Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-14

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would n,ye' have hgzWt. the assertion that IN,
hnk cl l'Hl was c.Tr,od Nv a nary VOC. Wa.
Nicholas Gilman a i.t.ro'sl VS. Eldtidsc CIR
~ the republican Vice President OF the Uorec
StVeS, n ieierai,tf Were Peer Muh en- YuIs
mcs SchuremOn, aud Roger Shermsn Gedcraluts
No, s.r. no! Every man who koows any thing %
me history of the country, knows that these me,
were all stNunch reputlch-s. Ard yet their nanlet
are al to be found recCr led in favor Of the bank
1871. These lucS show c. ncusiveIy that the b,nL
OF 1891 was rot decided upon party principles or by
"a 'riy vote.
On he IlhoEFe buory, 1891, the b,ll was submit
ted to trc'ldea, Washington tor L.S ,isultuTc rh'
question beng one ofnOvelly and Importance, IN,
| Prosiden', wih that ruiencc which always char
aetcrized hrs coniuc', both IN war and la pepcc
called upon lis Cabinet for their advice. Thai
Cabinet consisted uf Thomas jefferson, Secretary
| nl State; Alexander Hamilton, Sc rotary OF IN.
! Treasury; General Knox, Secretary OF War, ami
/ Edmund Randolph, Attorney General TIE qucs
B uon was most bly, sui ciabora'ely examined, end
4 ihe Caongt was equally divided MIR Hnm'llon and
General Know be NJ IN favor ortrc bul, and Mr.
| Jefc son Snd Mo Randolph being against II. All
/ thc mcmi ers ui the Cabinet except General Knox,
gave formal opinions OF the question m WI ucl
which opinions cover the whoic c'onnl on both
sides, and may be read with great profit at the pre-
sent d ". There Is one pNSsase m the OF mon vt
/ Mr. Jefferson, which contains a sentiment 50 honor
able TO him, and 50 truly republican IN its chIrac-
| ter, THAI | cannot fOrbear fom bringing Il 10 the
consideration OF the House, and commencing il TO
the attention OF mem0ers. IL is the last paragraph
] ~ the "Opnlo7,' ani Is IN these words IL must
/ be added, however, that unless the Presidents
mind, on avlew OF every thing which is urged for
ana against THIS bill, is tO.CrIby clear that II Is
authorized Ivy the Consul .uiion;If the pro and con
hang so even a. To balance MS Judgement, Just
spcct for the wisdom OF me Legislature woI natur-
ally decide the "a ance IN favor Of their opinion: II
chiefly tor cases wdcsc they are clearly mlssd 10y
error, ambition, in,ereS', that the Constitution
has placed check IN the negative al the President"
SIR, this sentiment ought TO be printed IN letters
OF gold and hung IN at the portals OF the Executive
mansion.
Gen. Washington gave to this suLiec; his most
anxious consideration. lie held up the bill TO the
last moment that he was allowed by the ConstiIu-
ton to retain Il, and he tasEcd all the faculties OF
hIs srea; and comprehensive mind TO the Utmost, To
come TO correct conclusion, aud he finally gave TO
the b!ll the sanction OF his name.
The gentleman from Nor.h Carolina (Nr Saun-
dersJ says that this decision by the Congress and
the President ought MOTTO be regarded As authOritl.
tive, because It was made m the infancy of the Re.
Pualc. Here, Mr. Chairman, | a.arn JOIN issue
with the gentleman | maril:H that there are CIR
curS'ances winch give this decision oi the Gov
grnmeni SanciIiy which belongs 10 no other RriI-
ile1iun. WHAT are these c:rCumStauces} la the
first ace, IWns made very recently after the Con.
Stiuiion vas formed, ard ct a period when the
views and meaning OF rs trainers we've necessarily
much better understood lhin they are now.
Secondly, II was made, 10 a considerable extent:
oy the same persons who had framed the ConstIiu.
ton itself, and who, Of course, be presun ned
10 nave understood Its provisions better than anv
one else. And here, SIR let resort 10 the oficia
records and sec precisely how this matter stands
" gentlemen vii consult the Journals, they Wi
md that there were ia the Senate of tie United
States m the year 1871, eight members who had
0ecn members o the Convention which formed the
Constitution. To avoid all msapprchension, |
VII give their names and 10 any gen, cman desires
q m he the exam nation for himself he can do so
uy referring 10 the Journal OF the Senate 1891
page 23i. The names are: John Lansdon, New
aamfshl'ei william 5. Johnson, Connecticut;
Rufus kIng, New FORK; Roher; Morris Penn
y lvtnLi Richard 8ls.clt, Delaware; Gso-.c
Reid Delaware; Pierce Butler. South Carolina:
and william Few, Georgia. OflhesC, the six fss;
named voted IN favor OF the bank, and the Two ast
named against u.
In the House OF Representative. there were ais,
eI'ht members who had been members %. tGe Fed
era. Convention. They wese: George C.ymer, of
tennsy vania; Thomas Fiz,.mons, Of pemnsy.y-
ma Nicholas Gilman, Of New Hampshire: ROGER
sherman OF Connecticut Abraham Baldwin, Of
georgia Daniel Carroll, OF Maryland: James Ma.
olson, Of Virginia, and Hugh Williamson, or North
Carolina. The four st named yolec for In. bank
aud lh" four last nsmoI voted agaiust IL.
