The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-09-02

period 81 me sgiIsiion ef me qarslson Of
the renewal az ile charter. President
Jackson silndrd 20 IL On his message a.
Congress in 1899: and 10 ls32. during the
lssi year Of his 6rsi Presidential Term. The
great battle Cor lhesechssler sas ioughi in
these Halls. lf mr. crssiofd hid been
elerlfd. the strong probability 10. that The
bsills would have been fought during hls
Administrators. And how fought. siI!
EoBgh mphsnlly Cor the bsnk-foughi
under The hammer Of Mr.. Crssford, and
with his powerful influence in ils sup
port. II. | repeat. With The aid ef Nh.
Van Buren. Mr.. Crawford had become
the President In 1924. we should mol be
dsbsiing he subject; Bank OF The
Uniifd States would now be in existence.
and the |" mafer naonsirortfnn. the mother
Of monsters" Of the Ssnslor from Mis-
sour. would not be o mere fgmenl af
the imagination. SIR. what are the
fIctl What do your Journals show !!
The bank bill 81 1892 passed The Senate.
a. | have once before obsersed. by The
decisive vote Of twenty right 10 twenty.
ID passed the llou.e OF Representative
THAT body which comes fresh from The
hands of the People--lhat body which
ough, 10 be. and trust is. the mirror Of
the sentiments Of The People Of the Uni,
ed S.alrs-by triumphant m.joriy--
msj"rty such IS " seldam witnessed on
any great naiionsl Question: msjarliy
which. in some instances. carried whole
states along with il. For LEI me tell the hon
orsble Senator from Pennsylvsnis, whai.
] am sure. will give him no pain. that II
passed the two Houses OF Congress with
The so,rs Of both The Senstors, and Of s~en.
,iy.faur oui of the twenty-five Represents.
Tires from the democratic state of Penn
,sylvanis. who were present and snIed
Nov who douhts-who for one moment
,dauhts--ihai if Mr.. Crawford had been
the President. he would have executed
the will Of The People as expressed
thrnugh their Representatives, and ap-
proved the bank bill Of 1882! Had such
been The result, Ne. Van Buren,. With ell
his Devotion 90 de mocrscy. y iih all hrs boI.
rorofihe bank. would have been accessory
before the Tact 10 the re establishment oil
that insl,iu,icn. and The monsters. with
his aid. would ., this momens BE- de.our.
ing The liberties OF this coua,ry!
Bu, I hasten 70 a more recon, period.
| Mr.. President. the power Of party
tcspshed the bank In 1871. Never did ,hs
Republican party commii more sigma
or q more grisvous error. and mos
gnevously did they repent of II. Sir
What followed, Two years had scarcely
sl ,psed. before the same party suddenl,
shif,ed their POSITION. The measur,
which in 1911 was unconstitutional an,
incl pedieni. became 10 1914 both ccns,i
,u,icnal aud expejien,. The war Of 1871:
had intrryeaed. Il was declared unde
The auspices Of the national appreciation
and support. twas prosecuted under ih'
heavy embarrassmenis of bankrupt Urea
sury anja PROSTATE currency. Aud nov,
SIR. during the progress 81 The war. VIA
was The condition nf your affairs! You
gallant navy. covered itself with glory,
Bot yoar army! Sir. | amsurs shall b
pardoned. IL | spWe you The painful
rehearsal Of its suferings and ITS defeats.
The fleets Of the enemy penetrated yonl
bays and horered upon your sea-hosrd
and menaced your cities. Your frontier
was invaded. and the unprotected in
h.bi,anis driven into the inlcrirr. Your
; C.pitol fell INTO the hands OF the enemy.
The national councils were agltsted and
enfeebled BY great and influential party
opposed to the leading measures Of the
Administration. States were IN HUSTLE
array against the Government OF The
Union, and the Union itself vas in fear.
iul danger. The whole political TRINA
ment was |" hung with black" Bad men
threatened and good men .rpmblet for the
safety Of The Constitution. ITO make
confusion worse COMPOUNDED" the crsdi,
Of The Government was gone; and The
country was suffering in all The depart.
menis Of its commerce and lis industry.
the breath Of parry, like The pes ilen'
breath az the Sirocco. hat. hrea,hed upnn
its fair and fertile fills. aud i, was de-
strt. A sound and uniform currency is
The life blood, Of the Governmtni-fhal
had becume poisoned at it's very fountain.
aud gigantic nation was alnos, PROSTATE
lin the dust. Such, sir. wilhoutexsggera-
l,ion. wa. Your dcplorsble condition pend
ling the war Of 1912. Fortunately. most
fortunately for the Gosernnent. the man
Of The Constitution was at lie head Mr..
Madison, az has been seen, bad opposed
The bank Of 1871. He did no. believe IT,
then. 10 be necessary and proper 10 carry
lin,o effec, any Of the enumerated powers
lof the Constitution. lie thought The
national finances could be successfully
conducted wilhouti, Butihe necessities
lof the war had satisfied him that he was
mistaken. lie renounced bis opinion and
changed HE ground. With hin changed
aInos, to man. The party which had
voted down the bank 10 1911. Seldom
in the history Of parties. has there beer
80 sudden, so thorough. so violent