The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-25

Tor ne ~ assuredy opposed TO a Government Bank.
As far as we know or believe, fellow citizens General
Harrison has but opinion about the Bank, and
that Is against H. and feel that we hazard nothing
in saying that he would not consider any Bank con-
stutona which in his opinion, would if established,
be both nerpedient and perncious'
We find also, in the address Of J. c. Afford,
William 9. Dawson Richard W. Habersham,
Thomas Butler King, E. A. Nesbit, and Lott
Warren, representatives from the State of Geor-
gia, IN the goth Congress Of the United States,
to their constituents May 1910, the following:
Those opposed to General Harrison attempt to
show that he IS In favor of National Bank, by as
serting that his supporters in favor of such in
institution. On this question let General Harrison
speak Tor himself In 1922 being a candidate for
Congress he published the following letter giving his
political opinions:
The letter TO the Cincinnati Inquisiter is
quoted entire. II contains the following in re-
lation to the Bank
believe that the charter given to the Bank ofthe
United States was unconstitutonal-it being not
OF those measures necessary 10 carry any of the
pressly granted powers into effect" sc.
These gentlemen state that General Harri-
sons opinions in regard to a Bank are similar TO
those OF MIR. Jefferson and Mr.. Madison, and
that they have been perverted and misrepresent-
ed by his enemies. If they were his enemies
who perverted and msrepresented General Har-
rson's opinions, by pronouncing him Bank
man, who are they who now "pervert and mis-
represent his opinions
In an address to the people of North Carroll
ma, by the Hon. Geo. E. Badger, il was declared
TO be untrue that Gen. Harrison was in favor of
a National Bank
In the Savannah Republican, of September
Is, 1910, an organ of the Wings in that section
of the country, we find the following:
I" We inadvertently suffered the communication Of
"A Van Buren, Man Of 1886 to pass yesterday with
out comment The fact is, we scarcely noticed the
point and pith Of the last paragraph, wherein our
friend considers the two candidates the champions of
Bank and An,i-Bank-Mr. Van Buren, against and
General Harrison in favor. He is entirely mistaken
General Harrison is consistent opponent Of the
United States Bank and voted on all occasions, SO
far we know. The Harrison party here has as
large number opposed to Government Bank as their
opponents"
In the New York Wing, paper published
early in the contest, we find the following para
graph:
"But we warn the Wings against encumberlng
themselves with false issues Let them not take up
the gauntlet which their opponents offer. Above all
let them not take counsel of their adversaries. We
hare nothing 10 do NTH National Bank The
Wigs, Tin porer mould not charter one. We rant
no discussion about Bank That question is SET
tied"
In the Albany Evening Journal the leading
organ Of the Wings in the Empire State, the
following may be found:
Whenever the Federal Administration finds il
convenient to commit new atrocity TO meet its
extravagant expenditures up its prof gacy
the Argus invariably strives TO divert public attention
from It by some stale TRADE about National Bank
Thus we find 1t this morning announciugin two lines
the passage OF the Treasury Note Bill and following
up It's brief disclosure of the irredeemabIe condition
OF the Government with nearly whole column of
ohjurgaory comments upon Mammoth Incorpola-
ton, that the Ways hare design desire TO Gre
ate"
The Wing Governor of North Carolina, in
his message to the Legislature of the State, in
November, 1910, took ground directly and ex-
plicitly against National Bank
The Senate Of the State of Georgia, in No
vember, lS40, which, if we are not greatly mis-
taken, had Wing majority, adopted the fol-
lowing among other resolutions
I'D. Resolped, That the power to charter Bank or
any other Corporation is not granted to Congress by
the Constitution and is ssary to carry into eff
feet any power granted by that instrument"
In the speech of the Hon. Mr. Barnard, of
N. Y, delivered in the House of Representa-
tves, June, 1910, that distinguished Wing
said
Banking is unfit employment for the Govern
ment-it is dangerous employment in whatever hands
it may be, while in dishonest and corrupt hands ii
cannot fail to prove engine Of oppression, calamity,
and ruin"
Sir, the influence which banks may be made to
WELD in tho political affairs Of this country, if
they be enlisted the side of Cove, nment will
be found to be irresistible and overwh elmng be-
licve If this influence Is not sought, ii will be obtain
cd by the Suh-treasury BILL and used with cer,ain
steady, and tremendous effect. | think that banks
innocent they in general of all interference in
politics, and harmless as they usually and must be-
when undsturbed in their action, except by wise and
salutary regulations and by the ordinary laws of mo-
ney and trade, and left to just competition among
themselves, yet think that banks capable Of be-
ing controlled by the Government, and erected into
instruments and engines, before which vast amount
of public and popular opinion political matters may
be made to bow down in aljectDess and subseTvency
to Executive dictation.
Sir nobody knows better than the President Of the
United States the influence which banks may be made
to WELD in politics Nothing is better understood
than the that made Of This bank influence for
a series of years, in the State from which he and |
come, for the benefit of party there.
The President, indeed, and his friends are prone
to represent this influence always opposed to Gov
eminent, The last year, think he complained in
his annual message, that this influence had been
brought to bear against him in the eIections-unlusty
complained, as think and without foundation The
evil influence, all know has been atttbu-
ted in unspaIng terms to the late Bank ofthe United
States And in his late message the President talks
of the number and power of the persons connected
with the banks" of their " fearful weight of their
" ability to perpe,uate their authority" and of their
controlling the Government in neace and In wnr