The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-09-09

| in reviewing she action ~ Inc I.egislai,se
and exrrn,iye depsnmsol. IL lhs go,ern-
meat. l.efe j. vssi prepandrrsnce &c
the weight Of auIhotily n,anisinsng The
existence III the poser IN t;sRsrtss. But
President Tyler has. l presamr uninien-
Iionaiiy. wholly nmilled "a na.irr iLe
Iladgmeni aud decisions nf Il,e Ilird CTR
ordinate department af ihe GiseTHmenl
upon this el,Dlroyeued quesliUn--sllsi de-
par,ment. whose interpretations Of lie
CONSTITUTION. ~llhin il proper jarisdic-
lion and sphere "f action. are binding
upon AZ; and which. ihenfare. may to
eensidered IS exercising a controlling
power over both The other departments.
! The Saprems Courl Of The Umlsd Slales,
with ~ late chIsf InstirR. The ilIn.iu
on. Marshall. u lie head. nn.nimouJIy
decided that Congress possessed This
bank powr,; and this adjudication vas
sustained and e.affifmsd Whenever aiIsr-
wards The question srnse before tie
conrt. ..
Afier recounling the occasions during
lbs public career. on which hs had ex-
pressed an opinion against ihs power Of
Congress 10 charter Bank ofihs Uniled
Slales, The Prrsident proceeds to SAL:
\" Entertaining ihe epininus alluded Co,
and having taken this sih. lhe Senate and
The country will sre that could noi give
my sanction 10 mrssure Of The charse-
ter described, without sanenderng al
claims 10 Tie Iespecl Of honorable men
all confidence on ne part &c Ihe Peoals
-all self respect--sll regard co. mo-
cal aud religious allegations; wilbeu, an
observance Of which no Gpsernmsp, csn
be prosperous. and no people can b. hap
py. Ii wnuld be % cnmmi, i efiSne
. which would mol wilfully eommu 10
gain any earthly reward. aud which
would Justly suijset me 10 the tedierls
and seOrn ii all sir,nous men"
Mr.. President. must think, and hope
may be sllowed IL cay, with profound
, difference 10 ihe Chief Magi.iralc. ihst Il
, appears 10 me he has yiwed with loo live
. ly ssnsiblily the personal consequences
70 himself Il his approval of the bill; and
iha, surrtnderins himself 10 vivid ina
gination, he has depicted them in much
. too glowing aud exaggerated collors, aud
, ,hs, IL would have been GfOss happy il hc
: had looked m"re 10 The depiorabls sunso-
, quspcs Of veto upon The hopes. tie in
, teres,s, aud happinsss 81 his cousIry.
&. Does il follow that . magistrate who
yields his private judgment 10 the con-
/ curing authority of numerous decisions.
: repeatedly aud deliberately pronounced.
a after the lapse oi long intervals, by Ill tho
j departments al Government. aud By all
!. parties. incurs The dreadful penalties de-.
i sorihei by The Prssiaen,i Can any III an
be disgtsced and dshonored whs yields
. his private opinion 10 The judsmentef The
{ naiinns In this rase, ihs country II
! mean smgotity. Congress, and. acsnri
|, To common fame, an unanimous Cabinet,
. were all united in favor of The bill.
Should any man feel himself humbied snd
degraded in yielding 10 tho eonjoin, force
OF such high suthoriiyi Does any man,
. who At one period Of his life shall have
expressed a particular opinion. aud a,
! subsequent period shall act Upnn The or:
Posiis opinion, expose himself 10 The Ter
rlbie consequences which have been Par.
irayed by the President How is It
J with the judge, in The ease by no means
rare, who bows TO The authority Of TO-
peaied precedents, settling a particular
question. whilst in his private jndgmrn,
the Law was olherw.e! How IS It with
!. that numerous class Of public men IN this
country, and with The two great pariies
that have divided IL. who, al different
pern,ds, have naintained aud acted on
,lopposits opinions in respect 10 this very
bank question:
4 How IL il with James NJ Idison, the
Father of the Coustiluiion--,hal great
maa whose services 10 his county placed
him only second TO Washington whose
virtues and purity in private hle-whos.
tpa,riotism. intelligence, and wisdom in
public councils stand unsurpassed! He
was q member Of the National ConveH-
lion that formed, and Of the Virginia Con-
ven,ion that adopted. the Constitution.
, No man understood IL better Than he JIi.
lie was opposed in 1901 TO the establish
ment Of the Bank Of tho Unued States
upon constitutional ground: and 1916 he
approved and signed The charter ofthe late
Bank Of the United States. l, is part
of The secret history connected with the
FIRST bank that James Madison had. at
The instance Of General Washington. pre-
pared a.veto Tor him in the contingency
Of bis rejection Of The bill. Tins s."od
James Madison when, in 1915, he APP
piled the veto to a bill to charter bank
upon considerations Of expedieney. but
with clear and express admission of,hs
existence Of a constitutional power in
Congress 10 charter one. In 1916. the
bill which was then presented to him be-
ing free from the objections applicable to
tina, Of the previous year, he sanctioned
aud signed il. Did James Madison sur
render "all claim TO The respec. Of hon.
orsble men-sll confidence on the part