! understood Il to be
now. Ii was and - tue accu nulauon of pow,I in
the Executive u b usOi ana exercised tor its own
dement,. Was ms cOLdnct III Congress thea such
rs TO cn;itle ma TO the appellau)n Of federalism
/ (crlos Of NJ, no, no, add cheering i hat me
honp ~ ss Chaiun'u Of The Counties IA the year
I>ol. 10 devise n bill which rad for ITS tb-
I '.Ct To EfSfCl frOtl the grls SD oil SncCuld or
Al! this SioroHs csIHtry wac I np~ tc5uls with
!rcl haTYssts under the hlnds OF The hos Isl, ind IT,
tri1uS aud virtu lus husbanimeh. Unr"nse cheer
'nSl was | = Fedcra.Ist thenl Genes of no, no,
no When / was Governor OF Indiana, ask no .
| tn UNLIMITED 10 wsr hestO we'd upon M, vas sxer-
c'srd..- power IL hi ia as that exercised by the
present Presid mt % the u itcd Statesl was
thyIt sole monarch OF the North West Territory
,Lau ;ht.rl Did discharge my duties as Cover.
nor of that Yast territory in such a way as To show
that wasm l1ve with the Tremendous powers IN
vested IN nj Here soma 400 perso IS IN on-
quarter Of the eros d raised tlei hlts ~ tho AIR sud
! rsnt a. with ShbIts o.,-ao, no, N. III y were the
d ~l,zat)n irJm Indiana. The proms; Response
/ There Is al srs uiIli dd rtn z bStwcen the P.csl-
dent Of the Unied Sta,,es and mc. Mhen. he was
tt'on " Nsw Yok. he Va fi invcsting the Cover.
nor with thc fpaliutnent OF the Sler1h,. When I
waS Governor 81 indIiia and possess d the power
1T appointIg oil oijicerr, I gave II up TO the people!
Ia.Cnss eX'atum Mt and great chccUlHH) 1 never
lIdl Ina, whether sheriff coroner, Judge justice Of
the peace or ous II else, with but lrst consulting no
obtaLiiS tic wishes OF the people. tShoutS of ap
piause } Was this an evidence that 1 was a fede-
raiistl (No, IA. NO
4. taia< have 40 shown YOU, fellow citizen
colr!usiyeiy, that M aclJn5 do not coasltute ng
4 i-dT.i-E aIli 10 10 ihSm that l proudly point
aFthe sltcid az INST which ihs arrows Of my cal
IN nii9rs wiI! fall ~ VAN. umrnenss ciieering)
MCthilSs. | near a .Dft voa e aSkinS--are y"u in
favor ofipapsr mDneyf ! AN. (Shouts Of ap-
Tlag'eI ifyon ~"uld Know why / am in favor OF
enc credit system, l eau only -av, tits because I am
a sein1c. At. Ininsnsc ch-cnngl rlIc two .ys-
tsn,slrs the o.IIy nislns, nter HslyIR, by which
without bondrIs Tho Enc, ~ coigsssi vsafI,b,.
tches1n2l Bat with ai this, I an not a HANK
"a nae o on,ain NJ lie ! was and then they cheat
Shouis Of laughIcr.l And l shall never Indu.gs in
tls w aSiln; FOR q IS more than probable thatl
snaI ncvef again have money beyond the days
WHAT'S. But 1 am in favor Of a correct banking .ys
ten tor the simple reason, that the share of the pre-
eious metals, which in the course of trade, falls to
our lot, 10 much less than a circulating medium
V1ich odrintsrnSi aad external commerce demands,
- raise our prices 10 a level with the prices Of Eu-
to|e, Mhere the paper system does prevail. There
must De some plan TO multiply the colo and silver
~hIah our industry commands; and there is no 9th.
q: wav ~ do this, but 10y a safe banking system
(Great spplausel ] 90 not pretend To say that a
perfect system Of banking can be Cevised. There
- nothing IN the offspring Of The human mind, that
docs not SAVIOR OF inIperieciOn. No plan of govern
ment or finance can bs devised free from drfect -
Afiei long delberstipn, I have no hopes that this
country eaa ever 20 on 10 prosper under a pure
poor poorer. AMI the rich richer A properly de vised
pNnHinG system alone, possess TIE c~spsbilIty d
mendous cheeunEl
| have peculiar notionsof government. Perhsps
NAV err. | a9 no Statesman by profession, but rs
: nave already said, ] am a hall soldier and a half
tafrler sno - may be, that. If l am elected {, the
ofres N your Rift my Iellow.cIrizsns will be
deceived IN tne, but | can sssurs them, that n, in
carrying out their wishes. the head shall err, the
heart - true. tGreGt huzzaingJ
Ny opinion OF the power Of Congress 20 ch arter
! Naucnal Bank remllns unchanged There 10 not I
w no IonsLtuhnn anY express graft Of power for
sucn purpose, aud u could nCyCr DO constitutional TO 7
eferciso tnat power, save IN tho event. the powers
sfshtoI TO- onSl ess could not DO carried into effect, I
"i'hott 5ssortnE 70 such an nsttu'ion-tAp
National Bank, because he thOuRht that tbs rrVt.
the country could not be collected or DIE
3Hsel 70 inc bost advantage without the intCtposL
ipn OF such an establishment. | said in my letter 10
,htIfod mHliamr, that, q It vas plsin that the rev.
,ho'a 81 tle Union could only be collected and dI
'sc. snd II ! %as cloaLy Of opinion thata y Jori.