Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-09-18

Gen. Harrison in regard TO a bank.-Ex-
Paper.
And Gen. Harrison in 1922, thus OK.
pressed his sentiments
81 believe that the charter given to the
Bank OF the q. States, was unconstitu-
%tional; it being not one of those measures
necessary TO curry any of tt expressly
granted powers into effect and whilst my
votes in Congress will show that | will
take any constitutional means to revoke
the charter, my votes in the State Legisla-
ture will equally show that / am opposed
to those which are unconstitutional or vi.
olcnt, and which will bring us il.to COLI
sion with the General Government"
In 1886, he said,
81 have before. me a newspaper, in
which ] am designated BY its distinguished
editor, as '1he bank dhd federal taadii-
date." | think it would puzzle the writer
to adduce any act Of my life, which war.
rants him in identifying INC with the III.
t~erests Of the first, or the politics Of tho
latter.
1.-THE journals Of the second session Of
the 18th and those Of the 18th Congress,
| will show that my votes are recorded
against them the banks upon every ques-
ton in which their interest was involved.
In 1910 while ~electioneering for the
Presidency, Gen. Harrison used the fol-
lowing language in an address at Dayton,
Ohio: 4.
! "My opinion of the power Of Congress
TO charter u National Bank, remains un-
changed. There il not in the constltu-
ton any express grant Of power for such
purpose, and it could never be constitu-
tional to exercise that power, save in the
event the powers granted to Congress,
could not be carried into effect, without
resorting to such an institution.
EAppldase.
II am not a bank fnan. Once In my
life | was, and then they cheated ME out
Of every dollar | placed in their hands
Shouts Of laughter; and / shall! never in
dulge-in this way again"
We re-publlsh the above not with the
view Of proving that Tyler is a true Har-
rison man, but to show some Of u good
wing friends that there is such a thing,
among the niimber of huinan accidents, as
forgetfulness. The last words Of Gen.
Harrison, urged Mr.. Tyler TO carry out
his (Gen. Harrison's) views of the, govern
ment. Why is Tyler now censured by
the friends of Harrison? What has he
done? Has he signed Il bank bill?
THE CONTRADICTORY COUPLE.
81 do helieve," he says, taking the
spoon out Of his glass and tossing it on the
table, "that of all the obstinate, positive,
wrong headed creatures that was ever
born, you are the most SO, Charlotte.
"Certalnly, certainly, have it your own
way, pray. You sec how much | contra
dict you," ~rejcins the lady.
"Of course you didn't contradict me at
dinner time; oh, no! not you'll says the
gentleman.
"YesI did," says the lady.
"Oh, you did!' cries the gentleman,
"you admit that?"
"Ifyou call hat contradiction, | do"
the lady answers; "and | say again, Ed
ward, that when you are wrong | will con-
tfadict you'll am not your slave"
"Not my s~laye!" repeats the gentle
man bitterly, .and YOU still mean to say
that in the Blackburns' new house there
are not more than fourteen doors, lnclud-
ing the door Of the wine cellar"
II mean to say retorts the lady, beat
ing time with her hair brush on the palm of
her hand, that in that house there arc
fourteen doors and no more"
well, them" cries the gentleman, ris-
ing in despair, and pacing the room with
rapid strides, "thls is enough TO destroy a
mans intellect and drive him madI"
BY and by the gentleman comes To a
little, and passing his hand across his fore
head, finally re-seats himself in his former
chair.
There is a long silence, and .hais time
the lady begins.
81 appealed to Mr.. jenkins, who sat
next to me ON the sofa I'M the drawing
room during ted"
Morgan you suean," interrupts the
gentleman.
81 do not mean any thing Of the kind"
| answered the lady.
snow, by all that is astgravating and
| impossible to bear!" cries the gentleman,
| clenching his hands and looking upwards
IN agony she is going to insist upon it
| that Morgan is JsBkins!"
/ "Do you take me to be a perfect fool"
exclaims the lady; do you suppose that
| don't know one from the other? do you
suppose / don't know that the man in the
blue coat was MIR. jenkins"
| jenkins in q blue coatt' cries the
| Gentleman with a groan; jenkins In u
blue coat! a mar who would suffer death
rather han wear any thing but brown"
"Do you dare to charge me with telling
an untruth p demands the lady, bursting
into tears.
al charge you, ma'am," retorts the
gentleman, starting up, with being a con-
tradiction, a monster Of agggrayatlon, "a
a-a-Jinkins in a blue coat! What
have [ done that / should be doomed to
hear such statements ?'-Shesches OF
Young Couples.
A PROPER PRIDE III i DoG.-A gentle.
man, a good snot, lent a favorlte old point.
er to a friend, who had not much to &c.
cuse himself of in the way of slaughter o.
partridges, however much he might have
frightened them, after Intellectually firing
at some other birds which the old pointer
mad found for him, the dog turned away
in apparent disgust, went home and neyel
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