The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-08-19

serfssnil had said nothing sfany deeissn
in the Opposite direction. He laok no
soiire of he disclosures IN de lsie Msdi-
son papers ss 10 sh.t had passed ia Inc
convention when che prorasal 10 insert
bark power in lhe Constitution vas ar
goed and rejeeIrf.
Gsnilents insisted thar public opininn
asw called Tor . bsnk. This srgsmeni
vas every where urged; bui hos vas il
supported BY me issues Of The late e.
lsetionsl They wfre.na test; because 10
many Of the states The bark question sss
nsssr raised. Il bad 40, been raised in
North Csrolins; and No. Badger. in
public speech. had refuird The assertion
thsi Gen. Harrison wss in isvnr Of .
bank. and drnaunrsd ID as false charge.
Mr.. 8. here quoted ihe speerh sf Mr..
Badger, and then the address Of Wing
federal comm zee. whirh dwsIt 90 ihs
topics Of exrsvagsnce. afs standing army.
ard Of the public lands. bu, contained nsl
word about bank. II cnuld not. there
fore, be inferred that the Wing vote fcr
Harrison wss vote Cor hank. Besides.
wh-n ,he Legislature 81 North Carolina
had become Wing. though resolutions
wers introduced 10 ihsirurt senator's and
representative 10 vote for bank. they
we're net pressed. because The psrty had
not po~er 20 carry them.
/ Mr.. s. insisted that whenever the cues.
ton had been directly pui 20 ,he people.
,hsy had siways decided against bank.
And even il public opinion were The other
way. ], would no, prove ina, members Of
/ Congress had no pawer 90 think and aeI
Tor themselves. Ifihey had decided o
pinion on the constitutional question. were
they not 10 be. allowed 10 express III L
. was bold doctrine. not intended 10 operais
within but wiihout The walls oi Congress
) Mr.. 8. insisted be had perfect right u
. irea, this as an original question. and I,
= act according 20 shis own opinion. II,
! then entered briefly into consideration
) Of the constitutional question: stated The
. distinction between specified snd implied
, powers. and insisted that The latter rested
: upon their being necessary and indispen.
! sable 10 carry out The former. Gentle,
, men were disposed 10 Judge of The con
, s,iulion. not so much from iis own leliei
! az from the measures they wish 10 carry
under its sanction. Even The alien and
. sedition laws had once been considered
as constitutional, though none would nov
{ venture 90 express such an opinion.
E The gentleman from Pennsylssnia hat
h referred 70 ihe decision in 1891, and M
|. 10 The powers in the constitution. Mr.
n s. here read On extract IRON The speech
: af ME-. Clay in 1911, agsins. The bank
n The gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr
n Sergeani.) with his usual tact, bad reierrs,
1 TO declaration BY The old Congress TIA
ala bank was indlspenssbly necessary |.
' carry on the government But IL the,
!, had been led 10 believe so by the result
9 of he revolution. why had they not ex
' pressed tina, opinion in the constitution
], had been twice proposed in The conven
q ton. and twice rejected. Mr. s. her
. quoted the Madison papers. 10 show ih'
. opinions of Mr.. Madison and Mr.. King.
D He declined touching on the expedien.
. cy Of charterins the bank, but made some
/. remarks on the project Of establishing !
: fiscal bank 10 the district Of Columbia,
i which he considered an insidious ant
!, dangerous mode Of erading the consiiiu
,ional difficulty. The power Of Congress,
tolegislate exclusively for this district wa,
| strictly a municipal power. snd could mo-
be extended in.o the states. And even
this power must be exercised in conformi.
" with the constitution. The bill allow.
{ ed Cone,es, To hold lands. lenements.
, and Entertainments. for which there was
no power 10 The constitution.
i IfCongress could legisla,e for the states
} through this district in one case, il could
in all cases. lfn could &C, in relation TO
bank, il could also in relation 10 slavery.
I I, nigh, not only SET free all slaves in the
district, but might declare that all fugitive
4 dawes from the states should be free the
!, moment their feet touched The soil. This
4 was glorious doctrine Tor southern gentle
/ men to advocate. He did no. charge The
msiori,y with any such design. But let
/ The principle once be established, and put
|: into the hands OF fana,icism, and lis on
!, ward career could pever be resisted. He
should resist it al The threshold; and
placing himself on the rampar,s Of the
constitution, he should cling 10 its pillars
|. with death grasp. and il they fell. was
content 10 be crushed beneath their ruins.
Il August ), 1871.
i Mr.. WASHINGTON, Of North Ca.