, 1841-08-07

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yond all doubt, that this distinguished gen.
tleman, who was selected by the late Presi.
dent as a member of his Cabinet, on account
OF his eminent talents, and his avowed po-
lltlcal principles, did come out, at a great
convention in March last, and. in the strong.
est terms, did not pronounce the charge to be
false that Harrison favored a Bank Of the
United States. This is all / desire to know:
and whether one hundred thousand or one
thousand copies Of this address were %circula-
o. liz I!rle- 81 IA ..upurince. We
then have the solemn declaration of a man
of high character, at the head of The Wing
party in North Carolina, branding as a Ease.
hood the charge that the late President even
favored 4 National Bank. And vet it is
sravely asserted that the people at the late
election have determined in favor OF such
of such Il Bank!
To the best of my knowledge the question
WAS never publicly discussed any where in
my own State by the Wing party through
out the late canvass. They would have
committed political suicide had they made
1t a turning point OF the election. Th"ir in
tention TO establish a National Bank was
carefully concealed from the people.
The late Legislature of Pennsylvania WAS
Wing. decidedly Wing. in both lis brances.
They, accordingly, instructed their Senator
10 vote for the repeal Of the Independent
Treasury, and the distribution O. the pro-
ceedS of the public lands among the several
States; but they did not even attempt to in
struct Us in favor of n National Bank. They
were asked by our friends in The Legislature
"why Go you not instruct Your Senators on
tits great question:" They were urged to
Come up - this point by the strongest APP
peal=; but all in vain. They shrunk from
responsibility. knowing that TIE people would
have condemned the act.
Three congressional elections have since
been held in Pennsylvania. Two Of them
were C infested; but in the third, there WIS an
aHin1ted struggle. This WIS in the south.
western district Of the State. composed OF
the counties Of FavcIie and Green. ! am
informed by his successful competitor that the
Wing candidate in that district publicly aud
repeatedly declared himself. throughout the
contest, to he the friend of tl!c tndrPcAieEi
Treasury, and The cnemy OF Il Bank OF the
United States. How strong must have been
the current of public opinion which coald
drive this candidate into an avowa! oi fiiend-
ship for the independent Treasury, aud hos
tili,v TO a National Bank,
But TINS deliberate conviction Of the
Committee on the Currency. is in direct op.
position 10 the deliberate opinion Of the Pre-
sident of the United STATES: and | shall
appeal from the Judgment Of the committee
TO that Of the head, ut leaS; the official head
Of the party. 1'ile las i'll substance. declared.
in his late message, what the history Of the
country has demonstrated 10 he true. that
the question Of establishing u National Bank
has never vet been presented distinctly he.
fore tie people of the United States, without
receiving their condemnation. | shalt not
read this portion OF the message, because ev-
cry Senator is already familiar with il. In
the Presidents opinion, the late contest was
decided on well known principles; tut the
creation % Il National Bunk was not among
this number. and most ~aSsugcd!y he i cor
rect in this latter opinion. IN tie face then
of all these facts. and many more Which
ni-ht lie adlucl, what becomes OF lie de
'libcra,e conviction of The Committee that 4
vast majority of the American people aie
a~nxinns!v solicitOus for the establishment Of
4 National Bank.
I, would be well for gentlemen who are
really the friends Of such a Bank, tO consid-
ct seriously the consequences which may
flow from the passage of the bill at the pres.
entextra session. No notice Of sucha measure
was given in the proclamation of the Presi-
dent convening Congress. The people did
not expect it, and have never demanded II
at your hands. Public opinion IS wholly
unprepared for it. And YET, at this hoi season
of the wear, when We ought all to be at home,
here we are confined in the Capital, whilst
the friends Of the Bank are strainlng every
nerve TO "rush" it, prematureiy, though the
forms of legislation. and iasten 1t upon n re-
~Iuctan, people. What will be the conse-
~ouence. should the ILL become a law before
our adjournment? Why, sir, from every hull
and valley throughout the land-frcm Geor-
ria to Maine. and from the Atlantic to the
Rocky Moun,ains-the cry Of "rePcal" will
he sounded. sThe repeal of the bank" will
eIecr,ify the people Of this country to as high
a point as "the repeal of the Union" has
electrified the Irish. Sir, your success will
prove fatal to your Bank. All that the
American people demand is fair play Tins
thew must have; and they whl never quietly,
submit to this snap judgment which would