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Gen. Harrison and the veto

sane eircumstsnees that surround President
ITLHa. he wOuid, like him, never yield his
sanetinH TO the establishment Of branches Of such
cOrPorai'"n a. the bal proposes Wiihin- the H.
miis OF the several States without theif fee and
onshaekled c7nsenL Mr.. Rirss's SpsseA 10 hs
S,nafs efhs y. s. .fVg 10. lstI
The extraordinary assertion OF Mr.. Rives.
that Mr.. Tyler, 10 putting his r,fo on the
late bill chssierinR q National Bank. bad
only done what Genera. Hsrrison would
have done, had be been spared to the
hopes and wishes Of The People, coming
IS IT does from a distinguished Senator. Is
calculated 10 impose on The nAtion, and
therefore demands the Iefutaiion which
recent history enables US 20 give it
Gen. HARRISON had undoubtedly been
strong anii-bank man but. 90 the nomi.
nee Of The Wings for the Presidency. he
plainly intimsted. both before aud after
bis electios. that he would give his assent
10 National Bank. or Al least that he
would NOT interpose his veto against it.
In hi' Dayton speech, made Septe ~ Der
I'D, 1870. he spoke thus openly and intel
ligibly on the subject:
my opinion Of the power Of Congress to char
ter National Bank rrmains unchanged. There
u not ~ the Constitution any express .rAnt Of
power Tor such purpose and u never could be
constitutional 10 exercise that power save IN
the event that the powers granted TO Congress
could not be carried into effect without FeSottng
to fuch an Institution. Mr. Madison signed he
lav creating q National Bank, beeauSe he tbor
that the revcnue Of the couEtIy could not be col
leeted or disbuTSed Co he Nest advantage With
out The inicTpnsition of such an Establishment
saia IN nay litter 10 ShsrTcf HVlisBss fkaf " Il
Ea' Plain thai ihs rrrrHWo ef ne URi0a e.1id oHiy
% sottreiSa md diSbsrd IN iks osf efsefssl rev
y EeaHs II bank, and " IEas clea,iy n oyiaios
iAsf MTjOTiiy cC the Pseis Ell TIE Uf.d sfsiss de-
itTSd svsk 81 tNtfiui0g, thsH aud hsH ollp trovid
Is'sH Tan % ehs'fsT National Baak. tShru:s
81 applause have never regarded The cfiiee
oi Chief Magistrate A. confeTTing upon he an.
cumheni the power nf mastery over the popular
Will, bar ~ RfAninR him power Go execute the
properly oppressed Will Of The People ant not Ia
resist q. With nv mothers mix did suck ~
ihe principles on Vhich the Declaration OF IEde-
Peodenes vas fovnded That Declaration eoua.
PidiHsd That fhs Kirg reulS vet i,i fhs Psspk make
sBeh i-lrS Is hry Snifhfd. SHatL PRTsDENr OF
a. E1EcVTlvk uFFIcYR UNDERTAKE, At THIS LATE
TisiE 90 DAY. TO CONTROL TIfE PEOFLE ~ rHE
LNracisE - THEA svFsEstE wfLLS Ne. TAs
PecPif are he hest guardians of their era rigGis
inPPlause ana 70 IS tss duty Of tkeir Erseufips to
se'fs'R FROM tais,fsvtfg in trNTtiRE fhs tsrrtd
fFsTei's q ihs iair-~akiag fuRsti0Hs u sir Cor
tFaHeai A"
No ORe can interpret this language in
any other way than Is pledge 20 submit
the bank question 10 The People. aud 10
ABIDE by their decision, ss expressed thro'
Congress, the laW.mAkina power. II l.
manifest that General HaFrisoa held IL
constitutional foF Congress 10 charles Q
! National Back. e. . accessory aud proper
means 10 caFFyal R,o eject the ersnied
EpoWers and. % FAR from excepting .
back with ihe compulsory bFaaehiaz Pow.
o.. he includes Il By o. appFoyiaE 70 Ter.
ehce 30 Mr.. Madlson's signaiars ol the
bank ball Of 1916, Nbieh eoafsTsed The
eon.pVlsoFy branehinE poser.
| We nov give . much stronger passage.
from General Hauison's speech 81 For
Grenville. Last lpll. IN uhich be takes
aVay ell ground lpr Mr Rfvss's rash e.
I seTiiOns aud sets IA cavil 81 rest by dsels
ing himself the Last msp, if elected Pfesi.
nen; 10 rsfo q Hsii) nsl Bankf -
After boosting. IN reference n bis poe.
session Of State end Territorial Execg'iss
PnNer. Il NEvER vETOED 4 Bill ~ ~
LiTEf 90 be proceeded thus:
"gai have been dssouucsd a. bank man
Wen, leo HFo. an % lar bank msn 81
and Do fur.hcr The Constitution ~ the Uhisd
States makes u he doiy NJ ihs Govenu,fat 10
l provide Wavs snd nrrana fuf he esirc'ios aad
disbursement ~ the public rsveuus. 81 The peu.
PIE deem % necrsssfF O. The pfrfet dtechafas a
fhe fnnctions ~ their Govgfnmsnt 90 create
Nanooai Bsnk. properly Fuafded and regulated
I tHstt ~ THE JtsT MsEs w rtFcTEn PaErt
I DTET. 20 ear ~ ~ fUTHoniTT sasIssF THEsr
nittfora % FHEENEH. ftis uerdfni fn have e
largef monsF rifsulafma Ia q lard II libeuy
'han 81 an enFifr q defpriism. UrsirnY 10.
p0or maa's credit su1 you destroy bis cspfiai --
TIE reafau ubo rriis necessarily to Haiatsir
hs fsnehiar househoit. ih ihe hard monel
Ieounfriss 81 Enfrpe afelf. " ever. ternnirs ih.
nab'c lord vbo pastures hs farks npoa 4 ihou
sard hiia.' There afs. nrcessstiiY. dHlcutif.
crnHrrird Wth fVefY frful ard system n GOV
IefnmeHt hpt should he ihe sirn and tlect o
fhr riaifsm1u 10 fofm the tesi insiifaiipns uitbi
his power o. maha GO re good 90 be eaunffy
I Commsoton iaoguags % plain % bot
~ unnecewafv.
( ln Gsnrrd Hsuis7n's lnaurufal Ad
ifera. o. lhs fih March lan o. ua
equally enpiicH. Ha uss not hsai
men and fhere'ors De- could nos ueli pro
pose end recommend N8ii1aal Rank
Boz BE- bad every fessoB 90 belisve that 3
ssa one ~ iho leading objects % ihe par
ify which BED elsgsied him 90 uGlce. aa,
thai b VS. the dssjfs Of ihe msjoliiy q
tbe People--fhai presenting the VeFt
coadiGon uausd bg hmself fa BE Dsy
Ton speech. 81 his sppfosai a e bank. r
The WAR psfiy End re aslion Bad COO
dsmned ihs Sob Tfsasagy aud State bah
. gytisas. aad zee uefs ~ e fsiogm 81 ia
cuuehry by mfsna 81 dfcal sgenf, aa
there We 65fhlaf isa buf q Nnion,
. Bsnk Ca3sf lhese circnmnaaces eel.
+. liz e8afefaify eHb bis pfevioas 6acis7.
. lGbus. Gen Hsrnsoh thee aiiade3 81 ih
sutisri 81 D. iaaosaFal Added
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hss.f ers'afea. ehtf Az esq att ttsa 81
tlt Iffefals 81 ct es'l nafsfletE q.
Az. O. rfsVfaf rejects II eosrfiaaners 81.
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