The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-09-09


dent has been followed BY tue disappF0yaI
ofunother."
From this staemeai Of the case Il may
be inferred dat tie President considers the
, weight Of authority, pro aud con, 10 be eqea.
and balanced. Eu. If lie intended to make
such 40 army Of lii he intended to say
itat i was IL eq4iitnum-l must respect.
fully, bat most decidedly, dissent from him.
thuk tie c0aIolut testimony Of history
tradition, and the knowledge OF living VT.
] nesses prove The contfary. How stands
The question as to the opinion Of Congress
e. I The Congress Of 1871 the Congress
OF lel3-li, the Congress Of l-l5-IG, the
Congress Of ls3l-32, aud Gnally, tie pre-
sent Congress, have all respectively and
unequl. oeay, affirmed tue existence Of q
power IN Congress ~ establish National
Bank 10 opefate Plr &c. We behold Thea
the concurrent oplutou Of fire difieFeu, Con.
crosses on one siae. And hat Congress
Is there Oh the oppasiios.de The Congress
ot l7llt was member Of the Seuale IN
that year, When i decided, BY TIE casting
vote Vi The Wee President, agatus; toe re-.
ue@ai OF tic charter o. the old Bank ol The
United States Aud | nov here, ID nv
place, add 10 The testimony already before
tho Public, by declaring nat il is within ny
certain knowledge, that that decision Of lie
Senate did not proceed from a disbelief Of
a majouty Of iho Senate 10 the power oil
Congress 10 establish Nai DUAL Bank, tut
from combined considerations Of cxpedeu
cy and consulutauallty 4 majority Of
the Scuate, on tue contrary as aaow, On
teftalaed ia doubt as 10 the power d Con
grees. Thus the account as to Congresses,
stands fiyu Tor aud not cue, or, al iAost, not
more than oIe, against tho power.
Let o COW look lato tie state If author
IS defiyaJle from tho opinions OF Presidents
d the LATED States. pfesldsn; Washing
ton believed IN the power OF Congress, and
approved q bank bill. President Jefferson
approved acts TO eNteul branches into other
pae;s Of tho nteI States, and 70 wgsh
coan,erieiitts u tic NOTES Of The bank
Gets winch were drya.d al al lus' heatop
whatever upon the assumption ct toe %.
constuuunalfy Of tie t4nk. For hos
could branches be extended or punishment
ba lawfully Inflicted upon The aoun'ct'ci'ets
q The paper q corporation uu,ob came
uto existence withaa, any authority, and
ii violation d The Constitution 81 the land
james Madison Notwithstanding those car
" srraplca which he had entertained, and
Witch he probably still cherished sanction
Cd aud signed bill 10 charter tic late
Bsuk If the tailed States, 1t is perfectly
well known that Mr, Monroe never did en-
lcriaiG any scfpples or doubts IL regard 10
the power Of Congress. l!ere, then, are
foar Presidents Of the uited States who
have directly or coalera!ly borne Official
testimony % the existence Of ihe bfuk ppw
OF tn Congress. AID ehai President is
there that ever bore uueqaUocaily Opposite
simony-that disapprayed a bank charter
IN the seose intended by President yer
Gen. Jackson, although he did npply the
veto power to the TIN tor reeharterue tic
late Bank Of the Emitted S'a'cs ia 1852, ct
y ahhia tile perfect recollection O. Us all
that sc not ony testified to tie utility @,
Elak oil tie tIuied Stats, but declared
thar, If ho Ind been applied to By Congress,
he could have furnished ho plan Il such
bank.
Thus, Mr.. President, VIC perceive that,
IN reviewing the acton OF the Legislative
and Executive departments Of the Govern
mya,, there IS vas, PrcPandarance Of The
weight Of authority maintaining The exist. 7
ence Of the power 10 Congress. But PfeE. (
dent Z Ter has, presume un'nteullouag I
wholly omitted 10 notice tho Judgment aud
decisions Of the third co ordinate depart .
meut Of the Government upon this contro'
yefIcd qaesuUa-that department, whose
interpretations Of the Constitution, WITHIN
tis proper Jurisdiction and sphere Of action,
are biadng upon all and which therefore,
may be considered as exercising control.
hog power over both the other departments.
The Supreme Court Of the Unlted States,
with its late Chief Justice, tho illusitjoas
Marshall, d, ITS head, unanimously decided
that Congress possessed this bank power /;
aud this adj Indication was sustained and re
affirmed whenever afterwards the question
arose before the court.
8tteF FeC0bhEiUB the otNaetNHSp uuiiHS
lis public career, on which he had express,
sed nn opinion against the power Of Con.
cress to charter Bank Of the United States,
the President proceeds to say Enter,
tanning the opinions alluded 10, and having
taken ghis oath, the Senate and the country
will see that could not give my sanction to
a measure of the character described with
cut surrendcrIng all claim TO The respect Of,
honorable men--all confidence on the part
Of the Poople--ail self rcspect--all regard
Tor moral and religions obligations without
an observance Of which 40 GoyernmenI can
be prosperous, and no people can be happy.
Ii would be TO commit a crime which
would not wliluIly commit TO gam any earth
ly reward, and which would justly subject
me to the ridlculo and scorn Of all vIriuous
men,
Mr.. President, must think, aud hope
may be allowed TO say, with profound de-
ference to the Chief Magistrate, that Il ap.
poors 10 mo he has viewed with too lively
tho personal consequences TO
himself Of his approval Of the bill and that,