Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-25

a Bank or Fiscal Agent, which would be efficient
and free as possible from objections. The Seere
tary reported his scheme, and also a Bill to which
u was understood the President gave his assent.
Ball Tor the establishment of a Bank, Fisca
Agent, vas introduced into the Senate of the Uni
ted States, differing somewhat from the Secretary
Bill. AneT undergoing sundry amendments, It pas
sed the Senate AMI House Of Representatives. Blu
the President applied the Executive veto, and 1t d
not become Law. Another Bill, for the same pur
, | pose, was introduced into the House Of Represen
J tauves, Drained, as was the last mentioned Bill, &
suit the views OF the Presidency and understood
to be one which the President would sign. IL pas
sed the House OF Representatives and the Scuau
by large majorites. The President also applied tn
Executive veto to this Bill, and 1t did not becom,
law. Congress, then, wearied, disappointed, snC
mortiied-and, having no hope of being able 10 cs-
tablish n Fiscal Agent, adjourned; after having
done much TO cntl,le them to the thanks OF then
countrymen.
The repeal of the Sub-Treasury law, and MI
Tyler's veto on every Bill which to him.
having Tor its object the establishment, of FiSca
Agent, have left the whole Revenue OF the Country
under the control OF the President
IL with profound regret we refer TO these acts OF
President Tyler, and speak of Them rs we are bound
10 speak. BY his conduct on the Bank question,
during the last Session of Congress, he has fo.eit-
ed the confidence of the wing party.
He was committed IN favor OF Bank before he
became President; and afterwards, he committed
himself on several occasions.
Before he was President, he opposed the Of
the Stale Banks fiscal agents ct the United
StateS-1e also condemned the SUB Treasury
scheme. What was there, then, lett for his choice
but National Bank1
he went to the Harrisburg Convention decid-
ed friend Of Mr. Clay, as President. He preferred
him TO all Others. Mr. Clay's opinions respecting
National Bank, las were all his political opIn'onsl
were well known. MIR Tyler, most certainly, knew
/ them. But MIR Cay was not put IN nomination for
the Office Of President General Harrison The
successful candidate
MIR TYLER then supported Gen Harrison. lie
his opinions as MS own. The opinions Of General
Harrison were well known IS Mr. Gays. They
were known during :hc whole canvass for he Pres.
dency. No intelligent man doubts that, It u eneral
Harrison had been President instead OF Mr. Tyler
during the last Session Of Congress- We should have
had a Bank Of the u. :. States
Could MIR Ty.Gr, as I plain dealing and sincere
man, have warmly esPOused the interest Of Mr.
Clay, and afterwards OF Gen. IIlrgison, j: he had
DOT agreed with them on the important question &c
speeding a National Bank
Further, SIR Tyler, a. the Harrisburg Co0yyn-
ton, accep pied the nomination of the Whs party Tor
the Office OF Vice President Ought ne, or would
he, have accepted this nomination Il he had not
been a Wing IN feeling and opinion By AeceDiIng
it, did ne not further commit himself o. the Bank
question:
After he became President; Of the United States,
he cid, difFeren; tunes, express himself IN favor
Of MIR Eslus's Bank bui-Mr Gays Baak bill
Mr. Sergeanl's Bank DILL. The last mentioned on.
Is said to have been framed according 10 his own eN-
ed his so emo aud deliberate assent.
Do all these informal limitations Of opinion and
pledges, and assurances, amount 20 nOshIns2 Was
Mr. Tyler, after having given then, free 10 veto
any and every Bank Bill, which Congress could
send 10 him for his signatures Because he, some
years ago, expressed opinions opposition 20 a
Bank OF the L. $, as being unnecessary, and,
therefore, Unauthorized by the Constitution, was he
bound Ia honor and IN conscience, TO put his veto
on the Bank Bills sent 10 him by Congress, at a
tine when the condition of the country was differ.
ent from what II ever before had been, and large
sjority OF the people had become convinced that
the operations OF the Government could not be
rled on successfully, CT 81 all without Blnkl |
We cannot think 50.
