The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-09-23


ator from New York who sits behind me Mr..
Wnght) appealed TO my honorable friend,
hrs colleague, who sits near me, and IN.
QgiTed Of han if any thing was said by
himself, or the late Administration gener.
ally, in the Presidential canvass 10 that
State, about Bank Of the United States :
my honorable friend replied. mo; we
were SO much occupied with the sub. Treas.
ury that we said nothing abou, Bank OF
the United States" would appeal TO my
honorable friend now 90 tins point.
Mr.. Ta!imadge. | attended altogether
TO the sub Treasury.
Mr.. RIves. That, so far as the financial
question was concerned, was every where,
within the Limits OF my observation, the
course Of political discussion by our friends
who thought the interests Of the country de-
mauded change Of administration. Sub
Treasury or no sub Treasury was the IS
sue, aud not Bank or no Bank" So odl
Gus was the sub Treasury TO the Jealous
spirit OF American liberty, and SO delermm
ed was the opposition Of republican people
to It, that ihey resolved to put II down al
all hazards, Wiling 10 ieave to the future,
and to the wisdom and deliberations II
would bring along with II, TO decide which
Of The various plans tina, had been or might
be suggested should be substituted IN the
place OF il.
Nr. TalImadge. Although | did not
discuss the matter myself, still the newspa
per organs Of the lalo Administration dis
played at their head /" Independent Treas
uty, aud ~ National Bank"
Mr., Rres continued. | know full well
that our adyersaries we're eager and aux
lous to force the issue Of Na,ional Bank
! upon US. But we declined H. | had the
honor myself Of being in the empire State,
10 the very crisis Of that groa. political con
( test which had broken up the fountains Of
that mighty deep 50 long swayed By the lead
ca sceptfe Of party discipline. nel my
honorable friend there 10 noble Assem- bage
Of has coun'rymen, embracing ten thousand
eg galened and gallant iresmen, collected
from every quarter Of that grea, Safe 10
Lc.bcrale upon tue desiinies Of our com
aIoH country; and, while all voices we're
raised 10 uuauimous Eeprobaiion OF the
odicus sub Treasury system, no, 4 solitary
word was uttered pleading the merits Of a
National Bank. |. the history Of the late
canvass could be imPartia,ly aud faithfully
wus:en from eouiemporaneyus materials,
such, an convinced, would Je found
to have been lis ac!ual course 10, al least,
three iourihs the States Of This Unun.
/ The Senator from Kentucky has renin.
3ed me-ra!her uDgrael1usIy, Thank, con
s.d-riug how ioas be took shelter with me
uaIer the same raof--uf the humble halt
rag house, THE State backs, for which lie
slPPuses Gle sill 10 retain a pfefereuce.-
For four long years did tho honorable Sen
Ter himself iaaaJ.t this lalf ray bolsc, val
an..y defending i With all the yigor Of bis
powers and eloqgence agains, the fierce
. assaults @! The forces Of the late Admins
.ra;.ua; aadi If an 90, ere4,ly mistaken,
even as late as lis celebrated Hanover
speech last summer, he recognised i. 10 bl
a fair competitor Of h.s own preferred ex
pedleRi "a National Bank (or tie public
tayoE, declaring th4t lie choice between
them should be left to the future and dslib
crate llJgmea! Of tie People.
/ MF. Clay. No sou are mistaken. !
! recognised !; oEiy as a ris uHcrl
( Mr. R.yes. 4 pts ai'1r Is about as mucl.
IS ia left to US. Not hayin. Tie speech c.
the honorable Senator before aie / Will no,
( no" coaie5. Tie matter vt.h hi.n though !
may take occasion hereafter to refresh The
recollection Of the Senator What, SIR
was the bill oF tie Senator which was sent
70 the President uu. p.s a,lar Accord
Iag 10 tie Senator own statement il was d
very cttig'eas thug from what he would
have made it, 10 It's lgecAoa, in is aa7ae
and character, aad especially 10 the 50 call.
cd compromise section, which the Senator
tells Us be introduced ~ a splTi, Of the ex
tTeucss coacessIou, he agreed to make It q
very d.i5rcut thing FROM an old fashioned
Bank Of the United States the beau idea.
. # currency aad finance IN the eyes Of the
Senator, The Senator's own Till, then
vas b1t q Fls GI'sr, and there cannot Be
much choice, | presume, between one d..
Gitcr and ano'heF.
7 TIE Senator from Kentucky says he found
me several years ago IN the half wuy house
J which, aiter lie thorough riddllug the roo
had received in the breaking uj, Of the Dc,
Dank system, he had supposed would have
abandoned. Hog could fad Il in my
heart, Mf. President. to abandon It whel
.ound the honorable Senator from Ken
lucky legeu after what lie calls the rddi,ng
Of Inc roof 50 suxIous 10 take refuge 10 it
rom the Td,ns Ct hrs own condemned and
repudIa'ed system, and where 10 actually
took refuge taF four long years. as have
already slated. When FIRST had the honor
Z 20 meet the honorable Senator tn this body.
l found hlH net occupying the humble but
com.orabe halfway house, which has Civ.
en- n'm shooter tfom tie storm for the last
four years, bui more Iord.Y mansion. gnu
dy 20 look upon, but altogether unsafe n
ihaaLa, old, decayed, raj eaten, winch has
slucg tumb.e3 to the ground with IFS oun rot.
ienHess, devoted 10 destruction alike By the
iudignitioa Q! mau aud the wrath Of Hea
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