The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-07
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From he Clarles.en Courier.
CEN. HARRISON AND THE VETO

bat II General Harrison were now living.
and 10 the same circumstances that surround
President Tyler, he would Ike hlm never
weld his sancticu to The esta Adjustment of
branches Of such corporation as the bill
proposes within the limits Of sevcGs States,
without their rec and Uu,hack ed consent,
M RtetS's Speech in the Senate Of TIE
:. y. lug. ~, 1911.
The extraordinary assertion Of mr Ripes,
Tia, Mr.. Tyler, ID putting his scto o. tie
late bill cLa'teriug a National Bank, had
only doae what General Harrison would
have done, had he been spared to The Lopes
and uisites Of the People, coming as il does
from q DISTINGUISHED Senator, is calcuated
70 impose en- the nalioa, aud therefore De.
Uaads the RECITATION glich recent history
enables Is to give il. Genera! BarTIaon
bad undoubtedly teen strong auti bank
Tau hU, as The Domiaee of the Wigs for
the Presidency, he plainly iaiima,ed, both
before ind after The election, that lie would
gave. his assent to National Bank, or at
least tia, lie would not intcrpose bis veto
against II. In his Dayton speeeh, made
September 10, 1910, he spoke thus openly
and ju,aliglJly On the subject:
My apilion Of lie power ef Congress
to chatter National Bank remains uu.
changed. There IS not il The Constitution
any express grant Of power loF such par.
pose; and It never could be constitutional
F 10 exercise that power, save in the event
that the power granted to Congress could
cot be carried into effect without Tesortiug
to such al institution. Mr. Madison sign.
cd tie IaY creating National Bank, he.
cause he thought that the revenue Of the
country could not be collected or disbursed
/ 10 The bes; advantage without the :uterposI.
ton G: such en- csta5 lshment. said IN my
letter 10 Sherrod Williams, that. if :; vas
plaia that the re-, enucs Of the Onion could
only 10 collected aud dlstufsed IN the most
eiiaStusl way by means Of back, and If
vas clearly Of opinion that a majority Of
the People Of the Unied States desired such
10 institution, then, and then, only, would
+ | sign a bill 10 charter National Bank
fShonfs Of applause | have never re.
sardcd tie office of Chief Magistrate as
+ caotoFuns upon the incumbent the power
af mastery over The popular will, but as
granting him power to execute the proper.
+ y expressed will Of the People, and not 10
resist 1t. With my mothers milk did |
suck in the principles on which the Declare.
ton Of Independence was founded That
Declaration complained thstlhe hlng would
not lo, the People make such laws as they
wished. Shall President or an Executive
officer undertake, q, this late time of day,
10 control the People in the exercise Of their
supreme wilt No. The People arc 'Lo
best guardians Of their own rle-'7, Zap.
P'suss aul il IS the duty 9th Executive
to sbs'ala from interfering 10 or thVarting
The sacred exercise Of the law. making iurc.
IONS Of their Government"
No one can interpret this language ia
any other way than as pledge to submit
the bank question TO the People, and 10
abide By their decision, as expressed through
Congress, the law making power. 1t is
manifest that General Harrison held it con.
sll'a,jonaI for Congress TO charter a Ma.
uoual Bank, ia necessary and proper means
20 carry INTO effect the granted powers;
sDd, so far from excepting bank with the
compulsory branching power, be includes
it by lis approving reference 10 Mr.. Madi-
sans signature CT the bank bill of 1916,
witch conferred the compulsory branching
power.
No now give q much stronger passage,
from General Harrsons speech a, Fort
Greenv'n, last fall in which he takes away
all crouni for Nj Riyes's rash assertion,
and sets Ill cay,i at rest by declaring him.
self the last man, If elected President, 10
veto q NauonaI Banb
After boasuar, IN reference 20 his pos.
session Of State ard Territorial Executive
poNoT, " ncvcr rcioci bill IN my life 2"
he proceeded thus:
Ba, have been denounced as Bank
man, Wei, let 1t 80. am so far bank
mau as ! believe every national republican
ought to 10, and no further. The cons,i.
luton Of the United States makes It the
duty ct the Government TO provide ways
oad means for the collection and dsburse.
nent Of the public revenue. Ii the People
deem It necessary 10 the proper discharge
Of the functions of iheir Government TO Gre
ale a National Bank, properly guarded, and
regulated, | SHALL BE THE LAST MAN, II
ELECTED PRESIDENT TO SET UP MY Au.
rHoRITY AGAINST THESE MILLIONS OF FREE
MIN. 1t Is neeGtul 10 have larger money
circulation in a land Of liberty than IN an
empire or despo;ism Destroy the poor
mans credit and you destroy his capital
The peasant who tolls necessarily 10 main.
lain his furnishing household, in the hard
money countries Of Europe, rarely, if ever,
becomes the noble lord who pastures his
tocks upon Thousand hills. There are,
difficulties connected with every
orm and system of government; but it
should be the aim and object Of the states.
nan TO form tho best institutions within his
1ower to make for the good of his country"
Comment Oh language SO plain is wholly
In General Harrlson's inaugural Address,
IN the 4,h Of March last, he was equally
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