Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-10-02
GEN HARRISON AND TIE VETO.

that President Tyler ne would. like him. never
Weld his establishment Of branches Of such
corporation the bill proposes within the limits OF the "
eral States, their free and unshacked CONSENT MI
Rises' Speech Senate OF the u 3 Aug -, 1911.
The extraordinary assertion of Mr. Rtves, 'ha'
Mr.. Tyler, IN putting his zero Oh thS 'A'a -
chartering National Bank, had only done what
General Harrison would have done. bad ne been
SHARED TO the hopes and wishes OF the People
coming il does from distinguished SENATOR IS
cacuIar ed to impose on the nation, ana therefore
demands tho REPUTATION which recent history ena
bles rs 10 give II. General Harrison had IN
donbtedIy been a strong antI-bauk man; but, as
the nominee OF the Wings for the President he
nlainIy in,ma ed, both before and after his cleo
lion, that he would givo his assent to Il National
Bark, a, lepst that he would not intcfPoso his
veto against il. In his Dayton speech, made
September 10, 1910, he spoke thus openly aud
inelgbv on the subject:
.fy opinion Of the power Of Congress II VA
Bank remains unchanged There i not IN the Ge-
any express grant OF rowerfor such purpose; 'n
II never could constitutional that
in powers granted 10 Congress could not
be carried effect without fcsons such m Institution
Mr. Madison signed the law creating National B7nk be-
cause he though; Of the could not
be collected the best advantage without the
nterpositian establishment. sad IN fet-
terto Sherroa UtHta"' hGf y Il %as pa" ttal Its
MUGS the Union co,1td oiy BE- collected and disrsed az
cGcctaE tcay by means Of dan. and ara
clearly Of opinion that majority Of The Feope Of The a.
States desred such institution, then, ami then o1Ly
ii NIL to cfdFteru .Adt'OHa I6tE- >Hous
of applause have never regarded the once OF 'heI
DE trae comforting upon the incumbent the power Of
mastery popular WILL but granting him power
TO execute the properly expressed "iA OF me feoa an"
not to With my mothers milk did suck in the
principles which the Declaration of Independence vas
founded. That Declaration complained that The hiHg
qcod not TIE People nake such lars they rstef
SHALL President Tx EcUTIvE OFFICER UNDERTAKE,
AT Turs cosTRoG THE PEorLE ~ THE
EXERCISE or THEIR SUPREME WILL No. TIE People are
the best guardians OF their rights, applause, and 1t
is the dy Of their ErecuUe to abstain from Interfering
Of Llr-p1gkqg
tions Of Htetr Gorernmett."
No ono can interpret this language in any oth-
way than pledge to submit the bank qnes-
ton to The People, aud to abide by their decision,
as expressed through Congress- the law making
power. 1t is manifest that General Harrison
held it constitutional for Congress to charter a
National Bank, if a necessary and proper means
10 carry into effect the granted powers; and, SC
far from excepting bank with the compulsory
branching power he includes IL by his approving
TO Mr.. Madison's signature of tho bank bill O
1916, which conferred the compulsory branching
power
We now give much stronger passage, from
General Harrison's speech at Fort GreenviIle
na, fall ~ which he takes away oil ground fo
Mr.. Rtvos'S rash assertion, and sets all caVl q
rest by declaring himself the last man, if elected
President, to re.o National Bank!
After boasting, iu reference to his possession
Of State and Territorial Executive power, s.
NEVER VETOED BILL IN NY L1FE!' he proceed
cd thus:
s'But have been denounced a bank man. Well, lie
80. so far a bank believe every
republican ought to be, and further. The Constitution
OF the United States makes the duty Of this Governmen
provide and for the collection and disbue
of the public If the People
the proper discharge of
National Bank, properly guarded reg
ula;ed. SHALL MAN, ELECTED PEEsIDENr
AGAINST THESE MILLIONS o FREE
1t IS neediu TO have larger money circulation in
land of liberty than in an empire or dospo,sm Destro
ieStr his
peasant who tolls o IN
household in the hard money countries of FuroDe rarely
if ever become the noble lord pastures upo
thousand his' There necessarily, difficulties
ncctod with every form and system of Government: but
should be che Jim and object Of the
best institutions within his make the good
his county,
Comment, ON language PLATA is wholly IN
necessary.
In General IIarrison's Inaugural Address, OF
the 4th March last, he equally explicit IL
was rot bank man, and therefore he could no
well propose and recommend National Bank
but he had every reason 10 believe that Ii wa
one OF tho leading objects o: the party which hat
elevated him 10 office, and tina; it was the desir
of the majority of the People-,hus presenting
tho very condition named bv himself in his Day
ton speech, of his approval of bank. The VIII.
party and the nation had condemned the sub
Treasury and State bank systems, and vot wer
Tor reform OF the currency by means of a fsca
agent, and there was nothing left but Nationa
Dank. Under these clreums tances, and III con
tormty with his previous declarations, Gen. uar
rIson thus alluded to the subject in his Inaugural
Address:
u consider the veto power, therefore given By Con
sution to the Executive of United States solely as
conservative power, TO be used only: Isl, protect
constitution from violation; 2dy, the People e
tts OF nasty legislation. where their viii proba
by disresaTded, we'll understood and 3dv, to pre
Nent the effects of combinations voave The rights
mInoTises In reference of these objects
may observe that consider The right and d, rilsc 9iE
feoPe 70 decide disputed points Of tie C9lsion arisil
rom re general grand o potccr 70 Congress t. car-y
effect the porers expressly siren .fd [befcrc sriM N
-udaisoh THAT REPEATED. REcoINITIoNs, UNDER vARIE
CIRCUMSTANCES IN ACTS or LEGISLATIVE ExFclrfy
AND JUDICIAL RANCHEs IfovERNMENr ACCOM- AM
ED III INDICATIONS IN DIFFERENT MODES, TIE CONCUR
RENEE oF THIS GENERAL NATION. MAY BE RE
GaEpEp AS AFEoRpING To TIE PREs1DENr SUFFICIENT Az
rHoRIrf FOR CONSIDERING sUCH DISPUTED POINTS
sETTLED."r
what can be more signfcan, ana conclusive
than this of General HlrrIsnn,s determination I,