Il lhas appeas ihlt Ct the sixteen members ofile
Convention which formed the Constitution oftne o.
States, no were a. the Congress Of 1901 ten vo,.
ed for the bank and < aga!nat u.
We H'So know, Officially, that Gccr-c Washing.
ton, the Pr1stenI o. the Convention. and A.e5sr-
der H1mtos, one Of rs mo- distinguished nembo-s
We know, to-, that James Mld,on, in ISIS. rein.
pushed his jec.,ons 10 the coas;i,u,Ionalitv OF
bank; 50 that, It classify the members Of the
Convention whose opinions this important sub
leei nave been a'.c'aliy declared, we wi. find they
stand thirteen 10 favor Of ito five against t or ne lr.
y m the ratio OF three 10 one! Here leave TN,
point, Wt.H this sag inquiry, which throw out
for the confederation OF those who are 20 follow me
N TINS debate, WHO CAN De N RE COMPETENT
TO GIVE a JUST EXPEDITION % me CUSsrITU-
/ II
The thlrI Consideration, which seems to me IN
give peculiar authority 20 the decision Of the fret
Congress, Is, that % was made without reference 70
the InAIenc. o. pir,Y. The subject wac taxsn nm
and considered as fnanca. and business measure.
anu % was discussed, a. al great measures should
he discussed In our legislative halls, with caImncss
aud dignity AMI mutual fprUsurncc and II was De.
cidtG, as have already shown by reference 10 fE-
JJurna, without any regard TO those p-r'y lguc-s
When sometimes sway the Juo- meut of TIE mos,
vIltuOuS men.
The .ast Circumstance to which will barely adj
Ner,, MS giy'us rsIIEr authority 20 tie U.,.slap
= 1871. Is ibc character O. the rsl Pres ie-t-f-r
fa.hcTo! Hs Country. do not proros C. Mr. Chair.
man, 30 pronounce s'uIied crIogy N the rH,r.r.
leT OF Warrington. Nothing iha. could say c1u.J
arc another ray ID the Hl.O OF glory which sur
rounds h!s name. Nor viii STOP 10 combat ihe
views OF the Who ChIrgC that IN his IA I'm uas.-,
ton r' fae Government be departed from, rbs tr.,,
punc.T of 'ag Constitution. Let others think
what the" may, have no usst alton In aurornr. Ind,
!. rs my Opuiya that George Washington was mot
only TIE PuIes, and best, but a.so The wI,r.r man
that this country ever saw. i benign Prov.lrr.e
seems 70 have created him FOR the special purpose of
achieving the Independence Of his country and nf
establishing I'F '0Cr,ias upon sure and permanent
'ouniA.l'rs. Ih's man. Them fresh from the Con-
Vcnuon which 'lmed the Constitution, over ,y1rsc
DELEGATIONS He had been chosen 70 preside. was
called on TO decide this great constitutional question
Hs sound, discriminating, ana, | may almost add
hhsNI"Ie Judgment, was enlightened by the able
arguments Of Hamilton on the one side, and Ran.
do.p1 and Je-rsOn on the other and af.sr the mos,
mature deIpcutpn, be- gave lbs sanction 10 the bill.
u all these CONTRIBUTIONS DO not give authority and
s'h'Nty 70 That judgment, wHI' Cf.rIms'aurrs en-
give validity ~ the decisions o. @ Lum.n ,rIyrp1r7
Thus, sir the bank Of 1891 was cstabIi.1ed.9oJ
during the whole period Of It's existence Its va d,v
vs. never questioned ~ our judicial tribunals
AOl very sO1u the elects which resulted from frs
cI.Hipn yInd-iiei the wisdom Of i,s PROTECTOR and
supporters; for, 900 tue language of the cr.s.,.,og
report Of Nj McDutIs IN 1880, "pub'fs md p-.y,fc
credit were raised irom Prostate % very c.cylt.
90 condition, and the finances Of the nation ,ycrs
placed on ihc most solid iyIUIitnlH
"r.. now hasten ON 90 other incidents connected
w..I 'h- history NJ The bank. Shortly inter g..r.,
an1 had been plrcha.eI NY -irJgTyrs,n. CONF .s
deemed ,ErL8Ilni % CstaHIf.Ha Hrrrr'. of fl,
Bank r' the United States sl New Orleans. and
WIN .nat view, lHw was pissed auditorium, fba
bank % establish bnu~hes "Iu any r1rt OF t.c ,r,
% 1ues 1r 1epeuIsuess of the United spt.sp r.,
. ihi7 ui.. Mr. Jefferson, on the PSI of March I-GI
gave hIs a-ngu0u.- lScg Laws OF Tue United Sr,,,s
1904, ch1p,.r 81
. I,Is well known that MrIFrrqlo val. ,... ,,
'.o e1r'a.. lui mos. an.e 0u2o- 0rr OF .aa E,,g
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