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Mr.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

cons tItuttondL an 1916, and against Il as
unconstitutional in l64l.
In the course OF his speech on the Bank
bill of 1916, Mr.. Calhoun SAID:
"i'he constitutional question had been
so freely and frequently discussed that
all had made up their minds on it,"
And, as he introduced the bill, and
advocated and effected its passage, of
course he had made up his mind aiIirma
lively.
In his lpeech on President Ty Ier's We.
10 of the Fiscal Bank of the United
States, at the late extra session OF Con-
gress, he said:
"As 10 himself, he wished il to bedis-
timely understood he was opposed 10 rhe
creation ofa bank or corporation IN any
form as the fiscal agent of The Govern.
ment. He believed, however modified,
or wherever located. it would be alike
unconstitutional and inexpedeni."
The Constitution OF The United States
is. then, but piece OF changeabIe silk,
rejecting the chameleon hues of Mr.. Cal
houo's Prsmallc mind-a wax nose,
which he may, mould at will 10 suit any
rphiS, though the most brazec 10 The
land.
Mr.. Calhoun denouncing Gen Jack
SONS and ertoIling Mr.. Iylers rsto of
a National Bank!
In his speech reported in the Register
Of Debates, vol, x, p, 1919 he SAID:
ale Zen. Jsckson) has pronounced a
United SiGlesBank 10 be unconstitutional,
and has, Of course, imPedched the conduct
Of Washington. and Madison, (the former
Of whom sIgned the charter Of the first
bark, and lhe latter OF lbs presently and
all 'he members.of both Houses of Con
gress who voted for the acts incorpora.
ting them"
81 am mortified (said Mr.. C.) that, in
this country, boosting orits Anglo Saxon
descent, any one of respectable standing.
much less The President IF Tie United
States, should be found enlerIalnIrg prln
cipIes leading to such moOslrous results,
| can scarcely believe myselTlo be breath.
Ing the air of our country, aud to br
within the walls Of the S,nale Chamber.
when ! hear such doclrlres Indicated
10 is a prOofofhe WonderfuI degOaer0cy
Of the times, o a total loss Of the true
conceptions Of constitutional liberty
BuI IN Ihe midst Of this degeneracy !
perceive the symptoms Of degeneration.
n y " What is there IN The meaning
of Wing and Tory, and what 10 The char.
acter Of the times, which has caused
their sudden revivaIs as party designa.
tions at this timer | take il the very
essence OF Torylsm. That which COO.
slllutes Tory is to sustain prerogalive
agnlnst privilege, 10 support the Execu
live against The Legislative depart menI
Of The Government, and to lean TO tn"
side ol power against the side Of liberty;
while tho Whig is, in all these particulars,
Of The very opposite principles"
In his late speech on Mr.. Tyler's
first veto, on presenting preamble
and resolution from GoochIand (Va.)
approving that veto in advance, he said:
"He concurred heartily with the meet
ing IN the approval Of the veto. II
would do much good. 1t had destroyed
the bank bill, and, he trusted, would
prevent the erection Of any bank here
after, which would indeed bo great
delverance. He went further; he not
only approved Of The veto, but concur
red with the President that in vetoing
this bill, with his opinions of the un
consliuuonaIIty and inexpediency OF
the bank, long entertained and often
and fully expressed on many and sol.
emn occasions, he but performed high |
act Of duty, both 10 he Constitution and
himself, for which he is entitled 10 the
thanks Of the country"
"And here he would avail himself of
the opportunity to make a few remarks
on the veto power He did not regard
that power with the aversion it was
viewed on the opposite side Of the
Chamber. On the contrary, according
to his opinion, it was high conserva-
tive power, intended not only to guard
the rights of the Executive and those
reserved by the Constitution 10 the
States aud the prople against the en-,
croachment Of Congress, but also the
weaker interests of The community a.
gOinst the oppression and plunder Of the
former. Ii was, 10 this view, high and
salulory power, which from its nature
as a negative power, was almost inca
pabIe OF abuse"
Thus Mr.. Calhoun deals with the
veto power as be does with the question
Of a National Bank; it is right when
he thinks it right, and wrong when he
thinks il wrong When Generai Jack
son vetoed a National Bank as unconsll
tutional, il was a great outrage on pop.
uIar rights it was legal prerogaliVe
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