Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-03-21

"1'@C q -He.t- 4NH.s 10 f.HsHt..tte Fl. s.l /.
r,o.s, upon Nh. sFEeHr's resolutions.
Mr.. Hemingway SAID be could bat arse. .
wVAmuyh dtfleuc, to address the committee ou /
30 lmr0nau, a subject. More experienced gen
uemeu than himself had expressed Their eH1ir- f.
ra>>meut when approaching t-how mast he .egl T
who had never before addressed de,ue,auye as I
sembly \ duty, hsNeyei, which he owed His /
principles and MS constituents, required that be |
should make that sacr fee of ,scilug, as unwor-
thy as It was. I'e would not attempt to mea-
sure arms with gentlemen Who had preceded ham. /
la point Of legal aitalBmeul,, their experience
aud their profession forbade D., lie would en-
deayor, however, 10 offer te~ piatu Arguments
90 support o. the resolutions then before TOE
house, founded upon the constitution of BIS euua
Try and the nights If his iellow-ctuzeus. lie as
sured the House, that he was o, ttra, any gentle
man. from infringing upon the vested nights OF bis
codnirymen, or Supporting any measure NHlch
would place TIE action Of taS House beyond The
legitimate bounds prescribed for Il by the cooou-
tuition Of tae United States bat, be would re-
mark, that the magic circle OF jurisprudence
which gentlemen had thrown around The SUBJECT,
putting forth at every point with dazzling soph
could ,.,,,,..,t,,,, ,n occasion.
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Co,,r. ,L, ,.ob section or
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night to repeal bank charters Il IS true, that N
clause of that section, the States are prohibited
from passing any en- post jacio law OF law Im-
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sa,.,, ,t,.L - $500.
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Jea.,.o, o,ba, NI,r,n Joh, r,yiot or rero
line and r,,nv oher d,s,,n,,,,.ei gentlemen
,n,,,., ,,hn,, ware NJ, l,.,,ca gbayo. c;,od ~
An Wheaton. Gge and Cb,ec Jos,,co Marshall
4b Wheaton. CPS which he read uo trusted
that he had shown to ,be sa,is r,ri,oo nc,he Uonse
that This cI,nsa nj the constitution referred entire
lv IN nrvate coprracts and theref,re could mot an
/ NV f. the reoeal orp hank charter. for Il ,bev
/ he contracts n, nh. (Which he denied ,hey were
certainty NOT nriyale. Inn, of a Dubl,c nalure Cor
,o,,,,ons have usually heen confined IN ,,,o cl,s.
ses prya,e-such a. tayerps, ouarrlcs, &C..
or nublic--encb az cit es. towns. &c-INbea.
tim $50 some l..,,.r.r..ned writers. I,,,,,r.
have oddrd m.a.t,rd rla.s--nolplral ,ncorpora.
IN, ,yb,h ,bo incI,,de h,uL charter. Inn, If
v,y i,,,,,o,i,ltoh.s nrrnose. ,b,,bcr ,hev vy,,o
,cc,,lod ~ ,ull,c or nolt,.I ,ps,,ar,ons II.
,bsr would Mace Them under the control Of the
I,eoislo,uro and release the resolutions now Nm.
der discussion fono the constitutional objections.
Surely oan,leman would moi saw thai hanks were
nriyaie cornororions--il j.. evident lbey do no,
como nnder Judse RaIdw,n's nterprctllion Of
n,iva,c cornor.,ion. Every ,ocoroor,,Jon e.tab.
h.bsd f,r n,,rc heo,ft. he holds 20 ruhlic those
for pTlyate cmOIumput, a. private and he would
ask gentlemen, if the bank charters Of Mlssrs,lp.
nj wouId came under the latter deGnltIonl II
ibey do. then are tbey obnoxiou, to the spril and
lei.r Of our constitution; for IN II. ,Aere was ne
clause from which the power to charter banks
could he dedured. except the frs, article Of our
Inn nj rob,s and II does not couieuolate the
,,aor If anv "exclusiye. separate privilege
but fl, consideration Of public service. +" Ifther
nov ,yero created far nr,yote ernolnneni ,hey dlt
nat cn,ne under the provision Of ocr constitution
aoI ,ru he admitted tbey vera c,ea,ed far III,
nurnose ofrenderDp public service, ,ben are the,
rornoralons, and subject 10 the control of leg.
l,,in, Rank. he said. eyerc,,ed an ,mnoftsn
s,yerairn power-tbat oI creating currency 70
,bo country. All their efforts and influences wer
# nnhIc cbarnc,er-no, confined either to
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