Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-07-27

an inexcusable weakness, In any statesman,
who believes the charter of a National Bank
to be already within the constitutional compe-
tency Of Congress, TO give any countenance TO
the idea of taking from the States, at this
late period, grant OF that power to the Fed
eral Government. The fathers of the constr
tutions With Washington at their head, be.
iieved and voted it constitutional, the Supreme
Judiciary of The Union.has adjudged it consti-
tutiona, and the iudiciaryof every Stateshas.d
so likewise; both the cd political parties of the
country have proclaimedIthe same doctrine and
acted on it; every President OF the Union has
sanctioned it, even Jefferson having signed a
bill for branch at New Orleans, ii Jackson hav-
ing petitioned for branch at Nashville. and
declared u. S. Bank to be constitutional, and
Van Buren, having petitioned for a branch at
Albany. Away then with any talk of COM
promise on this point; fidelity TO the constitu-
ton and the best interests of the country doe
maEd an adherence 10 the safe precedents Of
the past. Surrender this point, and YOU
might as well give free scope TO notification at
once; for il viii he equivalent to admitting that
there must be new grant ssof every old and
long conceded power, whenever any mal-eon-
tent state may see fit TO question it. And at
this period especially, there is least excuse for
Use of principle. Nineteen States out of TWEEN
ty-six elevated General Harrison to the Presi-
dency, mainly for the purpose of expunging the
sub Treasury from our statute book and svs
tenn of finance, and restoring National Bank.
There were but seven States for Mr.. Van Blu
rem in the lae contest; and setting them all
down as against bank, how much do they
weigh in the scale! They are for the most
party inconsiderable States, and scattered
spansely here and there on the great map of
stle Union. New Hampshire stands alone in
New England--Illnos stands alone in the
Northwest, Alabama stands alone in the
uth-west-Missouri and Arkansas do give
one another contiguous support, but they are in
the acoodS, across the Mississippi, and of little
importance politically or financially considered
old Rip interposes between Virginia and
South Carolina, the remaining and only por
tant stars OF the dispersed Pleades, and of
these Virginia could never consent to let Rich.
mond 90 without Branch while every other
commercial city in the Union possessed one;
and South Carolina IS precluded from adverse
action by her own solemn declaration, in 1921.
that Congress IS already conStitutionalZv rested
lcith The polcdr 10 charter national bank. and II
loould be inagollic and inergsdisg to lpitf rs
then have national bank as closely conforred
as possible 10 the old and approved models,
Mr.. Clay is right in principle, and right in er-
pediency, too--and Mr.. Tyler wrong if he holds
to any other creed. But we by no means des-
pair of John Tyler, the wing President of this
great nation-he, whose patriotic duty is to
see that the republic suffers no detriment, viii
scarcely be the man to yield up TO loco-foco-
ism the expected fruits ofthe great wing victo-
ry, which has dffused joy and graduation
throughout the land, and thus to keep his
country PROSTATE in credit and resources. and
impede her onward march to prosperity and
happiness.
The Murcury republishing JudgeIC heves'
essays, over the signature of "Say," against
national bank. We trust it viii follow them
up, as the Judge himself did, with his essay
also against the Sub Treasury system. But
Judge Cheves' argument is a day after the
fair--tbe collective wisdom of the nation has
for more than halfa century practically expIo-
ded the error which he hugs--cotemporaneous
conStrttction-by the trainers ofthe constitution
continued too from the origin of tho consti-
tuition down TO the present day, present a mass
a phalanx Of evidence as to the true interpreta-
ton of the constitution on this point, which
neither Judge Cheves' heavy artillery nor the
Murcury's pop-guns can ever beat down.
Charleston Courier.