Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-21
GEN. HARRISON AND TIE VETO.

Is circumstances that surround ProSide0t Tyler he
?, would hRc HIM mover vie a his sanc,ionto the
{. Punishment OF branches OF such corporation the
5 bill proposes within the limits OF the several States
" without their Tree and unshlCklcd consent-NT
. RirtS'S Speech in The =, nj, oftb, n = ~ tn
q iSii.
Mr. yler, ~ putting his veto ON tho late bill char
e ierins National u INK, had only done what Gen
eral Harrison would have done, had he been spared
To the hopes and wishes of the People, coming as
II does from distng uishod SENATOR Is calculated TO
impose on the naton ana therefore demands the re.
Il. iuinion which recent history enables us TO give It.
General Harrison had undoubtedly been a strong
c anti-hank mars hut as the nominee Of the wings
" Tor the Presidency he plainly Estimated. both be-
c lore and after his election, that he would give his
assent To National Bank, orat least that he would
not inicrpose his veto against H.. In his DAYTON
speech, made Sebember 10, $50, he spoke mus
ope"!y anu intelislbiy on the subject:
, My opinion OF the power Of Congress TO charter
Ni'IoI al Bank remains unchanged. There is uot
IN me Constitution any express grant of power for
such purposes and II never could Us constitutional TO
exercise mat power IN the event that the DOW
ers granted TO Congress could not be carried into
effect without resorIns TO such an institution MIR
= Madison signed the law creating q National Bank
because he thought that the OF the country
cou'u not DC collected or uSOusSeJ To the hest ed
vantage without the InterPoslion OF such es,ab-
Il>hInoni SAFE IN my letter to Sherrou Williams
that, It was PLAIN that the revenues OF the Union
4 eonu only &C collected and discussed IN the most
etiectual way 10y means OF bank, and MI was clear
ht
United SGa,es desired such institution then, and
then, onv would sign bll to charter Nation,i|
Bank. lShou OF applause have never regard
ed the office OF Chief MasIS comforting upon
the incumbent the power OF mastery over the popI-
lar will, but as granting him power TO execute the
properly expressed will of the People and NOT 10 re-
sist It. WIKI my mothers mix dd | suck IN the
principles on which She Declaration OF lnJe penJencr
was founded. That Dec aration complained tba,
the King would not let the People make such avs
a lnsy wshei. SIN. PreSrceut or an Eyecutive
officer undertake, =; this a,e tine o: d.v TO con.ro
the People an the exercise ot tber supreme wrI2
No. The People are the test guardians OF their own
rights, Applause, aHf Il Is the duty OF their Exec,
uiHe 10 ABSTAIN from interfering m lhwartinc The
slcfeu exercise otiae .aT-uakIug functions Of heir
/ Government"
No one can inieTpre, this language IN any o her
/ way ihan a. p.ecSe 10 submit the bank question I
/ TO the Peope, and 20 aodo by their cecIson. as !
/ expressed through Congress- the lsw.m,kIns uo,y.
/ er. 1t IS manifest that Genera. Harrison he'd IL |
constitutional for Congress TO charter d N,tInn,l
Dduh, i necessary aud proper means 20 clrry INTO
eHsct ne granted powcs; and, So tar from keeping
a bank win the compulsory branching bower h, |
includes Il 10y his approving reference To MIR Naci-
sons signature OF the bank blI OF lSI6 which c,n
ierre1 he compulsory oranchn. power.
We now give much stronger PASSAGE from, 4
Genera Hdgrson'S speech at Fort GseenyI.is las,
tai. IN winch he takes away 81. grouuuio MIR YES,
rasE assertion, and sC;s all clv,' rest by dec ,rp
3msei ne asst man, II elected President, 10 veto
. Narona Bank
After blasting, in reference to his possession Of
State and Territorial, Executive power. ~ mr. |
rs!osa JiHir my Iys'" be procceaed thus:
But have been denounced as a bank ma, !
/ WEI, ici Nso l an soiara bank man as believe
every national republican ought 10 be- ana no ST.
e.. The COS sttGuon OF the United States n,,ses IL ]
i tie duty OF the Government TO provide WAYS ana |
mcaur !og the CO ecton and disbursement OF Tho !
pubic revenue. Ii the People deem il Dscass,ry 10
tie proper discharge OF the functions of ,b.,r Co /
yeTnmens 20 create Na,iOUa. Bank pro1sr-,, !
suA'uel' anu rrsH.'icl' sHALL d. rms Last MAN |
II ELECTED PRESIDENT, TO SET Up NV AurHoRr-
IT AGAINST THESE MILLIONS FREEMES Il is I
neediu. 20 have large money circulation IN a Io,f
OF liberty than IN an empire or GeSp,'Ism. Destroy
the moor mans credit and you destroy mis- cspIf,'
Tue peasant who tolls necessarily ~ uaintsin F
tam,n'"s Household, IN tho hare money couurIe. of
OF Europe, rarely, h ever, becomes the noble lord
who pastures his hocEs upon a thousand hills
There are necessarily, difficulties connected with
every form aud system OF government: but il sbord
be the ann and OBJECT Of the Statesman 70 form, I
best institutions within As power 10 make for rbe
good OF his country"
, Comment on language so plain % wholly unnes,s
r sary.
