Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-09-16

ana In the same circumstances chat surround Pre-
sident Tyler, he would, like him, never WELD hi,
sanction to the establishment Of branches Of suci
corporation as this bill proposes WITHIN the lin
It's OF the several States, without their free anc
unshackied assent. In his letter to Sherroc
Wiiiiams he says (adopting the language o.
zen. jackson on similar occasion) that he be.
lieved SHANK of the United States competent e
all the duties which may be required by the Gov
ernment, mightbe so organized as not to infringe
on our delegated powers or tie reserved rights o,
The Stdfes:" ard if, after the example of the hon
orable Senator from Kentucky may be permit
ted to allude to passage Of the secret political
history OF the times, will state that have been
informed that the assent gfths States to branches
within their limits, was a favorite and funda-
mental Flea with him in the organization Of such
-" 'a=;ilstion. This information, at least, has
"oen sor,'nnnisated 70 me by gcntiumOu ,I-
stood In relations OF the most intimate confidence
with Gen. Harrison, one of whom was member
OF the committee who come to this city to perform
the melancholy Saty Of attending the remains of
the deceased President to their final resting place
at North Bend.
think it is abundantly demonstrated that there
was no such issue as bank or no bank presented
TO the nation In the late Presidential election
And even II 1t was otherwise, the well-known
opinions of MIR. Tyler as candidate for the Vice
Presidency, being not only unrecanted, but on the
contrary, re-afilrmed, he at least was under no
pledge, express or implied, to give his sanction to
an institution which he believed to be unconstitu-
tional. The question has been raised here wheth-
er ne VIII sanction any organization in the nature
OF bank TO conduct the fiscal affairs of the Gov
eminent have no means of information on
this subject which are not common to other gen.
tlemen From the terms Of the Executive mes.
sage collect that, ifsome fiscal agency can be Or
ganized which, while its primary objects to con-
duct the financial operations of the Government,
would incidentally aid in regulating the exchan.
ges and currency of the country, without infring-
Ing on the sovereignty and reserved rights of the
States, he would deem such an institution legti-
mate and constitutional. Such an institution,
Inter from the message, would in his view, be
very different thing from the former money lend
ing, trading. specializing, stock jobbing Bank of
the United States, ruling and riding over the in
sutu'ions and sovereignty Of the States,
The Senator from Kentucky infers, from the
message, that President Tyler would not have
sanctioned the bill had it been in modified and
restricted form so as even to reqa(se the assent of
the States.
Mr.. Clay said he must here again interpose.-
lie ielt very sure the honorable Senator did not
Intend TO misstate any thing he had said. He
did not say what the President would or would
not do with regard to bank limited TO the mere
power of dealing in exchange. He had thought
u'a'' In respect to such bank, he would not
nave required the previous assent Of the States,
as the Senator now said he would. But what he
had said was, that it must be manifest from the
message that the President would have vetoed
s sue bank as was proposed by the Secretary Of
Mr.. II. resumed. / ap- .uuivIIzeu 10 say
what the President would or would not have
done In hypothetical case, which has not
CURED, and is not likely to occur. / conclude,
from the language of the message, that, whether
In reference to an exchange bank or bank ofdis-
count, Tilt were intended to be pushed beyond
mere fiscal agency, and was to deal in exchanges
generally by an extended operation through
branches in the States, he would hold The assent
OF the States TO be necessary. wish it, howev-
er to be distinctly understood that do not say
this by authority of the President. 1t is not ne
cessary at this time to discuss the question what
would or would not satisfy the views expressed
by him.
But the Senator from kentucky, by way of
picturirg to us, in holder relief the rebellous
contumacy of the President, says that his veto of
this bank bill is against the general sense of the
country against the will of Congress, and agains,
the unanimous sentiment of his cabinet.
Mr.. Clay. | am the last man to suppose the
Senator purposes to misrepresentme; but he will
recolleet that, in speaking that subject, used
the most guarded language, Three or four times
l repeated that l spoke only according to the
against the unanimous opinion of the Cabinet.
MIR. r. The Senator most certainly did refel
20 the unanimous opinion of the Presidents Cab
| met.
[Mr. Clay. To rumor as stating it was unani
| nous.
MIR. r. To rumor, then. 1t is immaterial t
me in what form he stated it. Observant tina
Senator usually is Of the delicacy due to the off
cia! relations of the Chief Magistrate, did h
think, when he represented, even on the authoTit
of rumor, that the Cabinet were unanimously op
posed in sentiment to high official act Of tn
President, that the Chief Magistrate, whom tn
Constitution makes responsible for all the acts {
the Executive Department, should be override
and controlled in his high and responsible fun,
tons by officers Of his own appointment, vrtua
Iy irresponsible to the People but through him
Did he suppose that officers, intended by the Co
stitution as aids to the President, and subordina
to him, were to reverse that relation, and ere
themselves into dictators to the Presidents
am persuaded that those gentlemen t!emseiv
would be the last to assert any such pretensio
But as the question has arisen, will for one S.
that the President, in our system being alone
sponsible for his official conduct, and in pecu
} ar and emphatic manner for the exercise of {
t veto power, can legitimately acknowledge
own conscience.
D The Senator must be persuaded that nothing
3 further from my intention than to misrepres,
4 his sentiment; but the justice feel TO he due
s a high officer, who has discharged, as Presd
n Tyler has done, d solemn and deeply RESPONSE
e obligation to the Constitution and to his coun.
i demands that he should be shielded from the
e situation of having acted In any manner in vie
1t ton of the claims of good faith TO those who
J. sed him, by their voices, to his elevated stat
d The Senator intimated that when Offering
al last amendment to the bill, as compromise,
re believed that that amendment would be acce
O. BILE here and eLseUhere--to the President as ,