As candid, sincere, and honest men, We must say !
that, MIR Tyler was, IN all these different ways,
pledged 10 the great Wing party 10 whom, under /
Providence, he owes his present elevaIion,) to |
sanction bill for tie establishment OF a Back OF |
the u. States; and that, 10y putting his the |
Bank Bills sent 10 HIM by Congress, HEG 10y his |
manner of performing these acts, he has forfeited
the confidence OF his coun,rymen. If he did not !
think the Bank question settled by the Legislature
and Executive OF the Union; by the Supreme |
Court; and 10y the acguIescence OF the whole nation
in these decisions for about forty years; and that
the necessity for such an ms tuition was establish
ed by the expressed opinions and wishes Of the peo
Pile and by the strong vote OF Congress, It's last
session, IN favor of a Bank; nevertheless, his own
individual pledges and assurances were binding on
him, and he should have given Bank TO the people.
There many 9OOu aul 44lS lLseUl men VINO
have been opposed TO a Bank ofIhe u. s.. because
they did think /, necessary and, therefore, old
not think that the Constitution authorized its estab
shment. But the experience OF the benefits derived
from the Cd Bank as fiscal agent: during the
ex lstcnce Of which the public moneys depos!te
were safe, and we had the best currency in the
word,) the experience since the expiration Of the
charter OF that Bank Of the necessity of similar
institution, but with less power and less liability to
abuses; the experience OF the evils Of the State Bank
system which has been tried, and Tepudiated, the
dread of the Sub-Treasury, which has been several
times condemned by the people; the belief that hu-
man wisdom cannot devise safe and efficient plan
of carrying on the fiscal operations of the Govern
men without The aud Of a Bank and, further, the
belief that large majority Of the people Of the Uni
ted States, who the best Judges Of their oR n
wants, END the only soYcregns VI the county, think
a Bank Of the L. 5. necessary, and expect that
Congress will give them one, (l these and other corr
sdera;ions) have caused these good people 10 wish
for the establishment Of Bank at taIs time, on
sound and safe principles. The President gave the
public abundant reasons to think that he belonged
TO this numerous class Of men. But IN thinking so
they were deceived.
We see, 10 the conduct ofPresidcnt Tyler, during
the last session Of Congress, cuJugh-tOO much TO !
condemn. WIKI real sJrOw, we have seen him !
manifest wanl Ot Ca6GOr, sincerity, stTaI- httUr ward
ness, hrmneSs and 1gnily and, consequently, have
not the confidence ~ him which We had when he /
came into O!fcC-Hever.he.ess, we will support his !
administration 10 al measures conducive 10 the pub /
lIC good, End y Elcu We can cOusccu'lOusy approve
The results Of the late elections IN some OF our
sister States are the bitter rGis Of the tfcachery Of
friends IN high Places and the cessaisss efforts Of
open foes. We not dismayCd by these results. /
We, in our humble spheres, will coLtln1e 10 up /
hod the cause Of the great Republican Wing party, .
on hose success, beye, The best interests Of our
country depends, and We exhort our brother Wings F.
elsewhere and everywhere, 70 do oil In their power
20 preserve the union aud integrity Of the Wing par
ty. Union, concert energy, wi. again ensure us /
victory. Thus Oh our free institutions be presery-
ed, and our country made happy.
We have spoken freely Of the measures Of our /
Government, and the conduct OF public OiHcsrs-not
TOO freely. We might have said morc-we could /
not say less, consistently, with what we owe 70 our
selves, our party, and our country.
Resolufd, That IN the opinion Of this meeting, the |
Pesdent Of the United States has forfeited Tie con-
hdenco Of the Wing party, by his conduct in regard
% the Bills, which passed the two Houses Of Con-
gress at is last session, providing for the establish
ment Of a Bank Of the United SOtes, Or fiscal agent
Of the GOvernmen'i and by driving from Office all, ]
but one, Of the distinguished and uOIe members oil
his Cabinet.
Rssoirsd, Tho, the Federal Constitution ought |
70 be amended 50 as 20 restrain the Executive Veto
snd make us exercise more consistent with the
principles Of Representative, Republican Govern
ment
Rs5olvsd, That Messrs. Ewing, Badger, Crit.
tsnden, Bell, and Granger, merit the unqualified
appreciation Of Ihe Wing party for having retired
from the high offices which they lately hold, and
could no longer hold consistently with their own
sense Of prOpneiy and honor
Rsfolrsd, That the President Of the Uui,ed State,
ought not 10 have Gas be now hasJ the control Of
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