The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-09-09
ihs ten DAYS, provision. and his CONSISTENCY

thus preserved.
Ii il were possible TO disinter the vener-
ated remains Of James Madison, reanimate
bis perishins form, and place him once
more 10 that chair Of state, which he SO
much adorned, wha, would haye been his
course, il this bill had beea presented to
him, even supposing him never to have an.
nounced his acqplescence IN the settled
ludgmen; OF The nation! He would have
said, that human controversy in regard TO
single question should no, be perpetual, aud
ough, TO have termination. This, about
the power to establish Bank Of the United
States, has been long enough continued
The naiian, under all the forms OF It's pub
lie action, has often and deliberately decid.
ed il. A Bank, aud associated financial
and currency qles,ions, which had long
slept, were revived aud have divided tue
nation during the last len years OF arduous
and bitter struggle; aud the party which
put down the Bank, aud which occaslODed
all the disorders in our currency and Fl.
nances, has itsoii been signa!ly pa! down, by
one of those great moral and political revo
luiions which free and patriotic People
can but seldom arouse isselfio make. Hu
man iufalabilily has not been granted by
God and the chances OF error are much
greater on the side Of one man than on that
OF the majority OF whole People aud thelr
successive Legislatures during long period
Of time. | yield to the irresistible force OF
authority. will not pa, myself in opposi-
lion to a measure so imperadvely demanded
by the public voice and so essential 10 elev.
ate nv depressed ard suffering country
men.
And why should 10; President Tyler have
suffered the bill to become law wilhou,
his signature Without meaning the
slightest possible disTespect 10 him, IooIhing
is further from my heart than the eAh!5l
ton Of any such feeling towards tina, disiin.
guished citizen, ioag my personal friend, }
it cannot be forgotten that he came into his
present Office under peculiar circumstances.
The People did not toresee the contingency
which has happened. They voted lor him
Cor Vice President. They did not, therefore,
scrutInlze his opinions with the care which
they probably ough, TO have done, and
would have done, il they could have looked
into futurity. II the pTese0, stale Of the
fact could have been snticipa,ed-ii at llar.
Tlsburg, or al the polls, il had been foreseen
that Gen. Harrison would die 10 one short
month after the commencement Of his ad
minisirallon; thai Vice President Tyler
would be elevated to the Presidential chair
thai bill. passed by decisive maloniIes Of
the first Whig Congress, charerDg Ma.
tIonal Bank, would be presented for has
sanction and that be would veto the bill, do
| hazard any thing shen express the con
yicilon that he would not have received .
solitary vote 10 the nominating Convention,
ncr ono solitary electoral vote IN any State
IN the Union
Shall be told that the honor, the firm.
aess, the independence Of the Chief Magls.
traie might have been drawn il question il
he had renamed passive, aud so perm.tie,
the bill 10 become a law ! answer tba
the Office Of Chief Magistrate is a sacree
and exalted trust, created and conferred for
the benefit Of the nation, and not for the
private advantage Of the person wao fills Il
Can any mans reputation for Gfmness, il
dependence, and honor be Of more impor
lance than the welfare Of great People ,
There is notaHg, IL ny humble Judgment
10 such course, Incompatible with hoaor
with firnness, with Independence, properly
understood. Certainly, must respectful,
think, in reference 10 O measure like this
recommended by such high sanciions-bl
FIVE Congresses-by the authority Of fou
PresIients-by repeated decisions Of III
Sapreme Court-by tue acquiesceace an
judgment Of tie People Of The United State
during IoDg periods Of tine-by is saiaiar
operations On The interests Of the commuRl
~ for space O. forty years, aud denanGe
By the People whose sufifages placed Pres
dent Tyler q TINT second Office from wheHc
be was Translated TO the first, that he nigh
have suppressed The promPtings Of all PEI
sonal pride Oh private opinion, if any arcs
IN bis bosom, and yielded 10 the wishes an
wants Of bis country. Nor do | beiiev
that, 10 such . course, he would have mad
the smallest sacrifice, 10 a Just sense, {
personal honor, lifinness, or independence
But, sir, there was still third alterna
tive, TO which aIlude not because mea
to intimate that il should be embraced, b.
because am reminded of, by a memora
bic event 10 the life Of President Tyler.
will be EecoIlec,edthat, after the Senate ha
passed the resolution declaring the removi
of the public deposiies from tbe !ate Ban
Of the United States 10 have been deroga
tary from the Constitution and laws Of ih
United States, Cor whch resolution Pres
dent, then Senator Tyler, had voted, til
General Assembly Of Virginia insiTuc,e
the Senator'S from that State 10 vote for III
expunglng Of that resolution. Senate
Tyler declined voting ia conformity vii
that instruction, aud resigned bis seat i
ihe Seua,e Of the Uoited States. This b
did because he could moi conform, and d.
not think Il right 70 go counter, 70 the wish
es Of those who had placed him 10 tue Ser
ate. II, when the people of Virginia yer
las only constituency, be would 10, set .
his own particular opinion IN opposition t