The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-01-28

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nothing. Prssums he oKes bis esal.s.
non 70 that sPeeses Of political grsiisuds,
.hieh u said 10 be nkfillness for
future far0rs. With Mr. AIsaesn's
public hie. / am somea hsi more familiar.
We served together IN Congress daring
the mostexlraordinsry period Of lhs pa
liliesl history Of this country, . period
shieli required greater 6rmnsss and ga.
blliiy Of character among lhe mea bsrs OF
Congress. than any previous lime.
The occupant oflhe Prssidenlisl chair,
81 that time. (6sn. Jscks0n.l xas q nan
d unbounded popularity and farce and
uneonirollsble srlf.aill; man sho had
tUI 20 express doubt Of The honesty or
eapsciiy 81 public serssni. and ho~sy.
er great be might previously have bsen.
he vas struck down as IL BY polinc.l
palsy. and marx vas placed npnn him.
shieh deprived him essn Of The sympa.
lhy ofhis fsllow.men. These we're tines.
sir. which ifihey did not ny mems souls,
lriel most swfully their lose Of place.
hr. Msngum and mysell --ut into
Congress a. The pu.iiieal friends Of Gen.
y-rkson he entered The Senate OF The
United States statesman Of mature age
and established reputation. whilst took
nv seal in The House Of Representatives.
The 6rsi line had ever been ms nber
Of any dellbersllss body, . young man.
obscure and unkn0sn. The President
gerry soon commenced his attack on the
Bank Of The Uniisd States. and think I
AN warranted in saying. that attack was
received with almost universal aston.
ishmeni throughout The country. The
constiiulionsliIy and utility Of The Bank
was supposed, BY all parties, 10 be .res
adjudicaia." Ii had bsen brought into
existence by the democratic party. MIR.
Madison. who had once been lis oppo-
nenl, bad surrendered his opposition.
IRON . sincere conviction, founded upon
the beat Of all evidences, Official expert
enee, that some such machine vas nsces.
ssry % the safe aud efficient opeIsuoss
Of The Treasury Department To The
surprise Of every body, Gen. Jackson
FIRST proelaiaed The bank had failed in
furnishing The nation with good curren.
cy. Now, Whatever other bjeclions may
be fairly brought against such an insliiu-
lion. o,ershsdowing and controlling lhe
entire business Of this vss, country. the
late bank uss not liable 20 this objection;
rs currency was the best in the world,
Tor !, was preferred every where 10 gold
and silver.
In 1892. the Presidents objections To
the bank came before Congress Tor their
consideration, upon an application Of tho
bank for . renewal of iis charter; and a
bill for that purpose. with sundry i'm
provemenis. passed the Senate by large
msjorily. Mr.. Mangum will be found.
by his votes on that occasion. giving an
uneonprcmisins hostility 10 the bill. Tie
voted nearly .l~.ys win Mrssrs. Hsyne
and Benton. The bill passed the Senate.
and came to the House OF Representatives.
| voted for il mot that entertained any
special ioundness for The bsnk-but be.
cause the country was prosperous. and
satisfied with the existing slate Of things.
had heard no complaint; and | thought
il the part Of wisdom TO lie. well enough
alone. | did not suppose. tina. because |
was friendly to Gen. Jackson, il was nv
duty 10 60 with him in al! The wsywatd.
ness Of his passions and prejudlces. |
knew then. as | afterwards found. tina,
nv vote would expose me 10 much CEN
sure. preferred, however. what con
ceived the bes, interests Of nv consIi,u.
eLis, to temporary popularity.
Mr.. Mangum, il must be presumed,
voted against The bill from one Of two
ressons-ei,her TO please the President.
aad prolec, his popularity a. home-or
because he thought The institution uneon.
sli,utional. IL he voted against The bin
because he objected to its details, every
body must admit. i. was the duty Of
gentleman filling the important post OF
senator, To have pointed out his several
and. unless they were very
wrigh,y. he ough. to have yielded. soon.
er than give a vote which, il successful.
would revoluiionize the whole monetary
system OF the country.
Il is bu, justice, then, to Mr.. Msngum
to suppose. that be voted against The bill
the Bank. because he thinks
such institutions unconslltunonal-an OBJ.
lection which no political Inconvenience
or fiscal necessity can justify senator in
overlooking.
For, sir, | hold il 10 be cardinal point
in the creed Of every American politician.
that the constitution Is the supreme law
Of The land; and tina. no public man can
be justified by any circumstances. in CIV.
ing a vote which he believes to be in
violation of the provisions Of tina, sacred
instrument.
That this mus, have been Mr.. Man
gums opinion st iha, time. and continued
SO to a very recent date. hold IN my
hand the most unques,ionable evidence.
This, sir, is a paper containing Mr.. Man
gum's political creed, given by him volun
Iarlly 10 a gentleman who sits near me.
fMr. Wilson. of Edeecombe,l two years