Ia General Harrison's Inaugural Address IN ,bo
} ih March last, lie was equally explicit. lie WIS
not bank man, and therefore be could not wei
propose and recommend National Bank. bu. i've |
haj every reason 10 believe that /, was one Of tbs
leading objects OF the party which had ereV,feJ b,,
TO Office aud that It the desire OF the rn,iori,,
OF the PeoPe-tHus presenting the yery conyi,ion
named 10y h msc.fin his DAYTON snserf ~ 49,. -.
pFoEli CT bank. The Wing party and The nation |
had condemned the sub.Trcasury and State EsTL
systems, tnd yet were for Q reform of the cr,rrc,
| oy means Of fiscal agenI and there was nofbInc
| LETT but National Bank. Under these circur,., 80,
| ces, and IN conformity with his previous De-, |
tons, Genera. Harrison thus alluded 10 The s,,,icc,
| IN his Inaugural Address:
al consider the ve;o power therefore g;,ar -, /
the Constitution TO the Executive OF the Unir,d
States, solely as conservative rower 10 Ler.,J
only lst, to pIOlect the Constitution iro,, ,ior
uoni 2dy, the People from the effects Of b1stv ic
gisation, where their will has been probably dis
I5Sa'dGu' or not WEI understood and, 3dy 10 pre-
vent the effects n combinations yo-atIys 81 ~. /
rights OF mnOrtcs. In reference 10 the second ~
these Objects, may observe that cou,Iderit the
right ono privilege OF the People 10 decide dl.pYlcj
points OF tie Constitution, arising from tho g.,
gram Of power TO Congress 10 carr, INTO IT, ,i
powers expressly given. And believe win Nj /
M'"Is"h 'tLai repeated rCc0gnUIons, under VARIED
circumstances 10 acts Of the legislative, Execu.
r tive, and Judicial u.urchgs Utue ti,yero1,,, ne,
companed by indications, IN different modes ~, ~.
concurrence q the general wi" Of the nation Irn,v
be regarded as si!0rd ug to the President s.c,a,
uIu'"5' ~ Tor ms considering such disputed points as
y WAT can lie more significant and conc.u sye than
@ this Of Genera. Hauisons determination tn .,gp ,
bank bill, a'ler the old model. should Congress noss
- IN the Diylon speech he admits a National
b BANK % be constitutional, If necessary and fror,r
= uhHGr 'ue genera gran; Of power to Congress 10
carry i"l0 eject the granted powers; and In his IN.
auguTa he expressly a. Ows It 10 be "ihe rich, ard
privilege Of the People to decIep Inns and a, o,t.I
disputed points Of the Constitution srl.ir. lf,,
the general grant Of power TO carry into ,frt Nh,
powers expressly given" and adopts the very rsn-
gIage OF Mr.. Madison, the bunk bill Of ISIS u,
justify him ln treating the bank question or ans,
other disputed point OF the Constitution under gg
, circumstances, as defnryC.y settled. and IN ma,
only wiihho ding his veto from, but rn actually oIy
ing MS assent 10 Tie expression Of the pogyIgr Will
on the subject. VIII
]! 10 even more explicit th-n the DAYTON spsaci.
u NOT ony negatives the riel NJ the Executive va /
TO against bank, but fully embraces the N,drsg. /
man ground ln1i the bank question IS res afdir4q
1NH PLAINLY IuIma'cs, as Old the Dayton and Fort
SrccnYie speeches, that the viii of the PeopIe ON
the SUBJECT expressed through their Rsrrrgspto
tEcS' would be chcCtu.y carried out by the Evsc1.
we. Ine reference 20 end tho adoption of Mr. |
Magisons very wO~dr show, too that Con II,,fi-
son Md ir view Bank with uu. .rlcd Ir,n,J,,o,
power similar 10 that which received Mr. N,d,.
sons assent, and that he wa determined ,g G,u
thc cE'mpe Of That IIustrous statesman go eso.,
70 mat i9ihcr Of the rr,1, republican school fo oJ
, vice an1 instruction, 10 be drawn from b,s .,gc
views OF our system Of government, and tig I,6t9f
o. his glorious example" 7''
r In re.1upn io Gen. lilrr.pn, then, there can BIZ,
no d2Jb', no'wtnsanDIrg the bold assertion nj NJ,
kges- CharissigH Cowjsr.
CoUsspoHdoes Of The National Iq,,lfg,y,,r.
Nav YONG Sent H.